Ans) “Love is” – When we give without expecting to get back anything in return. Like watering a dry plant.. May be insignificant to the mind, because we will not be getting back anything from it, not even a thank you. But the human mind is conditioned to only give to get back something in return. Even if it is just a wish to get back love in return, it is still transactional in nature.
Q) Why are Relationships so complex and why is it so difficult to maintain them?
Ans) Objects surrender to humans and so it’s easy to love them. They do not question, rebel, threaten, judge.. and so it’s easy to love things over people. Objects are real and we have strong connections with them, isn’t it! That’s how so many objects have filled the world today. So much consumerism, so many shoping malls have sprung up in the World.. our shopping trips are not always need based. it is just easy to love objects because they are surrendered to its owner. so we accumulate them to have more and more..
Being in love with objects is like chewing a bone which has no taste in itself. The Dog bites it and finds its very juicy. But if in one’s life-journey one did not evolve to experience that the juice is not in the bone but the gum which was bleeding, one will only be like on a merry go round trip. Returning to the same spot again and again, accumulating more and more and more . . From chasing one desire to another but not being able to experience fulfilment. (Please refer to Gurudev’s commentary on Ashtavakra Gita for more)
The goal according to me is to love oneself.. to be in absolute love with oneself. And this is only possible when we connect with our inner spirit. Meditation is a tool to connect within. The nature of our spirit is pure Love. And when we are in our true nature we give without wanting anything in return. Like we see Gurudev, he is spreading love in the world without asking anything In return from others. And that is pure love . And they say – Love moves the World.
Q) Can one heal with love?
Ans) Yes! When we meditate we communicate to our own body cells & organs – heart/lungs/kidney/liver etc, that we love them and that we care for them. And that heals our body.
Attention is love. Just like when we give attention to a child he/she feels happy. When we meditate we are giving our body cells attention. which are working 24/7 for serving us. That attention is love. Think about it – we attend to only those we love.
Health is the nature of body. When we neglect and do not communicate with it diseases happen. Like a spoiled child who never got attention and he/she became rebellious.
Gurudev says that this body is like a temple which houses our Spirit/God in it. Let us pay respect to this beautiful temple by attending to is, meditating everyday without fail.
Ms. Vasudha Jhunjhunwala holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She is associated with the Art of Living since year 2000. Born and brought up in a pink city Jaipur, Rajasthan she currently resides in Amchi Mumbai with her family. For nearly a decade, Vasudha has inspired more than 10,000 youths with her teachings and social work. She has undertaken various projects and has been an instrument of change for its success. Juggling between home and work, in her spare time Vasudha likes to paint, write poems, learn music and play badminton. She is a Social Worker, Entrepreneur, State Coordinator of The Art of Living, Student of Sanskrit & Classical Music, Writer, Homemaker, Mother, Meditation Teacher, Public Speaker, Recipient of CSO-2014 award by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and has travelled in 30 Countries.
She is a quintessential deshbhakt. It is difficult to match her youthful Energy.
Vasudha is extremely passionate about her initiatives. One of the most successful projects lead by her was the ‘Vote For a Better India’ - A campaign that facilitated the voter registration process and lead to 5 lakh citizens new voter registration across India in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Bringing more awareness to the people in the community she began the initiative ‘Mind your Vehicle’ - A project to sensitize citizens towards traffic discipline with 2000 volunteers in Mumbai. The project saw good media coverage. She was also the founding member of ‘Save Aarey’ project. In this project more than 300 volunteers cleared 5-truck loads of garbage from Aarey colony. With an aim to instill a sense of responsibility and nationalism among the youth, she has spearheaded several initiatives that included women’s safety drives, blood donation drives, cleanliness drives at railway stations and sea-shores, health and hygiene awareness camps and others.
Often people ask her what made her belief so strong to walk the spiritual path. She affirms that, “just like the light house guides the ship through darkness of night, our conscience guides us through decisions of life. For a smooth sail, just listen to it!”
The drought in Maharashtra had led to an increasing number of farmer suicides and Vasudha decided to contribute towards River Rejuvenation Project in the state. She along with her team revived around 22kms of Manjara river. The river Manjara rejuvenation in Latur District benefited 5 lakh villagers in its vicinity. Vasudha was also a part of the Solar Lamp Project. She was the catalyst in the distribution of solar lamps to flood-hit villagers in Orissa during Fani.
Her courage and valour gives her the skill to bring out the right perspective in every project she undertakes. Worry or Uncertainty are not words she rhymes with, Vasudha believes that’s Spiritual knowledge shields the flame of life from the winds of uncertainties. Vasudha is currently working on Project Pavitra. Since its inception this year, the project has imparted menstrual hygiene education to more than 2000 young girls in BMC schools and it aims to reach out to many more. She is also the founding member of SORT Club - Student's organization for Reform and Transformation. The club is now operational in 10 colleges in Mumbai. The project aims to remove the menace of substance abuse from the colleges of India. Vasudha is also working on a Happy Neighbourhood Project. The project aims to establish Happiness centers in societies to make societies stress-free.
If you meet her once, you would know that she has a very charming, intuitive, and jovial personality, her ideas and thoughts are ahead of it’s time. Her ability to perceive something new and unique in every individual is what draws people to her company. She gives a very comfortable and cool vibe something young students connect to and find easy to talk and open up to her about their problems. Make impossible, possible is her mantra. Her sessions are filled with grit, humor, inspiration, and some awespiring wisdom. People feel rejuvenated, energetic, experience clarity of thoughts, immense love in their hearts after attending her Mind and Breathe Workshops.
Mysteries of life intrigues her and even though she has traveled in 30 countries she found her best place within. She, by herself is a ‘Happiness Express’ moving swiftly on the spiritual path.
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