Jaigurudev!

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Dear sadhaks. Let me send a weekly knowledge

sheet from Sri Sri Ravisankar<br>DEEP REST AND

BLISS<br><br>Deep rest is bliss, and bliss is the understanding

that only God exists. Knowing that only God exists is

the deepest rest possible.<br><br>This conviction or

experience that "only God exists" is Samadhi. Samadhi is the

mother of all talents, strengths and virtues. Samadhi is

needed even for the most materialistic person because a

materialistic person looks to gain strength and virtues. To be

in Samadhi you do not need any effort or talents,

strengths or virtues.<br><br>Withdrawing from all types of

physical and mental activity is rest. That is in-built in

our system as sleep, and sleep is the best friend of

activity. Samadhi is a conscious rest. Samadhi is the best

friend of life. To be alive in your full potential,

Samadhi is indispensable. <br><br>What obstructs Samadhi

is restlessness. How many types of restlessness are

there and what are the remedies? ... The answers next

week.<br><br><br><br><br>Five Types of Restlessness<br><br>There are five types

of restlessness.<br><br>The first type of

restlessness is due to the place you are in. When you move

away from that place, the street or the house, you

immediately feel better. Chanting, singing, children playing

and laughing can change this atmospheric

restlessness. If you chant and sing, the vibration in the place

changes.<br><br>The second type of restlessness is in the body.

Eating the wrong food or vata aggravating food, eating

at odd times, not exercising, and overworking can

all cause a physical restlessness. The remedy for

this is exercise, moderation in work habits and going

on a vegetable or juice diet for one or two

days.<br><br>The third type of restlessness is mental

restlessness. It is caused by ambition, strong thoughts, likes

or dislikes. Knowledge alone can cure this

restlessness. Seeing life from a broader perspective, knowledge

about the Self and the impermanence of everything. If

you achieve everything, so what? After your

achievement, you will die. Knowledge of your death or life,

confidence in the Self, in the Divine, can all calm down the

mental restlessness.<br><br>Then there is emotional

restlessness. Any amount of knowledge does not help here. Only

Kriya helps! All that emotional restlessness vanishes.

Also the presence of the Guru, a wise person, or a

saint will help to calm your emotional

restlessness.<br><br>The fifth type of restlessness is rare. It is the

restlessness of the soul. When everything feels empty and

meaningless, know you are very fortunate. That longing and

restlessness is the restlessness of the soul. Do not try to

get rid of it. Embrace it! Welcome it! Usually to get

rid of it people do all sorts of things - they change

places, jobs or partners, do this, do that. It seems to

help for some time, but it does not last.<br><br>This

restlessness of the soul alone can bring authentic prayer in

you. It brings perfection, Siddhis and miracles in

life. It is so precious to get that inner most longing

for the Divine. Satsang, the presence of the

enlightened one, soothes the restlessness of the soul.<br>

<br>News Flash: After a memorial satsang in the biggest

cathedral in Berlin, Guruji moved on to London. In

Westminster Abbey, and the town hall of Brent Town, satsang

exploded with enthusiastic devotees. Guruji inaugurated

our new center in London. Excellent teamwork marked

Guruji’s much waited London tour. On the 13th he arrived

in Strasbourg to deliver a talk at the European

Parliament. It was presided by Reinholt Messner, the famous

mountaineer and Peter von Kohl, the president of the

organization of journalists of the European Parliament. Guruji

is back in the German Ashram, and on Friday he will

address the biggest ever gathering of Christians in

Germany.<br><br> <br><br>Jai Guru Dev