Walk for Values

n a world where everybody is running and never walking, where we know the price of everything but have forgotten the value of life, we have decided to walk in order to celebrate and remind ourselves what we are made of: Love, Peace, Truth, Non-Violence, Right-Conduct. Let's turn anxiety into peace, fear into love, war into non-violence, exclusion into right-conduct. Let's walk hand in hand so that this world turns into our home...

Walk for Values is an annual event that takes place worldwide to promote the goodness of human beings and the unlimited amount of values we posses. 

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when we come together.

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Lessons from Bhagavad Gita – Being Honest about one’s Weakness

Source: Hindu Blog

If Arjuna was a slave of his image then he would have lost the Mahabharata war. Arjuna was honest about this weakness and was ready to share it with Sri Krishna. The greatest warrior became a weakling and sat down asking guidance. The world got the Bhagavad Gita and Arjuna fought successfully for Dharma. Ramnath Subramanian, CEO and President, The Bhakti Center, explores this aspect of Bhagavad Gita in an article titled ‘The Bhagavad Gita and the Value of Vulnerability’ in the Huffington Post.

Excerpts from the article
This very lesson is conveyed at the onset of the Bhagavad Gita, India's classic on yoga and spiritual wisdom, where prince Arjuna provides a remarkable example of vulnerability. Arjuna was a veteran of many battles and had never lost a single combat. His acts of prowess, courage and intelligence were world-famous. Yet, Arjuna faced a situation where he had to fight his own kinsmen. 

His courage was tested and he broke down in front of his dear friend Krishna, expressing his distraught situation. In a matter of moments, Arjuna turned from a mighty warrior into a weakling, right in front of his opponents. In that exhibition of weakness, Arjuna exhibited great courage. It is that honest expression of weakness that set the stage for timeless wisdom to be spoken. Consequently, he received the strength and inspiration to confront his inner doubts and overcome them. 

The same can happen in our lives if we take the courage to be vulnerable; when we learn to walk through the door of fear that has kept us prisoners to our idealized self-image. We can wake up to our authentic potential and experience the sense of freedom. It can also help us better understand and be compassionate to another's needs.
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Jnana Dev- Nama Dev

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Jnana Dev-Nama Dev

A short Story from Chinna Katha 2

Two young boys named Jnana Dev and Nama Dev were walking in a forest. Both of them grew very thirsty. They walked along the path until the stopped at a nearby well. However the problem was that both boys were not able to reach the water in the well. Thus both of them simply just started praying. In a few minutes, Jnana Dev suddenly became a bird and was able to fly to the bottom on the well to get water. At the same time, with Nama Dev’s prayers the water level rose high enough for the young boy to reach out and get water.

This story proves the essence of Namasmarana. Namasmarana is when one repeats the Lord`s Name as a form of a prayer. Even as young boys they were able to get the Lords attention by mere Namasmarana. Just by repeating the Lords name we can ensure that God will always be near us. It does not matter as to who’s name that is being repeated. The most important part of the Namasmarana is the concentration and devotion created towards God.

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Means Determine the End

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Means Determine the End

A story from Chinna Katha 2

In this story Karna, a Kshatriya youth, was a great warrior. Yet his lifelong goal was to learn the art and science of archery in order to defeat Arjuna in the game of archery. In order to accomplish this, Karna had to learn the art from a great sage named Parasurama. There was one problem with that. Parasurama would never accept a Kshatriya youth as his disciple. Since Karna was keen on learning the art of archery, he disguised himself as a Brahmin youth and went to Parasurama as a disciple. After many year of teaching, Parasurama grew fond towards Karna due to his great talent in the art of archery. One day, Parasurama was tired and so he lay on the lap of Karna for a small nap. Suddenly, a fierce bubble bee came out through Karna’s thigh. Blood was pouring out, but Karna did not move because he did not want to disturb his guru (teachers) sleep. After a few moments Parasurama woke up and was astonished. At the moment Parasurama knew that Karna was not a Brahmin because any Brahmin would not stand the sight of blood or pain. Karna told Parasurama that he was in fact a Kshatriya youth. Right then, Parasurama told Karna that he would not be able to use the knowledge about archery at the most critical point of his life.

There are many interesting point from this story. From the title, Means Determine the End, we can learn about how our actions can affect us in the future. In this case, Karna wanted to learn the art of archery in order to use it against Arjuna. However, due to lie he said to his guru, he was not able to use it at the most critical moment of his life. Thus his means of learning the art by lying to his guru, determined the end of him not being able to use the art when it is most needed. Another thing that we can learn from this, the love Karna had towards his guru. Even when Karna was in excruciating pain he did not want to even move an inch to wake up his guru. His passion towards Parasurama is shown through his actions.

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Swami's Message

Five fundamental human values; Truth, Righteous Conduct, Peace, Love and Non-violence.
These values are espoused by all the great religions of the world. By faithfully practicing these values in daily life, individuals can rise to their highest spiritual potential. Thus the pursuit of Truth will lead to Righteous Conduct; Righteous Conduct promotes Peace; Peace enables one to
Love; and Love is God. Swami says that all religions are facets of the same Truth.
Through Love and understanding, Baba encourages us to forge unity of all people regardless of race, religion, colour or gender.

“Let the different faiths exist; let them flourish; let the glory
of God be sung in all languages and in a variety of tunes.
Respect the difference between the faiths and recognize
them, so long as they do not extinguish the flame of Unity.”
Among Sai Baba’s followers can be found people of all
faiths -- Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews,
Zoroastrians, Jains, Sikhs and others. At his Ashram people
of all these faiths and of all races and colours from all parts
of the world gather together to receive his blessings.”
- Swami

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