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A Blessed weekend

Swamiji(Swami Sukhabodhananda) was here in the bay area, last weekend & what a presence he made!


Honestly, I've never heard of Shiva sutras before. Swamiji beautifully unfolded the truth, of course in his own, humurous style. His famous Mulla Nazrudin jokes & the importance he lays on understanding things, rather than blindly follow them may seem unorthodox to many people. But once you get out of your barrier & start trying to see what we are all seeing, the truth is mystical.
I am at loss of words to explain what he covered in his 2 day discourse. I should buy the VCD to have it all sink in what-Swamiji-calls "Uttar Pradesh". :-)
If the discourses on Aug 24 & 25 amazed people, another bunch of us considered nothing short of blessed to attend his Relationship Matrix workshop on Sunday, Aug 26th.
I am sure of others too, but I roared with laughter. Swamiji is so funny. For all those who missed the workshop, there's always another one. You can always attend one when you visit India.

There was a whole bunch of crowd & the event was a huge success that we, the organizers, are totally motivated to have him come back soon. I hope Swamiji knows that he has a relatively small family back here in bay area & are trying hard to bind him to samsara(jus' kiddin', Swamiji!!)

Thanks to Shakila & all others who made this experience possible.
He should probably know this by now, but Swamiji is a blessed soul!

Hari Om!
Memories from the events

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  1. VidyaAugust 30, 2007 at 12:52 AM

    The relationship matrix workshop seems intriguing. What is it about?

    Vidya

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  2. MEAugust 30, 2007 at 4:21 PM

    It is a 3-4 hr(in India it is a 2 day program)interative workshop, where Swamiji points out why & where problems occur in relationships, of course, with a lot of jokes & fun.
    Helps?
    Here is the link: http://www.swamisukhabodhananda.net/index.php?file=relationship

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