Web Content Display Bulletin No: 2015.71 – Tuesday July 7, 20157th July 2015 Heartfulness InstitutePreparing for Heartfulness Program GloballyImportant – Please read thoroughlyDear sisters and brothers, Our beloved Master Kamlesh bhai embarked upon this program called Heartfulness to generously reach out to humanity at large and to enable those that are interested in practicing the Sahaj Marg system of meditation to adopt the steps gently and gradually. Heartfulness is Sahaj Marg and the approach is equally methodical. We welcome all seekers without requiring any qualification whatsoever other than the willingness to start the practice. We let them embrace the practice at their own pace. We support them all the time with a positive attitude and a positive suggestion. Heartfulness offers several steps to incorporate all the aspects of Sahaj Marg practice and these steps are well defined and will be available through our website. We also have scripts to guide the seekers along with audiovideo material. Heartfulness extends Sahaj Marg with a unique relaxation technique as described by Patanjali and allows seekers to meditate without a formal introduction in the beginning. This provides much-needed preparation to start Sahaj Marg meditation as prescribed and take a firm root in the seeker’s heart. Heartfulness encourages a scientific approach to the journey. A seeker’s heart is the experiment and based on the guided practices the seeker experiences, learns and grows. Like a scientist, a seeker remains open-minded and receptive. He is also an observer of the experiment, adjusting the experiment as he goes along, incorporating additional steps to deepen the experience and enhance the experiment, thus paving a way of deepening involvement and continuous growth. This scientific approach includes a process of comparing the experience of without and then with transmission (pranahuti). In both cases, meditation is done with the idea that the source of Divine Light in one’s own heart is drawing one’s attention to it. The first step is to meditate on one’s own, without transmission. After a few weeks of doing this and making a mental note of the experience, seekers can take introductory sittings and continue to meditate the same way as before. This gives them a comparative experience of how meditation with introduction and transmission could be more profound. Upon experiencing the difference, their interest would automatically be awakened and they will want to include more aspects of the Sahaj Marg system. Detailed guidelines will be made available to all on how to explain this approach to seekers and to help them stay engaged. Heartfulness also aims to neutralize cultural predispositions, so that the universal system of Sahaj Marg is applicable and appealing to one and all. There has been an enormous amount of interest and enthusiasm already around the globe for this approach. Several centers are conducting Heartfulness workshops and events in colleges, corporations and communities. Heartfulness is a program and an approach. These programs can be introduced via the website and also via U-Connect and C-Connect initiatives. U-Connect is connecting with the youth in colleges and universities. C-Connect is connecting with employees in corporations. Many corporations are very interested in offering a wellness program to their employees so they can relax, develop poise and manage time, stress, success and relationships. The Heartfulness workshops may be enhanced by offering a course of a few weeks in which we discuss the benefits of normalization of one’s behaviors and tendencies to help lead a balanced life. So to be effective, we need to train ourselves to be sensitive, caring and humble, as we extend our service with our own heart, brimming with universal love and brotherhood. To orient all the facilitators and functionaries of the Mission worldwide with this detailed step-by-step approach, there will be several webinars over the next few weeks. Currently these webinars will be conducted in English. As other language webinars are scheduled, e-mail announcements will be made via abhyasi bulletin. Please register for ONE of these webinars. The availability is on a ‘first come first serve’ basis. If demand exceeds the three webinar dates, we will add more webinars and inform you via abhyasi bulletin. We have a limitation in the number of registrants to 1024 for each webinar. So, you may also gather up all your volunteers at your centers with one registered participant. This would allow for more to participate worldwide. Please make sure that you pre-test and prepare your Internet connections, software downloads, sound systems and projectors. The schedule is given below. Please register for the date and time that works best for you by clicking on the url below: Webinar 1:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You can then add the event to your calendar to ensure you are reminded to join the webinar. Most importantly, please take this opportunity to engage in building a team and let us embark upon this noble and enjoyable journey together, working for the Masters to make their vision come true soon. If you have any questions please email info@heartfulness.org. For technical support in India, please contact our IT Support Number: +91-98401 77311 or email itsupport@heartfulness.org. With Love and Regards, Heartfulness Institute |