Jagriti 53rd Batch

Bholu was a happy bear. But nowadays he was not so happy, as whenever he met different animals, he wanted to be "like" them, be able to do things that they were able to do. Once he called himself Bholu the rabbit and tried running and burrowing. He couldn't and this made him sad. The other day he called himself Bholu the fox, tried to sing like one but couldn't and this made him sad. And this went on ... till all this trying made Bholu very tired and unhappy. Fortunately papa and mama bear came to his rescue, assured him that he doesn't need to be like anybody and he can just be BHOLU. Armed with this new assurance, Bholu went around the forest telling all his friends that he is Bholu the Bholu. But unfortunately the story does not end here. As Bholu started to grow further, his parents often told him things which Bholu could not really understand. They told him, at different times, that he should be well behaved or he should be intelligent or be smart or he shou...

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Excerpt from a book by OSHO - Rajneesh (Autobiography of a spiritually incorrect mystic ) The wise man wants you only to have insight into things so that you have your own light. But you don't want insight, you want clear-cut instructions. You don't want to see yourself, you want to be guided. You don't want to accept your responsibility towards yourself; you want to throw the whole responsibility on the shoulders of the master, on the shoulders of the wise man. Then you feel at ease. Now he is responsible; if something goes wrong, he is responsible. And everything is going to be wrong, because unless you take your responsibility nothing is ever going to be right. Nobody can put you right except you yourself. A real religious person is born the moment you accept your responsibility for yourself, the moment you say, "Whatsoever I am is my choice—not of the past but of the present. It is my choice of this moment, and if I want to change it I am absolutely free to change ...

Nelson Zink on fear - taken from his book "The Structure of Delight" Derry said, " Child, sometimes when we think bad things are gonna happen we git scared. Nevertheless, at those times, if you notice careful like, it's not them events that scares the wits out of us. What we think them events is gonna lead to, is what scares the wits out of us.  If a person was walkin' along a mountain trail you might hear a big loud crash and look up to see big ' boulders rollin' down the hillside toward you. Do you think the sight of them big ol' boulders rollin' toward you is what scares you?" Tilting her head to one side, she kept a sharp eye on Noom to see if he was following what she was explaining. "Oh no, it's them head pictures of our bodies bein' all broken that frightens us. Them tumblin' rocks are already known about and accepted, the pain of injury is what we fear. If we git banged by them fallin' rocks, then that is accepted...

Hi I am sure you are cursing us  - so many questions unanswered and J a griti  is already over. When will that session, where all questions are answer ed , happen? Well that session may happen in a few years :) - till then for any situation, problem or question - simply question every belief, consider all motivations, acknowledge the feelings, discard all images, ask what you REALLY want and then invite the child to lead, collect, imagine / play and create new perspectives and ideas, reflect on HOMs engaged, explore via multiple intelligence, accept and respect via understanding intentions and facilitate by giving S.P.A.C.E Above in a visual form is attached. Poster it, make it your desktop background or print cards and distribute - just like that. After all of the above - if still, you are confused - come to Aarohi and we will enjoy our days with children so that we have no time/need to resolve the confusions. Let us  end with this song by Bob Dylan -  BLOWING IN THE WIND (listen her...

Hi All Today is  the last session ( Tuesday, 22nd - same time 9pm-11pm ) . See you all there. This is  what we're  proposing as format for the #16 Review session. But if you have any other ideas - surely we can take it that way - this session is y ours - so you all can decide the contents and the format. We will start with Open Q & A   to discuss  any doubts  from any  Jagriti   sessions  - 50 min R eview / Recap of all the 1 5 sessions - 3 0 min Followed by w e would like to listen to your views about how the program has benefited you (or not benefited you) - would like you to come on mic+video and share your thoughts - 30 min F inally, w e all can discuss how we can keep the fire burning (and how you can engage with A arohi Community )  - 10min We will then officially close the 53rd  batch sessions, with a story. ;-) For the #2 recap we all will make a drawing - so please bring one drawing sheet (any size, preferably white coloured) and colour pencils or crayons or sketch p...

I was looking forward to the second half. The first half, of the Urdu play, had been superb and anticipation was in the air. Just then I heard a pleading voice of a totally bored child, from the seats behind me, "Lets go". I smiled, understanding at once the agony of a child in an auditorium where he has nothing of interest to see, hear or do and the challenge for the parents to continue to enjoy the play. After all wasn't my six year old sitting right there with me! The child's pleading grew desperate, "Lettssss GO! You said when the lights come on we can go". The father responded, "But dear, now we bought the tickets we have to see the full show". "Why did you buy the tickets? You should have never bought the tickets." This time the mother tried to rescue the father, "We actually didn't buy it. Somebody came and gave it to us." "But why did you take it. Why did we come here? Let's GO!" Mother continued her ea...

I do not get offended. Period. Especially , when it appears that somebody is offending me, putting me down, pointing at me and so on. There is one thing that I have learnt in life - perhaps my one of the most significant learning  - that - everybody is operating from their BEST CHOICE  and its about  their needs and wants  and their thoughts and feelings, and their opinions and judgements and understanding etc. It is  NOT about me .   So let's say somebody calls me "idiot" - he is possibly saying so because of his emotional state (let's say he is frustrated) and because he was expecting something and there is nothing wrong in being frustrated and expecting something and since it's got nothing  to do with me per se  ... (it's all about his mental state, his emotions, his needs and wants, his thoughts) there is  no question of me being offended . and hence no reason to feel or react in any which way So this leads to three benefits I am at peace with myself. I a...

Hi We have come to the end of sessions of Jagriti. We hope not only you have enjoyed the program , but it has already added considerable  value to your life / parenting and that it will continue to add richness as you explore many perspectives we all shared. This email is to share our thoughts regarding your contribution towards the course. Jagriti is not free , rather it is  AKSD - Apni khushi se doh . (Give as per your wish) It is our endeavour to disconnect the work we do and the money we receive. From our side Money is just one of the many needs that we all have. Which apart from covering the cost of running the course is also required for many of  Aarohi's charitable / developmental activities for which this course works as a fundraiser. You are free to contribute whatever amount and that too in whatever instalments. If you have already contributed (which many of you have done) - please ignore this email. If you want to do a transfer now or later - here are the opti...

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