CONVERSATION WITH 'MAHARAJI'

It is Sunday, 'my day of rest', but without the alarm I was still up at 6am per my body clock. Not being able to sleep I turned on the TV and watched a 30 minute clip of the captioned. I am not big on Sunday morning preachers but what I heard does make sense, hence this post.

I am clueless who the Maharaji is and am therefore in awe to find that he has been lecturing in public on the macro subject of 'Peace' since he was 4 years old. Originally from India, he is now a global figure who tours the world and captures the attention of, literally, millions. The footage shown a gathering of 275,000 in India, mass humanity, with the Maharaji in an oversized single seater sofa. It is almost surreal. Why him, and what does he preach?

During the short interview, by a journalist, he casually raised several interesting themes that affect all our lives. He did it well because of the clarity of his positions, and his common-sense approach to explain them. Above all else, he is yet another 'Communicator Par Excellence' with almost his entire life spent on the art of reaching people.

* Inside every heart there is peace & goodness, one does not need to look outside, but rather look within for them.
* Go find them, they are there.
* Life is about preparing for the bad & converting the bad to good.
* This peace & contentment inside must not be disrupted, regardless of the bad, momentary circumstances from the outside.
* Per Socrates 'Knowing Yourself' is how one begins to solve one's problems. Do you?
* Never try too hard to take out the darkness in your life, try to bring in the light instead.
* Roses have thorns, many have been pricked, but no one should trade the enjoyment of their beauty for fear of being pricked, just be cautious & prepared.

To round it up I just received an email from Bill, our regional 'Supremo' at J&J when Dora and I were junior gofers in the early 80s. We made the efforts to keep up over the years and have become close friends. He sent a useful article on how aspirin can save lives in a heart attack and the last line reads :

'Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!'

Gene Kelly a la 'Singing in the Rain' in 'An American in Paris' would turn in his grave. End of Sunday Sermon, have a good one you all ....