Sudarshan KRiya!!!

Alarmed!! Half an hour to go 7am..i swing  out of my heavenly bed  ( something I never do on a Sunday) and  prepare to leave for the mahakriya…now I’ll explain the term later…last day of oct and the beginning of my  fav period of the year..the winters…I kickstart my bike and follow the way to kalagram, the venue..
Winters  are slipping in  slowly.. The season  that makes my bed heaven..if really, then what had lured me  this morning  to escape the divine experience of sleep?
flashback!!!!  16th sept… memorable for sure..The day I learned to practise sudarshan kriya..Before I let you know about what sudarshan kriya is,I must mention that I  had joined the yes plus course( art of living) by then..
Sudarshan kriya as we were taught in the workshop is a meditation activity  supported with some  breathing exercises…Meditation  the word I had  been always fascinated about even though I didn’t know what actually it was.. and a sole reason to join art of living…
We were made to sit in a posture known as the  sukhasan..randmly  I just saw the time which was 7.15 pm.
The entire hall of 200 fresh candidates chanted om in chorus…
After a few breathing exercises for  some minutes, we were asked to relax our body and mind,even lay down if we wished to..i prefer laying down always..:):)
Now I was wondering in my thoughts what kind of a stupid activity it was, nowhere around meditation…I had read, and seen on tv  that in meditation we were suppose to concernterate, not let thoughts come in our  mind,and feel isolated .Evrything was going opposite to the concept of meditation I knew…I with my eyes closed was aware of everything around..I was in my complete senses and the term sudarshan kriya seemed crap and waste to me..i just started planning to get my fees refund and quit the course…I was sure that the entire activity was no more than 40 min longer..
We got up in our normal sitting postures opened our eyes and all at sudden I could feel the irritation of the tube light in front high my head into my eyes, as if I had slept for hours..i felt lighter,relaxed,and fresh..

But still the  activity didn’t convince me that I had learned meditation….Following, few candidates stood up and shared their experiences as how they felt..Some confessed they felt like flying up, some couldn’t help the natural smile on their faces,some expressed they had escaped all their worries and were enlightened to positivity…and I in my mind I thought!!(( kanjar saale nautanki) because I didn’t feel anyway around to what the  entire hall was celeberating…

But yes something did happen to me as well..but what? I wasn’t able to figure as to what those 40 min had done to me..The session was declared over for the day..i expected it to continue for more..i looked at my watch and to my greatest amaze…it was over 9.15 pm…
              Ghosh!! How it could be…the entire acitivity to which I thought took 40 min actually happened for more than 2 hrs…I kept wondering and recalling to what I was thinking during the kriya but I could hardly remember..these were the few thoughts that I remember…this arose my eagerness to continue with the course and practice this kriya regularily..
      Hve been doing it daily since then and have realized what importance and power it holds….without diving in too many theories of wether it should be done or not, I just do it because I want to.. it provides me with  divinity and joy that hardly any other activity does. .i somehow eased from all  worries that had trapped my mind..bliss is the feel that every nerve in my body is enjoying..apart,the kriya has helped me fight the odious tremblence in my hands...and yes, though late, but the subsequent effects all candidates shared the very first day, to which i couldnt relate have actually happened to me.  .i have always tried to be humorous and easy going even before i learned kriya, and now this spiritual activity is helping me to sustain  with the same and gain focus..
       Have reached kalagram…I take my mat and run towards the open air theatre where a huge gathering in hundreds was about to start the divine experience of sudarshan kriya..kriya being performed in such a huge count generates more  positive vibes and is thus termed as the mahakriya..
its peace...
jai guru dev.!!