Friday, March 18, 2011

...Coming to Lithuania....

It was really wonderful coming to Lithuania...As i landed in Vilnius, the capital, and walked to the Baggage Area...it just felt nice to be in a rather smaller Airport more warmer, than the gigantic Frankfurt Airport which can be very cold, like a machine ..There was hardly any security..people were more smiling...As i picked up my Baggage and came out i saw quite the usual expressions on people's face of surprise, awe and mystery at seeing a man with beard and long hair in complete white. Especially when i am not wearing much warm clothes and other are wearing so many layers including big jackets..(no wonder GURUJI calls me Polar Bear)..

As i came out my eyes starting searing for some familiar faces...or rather i should say some familiar smiles or 'JAI GURU DEV'...I didn't know i was being subjected to a test by the two teachers, Jurga and Aukse, who had come to pick me up for a further 300 km drive to Palanga (city where the Adv Course was being hosted).
I just saw these two persons huddled together looking at me and also at others (not wanting to reveal who they were), but somehow (sounds blue starish) i straight away approached them and said Jai Guru Dev....well that broke the ice and they broke into laughter...i passed the test of recognizing them...(what to say, what not we have to go through!!!! ahahahaha)
then we went straight to the Car ..loaded up...and on the road again to Palanga.

When i heard the name of the city where the Course was...i coudnt stop laughing ....Jurga and Aukse were bewildered...well !! Palanga in Hindi means a Bed. So it felt like going to "Bed" for an Advance Course...hahahhhaha....well seemed more funny for the fact that we shall be resting in Vertical position for the next 5 days with 140 people...

Like most road trips are ...this was no different...except the fact that some people clicked our smiling (mine probably sleeping) pictures with a nice camera, zooming on the highway...well someone will get a mail for speeding!!!!

Palanga!!!, was really nice city..a small resort town on the Baltic Sea...
Yeaaah!!! here i come...for a nice, beautiful and sweet Advance Program with very warm Lithuanians...different than the German people (who dont like others to see their teeths..you know what i mean). Some people just smile less!!! what to do?1!...
But not Lithuanians, they are very warm and smiling...

More next time!!
Tschuss!!!!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

HERE WE GO AGAIN

"Here we go again", I am in a new country, a new city....but basically nothing has changed...Being in Berlin, Germany...with a Amazing group of people from atleast 20 different countries having our headquarters in the Berlin Centre...working for the WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL....Well!!!! its Silver Jubilee all over again....

The Vision is amazing...the task is huge, but as GURUJI said we are going to have a GREAT TIME...Today on the 1st of March...exactly 4 months away from the Program every things seems so crazy and hazy..but its really fast......In our limited vision ..to be able to see 70,000 people in the Olympic Stadium would be !!!!!!! what to say ?, i have really no words to describe...yet at the same time from the "EYES OF THE MASTER" , this Event is already HISTORY!!!.(it's already done, Like Silver Jubilee is like a dream now, this program too, is a dream!!).

SO coming back to the day to day Dramas....wow...i have already travelled to Hamburg, Lubeck, Frankfurt (Oder), Koln...Meeting people, Volunteers...teachers...THE fire is lit..the excitement is there...Now just got to make the Fire Bigger and bigger so that people from far far away can see it and feel it...even around the world...GURUJI is sending an amazing group of Swamiji's and Teachers from different parts of the world to Join the German Team...
woooooow!!!! cant wait to see 70000 people screaming and shouting and singing with our dear BELOVED GURUJI...

till next time
chao