It's been a while since I've posted, but it's with good reason I'm writing now, as the World Youth Congress is just a few days away and this time it's in Quebec City, Canada. But you probably already new that. ;-)

Unfortunately I won't be able to go this year, but I have a lot of friends who will be there and it's a great chance to shout out about it. Last time we were in Sterling Scotland and the vibe was quite refreshing and eye opening, learning first hand from other people that were there from all over the world. I heard some chatter from other delegates with respect to issues such as actually achieving the millennium development goals (which keep getting pushed back) or actually making a difference on a grander scale with respect to the role of the congress before the United Nations and other international organizations, .. and while this is totally credible, to me the best parts of the congress take place on the person to person level. It's about who you meet, what you talk about and what you learn. And you learn a truck load in just the few days that you are all there together, mixed up, shaken up and moved around.

While I won't be there myself, I've been helping setup a new project this year called 'meditate to regenerate' that aims to introduce meditation as a way to improve effectiveness of active projects around the world. It's practically a no-cost option that can be tried by both organizers and the audience group of any project and easily provides benefits of health and well being, attention, awareness, relaxation, sustainability and also a cool head, which we can really help everyone. Projects can be tough and trying and we're learning stuff all the time in every context and environment.

Anyway you can find out more about the project at http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com which takes you to the TIG project. We're still gearing up to the congress, but be sure to check out the About page, the blog and coming soon, some proper documentation that scopes out what the project will be providing. If you want to get in touch with the project, just write to meditatetoregenerate [at] gmail.com

Take care,
Gautama

WYC 2008 dans la ville du Québec, Canada
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C'a été un moment puisque j'ai signalé, mais il est avec la bonne raison j'écris maintenant, car le congrès de la jeunesse du monde est juste quelques jours loin et cette fois où elle est dans la ville du Québec, le Canada. Mais vous probablement déjà nouveau cela. ; -)

Malheureusement je ne pourrai pas aller cette année, mais j'ai beaucoup d'amis qui seront là et c'est une grande chance de crier dehors à son sujet. La fois passée nous étions en livres sterling l'Ecosse et le vibe régénéraient tout à fait et l'ouverture d'oeil, apprenant de première main d'autres qui étaient là de partout dans le monde. J'ai entendu du broutement d'autres délégués en ce qui concerne des questions telles que réaliser réellement les buts de développement de millénium (qui continuent à obtenir refoulés) ou réellement faisant une différence sur une échelle plus grande en ce qui concerne le rôle du congrès avant les Nations Unies et d'autres organismes internationaux. et tandis que c'est totalement croyable, à moi les meilleures parties du congrès ont lieu sur la personne au niveau de personne. Il est au sujet de de qui vous rencontrez, de de ce que vous parlez et ce que vous apprenez. Et vous apprenez une charge de camion en juste quelques jours que vous êtes tous là ensemble, mélangé vers le haut, secoué vers le haut et déplacé autour.

Tandis que je ne serai pas là moi-même, j'avais aidé l'installation un nouveau projet que cette année appelée « méditez pour régénérer » ce des objectifs pour présenter la méditation comme manière d'améliorer l'efficacité des projets actifs autour du monde. C'est pratiquement une option no-cost qui peut être essayée par les organisateurs et le groupe d'assistances de n'importe quel projet et fournit facilement les avantages de la santé et le bien-être, l'attention, la conscience, la relaxation, la durabilité et également une tête fraîche, que nous pouvons vraiment aider chacun. Les projets peuvent être durs et l'essai et nous apprennent la substance toute heure dans chaque contexte et environnement.

Quoi qu'il en soit vous pouvez découvrir plus au sujet du projet chez http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com qui des prises vous au projet de TIG. Nous sommes démultiplication immobile au congrès, mais soyons sûrs de vérifier environ la page, le blog et venir bientôt, de la documentation appropriée cette des portées dehors ce que le projet fournira. Si vous voulez contacter le projet, écrivez juste à salut de gmail.com de meditatetoregenerate [

à],
Gautama

WYC 2008 en la ciudad de Quebec, Canadá
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Ha sido un rato puesto que he fijado, pero está con buena razón ahora estoy escribiendo, como el congreso de la juventud del mundo es justo algunos días lejos y este vez que está en la ciudad de Quebec, Canadá. Pero usted probablemente ya nuevo eso. ; -)

Desafortunadamente no podré ir este año, sino que tengo muchos de los amigos que estarán allí y es una gran ocasión gritar hacia fuera sobre él. Vez última estábamos en Escocia esterlina y el vibe restauraban absolutamente y la abertura del ojo, aprendiendo de primera mano de la gente que era allí de por todo el mundo. Oí una cierta charla de otros delegados con respecto a ediciones tales como realmente realización de las metas del desarrollo del milenio (que guardan el conseguir echadas atrás) o realmente diferenciando en una escala más magnífica con respecto al papel del congreso antes de los Naciones Unidas y de otras organizaciones internacionales. y mientras que esto es totalmente creíble, a mí las mejores partes del congreso ocurren en la persona al nivel de la persona. Está sobre de quién usted resuelve, de lo que usted habla y lo que usted aprende. Y usted aprende una carga del carro en apenas los pocos días que usted es todo allí junto, mezclado para arriba, sacudarido para arriba y movido alrededor.

Mientras que no estaré allí mismo, he estado ayudando a la disposición un nuevo proyecto que este año llamado “meditate para regenerar” ese las punterías para introducir la meditación como manera de mejorar la eficacia de proyectos activos alrededor del mundo. Es prácticamente una opción no-cost que se puede intentar por los organizadores y el grupo de las audiencias de cualquier proyecto y proporciona fácilmente las ventajas de la salud y el bienestar, la atención, el conocimiento, la relajación, el sustainability y también una cabeza fresca, que podemos realmente ayudar a cada uno. Los proyectos pueden ser resistentes y el intentar y nosotros estamos aprendiendo la materia toda la hora en cada contexto y ambiente.

De todas formas usted puede descubrir más sobre el proyecto en http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com que las tomas usted al proyecto del TIG. Somos demultiplicación inmóvil al congreso, pero seamos seguros comprobar hacia fuera alrededor la página, el blog y venir pronto, una cierta documentación apropiada esa los alcances hacia fuera qué el proyecto proporcionará. Si usted desea conseguir en tacto con el proyecto, apenas escriba al cuidado de la toma de gmail.com del meditatetoregenerate [

en],
Gautama

WYC 2008 nella città della Quebec, Canada
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È stato un istante poiché ho inviato, ma è con buon motivo ora sto scrivendo, poichè il congresso della gioventù del mondo è giusto alcuni giorni via e questa ora che è nella città della Quebec, il Canada. Ma voi probabilmente già nuovi quello. ; -)

Purtroppo non potrò andare questo anno, ma ho amici molto che saranno là ed è una probabilità grande gridare fuori a questo proposito. L'ultima volta eravamo in Scozia sterlina e il vibe abbastanza stavano rinfrescando e l'apertura dell'occhio, imparante firsthand dalla gente che proveniva là da dappertutto. Ho sentito una certa vibrazione da altri delegati riguardo alle edizioni come realmente realizzare gli obiettivi di sviluppo di millennio (che continuano a ottenere spinti indietro) o realmente facendo una differenza su una più grande scala riguardo al ruolo del congresso prima delle Nazioni Unite e di altre organizzazioni internazionali. e mentre questo è completamente credibile, a me le parti migliori del congresso avvengono sulla persona al livello della persona. È circa di chi venite a contatto, di che cosa parlate e che cosa imparate. Ed imparate un carico del camion appena nei pochi giorni che siete insieme tutti là, mescolato in su, agitato in su e mosso intorno.

Mentre non sarò là io stesso, sto aiutando la messa a punto un nuovo progetto che questo anno chiamato “meditate per rigenerare„ quel gli obiettivi per introdurre la meditazione come senso migliorare l'efficacia dei progetti intorno al mondo. È praticamente un'opzione no-cost che può essere provata sia dagli organizzatori che il gruppo dei pubblici di tutto il progetto e facilmente fornisce i benefici di salute e benessere, attenzione, consapevolezza, rilassamento, sustainability ed anche una testa fredda, che possiamo realmente aiutare tutto. I progetti possono essere duri e provare e noi stanno imparando il roba tutto il tempo in ogni contesto ed ambiente.

In ogni modo potete scoprire più circa il progetto a http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com che introiti voi al progetto di TIG. Siamo moltiplicazione di giri tranquilla al congresso, ma siamo sicuri verificare circa la pagina, il blog e venire presto, una certa documentazione adeguata quella portate fuori che cosa il progetto fornirà. Se desiderate ottenere in tocco con il progetto, scriva appena a di ciao di gmail.com del meditatetoregenerate [

a],
Gautama

WYC 2008 in der Quebec Stadt, Kanada
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Es ist eine Weile gewesen, da ich bekanntgegeben habe, aber es ist mit triftigem Grund ich jetzt schreibe, da der Weltjugend-Kongreß einige Tage entfernt und dieses mal gerecht ist-, die er in der Quebec Stadt ist, Kanada. Aber Sie vermutlich bereits neu das. ; -)

Leider werde ich nicht gehe dieses Jahr, aber ich habe eine Menge Freunde, die dort sind und es ist eine große Wahrscheinlichkeit, über es heraus zu schreien. Letztes Mal waren wir in Sterlingschottland und das vibe erneuerten durchaus und die Auge öffnung und aus erster Hand erlernten von den Leuten, die dort von auf der ganzen Erde waren. Ich hörte etwas Geschnatter von anderen Delegierten in Bezug auf Ausgaben wie die Jahrtausendentwicklung Ziele (die wirklich erzielen halten, zurückgeschoben zu erhalten) oder auf einer großartigeren Skala in Bezug auf die Rolle des Kongresses vor den Nationen und anderen internationalen Organisationen wirklich, unterscheiden. und während dieses total glaubwürdig ist, zu mir finden die besten Teile des Kongresses auf der Person zum Personniveau statt. Über es ist über wem Sie treffen, was Sie sprechen und was Sie erlernen. Und Sie erlernen eine LKW-Last gerade an den wenigen Tagen, daß aller Sie dort zusammen sind, oben gemischt, oben gerüttelt und herum bewogen.

Während ich nicht dort selbst bin, habe ich Einstellung ein neues Projekt geholfen diesem Jahr benannt „meditieren Sie, um dieses die Ziele zu erneuern“, zum von Meditation als Weise vorzustellen, Wirksamkeit der aktiven Projekte um die Welt zu verbessern. Es ist praktisch eine no-cost Wahl, die von den Organisatoren und die Publikum Gruppe jedes möglichen Projektes versucht werden kann und leicht Nutzen der Gesundheit und des Wohls, der Aufmerksamkeit, des Bewußtseins, des Entspannung, des sustainability und auch des kühlen Kopfes liefert, denen wir jeder wirklich helfen können. Projekte können haltbar sein und das Versuchen und wir erlernen Material alle Zeit in jedem Kontext und in Klima.

Sowieso können Sie mehr über das Projekt bei http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com herausfinden, die Nehmen Sie zum TIG Projekt. Wir sind ruhige übersetzung zum Kongreß, aber sind sicher, die Seite, das blog und bald heraus kommen heraus ungefähr zu überprüfen, etwas korrekte diese Unterlagen Bereiche, was das Projekt liefern wird. Wenn Sie in Kontakt mit dem Projekt treten möchten, schreiben Sie einfach zu meditatetoregenerate [an] gmail.com

mach's gut,
Gautama

WYC 2008 na cidade de Quebeque, Canadá
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For um quando desde que eu afixei, mas é com razão boa eu estou escrevendo agora, porque o Congress da juventude do mundo é justo alguns dias afastado e esta vez onde está na cidade de Quebeque, Canadá. Mas você provavelmente já novo isso. ; -)

Infelizmente eu não vou este ano, mas eu tenho muitos dos amigos que estarão lá e é uma possibilidade grande shout para fora sobre ele. Última vez nós estávamos em Scotland Sterling e o vibe estavam refrescando completamente e a abertura do olho, aprendendo firsthand dos povos que eram lá de pelo mundo inteiro. Eu ouvi alguma vibração de outros delegados com respeito às edições tais como realmente a realização dos objetivos do desenvolvimento do millennium (que se mantêm começar empurrados para trás) ou realmente fazendo uma diferença em uma escala mais grande com respeito ao papel do congress antes das nações unidas e de outras organizações internacionais. e quando isto for totalmente credible, a mim as mais melhores partes do congress ocorrem na pessoa ao nível da pessoa. É sobre quem você se encontra com, o que você fala aproximadamente e o que você aprende. E você aprende uma carga do caminhão apenas em poucos dias que você é todo lá junto, misturado acima, agitado acima e movido ao redor.

Quando eu não estarei lá eu mesmo, eu tenho ajudado à instalação um projeto que novo este ano chamado “meditate para regenerar” esse os alvos para introduzir o meditation como uma maneira melhorar a eficácia de projetos ativos em torno do mundo. É praticamente uma opção no-cost que possa ser tentada por organizers e o grupo das audiências de todo o projeto e forneça fàcilmente os benefícios da saúde e o bem estar, a atenção, a consciência, o relaxation, o sustainability e também uma cabeça fresca, que nós podemos realmente ajudar a todos. Os projetos podem ser resistentes e tentar e nós estamos aprendendo o material toda a hora em cada contexto e ambiente.

Em todo o caso você pode encontrar para fora mais sobre o projeto em http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com que tomadas você ao projeto do TIG. Nós somos engrenagem imóvel até o congress, mas sejamos certos verificar para fora aproximadamente a página, o blog e a vinda logo, alguma documentação apropriada essa espaços para fora o que o projeto estará fornecendo. Se você quiser começar no toque com o projeto, escreva apenas ciao de gmail.com do meditatetoregenerate [

em],
Gautama

WYC 2008 i den Quebec staden, Kanada
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Det har varit en stund, sedan jag har postat, men den är med förmiddaghandstil för gott skäl I nu, som världsungdomkongressen är rättvis några dagar bort och denna tid som den är i den Quebec staden, Kanada. Men dig som antagligen redan är ny det. ; -)

Tyvärr ska jag inte går detta år, men jag har vänner för en radda som ska är där, och det är en store riskerar för att ropa ut om det. Sista gång var vi i fullödiga Skottland, och viben var ganska uppfriskande och synar öppningen som firsthand lärer från annat folk som fanns det från all över världen. Jag hörde att något tjatter från andra delegater med hänsyn till utfärdar liksom faktiskt att uppnå milleniumutvecklingsmålen (som uppehället som får skjuten tillbaka) eller faktiskt danande en skillnad på ett mer grander fjäll med hänsyn till rollen av kongressen för Förenta nationen och andra landskamporganisationar. och stunden detta är totalt trolig, till mig som de bäst delarna av kongressen äger rum på personen till den jämna personen. Det är om vem du möter, vad du talar omkring och vad du lärer. Och du lärer att en åka lastbil laddar in precis de få dagarna, att all du är där tillsammans, blandad övre, uppskakat och rört omkring.

Stunder I som ska för att inte vara där jag själv, har jag varit portionen ställer in ett nytt projekterar detta kallade år ”mediterar för att regenerera” det syften att introducera meditation, som a långt som förbättrar effektivitet av aktivet, projekterar runt om världen. Det är praktiskt ett gratis alternativ, som kan försökas av båda organisatörer, och åhöraregruppen av några projekterar och ger lätt gynnar av vård- och väl - att vara, uppmärksamhet, medvetenheten, avkoppling, sustainabilityen och också ett kylahuvud, som vi kan egentligen hjälpa alla. Projekterar kan vara tufft, och pröva och oss lärer stoppar hela tiden i varje sammanhang och miljö.

På något sätt kan du finna ut mer om projektera på http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com som takes dig till TIGEN projekterar. Vi är stillbilden som upp till utrustar kongressen, men är säkra att kontrollera ut omkring sidan, blogen och kommande snart, någon riktig dokumentation som räckvidder ut vad projektera ska ger. Om du önskar att få i handlag med projektera, skriv precis till för den gmail.com för meditatetoregenerate [på]

omsorg taken,
Gautama

WYC 2008 в городе Квебека, Канаде
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Было промежутком времени в виду того что я вывешивал, но он с хорошей причиной я пишу теперь, по мере того как съезд молодости мира справедлив немного дней прочь и этого время, котор он находится в городе Квебека, Канада. Но вы вероятно уже новые то. ; -)

Несчастливо я не буду пошел этот год, но я имею множество друзей которые будут там и будет большим шансом крикнуть вне о ем. Прошлый раз мы находились в стерлинговой Шотландии и vibe довольно освежали и отверстие глаза, учя firsthand от людях которые были там от во всем мире. Я услышал некоторую болтовню от других уполномоченных представителей по отношению к вопросам such as фактическ достигать целей развития тысячелетия (держат получить нажаты назад) или фактическ вносящ изменения на более грандиозном маштабе по отношению к роли съезда перед Организацией Объединенных Наций и другими международными организациями. и пока это полно credible, к мне самые лучшие части съезда осуществляют на персоне к уровню персоны. Оно о вы встречаете, вы talk about и вы учите. И вы учите нагрузку тележки в как раз немногих днях что вы все там совместно, после того как я смешаны вверх, после того как я сотрясаны вверх и после того как я двинуты вокруг.

Пока я себя не буду там, я помогал установке новый проект этот вызванный год «meditate для того чтобы регенерировать» т цели для того чтобы ввести раздумье как дорога улучшить эффективность активно проектов вокруг мира. Будет практически no-cost вариантом может быть попытан как устроителями, так и группой в составе аудиторий любой проект и легко обеспечивает преимущества здоровья и добра - быть, внимание, осведомленность, релаксация, sustainability и также холодная головка, которому мы можем реально помочь каждому. Проекты могут быть грубы а пытаться и мы учим вещество полностью время в каждых смысле и окружающей среде.

В лубом случае вы можете найти вне больше о проекте на http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com взятия вы к проекту TIG. Мы будем неподвижным gearing up к съезду, но уверенн проверить вне около страницу, blog и приходить скоро, некоторая правильная документация та объемы вне проект будет обеспечивать. Если вы хотите получить в касании с проектом, то как раз напишите к внимательности взятия gmail.com meditatetoregenerate [

на],
Gautama

WYC 2008 in de Stad van Quebec, Canada
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Het is een tijdje geweest aangezien ik heb gepost, maar het is met goede reden ik nu schrijf, aangezien het Congres van de Jeugd van de Wereld enkel een paar dagen weg en dit keer is het in de Stad van Quebec, Canada is. Maar nieuw u waarschijnlijk reeds dat. ; -)

Jammer genoeg zal ik niet kunnen gaan dit jaar, maar ik heb heel wat vrienden die daar zullen zijn en het is een grote kans om uit over het te schreeuwen. Laatste tijd waren wij in Echt Schotland en vibe was vrij het verfrissen zich en oog openend, leren uit de eerste hand van andere mensen die daar van overal ter wereld waren. Ik hoorde wat geratel van andere afgevaardigden met betrekking tot kwesties zoals eigenlijk het bereiken van de doelstellingen van de millenniumontwikkeling (die terug geduwd houden wordend) of eigenlijk makend een verschil op grotere schaal met betrekking tot de rol van het congres voor de Verenigde Naties en andere internationale organisaties. en terwijl dit totaal geloofwaardig is, aan me vinden de beste delen van het congres op het persoon aan persoon niveau plaats. Het is over wie ontmoet u, wat u spreekt over en wat u leert. En u leert een vrachtwagenlading in enkel de weinig dagen dat u omhoog omhoog gemengd, geschud en rond bewogen daar samen allen bent.

Terwijl ik daar geen zelf zal zijn, heb ik opstelling een nieuw project dit jaar geholpen dat „meditate wordt geroepen om te regenereren“ dat doelstellingen om meditatie als manier te introduceren om doeltreffendheid van actieve projecten rond de wereld te verbeteren. Het is praktisch een geen-kostenoptie die door zowel organisatoren als de publieksgroep om het even welk project kunnen worden geprobeerd en gemakkelijk voordelen van gezondheid en goed - zijnd opleveren, aandacht, voorlichting, ontspanning, duurzaamheid en ook een koel hoofd, die wij iedereen kunnen werkelijk helpen. De projecten kunnen taai en proberend zijn en wij leren de hele tijd materiaal in elk context en milieu.

In elk geval kunt u meer over het project in http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com te weten komen dat u aan het TIG project neemt. Wij zijn nog het opvoeren aan het congres, maar zijn zeker om de pagina, blog en uit spoedig komst ongeveer te controleren, één of andere juiste documentatie dat werkingsgebied wat het project zal verstrekken. Als u in aanraking met het project wilt krijgen, schrijf enkel aan meditatetoregenerate [bij] gmail.com

nemen zorg,
Gautama

[وك] 2008 في كيباك مدينة, كندا
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هو قد كان فترة بما أنّ أنا قد عيّنت, غير أنّ هو مع سبب جيّدة أنا أكون أكتب الآن, بما أنّ العالم شباب إجتماع يكون صحيحة [ا فو] أيام بعيدا وهذا وقت هو يكون في كيباك مدينة, كندا. غير أنّ أنت على الأرجح سابقا جديدة أنّ. ; -)

لسوء الحظّ لن [ب] أنا يمكن أن يذهب هذا سنة, غير أنّ أنا أتلقّى [ا لوت] الصديقات الذي سيكون هناك وهو فرصة عظيمة أن يصيح خارجا حول هو. وقت متأخّرة كان نحن في إسكوتلندا استرلينيّة وال [فيب] كان الى حدّ بعيد أنعش وعين فتحة, يعلم مباشرة من أخرى الناس أنّ كان هناك من [ألّ وفر ث وورلد]. أنا سمعت بعض إصطكاك من أخرى مندوبات [ويث رسبكت تو] إصدارات مثل واقعيّا يحقّق الألفية تطوير أهداف (أيّ يحافظ يحصل [بوش بك]) أو واقعيّا يجعل فرق على مقياس [غرندر] [ويث رسبكت تو] الدور من الإجتماع قبل الالأمم المتّحدة وأخرى تنظيمات دوليّة. وبينما هذا يكون تماما معقولة, إلى ي يتمّ الأجزاء جيّدة من الإجتماع على الشخص إلى شخص مستوى. هو حول الذي أنت تلتقي, ماذا أنت [تلك بووت] وماذا أنت تعلم. ويعلم أنت شاحنة تحميل في فقط ال قليل من أيام أنّ أنت كلّ هناك معا, يمزج فوق, يهزّ فوق ويتحرّك حوالي.

بينما أنا لن [ب] هناك بنفسي, يساعد أنا يتلقّى يكون تركيب مشروع جديدة هذا سنة يدعى "اعتزمت أن يجدّد" أنّ أهداف أن يقدّم تأمل كطريق أن يحسن فعالية ال [أكتيف بروجكت] حول العالم. هو عمليّا خيار [نو-كست] أنّ يستطيع كنت حاولت ب على حدّ سواء منظمات والاستماع مجموعة من أيّ مشروع وبسهولة يزوّد فوائد الصحة و [ولّ-بينغ], إنتباه, حالة وعي, استرخاء, [سوستينبيليتي] وأيضا رأس باردة, أيّ نحن يستطيع حقّا ساعدت كلّ شخص. مشاريع يستطيع كنت متينة ويعلم يحاول ونحن مادّة خام [ألّ ث] وقت في كلّ سياق وبيئة.

مهما كان أنت يستطيع وجدت خارجا أكثر حول المشروع في http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com أيّ لقطات أنت إلى ال [تيغ] مشروع. نحن [جرينغ وب] ساكنة إلى الإجتماع, غير أنّ يوقن أن يفحص خارجا ال حوالي صفحة, ال [بلوغ] ويأتي قريبا, بعض توثيق مناسبة أنّ مجالات خارجا ماذا المشروع كنت سيزوّد. كتبت إن أنت تريد أن يحصل في لمس مع المشروع, فقط إلى [مديتتتورجنرت] [في] gmail.com

لقطة عناية,
[غوتما]

We were in Wales this weekend at one of the World United Colleges (Atlantic College) doing Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshops, participating in the interfaith conference and performing music as the last act of a big entertainment night on Saturday. It was like a mini-world youth congress.

The weekend was really amazing. The school is located on the south coast of Wales about an hour from Cardiff. We arrived thursday evening from London and were hosted adjoining students dorms. Its august and the time of year when the older students are engaged only in their services to the community - some such as life boats, mountain rescue, sea rescue, the farm and more. We arrived to take part in the interfaith conference along with representatives from every other faith from around the world. Workshops were being conducted all weekend long for the students to become exposed to and ours was for Sahaja Yoga meditation. There were quite a few of us who had arrived from the age of 17 to 25. Our main challenge we had been working towards was in performing our diverse cultural music as the last act on Saturday night and we had been working hard.

The meditation sessions went extremely well. The students had deep experiences and the same meditation was on offer to them by Jan and Asbjorn who were dorm parents throughout the year. Many students were known to attend especially during exam periods.

I also particularly enjoyed the opening conference where I was introduced to ideas of religions and beliefs coming from both orthodoxy and orthopraxis where the first is extremely concerned with the original traditions and sometimes rituals of a belief and the second is more concerned with the practice of belief than traditions or rituals. I am no expert, but this differentiation was something new to me. Sahaja Yoga meditation is definitely based in the actual practice, although it is informed by morals and qualities that are true to ones self. The experience and practice is where the benefits exist rather than any formal knowledge.

I also had some strong experiences meeting with a woman who represented interfaith in the Welsh General Assembly (government) who then brought her son the next morning. Saturday evening was amazing with the students performing first and then representative speakers doing music, drama, dance and much more (Baha'i, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and many more). We came on with a guitar, dholak (drum), harmonium, flute and our voices filling the old hall inside the main Castle structure of the school. Our music was in Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu and before we new it everyone was up dancing and vibing together. The funniest part was when Fabian (UK), Neelam (Poland) and Sarah (Belgium) got up on the stage and started doing Bhangra Indian moves which everyone picked up straight away. It was really cool and lots of fun.

So thats the main gist. I really enjoyed it and would love to come see more of Wales and do events like this. All the time we're asked for CDs of our music or if we can be booked for further performances, but we're simply good friends from around the world who get together and practice good live music and meditate together.


What can I say about the school?
The school reminds me in many ways of school in Dharmshala and Hogwarts. The Castle is beautiful, the coastline, the atmosphere. Its a sheltered atmosphere. The management and staff are extremely capable. It has so much to give, and yet its still western. The kids are about 17-18 .. they are close bunch (just like in Dharmshala, India) .. although they are selected from around the world you can recognize that a lot of them come from very well off western families.

The IB board is serious, and you can tell they have to work hard at it. the school provides a lot of additional curriculum which I feel is really good for them (such as the interfaith conference that we went to and religious studies). I'll get to community service a little later. As I said the kids are a close bunch. There are 300 students and they make very close friends, which in our world is a really good thing that you'll need when you leave school and enter the world outside. If you go to Atlantic College you can pretty much get scholarship based entry to any of the top Universities in the US, UK and elsewhere. the reason is there is a lot available to them, especially one guy (some billionaire) who has such a scholarship fund setup for all of them. The friends and connections made at this age will go far in the future as we integrate with society at all levels.

So thats all looking a little to the future, what about the actual experience of Atlantic College.
There are dorm environments, you share rooms, you have responsibilities, you have a real community atmosphere with the dorm parents (like Asbjorn and Janet). The curriculum is full, but the opportunities are top class in that you have sailing, life guards, mountain climbing, first aid, farm duties and much more I don't know of. What I do know is that all of these count as community services that the School provides to the local region, so for example the life-saving is an actual responsibility taken on by the kids 365 days of the year for the local coast-line, no matter the weather. There is also a well established theater and arts school, with access to film authoring, music equipment, sound, lights, theater. Like Dharmshala the kids are pretty clued up as to how the school performs .. they have an opinion that the principle is very elitest. It was good to see that at least the kids I was talking to were speaking down of that, not wanting the school to necessarily be pushed along that track. They performed before us as well .. some real talent.

Above all, their really nice kids, and real potential for good connections and good friends.
Yet still it reminds me of what young kids have to go through .. participating on a full on course of academia, trying to figure out the world a bit, making friends, emotional stuff, some frustrations, getting through it (on top I hope) .. but sometimes lacking in real depth. And even so .. the student body is diverse. I was talking to western european kids, but they have students from everyone. When I sat down with muslim kids from Malaysia and Iran .. I came up against some walls, but then I was trying to learn about some religious and God related impressions .. what was going on with them. Yes .. religion is a big part of the school .. interfaith and respect for everyone. I'm not sure they felt I could understand or relate to their depth and connection they felt with God. They were surprised I even believed in God to begin with. I am amazed that God can be so shunned in western modernized nations, and where the connection is so otherwise entirely devotional towards God. Having lived in India for many years, it is definitely something so deep and very special.

I hope that all young children can get opportunities in schools like this one – to be given the chance to exceed in everything. Dharmshala, at least when I was there made that much possible. When I came back it was sad to see how so many people just didn't try for the best. they were satisfied to fall by the way side .. come on .. we need to get in there. We need young people who are strong, who are encouraged at every turn, supported, and given the chance for everything.

I wanted to share with you an experience we had yesterday in Slough which was truly inspiring and reminded me of how we must all be.

Last night the Sahaja Yoga UK Music Group performed at an International Cultural Event in Slough where there were also meditation workshops and a small stall. The Music Group had practiced and performed without falter some Kawalis and also performed Indian dance over a compilation of musical styles at the end. The whole event was from 6PM until 10PM, just to the west of London.

This event was organized as a cultural project mainly by two young Iranian girls who were exceedingly dynamic, inspirational and strong in communications, hosting the entire event. There was a break in between with so much food from every country, and also many performances and even a fashion contest that included traditional costume from about 20 countries. They also had prepared information exhibits on each culture, a projector, sound system and managed to book so many performers (just like us) from every country. Money raised by donation from the evening was collected to be taken back to Iran for work with young children, teenagers and drugs.

But what was so sweet and inspirational is that these two young girls had made this happen, giving so much love and generosity through their manner and commitment in hosting and producing the event for the benefit of everyone who attended. It reminded me of some North American youth I know - just getting up on stage or making announcements and just getting on with it .. making it flow. Satoodeh (the older sister) kept wishing everyone to enjoy each and every single performance (from Sahaj, to Kurdish, to Iranian, to UK rap/hiphop, UK youth dance, Carribean steel drums, a very enlightened band and so much more).

After I gave Satoodeh the address for takingitglobal.org and called up a friend of mine who is a coordinator for Peace Child International. i hope we can get them together and also help her to get funding.

At the end Satoodeh wished to thank her mom and dad, saying without them it could not have been possible. And gave some flowers to the father (who is a documentary film maker, and so humble and dignified, both girls and mom wearing the traditional muslim head-scarf hijab) - and the father then took the microphone and so sweetly told everyone that it had been Satoodeh's birthday that day and gave the flowers back to her. Satoodeh had previously wished a number of people birthday wishes over the mike (including Devendra) earlier in the evening.

This one Iranian family, with such magnitude of character and commitment to the world is truly uplifting.

After I spoke to her and told her of Dharmshala in India, and going to school there and she said with such enthusiasm that they had raised 145 pounds! I felt like this wasn't enough and quickly gave her some more notes and so did Rylan, knowing that at any event how much more money can be raised .. and the bottom line being that the funds raised to the right cause being put to use by such dynamic people truly will make the difference to the world. She almost wouldn't accept, but then turned and found something to give in return .. some traditional food and said to come to Iran anytime as a guest. You can see that their parents must be such beautiful and deep people and the two girls were so happy to have all these people from all over the world. Giving so much selflessly to everyone. They return to Iran in two months.

– No hesitation what-so-ever. No doubt. Just do it. Lets do it.

With Much Love, I hope I could express even a part of what I felt in the hear that we can do in the world together. There are so many young people that are so dynamic (as we saw earlier this year in Scotland at WYC as well), lets connect with them!

from left to right: Rylan (Hong Kong/UK), Gautama (Canada), Liam (UK), Liane (Hong Kong/UK), Jai (India/Italy), Amy (Scotland), Devadat (Italy), Gita (UK), Bhakti (Lithuania), Emma (Scotland), Elena (Italy), Mirjam (Austria), Shailaja (Italy), Celeste (Australia).

Hi, its been a little while and I just wanted to post some photos from of our group from the World Youth Congress and say thanks to Sohail for taking it and to all the other friends we met there who were so vibrant and inspiring.

After the Congress, we travelled up to Edinburgh and Glasgow to see the cities and then further up in Scotland to see the landscape, coming back down to a small village called Meagle, near Perth and joining up with a national seminar for Sahaja Yoga meditation. This was really wonderful as always and with the real feeling of coming back home, we were able to share about WYC and again perform some of the music as well as a much wider range.

In the last month we have been sharing our experience with friends around the world and keeping in touch with new friends that we made there. I'll see what I can do, whether I am able to summarize an excerpt of the whole experience and share it with you here, and if I can get the momentum up, I'll try to post more regularly to share some more about whats going on with us, what we like to do, and what we are all interested in. If I do a good job, we'll be able to connect better and I hope help to make a difference in the things we believe in around the world.

Since the World Youth Congress, I am also keeping very much in touch with my clan (number 38!) on a Yahoo! Group, and then by email.

Keep in touch,
Gautama