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NEWSLETTER

Art of Living -COLORADO 31 March , 2008

"Every desire arises from the sleeping state. Desire is a product of sleep, unconsciousness. Just sleep itself cannot produce desire, but something along with sleep. A spark of beauty, just a spark of beauty in the unconsciousness, creates desire." -Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

In this Issue v Introductory Talk - Free –Metaphysical Research Society v Advanced Course with Sri Sri in Washington DC v Organizers meeting for Rishi Nityapragya's tour of Colorado May 26th – Jun 10th ,Calling All helpers! v Art of Living Week ,Jun 6th - 9th v Part-I course in Denver -February 15-19, 2008. v Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Course in Denver ,starting April 18 v Artof Living courses around Denver area v Art of Living Book club ,New !! v Sunday Afternoon, April 6th Art of Living Family Day !! v Rate us with Love v Denver Satsang v Knowledge Sheet

Free Intro talks ,every first and third Wednesday ,starting April 2nd Please encourage family and friends to attend the Free Intro talks at MRS starting April 2nd. The Intro talks will be followed by a Video and guided meditation. Venue : 1001 East 7th Avenue, Denver, CO 80218 Metaphysical Research Society building basement Time : 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Bliss2008 - Advanced Course with Sri Sri in Washington DC Venue: Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA Map Register Online: http://us.artofliving.org/bliss2008 Contact: bliss2008@us.artofliving.org Accommodation: Discount Group rate ($125/night - upto 4 can share) available till April 15th

Organizers meeting for Rishi Nityapragya's tour of Colorado May 26th – Jun 10th Calling All helpers! Special Brainstorming and Organizing meeting to prepare events leading up to Rishiji's return Home to Colorado May 26 - Jun 10th. Saturday morning 1030am-12n: Metaphysical Research Society/downstairs please RSVP to artoflivingdenver@gmail.com (we want to have enough snacks for everyone!) If you cannot make the meeting on Wed - there will be another one on Sunday, April 6th at Patti's place just before we head out for FAMILY DAY! Sunday, April 6th 12n-130pm At 2:00pm we'll all head to the park together to play and of course - eat!

Art of Living Week ,Jun 6th –Jun 9th During Guruji's recent visit to California many new and wonderful projects were discussed and are currently being implemented. It's clear that the Art of Living family in the United States is growing, yet there is much more we can do. Coming up is a special Art of Living Week, to be held June 6-9 in every state, including Colorado. The goal is to have Art of Living courses occurring simultaneously in the US, with at least 50 new participants on every course. With every state having an average of 3 active cities with an AOLF presence, that translates to 150 cities teaching at the same time x 50 people per city. This means 7,500 people can feasibly be "in the knowledge", in the USA all at the same time. What will unfold after this much grace is blanketing the USA at the same time - is simply a phenomenon! This is the first time we have organized such a happening in the United States. History is being made. Denver will play a vital role in realizing this vision and the beauty is that we have the gift of Rishi Nityapragyra here visiting our courses during this historical event, and giving talks to the public the week before. Now is the time to foster human values and create a "violence-free, stress-free" Denver and YOUR skills, resources and talents are needed.Many things will need to be coordinated and everyone has a part in the play! PLEASE COME TO A SEVA/SERVICEMEETING THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH- 1030AM - 12N ALL HANDS ARE NEEDED! We will organize for Rishiji's visit and Art of Living Week. Venue: Denver Metaphysical Research Society / downstairs

Mark it On Your Calendars and Share It With Your Friends! Part-I course in Denver –April 11-15, 2008 Instructor : Patti Montella. Hours : Fri 6:30pm-9:30pm. Sat & Sun 10:00am-2:30pm Mon & Tue 6:30pm-9:30pm Register online: http://us.artofliving.org/locator/courses.html Early Bird Registration by Apr 5: pay in full by Apr 5 and receive a discount! $375 / $200 for full-time students and seniors $425 and $275 for students/seniors after Apr 5th. Flier is attached to hand out to friends & family

Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Course in Denver ,starting April 18 Denver will host a Sahaj Samadhi Course starting Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21st. Friday the time slots for receiving a mantra will begin at 3pm and go up until 9pm. 4 people can be in the 1 hour time slot. Sat/Sun/Mon the course will continue in the early evening for 2 hours. People who have taken Sahaj before can repeat the course beginning on Saturday for a donation only.Normal course fees are $250 and $125 for seniors and students. No discounts. Sunday evening we are going to have a big Satsang and everyone - even new people - are welcome. John Osborne will teach the course and we invite all our musicians and singers to participate in the Satsang "band" that evening! For questions and to register for a time slot - please contact our enthusiastic organizers directly at: Peter email: PeterB@threeplanes.net cell: 720-271-5094 Harmony email: harmonyj@msn.com cell: 303-885-7265 Jody email: jody@prominentone.com cell: 303-667-9471 For online registration:http://secure.artofliving.org/admin/course_participants.aspx?course_id=2727 Please contact Jim , if you want to know more about Sahaj Samadhi Course.. Jim :719-651-4085

Art of Living Courses around Denver Area - Register a friend and spread the joy around Colorado! Colorado Springs Part I Course ,Apr 3rd – 8th Venue: 18090,Forest View Road, Monument. Instructor: Jim Warner (jamesw1008@gmail.com) Contact : 719-488-9478. Boulder Who says you're not a superhero? YES+ Youth Empowerment Skills & Training WARNING: Not doing YES+ is like being stuck as Clark Kent forever. D i v e D e e p e r. R u n F a s t e r. S t u d y L e s s. The YES+ course is an intensive, innovative 26-hour workshop (spread over 6 consecutive days), which includes powerful breathing techniques for stress-relief and increased focus, tips to reduce study time, techniques that increase confidence and leadership ability, yoga, lots of fun & games, and much more! It has been offered in over 100 campuses around the United States and 1000's have benefited from it. · builds strength & endurance · develops better focus than most brain surgeons · breaks monotony & heightens creativity · improves self-esteem & confidence · makes friends for life · is a TON of FUN ­Tuesday - Sunday, April 15-20 4:00 - 10:00pm weekdays; 10:00am - 4:00pm weekend days CU University Club Rm #4 CALL FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT (before Apr 8th) 303-719-1916 | catrina.marie@artofliving.org Or Register Online at http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=2635

Art of Living Book Club NEW! Tuesday, April 29th we will launch the first-ever, Art of Living Book Club! The AOLF Book Club will meet from 7p-830p the 1st and last Tuesday of every month at the Unity Church. Address :3021 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80210 It is free and open to the general public…so inspire your friends, family and colleagues to share in Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's wisdom for living a happier and more fulfilling life. Register online today at artoflivingdenbookclub@gmail.com to join. Our first selection is, God Loves Fun, by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar "God will dance in our life when the day dawns in laughter and love… true laughter, that is true prayer." – H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Order it online at www.bookstore.artofliving.org or call toll-free 1-877-477-4774 Chapter I "When we realize the futility of words, then we should know that our life is going deeper. We have started living. We live in words from morning till night. Everything should make sense to us. Everything should be purposeful. In this run of searching for purpose and purposefulness, we lose all purpose. It is like the carrot and the rabbit. It is right there, still it is not there. It goes to such an extent that we don't even have a sound sleep. Even at night we are bothered by words. Many people speak while sleeping. There does not seem to be a rest from words. Words area the root cause of worries. You can't have a worry without words, can you? Now, worry for ten minutes, but don't use a single word. You cannot! We get caught up in words. Our friendship is based on words. Life is very shallow if we base it on words. Anything that is profound in life, deep or meaningful cannot be expressed in words. The experience of love, or true gratitude, cannot be expressed in words. Real beauty, real friendship, has no words.

Sunday Afternoon, April 6th Art of Living Family Day!! 6th April,Sunday -2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Venue : Park near Pattis place at 1140 S fairfax Street. Come and join your Art of Living family and friends next Sunday afternoon for some outdoor fun and relaxation. Perhaps an easy hike, or some kite flying, frisbee throwing, or an afternoon picnic! Bring the kids, the family dog and Grandma. Let's enjoy the beauty of Colorado and the inner beauty of one another. We'll send an email out with details mid-week once we know what the weather is going to do. We'll have a great time no matter what mother nature has in store!

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Denver Satsang (in the company of Truth) every Thursday Venue : 1001 East 7th Avenue, Denver, CO 80218 Metaphysical Research Society building basement Time : 7:00 pm -9:00 pm

Act Without Expectation: It Relaxes & Rewards It's often believed that if people become spiritual and dispassionate about the outcome of their actions, they will stagnate; there will be no progress. In fact, the opposite is true. Creativity and enthusiasm can spring only when you are well rested; and you cannot rest if you are anxious about the outcome of your actions. When we perform every action with an eye on the end result, we get lost in the end and don't enjoy the means of getting to the end. But when we perform some actions as an expression of joy and do not bother about the result, the action itself brings fulfillment. When we act expecting joy, the action becomes inferior. For example, you want to spread happiness, but if you try to find out whether the other person has become happy, you get entangled in a vicious circle. In the process, you lose your happiness. Anxiety about the outcome of your action is what pulls you down. At the beginning of a project if you start worrying, then your whole enthusiasm for the project gets dampened. When you are aware of your potential, just jump into action without bothering about the result. When you are in doubt, any activity you do will bring more doubts. When you have a choice, the grass on the other side will look greener and this prevents you from enjoying what you have in your hand. When you are bothered by a choice, relax. The choice is never between good and bad; it's always between bad and worse or good and better. Choices bring conflict and there is freedom in 'choicelessness'. How can you be centred when there is conflict? There is a Chinese saying that when you are in doubt, take a pillow and go to bed. In Narada Bhakti Sutras, Narada says, "Karmanyapi Sanyasyati". Take a break, not just from activity, but also from the fruit of the activity. It will bring deep rest from doubts and conflicts. One who is not concerned about the outcome and is centred on the action, goes beyond dualities, beyond conflicts. The wise one is beyond all actions. Yet he continues to engage himself in action. You can only let go of what you have. So to let go of the fruit of action, you need to have the fruit and to have the fruit, you need to act! This is so beautiful. If you have never acted, then how can you drop either the action or the fruit of action. So be active. Keep doing your work, and drop the fruit of action. The fruit of action is there as the motivation for you to start acting. Krishna used the fruit of action to motivate Arjuna to fight. He told Arjuna that if you die in battle, you will attain heaven and if you win, you will rule the world. Jesus did the same. When you are bogged down by laziness, you need motivation to do something and the expected fruit of action acts as the motivating factor. But once you start acting, let go of the expected result. Just focus on the work on hand. This is the way of the wise!

Email: artoflivingdenver@gmail.com