Makar Sankranti Ki Shubhkaamnayein

Aap sabhi ko Makar Sankranti ki hardik shubhkaamnayein.Aaj ka divas poore Bharat mein alag alag jagah per vibbhin prakar ke pravon ke roop mein manaya jaata hai. Khagolshastriyon ke anusaar iss din Surya apni kakshaon mein parivartan kar dakshinayan se uttarayan hokar Makar-Rashi mein pravesh karte hain. Jiss rashi mein Surya ki kaksha ka parivartan hota hai, usey "Sankraman: ya "Sankranti" kahaa jaata hai.
Makar Sankranti parv mein snan-daan ka vishesh mahatva hai. Humare dharmgranthon mein snan ka punyajanak ke saath hee swaasthya ki drishti se bhi laabhdaayak maanaa gaya hai. Makar Sankranti se Surya Uttarayan ho jaate hain, garmi ka mausam aarambh ho jaata hai, issliye uss samay snan karna sukhdaayi lagta hai.
Aaj hum Ahemdabad mein hain. Ahmedabad ka Uttarayan ka Dhyan Yog Shivir to poore Bharat mein prassiddh hai. Harr varsh ki tarah, iss varsh bhi yahan desh-videsh se aaye bhakton ka sailaab umad padaa hai. Aaj hum pratah hee Baapuji ke paas aa gaye. Aaj ke paavan din ki shuruvaat Pujya Baapuji ke darshan-saannidhya se hui...
Aasha hai ki aap sabhi ka aaj ka din jap, tap, daan, anushthan aur guru-saannidhya mein vyateet hoga...aapke aane waale din bhi mangalmay ho...

Om Shanti.

Gambhoi Mein Dhyan Yog Shivir

January 10 se 12 tak Gambhoi mein dhyan yog shivir organise hua. Gambhoi sthan se mera bahut lagav hai. Kayi varshon poorv main Ahmedabad se yahan ekaant ke liye aata tha...yahan ka shaant vatavaran, sadhna ke liye bahut anukul hai. Dheere dheere mere bhakton ne bhi iss jagah ko khoj liya, aur unki ruchi ke anukul iss ekaant-priya jagah ko Ashram mein parivartit kar diya.
Aaj shivir ka aakhri divas tha. Bahut hee nikat ke khaas khaas jigyasu bhakton ka yahan aana hua. Koi Jaipur se aaya tha, to koi Delhi se, koi Baroda se aaya, to koi Ahmedabad se, koi Modasa se aaya to koi Sagwada se. Teen din ka gyan aur dhyan ki amritdhara ka jharna aaj sampoorn hua...

Jaipur mein Aarogya Mela

Bharatiya Pravasi Sammelan se thoda samay nikaal kar Jaipur ke Rambaugh Circle mein lagey Aarogya Mela mein bhi jaana hua. Aarogya Mela mein vibbhin prakaar ke aarogya kendra, upchaarik aushadhiyan, herbs, naturopathic items, organic foods ki variety dekhte hee bani. Sabhi stalls per kuch na kuch naya dikha...
Mujhe stalls per swayam dekh kar sabhi stalls ke owners ne mera satkaar sammaan kiya aur mujhe apne comapny ki behtareen item gift mein di. Ayurvedia Chyanvanprash se le kar Organic Vegetables tak mujhe naye prakaar ki items ke baare mein jaankaari praapt hui. Humare desh ki Medical Science ki developments aur progress ke vishay mein gyan ko badhaane ka uttam mauka tha yeh Aarogya Mela...

Bharatiya Pravasi Sammelan 2012

Iss varsh Bharatiya Pravasi Sammelan 2012 Jaipur mein 7 se 9 January tak hua. Sammelan mein poore vishv se aaye hue NRI aur Diaspora delegates ka Bharat ki taraf se bhavya swagat hua. Birla Auditorium mein "Global Indian - Inclusive Growth" ki theme se related seminars, discussions, cultural programs and business stalls ka ayojan hua tha. Mera bhi wahan jaana hua. Mere videshon mein NRIs aur diasporas ko Bharatiya Sanskriti se jodne ke prayas ki safalta ko dekh kar bahut saare media ke logon ne mere anya interviews liye. Mera sabhi ko yehi sandesh raha, "Poore vishv mein stress, depression, insomnia, amnesia jaisi bhayankar beemariyon se bahut log grast hain. Chaahe wo Indian ho, NRI ho ya Diaspora ho, sab apne jeevan ko anandmay banana chaahte hain. Aur yeh karya Sanatan Dharam Sanaskriti ke rakshak Bharatiya Santo dwara ho raha hai...Hum sabhi NRIs aur Diasporas ka Bharat mein swagat karte hain aur unhe apne 'roots' ki yaad dilane mein unka sehyog karte hain. We want to make them feel connected and generate a sense of belonging-ness for India."
Sammelan mein Business purpose ke liye lage hue stalls mein Bank of India ke bade exhibition stall mein mujhe "Brand Ambassador" ghoshit kiya. Unko meri upastithi se ati garv mehsus hua. Anya kayi vishesh comapnies aur organisation ne mera bahut aadar aur samman ke saath apne stall mein swagat kiya. Government of Kerala ke stall mein Kerala Govt ke representative ne meri sanstha ke samaksh Kerala mein aakar Dhyan-Yoga prachaar karne ka prastaav rakha.
Malaysia, Trindad & Tobago, Netherlands, Canada, Latin America, Mauritius, Fiji aur anya kayi desho se aaye hue NRIs aur diasporas ko meri sanstha ki taraf se English books aur Meditation, Bhajan CDs, Vishvguru Ojaswi Magazine ka free distribution hua. Sabhi ko sahitya bahut ruchikar lagaa...demand was more than supply.

Ek Anokha Gaon

Gambhoi ke nikat Punsri naam ka ek gaon hai jisko Gujarat government ne "ideal village" ghoshit kiya hai. Chief Minister Narendra Modi ne iss gaon ko well maintained aur advanced hone ke liye award bhi present kiya hai. Mera kal wahan jaana hua. Incidentally, wahan ke sarpanch Himanshu Bhai Patel sadhak hain...unki Baapu ji aur mere prati bahut shraddha hai. Unke netritva mein gaon ne khub pragati ki hai. Himanshu ji ne mera bahut accha swagat kiya aur mujhse gaon mein unke ghar jaane ki prarthana ki. Unke ghar jaane ke baad unhone mujhe poora gaon dekhne ki ek aur prarthana ki. Iss gaon ko dekhne ki ruchi mujhe bhi thi, to maine bhi sarpanch ki baat maan li. Himanshu ji ne mujhe gram panchayat ki taraf se aayojit gram sewa mein lagi hui ek bus mein baitha kar gaon ki sair karwane ki baat ki...yeh baat mujhe bahut pasand aa gayi...aur hum nikal pade village ki round trip per.
Gaon ki ek ek development dekh kar main aascharyachakit reh gaya. Yeh aisa gaon tha jahan ki advancement ke mukaabale mein metropolitian cities bhi shayad peechhe hain. Yahan ke kuch highlighting progressive set ups iss prakar hain:

1. Poore gaon mein audio system hai. Har gali mein uski connectivity hai. Roz subah sham ki sandhya, aarti audio system ke dwara harr ghar mein pahaunchti hai. Kisi ko koi message dena ho to wo bhi iss audio system ke dwara bheja jaata hai.
2. The entire village runs with the help of solar light.
3. There is a huge shopping complex under construction, which will support 120 shops that will sell items of daily use. The villagers will not need to go to cities for shopping.
4. The village maintains its own website, which has a special column of keeping financial transparency. All the money exchange w.r.t the govt is on display. Sabhi gaon ke log bahut imaandari se paise use karte hain.
5. Village ke sabhi gates bahut khoobsoorati se decorated hain. Sabhi per LCD displays hain.
6. Food storage facility bhi bahut advanced hai.
7. The entire village has neat and clean roads. The drainage system is well-maintained and has been constructed underground.
8. Harr ghar ko daily consumption ke liye 4 Rupees mein 20 litre ka filtered water milta hai. Summers mein Rs. 6 ka 20 litre thanda paani milta hai.

Urban sector ko iss gaon se avashya prerna leni chaahiye. Villagers ki unity, unka purusharth, Himanshu Bhai Patel ki leadership, aur sabhi nivaasiyon ka ishwar ke prati bhakti-bhaav hee iss gaon ki unnati ka mukhya kaaran hai.

Eicher Vehicle ki test drive

Abhi kuch din se Gambhoi ashram mein ekantvaas kar rahe hain. Aaj shaam ko Gambhoi ke paas Himmatnagar jaana hua. Wahan cars ke different showrooms mein gaye. Aakhir mein Eicher ke showroom mein gaye...Eicher 17 ft, BS-3 model accha laga, to socha ki uski test drive lenge. Bahut hee heavy-duty vehicle hai yeh. Per test drive to lene hee thi. Maine Eicher Motors showroom ke owner Mehul Mukund ji ko saath mein baitha kar test drive li.
Test drive lene ke baad jab main showroom se rawana ho raha tha...to mere sewak ne mujhe bataya ki Mehul Mukund ji ne unko yeh kaha ki mere jaise driving skills unhone kisi ke paas nahi dekhe. Iss se pehle Himmatnagar ke sabhi log Mehul ji ko driving skills mein bahut expert maante the. Un sabko yehi lagta tha ki Mehul ji ke jaise koi drive nahi kar sakta tha. Per aaj jab Mehul ji ne mujhe 17 ft, BS-3 model chalaate hue dekha to unko aascharya hua...