9th May'09 with Nithya Shanti

All of us know that relationships can be the source of great joy and also great distress. The Bridging Hearts Gathering is an opportunity to learn, discuss and most importantly experience the essential love skills that bring hearts closer.

What brings hearts closer?
What takes hearts apart?

A sage asked his disciples...
'Why do people yell at each other when they are upset?'

The disciples thought for a while, and one said, 'We lose our calm and so we yell!'

'But explain to me, why do you yell when the other person is right next to you?' asked the sage. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you yell at a person when you're angry?' The disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the sage.

Finally the sage explained...
'When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance which arises between their hearts.
To cover that distance they must yell, to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to yell to hear each other through that great distance.'

Then the sage asked...
'What happens when people are in love? They do not yell at each other but talk softly. Why? Their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small.

The sage continued...
'What happens when their love for the other grows even more? They do not speak, they only whisper. Their hearts come even closer with love. Finally they need not even whisper... they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close people are when they love each other. The heart is like one.'

Then the sage said,
'The lesson here is this...when you disagree do not let a distance come between your hearts. Relationships are far more important than specific outcomes. Do not say or do things that increase the distance between hearts, else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you may not find the path to return.'

About the Facilitator

 

Nithya Shanti is an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has worked with leading organizations in the fields of HR and Corporate Strategy. He then became a Buddhist monk and trained in meditation with famous meditation masters and spiritual teachers in Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and USA for six years.

Since 2007 he has been conducting retreats and training programs for various organizations and groups in India, USA, Singapore and Australia. Nithya Shanti's capacity to inspire, open hearts and minds, elucidate complex subjects and offer practical transformational practices has been appreciated by friends around the world.

Interventions with him have proved life changing for participants as he blends the best innovations from the west with deep spiritual insights from the east in a profound, yet light hearted way. In the The Bridging Hearts Gatherng is a valuable opportunity to discover the essential love skills that bring us together. It will help us improving our relationship with ourselves and others in our life.

Nithya Shanti's core learning, teaching and offering is simply... "Be Loving"!

Date: 9th May, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 8am to 5pm
Place: Aperture India, First floor, Millennium Plaza, Opp Fergusson College, F C Road, Pune, India
Contact: Jay 91-20-66403387

Details are also available on this website:
http://apertureindia.com/event_detail.php?id=%208