Sutta v/s. Kriya

I have often observed the tendencies of the smokers in my hostel. What i was astonished to see was that every smoker invites all other smokers around whenever he wishes to go down to the mess for smoking cigarettes. Most of them usually smoke in group, as if it gives them a greater high when done in group...

Now group smoking reminds me of Group Kriya, that we(YES!+ gang of ISM) do in the Yoga Centre everyday. Not that both give the same experience. The mental state achieved after Sudershan Kriya can never be matched even with smoking 100 cigarettes continuously.

 

What really bothers me is the fact that smoking has started being considered a "cool" thing to do. Nobody hesitates or feels shy in asking people around to smoke. But this is not the case with Kriya. Whenever someone sitting with friends leaves for doing kriya, he usually apologetically says, "Main na zara kriya kar ke aata hun", as if he's committing a crime by doing something related to meditation.

This mental attitude of the "good" people is the biggest problem of the world today. "Good" people, though they comprise 99.99% of the people of this world, are often heard saying, "Aajkal acche log bache hi nahi hai duniya me." I mean how can you say such a line when majority of the people in the world are good at heart. This is because "good" people always feel shy and hesitant to do "good things", they just think goody-goody and never implement something good. Whenever the time of implementation comes, they get caught up in their more important priorities like "bhaiya ki shaadi" or "taking a family member to the doctor". They are never able to take out time to do noble work from their "busy schedule" of reading newspapers, gossiping and doing "job assignments" among other things.

On the other hand, the "bad" people, lets say terrorists, are totally committed to do their destructive work. Whenever a terrorist is called for an attack, he never says ki "Mujhe bhaiya ki shaadi me jaana hai" or "Maine apni wife ko doctor ke pass le jaana hai". The bad people never leave any opportunity of doing bad work. They don't just think "bad" but also actually implement their "bad" intentions. That is why these 0.01% people of the world make us feel that the world is bad.

This mental attitude of the "good" people needs to be changed. Talking about college and kriya, when people can smoke, drink and take drugs publicly, then why should one hesitate to meditate, which is a very good thing to do and everyone, including smokers, know that. It is your own personal attitude that makes something you do cool or uncool. When you go for kriya, your attitude should be like "Main kriya karne ja rha hun. Tu bhi chal. Aankhe band karke baithiyo thodi der. Tera bhi kuch acha ho jaega!"

This is an appeal from my side to all the "good" people that please start implementing your "good" thoughts in life and don't just continue to think and never act. Because even small "actions" can make a big difference while big-big "thoughts", if not acted upon are totally useless and of no consequence.

Bye.


P.S. If you wish to learn the miraculous sudershan kriya and experience the "high" which is beyond all cigarettes and drugs, then please register yourself for the next YES!+ of ISM from 5th-11th April.
The lifetime registration fees of YES!+ is Rs.3000 which is far cheaper than smoking expenses.

In a month, a smoker usually spends about Rs. 1500 on cigarettes(average 10 cigarettes per day) and Rs. 500 on "daaru parties". This expenditure of Rs.2000 per month is reasoned to simply experience a "momentarily high" or to release "daily-life stresses". 

With sudershan kriya, you get a much bigger and a permanent "high" in your mental state and of course you are also able to completely flush out all your stress and negative emotions. 
So which is a cheaper bet?  
Rs. 3000 for lifetime good or Rs.2000 per month of no good?