Workshop 2010 Talk 1 Part 1

Namo Ramana
Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning conducts Spiritiual workshops every year in the month of June.
This year we had it on June 26th and 27th at the Ramana Maharshi Shrine, Mekhri Circle, Bangalore.
Devotees and seekers assembled at the shrine at 9.30 and registered themselves. First we had a prayer which was followed by Dr. Sarada speaking.
Here we are going to give some talks. You may read it.

By the extravagant grace of Bhagavan, we are gathered here once again for the annual workshop on His life and teachings. I say this is by His extraordinary grace because everything in the universe is by that grace. Ever movement, every stillness yet there are some times, some events where we feel the manifestation of that Grace in a more evident manner. In our own lives, there are some events which we describe as being on account of that grace and some events which we don’t. Of course the fact that we sit, the fact that we stand, the fact that we speak, the fact that we can see, hear, every movement is by that grace which is the energy shining in every heart and making all life, all awareness possible. So during the workshop we feel the presence of that grace more. So we need to ask ourselves the question ‘Why are we here?’ Not in a major, vast, generic sense of you know why are we here on earth? What is the purpose of Life? First we don’t go to that. Just why are we here for these two days? Each one of us may have a different reason for being here. So I thought the first session, we will give to the introduction, so that the others will also know who we are? We’ll introduce ourselves and tell ourselves why we are here in this workshop?
Introduction of all the participants.......