Editorial: November "Being The Child"

Dear Readers,

This issue of Sacred Sanctum is dedicated to the very Being inside us - The Child. As the world celebrates Universal Children's Day on Nov 20th, this edition is invoking that spontaneous energy that we are all born with - The energy that is looking forward, has abundant energy, willing to learn and grow. The Child is the progressive aspect of a human. 

Our conditioned beliefs limit this child and as an impact we feel that we don't belong, we are not good and that we cannot trust. Invoking you to release this child slowly within yourself - a child who is compassionate, a child who can give unconditionally and a child that is Useful.

Cover Story is a soul stirring Appeal to just be - to leave and throw the Masks, to accept, Be and Act together from a Child space , from a happy accepting space.

Growing to Leap is an experience of an individual who has been deeply touched by the Essence of Sri Raj Bhowmik . When living brings us to crossroads, & we have never taken a road before, trusting the inner voice & heart always makes us take the growing decisions. This is Pooja's experience.

Awakening to a New Dawn - To accept and walk Living knowing fully well the game we are playing, to break free from tags, labels and roles and just be - to accept our core  and be useful is this beautiful piece of Peace.

Soul Transformation is a personal experience of a healer Rama Awasthi in her second innings towards sustainable living. There is a difference between knowing, understanding and living.  When we live it, the cells of our body have believed and have already begun living. Living is the action and there are multiple rewards. Rama's living is a testimony today of those rewards from Sri Raj Bhowmik.

Happy Growing for all ages: The importance of Faith and how we connect to Faith in our living. A child has implicit faith in the Mother but over years of our conditioning, we begin to act faith through crisis. Bhanu's learning about living at all times rather than situations & living from faith brings about the magical growth in Life situations.

Freedom to be is our inherant right to feel comfortable with who we are and comes from a Source within. Ask a child & you will always find them in perfect harmony with who they are. Psychologist Manvitha reflects in the Light of Sri Raj Bhowmik.

Soul Parenting is an article from Sri Raj Bhowmik - A Gift to parents on Children's Day !!

As we welcome a New Year to Dawn, may every day in the month bring more awareness to discover and live the child inside you to allow more abundance & create more happiness inside and around everywhere you go.

With Peace,

Sacred Sanctum

Cover Story: The Masked Child Inside

Today on the occasion of Children's day the web is full of sad pictures depicting malnourished, deprived, lonely & hungry children ..in Somalia, Slums of India..children on streets.... etc. There is a wave of sympathy building up all over the web , donations getting poured in...Many hearts being wrenched & many tears being dropped for their general apathy.... Good!

Such pictures however,  are reflecting a very different story to me today...

These kids and their condition are at least recognized by few individuals/ organizations and hence work is been done upon them..there is awareness  been created too but the irony is that there are a large , growing number of so called  "healthy , Nourished"  kids around us , in our own families ..whose inner state reflect the same story. These kids are outwardly well provided for.. with best of education, clothed in branded items, going around in shopping malls in expensive cars....but they are still angry, lonely, hungry, confused, let down, insecure and labeled.... One needs an inner eye and not a camera to see such millions of kids around...they are amongst us. ..between us..right now, right here...No need to go looking for them in any slums

 or Somalia...They have fancy names...and live in the most posh residential complexes... shrouded in sham , their behaviour & bodies sending out SOS messages for recognition of their inside story.."I exist . Look at me too... There is no difference between the Malnourished child in Somalia and me...We are the same...Our inner being is malnourished.. Do open your soul's eye and look into me ..I am hungry, insecure, lonely...I am a void inside...I am not allowed to complain as I am wrapped up in the best of material things.. I lie, I manipulate, I am scared...I have to live up to the expectations of the so called "Educated, Up market Corporate parental guidelines..I am being prepared for the Rat Marathon..I am just another product of this crazy Rat- race.. I am a child buried in the layers of many glittering masks..!

Today, let us all look  into our own families first and then at the immediate environment ..we shall definitely recognize such faces romping around happily under the dazzling shine of golden masks...its easy to find such children. They are the ones who carry the labels of  ...Naughty, bully, brat, spoiled, nice, good, obedient, logical , emotional ,sensitive, stubborn, shy, brave, coward, cry baby, over smart etc... Ever wondered why? If we as parents & as community are so good at bringing up children then why do we have such labeled children all around? Its time we pause & think not from our mind space but from a deep compassionate space within.. Its time we start sprinkling our own families & environment with awareness & love..and gently rip off the labels from every child...No child comes with masks...we the unaware individuals put it on them..the child just lives up to it..simple...! A child labeled as obedient shall keep on living up to the image & shall be obedient under all circumstances & events  through out her life...Life shall continue to shower the child with events which require her to be disobedient at least once but because of the burden of the label which the child carries.. it would be difficult for the child to rip it off easily, even if it means to live  with suppressed expressions & in a claustrophobic relationship.

 The more we go deep with in, the more we recognize such children around us within us... Its time to wake up and get in touch with the child inside us for once..Its only when we start working towards parenting the child within , the  sprinkling happens on the outside and around too...!  Let us allow all labels  to  be dropped from a child..and that includes the child inside each one of us too. Let there be Freedom to Dream..to build..to  construct ..to destruct..Just let the child BE !

Happy Children's Day !

Awakening To A New Dawn

The child is demanding

The mother is stressed

The husband dominates

The wife repressed

The boss too political

The sub-ordinate distressed

The aunt brags

The rich show off

They are mean

The poor await

Everyone wants to prove

And life goes on

Anxious, painful, insulted, unhappy

Because of too much resistance

That is the problem too

Acceptance is the solution

Isn”nt  It?

As we learn to accept situations in life, truth, happiness and awareness - the most priceless possessions are ours.    It is the treasure that will help us conquer our own Self. We are That. We are. Every incident in life comes to teach us only this. 

Acceptance -we all need to  understand this word. It is the subtle art of witnessing ourselves without labels The true essence is with us waiting to be realized. Why do we want to struggle? Situations come our way because we have invited it. Just accept and we have a beautiful life awaiting to flow through us.

Lets be a flute in the lips of the Divine and It”s music will flow through us . In acceptance the fragrance of our own lives will flow and fill us and all around us.

Let us awake to a new dawn, a new life, a new essence just by Accepting.

With lots of love

Maa Narmadha

Freedom To Be : Growing In Freedom

As a child freedom is so much easier to experience, but, as an adult with the never ending dualities we hunt, we fall away from our natural self. A few years back into my life, at preschool, things were so easier and “I was with the flow of life”. But as an adult, with the control that we trophy-want-aspire, we do some where loose our innate ability to experience freedom. 

The same thing happened to me. I was so caught up trying to do my best to prove my best, not for myself, but for others… I felt choked up. Until one day when the whole thing changed my life, when I miserably failed in proving myself. Then, I realized that it was not worth it and I found my freedom was all the time with me. Just that I didnt want to embrace it because I was all the time running away from it. Why? Because I wanted to be sophisticated so that people don’t realise my weakness.

Well today, I love my life! I went on a search to know what I really want to do by following my interests. This happened very early in my life so I did get a chance to experience freedom through experimentation of choosing from different career and pursuing my hobbies & interests. I did invest a few years in this and everybody called me crazy. But, it didn't deter me and to be honest I didn't care as I knew I was being led by Lord – my intentions were pure and I had been asking for answers & guidance from the All Mighty. I became a Psychologist and very recently I met SAHHEAL and out of the blue I was there standing at SAHHEAL enrolling myself for the course. I am just around a week old and have been able to experience freedom in a grander sense. 

Freedom to me is defined and now redefined at Raj Bhowmik Group. Now, I live my life with a deep appreciation and understanding of life, which makes it simpler and easier to embrace “my freedom”. As its said at Soulbath Peace Foundation “Meet Yourself in Silence” and “choose what you want to manifest” has made my life so much more worthwhile: I choose to live free in my kingdom. My deepest thanks goes out to Guru Raj Bhowmik for showing one can experience joy happiness and freedom if one takes that leap of faith and follows one’s heart!

Manvitha,

Psychologist.

Soul Transformation; A Second Innings is Born

This is all about a journey of life which sounds so beautiful at its 43rd year. Till before some months it was confusing with anger and resentment. But now when I look back it seems that everything had been in order. All I needed was  realization. I was reluctant on joining SAHHEAL workshop (3 levels) thinking I have attended enough of workshops on spiritualism and breathing techniques etc... from the time we (me and my family) had settled down in Bangalore in 2005.  Life  has been different after attending the SAHHEAL workshops.  Initially I was was not happy in a sense I was not clear. I did not know what I wanted and then it seemed as if some force was at work. I was surrounded with situations like sickness in the family (including me)

On an average I was spending some 4 to 5 hours at various hospitals on a daily basis.  Business also became dull and not stable. These kind of situations definitely  affect  relationships due  to  the extra work it involves -  like who will do what.  Everybody feels over burdened with work. On the other hand I was trying to improve situations with the help of manifestations and affirmations. I was loosing faith in affirmations (but now I know they work because I was guided to SAHHEAL . )

With lot of resistance I came for level one but the first day itself I realized that it was meant for me. I needed just that. Within  the first few hours all the resistance was washed away and soon things started improving. I was at peace and started looking forward to have a better life.

Everything started coming on track. I was looking forward for the second level. I noticed that SAHHEAL workshops are different from other spiritual workshops ( it is not at all a comparison, just a difference which I noticed)   They are different in a way that  they are beyond the rules and technicality. I ( other participants too) were told about the space we work from and how our environment is a part of us. ( now I knew why my affirmations were not working before SAHHEAL workshops because I was working from a space of anger and I was not very keen on anything about my environment) the best part is, the moment I realized this, one by one all my manifestations and affirmations started coming true in reality.

All three levels removed all the blockages within me and a flow started in my life. My creativity increased and relationships improved.  Effect was such that I saw my mother (who is 85 years old and known for depriving herself from all goodness of life) started taking interest in things like going out and eating outside food. It was nice to witness how wonderfully everything changed.

Being a therapist, I feel it is very important to mention that after 3 levels only those who know what they want and who are willing to change are guided to my practice. I belong to a business family and our business is providing new creative ways to grow.

I am very happy to be a SAHHEAL Healing Consultant and very much willing to carry the essence of our founder Shri Raj Bhowmik to heal and to grow, more and more each day. I love my life and my environment and I am grateful to Soulbath Peace Foundation to give me a chance to do something where I can help others to see life as a beautiful journey.

Once again my sincere thanks to Soulbath Peace Foundation, The Founder Shri Raj Bhowmik  for bringing change in my life and in my environment.

Rama Awasthi

Growing To Leap

Growth is the most essential essence of life. Growing not only in age but in all aspect, such as in career, relationships and most importantly growing within. In this fast paced corporate life we often feel that if we pass each class and finally graduate from the best universities or to get a promotion in our job means growing.But growing is much more than this. Amidst the hustle bustle of life we tend to neglect our inner self which actually needs to grow.

This realization is hard to have in a normal life. I  consider myself  very lucky  for I could get a chance to look into my inner self and also get to know what growing actually means. All this was made possible with the help of SAHHEAL. I was introduced to SAHHEAL through my elder sister. Initially I was very hesitant to come to SAHHEAL but today I don’t regret even a bit.

Coming to SAHHEAL taught me that, the way we look at a thing is not always the only way to look at it, there could be other ways too. During my first visit to SAHHEAL I learned there is always a reason as to why a person behaves in a particular manner and to know that reason we have to go to the root to have a clear understanding.

Before I had been to SAHHEAL even I was living with too many wrong notions or should say wrong believes but now those so called wrong believes are slowly washing away. The sense of timidness and dependency in me is also going away. Now I know that whatever decision I take would be my decision and I would be responsible for it. This was my first small step towards growing and growing in a more aware manner.

In one’s life everything is linked, nothing is left loose. In my life whatever I was going through had a direct link to my relation with someone in my own family. When you think about it in silence you come to know that same patterns are being repeated everywhere and it is very important to break that pattern so that you can move forward without fear or grievances. I have learned one very important thing during SAHHEAL, whatever happens in life happens for a reason because life wants to tell us something. We just have to keep our eyes and ears open so that we can receive the message clearly.

Knowing our self and growing along with complete self knowledge is wonderful. You will never have any complains about yourself or about anyone else.My interactions with SAHHEAL has been an eye opener at every step, it has taught me to look at things, situations and most importantly people around me from different angles leaving aside my perceptions. All this has happened with the Blessing of Sri Raj Bhowmik who chose me to be a part of SAHHEAL.

I thank Sri Raj Bhowmik for being my master and guiding me. I would also like to thank my sister who literally pulled me to SAHHEAL. This is the best gift she ever gave me. Thank you.

                                                                                                           - Pooja Dwivedi

Happy Growing for all ages

I would like to share with all of you as to what I learnt

about faith and trust in my SAHHEAL Stage 2.   When I heard about faith , I applied it whenever a crisis happened in my life.  By blaming situations or people around us at the time of crisis, and shifting the responsibility on someone else, takes us away from focus, we lose sight of our higher purpose and lessons to be learnt.  As I was thinking on these lines and discussing with my husband suddenly the realization dawned on me that trust or faith should pervade every aspect of our lives, it should be the very essence of our living.  It is interwoven with the very fabric of our lives.  Whether it is dealing with money, health or the very process of living it is the feeling that I will be provided for at all times, whenever the need arises.  The feeling of being safe, secure in the hands of the higher self, teaches us to  trust. This  realization gave me a sense of lightness and a new meaning to life.  This lightness came with the hope that there is no need to hoard or feel possessive about anything in life.  We can trust  and be grateful to life. and start living.
  

Thank you,

   Bhanu

Soul Parenting: By Sri Raj Bhowmik

Parents provide a constant and consistent environment to the developing child and a school enhances cognitive and social skills. As most parents come back tired from work, have chores to complete, conference calls late at night and children have tons of homework, their world is slowly moving out of balance. To compensate this lack of energy, children are taken to malls, gaming and buying products and gadgets. But the result is that these gifts are only aiding a complex and quick behavioral process in a child that is conditional. Gazing and being with nature is being substituted for resort vacations and quick holidays. Many children, therefore, are trying to fit in the parent's lifestyle thus copying quickness where gadgets are substituting spontaneous relationships. Children are hyperactive, quick and sometimes diseases like asthma, viral infections and wheezing become common.

New age children are exposed to a wide range of information. To help children make more meaning of their world, parents play a big role through their direct interactions than substitute routines or objects. Dinner and sleep time, weekend chores can be a great tool to engage children with parents constructively.
 A regular bonding time during weekend away from malls, movies and gaming can help children connect to nature in its natural best.

 Parenting comes in two shades in a family - an over indulgent parent who compromises a lot, carries guilt in the relationship is overtly providing for all of the child's needs. On the other hand, a telling parent often directs and instructs not giving the child too many choices.  Basic children's needs are to be safe in an environment where they can express and be understood. This allows them to share and be acknowledged. 21st century parents can provide a big, safe stadium where children feel safe.

A call to parents
"I appeal to you, to let your children dream. Let them be free to build castles in the air. In fact, encourage and support them in doing so. In the future, when you see your child actually building the castle that he/she has always dreamt of, have a proud smile on your face. And your heart, full of pride, will know that you helped him/her reach his dream by lending him a helping hand right from the time he wasn't even able to walk on his own. You helped him complete the very first and the most important phase, the foundation phase. You helped him 'dream'."

—Sri RAJ BHOWMIK