The Heart of the Matter
June 10, 2008
50 Reasons Why People Like Being with Maharaji

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Five months ago, on this blog, I posted 34 reasons why I like being with Maharaji -- my attempt to communicate some of the impact seeing him has on me. At the end of the post, I asked readers to add their own reasons. Eight people responded. What follows is my original list and the "Why I like being with Maharaji" reasons of the eight readers who responded. Feel free to add your own when you get to the end of the list. I'll publish version 3.0 after another 20 responses are submitted.

34 Reasons Why I Like Being with Maharaji

1. I breathe more deeply
2. It becomes very easy to savor every moment
3. I stop judging myself and everyone else
4. Time slows down
5. I listen from a still place inside me
6. I feel like I'm dancing when I walk -- or at least, gliding
7. I laugh uncontrollably
8. I cry tears of joy
9. I stop worrying
10. I like what I see when I look in the mirror
11. I have a lot more fun than usual
12. I experience timelessness
13. Everything seems perfect just the way it is
14. I let go of being self-conscious
15. I feel like I'm being massaged from the inside out
16. I move in tune with a hidden music
17. I see how peace is possible for the entire planet
18. I feel like he's talking just to me
19. I am grateful for everything
20. I want to serve
21. I feel whole and complete
22. I feel a vast spaciousness
23. I live in the present moment
24. Everything is profoundly simple
25. I rededicate myself to the practice of Knowledge
26. I stop trying to improve myself
27. I lose my need to gain anyone's approval
28. I am content
29. I come from my heart, not my head
30. Life feels like a party
31. I let things come to me -- and they do
32. I feel more authentic
33. I realize I have no problems
34. I feel like I'm totally home

HEART OF THE MATTER reader reasons why they like being with Maharaji:

35. I always leave loving myself a little more. -- Candice Wilmore
36. It's incredibly great being around a lot of other people who are also feeling 1-34. -- Steve Kowarsky
37. I feel my Heart come alive. -- Mka
38. I wake up from the core of my being. -- Alan Roettinger
39. I feel like the luckiest person on earth. -- Alan Roettinger
40. I realize how much I've missed him. -- Alan Roettinger
41. I forget about everything I've missed out on. -- Alan Roettinger
42. I get to spend some time with the best friend I will ever have. -- Alan Roettinger
43. I am in awe at consciousness & clarity. (Chris Tardieu)
44. I am transported back into the ocean of joy, love and strength dwelling within me. Fearlessness presides as magic filled with gratitude resumes as my guide. -- Amy S.
45. Magic fills the air and my heart and the hearts of others! I love seeing the Light in their eyes and the smiles on their beatific faces!
-- Jon Lloyd
48. The silence within me is breathtaking. -- Asiebhan
49. I get cleansed of the dirt of the mind. -- Asiebhan
50. I get to laugh a lot. -- Asiebhan

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at June 10, 2008 08:56 AM

Comments

I wasn't able to come to this event, Mitch, but I sure heard about it and some of that thanks to your blog, so DANKE.

I had such fun hearing about what it was like. Even though there's never anything "new" it's always unique, can never be duplicated and yes, the most fun ever.

So for #35 on this list, I'll add:

I always leave loving myself a little more.

Posted by: Deece48 [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2008 09:42 AM

35. It's incredibly great being around a lot of other people who are also feeling 1-34.

Posted by: Steve K [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2008 11:00 AM

I feel my Heart come alive

Posted by: Mka [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2008 07:05 PM

#38 I wake up from the core of my being.
#39 I feel like the luckiest person on earth.
#40 I realize how much I've missed him.
#41 I forget about everything I've missed out on.
#42 I get to spend some time with the best friend I will ever have.

Posted by: AlanR [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2008 08:21 PM

#43 I am in awe at consciousness & clarity

Posted by: Chris [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 10, 2008 12:59 AM

I am transported back into the ocean of joy, love and strength dwelling within me. Fearlessness presides as magic filled with gratitude resumes as my guide.

Posted by: amys [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 11, 2008 01:14 AM

Magic fills the air and my heart and the hearts of others! I love seeing the Light in their eyes and the smiles on their beatific faces!

Posted by: j bhutu-ji [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 19, 2008 03:34 AM

#48 The silence within me is breathtaking
#49 I get cleansed of the dirt of the mind
#50 I get to laugh a lot
#51 I get teased a lot too :)

Posted by: asiebhan [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 26, 2008 09:47 PM

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