On March 2'nd, John Osbourne got a call from Sri Sri urging him to go to San Jose, CA the next day to meet w/ Satsangees gathered for MahaKriya.
John at the time was in LA and the LA Center itself had a blissful Shivratri followed by a rocking Satsang.
On March 3'rd - The Bay Area welcomed John w/ open arms and he repaid us plentiful and then some. Not only did 300 of us gather for MahaKriya - We ourselves had a rocking satsang!
John made it a point to invite all of us to LA for Sri Sri's commentary on the Upanishads in April. He also touched upon the World Culture Festival in Berlin on July 2-3.
In John's words, 'The Art of Living has two kind of events. One that we do for ourselves - like the Upanishads - to be in the space of knowledge with our Master. Second - what we do to showcase to the World via the World Culture Festival in Berlin. There are soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. These are people AOL can help and want to help, however, for us to do so we must gain visibility in the public eye and receive a thumbs up from the U.S. Gov't.'
John also shared an emotional exchange he had w/ Gurudev a few years back. John said, 'I don't know why this incident keeps flashing in my head, but it is perhaps to share this with all of you. One year on May 13'th - GuruDev's Birthday- For some reason I wanted to wish him 'Happy Birthday.' Gurudev was in the Bangalore Ashram at the time and the phone system was one-line and whoever rang first got him on the phone. I got a busy signal plenty of times, however, just had a compulsion to keep calling till I got him on the line to wish him. Finally, I got Gurudev on the line and wished him 'Happy Birthday,' and expressed my compulsion to call him. The line was quiet for 10 seconds and Gurudev said, 'You know John, this body i'm in was created for you.'
After John shared this story, it brought a deeper meaning to the Art of Living greeting 'I Belong to You.' Guruji also indicated to John the world is moving more and more towards spirituality. What better way to showcase Art of Living to the World than to be a part of the World Culture Festival in Berlin and inviting others to join our ever expanding 'One World Family?'
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