// Year 15 // Issue 14 // 21 October 2022 Oasis Periodical (Newsletter-Cum-Magazine)
Youths Enter World of Spirituality! First Workshop (Year 4), Empathy Series, Oasis L3 Course
22 youths from more than 5 different L3 Course batches came together for a special Spirituality Workshop facilitated by Sanjiv Shah and Sheeba Nair, organized at Oasis Valleys from 3-5 September 2022.
Do the headlines make you wonder?!
Is Spirituality about being religious?
"Until now, I had many illusions & misconceptions about what spirituality really meant. This workshop gave me the understanding that true spirituality is inseparable from 'Right Living'. Spirituality is a subject of action."
~ Rushik Shah, CA, Surat
Was the workshop helpful & relevant for youths?
"I realized that I’m not bad, I’m not weak, I’m not jealous or I’m not emotional as I used to tell myself constantly. There simply is something inside me which I have to look with awareness. I’m beautiful as a human being. "
~ Kashish Sharma, MHE, Vadodara
"The realization was very hitting –
'A life lived without living true spirituality is not a worthy life. No matter you know it or not.'" ~ Purva Patel, MHE, Vadodara
Learning 'Spirituality' - isn't it difficult and boring?
"I realized the joy of seeing my emotions, feelings, ego and the cyclone of ego and mind without feeling bad about it. I was thinking that "I am humble.” But I realized that this thought is also coming from ego itself!" ~Aatmaja Soni,Young Trustee, Oasis Movement, Vadodara
Workshop Glimpses
Group readings and understanding of 'Adhyatma Ni Shodhma' book helped participants understand Spirituality in a step by step process.
Special sessions in evening by facilitators to solve the day's queries. Connecting learnings to their personal lives.
Activities and roleplays planned for participants to understand different parts of our 'mind'.
Participants engrossed in activities, contrary to popular belief, spirituality is 'fun' to understand!
Realizations about True Spirituality...
All participants reflected that the workshop will help them to lead their lives more scientifically and with love..
The workshop ended with over-pouring gratitude by youths for getting such life-essential knowledge at such a young age..
"Spirituality is no destination to receive. Not something like a degree/medal – once attained you’re done for life. The depressing or adventurous or challenging but REAL fact is that this is a continuous, unstoppable life time journey.."
~ Riya Shah, MHE, Vadodara
Nutrition for Nurturing Soul...
“You have to grow from the inside out.
None can teach you, none can make you spiritual.
There is no other teacher but your own soul.” Swami Vivekanand
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside...dreams.
Who looks inside...awakens.” Carl Jung
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.” Gautam Buddha
Aatmaja Soni, Riya Shah Mehul Panchal, Jolly Madhra, Sanjiv Shah, Sheeba Nair
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