Something very very nice & unique is hapenning in Bangalore Central Jail.  

Legend says that Narada transformed a dacoit into a sage called Valmiki.   Similar thing is hapenning in a mass scale here.  Narada gave the dacoit two word mantra ( Ma Ra )  as he could'nt pronouce "Ra ma",  these lucky souls in the jail got  another powerful mantra called "So Hum" .

28 life sentence convicts,  have done YLTP(Youth Leadership Trainning Programme) , DSN ( Divya Samaj ka Nirman ), (Part-2 meditation course in next 1-2 week )  and for the past 60 days continuous 2-3 rounds of padmasadhana,  satsang practice, teaching Nav Chethan,  computer training 

It all started with Nagraj ji sankalpa,  and daily commitment of  another  yltp teacher, ( who himself had 18 roberry cases on his name few years back ) of daily being their on time 6.30 am, travelling 30km daily, to conduct the padmsadhana.

Two days back  DIG prisons, Karnataka Mr Gagandeep had come and we had a function where these participants shared the experiences.  It was recorded by Ashram publication team, soon expect to see the sharing.  

All of them shared how they were before, with no hope in life, and lots of tensions, now completly transformed, and expressed great gratitude to  guruji.  Some experiences

• One person said his only aim, is to take revenge when he gets out, and kill the person because of whom he was here.  Now after this,  he had forgiven them
• One guy planning for some bank roberry after his release, to settle  in his life after release,  is now commited to be honest
• Another who is supposed to go out this week, is planning to stay for the upcoming AMC ( advanced meditation course )

The DIG told that he never knew breathing can bring so powerful transformation. I was just thinking,  "it was not just breathing sir,  its  the power and grace of our  guru" .
He also requested to have similar programmes for the police officers also.

Really I am getting the same expanded feeling of being in visalakshi mantap in aol ashram, in the yoga hall where these practices are going on.    I would like to call them yogis only.

Now the best part, these 28 yogis,  are given Nav chetan manuals, and in the past month they have conducted Nav Chetan Shibirs to about 600 fellow convicts.  And now another 50 people are ready for doing  next round of YLTP and similar three month daily programme.   Also Yes+ for 40 youths is also done.

With our guruji everything is possible.  If guruji gives permission even TTC (Teachers Training Course ) can happen here.

Actually I feel very jealous of these people.  No wife/children/boss to  trouble them,  no tv/mobile/news paper/movies to distract them,  good satvik vegetarian diet,  no responsibilities of family and worries about external world,   just  doing 2-3 rounds of padmasadhana daily, along with satsang and conducting nav-chethan shibirs,  and  I can even trade my so called "freedom" to be there !!!!