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Life Cycle ManagementNewcomers
Providing a pleasant human experience in associating with us
Uconnect@srcm.org
Introduction
• Group Introductions on three consecutive days
• Cultural context and sensitivity• Introduce with considered conversation• Explain the practice properly • Sustain, Nurture the group• Individual sittings in a group
Priorities – First 6-12 months
• Group Satsanghs – over Individual Sittings
• Informality – over Discipline
• Yoga Master or Guide– over The Master
• Timed Release of instruction– Instead of overwhelming with information
• Gradual involvement – Handholding– Transfer management
Transfer Management
• Participants transfer from the group in which they started to mainstream Satsangh over a long enough period of time
• If the participants move to another center, find a uconnect representative in the incoming center to handhold the transference
• Connect the abhyasi with that person via conference or video call
• Keep in touch after handover for a few weeks to ensure proper integration in the new center
Hospitality• Have tea, coffee, snack or meals in a restaurant
– With a few abhyasis of similar background• Invite them to Centers / ashrams or homes after sufficient
familiarity– Have a small group to interact– Talk about personal reasons for meditation
• Our love and devotion to Master and the Mission is personal – Hence not talked about– Don’t take the name of thy lord in vain!
• Introduction to simple mission books and videos– Make sure it is something you have read or watched– Must be carefully selected
• Don’t bore them with too much spirituality– Show your human side
Relationship
• Caring and Nurturing
• Being involved without being attached
• Being Empathetic without interfering
• Each sitting must be given in the best possible condition of the prefect
• Prefects to pray for a profound experience in sittings
• The last two are very important in retaining the abhyasis long term
Do’s
• Lead by example than by preaching– Let them adopt more and more on their own
• Expose them to your “normal” life– Let them know we are all in the same boat
• Let them get multiple perspectives– Slowly increase their social circle in Sahaj Marg
• Share your ups and downs in Sahaj Marg– Sahaj Marg is “flexible” and “natural” not “rigid”
Don’t…
• …insist, only suggest about various things– Wed Satsanghs, Volunteer work, Reading books,…
• …push them to attend every Satsangh– Don’t remind them of a missed Satsangh/Sitting
• …counsel them on their personal problems– Listen but refrain from giving advise.
• …talk about Master unless they want to or time is right– Let them build their own relationship with Master
Schedule of Support
• Build a group around those that participated in the LTM workshops
• Repeat the program and funnel the abhyasis into this group
• Introduction to Social circle• When the time is right take a trip the ashram• When the time is right merge them with the
larger group!
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