Young students of Hasnath PUC College for Women in Bangalore discovered that giving up the ego brought joy and peace in their lives through the three-day “Discover Yourself Workshop” conducted by A.W. Sadathullah Khan. For these youngsters, the Workshop held on December 1, 2 and 3, 2005, came as a blessing, letting them shed their fears of the future and allowing them to take responsibility of their own lives with 100 per cent confidence.

Here they share their experiences and responses after the Workshop.

RAJSHRI: Before the workshop I was not confident and life was boring for me. I used to tell my friends that I wanted to die instead of bearing all the problems. I use to tell why death is not coming soon. I used to think, in the graveyard, I would get happiness. After attending this workshop I am feeling like a newly born pure person. I cannot express my feelings, full of happiness and joy. I have become a responsive girl with full of confidence, now I can do anything I wish. I have got peace, happiness and love. The workshop gave us a new future to our life.

N. DASAI: I was really given an excellent opportunity to attend this workshop. It was great and I realised that I am pure, diamond and not a fool or stupid. Now I am completely changed, I stopped arguing from past two days with my mother, before I used to argue, wanted them to change and was advising them. I used to fight. I realised how great my parents are and I am thankful to God. I have stopped hurting others and I am enjoying life and I shall create strong relationship with my mother and family members. I have got all the answers to my questions. Thank you very much sir

ANUSHA: Till day before yesterday I was a different person. But now I have changed and no more the same old person. I have gained confidence in myself, fear has disappeared, and I am no more feeling lonely. I started sharing freely with my friends, lecturers and my family members. I started speaking to my family members whom I was not speaking for days and years. I have given up my anger and my ego is gone. Now I know I can create anything. I have stopped bothering about what others think about me. I am very happy that I have changed. I started loving myself and others. I do not hate people any more.

MANIMANGALA: My experience is that I am very happy and I am not able to express it. The workshop has changed me a lot. Before the workshop I was not in a mood to study but now I have gained confidence and I am very much confident now that I will get 85% in my exams. I never use to forgive, but now I have forgiven my friends and relatives. May God bless you sir, for long life to serve and coach others to discover themselves.

SANGEETHA: Before the workshop I was not confident and was not able to concentrate on my studies. I always used to think of the past and the future. After the workshop, I got the confidence to do anything and have got the concentration in my studies. I have got the capacity now to do whatever I want to do. I am very much thankful to the coach for making me do all the impossible things possible.

FARHAT: I got confidence that anything and everything is possible. A major problem I had regarding dealing with my friend was solved after attending the workshop. My childhood friend, my best friend, she was like my sister, she helped me in every step and encouraged me in my studies. She was there whenever I needed her. She loved me so much and she wanted to join the same college where I am studying but due to some family problem she could not join. We both decided to attend this workshop but just three days before the workshop she committed suicide. I am really missing her and I did not eat anything, even a drop of water from that day. I was not able to forget her. But after attending the workshop I realized that it is God’s wish. I am trying to forget her. For God’s sake, I request every one to pray to God to forgive her for her mistake. I request you to please do this workshop for parents and grand parents also. Thank you very much.

NASREEN: It is an excellent workshop, worthy for one and all, successfully achieving all aims and goals in life, of life and for life. Everything essential to make life good, pure, happy, peaceful, confident, worthwhile and heavenly blissful. I got all the benefits I did not have or I wished to have. For e.g.: happiness, peace, success as a human being, as a self and also for all others too, in my sharing and caring, in all my relationships with all. Now and for the future- I have truly and surely discovered my real natural self. To conclude, I hope to remain my true self and make others also discover their own true selves. Jazaka –Allah.

ZARINA: My life is totally changed after attending the workshop. Before I was in a false world, in darkness and also blind. My life was dumb. I use to argue with my parents. I used to think that if I argue a lot they would not question me. I would speak straight away that would hurt them. Now I am no more like that, I have changed and I will change my family and friends. I have forgiven my uncle. I shared every thing with my mum and my uncle and they are very happy. Past is past, but now I want to create a new future, new life from now. My only request is that you conduct this workshop in all the colleges and other places so that every one could come out of the darkness as we have come out.

SAYEEDA: I think I did a good thing by attending this workshop. I did not expect that this workshop would change my life and me. Before attending this workshop I was having so many doubts, questions and I wanted reasons and solutions for them. But, now I have the capacity to judge for myself. I shared this with my mother and will share with many more people. I really thank each and everyone for this workshop. In this workshop, we enter, with our ego and come out in the end without the ego.

TABASSUM: I am feeling very light, very peaceful, and now I can lead my life easily. Now I can create my new life and my Akhirah. I could not believe that this workshop could change my life. I am now able to concentrate in my namaz and studies. I learnt the importance of the purification of the heart and soul. Now I am more powerful, more religious, having self-confidence, having no stage fear. I respect every one now. Now I feel every thing is good and appreciate all the creations of Allah. My life has changed a lot. I have got the courage to tackle any problem. Now I have confidence in myself and will make my future bright. I am thankful to Allah and thankful to sir for showing us the right path. I request you to do this workshop for the parents.

NAVEEN: I have accomplished a lot from the workshop. The workshop was very useful to us and the very best thing I liked was the explanations of sir. I have become so pure, loving, understanding and I have stopped judging others. I hope if every one in the whole world participates in this workshop they will become good, having belief in God and would be in the right path.

TAJ: Before the workshop I was feeling that I am stupid and I cannot do anything. I had many problems like concentration, respect for others and so on. But now I am feeling good that I can do everything what I want to do. Now I have lot of respect for my parents, my relatives and my self. My father was an angry person. I changed him completely. Now he talks nicely with others. My mother was so much worried about my elder sister. I shared with her about the workshop and now she is happy.

Workshop Diary