Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Ritucharya  Did you know that Ritucharya is an immunity-boosting diet regulation of rules or regimens according to six seasons (Ritus) in the physicians realm of Indian Ayurvedic medicine?  Ritucharya consists of Ayurvedic lifestyle and routine to cope up with the physical and mental impacts caused by seasonal changes. 'Ritu' means "season" and 'charya' means "regimen," combined to mean "teaching of the seasons". It encompasses all of the slight modifications one should make in their usual diet regimen with each season. It is said to bring variety to the constitution based regimen as the seasons change over every few months each year. The word "Ritu" is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word Ṛtú, a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice (yajna) or ritual in Vedic religion; this in turn comes from the word Ṛta (ऋत), as used in Vedic Sanskrit literally means the "order or cours...

Tinospora cordifolia or Amrutha balli Did you know that Tinospora cordifolia or Amrutha balli, a herbaceous vine of the Indian subcontinent was used during the 2020-22 COVID-19 outbreak in India, as recommended by the Ministry of AYUSH as a home remedy for immune support? Tinospora cordifolia or Amrutha balli, which is known by the common names heart-leaved moonseed, guduchi and giloy, is an herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae indigenous to the tropical areas of India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is used in Ayurveda over centuries in the belief that Tinospora has medicinal properties to treat various disorders. Tinospora cordifolia, also called Heart-leaved moonseed in English is known in Indian vernacular langauges as: Amrithavalli, Amritha, Madhuparni, Guduchika, chinnobhaava in Sanskrit; Amritaballi ಅಮೃತಬಳ್ಳಿ, Ugani balli ಉಗನಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ, Amara ಅಮರ in Kannada; Giloe, Gurcha in Hindi; Galac, Garo in Gujarathi; Nerinjil in Malayalam; Gulvel in Marathi; G...

GURUDEV Today in Satsang 🌸Tribal cultures are World Heritage. I have travelled across the World and I have seen, you will be surprised to see there is common thread! Big mind / consciousness has put common thoughts across the World. I congratulate the Ministry of Tribal Affairs that they are preserving our Tribal Culture. 🌸Save your mind at all costs. At the same time, see how best you can help & make others happy. 🌸"प्रश्न: गुरुदेव, हम धरती पर क्यों आये हैं? गुरुदेव: परेशान होने के लिए नहीं आये है, किसी और को परेशान करने के लिए नहीं आये हैं, ऐसे जो नहीं करने आये हैं उसकी सूची बनाओ, फिर तुम्हे पता चल जाएगा कि तुम क्यों आये हो, और ना भी चले, तो भी ठीक है।" 🌸प्रश्न: गुरुदेव हम अपने प्रेम को कैसे व्यक्त करें? गुरुदेव: एक पुष्प यह नहीं सोचता कि मैं सुगंध कैसे फैलाऊँ? अपने-आप ही हो जाता है। प्रेम, कृतज्ञता, आँखों से व्यक्त हो ही जाता है। 🌸प्रश्न: गुरुदेव, मैं अपनी आयु आपको देना चाहता हूँ, कैसे दूँ? गुरुदेव: भगवान ने जितनी आयु दी है, वह पर्याप्त है। गुरु को तुम्हारी आयु नह...

Why must we donate? People are ready to buy expensive clothes for themselves, people are ready to spend a huge amount on their holidays, but they are not ready to give one cent to others for a service project. At least 3 percent of what we earn, we should keep aside for charity work. This converts 97% percent of your earnings into good money. If you want to use 100% on yourself then that is no good! If the money needs to be pure, it can only be 97% or less (laughs). You are free to use 97% on yourself, but 3% to 5%, you should keep aside for donation. This is because whatever you earn is never enough for yourself! You ask anyone, they all feel, "Oh, there's shortage.” Everyone finds a shortage. So it is not wise to say, "First I will do everything for me and then I will donate to others." We have to do both. It is collective growth that we must aim for. Though it is said “Anna daanam param daanam, vidya daanam atah param. annena kshanika trupthi, yaavat jeevancha vid...

Question - Gurudev, I have a girlfriend and we truly love each other and want to get married, but she is a Manglik. My parents are against our marriage because of this. Please tell me what to do. Gurudev @SriSriRaviShankar Ji - Look, if your parents believe in this and they have a strong feeling for it, then as you sow, so shall you reap (meaning: what you believe in, is what will bring the outcome). But if you say, 'God is beyond all that, and I have deep devotion in the Divine, and he will pull me out of all this', then it is a different thing. So you have to take steps in agreement with everyone. Whenever any Yagna (fire ceremony), or any auspicious work is to be done, the first step is to know everyone's agreement. In the beginning only, they generally ask, 'Is everyone in agreement to do this work? ' If everyone is in agreement then everyone will participate. So, all of you, sit down together and look at the situation and make a decision. If all of you feel tha...

Question - Gurudev, I joined the ‘Art of Living’ Happiness Program in the beginning of this year and my health improved drastically. I feel much better doing the Pranayam, exercises and Meditation. I was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago and treated myself with good results. How is this even possible? Gurudev @SriSriRaviShankar ji - You know what they have found through research is that we have 300 DNA genes in the body, which are responsible for heart problem, cancer, diabetes and all this, and when we do Sudarshan Kriya and pranayama, this helps in suppressing those genes from being active. The scientists have come out with this. Moreover, I went through an article recently that somebody has sent. In a hospital in New York, they have asked to chant ‘OM’. They’ll make you chant ‘OM’, make you relax and do some meditation before they treat anybody for heart problem. So, pay attention to your health - A little bit of exercise, yoga and some meditation will help mainta...

Why Me?...❤ I walked into a hotel and after going through the menu, I ordered some food. After about 20 mins a group of guys and ladies walked in & ordered  theirs. To my dismay, these folks got served first.  I watched as they began to eat & laugh heartily.  I even overheard one of them bragging about how connected he is to everyone in the hotel and I felt mocked. I decided to leave as I was unable to take it anymore,  I called the waiter. He calmly told me: "yours is a special order, being prepared by the chief chef himself.  Their orders were prepared hurriedly by students on attachment because the top chefs are busy with yours Sir. That's why they were served first. Please have some juice as you wait".  I calmed down & waited patiently. Shortly after, my meal was served by 6 waiters. Unknown to me, the owner of the hotel (who happened to be an old long lost friend of mine) saw me when I entered and decided to surprise me. She changed my simp...

Ancestors have the capacity to bless you. They have more ‘life’ than you, because their spirit, freed from the limited body, can know; can cognize; can bless you. You can feel their presence.          So when you pray to them, they can grant you certain boons. They are able to bestow unto you to whatever extent they are powerful. Ancestral worship can be found from China to Latin American countries. In the Christian tradition, there is All Soul’s day ,where you respect the souls and ask for their blessings. This is one of the reasons why bodies are buried behind a church; to make that place more powerful. Ancestors have got one more unit of power and are called Pitras. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 

Question - Gurudev, what is the meaning of being natural? Is it doing whatever comes to the mind & doing whatever one feels like? Gurudev Sri Sri - No it is not doing whatever that comes to your mind.Doing whatever comes to your mind without any attention, awareness or thought would be foolish. Whatever comes to your mind should pass through the test of intellect or wisdom. Being natural is feeling at home; feeling at home even in adverse situations. You know when everything is good you feel at home but when things do not go your way you don’t feel at home and you want to run away. So feeling at home in every situation, is what it means to be natural!

Question - Gurudev, the global warming issue is so serious nowadays, disasters happen everywhere. As a resident on this planet what should we do? I feel sad when I see people suffer, what more can I do to help better this situation? Gurudev @SriSriRaviShankar ji - We have to create awareness. Join the ‘Art of Living’ band wagon as we are everyday going and planting more trees, creating awareness about not using/minimising the usage of plastics, creating awareness in people about this. To check global warming, more and more people need to turn vegetarian. Environment is a really serious issue. You should all plant trees, use less refrigeration, and turn to vegetarianism. Scientists feel that if the whole world stops butchering, the entire green house effect issue will be resolved. One slaughter is equivalent to the cutting of five hundred trees for it releases that much methane. The amount of feed used for one animal can be used to feed four hundred people. Go vegetarian, stay healthy a...

Question - Gurudev, Some dreams don’t come true in spite of putting efforts. What should one do? Gurudev Sri Sri - You keep putting your effort. There is a proverb ’Try and try again and at last you will succeed.’ So, perhaps you don’t succeed the first time or second time. Yet if your intention is strong, it will happen.