Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Temperature keeps changing after every hour throughout the day..Right?? Wake up! Everything changes..  Nothing stays forever..  Good times and bad times comes and goes.. You be happy. Relax Knowing that , " I have all the blessings, I have all the grace", you must happily move on.. God is with you.. All your work has been done. You are taken care of.. WAVES OF HAPPINESS 

While driving , you keep your vehicle safe from other vehicles that pass by..Right?? Wake up!  In life, events comes and goes.. Nothing stays forever.. You keep your mind save at all costs.. Relax.. Trying times brings the best out of you.. Rewarding times gives the best to the world.. Life is a combination of both.. Be happy.. I am with you.. WAVES OF HAPPINESS 

Is it possible for a tree to become a plant again?No.. Wake up! In life, whatever happened, had to happen.. Don't sit and think, " I could have done this or I could have done that". It is of no use.. Relax.. See what you can do now.. Life is all now ..Joy is all now.  Be happy now.. Bring waves of happiness and positivity right now.. Know that you are here for some bigger purpose.. WAVES OF HAPPINESS 

If a child is hungry ,his mother offers him food anyhow..Isn't it?  Wake up!  In life, whatever you need to get, you will surely get it.. Lie is not going to help.. Relax.. Be with clarity in mind, purity in heart and sincerity in actions.. Happily move on.. Whatever is yours will always be yours.. Don't worry.. I am with you.. WAVES OF HAPPINESS 

If a child cleans his dirty room, will you appreciate it? Yes.. Wake up!  If somebody blames you for no reason, know that they have taken away bad karma from you.. Be grateful.. Relax.. Life gives you both positive and negative.. Focus on the good.. Happily move on.. You are here for some bigger purpose.. I am with you.. WAVES OF HAPPINESS 

12. Better The World Around You A river needs two bunks to flow. The difference between flood and normal river is that water flow is regulated in a river. During floods, water has no direction. Similarly, the energy in our life needs some direction to flow. If you don't give direction, it is all confusion.  Today, most people are confused because there is no direction in life. When you are happy, there is so much of life energy in you, but when this life energy doesn't know where to go, how to go, it gets stuck. When it stagnates, it rots.  For life, energy to move in a direction, commitment is essential. Life runs with commitment. If you observe every small thing or big thing in life, they go with certain commitment. A student takes admission in a school or college with a commitment.  Needless to say, a family runs on commitment - mother is committed to the child, child is committed to the parents, husband is committed to wife and wife is committed to husband...

Attaching the cause of our misery to this, this, and this, makes it concrete. This is ignorance. If you go a little deeper into something that you find as the cause, you will find that the cause is not there but it is a little further down. Have you noticed this?          For a particular situation you think that 'this' is the cause but when you go a little deeper, you will find that the cause is not there but it is somewhere else. So the cause keeps jumping. And believing that is the real cause makes our ignorance more concrete.          So when the whole universe is so complex, every event is complex, mind is even more complex, to get over this they brought this principle of Karma. And there is a lot about Karma — there is good karma and bad karma. And the karma that you do, you take the responsibility onto yourself, instead of blaming it on an event, situations, or people. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

You know, there are two types of masters in the tradition. 1. Those who would give you boons, "Okay, what is it that you want? Some little thing here and there? Okay, have it, but rise above it". Granting boons, giving blessings, and getting you out of the maya (illusion or ignorance). 2. The other type of masters are a little different. They are very tough. If you want something, that's it, you will never have it. If you say that you want to go to Italy, finished, you will never be able to go to Italy. They will see to it that you drop your desires, you drop your passion and everything that you cling on to, and then you will rise above it. The previous generation of masters used to do that. They would make you realize, "Hey, my dear, you are much more than your mind, why are you so caught up in this little mind all the time". - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

Rubia Cordifolia Family:- Rubiaceae  Common Name:- Indian madder, Common madder Vernacular name:- Taming/Taking Taming(Nyishi) General_information            Rubia cordifolia, often known as common madder or Indian madder, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It has been cultivated for a red pigment derived from roots.           Rubia cordifolia is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant, supporting itself upon other plants by means of its recurved prickles. The stems become woody at their base. The plant is mainly gathered from the wild for use as a dye plant, food and medicine. Prior to the discovery of synthetic dyes, Indian madder was widely used as a dye plant in Arunachal Pradesh, and was exported in quantity to other neighboring states. It is used much less nowadays, but is still employed for high-quality traditional textiles. The plant can be used as an ornamental climbe...

Clerodendrum colebrookianum Common name:- East Indian glory bower. Family:- Lamiacea ( sometimes classified under verbenaceae) Vernacular name:- Poto(Nyishi), Ongin(Adi), Oin(Galo) description            It is one of the most well known among ~400 species of Clerodendrum, as it is widely used in traditional practices, such as for vegetable and treatments of diabetes, hypertension, cough and rheumatism. The species is found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asian countries. In India it is confined to the north-east region including West Bengal and Sikkim, and is classified under the threat status as vulnerable. Widely used as vegetable by Northeasterners. traditional_medicine           It is a common medicinal plant used for rheumatic pains by the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya. It is believed that the smell of the wood relieves children from many diseases. Leaves and roots are used by Manipuri tribes for s...

Melastoma malabathricum  Common name:- Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, senduduk etc. Family:- Melastomataceae  Vernacular name:- Dai-Dasa(Nyishi) description  Singapore rhododendron is a spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree usually growing up to 2.5 metres tall, but with some specimens reaching a height of 5 metres. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a fruits and medicine. It is locally cultivated as an ornamental in some Asian nations. It is cultivated in Malaysia in caoutchouc plantations as a cover plant. medicinal_uses            The plant is often used medicinally in Asia, where it is particularly valued for its astringent properties. A decoction of the leaves either alone or in combination with other plants, is used in the treatment of stomach aches, indigestion, diarrhoea dysentery, and leucorrhoea.                   The ground up leaves ar...

Datura metel Common name:- Thorn apple, Hindu datura or metel Family:- Solanaceae  Medicinal_uses           Thorn apple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. It has a long history of use as a herbal medicine, being especially well-known as a treatment for chest complaints, including asthma, cough, tuberculosis and bronchitis. It is a very poisonous plant, however, and is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference between a medicinal dose and a toxic dose is very small. Excess doses cause giddiness, dry mouth, hallucinations, coma amd death. The plant contains the alkaloids hyoscyamine, hyoscine and atropine. Total alkaloid content of the leaves is 0.426%, which is mainly atropine. The seeds contain 0.426% alkaloids, which is mainly hyoscyamine. The roots con...

Eclipta alba/prostrata  Common Name:- False daisy Vernacular name:- Bhringraj(hindi) Family:- Asteraceae  General_Information            Eclipta prostrata is an erect or prostrate, branching annual or sometimes short-lived perennial plant, growing 10-80 cm tall. A popular herbal medicine in eastern Asia, where the plant is extensively harvested from the wild. It is also sometimes cultivated in Gabon as a pot-herb. The plant is also sometimes cultivated for the compound wedelolactone, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry. It can be widely seen in Arunachal Pradesh & other Northeast states of India. Edible_Uses           Tender leaves and young shoots are cooked and used as a vegetable. The leaves are also used in chutneys by Chinese. medicinal_value            This species is widely used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and in Ayurveda. It is considered to be the ...

Coptis teeta Family:- Ranunculaceae  Common Name:- Gold thread  Vernacular name:- Rangke(Nyishi), Rengke(Adi) General_Information            Coptis teeta, is a non-timber forest product (NTFP) that grows in northwest Yunnan (China), Bhutan and northeast India, specially in temperate regions of Arunachal Pradesh(Lohit, Dibang, Tawang etc). Rhizome of this plant is very famous in traditional medication in North East India and China, for prevention and treatment of a number of human diseases. Destructive commercial harvesting for centuries and deforestation, this species has entered into the Chinese Red Data Book, due to its high market demand, commercial harvesting pressure on wild populations that were already dwindling as a result of deforestation and population reach at risk of extinction            The root is a pungent, very bitter, cooling herb that controls bacterial and viral infections, relaxes spas...

Wrightia antidysenterica is known by many common names in different regions of the world. Its English common names are Snowflake, Milkyway and Arctic snow, referring to the white star shaped flowers of the plant. The plant is widely used as a medicinal in Ayurveda where it is known by the name kuṭaja. The plant is a small evergreen bushy shrub that flowers almost throughout the year. It grows to a height of about 2 m.  Green leaves are ovate to elliptic in shape, are oppositely arranged, and measure about 6 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. The lightly fragrant flowers are star shaped, have five white petals and a yellow center surrounded by white fuzzy filaments. Fruits are pod like follicles. Besides being grown as an ornamental it is a valuable medicinal plant. The juice from the bark is anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial. It is used for treatment of mouth sores and a decoction of the bark is used for treatment of dysentry. The leaves are ...

Rubus alceifolius Common name:- Giant bramble Family:- Rosaceae  Vernacular name:- Puruk nyingch(Nyishi) description            Rubus alceifolius is a shrub producing each year a cluster of arching or climbing biennial stems 5 metres or more long from a woody rootstock. New roots are formed where each of the stems arch and touch the ground, these develop into a new plant and can soon produce a dense, impassable thicket of growth.            The stems are usually covered with rather many stout prickles. The stems only produce leaves, and do not flower, in their first year of growth, forming flowering branches in their second year and then dying after fruiting. The fruits and young shoots are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The roots are medicinal. Range           E. Asia - China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia & Northeastern parts of...

Urtica dioica  Family:- Urticaceae  Common name:- Nettle, Nettle sting etc. Vernacular name:- Pusupuyu (Nyishi, Kurung Kumey) General_information           Stinging nettle is a stout herbaceous plant, spreading rapidly by means of underground rhizomes and often forming dense patches, especially in rich soils. The stems can be 80 - 200 cm tall, all parts of the plant being clothed with stinging hairs. Originally it is native to Europe & also found in some part of Asia. One of the most undervalued of economic plants, nettle has a very wide range of uses, providing a nutritious food, effective medicines, an excellent fibre and many other commodities.            It is also grown widely in moist area, near riverside in some part of Arunachal Pradesh. It is believed that some ancestors of tribes from Arunachal Pradesh harvested it from the wild for local use, like clothing, fibre rope, basket etc in a traditional...

Rauvolfia serpentina  Family:- Apocynaceae Common name:- Sarpgandha description            Rauvolfia serpentina is an erect, evergreen shrub growing up to 1 metre tall from a yellowish rootstock. The plant has been used medicinally in India for over 2,000 years, being valued especially for its sedative actions and ability to lower the blood pressure. It is commonly harvested from the wild and is also traded. It is a source of compounds that are used in the pharmaceutical industry. medicinal_value            The roots are hypotensive and sedative. They are used particularly in the treatment of hypertension, where they are said to cause a lowering of the blood pressure without dangerous side effects, and are considered a specific in the treatment of insanity. They are also used in decoction to treat painful affections of the bowels and to increase uterine contractions when giving birth. The juice of the leaves is...

Houttuynia cordata Common name:- Fish leaf, heart leaf etc. Vernacular name:- Hungya(Kurung Kumey Nyishi) Family:- Saururaceae Description           Requires a moist to wet soil or shallow water, partial shade and a sheltered position. Whilst it grows best in a bog garden, it will succeed in moist garden borders. It is widely used as chutney & salad by tribals of Arunachal Pradesh. It is available nearby terrace field or growing along with paddy & sometimes described as weeds. Edible_Uses           Tender young shoots and leaves - raw or cooked as a vegetable by people of Arunachal Pradesh & other Asian countries. Their leaves are trongly aromatic according to one report whilst others say that it is rather smelly and somewhat like rotten fish. Our experience is that the leaves have a delicious orange-like smell and make a marvellous flavouring in salads. One report says that there are two distinct chemotypes of th...

Rhus chinensis  Family:- Anacardiaceae  Common Name:- Chinese sumac, nutgall tree Vernacular name:- Takmu(Nyishi) General_Information            Rhus chinensis is a deciduous tree grown upto 6m (20 ft) tall, their leaves consist of several leaflets and it has downy shoots. These turn red in autumn 🍂 before falling. Chinese sumac mostly found in East & South Asia, Northeast India & Japan in temperate climate regions. Their fruits are sour in taste & can be eaten. Fruits are used to trap birds by the locals of Arunachal Pradesh specially by the denizens of Kurung Kumey district.             These species are widely used as traditional Chinese medicine for coughs, diarrhea, night sweats, dysentery, and intestinal and uterine bleeding. Some research has suggested that chemical compounds found in Rhus chinensis possess in vitro antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antidiarrh...

Mimosa pudica Family:- Fabaceae/Leguminosae  Common name:- Touch-me-not, sensitive plant, shame plant. Vernacular name:- Chui-mui(Hindi), Haniang bu namang(Nyishi) description            Mimosa pudica is an annual to perennial, more or less prostrate creeping plant. The plant can grow up to 1 metre tall, but is more likely to be 15 - 45cm tall, the stems usually becoming woody. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. Cause intestinal inflammation in grazing animals when it's hard & sticky. The roots are toxic in large doses. Edible_Uses           The delicately fragrant flowers can be crystallized, or used in the preparation of distilled flower water. An oil similar to soybean oil (Glycine max) is obtained from the seed. Medicinal_uses            According to Ayurveda, the root is bitter, acrid, cooling, vulnerary, alexipharmic. It is used in treatment of biliou...

Life has been nothing less than splendid after the Master came into my life. He has been there in mind and spirit even when the whole world has been against me. This incident happened in 2011. At that time I had just moved to a new building in Bombay along with my parents. From the very beginning, I did not feel good vibrations from that apartment. There was this particular watchman who was a thug and always used to pass lewd gestures at me and other women. Even after repeatedly admonishing him he would threaten me back saying that he did not do anything wrong. He used to drink also during working hours but nobody paid heed. I complained to my parents many a times but they just asked me to ignore him. But that man did not stop with his indecent activities. One day while I came back from a Satsang he passed a lewd gesture and I was livid. I fought with him and came back home and told my parents. I was reduced to tears when my parents started shouting at me saying that I should not mess ...

I am a Corporate Lawyer and am very regular in doing my kriya. I had gone to London to study Law and having done so, I came back to Mumbai to look for a job. For a whole year, I did not get a job anywhere, no matter where I applied. I was told that I had studied the Foreign Law, and not the Indian one. There was a big difference between the two. The failure at getting a job discouraged me and I felt as though I had no chance at all. As many people had said, ”If you want your dream to be fulfilled, you should do an Advance Course,” I went ahead and did the Advance Course in the Bangalore Ashram, in March 2012. I told Guruji my situation. After a month of my return to Mumbai, I got a very good job with a handsome pay. This is how the Advance Course really helps to fulfil all your dreams. With an advance course around the corner, miracles are not far away. Jai Guru Dev.  - A Devotee  https://srisristories.com/the-advance-effect/

Question - Gurudev, what do we live for? Gurudev Sri Sri - First, make a list of what you don't live for. The purpose of life is not to be miserable and make others life miserable. Isn't it so? Then what is the purpose? How can we bring more happiness to the lives of others? How can we get connected to our inner being, our inner self? Find out who we are? That is spirituality and you are in the right place.

Question - Gurudev, if love resides at the level of chetna (consciousness) alone, then what is the need of relationships? Gurudev Sri Sri - Consciousness expresses itself through the person. And relationships happen among different persons. If you do not feel the need for any relationship, then you cannot establish any relationship by force. The fact that you are asking a question about the need for relationships means you feel the need for relationships somewhere. Otherwise the question would not have arisen in the first place. You are struggling with yourself and feel the need for relationships, yet your ego comes in between and you feel, 'Oh I don't need any relationships. Or you are not sure whether you need or do not need relationships. That is why I say that whether relationships stand or fade away, you should not get affected. You just relax within your Self. When you meditate, keep everything aside and just repose in your Self. And while dealing or interacting with othe...

*11. Take Out Time For Yourself* If for the whole day you are engaged in only gathering information, you do not take out time for yourself to think and reflect. A few quiet moments are sources for creativity.  Some time during the day, sit for a few minutes, get into the cave of your heart, eyes closed, and kick the world away like a ball. But, during the day be 100% attached to the work.  Eventually, you will be able to be both attached and detached. This is the skill of living, the art of living. Renunciation refills your energy. Creativity cannot happen only just through efforts. There is a beautiful story about Chhatrapati Shivaji.  At one time Shivaji became so frustrated about ruling his kingdom that he went to his guru Samarth Ramdas and told him that he is fed up and that he just wants to renounce everything. Ramdas told him that he can renounce everything.  Shivaji became so happy and relaxed at the very thought. Then Ramdas told him “Now I am th...