Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Aum Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah  Sarve Santu Nir-Amayah  Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu  Ma Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhag-Bhavet  Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih Aum, May all become happy. May all become free from illness. May all see the truth. Let no one suffer. Aum Peace, Peace, Peace. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 1.4.14)

‘पित्ता’वर विजय मिळवा १० घरगुती उपचारांनी ! अपुरी झोप, तणावग्रस्त जीवनशैली , अरबट-चरबट फास्ट फूड खाणे अशा एक ना अनेक कारणांनी शरीरात पित्ताचे दोष निर्माण होतात . तीव्र डोकेदुखी , छातीत जळजळ ,उलट्या होणे ,अस्वस्थ वाटणे अशी पित्ताची लक्षणे दिसून येतात . मग पित्तावर उपाय म्हणून बाजारात उपलब्ध असलेली विविध रूपातील ‘एन्टासिड्स’(आम्लता नष्ट करणारा अल्कलाइन पदार्थ) ही निष्फळ ठरतात , तेव्हा आजीच्या बटव्यातील हे काही घरगुती उपचार नक्की आजमावून पहा . • आरामदायी केळं : केळ्यातून शरीराला उच्च प्रतीच्या पोटॅशियमचा पुरवठा होतो त्यामुळे पोटात आम्ल (acid ) निर्मितीची प्रक्रिया मंदावते . तसेच ‘फायबर’ शरीराची पचनक्रिया सुलभ करते. फळांमधील काही विशिष्ट घटकांमुळे अम्लांच्या विघातक परिणामांपासून आपले रक्षण होते.              - पित्त झाल्यास पिकलेले केळ खाल्याने आराम मिळतो. केळ्यातील पोटॅशियम विषहारक द्रव्य म्हणून काम करते व पित्ताचा त्रास कमी होतो. • फायदेशीर तुळस : •  तुळशीमधील एन्टी अल्सर घटक पोटातील / जठरातील अम्लातून तयार होणाऱ्या विषारी घटकांपासून बचाव ...

कटि म्हणजे कंबर व शूल म्हणजे दुखणे. कटिशूलची कारणे भरपूर आहेत ज्यावर आपण नेहमीच दुर्लक्ष करतो. खूप वेळ एकाच जागी बसल्यामुळेही कंबर दुखू शकते. किंवा कंबर जखडल्यामुळे कुठचीही हालचाल करण्यास त्रास होणे सारख्या तक्रारी असू शकतात. हे कंबरेचे दुखणे नंतर पाठीचे दुखणे बनून अजूनही जास्त त्रास देऊ/वाढवू शकते. म्हणूनच एकाच जागी तासनतास बसून काम करणे शक्यतो टाळावे विशेषकरून जे ऑफिसमध्ये काम करतात ते सुद्धा वातानुकुलीत कक्षात बसून; विश्राम न करता कुठचीही गाडी सतत चालवणाऱ्या माणसांना, लांब पल्ल्याच्या मार्गावरून मोठ्या गाड्या चालविणे\ जसे कि truck किंवा tourist/travel bus ज्या एका राज्यातून दुसऱ्या राज्यात प्रवास करणारे व खडबडीत रस्त्यावरून(गावातले रस्ते पण) भरधाव वेगाने गाड्या चालवणारया Drivers ना हे त्रास नेहमीच होत असतात. व वेळेत काळजी जर घेतली नाही तर हे दुखणे जुनाट होऊन भयंकर त्रासांना जन्म देते. मणके सटकू शकतात. दोन मणक्यांमधील झीज अतिप्रमाणात होऊन असह्य वेदना होऊ शकतात. आता हे फक्त बसून काम करणाऱ्या व्यक्तींपुरतेच मर्यादित नसून सतत उभे राहणाऱ्या व्यक्तींना सुद्धा लागू होते जसे कि bus conducto...

Question - Gurudev, you have mentioned a few days back that wonder is the basis of Yoga. Could you please tell us what is Yoga? Gurudev Sri Sri - Yoga is uniting, uniting the small mind with the big mind. Bringing harmony between body, breath and mind. Mind and body are both there, but if the body and mind are not aligned then it is not Yoga. In Yoga you are bringing them in harmony, you are aligning them - breath, body and mind and you feel so good after that. You may just lift your hand unconsciously, but when you consciously move your hand, you see that there is a rhythm and there is dance to it. You see that there is a sense of well being. Similarly, when the small mind is united with the universal mind, that is called Yoga.

Question - Shared by someone who was with Gurudev one day, Gurudev was sitting by the riverside and I asked him, "What are you doing Gurudev?" Gurudev Sri Sri - "I’m waiting for the river to finish flowing so I can get across the river." To this I replied, "What are you saying Gurudev? If you wait for the river to finish flowing, you will just keep waiting and will never end up crossing the river, Gurudev". Gurudev said, "This is exactly what I have been trying to make you all understand. Those who always keep telling me that they will start their seva (selfless service), sadhana (meditation/spiritual practises), satsangs (sacred gathering) once their life's responsibilities are completed. Just as the river flow will never stop and we have to cross the river amidst it's flowing waters, likewise our life itself may end but our life's responsibilities will never end and amidst our busy work and responsible lives, we have to find our path of ...

Question - Gurudev, if children are busy attending 6 hours of school, and then 4 more hours of tuition classes, how and when can they get the time to enhance their talents? How can the education system be reformed? Gurudev Sri Sri - I suggest you to make them regularly practice a little Pranayama and to meditate daily. They will not feel the need for tuition classes anymore. If you really have to, then one hour of tuitions is more than sufficient for them. To enhance their intelligence and skills, you also need to pay close attention to the kind of food they eat and their behaviour. Do not give children fried foods to eat right in the morning. Make them have lots of vegetables and fruits in their diet. Adopt Ayurvedic techniques and give them herbal medicines like :  1. Medh Rasayana (a nervine tonic for boosting memory and reducing mental stress) 2. Give them milk with Ojasvita (a milk powder made with combination of seven powerful and nutritious herbs). So encourage children to t...

Question - Gurudev, I have very few desires, but what next, in the path of spirituality? Gurudev Sri Sri - In the path of spirituality, what is next is contentment. When you have contentment, you are not burning with some small desire. If at all you have a desire, you have a very big desire, like, I want everyone to be happy, I want the whole world to be peaceful. These are the desires you should have. Small desires should become bigger desires, and bigger desires don't bring you tension. Only small things bring you tension. There is a saying in Sanskrit, ‘Naalpe sukham asti yo vai bhumaa tat sukham’. The mind always goes for something that is bigger, some bigger joy, bigger bliss. It is its nature, you cannot avoid it. The mind wants to have something bigger, and spirituality gives you that bigger joy, bigger happiness. There is one kind of happiness that you get by taking, as children we all have it. However, a grown up person has happiness in giving, like a mother at home. She e...

Before going to bed, sit quietly all by yourself. There is a word in Sanskrit called 'ekant', which means finally I am all by myself. Otherwise your mind is always engaged with so much chattering and business all the time. When you are fed up with everything, chant 'Om Namah Shivaya', my goodness, let me let go of everything! This is called 'ekant'. It is said that when you are in that state, God comes chasing you, comes knocking behind you. Tonight before going to bed, drop everything and rest. Take a few minutes of deep contentment. ~~ HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Grace is that gratitude which can remain all the time. It is like the snow in the Himalayas that stays throughout the year. It doesn’t just fall and disappear.  Whatever falls on the highest peak stays. When there is gratitude, complaints disappear. When complaints arise, gratitude disappears, gratefulness disappears. When there is a complaint in the mind, there is discontent, frustration, dejections, depression. All that follows. If you are not grateful, then you will start complaining. You will find fault. Even if there is none, you will try to see it. You will find it. Your mind will do it for you. You won’t even need to try hard. Your mind can easily pick it up. This is the lower journey. Gratitude is the plateau, the middle. And as you rise above that, there is grace. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar