Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Guruji flew by helicopter to the island yesterday for some informal meeting and today everything became clear. The billionaire, who is the head of Thornico, which owns Hummel among other companies, previously said the castle would be used for events related to his companies. Among other internal meetings and events, the historic castle hosted Thornico's annual corporate party last Wednesday. Harridslevgaard's guest of honor was the Gurudev  On Wednesday the castle was once again packed for the annual Le Non Moi evening. “This is where we present the Le Non Moi award,” says Christian Stadil. The prize is awarded to an individual who, through art, research or otherwise, promotes the state of mind "Le Non Mo", which translates to "I-without-myself", and which is perhaps best explained as a special immersion. “This is a concept that I think is important. We humans do our best work when we let ourselves go and give ourselves over to what we do,” says ...

Rishikesh, India, 4th March, 1999 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 75 - Surrender In surrender the head bends and meets the heart. The head that does not bend has no value, and the head that is stiff will have to bend sooner or later, either in surrender or in shame. The head that bends in surrender will never have to bend in shame.  Shame accompanies arrogance. Shyness accompanies love. See how children are endowed with shyness? It is natural to them. Shame is inflicted by society and is acquired. Shame brings guilt but shyness adds to your beauty. Retain your shyness and surrender your shame. Krishna first tells Arjuna, "You are very dear to me" and then he tells Arjuna that he must surrender.  Surrender begins with an assumption. First you must assume that you are the most beloved of the Divine and then surrender happens. Surrender is not an action, it is an assumption. Non surrender is ignorance, an illusion. Surrender has to begin as an assumption, then i...

Lake Tahoe, California, United States, 9th July, 1998 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 76 - Surrender (Continued) Question - So everything that is happening is God’s will? Gurudev - Yes, including the thought - this shouldn’t be happening. The main impediment for many seekers on the path is that they want to surrender. Do not say that you want to surrender. Just know that you already are surrendered.  Wanting to surrender becomes an impediment on the path. This is like a child saying to his mother, “I want to love you”. No child ever says this, love is self-evident. Surrender is not an act, it is a state of your being. Whether you acknowledge it or not, surrender is there.  The wise wake up and see this, the unwise take a longer time. Know that you have no choice, you are in a state of surrender deep within you. Some people say, .”Surrender and let God do everything”. Other say, “It’s my responsibility”. Devotees often say, “Let thy will be done, then take it e...

European Ashram, Bad Antogast, Germany, 6th August 1997 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 74 - Balance Life is utterly simple and yet most complex. You have to simultaneously attend to both facets of life. When life appears most complex, turn to simplicity. Simplicity brings peace. When you are peaceful attend to the complexity. That will make you more skillful. If you are only with simplicity, it makes you lazy and dull, growth is not there.  Being only with complexity makes you angry and frustrated, then there is no life at all. The intelligent ones skillfully balance these two and rejoice in both. When you recognize both the simplicity and the complexity of life, you will be skillfully peaceful. Colours are the complexity of life. White is the simplicity.  When your heart is pure, your life becomes so colorful. Hygiene supports health but too much hygiene destroys health. In too hygienic a situation, the immune system in the body becomes like lazy, unequipped...

St. Louis, Missouri,  United States 13th June 1996 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 73 - Sacrifice Sacrifice is letting go of something that you are holding on to or that you are attached to giving up something that gives you pleasure for something bigger that would bring good. Sacrifice brings strength in life. Life without sacrifice is stagnant.  Sacrifice gives you a quantum leap, to a higher pedestal. Often people think sacrifice makes life dull and joyless. In fact, it is sacrifice that makes life worth living. The amount of sacrifice in your life brings out your magnanimity and helps you move out of misery. A life without sacrifice is worth nothing.  Zeal, enthusiasm, strength and joy all come from sacrifice. Someone in the audience - Some people complain, “I have sacrificed so much”. That is good. The thought of sacrifice has given them the strength to complain.  This saves them from blaming themselves otherwise they would be more depressed. Sa...

Boston, Massachusetts, United States 6th May, 1999 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 72 - Seva (Continued) All the talents you have are for others. If you have a good voice, it is for others. If you are a good cook, it is for others. If you write a good book, it is for others, you don’t sit and read your own book. If you are a good carpenter, it is for others. If you are a good surgeon, it is for others, you cannot do your own surgery. If you are a schoolteacher, it is for others.  All your work and talents are useful for others. Make use of your talents, or they will not be given to you again. When you do seva, do not think you are doing a favour for somebody. Your seva has rewarded you immediately. Your reward is for sure and is always more than your doing. Your expectation of reward turns seva into labour. If you think you have done a lot, you will do very little.  Just see that you have done little, then you will do more. Seva means that even when you don’t ...

Oslo, Norway, 2nd June, 1999 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 71 - Seva (Continued) Many people quit doing seva when they put their self. image, prestige, respect, comfort and convenience ahead of their goal. What is more important to you? People shy away from seva when they do not receive a good position or when they get insulted. People stop doing seva when they feel they are not getting what they expected out of it. They stop their seva when they consider working towards their goal struggle rather than a challenge and that is why only a few people in the world succeed in reaching their goal. Service without attitude, Love without reason, Knowledge without intellect, life beyond time and events, Is what you are.  You cannot rest when you have to do something that you cannot do. And you cannot rest when you feel you have to be someone who you are not. You are not required to do what you cannot do. You will not be asked to give more than what you cannot give. Nothin...

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1st July, 1998 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 70 - Seva Our first and foremost commitment in the world is to do seva, or service. If there is fear in your life, it is because of a lack of commitment. The very thought, “I’m here in this world to do seva”, dissolves the “I” and when the “I” dissolves, worries dissolve. Seva is not something you do out of convenience or for pleasure.  The ultimate purpose of life is to be of service. An uncommitted mind is miserable. A committed mind may at times experience rough weather but it will reap the fruits of its toil. When you make service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, brings focus in your mind and purposefulness, action and long-term joy-and may be short- term problems.  Poor people fight for food. Rich people share their food. Richer are those who share power. Richer still are those who share fame. Richest of all are those who share them selves. The richness of a p...

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, 1st January 1997 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 69 - Generosity Question - Many ask for blessings, but only a few will receive. Why?  Gurudev Sri Sri - The giver is always giving but the taker is not there - the sincerity is missing. One who gives blessings gives freely, but the one who receives has to be sincere. The qualification to receive blessings is sincerity. And everyone is free to be sincere at any time. Question - Why do people choose to be sincere only sometimes? Gurudev Sri Sri - Because of the illusion that they are going to miss some mundane pleasure. Hankering after pleasure makes them insincere. When you are sincere, you simply enjoy pleasure without craving for it. Sincerity is being in touch with your depth. When you feel you are stuck in life and not growing, or are bombarded by desires, when you feel dryness, no enthusiasm, no juice, what do you do? Here is the solution.  Feel generous - right now, not tomorrow, ...

Weggis, Switzerland, 27th December, 1995 Chapter 2 - The Path To The Goal That Is You Day 68 - True Celebration Today is Diwali, the Festival of Lights. The streets and buildings are lit up with colorful lights. The 4 aspects of Diwali are : 1. Lights - symbolising the spreading of Knowledge. 2. Firecrackers - Watching the firecrackers gives a relief to the explosive tendencies inside. When the explosion happens outside, the explosion inside is diffused. 3. Gifts and sweets - Sharing gifts and distributing sweets dispels bitterness and renews friendships.  4. Abundance - Feeling a sense of abundance brings awareness and gratefulness for what one has. Celebrate the knowledge and feel the abundance. Those who have will be given more. Human life is a combination of body (or matter) and spirit (or vibration). Joy is becoming intense vibration and forgetting that you are matter. Carnal instincts can make you momentarily feel intense vibrations.  That is how they give you a glimpse ...