Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Question - Gurudev, until now, we kept our eyes closed while meditating, so we could go inwards. What is the reason for keeping our eyes partly open during meditations? Gurudev Sri Sri - Many times, when you close your eyes, you have the tendency to go into your mental fantasies, or drift off into a dream, or sometimes fall asleep. This is called Mano Rajaya in yogic terminology. Mano Rajaya is a state where the mind starts creating its own kingdom and reels in it, either in conflict or in pleasure. You sit in your own mind, thinking, fantasising or recreating something that makes you feel happy or upset. Either you think everybody is against you, the whole world is against you, your mother in-law, father in-law, husband or boyfriend, everybody is out to get you. Or your mind thinks about how you should convince or impress somebody. These sorts of things go on in the mind. When your mind is stuck in Mano Rajaya, it transpires all the more during (close eyed) meditations. In this medita...

Verse 25 तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञबीजम् ॥२५॥ tatra niratiśayaṁ sarvajña-bījam ॥25॥ In Him (in Isvara), the seed of Omniscience is unsurpassed. In verse 25, The all knowingness of Ishvara is emphasized. The mind must always travel between two extremes. You can think of limited space, but the very idea of that gives you also unlimited space. Close your eyes and think of a little space, and at the same time that you perceive the little circle, you have a circle round it of unlimited dimensions. It is the same with time. Try to think of a second, you will have, with the same act of perception, to think of time which is unlimited. So with knowledge. Knowledge is only a germ in man, but you will have to think of infinite knowledge around it, so that the very nature of your constitution shows us that there is unlimited knowledge, and the Yogis call that unlimited knowledge God. PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

Verse 23 ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा ॥२३॥ īśvara-praṇidhānād-vā ॥23॥ Samadhi is attained by devotion to Ishwara. PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

Verse 24 क्लेश कर्म विपाकाअशयैःअपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः ॥२४॥ kleśa karma vipāka-āśayaiḥ-aparāmr‌ṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ ॥24॥ Isvara is the Supreme Purusha, unaffected by misery, actions, fruits of action or desires. PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

Verse 22 मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः ॥२२॥ mr̥du-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tato'pi viśeṣaḥ ॥22॥ They again differ according as the means are mild, medium or supreme. PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

Question - Gurudev, how to make my home a place of happiness? Even on weekends my wife picks up arguments, how do I deal with this? Gurudev Sri Sri - You know what? I'll give you an advice. Take turns in an argument, don't do it at the same time. You argue on Monday, let her argue on Sunday and you keep smiling. You know, an argument cannot be countered with an argument. Questions cannot be replied with questions. When she argues you smile. Make this a policy, and keep rowing the boat.

Question - Gurudev, after having tried various means I’m still not able to come out of entanglement (attachment). What do I do, please help? Gurudev Sri Sri - It may be some Karma from the last birth or some samskaras (impressions). Do seva. Scriptures say that seva would definitely remove karma of entanglement. If seva cannot remove then knowledge will remove entanglement. If knowledge cannot remove, then bhakti (devotion) can surely remove entanglement. Even if Bhakti is not able to remove entanglement then leave it to time. With time entanglement will surely dissolve but don't just live it to time without trying all the other means (laughter). Do seva, be in knowledge, have bhakti and even after that, if you are not able to get rid of your entanglement, then you just leave it on time.

Question - Gurudev, can you give me a scientific definition of God? Gurudev Sri Sri - God is the substratum of creation, from which everything has come, into which everything goes. GOD is 'Generator', 'Operator' and 'Destroyer', that principle is called GOD. Brahma (generator), Vishnu (operator) and Mahesh (destroyer), but there is only one parmatma (God). Atom, the quantum field itself, you can call as God, the field in which everything has happened. It is that one thing that forms itself into many. If you want to hear in an artist's words, then 'Love is God, and God is Love.

Question - Gurudev, I feel that in this world, the intelligent people are full of doubt, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. Why is it so? Gurudev Sri Sri - Doubt, within a limit, is a sign of intelligence. Beyond a limit, it is a disease. If you have self doubt, then you can't do anything. Doubt can clog your intellect like a disease. Also, if you keep on doubting everybody around you, you can't do business. Business depends on trust. Administration depends on trust. Again, a sincere doubt is good, to awaken you towards knowledge. But beyond limit, it can cause heartaches and drag you backwards. Life should be like when you are in a car, where the windshield is big, you have a side mirror, and a little mirror to see the back. Just imagine if your windshield is as small as the rear mirror, and the rear mirror is as big as your windshield, then you are only seeing the past. You can't move anywhere. So, you need to know a little bit about the past. Sometimes, you ne...

Question - Gurudev, why does the mind wander all the time? Gurudev Sri Sri - It doesn't wander all the time. When you like something, your mind is just fixed there. Suppose you are watching a movie or television series, does it wander all over the place? No. For two and a half hours you are focused on the screen. You are sitting watching the movie and you are so immersed in it, tears come out of your eyes, and you roll and laugh. I don't think your mind is wandering all the time. The mind sticks to what it likes. Where there is some attraction, where there is beauty, where there is love, where there is truth, the mind automatically floats there. When you learn about the mind through yoga and meditation, you will know how you can bring your mind to the centeredness, the focus that you very much want.

Question - Gurudev, does karma follows us forever? Gurudev Sri Sri - Karma simply means action. There are three types of karma : 1. A latent action - If you had done something wrong because of which your car license was taken away, that is your past karma.  2. A tendency - The tendencies in you is your future karma.  3. The effect of an action in your life - Whatever you are doing now is your present karma. Karma is always there. You can get rid of the past. You can make your karma better for the future, and be in the present.

Question - Gurudev, when someone criticizes me I switch off and go into hiding. How to handle criticism without arguing and fighting? Gurudev Sri Sri - Know that you're magnanimous. Every time you face a criticism know that you are vast like the ocean, and you can take in anything. When you feel small that is when you don't feel like taking criticism. When you feel you are very big, then you think, 'I am much bigger than this criticism, let me take it in.

Hiranyavarnaa harineem suvarna rajaathastrajam, Chandraam hiranmayeem jatha vedo ma aavaha. 1 Thaam ma aavaha jatha vedo Lakshmi- manapagaaminim, Yasyam hiranyam vindeyam kaamaswam purushanaham. 2 Aswa poorva radha madhyaam hasthi nadha prabhodhineem, Sriyam devi upahvaye srirma deveem jupathaam. 3 Kaam sosmathim hiranya praakaram aardhra jwalantheem truptham tharpayantheem, Padme sthithaam padma varnaam thaam ehopahvaye sriyam. 4 Chandraam prabhasam jwalanthim sriyam loke deva jushta mudhaaram, Thaam padmineemeem saranamaham prapadhye lakshmeerme nasyatham twam vrune 5 Adhityavarne thamaso adhijaatho vanaspathisthva vrukshodha bilwa, Tasya phalaani tapasa nudhanthu mayaantharayascha bahya alakshmi. 6 Upaithu maam deva sakhaa keertheeya maninaa saha, Pradhur bhoothosmo rashtresmin keerthim vruddhim dadhathu me. 7 Kshupthipaasa malaam jyeshtamalakshmim nasayamyaham, Abhoothim masamrudheem cha sarva nirnudha me grahad. 8 Gandhadwaaram dhuradapaa nithyapushtaam kareepineem, Easwaree sarva...

Om sahasra shirsha purushaha sahasrakshas sahasrapat sa bhumim vishvato vritva atyatishthad dhashangulam 1 purusha evedagam sarvam yadbhutam yaccha bhavyam utamritatva syeshanaha yadanne natirohati 2 etavanasya mahima ato jyayagamshcha purushaha padosya vishva bhutani tripadasya mritam divi 3 tripadurdhva udaitpurushaha padosyeha bhavatpunaha tato vishvajya kramat sashana ashane abhi 4 tasmad viradajayata virajo adhi purushah sa jato atyarichyata pashchad bhumimatho puraha 5 yatpurushena havisha deva yajnam atanvata vasanto asyasidajyam grishma idhmash sharaddhavihi 6 saptasyasan paridhayaha trissapta samidhah kritaha deva yadjajnam tanvanaha abadhnan purusham pashum 7 tam yajnam barhishipraukshan purusham jatamagrataha tena deva ayajantaha sadhya rishayashchaye 8 tasmad yajnat sarvahutaha sambhritam vrishadajyam pashugamstya gashchakre vayavyan aranyan gramashcaye 9 tasmad yajnat sarvahutaha richassamani jijignire chandhagamsi jijignire tasmat yajus tasmad ajayata 10 tasmadashva ajay...

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Akhanda Mandalaakaaram Vyaaptam Yenam charaacharam Tatpadam Darshitam Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Agnyaana Timiraandhasya Gnyaana Anjana Shalaakayaa Chakshuhu Unmeelitam Yenam Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwaraha Guru Saakshat Para Brahma Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha Sthaavaram Jangamam Vyaaptam Yatkinchit Sacharaa Charam TatPadam Darshitam Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Chinmayam Vyaapi Yatsarvam Trailokya Sacharaa Charam TatPadam Darshitam Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Sarva Sruti Shiroratna Viraajita Padambujaha Vedaantaambuja Sooryo Yah Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Chaitanyah Shaashwatah Shaantho Vyomaateeto Niranjanaha Bindu Naada Kalaateetaha Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Gnyaana Shakti Samaaroodah Tatwa Maalaa Vibhooshitaha Bhukti Mukti Pradaaneyna Tasmai sri Gurave Namaha Aneka Janma Sampraapta Karma Bandha Vidaahine Atma Gnyaana Pradaaneyna Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha Shoshanam Bhava Sindhoscha Gnyaapanam Saarasampadaha Guror Padodakam Samyak Tasmai Sri G...

Naleeka neekasa pada hrithabhyam, nana vimohadhi nivarikabyam, Nama janabheeshtathathi pradhabhyam namo nama sri guru padukabhyam 1 Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru, Which attracts us, to lotus like feet of our Guru, Which cures us, of the unwanted desires, And which helps fulfill the desires of those who salute Shamadhi shatka pradha vaibhavabhyam, Samadhi dhana vratha deeksithabhyam, Ramadhavangri sthira bhakthidabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam 2 Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru, Which endows us, with the glorious six qualities like sham, Which gives the students ,the ability to go in to eternal trance, And which helps to get perennial devotion to the feet of Vishnu Nrupali mouleebraja rathna kanthi saridvi raja jjashakanyakabhyam, Nrupadvadhabhyam nathaloka pankhthe, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam 3 Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru, Which shine like gems on the crown of a king, Which shine like a maid in the cr...

Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam is a beautiful Hymn Composed by Sri Adi Shankara. Lord Shiva is considered as the king among physicians (Lord Vaidyanatha) and many people visit Vaitheeswaran Koil in Tamil Nadu to pray for curing of serious illness/disease. Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam Sree rama soumithri jatayu veda Shadanana adithya kuja archithaya Sree neelakandaya dayamayaya Sree vaidyanathaya namah: sivaya Oh Lord Vaidyanatha, the one who is worshipped by Rama, Lakshmana, Jatayu, the four Vedas, Lord Subrahmanya, the Sun God, the Mars God, who is having a blue throat, who is merciful to his devotees, I offer my obeisance to the Lord who is the King among Physicians. Ganga pravahendu jada dharaya Trilochanaya smara kaala hanthre Samastha devairapi poojithaya Sree vaidyanathaya namah: sivaya Oh Lord Vaidyanatha, the one who adores the sacred Ganga and the crescent moon on his head, who has three eyes, who killed manmatha (god of love) and yama (god of death), who is worshipped by all devas, I o...

भगवद्गीता– अध्याय ८, श्लोक १३ ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् | यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम् || अनुवाद: जो व्यक्ति एकाक्षर ब्रह्म "ॐ" का उच्चारण करते हुए और मेरा स्मरण करते हुए शरीर त्याग देते हैं वह परम गति को प्राप्त होते हैं। One who departs from the body uttering the single-syllable Brahman "Om" and remembering Me attains the Supreme Goal. Bhagavad Gita

भगवद्गीता– अध्याय ६, श्लोक ३५ श्रीभगवानुवाच | असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् | अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते || अनुवाद: श्रीभगवान ने कहा, "हे महाबाहू! निस्संदेह, मन चंचल है और इसे संयम करना कठिन है। परंतु, हे कुंतीपुत्र! अभ्यास और वैराग्य के माध्यम से इसे नियंत्रित किया जा सकता है।" Sri Bhagavan said, "O mighty armed! Undoubtedly, the mind is restless and difficult to restrain. But, O son of Kunti! Through practice and dispassion, it can be controlled." Bhagavad Gita

भगवद्गीता– अध्याय २, श्लोक २१ वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् | कथं स पुरुष: पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम् || अनुवाद: हे पार्थ! जो इस आत्मा को अविनाशी, नित्य, जन्मरहित, और अपरिवर्तनीय जानते हैं, वह किसी की मृत्यु का कारण कैसे हो सकते हैं या किसी को मार सकते हैं? O Partha! How can one who knows this self (atman) to be imperishable, eternal, birthless, and immutable cause anyone to be killed or kill anyone? Bhagavad Gita

भगवद्गीता– अध्याय ९, श्लोक २९ समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रिय: | ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् || अनुवाद: मैं समस्त भूतों के प्रति समभाव रखता हूँ, न कोई मुझे घृणित है और न ही प्रिय। परन्तु जो भक्तिपूर्वक मुझे भजते हैं, वे मुझ में हैं, और मैं भी उन में हूँ। I am equanimous to all beings; there is none hateful or dear to Me. But those who worship Me with devotion are in Me, and I am in them as well. Bhagavad Gita