Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

7 ways to clear the mind of negative thoughts 1 Get Busy  When you recognize a negative thought, get busy. If you simply sit, you will keep thinking a lot. Improve circulation in your body If your head is filled with too many thoughts, lie down on the floor and keep rolling and you will see the circulation in the body improves.  When circulation improves then the mind feels better.  That is the reason they do shayana pradakshinam (a form of worship done by rolling on the floor). Experience it and see how there is a change in your mind. 2 Shake hands with negative thoughts If you keep resisting negative thoughts, and try to push them away, then they will follow you like a ghost. Shake hands with your negative thoughts.  Tell them, ‘Come here and sit with me.  I will not leave you’, and you will see how they quickly disappear. Thoughts are scared of you. If you get scared of negative thoughts then they will control you. But if you shake hands with the...

The formula to enlightenment  Each one of us has a ‘Buddha’ inside of us. Enlightenment is getting in touch with that. If you ask me, “Is it possible? Isn’t it too difficult?” The answer is – yes, it is possible and no, it is not too. The formula is: 1. Having clarity in mind, purity in heart, and sincerity in action 2. Keeping a smile and doing meditation 3. Seeing the big picture in life We have been on this planet many times; life is much bigger than just a few incidents. We should not let our mind get stuck in events, incidences and people. We have to sail through them all, and then our smile will be stronger. Otherwise, you get one phone call, and all your joy goes away. You cannot afford to be like that.

Question - Gurudev, how to manage stress? Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar  ji - First of all, do you know what stress is? Stress is too much to do and too little time or energy. When we have too much to do with not enough time and energy, then we get stressed. So either you reduce your workload, which doesn’t seem to be a possibility these days, or you increase your time – this is not possible either. So what we are left with is to increase your energy levels. Now how do we increase our energy levels? 1. The right amount of food – not too much and not too little. A balanced diet with enough carbohydrates and proteins. 2. The right amount of sleep. 6 – 8 hours of sleep, not more not less. 3. Learning some deep breathing exercises – this increases your energy. 4. Few moments of a meditative mind. Few minutes of deep relaxation – conscious deep relaxation is what I would call meditation. A few minutes of meditation can relieve all types of stress. If you meditate in the morni...

Nectar for the Soul .. !!  By H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar  Don't see people as real .. !! See them as characters .. I tell u, u will have great fun in life .. instead, u take them too seriously when u get into trouble . Spirituality .. is the science of Conciousness .. !! God .. is like the space, in which everything is born, everything is sustained & everything is dissolved .. !! Heightened awareness is God .. !! Truth - Conciousness - Bliss is the Nature of God .. !!  The World .. is my organization .. !! I became a Master by default .. I didn't want to become one .. I kept sharing what I knew. Ego .. has it's job/ place .. !! U don't need to get rid of it .. keep it in the pocket .. !! Don't show it around .. no need to exhibit it to everybody. Anything that u do .. put your 100% to it .. that's Karma Yoga .. !! If u expect joy out of it, then it's akarma yoga - u will be disappointed .. !! A job done as an expression of joy is .. Karma Yog...

The purpose of yoga is not only to keep good physical shape but also to experience infinity. Each posture should be done keeping in mind that the goal of the posture is not just the correctness of the posture but also to experience infinity. This starts happening to you with a little practice. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar