Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

*THE FALLEN FLOWERS*🌸🌸 Every morning I saw an elderly gentlemen picking up flowers fallen under the tree and keeping neatly in a basket , meant for temple visits. His activity was making me curious.   One fine morning I saw him again, and decided to quench my curiosity.   I asked him, "Uncle, I always see you picking up these freshly fallen flowers from the ground. What do you do with them?"   "I use it to worship deities and gods in my house," he replied calmly.   Now this was new. Haven’t heard anything like this before. So, I asked him again, “Why will you put fallen flowers, when there are plenty on the plant itself?”   "I am helping the flowers fulfil their purpose, to be with the God in their last days. They also have life, they also want to be with God like you and me in our last days, isn’t it" he asked me.  I just nodded and he continued. "People pluck the buds which have not even bloomed, and some only pluck the one’s whic...

 *Deep Rest and Bliss* Deep rest is bliss, and bliss is the understanding that only God exists. Knowing that only God exists is the deepest rest possible. This conviction or experience that "only God exists" is Samadhi. Samadhi is the mother of all talents, strengths and virtues. Samadhi is needed even for the most materialistic person because a materialistic person looks to gain strength and virtues. To be in Samadhi you do not need any effort or talents, strengths or virtues. Withdrawing from all types of physical and mental activity is rest. That is in-built in our system as sleep, and sleep is the best friend of activity. Samadhi is a conscious rest. Samadhi is the best friend of life. To be alive in your full potential, Samadhi is indispensable.

Belongingness can bring about a host of negative emotions like demand, jealousy, unawareness and lack of gratitude. Just look into your own life, you feel more grateful to strangers than the people who “belong” to you.           This is the biggest problem in relationships. People are nice to strangers and give more attention to them.            With a sense of belongingness comes carefreeness and lack of attention. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

Gurudev, my friends take drugs and drinks, what can I do to help them ? Gurudev Sri Sri :            अरे क्या नशा ! उन्हे यहां लाओ- हम एक और नशा चड्ढा देंगे - without any cost .. Translation:  What intoxication !! Bring them here - we will give another type of intoxication- without any cost ..