Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

India was under foreign rule for many centuries. After going through all that, with a population that is three times that of America, with only one-third of their land mass, with 600 dialects and 28 languages, the country is the equivalent of a continent and yet it is progressing. Why don't you see this positive side ? - Gurudev Sri Sri..

Question - Gurudev, how did Buddha attain enlightenment without doing sadhana, seva, or satsang? Gurudev Sri Sri - Who said that Buddha did not meditate? Meditation is sadhana. Buddha also travelled to so many places and served the people. He listened to everyone's problems, and taught them meditation. Isn't this seva? Who said he didn't do satsang? Every day they would sit and do satsang. All the Buddhist scriptures are from these satsang only. He sang and spoke in Pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language). He is the one who said, 'May all beings be happy, and may all the Gods protect you’. In those days the language used was Pali, so whatever Buddha spoke and sang in Pali, is what has become the Buddhist scriptures today. If you look at it that way, then you can say that Lord Krishna did do much. He recited the Bhagavad Gita. In fact Lord Buddha did a lot. He meditated a lot, he fasted a lot. Whatever anyone told him to do, he did. After doing so much, when fina...

The eighth form of the Mother Divine is called Mahagauri, and she is worshipped on Ashtami (the eighth day of Navratri). She is known by other names as well, including Shwetambardhara (dressed in white clothes), Vrisharudha (rides the bull), Chaturbhuji (has four hands) and Shambhavi (bestows bliss and happiness. Goddess Mahagauri is believed to be the 16-year-old unmarried form of Goddess Parvati. She  represents purity, calmness, wisdom and austerity.  Mahagauri means that form which is beautiful and resplendent. If you see, Nature has two extremes. One of the forms is Kaalratri which is most terrifying and devastating. On the other hand, you see Mahagauri, which is the most beautiful and serene form of the Mother Divine. Mahagauri represents the epitome of beauty. Mahagauri confers and fulfills all your wishes and desires. Devi Mahagauri gives you all blessings and boons that you seek for material gains, so that you become content from within and move forward in...