Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Lord Rama once asked a question. He was so curious to see so much devotion and dedication in Hanuman that wondering about it, he asked Hanuman, what it felt like being Hanuman. Hanuman told Rama, "When I think I am an individual - when I am in the " body consciousness " - I am your servant, but when I am in the "soul consciousness", I am part of You.... and when I am in the "being consciousness" - when I am in my Self - then I am You. There is no difference between you and me." - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

I had a beautiful experience during Mahashivratri 2020 at Bangalore Ashram! I was having a very rough time in my personal life and was even losing faith in Art of Living, even though I have been associated since 2013. I am doing PhD from IIT Delhi and University of Queensland (Australia) so work pressure and high expectations from professors and peers was a challenge and due to it I even left doing kriya in between thinking I didn’t have the time, which is never the case.  But somehow I regained little faith back after doing 3 days Padmasadhana and went to Bangalore ashram during Shivaratri. I had bought a gift for Gurudev (a very beautiful, expensive one) whole heartedly and thought to myself whether He will even take it or not, whether I will be able to reach Him in the Darshan line or not. But when I sat in the amphitheater, after going in “bhaav” (devotion) He sent Swami Purnachaitanya (who has been my mentor in personal life) straight to me and he said “Gurudev has...

I feel really blessed to have been selected by my marvelous Guru to walk on the path. My story is one that will kindle the lamp of faith in the hearts of many. I had been suffering since 2009, with severe immobilizing pain, swelling and burning in my left thigh & abdomen. This was the result of multiple failed surgeries, which caused grave damage to the nerves.  Medically this condition is a post-operative femoral Neuropathy at inguinal ligament. It results in complete limitation in living, because of which there arises a feeling of disappointment and helplessness regarding the future course of one’s life. On very little exertion, I would experience immense pain, and lack of physical strength to perform normal everyday activities. Allopathic doctors said that there was not much hope but still attempts could be made for a fourth surgery, where the chances of recovery and improvement would be very bleak. But having faced tremendous problems in earlier such attempts, I...

Graha means catching, holding on to something. The whole Universe is moving very fast and whatever is holding the Universe is all Grahas. They are being held by orbits, that’s why they are Grahas, that which holds on. It remains there forever. If not forever, at least relatively, not in absolute terms.         Agraha is insisting, you hold on to something and you insist, that is agraha. Then Nigraha is where you control, it’s again a type of holding. Then comes Vigraha, that is trying to hold on to something, your goal is to hold on to something which is ethereal, which you cannot perceive or hold on to. But in a special manner you try to hold on to, that is Vigraha.            The infinite, absolute, unmanifest divinity cannot be held. But through some special means you want to establish a sort of relation, communication or a sort of connection. You are already connected, but when you are trying to feel the connection with i...

I'm associated with AOL since 2001 and have done all the possible courses many times and the recent one is Sanyam in April 2021. I was always aware that Guruji is taking care of me and my family but believed when this incident took place.  It was March 2020 when lockdown was announced and we all started working from home. I worked for a export company for 15 years as a Manager. Markets which were handled by me were badly affected by covid resulting delay in payments and 70-80% drop in business.  25th June 2020 I received a call from my stakeholder asking me to step down gracefully with 3 months notice period (I was entitled only for 30 days notice period) during my conversation with the stake holder I felt relived and happy that he asking me to quit . I don't know why but I felt. I could see hazy smiling picture of Gurudev for that moment and then vanished.  So then all the melo drama started in my mind. What will I do now, kids education, living is expensiv...