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Yog Sandesh Mar 2014 Eng
Yog Sandesh Mar 2014 Eng
March 2014
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YOG SANDESH
magazine on Yoga, Ayurveda, Cultural and Spiritual message A research based monthly Published by Divya Yog Mandir (Trust) Haridwar, under the guidance and encouragement of Honourable
March 2014
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Udhyam Sahasam dhairyam buddhih shakti parakramah Shedet yatra vartante tatra dev sahaykrit.
The electorate is the fortune creator of
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`Yog Diksha`, `Rashtra Nirman Sabha` and free Yoga Science camp held in Gujarat in view of `Dharma Youdha 2014`
26, 27 February 2014 Anand Two day free Yoga Science camp, Morning 5.00 to 7.30 am. 26 February 2014 Khambat `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 26 February 2014 Borsad `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm. 27 February 2014 Petlad, Anand `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 27 February 2014 Umreth `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm. 28 February 2014 Nadiyad `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, morning 11.00 am to 1.00 pm. 28 February 2014 Matar, Kheda `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 to 4.00 pm. 2 March 2014 Silvasa `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, morning 5.00 am to 7.00 pm. 03, 04 March 2014 Silwasa Two-day free Yoga Science camp, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 4 March 2014 Daman `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha` , 11 am to 1.00 pm 4 March 2014 Vapi, Silwasa `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm. 5, 6 March 2014 Valsad Two day free Yoga Science camp, morning 5.00 am to 8.00 am. 5 March 2014 Dang `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabh`a, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 5 March 2014 Vasara, Valsad `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm. 6 March 2014 Dharampur, Valsad `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 6 March 2014 Paradi, Valsad `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm. 7, 8 March 2014 Junagarh `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm. 7 March 2014 Manavadar, Junagarh `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm. 7 March 2014 Keshod, Junagarh `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 8 March 2014 Visawadar, Junagarh `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, afternoon 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. 8 March 2014 Beraval , Junagarh `Yoga Diksha and Rashtra Nirman Sabha`, evening 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
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Yoga Mahotsava
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oming 17th March will mark the beginning of `Yoga Saptaha` (yoga week) and on 23rd March, around 10 crore people in Delhi, entire nation and overseas, would perform yoga simultaneously. To participate in the biggest congregation ever held in the world, I call on all the people, workers, brothers-sisters who love me to participate in it and extend other supportive services.
I also urge them to visit door-to-door and invite other countrymen to attend the grand happening. I myself will flag-of the public contact campaign and would visit at least 500 households. Each active worker has been urged to visit around 500 houses and invite the people to attend the `mahotsava`. For the `Dharma Youdha 2014` and change in the system, we have to change the mindset of the people by holding door-to-door campaign. When some fanatic fundamentalists could brainwash youngsters into terrorism, why cant we transform our brothers- sisters into nationalistic, humanist and spiritualistic person after holding peaceful talks with them. With our full energy and capability, we would visit door to door and create history in front of the society. 1) Make India a spiritual nation We dont want to transform Hindustan as religious state but we want to create a new Bharat based on non-violence, truth, celibacy, `aparigraha`, satisfaction, `tapa`, god remembrance, asans, pranayam, good diet, meditation, `ashtang yoga`, `bhakti yoga`, `karma yoga` and other spiritual values. We need modernization and development, with indianization and spiritualism, we need prosperity with power. Yatodabhyudayani shreyasa siddhihi sadharma`. 2) Yoga is above religion. It is a science and ancestors wisdom - Today as Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Bauddha, Sikhs, Christian and Parsi, we could be the followers of different religions but our ancestors, our original value and culture, our blood, our nation Hindustan, all were one and so is the god. We could call him by different names but the almighty is one and the only one. Yoga is not the process of worship but it is a complete medical science, a life-style and a spiritual treasurer. It has the solution of all our problems. It is a secular practice and hence come, let us remain healthy (nirogi), `yogi` and helpful (upyogi). The meaning of yoga is union. Let all of us come forward and take collective participation in the `Yoga Mahotsava`. 3) Carry yoga and spiritualism to every household On every action of yoga exercise, every Ayurveda medicine and every aspect of the life, our great seers have performed deep study, research and investigation and prepared a Vedic culture. Now we are the medium of carrying the same Vedic Indian culture, Yoga, Spiritualism, 16 `sanskars` and `panch mahayagnas` to you. 4) Be `nirogi`, `yogi` and `mahamanav` - Yoga is the core element of Indian culture. All our ancestors were `yogi`. The primary principle of yoga is that the secret of well-being of a human, peace, `Brahma` and the complete universe lies within a human being. Hence with the help of yoga, incite the immense power, strength, capability and the knowledge within yourself and transform yourself a healthy and yoga and a super human being from a simple human being. 5) The grandeur of service We got refined brain, good thoughts, culture, better and model family due to good conducts, services, values we had, in the previous birth. In this birth also, if we cooperate in the sacred campaign of the human service and the nations service, in the campaign of service to the downtrodden, our present birth and the next birth would have immense peace. Entire universe is serving the humanity and is self-controlled and restricted. We could also follow the suit and do selfless service to others and live within prescribed limits. 6) Live in `Brahmabhav` - Without creator, no creation is possible and without the almighty nothing could happen in this universe. The creator of this universe, the medium to carry out all activities is `Brahma`, the God, `Khuda`, `Allah` or `Waheguru`. The super power has, with his immense power created the entire universe and he exists in every object. Mothers, father, guru, friend, son, husband, wife, he exists in every human being. Every object, moving or still has his existence. Look the almighty in this aspect and you would never fall in any trouble. Means, Ishwasyamidam sarvam, siyarammaya sab jag jani, vasudev sarvam. 7) Understanding of the relationship and peaceful living A human being should have proper understanding of himself, the universe and its creator, If we have purity in the relationship and the comprehensive faith in the divine system, we start living peacefully, happily with the family relationship as granted by the divine system, relationship with the guru and the nature, like our mother. Without this understanding we can not live peacefully, despite our infinite knowledge, power and the capability. 8) Service gives happiness The wholesome satisfaction and the happiness lies not in the power, property, respect, sex or enjoying other worldly pleasures but it lies in the service and the meditation (samadhi), which gives integrated happiness and peace. We shall be grateful to our parents, `gurus`, motherland, all creatures and the complete existence and always be ready for the service to everybody.
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Editorial
Acharya Balkrishna
1) The power of vote: The fate of the existing power and the struggle against the change in the system would be decided by your vote. The time has gone, when the king was born from the stomach and now the political leadership takes birth from the EVM i.e. electronic voting machine. Every individual vote counts in the future of yours and the family, business, trade, farming and all other aspects would be decided by your own vote. Hence, for an honest, stable and a strong Government, voting is essential. Vote yourself and inspire others to cast franchise. 2) Why change is necessary? : The Congress and its associates have looted the nation just in 67 years after Independence even more as compared to the British and the moguls. The Congress and its allied corrupt politicians, corrupt businessmen and corrupt executives have looted over 1,000 lakh crore. This is black money and still today, in the scams, corruption and tax theft, and every year over 10 lakh crore money is misappropriated. The coterie has looted land, forests, water, minerals and all the valuable assets, which belongs to the country and its people. We have to restore the lost pride of 121 crore population of the country, to save it from further loot and change the unjust system to transform India more powerful as compared to America and China. Today, the Indian currency, our people, culture and the system are not being respected in the world. A political, economical and the social anarchy and lawlessness is prevailing in the country and hence change is imminent. 3) Who is responsible for loot? : The Congress and its allies are responsible equally for the unfortunate circumstances. The Congress and its coterie have, with their improper policies, poor leadership and opportunist policies taken the country 10 times backward, from where it would have been. 4) Which forces want puppet Government in Bharat? :
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in remote interior areas, villages and hutments would also get equal opportunity to have higher education and become doctor, engineer and civil services. G) Over 20 crore people would get employment opportunities in manufacturing sector, production and other areas of development. Millions of people would be self-dependent in agriculture and others sectors. On an average every household would get one or two new jobs and the export of India would be more than China. Our export is just 19 lakh crore as compared to China, which is 153 lakh crore. H) India would be free from corruption, terrorism and poverty and would become super-power in the field of economy and spiritualism. 6) What are the two tasks, which you could perform just in two minutes and help Modis elevation as the Prime Minister. Every voter decides the fate of the country and hence you could do two works in short interval. Once, our workers would get your voter ID registered via SMS and as a blessings to Modi, you could donate Rs 1 to Rs 51 on telephone. For online donation, the workers would get phone numbers soon on Astha Channel. Our objective is to create an honest, stable and a strong Government for which we would create a vote bank of over 25-30 crore people. The political party, which would succeed in mobilizing this number, would form the Government. 7) Opinion polls, surveys predicting political atmosphere of the country 1) The Congress and UPA alliance approximate 100 seats. 2) Third front around 100 seats. 3) Mayawati, Jayalalitha and Mamta about 50 seats. 4) According to media prediction, Modis BJP and NDA (Shiv Sena, Akali Dal, Chandra Babu and others) around 225-250 seats. We all would have to join hands so that around 300 Modi supporters are sent to Parliament and a person, who was born in a modest family belonging to most backward class and thinks of the welfare of 125 crore Indians and the development of all castes, religions and states could become the Prime Minister. We all would have to join hands to create a new history. Clarion call A `sanyasi`, who does not want anything has put his
everything on the stake to safeguard and better your and your children future. Millions of our workers and supporters are working relentlessly to restore the lost glory of the country. You also come forward, cooperating in the nationalistic and spiritualistic work to fulfill your nationalistic duties. We are indebted to the country and it is our duty to repay it. Besides giving vote to Modi, you could also spare time on the voting day or one week before it to become a part of the historical change for the betterment of the country and the system.
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Medicinal knowledge
he use of arjuna reduces the inammation of biles and acidity, brings stability in blood circulation. It causes relief in blood bile, acidic bile and other related disorders. Due to its bitter taste, it treats cough, urine related disorders and is a good suppressor. It is astringent and febrifuge. It treats various toxins and strengthens heart functioning. `arjuna`, `Shirish` and palm tree are helpful in leprosy, gonorrhea, paleness and cough and are tallow suppressor. Arjuna tree, `ashmbheda`, `apamarg` and `gokhru`, help treating gastric disorders. The lithiasis sugar treats urinary disorders. Arjuna, syzygium cumin, licorice and berry, all are benecial in abscess, inammation and other vaginal diseases.
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Combetaceae
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Introduction
n dry mountain ranges, on the bank of rivers, rivulets beeline of trees, up-to 80 feet high, the green color bulbs appear as the warriors, armed with infinite numbers of weapons in their quiver, have gathered to eliminate various disorders as their enemy. Arjuna tree is found in forests. The flowers grow in `Baisakh` and `Jyeshtha` and fruits develop in the winter season. ts trunk has round shape with 10-20 feet height. Its outer layer is whitish in color, smooth with 1/3rd inch width. It is red colored from inside. The bark shed its layer once in a year as exuviate by the snake. Its leaves are 3-6 inches long, 1-2 inches broad and on small branches are equal, unequal with smoothness, costate and asperity. On the back side of the leaves, it carries two green color glands. The flower is small, green-whitish color and growsup in cluster. It is odorless. The fruits are long, oval shaped with 5 bulging curves with chambers. The fruits are seedless.
Arjuna
Sanskrit
Arjuna, Kahu
Gujarati
Outer sketch
Arjun, Gach
Punjabi
Kau, Koh
Telugu
Charramachi
Dravidi
Vella, Bhatti
Kannada
Kammutte
Marwari
Arjuna
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Arjuna
Quality and the characteristic
Gum The extract of arjuna is clean, golden or brownish in color and transparent.
is mixed with eating oil and gargled with hot water, it treats `mukhpal`. Ear-ache When 3-4 drops of its leaves is put in ears, it treats ear-ache. Melasma on the face When its husk is crushed finely and mixed with honey to put a paste of it on the face. It cures melasma. Tuberculosis cough When the powder of the husk of arjuna is mixed with seven pinches of `vasa` leaves and taken with 2-3 grams of honey, candy or cow `ghee`, which treats TB cough with blood. Heart beats 1) When heart beats exceed from 72 to 150, take one glass tomato juice, with one spoon of arjuna husk powder. Its regular use normalizes heart beats. 2) Spoon-full fine powder of broad husk of arjuna tree, when taken with one cup of milk, without cream regularly in morning and evening, treats all heart ailments. It gives strength to the heart and treats weakness. The increasing heart beats too are reduced to normalcy. 3) Roast 20 grams of wheat flour in 30 grams of cow ghee. When it turns pink, put 3 grams of arjuna husk powder and 30 grams of candy with 100 grams of water. When the mix is properly prepared, take it
Chemical Composition
he husk of arjuna has various chemical compositions. It has 34 percent of calcium carbonate and other alkalis include sodium, magnesium and aluminum. Due to excessive calcium and sodium, it helps strengthening heart muscles at the minute levels. rjun is cool, good for heart, astringent, treats body toxins, blood disorders, gonorrhea, bile, cough, tallow and `pitta`. Arjuna husk in different composition gives strength to the heart muscles. It is better in supplying nutritious elements to the heart. When the muscles of the heart get powerful, the heart beats are strengthened with more regularity. The heart beats reduce, with contraction in blood ducts, which regulates blood circulation. The heart gets strengthened and stimulant. The blood oozing with the blood
Quality Character
ducts too reduces, which treats hydro-related problems. Its use ensures proper contraction of the blood resources so that the heart uniformly distributes blood in the body and also sucks blood spilled over in different parts of the body inside the heart. Hence, its use is beneficial in heart disorders, passiveness in blood vessels, bodily inflammation, slowness in nerves, breath and cough problems, particularly the chronic ones. The use of arjuna reduces inflammation in the `pitta` and acidity and generates stability in the blood circulation. It is helpful in blood bile and acidic biles. Since it is astringent it treats cough and urine disorders. It treats fever and strengthens heart functioning. It is antitoxin. `Arjuna`, `Shirish` and palm tree are good in leprosy, gonorrhea, paleness, cough and tallow. Arjuna, syzygium cumini (Jamun), liquorice and berry, all are good for abscess and other sexual diseases.
Medicinal Use
Medicinal knowledge
in morning. Its regular use treats heart pain, increased heart beats and anxiety. 4) Mix powder of husk of arjuna tree with flour and mix with honey and candy, which treats severe heart problems. Heart troubles 1) The passiveness of heart and inflammation generated due to it, could be treated with arjuna husk. Mix 6-10 grams of arjuna husk powder with `gur` and milk and boil it. Filter it and use, which stops water content of lymph filling in the blood vessels. This treats heart inflammation and hence, the passiveness is treated. 2) Take 50 grams of arjuna husk (If wet is not available, take 50 grams of dry husk) and boil in 4 kg of water. When the mix is reduced to one fourth, filter the decoction. Take 50 grams of cow `ghee` and mix 50 grams of arjuna husk and the other ingredients, cooked earlier. Heat it on dim fire. Later, cool it. Now mix 50 grams of honey and 75 grams of candy and keep it in china clay pot or glass jar. Take it around 6 grams with cow milk, which strengthens heart. 3) In passiveness of the heart, excess heart beats, swelling or heart enlargement problems are better tackled with the mix. 4) If a person has suffered heart attack earlier, take the decoction 40 ml in morning
and evening. It is a miraculous heart or cardiac tonic. 5) For complete benefit of the mix, prepare decoction in the milk. It helps in the treatment of angina pain, heart beats and anxiety. 6) The powder of arjuna husk, when filtered with cloth is more effective as compared to other medicines. Chew it, keeping on the tongue. It was found equally beneficial as sorbitrate pill. When the pulse rates or heart beats are very low, keeping on the tongue starts giving relief immediately. The medicine gives permanent relief and it does not have any adverse impact. It is more beneficial as compared to the Allopathic medicine digitalis. 7) It is beneficial in high blood pressure. If swelling or inflammation has developed due to the high blood pressure, it gives relief.
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Excessive urine To stop the problem, take 40 ml decoction regularly in morning and evening Blood diarrhea Take the finely grinded powder of arjuna husk, 5 grams and warm it on dim fire with 250 grams of cow milk and around 150 grams of water. When only milk is left and when its temperature is reduced, comfortable to drink, mix with 10 grams of candy or sugar. Take the mix regularly in the morning, which treats all the heart ailments. It is especially beneficial in gastric troubles or heart ailments. This milk, mixed with arjuna husk powder is also helpful in chronic fever, blood diarrhea and blood bile. Blood blennelytria Take arjuna husk powder 1 spoon and boil with mix of 1 cup of milk. When the residue remains half, mix candy and
Take fresh husk of arjuna tree, dry it in open and prepare a powder. Take 250 grams of milk and an equal amount of water and boil it. Put three grams of arjuna powder (partially lled tea spoon) in it. After boiling, when the milk remains half of the quantity, remove it from the ame. Filter it and drink, which treats all heart problems and save heart attacks. It is very effective medicine after heart attacks.
take three times a day. Gonorrhea 1) Take arjuna husk, neem husk, amliki husk, neelkamal and turmeric, all in equal proportions, around 20 grams and mix with 400 ml of water. Boil till residue remains 100 ml. Take the mix with honey in morning and evening, which treats gonorrhea. 2) Take leaves of arjuna, quince, syzygium cumini, `mrinali`, `shriparni`, `mahendi`, `dhai` and mix them with `ghee` and salt. It is much beneficial in the disease. `Shukrameh` The patient should take the decoction of the arjuna husk or white sandal regularly in morning and evening, which treats the disease. Urine disorder Take 40 ml decoction of arjuna husk, which treats the disorders. Fracture When the body part is plastered due to broken bone, take finely grinded powder of arjuna husk, one spoon with 1 cup of milk, which strengthens bones. On the broken bone, use paste of its husk mixed with `ghee`. It also helps speedy union of the fractured bone. Inflammation It also effects on the kidney and helps in proper urine formation. It also helps in the treatment of excessive water content in the body parts besides heart ailments. Obesity diseases Take powder of arjuna root husk and `gangeran`, two-two grams each regularly in morning and evening, which treats diseases related to obesity. Blood bile According to Charak, wet Arjuna husk for entire night and in the morning filter the water and prepare a decoction. Its use is helpful in blood bile. Leprosy In blood disorders and leprosy, take one spoon full of arjuna husk powder with water daily. Also, its husk, when rubbed with water to prepare a paste, it is helpful. Fever In fever, take around 40 ml of its decoction, which treats fever. Abscess 1) Finely grind arjuna husk and
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prepare a decoction. Wash injuries and abscess with it, which is beneficial. 2) Take powder of its root, one spoon with milk, which treats bluishness due to some injury is treated. Chronic fever Take one spoon full of its husk with `gur`, which treats chronic fever. After heart attack Take fresh husk of arjuna tree, dry it in open and prepare a powder. Take 250 grams of milk and an equal amount of water and boil it. Put three grams of arjuna powder (partially filled tea spoon) in it. After boiling, when the milk remains half of the quantity, remove it from the flame. Filter it and drink, which treats all heart problems and save heart attacks. It is very effective medicine after heart attacks. Other procedures Take 12 grams of arjuna husk and boil with 250 grams of cow milk and an equal amount of water. When it remains half, mix 10 grams of sugar candy, which treats all heart troubles. In fact, arjuna is a miraculous gift of the nature and we all should take advantage of it.
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In 1977,
`rasgulla` in the mouth of AAP to keep it quiet. Now the main rival of AAP is the BJP. Does anybody ask AAP against whom they are going to fight? Their USP is fighting against corruption but they are the piggybag on the back of the party, which is synonymous to the corruption. The Congress needs to be congratulated that it lured AAP leaders into its trap. The `rasgulla` of the Congress was so sweet that AAP leaders even did not care for the oath, taken in the name of their children. This is the story of AAP to come to the power but the bigger question is how AAP got 28 segments in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha polls? Has anybody read the mind of the Delhi people? No. The Delhi people were fed-up with the scams of Commonwealth games, Telecom fraud, Coal scam and other such corruption. It is not exaggerated to say that they were fed-up of the leaders` community. Had they have a little inkling that the AAP could get 28 seats; they might have given it around 60 seats leaving BJP and the Congress in lurch. This could have happened not because of the pluses of AAP but the fed-up Delhi electorate was ready to welcome any
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of the new players. Hence, it is right to say that the Delhi voter too played a gambling. The AAP would have done better, allowing the BJP to form the Government and itself chooses the role of opposition. They could have got the opportunity to criticize the BJP and hence, they would have succeeded in carving out a national image, but now what is happening? Now regularly, it is being put to test. The people are asking when the party belonged to the idealistic and down-to-earth people, why the Chief Minister chosen to stay in a 10-room house? This house has more expenses as compared to the traditional Chief Ministers residence. Though, out of fear, he did some good decisions including that on power and water besides simple living for the ministers but the experienced administrators and the leaders have opined that the other steps of the AAP would empty the coffer. But why AAP would care as they know that they are not going to rule for 5 years. Likewise, the protest against the direct dis-investment and the sting operation of the bribery are all gimmicks. All such activities should be held by the Municipal level officers but the newly fledgling party is dreaming to rule the country, with such poor activities. Is it not the childish act? The electorate in India might be emotional but not the foolish to allow a bicycle rider to fly a jet plane. The people are aware that the AAP party, which claims to be different with the others, is more or less behaving in the same manner.
In AAP, there is rush like a fair. Just press a button and become the member of the party. A little suspicion would drive most of them away from the party. Is it a party or a mix of the people of different ideology? Neither there is any leader nor any policy. Be it Kashmir, Maoism, foreign aid, Modi, homosexuality, or the Congress, the party has no definite vision. All the leaders are beating their own trumpet. There is apprehension that the image, the party has built in Delhi election could be maligned at national level soon.
Last time, I had written about AAP that it is the child of computer and TV channels. In one go if 5 lakh people could be enrolled for the membership, in another shot, 10 lakhs could go also. The cycle of events in last threefour days has proved it. All the ministers and the Chief Minister made a mockery of the Government. If they have to unleash a new tradition of protesting always, they should have taken it to the logical end. Why they ended agitation abruptly? The Lieutenant Governor suggested a mid-way and you took the escape route. Many youngsters and the violent morale preachers were supporting AAP and even praised for its courage but the manner in which raids were conducted, the ministers violated the law and order and the dharna threw the public life out of gear, what the people are now thinking? The electorates in Delhi now consider the AAP leadership as immature, ineffective and revengeful. It lost its 30 percent of the vote bank in a single night. In the public surveys, the partys
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he conventions of both the prominent political parties the BJP and the Congress held almost simultaneously in Delhi. The speeches of Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi got prominence in the media. Narendra Modi, has for the first time defined his constructive approach and thoughts. His speech was like a mature political leader. His speech had a small road map of all-round development. He talked of the shelter, employment, health and education for the rural poor people and proposed for bullet trains, technical institutions in towns to lure urban middle class. He also assured to give newer facilities to the 3-4 crore tax payers. He also insisted on the promotion of youth power and women welfare. His biggest shot was - `Chaiwala`. The Congress leader Manishankar Ayyer poked a cheap fun at Modi but it made Modi dear to 60-70 crore backward class people. Ayyer had, during the national conclave proposed that Modi could come and sale tea here. Now Modi has decided to offer `chaipani` to the Congress at every polling booth. Modi has made tea selling a big discussing point. He has touched the heart of all the poor, backward, downtrodden and weaker class. Any sentence, even if said in a joke could cost dearly, Ayyer might have known it now. Modi did not say the Congress as `Maa-Beta` party, which I usually say but at least said that how a mother could sacrifice her own son. She did not allowed her son to be a subject of joke. Had the Congress declared Rahul Gandhi a Prime MInisterial candidate, the move would have been backfired after the humiliating defeat the Congress. The BJPs convention would be remembered for its constructive approach. Both the conventions clearly showed the difference of an actor and a leader.
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he Rahul Gandhis speech was passionate. Rahul Gandhi has never given such fiery speech. Even the Congressmen were amazed, how he could deliver such an enthusiastic speech? The Congressmen were perplexed that what was the need of speaking at highest pitch of the voice in the meeting of his own party men? Was it some frustration, which came out? Might be that he know it being the farewell music of the ruling Congress. Some people claim that this change occurred due to the foreign firm, whose services have been taken by the Congress to boostup the prospects in the forthcoming Parliamentary polls. The firm, which is trying to polish the image of Rahul Gandhi, may have suggested him not to bleat like a goat but roar like a lion. Hence, the lion roared. But he could not understand where to roar. He roared in his den itself, considering it as the dense forest. The Congress workers too understood that the experts have injected more power and hence the doll danced for a longer time. The Rahuls speech did have enthusiasm but more of artificial anger. The people asked why this young leader is angry. Was he angry on the people of the nation, which has been cheated for once and all? But finally, the electorate woke-up and voted stunning defeat to the Congress in the four states. If not on the public, was he angry on his own party workers? His outburst was the main headline, coming out of the Congress session. What he or other leaders spoke was not found to be worthy of being headlines. The audience enjoyed the acting of the Congress yuvraj, Rahul Gandhi.
popularity is fast on downslide. The Congress said that if the Delhis Law Minister does not tender his resignation, we would pull the rug from under the feet of the Government. But it would be double whammy for the Congress. On one hand, it lost its prestige in supporting AAP and on the other, now it is befalling a running Government. The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is more than happy on what he is doing. He claims that he is an anarchist. Does Arvind know the meaning of anarchism? Has Arvind Kejriwal heard name of any anarchist? Creating troubles, violating laws, sticking to the Government, is it all the anarchy? The party born out of TV and newspaper propaganda is losing its sheen. Its graph had gone-up but now sliding down fast. The misbehavior with foreign origin women has alienated the educated middle class. It has also cast adverse impact on the Indian foreign policy in African nations. The campaign and the party, once reached crescendo is now falling fast. It is the most unfortunate part for the people seeking change.
All newspapers in one voice said that the Janata Darbar has flopped. The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rushed to the terrace and now he is sitting on the roof-top and running the Government. What Arvind should have done in such circumstances? Was he supposed to sit before the aggressive public? The people, who are giving statements and criticizing him, would have asked the Police to open fire, had they been in place of Arvind. The people would have run and the leader would have twisted his moustaches, standing on the heap of dead bodies. Arvind did right in separating himself from the people or it would have caused a major stampede. Even without opening a single fire, many would have lost their lives. But Arvind would have to learn, how to control the complaining public. He could learn it from Narendra Modi, accepting him as guide. Modi has, separated complainants at regional, district and local level due to which there is no crowd at a single place and every complaint is looked into. People get proper solution of their problems. In the AAP government, many such instances of fleeing of the Chief Minister would come to light. Many such absurd incidents would happen as all the ministers in the cabinet and the elected representatives are novices. But now, when the drum has been put around the neck, it has to be beaten. But dont ignore the people, watching every development keenly. It has reached to the conclusion that nothing is bigger than experience. In the world, every thing could be bought but not the experience. The public is also livid as how to give this party responsibility to run the country, when it has failed to run the semistate Delhi. The Congress has given long rope to the AAP so that it could die after tying it around the neck. The AAP has fallen in trouble, after taking the bait, the Congress has put for them. Now it is to be seen that whether it takes its next step cautiously or not.
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Yours feedback
Own decisions
Sacchidanand
In the
life of every human being, an occasion comes when he has to decide, the way he has to move in the life. We ourselves have to decide, which way we want to proceed. Each road has one destination besides its own difculties. We can broadly divide such routes in ve groups. One route takes towards prosperity and the worldly pleasures in which we live for ourselves and the family and die for the same. Our memories start fading after the death and by third generation, the person is more or less forgotten completely. But there is another route too, which takes us towards immortality. Even after the death, our name and glory remains alive in the minds of the people. We remain alive in the stories, folk songs and in the history pages. If we live for the motherland, nation and the society, we are remembered for centuries. Of course, the route has obstacles, which befall us but we fall and wake-up again only to walk till either death embraces us or the aim it hit.
he people living in this world could be divided broadly in five groups. The first group belongs to the people, who live like insects only for themselves. They dont care for even parents, brothers, sisters, children before their pleasures. The second group belongs to the people, who live for their near and dear ones. This group is better as compared to the first one. The third group lives for their area, colony, village or the city and earn names in this respect. This group is small as compared to the second one but a very important group. The fourth group belongs to the people, who dedicate their life for the society and the nation. They face lot of problems throughout the life. The members of this group are too less but they develop some culture, civilization or the nation. The fifth group belongs to the set of people, who live for the world. Once in decades, a member of this group has born who does not follow the already shown path but carves a new route, which is being followed by the generations to come. The almighty has, we being the human beings, given the opportunity or special privilege to decide our path we could choose or in which of the above said group, we wish to go. It is on us to decide that whether we want to live for ourselves, our family, for neighbors, society, and the nation or for the entire humanity. Just remember that this opportunity belongs to you only and not to any other creature on this universe.
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When we dedicate our life for the nation, culture and the human being, it remains a totally personal decision; nobody forces us to take such a decision. The people think a thousand of time, before investing a little sum in some business. And anybody, who gives his entire life for a mission might have also considered it many hundred times. The decision has been taken in complete consciousness, with our brain, soul and mind power. First we should have gross respect and commitment, without an inkling of doubt, towards the decision and the aim decided and then, the world would accept and respect it. It is possible that such a period comes in our life cycle or even after our life. Jaichand and Prithviraj Chauhan both had an opportunity to choose their path. Jaichand chose route of worldly pleasures, facilities and safety and hence was criticized by one and all but Prithviraj Chauhan opted for difficult path of courage, bravery and war and is immortal, even after his death. The same opportunity existed before Man Singh and Maharana Pratap. They opted safe route of facilities, prosperity, enjoyment and luxuries of the life or life with struggle, danger, problems and miseries. Man Singh opted for the first route and led a tainted life while Maharana Pratap went to the second route and is still remembered for his bravery and courage. Jaichand, Man Singh, Prithviraj and Maharana Pratap, all took their own decisions and the path accordingly. When we commit ourselves towards a bigger goal, the first struggle begins within us. The worldly facilities, glory, post, money, luxury, all divert us from the chosen target and on occasions, the brain and the mind are diverted from the goal towards these worldly pleasantries. We would have to make efforts patiently to win over such problems. Just remember, war ownself is very difficult. We are the biggest enemy or the biggest friend of ourselves. Afterwards, this
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struggle expands further and takes the family in the ambit. We are indebted to our family and in exchange, they have some expectations from us. These sentiments pull us towards the family, which creates a massive tug-ofwar within ourselves. But we would have to remain victorious of it. The definition of the family changes for us. We tend to expand our family and hence, the whole world becomes our family. We see our mother, among the millions of the mothers, we see our sister as among one in infinite sisters and our brother, among the scores of other brothers. And here a reformist is born. He comes to know the fact that whatever aim, he has decided is the final truth. The commitment to achieve it, pledge to share any cost for it and to make all available efforts is the reformation and he himself, a reformist. Before working for an organization, the person should organize himself. Means, the organization of his sentiments, thoughts, ideas, attitude and behavior. After all what we are? A coordinator of our body, soul, brain and mind. We have to organize and balance these four ingredients and drive them towards the goal. Before guiding others, first we would have to decide our own path. The first condition to helping the world to improve is, improving you. A confused person can not show any path to others. Before struggling for change in the system, we would have to improve our own system within. Dont forget that the revolution first takes place within a human being and thereafter in the society. Buddha said - `Atmadipi Bhava`. Means, be a lamp yourself. A lamp, which enlightens scores of other lamps and no darkness, prevails on the earth. Everybody wants to work, which gives him peace and satisfaction or doing which, he feels happy. Some people earn happiness in prosperity; worldly pleasures while others in devotion and meditation. Some people are satisfied making others happy, while some earn happiness making others sorrowful. A few of us search pleasures in the resources received after betraying the motherland while a few others devote their entire life, get misery and ultimately the death but still they feel satisfaction. We all do, what
gives us pleasure, which gives us satisfaction and finally, happiness. In this view, a person lives for personal pleasures and die for the same. In the process, he becomes a reason for bringing peace or sorrow to the society. When we devote everything to the society or the country, it remains our personal decision and we take such step because, it gives us satisfaction. The limits of our satisfaction are endless. We search pleasure in others pleasure but in any condition, we search for pleasure. Devoting everything for the sake of the nation means, that we are not doing for the society or the country, but we did it because, we found pleasure in it. Thus, neither we should not get any special privilege in exchange of what we did nor we should have any expectation, may be it post, prestige or the money. Even after winning and organizing our self, we need sustained selfdevelopment and improvement. The hidden enemy within raises ugly head every now and then and try deviating from the right path. But always remember that the target, which we have set for the life is the final or ultimate truth of the world. The path, which we have taken is the right path and all others are false, unsustainable and wrong. Only this path would take us towards immortality and help interview the broader aspect of the world. (To continue in next issue)
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Continues from last issue...
Till
August 15, 1947 nearly 300 Hindu princely states ruled over their subjects according to the canons of Hindu scriptures and rest of the Muslim princely states ran their administration according to the canons of Quran and Hadith.
ince November 1, 1858, there began a rule of British crown in almost half part of the country with the help of India's princely states. But this rule was accepted by the Indian kings after British queen Victoria categorically declared that her Government would not involve itself in spreading protestant Christianity in the country and the people of all religious believes in India will be allowed to lead a life according to their religious believes and they would also be allowed to have freedom to education according to their culture and religion. It was also announced that the British Government would not make any law to restrain the religious believes of the people. In the British judicial system, it was agreed that any law on religious matters would be framed after consulting the religious scholars of a particular religion. This was the reason why till 1947, the religious teachings of the majority population was was incorporated in the school curriculum including their religious scriptures. But those who acquired power after the transfer of power in quite different circumstances, were influenced by atheist and communist ideologies. Therefore such people plotted to expunge the religious teachings of the majority of population from the education system. However, on the contrary, the educational institutions of the minority communities were not only allowed to follow the curriculum according to their believes but were also given funds for this purpose in a discriminatory way. This unjust practice was also made legal. It is a well known fact that the fund channelized to the religious educational institutions of the minority community comes from the Government of India's treasury which is its consolidated fund and it mainly consists of the taxes collected from the common people as well as their other financial contribution to the Government. One can clearly understand that the contribution of the majority religious community is how crucial in the formation of the consolidated fund. But it was conspired to stop the majority religious population to get education according to their religious believes. On the other hand, the majority community could not present their stand effectively due to the conspiracy of communist minded politicians and their administrative officers. Slowly, the majority community was under a conspiracy was drifted away from their own religious culture and were influenced by the communist and atheist ideology especially in imparting the education in the streams of humanity, philosophy, political science, sociology, B.Ed and psychology. This resulted into stopping the people of majority community to get education according to their religious believes and the institutions which have been imparting the education according to the culture and religious believes of the majority community were denied funds and financial aids from the Government. There seems a strange understanding among the today's political parties which was once termed by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia as the rotten consensus. This situation is unprecedented which is not seen in any part of the
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world. It is important to note that this has been done consciously by our policy makes by making norms and rules for this specific purpose. One can understand their cleverness that all this has been done not by using any weapon or physical force. Therefore, if the Hindu community fails to understand this conspiracy, then it reflects the intellectual bankruptcy of the people of Hindu community themselves. The failure of the majority community in deciphering the conspiracy has been caused by some deep rooted wrong notions. I have done intense study in this regard for many years and have also interacted with hundreds of people in this matter at various levels which included people of various groups. I saw among them a kind of enthusiasm among them regarding Hinduism. They were also found to be practising the religion with full dedication. Therefore I reached to the conclusion that it is the responsibility of the Government to provide at least that much of aid and protection to the religion of minority commuinity which it has provided to the religions of the minority communities. Unfortunately, it seems that intellectuals of the country have nothing to do with the issue as they have maintained a stoic silence and have been keeping aloof on it. Obviously, it is result of the promotion of atheist educational system. The aloofness of Hindu intellectuals towards non-cooperating attitude of the Governments is clearly a result of unhealthy educational policy. Therefore in the policies of the new Government , there has to be the pursuance of the universal policy for education. In the whole world, the purpose behind spreading education has been to ensure the continuation of the traditional knowledge invented by the forefathers of every society. A society also has a purpose to earn more knowledge and skill in comparison to other societies. Clearly, Indian society should also follow the similar educational policy. Therefore the new regime should include these factors in its educational policies. There are various educational institutes across the world which are based on the religious believes of various religions like Islam, Christianity and other religious. The policies of those countries are decided on the basis of the religious believes their own outlook. But India does not have any such an organization which could study the state's education, political system and their impacts on the society according to the principle of the Hindu or Sanatan outlook. This is the reason why the intellectual Hindu society is largely devoid of such knowledge. Spiritual knowledge comes with dedication in solitude. But social knowledge would come from the educational institutions. This has to be ensured that the majority community could get similar place within the periphery of the constitution of India which it had till August 15, 1947, same as the status which has been granted to the people of majority community in the other countries of the world. Therefore, it is expected that India could also emerge as a healthy and strong nation in the world and the Government agrees to shun its policy of interfering into the cultural and religious affairs of the majority community. It has to be brought under our consideration that how would it be censured,
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It is a well known fact that the fund channelized to the religious educational institutions of the minority community comes from the Government of India's treasury which is its consolidated fund and it mainly consists of the taxes collected from the common people as well as their other nancial contribution to the Government. One can clearly understand that the contribution of the majority religious community is how crucial in the formation of the consolidated fund. But it was conspired to stop the majority religious population to get education according to their religious believes.
who would take an initiative and what would be the initial steps in this connection. Actually nobody in the world lives only with a view to earn only livelihood. It is a part of human nature to sacrifice life for one's own religion and culture. It is also a part of human nature to live a purposeful life for these factors. Therefore the biggest group of the Indian community which is Hindu society also considers its religion, culture, stream of knowledge and its magnificent judicial system much dearer than life and has had a strong desire to protect them. Therefore it is the duty of any Government to protect and promote the religion and culture of the people of majority community.
This way it is the main responsibility of the government to protect and preserve the religion and the culture of the majority community. The government which fails to do this cannot be considered a legal and legitimate one. The constitution of India is a very flexible and liberal one. But it seems that in the haste of the situation arisen out of the tragedy of partition, our forefathers could not take it into their account to grant the similar status to the culture and
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traditions of Hindutva what has been granted to Christianity in the European countries and to Islam in Islamic countries and to Buddhism in the countries which have majority of Buddhist population. provision that the Government would make full efforts to ensure the establishment of a society which will guarantee social, political and religious justice in all fields of national life. Here it is only required to add just spiritual justice in this Article of the Constitution. Or it could also be done that another sub-clause as Article 39 (G) could be added to make a provision- "Government would provide equal space for the growth of the all religious and spiritual streams and would also give the similar opportunity of religious freedom to the majority community which is available for the minority communities in the country." Or in the form of sub-clause- Article 39 (B), a provision could be done"The Government of India would guarantee equal religious freedom to all faiths of people and therefore it would also provide equal protection for all the religions."
Due to this flexible and liberal outlook of the Constitution of India, many of its shortcomings can be sorted out so easily. For this, it is required to amend the Article 38 of the part 4 of the Constitution- "The Government of India will work for the protection of the culture of India and will also work for protection and to preserve the religion of the majority community." Had the original Constitution not been amended, there would not have been any need for this proposed amendment. In the original constitution, this has been said in the Directive Principles of the State's Policies- "The Government would work for creating a society in which welfare of the people of India will be ensured." This is the best principle as the spiritual welfare of the people is of paramount importance, and this principle is universally accepted. Governments across the world work for the spiritual welfare of their citizens. In almost all countries of Europe, the faith of Christianity has been given official recognition. Similarly faiths of Islam and Buddhism has been given official recognition in the Islamic and Buddhist countries. Indian society is no less spiritual than any other society of the world. Till 1947, the Hindu princely states would patronize the Hindu religion and the British rulers would give recognition to all the religions practised in India including Hinduism. But Communism influence Congress rulers considered the human beings only made of flesh and bones and talked of only their material, economic and political justice. How ever on the basis of political justice, this can be questioned why there has not been any clear mention about the faith of a devout Hindus in our political system while other religions have been granted legal protection. In 1978, at the time of 44th Constitutional amendment, Article 38 was amended with the
In part 14 of the constitution, there is a provision for services. In Article 312, Indian services have been described which include IAS, IPS and other all India services. Article 312 A entitles the Parliament to frame laws on these services. In part 14's chapter 2 from Article 315 to Article 323, there is provision of the Union Public Service Commission. But there is a need for launch a new category of public services which would be named Indian Cultural Services. Those who will be recruited for these services would be required to have profound knowledge of Indian culture, traditions, religion, Indian Scriptures. For this, it will be necessary to transform the present educational system. Until this change does not come, it will be a wise decision to give UGC recognition to the religious educational institutes like Mutts and Gurukuls so that they could produce the eligible students to join Indian Cultural Services. If this will be done only then the years old mistake committed at the time of Pandit Nehru would be corrected. Those mistakes due to which we have suffered a lot happened because our leadership denied to learn from the systems of majority of European countries because of the communist influence of Soviet Union. This mistake has to be mended immediately. Besides this all other initiatives at the administrative level can be taken in the present system immediately by which we will be able to incorporate the ideas suggested by Swamiji Maharaj. These suggestions are - imparting higher education in Indian languages, setting up the National Commission for Farmers, declaring the blackmoney stashed in the foreign banks as the national property, bringing a single bank transaction tax in place of heavy and draconian existing tax system. Giving more autonomy to the institutions like Lokpal, Election Commission and CBI by making them directly answerable to the Parliament and the nation. All these steps will meant to reform the administration. Any new Government can enforce them within a few months after assuming power. For the change in policy, it will be required to make programmes step by step.
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Swami Ramdev
og Rishi Swami Ramdevji Maharaj has interpreted Gita in Gitamrit. For the advantage of the readers of Yog sandesh, we are publishing it in series. Editor.
I am equal for all the living beings. I have neither affection nor hate to anybody. Those who remember me with the purity of heart, he gets completely associated me (This is a quite natural rule of law.) Api chetasuduracharo bhajate mamananyabhak. Sadhureva samantavyah samyagavyavasito hi sah. 30. Kshipram bhawati dharmatma shashchachchhantin nigachchhati. Kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranashyati. 31. How big atrocious one might be but if he remembers me with devotion then he should be considered a saint as his mind ha become right. He soon turns to be a religious person and he attain peace. O Kauntey! You should understand that your devotion to me will remain in existence forever. In 30th verse, it has been said that even most atrocious persons will become saint by being devoted to me. He would not be atrocious any longer. By being devoted to me he cannot even think of harming anybody despite being a demon in the past. One will be able to remember me only by having a purity of soul. Slowly all his deeds will became free from all greed. Lord Krishna says that O Arjun! My devotees never get unhappiness or any kind of pain. If one continues to be a demon despite showing devotion to me then he is not a devotee, his acts are only for show off. (To continue in next issue)
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Yatkaroshishnasi yajjuhoshi dadati yat. Yattapasyasi kauntey tattkurushva madarpanam. 27. Shubhashubhphalairewam mokshyase karmbandhanaih. Sannayasayogayuktatma vimukto mamupaishyasi. 28. O Kaunteya Arjun! What ever you eat, you do, you offer to Almighty, just consign to me. I mean to say that whatever auspicious or ominous you do in the journey of your life, consign them to me without any greed. If a person does so with this feeling, he is definitely discharging his responsibilities in a right manner. And if he would do all this with caution he will slowly get away from ominous things as nobody offers anything inferior to his god. By behaving this way you will be free from the shackles of auspicious or ominous Karma and will be able to associate with me and get access to me. Clearly, by consigning your everything to almighty means discharging one's responsibilities with purity of heart and cosigning the results of the deeds in the feet of almighty. When the feelings will be pure, doing anything wrong or harming anybody will be out of question. Samoaham sarvabhuteshu na me dweshyoasti na priyah. Ye bhajanti tu maa bhaktya mayi te teshu chapyaham. 29.
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are many enthused persons in media who always seem to be eager to give their expert opinion on every topic but they hardly care to gather right information on these topics. The constitution of India came into force in 1950 and over 100 times it has been amended. Our constitution's speciality is that it is not static but is quite dynamic. Many of such amendments have been deemed by experts as against basic principles of the constitution. Such comments reect only the exibility of our constitution. Therefore considering the comments by honourable judges on Khap Panchayats as gospel truth is nothing but manifestation of one's foolishness.
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states as illegal. Actually our Parliament can declare that universally accepted rules will be considered as laws. This will offer solution to many problems. Actually it is an aversion to disband the natural customs and laws. It is another speciality of Indian legal system to recognize as personal laws to the customs of the certain groups and societies, though it has not been clearly described that what will be the ground for such laws. Clearly this recognition should not be arbitrary. This should be based on any single criteria. This criteria cannot only be religious. On this ground the Khap Panchayats will have to be recognized under personal law. Recognizing only religious groups on this basis is wrong. After clearing the status of Khaps on these grounds, the views of these Panchayats will be universally acceptable. The clamour by uninformed groups is totally illegitimate. It is important to clarify, if the legal system of India recognizes the entity which is known as the Indian society. If
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he comments by honourable judges were based on existing circumstances. This is in accordance with guidelines of the Parliament and only Parliament can bring changes in it. Given this if a provision is made to incorporate a word custom defined as all such practices which have been a part of the life of a society the the position of Khap Panchayats will greatly change. There is no logic to consider only those traditions as laws which were in practice between 1858 to 1947 in half parts of India which was under British rule. It is absolutely wrong to consider the practices of British rule as legal and the traditions of princely
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this is not accepted then a big problem will crop up. If the Government is not ready to own the Indian society then it is whose Government and with what authority it is ruling over this society. If the government denies to recognize the people of India as a part of a society, then it has no right to make laws on their citizenship. Our social and political scientists have not yet contemplated over it. But it will have to be done in future. If we think properly, it will be clear that the Government's legitimacy is in place till it is a part of Indian society. In the Islamic countries, Muslim society is recognized as a Millat. In Christian countries the society is recognized through Church. Similar is the condition in other countries of the world. This way legitimacy of a government in any country of the world is based on religion, faith and customs of their societies. But in India, due to unnecessary haste and because of a kind of intellectual disorientation, this question was never taken into consideration. The institutions of the government which are getting a huge chunk of the tax payers money are no way concerned about the Indian ethics and values and have been working under the intellectual influence of European and US institutions. But this situation will have to be changed in India which is changing much faster. The government and its institutions which are being paid from the tax payers' money will have to be made accountable to Indian society. Therefore to any Justice seeking group and society will have to work for necessary changes. After making due legal provisions, Khap's decision will also be considered as the decisions of other courts of India.
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Khaps have played a crucial decision in a Indian society. They are institution of justice and public safety. They have been giving justice to men and women of the society even in the modern days. If there is any mistake in delivering justice by these Khaps, one is always free to make plea for the review of the decision. But one should always remember it that the voice of dissatisfied men and women should not be considered as the views of the whole society. It should not be forgotten that over 99 percent majority of population that comes under a Khap get love, affection, safety and justice from these panchayats. As far as media criticism of Khaps is considered, such acts are unacceptable as they are disturbing the law and order situation and peace in the society. If Khap members under frustration of such criticism take any adverse step, then who will be responsible for it? Media cannot disown its responsibility which it owes due to such criticism. We know that capitalist societies are hugely propagating the idea of individualism and it is also happening in India but others have also a right to differ from such views. The idea of individualism is an unjust interference into the personal rights who are happy with the system of Khaps. This interference is a crime. Khaps have been age old judicial system to ensure social security to the people. Nobody has got a right to target this system. Indian constitution has been very flexible and liberal and changes in it have been taking place by amending its provisions with due process and then Khaps will be recognized as a means to maintain peace and harmony in the society.
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Chanakya Niti
charya Chanakya was a glorious personality of Indian seer tradition. He gave formulae against sin, injustice, inequality and atrocities to establish the rule of honesty, religion and justice. His formulae are useful for a model life, model family, model society and model administration. In series we are publishing them for the sake of the Yog Sandesh readers. Editor.
114. Ekakshar yo gurum nabhiwadanti. Shwanayonishtam bhuktwa chandaleshvabhijayati. The mentor who taught you even a single letter is respectable and when the student denies to pay respect to the teacher then he is born as dirty creature for hundred times. Chanakya says that all students have got a responsibility to pay respect to their teacher, even they the teacher might have imparted very little knowledge to his students. 115. Yatha dhenusahastreshu vasto gachchhati mataram. Tatha yachcha kritam karma kartarmanugachchhati. As a calf can recognize his mother among hundreds of cows, similarly the result of our deeds follows us. Chanakya says that whatever we get in our life is the result of our own deeds. 116. Anawasthitkaryasya na jane na vane sukham. Jane dahati sansargo vane sangavivarjanam. Those who do anything in an unorganized way get happiness neither in forest nor in the society. In the society, his contact with people troubles him and in the forest his solitude troubles him. 117. Jale tailam khale guhyam patre danam managapi. Prage shastram swayam yati vistaram vastushaktitah. Oil in water, secret talks with wicked persons, donation to able persons, knowledge of scholars get spread due to their own strength. 118. Dharmakhyane shmashane cha roginaam ya matirbhavet. Sa sarvadaiva tishthechchet ko na muchyet bandhanat. On listening religious stories, at crematorium, on falling ill, the way we feel selflessness, if this feeling perpetuates, then we can get free from the shackles of life. According to Chanakya, when we rise to leave the religious assembles, return from crematorium and get rid of diseases,
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then we get trapped in the same shackles of life. It means the momentary impulse dies down. 119. Uttapanna pashchatapsya buddhirbhawati yadrishi. Tadrishi yadi purva syat kasya na syanmahodayah. The kind of state of mind we have after committing a crime, if similar we have before committing it, then we can definitely get salvation. Chanakya advises that it is better to think properly before committing a crime than repenting later. 120. Prithivayam trini ratnani jalmagnam subhashitam. Mudhaih pashankhandeshu ratnasangya vidhiyate. There are only three gems on this planet- water, food grains and pleasant words. But fools consider the pieces of stones as gems. Chanakya says, besides food and water our pleasant words bring us honour and respect. 121. Atamaparadhvrikshyasya phalanyetani dehinaam. Daridrayarogdukhani bandhanvyasnani cha. Poverty, diseases, pain and shackles of life and our bad habitats are result of our own misdeeds. Chanakya says that those who commit misdeeds have to bear the aforementioned pains in life. 122. Punarvittam punarmitram punarbharya punarmahi. Aetatsarva punarlabhyam na shariram punah punah. Wealth, friends, wife and land can be regained after losing them but human life cannot be gained again and again. In this shloka, Chanakya has called the life of human beings most important thing. 123. Sa jeevati guna yasya yasya dharmah sa jeevati. Gun dharmaviheenasya jeevitam nishprayojanam. Actually only those people deserve to be called alive who have qualities and are eligible. Those who lack these qualities are useless fellows.
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don't want to have a pleasant sleep. When we retire in the bed after whole days' exertion, our only wish happens to get pleasant sleep so that we could wake up the next day with freshness and begin our day long work with full of energy. The question is - can we get pleasant sleep by mere laying on the bed? No! Because many factors like work stress, exertion, bad food habits, alcohol and narcotics may cause sleeplessness. Actually it is required to go into the detail of the patient's problems so that the problem could be cured and then such ways should be found out so that the problem could not strike in future. One can practise yoga, pranayam and use herbs available in the nature to ward off the problems like sleeplessness. In this write up, we are going to discuss these matters and also about Anupaan.
Who
Symptoms of sleeplessness
Natural treatment
will get good sleep. * If the patient suffering from sleeplessness does not have cough problem, then paste of henna leaves should be applied on feet sole. I will give pleasant sleep. Cough patients can also apply it in summer. * Use of ripe papaya and eating vegetable of unripe papaya cures sleeplessness. * Fennel seeds are best for the patients of sleeplessness. One should take one cup of water boiled in 10 gm of fennel seeds before going to bed in the night. * Apple murabba is also useful for the patients of sleeplessness. Those who eat it in the night get good sleep. * Nutmeg fruit can easily be found at any grocery shop. It is
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Mint leaves are also very useful for the patients of sleeplessness. Boil 3gms of raw mint leaves in 200 gm of water. Filter the tea and add two spoons of honey in it. Take this preparation every night before sleeping. This will give you pleasant sleep. Continue this for three weeks. It will be very effective.
best for good sleep. One should take a bit of the paste of the fruit before going to bed in the night. As its nature is warm, the patient should take it in very small quantity. * Ashwagandha is easily available Ayurvedic medicine. The patients of sleeplessness should take before sleeping in the night six gm of it added with a bit of ghee and sugar. It cures fatigue and and sleeplessness. * Extract juice of green leaves of coriander and add 10 gm sugar or Mishri in 25 ml of juice and take it before sleeping. It will cure gastric related sleeplessness and will give pleasant sleep. * Buffalo milk is good for patients of sleeplessness. Take 300 gm of the milk and add equal amount of water into it and boil it with one year old gur or gud. When the mixture is left half then stop boiling and take it. It is good for patients of sleeplessness. * Put almond oil in your nose in the morning while in empty stomach and also in the night before sleeping. It will not only help in sleeplessness but will also be useful in the problems like headache, depression, memory loss, paralysis, fatigue. * Use of honey, gud, sharbat or squash is good for the patients of sleeplessness. * Take cantaloupe seeds and peel them and add equal amount of white khas-khas. Take one spoon of it in the morning and evening. It will useful in curing high blood pressure and will give nice sleep. * Take six gm of Khaskhas and make its paste in 250 gm of water and add 250 gm of mishri into it and take it in the morning and in the evening at 4 pm. Continue it for 3 weeks, it will be greatly helpful. * Take the seeds of dried Coriander and remove its peel. Add mishri into its 300 gm quantity and take it. It will be greatly helpful. Take its quantity of six gm with stale water twice a day. It will cure sleeplessness. Don't eat anything two hours of taking the preparation. It also cures burning sensation While urinating. It also cures pradeh. * Avoid keep waiting for sleep as it will come
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Certain awareness
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* * * * on its own. Waiting for sleep may worsen the situation. For sleep, physical labour as well as rest are equally important. Before going to bed, take lukewarm sweet milk. Take light meal in dinner. After meal walk upto one kilometers in the night. Sleep on wooden bed as it will keep your vertebrae straight. It also helps maintain proper blood circulation which gives good sleep. sleep in loose garment and use such a pillow which is Heather much high nor much low. Also ensure that the light in the room is not so intense. There should also not be noise in the bed room. Don't keep bonfire in the room when you are going to sleep. Also don't cover hour face with quilt while sleeping so that you can get sufficient oxygen while sleeping. If you use mosquito coil or all out in the night , make sure that they are not on when you are sleeping. In case of sleeplessness, put your feet in lukewarm water and put a few drops of mustered oil in your ear. You will get deep sleep. Keeping your head southward while sleeping will cure your ailments of heart. If it is not possible then keep your head eastward so that you could get energy released from the sun. Keeping the head eastward or southward gives sound sleep, eye sight is improved and you remain healthy. Walk on the grass wet in dew in the morning. Avoid alcohol and other narcotics and sleep in airy room. In the problem of sleeplessness, avoid eating fried stuffs and use more fruits and vegetables in meal. Given your condition, the aforementioned Ayurvedic tips will cure your problems and keep you healthy and fit. sleeplessness as it improves your appetite, cures constipation and it is also good for your backbone. It provide energy to Eda, Pingla and Sushumna. It also keeps the ovary of a woman. It also cures obesity. If these problems will be cured, sleeplessness will naturally get vanished. * Among six yogic methods, jalneti and ghritneti are best for the patients of sleeplessness. Early morning is the best time for jalneti. 2. Jalneti: * By Jalneti, you can remove the dirt collected in your nostrils which will increase oxygen intake in your body, body will be always fresh. * After performing Neti, perform Kapalbhati pranayaam so that your problems like cold and cough could be cured. * Sit in Padmasana and take air from right nostril and release from left one and vice versa. This process has to be performed a bit faster. This process will have to be performed after jalneti to remove remaining water from the body. 3. Ghritneti: * Sit on chair or lay on cot and keep your head a bit back. * With the help dropper or spoon put 8-10 drops of ghee in your nostril. Similarly Telneti is performed in place of Ghritneti. * In Hathyog, ghritneti is considered as purifier of our head, which also improves eye
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sight and cures all the ailments in the part of our body above throat.
Precautions
* Hernia patients should avoid doing it * Vajrasana, performed after dinner, also cures sleeplessness. It also improves digestion. * It is an asana meant for concentration of mind and also cures acidity, gastric problems, constipation. * By sitting on Vajrasana for 5-10 minutes after meal one gets improved digestive system. In regular practice, one should do it for 1-3 minutes. * It also cures the pain in the knee. It directly improves digestion and one immediately falls asleep after laying on the bed. * Katichasana is also very useful in sleeplessness. Performing this Asana improves digestion and cures
constipation. It is also useful in throat pain. It broadens the chest, narrows the waist, heals the stress. * Regular practice of Shawasana is also useful in sleeplessness. This is done ether in beginning or at certain gaps. It relaxes all parts of body and keeps it fresh. It is also useful for the patients of high blood pressure. Sleeplessness should not be taken lightly as it can make our body the victim of many other diseases. By following the aforementioned methods, we can keep ourselves healthy and can see hundred winters in a lifetime.
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of us are well aware of honey. That is why All it has been described as very useful and auspicious in our scriptures and vegetation literature. It is also an important component of Panchamrit. Honey is capable in curing all ailments.
Honey
oney makes our intestines strong. By using honey the toxicants don't deposit in our intestines. It also destroys worms in the body. It cures chronic constipation, dysentery, etc.
It also removes cough from our body and relaxes the patients of asthma. It is also useful in tuberculosis, keeps mind fresh and healthy. Those who do mental work, honey is very useful for them.
a useful medicine
be greatly useful for students, intellectuals, pregnant women and kids. * Before going for clearing stomach in the morning, drink 2 spoons of honey added with a clean drinking water. It will remove extra fats and controls obesity and gives us glowing skin. * Honey is also called Yogvahi. It is such a medicine which acquires the property of the matter with which it is mixed. It is its special property.
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Important precautions
Honey should not be taken with hot stuffs in summer as its nature is contrary to hot season. * Honey shows poisonous nature if taken in summer.
* Honey is made of soft and cool natured juices of flowers therefore its property is contrary to stuffs of hot in nature. * According to Ashtang Hridaya, hot or warm honey is poisonous. If a person is troubled due to hot weather he should avoid honey. In summer or with hot food taking honey is like poison. Ayurveda advises not to take honey with hot food, drinks or in hot weather. * Honey added with ghee should also not be taken. If it is very necessary, add one part of ghee and four parts of honey and then take them. * Eating honey alone in large quantity is not good for health. One should also not take honey with rain water. Eating honey with mishri, gur, oil, ripe Jackfruit is also not good for health. One should also not take honey regularly for many months. It may cause a disease named- Amajirg. * Winter and spring are best seasons for the use of honey.
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treatment is a process in which diseases are treated through colours. According to experts deciency of a colour in our body causes a disease. In colour treatment process, a disease is treated by rebalancing the colour composition in our body.
Sun ray
Effective processes of
Sun treatment
attention for scholars and saints for study.
un is called helio in Greek language. Lakhs of people are being treated across the world through sun rays and they are being cured. Switzerland doctor Rollier says that TB is caused due to deficiencies of sun rays. People put on a lot of garments which prevents their body's exposure to sun rays which is a cause of many diseases. There is an adage- where sun rays are not allowed there doctor's entry is imminent. Incurable chronic diseases can be treated by exposure to sun rays. This is the reason why the sun, which is the source of enormous energy, has since long been a centre of
Blue, green, orange, red, violet and yellow. Being natural colours, they are very effective in curing diseases. Among them, the main colours are red, yellow and blue. In treatment of diseases, each colour has a special role. About colour treatment, its expert doctor Edvin D Baibit says that sun rays are best medicines made in the nature's laboratory. In the absence of sun rays one falls prey to diseases like heart diseases, anemia, weakness of bones, physical deficiencies and dwarfness. Sun rays treat these diseases. They improve the digestive system. They also cure skin diseases. Red colour: Red colour symbolizes anger, fire and prosperity. It gives energy so it is used as tonic. Diseases like tuberculosis, high blood pressure, anaemia, paralysis, are treated by this colour of sun ray. This colour also vitalizes the parts of body which
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are weak. Water of red bottle is very hot in nature therefore it is used for specific diseases. Red water may cause dysentery. This colour of oil is use to massage external parts of body. It is even more effective than iodine. Lack of this colour in our body may cause tiredness and dizziness. Hunger dies down and the colour of excrements become blue. Light blue colour: Light blue colour is best among all colours. The colour of sky is the same. It gives strength to our lives. This colour gives life and energy, peace and cool feeling. When any body part becomes hot, then this colour is used. Blue wafer heated in sun rays cures diseases like fever, dysentery, stomach diseases, respiratory problems, headache, stone, urine problems. If a person is exposed in blue light for half an hour, blood pressure becomes normal while exposure to red beam of red light increases blood pressure. Yellow: This colour symbolizes happiness in life. It gives freshness to our mind and other body organs. This colour helps in treatment of diseases like indigestion, jaundice, kidney problems, eye and throat problems. Yellow colour is very good for stomach, lungs and heart. It cures the problems like gastric, heaviness of stomach, stomach pain, constipation, indigestion, etc. Drinking hot yellow water in small quantity helps in problems but taken in large quantity may cause problems. Violet colour: It also keeps our body warm. Its deficiency may cause the diseases like dysentery, mental weakness, increases heart beats. This colour is made of red and blue colours. This colour gives excitement to our body parts without causing anger. White: This colour is useful for only drinking. It attracts all the seven colours of sun. It fortifies all the seven metals in our body.
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Orange: It is hot in nature but it is less hotter than red. Its water should be administered to a patient to clean his stomach. This colour is very effective in asthma. It improves appetite and cures gastric problems. It is useful in joint pains too. In vomiting and cold,this colour is very effective. Orange water is as effective as iron bhasma. It also cures anaemia. This colour is symbol of pride and prosperity. It is useful in treatment of kidney problems. Hernia, appendicitis can be cured by it. This colour is also good for breast feedings. Deep blue colour: It is cool in nature. It cures fever and skin diseases and keeps hair healthy and maintains its vitality. It is also useful in headache, respiratory problems and heart diseases. Green: It completely cures skin problems. It is made of yellow and blue. It is a colour which lies in between hot and cold nature.
Clean the bottle of the colour of which you have to prepare the water. Fill a part of it with clean water and cover its mouth with the glass of the colour of which water has to be prepared. Keep the bottle at an open place between 10 am to 5 pm. The place has to be clean. There should be no hindrance in its exposure to sun light. When the bottle gets heated and the vapour begins to collect in the empty part of the bottle, then
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of the bottle of the required colour. The bottle can be kept in sun for a little more than a month. You must shake the bottle once in the evening. It can be kept in sun for 1-3 months. The oil prepared in blue bottle is as effective as nectar. The preparation is highly effective in headache. This is also useful in the problem of sleeplessness. This oil can also cure anxiety. This is also effective in skin problems. It also works as hair vitalizer.
Other processes:
Put 30-40 cm size of glass of required colour on the window or any broad surface. It should be put in a way so that sun rays passing through it fall on the patient for 30 minutes. This kind of sun bath can easily be given to a patient in natural treatment. Sun rays are like medicines for all living beings on the Earth. Therefore make best use of this natural medicine. water is run ready for use. Now keep the bottle at a safe place and let it to cool. Keep the bottle on wooden cot as it will give better result. The bottle can be kept in the sun from eight hours to three days. Sun exposed water is only 25 gms. This water should be given to the patients for 3 times a day. If the disease is acute then the quantity of water can be increased but be careful that if the colour gets into the body in excess then it can be harmful.
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This way prepared oil is good for massage. Fill the oil in 3/4 part
In the therapy with the sun rays, diseases are treated with the help of colours. According to experts deficiencies of colours in our body is cause of any disease. In the colour treatment, the colours of sun rays are used to treat a disease. God sun spreads beauty in every part of the world. Any living being who are mostly exposed to sun rays never fall ill. The sun is source of life on this planet. It spiritual significance is even more wider and profound. Lets associate ourselves with the medicinal nature of sun rays and spread good health and fitness.
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(Continue from the last issue) 28. Sa hovach Maitrai yenaham namrita syam kimaham ten kurya yadeva bhagwanved tadev me bruhiti. Brihadaranyak 7/1/1 Maitreyi told him, what will I do of the thing which cannot make me immortal. Sir, whatever you have the means for Amritatva please share with me. 29. Sa hovach na wa are patyuh kamaya patih priyo bhavatyatmanastu kamaya patih priyo bhavati. Na wa are jayayai kamaya jaya priya bhavatyatmanastu kamaya jaya priya bhawati. Na wa are vittasya kamaya vittam priyam bhavatyatmanastu kamaya vittam priyam bhavati. Na wa are brahmanah kamaya brahma priyam bhavatyatmanastu kamaya brahma priyam bhavati. Na wa are kshatrasya kamaya kshatram priyam bhavatyatmanastu kamaya kshatram priyam bhavati. Na wa are lokanam kamaya lokah priya bhavatyatmanastu kamaya lokah priya bhavanti. Na wa are devanam kamaya devah priya bhavatyatmanastu kamaya devah priya bhavanti. Na wa are bhutanam kamaya bhutani priyani bhavatyatmanastu kamaya bhutani priyani bhavanti. Na wa are sarvasya kamaya sarva priyam bhavatyatmanastu kamaya sarva priyam bhavati. Aatma wa are drishtavyah shrotavyo mantavyo nididhyasitavyo maitreyyatmano wa are darshnen shravanen matya vigyanenedam sarva viditam. Brihadaranyak 2/4/5 They said- O Maitreyi! It is for sure that husband is not dearer for his own sake but for our own sake, same is the case of wife; sons are not dearer for their own sake but for our own reasons;
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wealth is not dearer for its own reason but for our own sake; similar is the case of Brahmins and Kshatriyas who are not dearer for their own sake but for our own reasons; people are not dearer for their own sake but for our own reasons; similarly deities are not dearer for their own interest but for our own interests; leaving beings are not for themselves but for our selves; all others are not dearer for their reasons but are dearer for our own reasons. O Maitreyi! this soul is to be felt and listened and deserve to be paid attenton. We get this enlightenment from feeling the soul. 30. Om adhihi bhagava iti hopasasad santkumaram naradastaihovacha yadvettha ten nopasid tatasta urdhva vakshyamiti sa hovach. Chhandogya 7/1/1 O almighty! Please show me the path, please preach me, saying this, Naradji visited to Santkumarji. Santkumarji told him- whatever you know, you let me known and come to me for enlightenment, then I will speak to you further. On this Naradji said31. Rigvedam Bhagawodhyemi Yajurvedam Saamvedmathavarnam Chaturthmitihasapuranam Pancham Vedanam vedam prityam rashim daivam nidhim Vakovakyamekayanam devavidyam brahmvidyam bhootvidyam kshatravidyam nakshatravidyam sarpdevajanavidyametada bhagavoadhyemi. Chhandogya 7/1/2 O God! I have learnt by heart the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Saamveda and Atharvaveda, besides them I know history, fifth Veda in the form of Puranas, Vyakarana, which is Veda of Vedas, Shraddhakalpa, Mathematics, Utpaatgyan, Nidhishastra, Tarkashastra, Neeti, devavidya, brahmavidya, bhootvidya, kshatravidya, nakshatravidya, sarpvidya (Garur mantra) and Devjanyavidya- dance, music.
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is life's precious asset. Actually only those people laugh who is full of life otherwise even dead bodies would also have been seen smiling. Seeing others happy and smiling, everyone feels pleasure. Just imagine, when you meet someone and find that the person is not receiving you with a smile, how do you feel. You feel very bad. Similar rule applies with others.
Laughter
sometime and try to remember how your face looks like, you will find that it is so lacklustre. You will find that you bear a kind of sorrow on your face. Seeing your face, it is reflected that you are bearing the burden of the whole world. Now widen your lips, you will find that dimple is appearing on your chicks. How happy and beautiful you face looks now? It gives a feel as if the earth has received the first drop of rain after a long time.
is an art, a therapy
Acharya Maheshanand Vidyalankar
Laughter
If a person coming across you does not smiles, please you don't react in the same manner. You receive him with a smile. If you want to win the heart of the world, make people your own, just learn to spread smile. If you learn this, you will find how the journey of life becomes easy. Some one has rightly said that God helps those people who live with smile. If a person bearing precious jeweller will stand at a cross road holding a bowl to beg, who will put coins in his pot? Similarly, if you have been blessed with magnificent smile, but you choose to show it and keep bearing unhappiness on your face, then nobody will help you. Therefore learn to laugh and smile. You can smile and laugh at any time in the day but if you will start you day with paying gratitude to almighty when you wake up in the morning then your whole
aughing and smiling is not a big problem. It is a part of our lives. The only thing we need is to make it a part of our life. In today's world, to look modern and civilized, we have stopped living with natural happiness. Those who want to laugh they are found to be restraining themselves, those who want to cry, they also try to restrain it. Today we are following an artificial way of life in which keeping mum is considered a parameter of being civilized but this makes them appear as if today's human beings are dead. Just look at yourself, you will find that you have not laughed for a long time. Just close your eyes for
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day will be pleasant. It will give birth to new constructive ideas in your mind. It is advised to practise Hasyasana after yoga both every morning and evening. Whether you laugh or simply prefer to smile, both ways you are going to get something good but it will be better if you laugh with open heart. After laughing one certainly feels light and relaxed. Laughing in a group is very good for you as you laugh with open heart naturally. Seeing others laughing with you makes you feel great as it gives freshness to your soul and mind. Laughing and smiling is in itself a very effective therapy. Laughter has a direct but positive impact on your heart and mind which remove stress, anxiety and depression.
beta-endorphin which strengthens our feelings and sensitivity and relaxes our mind. Scientists have also discovered dopamine, Serotonin and Happy hormones.
Gods second name is love. In fact one can realize almighty in spreading happiness. It is a fact that love begins with happiness. If smile and laughter are seeds, then love is the tree. Love, tension and depression cannot coexist. Actually yoga, Ayurveda and medical science are agree to the fact that tension is the Genesis of all diseases and of of its best but simple treatment is laughter. Finally, our message is long or short span of life make no difference. The only thing which is the most important is whether you laugh or not.
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Letter - Solution
Acharya Pradyumna
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n Ayurveda any disease can be treated. It is a complete system for treatment of diseases. The medicines made of herbs and plants appear not so effective but in fact they are very effective.
Special products to improve the memory power, sharpen the mind and make the immune system strong
* Taking Brahmi powder between 150 mg to 500 mg every morning with milk increases the longevity of life. It also improves the memory power. * Charak and Sushurat code say that taking 3 gm juice of Brahmi leaves every day improves memory. The taste of the leaves is like tamarind leaves. * According to a very old Ayurveda book Bhav Prakash, Shankhpushpi also improves the memory power. Its 3-6 gm powder added in milk improves your memory power. Shankhpushpi kalp also improves the functioning of mind. * According to Bheshajya Ratnavali, a famous Ayurveda book, regular use of Brahmi, Shankhpushpi, Badam and Ashwagandha improve the memory power besides keeping it cool. Chikitsa Chandra Yoga offers a simple method of yoga. Regular use of Almod-mishri halwa strengthens the brain nerves. * Taking one gm pepper powder with honey every morning also improves the memory power. It also keeps eyesight and your hair. * Izazul Gubra, a Greek book, suggests that for
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keeping one's mind cool, one should take Almond Sharbat, Thandai, pomegranate juice. Which ever of these drinks suit you, one should take it in the summer. This book also suggests that one should always try to keep head cool and feet warm. * In the Ayurveda, benefits of head massage has been described. With massaging head and feet sole with mustered oil, our memory power improves. Massaging head, keeps the nerves of our brain healthy and allows proper blood circulation and improves the memory power. It also cures headache with improving eyesight. * To improve your memory power, close your eyes while lying on the bed in the night and remember your whole days activities
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starting from the time you woke up in the morning to you retired on the bed. This experiment improves your memory power. * Those who sleep while keeping their head either in south or east direction, get sharp memory power.
* Copper is best for brain and it is found in grains, mushroom, etc. * Cellinium keeps your brain always fresh. It is found in whole grains, milk, paneer, curd and vegetables.
* Calcium keeps the mind healthy. Its sources are grains, pulses and other vegetables. * Sodium is also an important mineral for brain and it is found in pulses, paneer and salt. * Iron is also important. It is found in green vegetables, pulses, peanuts. * Potassium also gives strength to mind. It is found in pulses, green vegetables, grains, milk, fruits especially orange and banana. * Zinc keeps mind healthy and its sources are pulses, grains, etc. These things should always be included in food. * Magnesium makes the brain powerful. It is found in soyabean, milk, green vegetables, cereals, water of well, etc. * Fluoride improves ability to think and is found in tea, coffee, soya beans, etc.
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* It cures the diseases of mind. For preparing this oil, it is required to keep sesame or mustered oil or coconut oil in sky blue bottle. The oil is to be filled a bit below the neck of the bottle. Keep the bottle in the sun light for three months. Keep the bottle on the wooden platform. * The bottle's mouth has to be closed with cotton which has to be changed every day. * The oil prepared this way gives freshness, keeps the body cool and makes the hair strong. * This oil is very effective in brain related problems and it improves the power of mind. This oil also cures itching in eyes, makes nervous system strong and problems of hands and feet. Mind or brain is divided into three parts. Conscious mind, sub-conscious mind and unconscious mind. All these three parts are associated with our memory. Conscious mind is concerned to our present and the things which we remember with much stress on mind is concerned to our sub-conscious mind. The things which have been forgotten completely forever are part of unconscious mind. If the things concerned to unconscious mind fail to get a proper direction, then it could cause memory loss. To ward off this possibility, one is required to turn to yoga, meditation, Pranayama and Ayurvedic medicines, Anupan, etc. Patanjali's medicinal Anupan are best for improving memory power. Besides this, positive thinking, inspiring stories and including a task in your reunite to serve the are the ways to keep your mind functioning well and it will also improve your personality and mental abilities and it will also help you to score best in examinations.
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after taking meal, stomach related diseases, constipation, sexual weakness, body's dryness. It also cures diseases which happen in old age. Regular use of sufficient amount of milk and ghee is considered to be best for our health. Among all types of milk, cow milk is considered to be the best and sheep milk is considered to be the worst.
Cow milk
There are around 50 species of Indian cows and their milk is considered to be the best. The cows which graze in the forest, eat many kinds of herbs, which make their milk as nutritious as nectar. These species of cows are also found in other parts of the world. As it was mentioned earlier, cow milk enhances longevity of life, helps to fight diseases of old age, sweet, smooth, cures constipation, gold for digestion, sharpens brain, cures urine problems, etc. It also cures gastric and cough problems. The colour and breed of Indian cows also make difference in the quality of its
is said to be nectar. In India, the milk of the cows of Indian origin is considered as best health drink, after it, goat milk and Buffalo milk are also considered good for health. From health point of view, the goat milk is considered as a drink which protects us from many diseases. The milk of jersey cow is considered as least healthy. Camel milk, which tastes a bit salty is considered as something enhances our strength and stamina. Almost all the milks are sweet in taste.
Milk
ilk sharpens our mind and it is full of nutrients. It contains all elements which give nutrition as well as a lot of energy. It enhances our vitality, cures constipation, prevents bleeding, enhances potency and makes improves woman's conceiving power. Cures wounds, brings glaze on our face and skin. It also cures Tuberculosis, chronic fever, hyper acidity, stomach pain
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milk. Young cows milk is sweet and capable in curing all Tridosh. Old cows milk in weak. Black cow's milk is considered as full of medicinal properties and yellow cow's milk is considered to be best for curing pitt and vaat problems.
Buffalo milk
Buffalo milk is cool in nature, heavy, causes gastric and blocks the smooth flow of sources. It is best for those who have the problem of sleeplessness. It contains more fat than cow milk, whereas cow milk fat is much nutritious than than fats in other milks.
Goat milk
The milk of which colour and taste has got changed should not be taken as it is not good for health. Milk should not be taken with salty or acidic stuffs as it can cause leprosy. Milk cream: It is smooth and cures gastric and pitt problems. It strengthens sperm. New heel crack and cow milk: It is heavy, enhances cough and is also protein rich. Khoya: It is heavy, gives strength and strengthens sperm. Chhena or Paneer: It is lighter than Khoya and gives strength. Chhena water: It also gives strength and improves digestive system.
Though goat milk is much lesser in use than the cow and buffalo milk but it is easy to digest. Its taste is a bit acrid but sweet. It is very useful in the problems like tuberculosis, fever, respiratory problems, bleeding, cough, swelling and improves digestive system.
Treatment
People
anaemia. If the problem is not treated, its symptoms gradually become weak but later after 10-15 days, it strikes back vehemently.
become like a handicapped. The bones of backbone is badly hit and the chest becomes flat and the patient finds it difficult to breath.
Joint swelling
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The symptoms like swelling pain and infection in throat, heart and all other joints and fever are the symptoms of poly arthritis. In this disease, first of all throat is infected. Bacterial antigens directly go into the blood circulation system and begin to destroy the tissues of joints which leads to poly-arthritis. Starting from knee to elbow to wrist to finger, to ribs to spine to hip to face to head to all other joints are affected. 65 per cent women are more affected from this disease than men. Kids and youths are affected in almost equal proportion. In this disease, 15 days after throat infection, there is swelling, fever, itching, fatigue are apparent. Blood ESR goes up and haemoglobin level declines.
This disease mainly affects the people between age group of 20-35 but sometimes kids are also affected. Deformity in development of the body, deformity in the development of backbone can cause destruction of nervous system. In this disease, first of all the tail bone of backbone is affected. Hip, backbone and thigh joint are also affected. The backbone becomes strained and tight due to formation of a middle pituitary bone. The bones, backbone and thigh bones are also affected. The hip becomes highly sensitive and if the problem is not treated on time, the patient's condition can
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This is mainly found in those who are above 45. Generally old and adult people are affected by it. It is a degenerative disease which causes decaying of joint bones. Humid environment, sudden change in temperature, physical exertion, mental stress, weakness of pituitary system cause allergic reaction in the joint bones. This disease is generally found in women through nodules. In this disease, the fingers of hands get deformed and lose sensitivity besides swelling. Due to disturbances in the metabolic process of lipid, fats, minerals and protein, a coordination in parathyroid and enzymes get disturbed which lead to swelling in joint bones. In this disease, the symptoms of 86 percent stress is found in joints, 92.2 percent are joint pains and 94.5 per cent symptoms are of swelling. In this disease, first the hands and feet are attacked. Thereafter wrist, elbow, knee and hips are affected. Due to deformities in the bones of the joints, a person becomes unable to execute his day-today work and it also destroys the softness of the skin. The finger nails become lifeless, hair becomes dry and in women, the problems related to menstruation is
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on rise. A patient is mainly depressed with problems like anxiety, headache, mental disturbances, etc. The intensity of the problem becomes more sever in the night or with the seasonal changes. Forty percent patients are affected due to obesity. This disease leads to various kinds of heart diseases, besides the problems of stomach, Gallbladder, liver and intestine. Due to infection between joints, the level of synovial fluid declines. This fluid works as a lubricant. In professional osteoarthritis which affects to the people associated with certain specific profession, there is a deformity in synovial part, cartilage and joints. People who are affected by this problem are the blacksmith, labourers who break stones, farm labourers. Due to metabolic disturbances of protein, the level of uric acid in blood goes up and arthritis in the joints of kids causes disturbance in their mental growth. Similarly, the disturbances in calcium metabolism, it reacts with oxalic acid and forms calcium oxalate which collect in the joints.
of chilly weather can cause severe cold. It first affects the hand's little finger, feet thumbs, etc. This infection generally strikes in the mid night suddenly and even simple touch becomes unbearable. Pain continues even one lays on the bed. The infection does not change its position. In urine discharge at the time of its attack, uric and phosphoric acids are released. The problem may continue from 2-3 days to 2-3 weeks. Thereafter, the patient begins to recover on his own. If the problem is not treated properly, it could strike after 2-3 years. Then it could reoccur after six months and later it could become permanent. The patient is hit by the ailments of mind, heart and digestion. Patients shiver in fever. In the beginning of day, the problem is less troubling but with evening, it keeps rising. Due treatment can protect from permanent deformity in the body parts but in the absence of proper treatment, the patient can be affected by kidney and other dangerous diseases. Arthritis catches a person between 30-35 years of age. It is a hereditary disease and it mostly affects to men. Taking alcohol, smoking, use of lead based medicines and chemicals, lack of physical exercise, eating excess of meat can cause this disease. Therefore one should refrain from these things.
Arthritis begins with indigestion, acidity, tiredness before and after meal, urine's colour turning yellow, increased heartbeats. The body happens to be so poisonous that even simple impact
It takes place in the kids upto 10 years of age. The symptoms of the disease are swelling in leukocytosis, swelling in glands besides other symptoms.
It happens in people between age group of 40-55. It is caused by the disturbances in the system of hormones. In this
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problem the joints of knee are affected. Sometimes wrist and fingers are also affected. It also reduces the secretion of thyroxine hormone. It causes multiple diseases which have the symptoms of joint pain. medicines, advise some exercises and immersion bath, local water and wax bath to the the patients. Trying to treat the disease through medicines is nothing but complete foolishness as by doing this can get momentary reief but in the long run the patient could be caught by the problems of heart, kidney, liver and stomach which may result in the death of the patient. Excess use of medicines may cause bleeding which could result in the patient's death. In arthritis and joint pains operation is also done but it is not foolproof. Nowadays, these disease are also being treated by using snake poison and honeybees poison but it is also not that useful.
Muscular pain:
It is a problem which happens in adult and old age. Due to collection of unfavourable elements in the body, the muscles get infected easily in even slightest cold condition which lead to severe pain. The pain is most severe when the affected person wakes up early in the morning. The problem becomes very severe in winter in rainy season. This also cause constipation, dirty tongue and digestion related problems. It begins in the form of simple waist pain or sciatica. It also causes pains in throat, chest and back side of head. It also causes swelling in skin tissues.
Trichinosis
This disease is concerned to digestion problems. The creamy family of this disease find shelter in intestine, blood and muscles. This disease is caused due to eating infected meat. This warm enters in the muscles where it finds a shelter. This way the muscles become strained. At the time of the movement of the infection, the infected person feel pain. The whole body is troubled due to swelling, fever. The muscles become weak and and the WBC level rises upto 30000. The initial condition of the disease is very similar to muscular problems. If the problem is not treated in time the patient could be caught by the problems like respiratory diseases, bleeding from mouth and pneumonia which may at the end lead to death.
Medical treatment:
First, Aspirin is given and to neutralize its impact, paracetamol is given. But a wise doctor, besides these
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related diseases. For better results, exercise `prana mudra` after this action. `Prana Mudra` It is formed joining the tips of little finger, ring finger and the thumb. Benefits It awakens the dormant energy centres in the body, energizes, increase the immune power, making the practitioner healthy and fit. It also helps supplying necessary vitamins in the body. During fast, it reduces hunger and thirst and tiredness. When practiced for longer period, it is beneficial in improving eye-sight. `Prithvi Mudra` This `mudra` is formed joining the tips of thumb and ring finger. Benefits It is accurate treatment for indigestion
ctions are the source of energy for our tired life. While eating, walking, thinking, working at home or office, lying on the bed, while reading or anytime in the life, these actions could be exercised. The actions, done with the help of fingers are of short duration but most effective. Different actions show different effects according to the diseases. The fingers of hands and legs are the infinite source of `prana` energy, which is a scientific fact. Actions stop the imbalance of the energy and regulate it. The practitioners say that whenever we feel depression, tiredness, lethargic or tense, the actions immediately generate positive energy. Men and women, associated to any field of life like management, engineering, education or even the students could increase their power, exercising these actions. Its popularity is increasing regularly as it helps men and women, engaged in night shifts more. It does not need separate time or resources. It does not require isolation but along with the daily activities, just turning the direction of the fingers, starts giving refreshing energy. People are exercising this traditional knowledge for their spiritual development, personality management and health. Here are a few of the important actions and their impacts. Gyan Mudra (Knowledge action) It is formed with the tips of the index finger and the thumb. Rest of the fingers kept straight. Benefit It helps in the development of memory power, concentration and self- luster. It reduces depression and negativity. It also helps in generating the creative attitude. It also treats headache, insomnia, migraine and other brain
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patients. It increases digestion capacity and treats physical weakness. But obese persons should remain alert as it could increase weight. This exercise increases `satvik` qualities of a human being. `Apan Mudra` This action is the combination of the tips of all fingers except baby finger or the little finger. Benefits It drives out odd elements from the body. It is helpful in stomach pain, constipation, piles, gastric troubles, diabetes, urine problems, kidney troubles, teeth ailments, low blood pressure, stomach and heart ailments. It helps in bringing out perspiration from the body. It associates the minute action with the ultimate objective and takes the conscience to the high level of yoga. Along with it, if `prana mudra` is also exercised, it reduces mouth, nose, eye and ear disorders. `Vayu Mudra` The action means pressing the index finger with the tip of the thumb lightly. Benefits All gastric related troubles, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, paralysis, palsy sciatica and other such diseases. It is also helpful in pain of neck, back
bone, mouth deformation and blood troubles. But remember that its use should be restricted to the disease. `Prana mudra` if practicised with it, gives more benefits. `Shunya Mudra` First put the tip of the middle finger at the bottom of thumb and later press with the thumb. Benefits It is helpful in the treatment of heart ailments, fragile bones, gums, neck diseases and thyroid disease. Remember; exercise it till you regain the health. In case of ear-ache, deafness, exercise it for a longer period but it does not have any impact on deaf and dumb people since birth. `Akash Mudra` Touch the tip of the middle finger with that of the thumb. Benefit In ear related disorders, this action is useful. But if, `shunya mudra` is proving weak, exercise `akash mudra`. It is beneficial in weak bones and heart ailments. `Sahaj Shankh Mudra` Join both the thumbs and hold fingers of both the hands tightly, bending inside. Benefit The exercise has miraculous impact on the faltering or lisping people. When exercised for a longer period, it gives sweetness in the voice and has positive impact on the internal and external health ingredients. This is especially beneficial for exercising celibacy. For optimum benefit, exercise it in `Vajrasan`. `Shankh Mudra` The left hand side thumb is tightly held in fists. Benefits It is especially beneficial in neck and thyroid related troubles. When exercised for longer period, gives sweetness in the voice, treating all speech related disorders. It increases digestion capacity and treats deformities related to the intestines and abdomen.
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stroke and low blood pressure. `Dhyan Mudra` Sit in `Padmasan`, keep waist straight and close eyes gently. Keep left palm on the right hand palm and keep in the lap. Benefits It brings luster, improves concentration and helpful in reaching the highest status of meditation. With the `dhyan mudra`, `gyan mudra` can also be performed. Performing both of them would give joint benefits. Aditya Mudra In this `mudra`, touch the index finger with the thumb and press it gently. Keep other fingers straight. Benefits During excessive work pressure, you feel lack of energy and for mental and physical freshness, it is useful. Sneezing with sudden bout of cold could be treated with this `mudra`. Basically, these `mudras` have been invaluable heritage, which reform a human personality in totality. This reduces the daily tension, negative energy, increase positivity and keep the mind cool. In other words, it is a `yogic` initiative in associating with the broader dimension of `yoga` and `pranayam`.
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entire life is the result of `karmas`. Karma is the core point for auspiciousness, inauspiciousness, success, failure, bonds, `moksha` and others such activities. Karma, means whatever a human being does with body, mind or speech. The ancient tracts including `Manu Smriti` have said that the human being do three auspicious or inauspicious activities with body and mind and four types with speech. Performing inauspiciousness with the body means turning thief, violent or non-celibate and auspiciousness means giving alms, protection and the service to the mankind. The person doing misdeeds with speech means speaking lies, harsh language (pinching hearts of others) and conveying ones secret to others or talk meaningless, means conversation having no meaning.
Our
The principles of
`Karma`
he truth (fact), which is auspicious with the speech, is always music to the ears while a person with inauspicious thoughts could think of killing, damaging or insulting others or behave as an atheist ( thinks that divine knowledge, rebirth or `karmafal` has no existence). The good deeds from mind are kindness, non-greedy and faith (believe in `Shastras re-`, birth and `karmafal`). Thus, it is clear that with the body, speech and mind, 10 inauspicious and other 10 inauspicious activities could be performed. The list is given below. It is an old analysis of auspiciousness and inauspiciousness. This division of the
Body 1. 2. 3. Inauspicious Theft Violence Non-celibate Auspicious Alms Protection Service Non-skill 1. Theft 2. Violence 3. Immorality Skill A-Theft
work could be displayed in another manner too. Someone is involved in farming, some teaching, some giving sermons, art, singing, dance, someone is politician, others are industrialists or writing book etc. Maharaj said that now think, what makes a human being to perform `karmas`? Is there any catalyst, which is associated with the `karma`. Maharajshri has, with his deep knowledge picked-up five objectives around which auspiciousness or inauspiciousness `karmas` revolves be the `karmas` of a `yogi`, a common man or some thief or dacoit. The five objectives are 1) For infinite 2) In the interest of the humanity 3) For some ideal like yoga or `shastras` or for the safety of any language 4) For livelihood or 5) for self-satisfaction. Now the subject is elaborated. First take inauspicious `karmas`. All the inauspiciousness is for livelihood or self-ego satisfaction. They can not function for the first three objectives, shown earlier. If a person tells lie, talks senseless or conveys ones secret to others (involved in theft, violence or non-celibacy or backstabbing or non-celibacy) , he do it for satisfying the ego. May be in some of the cases, the behavior of theft, violence or falsehood, is for the livelihood earning. This was the division of inauspicious activities. Now let us think a little of auspicious `karmas`. Auspicious karmas could be due to the one, two, three or four reasons of the total five given above. Despite being auspicious work, if they are for some intention, it falls in the last two categories. Farming is a good `karma` but behind the act, the catalyst is that I shall earn livelihood for myself and the family. So it is `karma` to earn livelihood. A teacher gives education in the school for livelihood. But he also intents to educate innocent children, hence,
Mind 1. 2. 3. Inauspicious Betrayal Un-touchability Atheism Non-skill 1. Falsehood 2. Harsh language 3. Backbiting 4. Meaningless discussion Auspicious Kind Touchability Devotion Skill A- Falsehood A- Harsh language A- Backbiting A- Meaningless discussion Non-skill 1. Counter violence 2. Greed 3. Wrong concept Skill A- Counter violence A- Wish to take undue benefits A- Wrong concept
A-Violence A-Immorality
Speech 1. 2. 3. 4.
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he has two intentions behind his `karma`. If somebody constructs a building for the school, he has two intentions. One, the children would get more facilities and the other is that his name would be popular among the local people. Thus, benefit to others and self-satisfaction is the two motives behind it. If some `acharya` has chosen teaching line to save ancient grammar education, means he has four intentions behind it. He thinks besides employment, it would also benefit people and he would gain popularity.
Basically, only one intention remains primary while all others are secondary. The secondary intentions could be further sub-divided on the basis of their importance. It all depends on the knowledge, interest, capability, nature and the sentiments of an individual that after-all, what he wants? And whatever he wants, get it. Not a single bit more or less as desired. The person gets primary result according to the importance attached to the primary intentions and secondary result, depending on the secondary intentions. Whosoever makes the objective of the `karma` as god would get god, someone who makes aim as prosperity, money or popularity, gets result accordingly. Whoever does `swantah sukhaya` karma is filled with inner satisfaction or we can say that due to the karma, his heart turns pure. This can be experienced A person is free in the selection of the `karma` or the objective of the `karma`. But than with the rule of reason of the karma, he would have to accept the results too and application of any condition would not save him. Any `karma` performed with the intention of self-satisfaction would not succeed in reaching to the god and on the other hand, even the small `karma`, may be of sweeping the floor, if done with the objective of god, it could prove a major gateway for the meeting to the god. Saint Lawrence while preparing meals for the `sanyasis` in the `math` reached the `param` and history shows en number of such examples. The creator of Gita too has given concrete decision in this connection, `swakarmana tamabhyacharya siddhi vindhyati manava`. Means, with the normal `karmas` and remembering the god regularly, a person could get `siddhi`.
Shri Maharaj describes a story in this connection as how a person performing small `karmas` could come close to the god. Once a person generated a thought as how he could be endeared by the king despite him being lack of money, education, power, special art or popularity. He thought in this condition it is not possible to come close to the king but he could serve assistants to the king. Considering this thought, he reached a small-time employee of the king and said that our king is very religious and you are his assistant. Please adjust me as your colleague and hence, my services would indirectly reach to the king. I dont want anything in exchange of my services. I just want to serve you. The clerk said ok, in such condition, I dont have any problem. The person started working at the house of the clerk from morning to
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evening. He decorated the house in style and put everything in system. He sowed grass, flowers, vegetables and fruits in the open garden. The flowers started spreading fragrance. The people visiting the house were impressed with his lovable attitude. One day, a senior official came to the clerks house and viewing the decorated house, said today, you have decorated the house tastefully. He replied, this is not my job and it is being done by a person, who is working with me. The officer asked how much salary you are paying. The clerk told not a single penny. He said that I just want to serve you and in exchange, I dont want money, facility or the popularity. The arriving officer turned greedy and said OK, for some days, send him to my house. The clerk could not utter a single word in protest as he was his senior subordinate and gave his consent. The servant brightened the new place too beautifully. He had spent barely four months, when another senior officer came to him and was surprised to see the house decorated properly and tastefully. He also inquired and the subordinate officer revealed the truth. The boss said send him to my house. Likewise, he visited many senior officers and satisfied them, with his performance. Finally, the fragrance of his good work reached to the king, who said that appoint that person permanently at my palace and he be paid Rs 10,000 as monthly honorarium. He told to the king I would serve you as I had taken pledge to serve but would take any reward in exchange. Only your happiness would be my reward. The king was impressed a lot and he made him as his personal assistant. With the narration Shri Maharaj wants to express that, wherever we stand, in the same situation or the circumstance, if we get engaged towards the `karma`, the smaller goals are associated with the ultimate goal and as one end of the cloth is when pushed, it brings the entire cloth with it, same is the `karma`. We could reach the ultimate goal, provided we have no greed of money, prestige, reputation etc.
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To get it clear, here I am elaborating it. `Karma` for infinite and for the welfare of all are done with clear conscience and hence mostly get succeeded but still, according to the internal demand of the person specific, two catalysts are said to play prominent role. The ancient book writers have categorized `Brahma` in two forms - `nirgun` and `sagun`, expressedunexpressed, visible-invisible, staticdynamic truths etc. If anybody, considers `Brahma` as inexpressive and for the power, which exists in every particle, considering it as the abbreviation of entire power, sacrificing his big or small, all `karmas` is said to be doing karma for infinite. Similar sentiments have been expressed in Vyasbhashya (Yogadarshan) `paramgauro sarvkriyanamarpanam tatfalsanyaso va`. In other literature also, it has been said that `kamtoshkamto vapi yatkaromishubhashubham. Tatsarva tvayisanyastam tvatpradhukta karomyaham`. Means, with the desire of result or otherwise, whatever `karma` I perform, I dedicate it to you. I perform karma inspired by you, an invisible power. The core point of Sri Arvind yoga is `work for the sake of god`. In history, several such people existed and now also such persons exist, may be very small in number - who appears to be neutral towards what is existing (though in such situation too, they are not completely alienated with, what is existing) and maintain complete silence due to the internal voice. In the context of such people it is easy to understand `karma for the infinite`. But it does not mean that in the active life, karma is not possible for infinite. It all depends on the inner situation of a human being as where he stands in the universe of sentiments. Thus, those who are performing `karma` considering `Brahma` as their deity are working in the interest of the entire society. The artists, who are striving to keep art alive, could be placed
in third category. The art could be for infinite or what exists but artists are involved in art due to their love for it. Thus, all `karmas` could be viewed in this context. Earning livelihood and self-satisfaction have been discussed earlier. Hence the re-statement is necessary.
My `guru` is better
Here is a historical example to understand the point `karma for the infinite`. Tansen and his companion Baiju Bawra, the courtiers with Emperor Akbar were previously associated with another king named `Dewas`. Akbar came to know that Tansen and his companion are very good singers and he sent information to Dewas, send both the singers to him immediately. Firstly, the king ignored the order, but Akbar issued another harsh order following which Dewas arranged a palanquin to send them. Tansen sat in the palanquin and for some distance; the king himself carried it, while Tansen, sitting inside was ignorant of it. Tansen thought that now he has to say goodbye to the king and he asked to stop the palanquin to meet him. As he came down, he found that the king himself was carrying it on his shoulders. Tansen was surprised and asked Rajan, what you are doing? The king replied - it all was to give respect to you and you deserve it. Tansen too saluted him with right hand and said that my this arm will not salute anybody now and is hitherto, reserved for you only. When they reached in the court of Akbar, Tansen saluted with the left hand. When the emperor asked for the reason, he told that his right arm has been given to Raja Dewas as a mark of respect. Whenever this arm will salute, it would be for king Dewas only. The emperor was interested in listening to his singing and hence, he tolerated the insult. When Tansen started singing the `raga` everybody was left mesmerized. Akbar too praised him and said that you may be the best singer in the world and as I remember, there is no match. But Tansen replied, no my guru is surely better than me. Akbar asked, can you arrange my meeting with him? Tansen said yes I can arrange meeting but he does not sing to satisfy any human being and hence, the meeting has no meaning. Akbar told that I just want to hear him singing. Arrange his singing anyway. When he requested repeatedly, Tansen agreed and both reached at the hutment of his `guruji`. Akbar hide in a corner and Tansen alone went to the `guru`. Tansen touched his feet and after exchange of pleasantries, guruji asked Tansen to sing some `raga`. Tansen started the best `raga`, he could sing but deliberately committed mistake in between. His guru asked Tansen, what you are doing. Is it all, what I taught you? Tansen said Guruji, you taught me this only. Hearing this, guruji turned angry and said oh, you are accusing me for the folly, you committed. He gotup and started beating Tansen. Tansen urged, Guruji, please you sing it once and thereafter, I would make no mistakes. Now Guruji started singing and hearing it, Akbar lost his conscience. But Mahatma always sings for the happiness of the infinite.
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Glimpse of the regional meetings of Assam and West Bengal for `Dharma Youdha 2014`
Discussion During the regional meetings in Guwahati, Assam, Yoga Rishi, while discussing with the workers.
Traditional welcome The workers in Guwahati welcomed Pujya Swamiji traditionally and offered him, a headgear.
Lightening of lamp In the regional convention, the former President of Asom Gana Parishad Mr Vrindawan Goswami, lightening the lamp, with other workers.
Future strategy Pujya Swamiji, while giving guidance to the workers, who turned out in large number, on the future plans.
Address In the regional meeting, the chief Central Incharge Dr Suman is seen, along with other workers of Siligudi (West Bengal)
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Video conferencing In the regional meeting of Siligudi, Pujya Swamiji gave address on the future strategy through video conferencing.
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Future strategy Two main pillars of `Dharma Tantra` Pujya Swami Ramdevji Maharaj and of `Raj Tantra` Narendra Modi ji, while discussing on the strategy making the country better and prosperous.
Financial justice At a press conference, held in Delhi, Pujya Swami Ramdevji repeating his pledge of financial justice.
Address The Chief Central In charge of Bharat Swabhiman (Trust) Dr Jaideep Arya, while addressing the workers convention in Sambalpur, Oddisha.
Strength In the Oddisha workers convention, the women power, while taking pledge for the success of `Dharma Youdha`.
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Pictures of Republic Day expressing the pledge of `Rashtra Aradhan` by Patanjali Yogpeeth
Message On the occasion of Republic Day, Acharyashri delivered a special address to the Patanjali family.
Respect to the tricolor On the occasion of Republic Day, Shredhyey Acharya Balkrishna ji Maharaj while hoisting the tricolor as a mark of respect.
`Rashtra Aradhana` - The students of Acharyakulam, while saluting the national flag (left). In Acharyakulam, Shredhyey Acharyashri while raising the national pride (right).
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Pictures of Republic Day expressing the pledge of `Rashtra Aradhan` by Patanjali Yogpeeth
Flag hoisting At Divya Pharmacy, A-1 (left), and Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Limited (right), Shredhyey Acharyashri, while hoisting the national flag.
Address - At Divya Pharmacy (left), A-1 , and Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Limited (right), Shredhyey Acharyashri, while addressing the workers.
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The residents of Sahdevpur and Gadhmirpur taking advantage of the free health camp and medicine distribution camp, one of the series of the camps, Yogpeeth is holding.
Inauguration On the occasion of the inauguration of the camp, a village man belonging to Sahdevpur village, while expressing his sentiments.
Pledge - Acharyashri while expressing his pledge to make the nearby villages, disease-free and selfdependent.
Address The long queues of the patients during the health check-up in Gadhmirpur and in inset, the representatives of Patanjali Yogpeeth Sewadal.
Treatment Under the supervision of the senior doctors, the students of Patanjali Ayurveda College while giving health tips to the patients.
Medicine distribution The doctors describing the remedy to a patient and the workers of Ptanjali Ayurvedic Hospital, while distributing the medicines.
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The moments of joy for the Bharat Swabhiman workers during the regional convention of Uttarakhand for the success of `Dharma Youdha 2014`
Flowery welcome The overwhelmed workers of Bharat Swabhiman, finding Acharyashri amidst themselves.
Present The workers of Uttarakhand expressed their gratitude towards Shredhyey Acharyashri, while presenting him a memento.
Beginning Acharyashri, giving mementos to the workers, to mark the beginning of Dharam Youdha 2014.(Left). The workers taking pledge of `karishyate vachnantava`.
Address Acharyashri Balkrishnaji Maharaj, revealing the political strategy on `Dharma Youdha 2014` to the scores of the workers, who turned-up.
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Haridwar. Patanjali Yogpeeth and its allied units as Acharyakulam Residential Educational Institute, Divya Pharmacy (A - 1) and Patanjali Food and Herbal Park celebrated 65th Republic Day, with a pledge to unleash all efforts for national growth. The chief guest Acharya Balkrishna ji Maharaj, the General Secretary of Patanjali Yogpeeth hoisted the flag traditionally and extended good wishes. To pay tributes to the martyrs, the flag hoisting ceremony held in Patanjali Yogpeeth first-of-all. The `sewavrati` sisters recited `Vande Matram`. Acharyashri, in his speech full of patriotism and nationalism said that lakhs of martyrs laid their lives for the sake of the nation and later a constitutional system was adopted to run the nation properly. The arrangement was brought into
implementation 65 years ago the same day. Hence, this day assumes special significance. It is called `Gantantra` as the nation is being run in a system i.e. `tantra`. Acharya Shri, while bowing his head before the martyrs said that the nation is indebted to the brave-hearts, who lost their lives for the country. The nation has progressed in various areas but the dreams, seen by the martyrs have yet not been fulfilled. The nation has atmosphere of corruption, black money, anarchy, terrorism and malpractice. The nation, with black money and anarchy can not be the nation of braves. He said that we have to transform the country as being dreamt by the martyrs. Acharyashri said that to realize the dreams of martyrs, pujya Swamiji had set-up Bharat Swabhiman (Trust) five years ago. Through Bharat Swabhiman Trust, he has called on all the nationalist countrymen to end the corrupt system and black money system, prevailing in the country to transform it as been dreamt by the freedom fighters. Swamiji has opined that it is a great `yagna` and needs big sacrifice. When the demonic forces are ruling the nation and the public is expecting something from us, our responsibility increases mani-folds. To wipe out the corruption, under the leadership of Swamiji, millions of the workers of Patanjali Yogpeeth and others agitated against the cruel administrators and gave befitting reply that it is not possible to scare and deviate them from the path of truth. The demonic powers, holding the power tried to crush the justified agitation with the suppressing policies. Many people even feared that the Swamijis agitation might come to an end abruptly but I am grateful to the martyrs and nationalistic people, who rubbed shoulders with Swamiji and made the mission
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a success. Acharyashri said that the nation needs sacrifice. Maa Bharti has given a clarion call. You all are commanders and followers. We all are supporting swamijis mission directly or indirectly. We have to work with same enthusiasm and nationalism. Your service and commitment gives power and energy to shredhyey Swamiji. Acharyashri told that we ourselves would have to decide our responsibility in the nation building. The time does not wait for anybody. He called on to cooperate in the mission of Swamiji and get your name registered in the Swamijis mission. Acharyashri said that the time has arrived to come openly against the suppressive policies of the union Government. Before August 15, the new Government would come into existence. We are hopeful that the new Government would support the issues raised by Swamiji and work to assist us in transforming the country as being dreamt by martyrs and freedom strugglers. The program was successfully conducted by Mr Lalit Mohan, the Chief General Manager (Trust). On the occasion, the students of Patanjali University and Patanjali Ayurveda College gave presentations based on nationalism. In the program, the students of Patanjali University, Patanjali Ayurveda College, the officers, employees and `sewavrati` brothers and sisters were also present.
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Under the aegis of Patanjali Yogpeeth, free health check-up and medicine distribution camp held
Haridwar. Under the aegis of Patanjali Yogpeeth, a series of free health check-up and medicine distribution camps are being organized and another such camp of the series held in Sahdevpur village. The series of the free camps are being held under the guidance of the General Secretary of the Trust shredhyey Acharya Balkrishnaji Maharaj. The camp was declared opened by Param Pujya Acharyashri, local women head Ms Sushma Devi
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and the Principal of the Ayurveda College Dr DN Sharma. Acharyashri, while addressing the participants said that the Patanjali Yogpeeth has the objective that none should remain ill and everybody should get proper health. A healthy person could only fix his or her responsibility in the service to the nation. Over 615 patients including 335 males and 280 females attended the camp. The patients were tested and later provided medicines, all free of cost. The camp was held for patients of curable and incurable diseases of all categories. The number of patients suffering with eye disease, joint pain, physical weakness, abdominal pain was more. The previous camp held at Shantarshah on January 19. Acharyashri has considered holding such health camp every Sunday in the nearby villages, under the aegis of Patanjali Yogpeeth. In the health camp, team of doctors being led by the senior doctor Dr Arun Pande treated the patients and gave them medicines free of cost. The Patanjali Ayurveda College students too participated and contributed their share of social service.
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and has the capability of a strong leadership. The public is trusting him than ever. Swami Ramdev claimed that in the Lok Sabha polls, in eastern part, out of the total 25 seats, the BJP is going to win 15. And these 15 MPs would support the formation of the Government.
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Guwahati. Yoga Guru launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said that the Congress would be wiped out in the forthcoming Parliamentary polls. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi would have to bite the dust. Swami Ramdev said that the nation is passing through a rough phase of political and economical instability and hence the country needs a stable and strong Government. The elevation of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister is in the best interest of the country. While addressing a press conference he told that the Congress has lost its credibility among the common man and in fact, the Congress has conceded its defeat. The public anger against the Congress is at the peak and it wants change. In entire nation, the wave of Narendra Modi is clearly seen. Modi is very popular among the common man
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Panjim. Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev has claimed that after the Assembly election in Delhi, he was ready to strike a compromise between the BJP and the AAP party. According to Swami Ramdev, had Arvind Kejriwal asked, he would have ensured support of BJP. Swami Ramdev, while talking to the journalists said that Narendra Modi is the best candidate for the Prime Ministership while Rahul Gandhi is an unsuccessful leader. He termed Arvind Kejriwal as leader changing his affiliations frequently and told that had Kejriwal asked, he would have managed support of BJP for him. Yoga Guru said that Kejriwal is dong `nautanki`. On various issues, he dragged his feet back after taking initiatives, which has made severe dent to his image. On illegal mining Yoga Guru told that the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured him to take firm step against the big shots involved in the illegal mining in the state. Swamiji said that he would also try to convince Parrikar to stop killing of innocent cattle at large scale. Ramdev, who has launched campaign against corruption at large scale told the newsmen that `during his last visit to Goa, he had raised the issue of illegal mining before the Chief Minister. Now the Parrikar has, personally assured that soon stern action would be taken against the guilty persons.
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