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A Daily Routine

Has it ever happened that you get up in the morning planning to do an ‘x’ number of tasks and late in the evening you realize that they have not been done? At that point do you also experience a moment of frenzy and panic?

Festivals Are Reminders To Celebrate Life

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra in Parisamvada

The Practice Of Sanatan Dharma

The arrival of saintly souls in this mundane world is truly a divine blessing. Their birth seems ordinary. But over their lifetime, they achieve miraculous feats and, as their purpose in this world is fulfill led, they depart. Paramhamsa Madhavadasji was one of them. He shouldered the responsibility of creating awareness amongst the Sadhus, a Herculean task! Shri Yogendraji and Dr. Jayadeva were no different. They, too, fulfilled the arduous responsibility of simplifying yoga, once an esoteric practice restricted to Yogis, for the householders.

Coronavirus And Our Kidneys

The new virus which has come from China has created a lot of health problems all over the world. The coronavirus attacks our lungs, kidneys, and brain. The virus will attack our body if any of our organs are weak.

The Thinker

There are various activities that we do in life. We are doing something or the other all the time, such as doing the Asanas, cooking, going to work, etc.

From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health - A Symbol of Strength

Founder, Shri Yogendraji, to me, personally, shall remain a symbol of strength. I vividly remember my first glimpse of him, almost eight years ago. It was a winter morning, fresh, cool, and crisp, with a nip in the air, as I entered the portal of The Yoga Institute. Just ahead of me, a person with folded hands was saying ‘Namaste’, to someone standing at the window above the office. Glancing up, I saw a figure with a flowing beard, twinkling eyes as if full of wisdom, a muffler casually wrapped around his throat. It was a face immediately serene and soothing, with the faint hint of a smile. A face softened by the early morning rays. Instinctively, I too folded my hands, bowed my head. Gracefully did he acknowledge, with a benign smile, a raised hand, a slight nod. It was later on, did I come to know, that he was none other than Founder!

Does it Matter?

In our material life, we often expect to reach the level of perfection. However, this will only lead to unhappiness, as the basic function of the material world is to keep changing. What's there today, might be something else tomorrow. So, in this area, having fixed notions is the wrong approach. But when it comes to others, the words ‘Chalta Hai' should always come into your mind. Whether they speak with love, anger, or hate, you should tell yourself, Chalta Hai, i.e., it does not matter.

Endless Desires

Life is full of wishes and desires. When we are young, we want results – we want to win medals, accolades and be the best in studies, etc. We want to have the latest toys or gadgets with the best model of smartphones with 128 GB memory and all the apps and filters to look the best.

What's Amiss?

As we have been constantly evolving in the present situation, science and technology are arming us more strongly to combat and up guard ourselves. We are more protected and sanitized than ever before. However, there is no idea of how much are we sensitized with newfound wisdom. In this so-called new normal, every area, be it education, transport, travel, etc. has come up with the gadgets and strategies best suited to them and to their profits. This is where the most intriguing question arises, is there anyone who is genuinely worried about the outcome in the end?

Deliberations with Devdutt

Playing Cards to Win Whimsical Lakshmi

Book Review 21 Ways to Boost your Immunity

The moment we got to know about this pandemic, we have been running behind medicines and Vitamin C to improve our immunity. Immunity suddenly took a sharp turn and re-entered our lives. Right from maintaining basic hygiene, to drinking warm water or even concoctions, we have done it all just building up our immunity and protecting ourselves from this virus.

Healthy Meal Time Habits For Children

Every parent would like their child to be healthy and fit. Apart from the actual food content, about which volumes have been written, the following elements should also be taken into consideration.

Yogic Techniques To Tame The Monkey Mind

The Yoga Shastras talk about Chitta, which is loosely translated as the mind.

Yogic Ahara

COCONUT BANANA SHEERA

Yeh Dukh Kahe Khatam Nahi Hota

I am a fan of Karan Johar’s movies, where, as they say, “If everything is not right, it is not the end yet.”

The Thinker

We all look forward to perfection in everything that goes on around us.

Resolving Conflicts in the Family

Life is at a standstill with work from home and social distancing.

Deliberations with Devdutt

Food and Fasting

Dharma

There are four divisions in which the human mind works.

One Ray of Hope

Gearing for the future so far, We all kept working without any bar.

Attitude

The Bhagavad Gita talks about the intention, the thought behind our work.

Ahimsa

The word Ahimsa means ‘not to injure.’

The Mindset Of Cleanliness

Cleanliness won’t become a habit unless it is firmly established as a mind-set.

From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health Mysticism

Interview of Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra by H. Sequeira Published in ‘Yoga and Total Health’ April 1995

Why Work?

For a long time, one of my primary reasons to work and still partly is to earn money so that life becomes easy for our family. I would equate the number of household chores one does as a benchmark to gauge how rich one is, the more money one has the less household work one does.

The Energy Within

The Shastras strongly state that the day this body of ours takes birth the day of its death is also pre-determined.

Deliberations with Devdutt

Giving in the Hindu culture: Dakshina , Daan, and Bhiksha

Resolving Conflicts in the Family

Raised voices, hurt silence, sullen faces and sometimes doors shut with a slam. Is there any family that has not gone through this at some time or the other?

Love in the Times of Corona

Her name was Seema. It meant “boundary” and so it had been since her childhood.

Dharana

While learning concentration there are many areas to concentrate on and gain the highest. Initially, gross objects are the easiest.