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Yogic Ahara
Minati Shah To make yoga available to householders, Shri Yogendraji began efforts a hundred years ago.
The Silver Lining In The Cloud
A lot has been written about the impact and destruction of the Coronavirus and the lessons it has taught the world. Human beings have been shown their reflection in the mirror of reality and have realised their path of exploitation and self-destruction.
Laughter
People wonder why all hilarious things happen to Mulla Nasruddin so often.
No Work is Big or Small
When we see newspapers the world overpraising the CEOs, presidents, and other dignitaries, some of us can rightfully think that it is not just the CEO who works so hard, the janitor or the watchmen at the company works equally hard. Then why is all the praise reserved only for the big guns? Many times in life we see that all the praises and accolades are generally won by people who are at the forefront, doing what we feel are the more complicated jobs, and the people doing simple jobs or working behind the scene are not praised or given their dues.
From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health Uddiyana
Published in ‘Yoga and Total Health’ September 1999
Deliberations with Devdutt
Il l treatment of Sewage Cleaners - How we become Participants in a Cultural Adharma
What Is Health?
We all want to be healthy. But our understanding of health is very limited. When we learn yoga we can extend its meaning. Understanding life and living in harmony with life can provide us with very good health.
Realizations In The Times Of Corona Virus
In this Rat-race, called life, with fast food and restaurants along with gyms and fancy malls pouring over with snaking queues, the man had it, or at least he thought he had it all. The human race had almost started feeling invincible, drunken with power. Till this pesky tiny virus, suddenly appeared and shook up the entire world and had it trembling with panic and halted it in its tracks. It virtually brought everything to a standstill, with the economy on the point of collapse.
The Thinker
A small poem attributed to Shankracharya talks about an old person - how in his old age there is a loss of hair, bending of the body, shrinking of the cheeks, eyes become weak, and so on.
Titbits from Karma Yoga ‘Do What You Have To Do'
Ikigai, it’s the new buzzword word I suppose these days (Maybe not quite, it would be the coronavirus by the time we go to print). Once I was told, “Kisi Bhi Shabd Ke Aage ‘Aa’ Laga Do, Fir Hum Indians Usey accept Kar Lete Hai”. (Anything ending with ‘aa’ becomes famous in India). Yog becomes Yoga, Ayurved becomes Ayurveda.
The Spiritual Lighthouse of The Yoga Institute
Thoughts of Shri Yogendraji
Recipes for Happiness - Yogic Lifestyle Diet
Book Review - Juhi Arora
From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health Can You Learn From Him
Published in ‘Yoga and Total Health’ September 2001
Influences of the Past
Trying to see myself in a neutral way as far as possible, I have to admit that human relationships have been a very difficult part of my life. Through most of my years, I got quickly disappointed when people did not behave or even think the way I thought was good behaviour or right thought. I then withdrew and did not want to have anything to do with them. Thus I was lonely most of the time. Long after starting with Yoga I began to realize that I could not expect that everyone valued the things that I valued nor resent anyone for behaving in the way he liked and thought right or – even if not right – inevitable. I think this eventual change in me was due to my efforts at ego-reduction. Seen in terms of the Five Kleshas, I realized that Dvesha was strong in me since I rejected so many things that other people had no problems with at all. By “ego”, great subjectivity, i.e. lack of neutrality is meant here. So at a snail’s pace, I began to understand what Dr Jayadeva meant when he said that the world is neutral – although it seems so colourful and full of contrasts. So, again at a snail’s pace, I have become more accepting of other people’s ways. But I am still far from what Doctor said about learning to enjoy the varieties in human personalities. I prefer those who value what I value and abstain from what I abstain. Does that mean that I value them less for their own sake than for getting myself mirrored or affirmed by them?
Deliberations with Devdutt
Beyond Justice and Forgiveness
Are Desires the Root Cause of All Evils?
The wise, the sages, the realized and the spiritually evolved souls, all live their lives. When asked about desires or ambitions, they don't have any. Having desires or planning things, is something that they never indulge themselves in because they know that the universe is being run by some other force and that they don't have control over it. Thus situations are never in our hands but how we live with those situations, is something that we can take efforts for. This is where Purushartha comes in.
Life Problems
We will spend a little time on a question which does not appear very meaningful: ‘Who am I?’ The answers are: immediately giving your name, pointing out to your own body and a little bit about the family. We have not gone very deep.
You Say It Best When You Say Nothing At All
Many of us would have heard of Mrs. Sudha Murthy, who chairs heads the Infosys Foundation. She is a prolific reader and writer. She has written many books.
Yogic Ahara
PRANAHARA (BANGLADESHI SANDESH)
Yoga and Women
People who ignore their bodies are committing a crime against themselves.
The Thinker
Things that are done very badly are called as black actions.
The Meaning of Bhakti
What do we mean when we say we have faith in God or that we are devoted to God?
Our Mentor
Dr. Jayadeva’s birthday brings back his memories, And we delve into the treasure house of pleasant reveries.
Meditation on a Guru
Book Review
Humaneness and Faith
In Memory of Dr. Jayadeva’s Birthday
Deliberations with Devdutt
Science and Yoga
Yoga Hygiene Simplified
Book Review
Water On An Empty Stomach - Zinia JC
If you were to study our digestive system, you would realize that water has little to do with the stomach and more to do with the large intestine.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Book Review - Juhi Arora
If you want to learn the true philosophy of yoga, then you must definitely read the ‘The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali’.
Source of Happiness - Shobha Jain
We all are continuously in search of happiness, though the source of our happiness may vary.