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Udhyam Sahasam<br />
dhairyam<br />
buddhih shakti<br />
parakramah<br />
Shedet yatra<br />
vartante tatra<br />
dev sahaykrit.<br />
Year 9<br />
Issue 01<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
<strong>2011</strong><br />
Editor Acharya Balkrishna<br />
Associate Editor Jaishankar Mishra<br />
Art Director Manish Samander<br />
Published in Hindi, <strong>English</strong>, Gujarati, Marathi, Bangla,<br />
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<strong>Yog</strong> <strong>Sandesh</strong> is basically published in Hindi. Therefore some errors are possible<br />
while translating the contents from Hindi to other languages. It is not necessary<br />
for the editor to have coherence with the views expressed in the contents of the<br />
magazine. All disputes are to be settled in the court of law at Haridwar.<br />
Reader s Guide<br />
● <strong>Yog</strong>a propels Socializing... p. 14 Women ignores women... p. 20 Rituals of Indian Culture .. p. 30<br />
● National language will promote ... p. 4 Aconite Properties and Benefits ... p. 6 ‘Shanti Saar’... p. 12 Our food and health... p. 18 Let'<strong>Yog</strong>a'... p. 22<br />
● Ayurveda <strong>Yog</strong>a ...p. 46<br />
Nationallanguage Hindi and Subhash .. p. 50<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Camp<br />
2 to 7 <strong>Sep</strong>tember- Atlanta, USA<br />
16 to 18 <strong>Sep</strong>tember- London, UK
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EVERLASTING INSIGHT<br />
Philosophy of<br />
Swadeshi<br />
Foreign trade and corruption are two biggest enemies<br />
of the nation. Many people, by ignorantly using foreign<br />
commodities are becoming a part of an evil.<br />
must avoid usage of foreign commodities, manufactured without any use of tech-<br />
We nology. Keep away from commodities, which are manufactured by using technology,<br />
like mobile phones, computer, cars and accord highest priority to Indian<br />
made products. Transfer of technology and foreign investment can be brought, where it becomes essential. But we<br />
can not allow indiscriminate looting and demolishing the country by foreign companies. Control on foreign investment<br />
and management must be in the hands of Indians. It's a great shame that foreigners and their companies rule<br />
us and extort us of our resources. No proud Indian would accept it. In the usage of domestically manufactured<br />
goods, top priority must be accorded to commodities, which have been manufactured in villages. Second priority<br />
must be to the commodities made in the country and use foreign commodities only when these are not available in<br />
the country. Our intent to use Swadeshi is scientific, practical and in the interest of the nation. Our movement of<br />
Swadeshi is not inspired by any ulterior motive. If somebody brings anything to the country, even from other planets,<br />
we will appreciate if it happens to be in the interest of the nation. But we would not allow to rule and extort the<br />
country in the name of globalization and liberalization.<br />
In India, the economic, political and social influence of foreign companies is rising. Foreign companies are getting<br />
all the liberties in the name of globalization and liberalization, since the policies adopted in the year 1991. These<br />
companies are looting Indian money and resources. Every year from India, about 2.32 lakh crore rupees explicitly<br />
and implicitly, 7.5 lakh crore rupees are being sent outside the country. This is the reason that there is an acute<br />
shortage of the capital in the country. To make up for this deficit, Indian government is borrowing from domestic<br />
and international markets. Indian government is under a huge domestic debt of 40 lakh crore rupees. In order to<br />
pay its interest, about one third (3.5 lakh crore rupees) of Indian government's budget is spent. Due to this reason<br />
every Indian is under a debt of 33,000 rupees, which has been borrowed domestically and internationally. The end<br />
result of all this is the deficit of money in the development of the nation.<br />
Foreign companies bring money and technology and increase the level of exports, employment and competition.<br />
This myth has been strategically spread by foreign companies and their foreign masters, business people and those<br />
who benefit from them. But the fact is that foreign companies do not bring money but they take it away. Foreign<br />
companies do not bring technology but they raise level of unemployment by destroying small and domestic industry.<br />
Products like Coca Cola, Pepsi and Lux do not sell out of the country but these companies one way or the other<br />
destroy domestic manufacturer of the same product.<br />
Indian government has signed some international treaties with WTO World Bank and IMF. Under these agreements<br />
India is unable to throw out any foreign company. Due to the immensely weak political will, extortion by foreign<br />
companies has become a big problem. So, throwing out these companies from the country is only dependent<br />
on the will and determination of the Indians. Like Indians threw out East India Company, similarly they have to<br />
throw foreign companies out. So, non-cooperation and boycott of these companies is the only solution to stop economic<br />
loot of the country.<br />
Revolutionary leaders like, Lokmanya Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal, Mahatama Gandhi,<br />
Bhagat Singh, Ram Prasad Bismil, Chndrashekhar Azad, Subhash Chandra Bose, Ashfaq Ullah and other used a<br />
weapon called boycott to throw East India Company out of the country. By using the same weapon of boycott, we<br />
can throw these thousands of foreign companies out of the country, which are looting our resources. If the country's<br />
money is sent abroad then the country becomes poor. So, foreign countries are extorting Indian money and<br />
corrupt people are looting the country. By adopting Swadeshi and ending corruption and foreign trade, we have to<br />
save the country. Foreign trade and corruption are the two biggest enemies in the country. Many people, by ignorantly<br />
using foreign commodities are becoming a part of an evil, and thus causing loss to the nation. Let's all come<br />
together and vow to boycott all products, manufactured without using any technology.<br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
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Hindi has registered an impressive presence in the web world<br />
and it is highly respected in many countries of the world. Hindi language<br />
and literature has got special recognition in the world.<br />
But due to the indifference of our own government, Hindi is neglected in this country. It will<br />
be the best thing to provide higher education in our national language.<br />
National language<br />
will promote<br />
National Unity<br />
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Venerable<br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>ji says that we will get due respect for national language<br />
Hindi with other Indian languages like Gujarati, Tamil, Telgu, Kannad,<br />
Marathi, Punajbi, Bangla and others. It's good to have an understanding of foreign<br />
languages but using them as our national language is sheer shameful. All over the<br />
world, not a single country allows the medium of education to be a foreign language.<br />
Since higher education in Science, Medicine and Management is not in Hindi or in<br />
other regional languages, many students fail to become doctors, engineers and<br />
managers.<br />
So many children of labourers, poor families and farmers, despite being meritorious,<br />
fail to clear Matriculate exam and are deprived of becoming IAS, doctors or scientists.<br />
We will get opportunities for our children in our own languages. We will make<br />
available professional education to the children, in their mother tongues like Malyalam,<br />
Gujarati, Tamil, Telgu, Marathi, Punjabi, Bangla and other mother tongues.<br />
It's a great shame to democracy, that there happens<br />
to be discrimination and injustice on the basis of<br />
languages in the field of education. When all forms<br />
of educations, from the basic to technical and management,<br />
are available in their native languages in Japan,<br />
France and Germany, then why the same can not be<br />
done in India? Since the time, government allowed to<br />
write IAS and IPS examinations in national language,<br />
children of labourers, artisans and farmers have started<br />
their entry into administrative services. Now on behalf<br />
of millions of people, we demand from government,<br />
that it should accord equal status to the national language<br />
and other native languages. And the government<br />
must come out with clear and transparent, short-term<br />
and long-term policies with time-bound objectives.<br />
How surprising is it that farmers understand native languages<br />
but agricultural institutions provide education<br />
in <strong>English</strong> only! So scientists and farmers can not hold<br />
a conversation between them. When farmers are<br />
Indians and scientists are also Indians then what is the<br />
objection on the medium of education being Indian<br />
languages? Similarly patients are Indian and doctors are<br />
also Indians. Likewise, engineers are also Indians and<br />
the place they are supposed to work is in India and for<br />
Indians, then what is the objection on the medium of<br />
education being Indian language? What a big disappointment<br />
is it that government rules in India in Indian<br />
languages but our education, medical and other systems<br />
run in foreign language <strong>English</strong>! So, we humbly request<br />
to the prime minister that education in Agriculture,<br />
Medical and Engineering, from entrance exam, books<br />
and students, be provided in national and other regional<br />
languages besides <strong>English</strong>. And this should take<br />
effect from academic session 2012 and 2013.<br />
There does not seem to be any problem in finding<br />
teachers and translating books in Hindi and other languages.<br />
In the interest of the people, only a political will<br />
is essential. Mahatama Gandhi had always emphasized<br />
that education system must be in native languages and<br />
for character building, inculcation of value system is<br />
essential. We do not need only educated people but we<br />
also need citizens with a strong value system. So an<br />
effective education system, which includes <strong>Yog</strong>a, spiri-<br />
tuality and imparting moral values, be developed. So<br />
that, we can build impeccable characters of our citizens.<br />
Otherwise, we can not stop outflow of millions of<br />
rupees by our educated people, devoid of any value system.<br />
We should never forget that whatever we have<br />
become in life, it's because of our thoughts and value<br />
system, whether honest or dishonest, good or evil, successful<br />
or unsuccessful and happy or sad.<br />
So there is a desperate need to bring positive changes in<br />
our education, which inculcates meritorious thoughts,<br />
spirituality, moral and cultural values. It was all part of<br />
our ancient education system. During the days of<br />
<strong>English</strong> rule, T B Macaulay conspired to end our education<br />
system.<br />
With the inspiration of Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>ji, Divya <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Mandir trust launched a monthly magazine in the year<br />
2003, '<strong>Yog</strong>a <strong>Sandesh</strong>', which carries research and<br />
knowledge in <strong>Yog</strong>a, Spirituality, Ayurveda, Indian culture<br />
and value system. In attending to the highest<br />
national duty, rising from caste, religion and community,<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a <strong>Sandesh</strong> started to get published in <strong>English</strong> and<br />
Gujarati in April 2005. Then in May 2005, it started to<br />
publish in Marathi and Asamese and in February 2007,<br />
it started to publish in Kannada and Telgu. In August<br />
<strong>2011</strong>, '<strong>Yog</strong>a <strong>Sandesh</strong>' completed 8 years of its publication.<br />
With <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong> edition, <strong>Yog</strong>a <strong>Sandesh</strong><br />
enters into its 9th year. With the guidance of Swamiji,<br />
our dear and dedicated readers have increased the popularity<br />
of the magazine. Now <strong>Yog</strong>a Sadesh is a part of<br />
their lives. They are providing direction to their<br />
lifestyle, food habits and spiritual lives.<br />
In the current times of rising prices, it's a tremendously<br />
demanding challenge to bring out a 68 pages multicoloured<br />
magazine. But with the co-operation and love<br />
of people, we have enlarged its reach on global level. We<br />
need your co-operation today, tomorrow and in the<br />
years to come. So, you adopt <strong>Yog</strong>a Sadesh and let it<br />
reach other people too. It's not only a magazine, but a<br />
torch of revolution. Swamiji blesses you all and expect<br />
your kind co-operation.<br />
Acharya<br />
Balkrishna<br />
Editor, <strong>Yog</strong> <strong>Sandesh</strong><br />
14<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
National<br />
Language Day<br />
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Family name<br />
Ranunculaceae<br />
Latin name<br />
Aconitum ferox Wall<br />
<strong>English</strong><br />
Aconite, Monk's hood<br />
Sanskrit<br />
Vatsanabha, Amrita<br />
Hindi<br />
Batchanag, Meethaavish,<br />
Meethateliya<br />
Gujarati<br />
Batchanag<br />
Marathi<br />
Vachanaag<br />
Bengali<br />
Kathvish, Meethaavish<br />
Arabi<br />
Vish<br />
Persian<br />
Vichanaag<br />
Outer Shape<br />
Aconite plant is a<br />
perennial herb, having<br />
a simple stem, usually<br />
growing from 1 to 3<br />
inches, like hefty carrot,<br />
outward part is<br />
light gray colored and<br />
internally it is white<br />
coloured, gluey, shiny,<br />
simple and straight<br />
trunk, leaflet shape is<br />
axil, like that of sinduvara<br />
(five-leaved chaste<br />
tree), flowers are<br />
red,white and yellow in<br />
colour, fruits round<br />
and shiny.<br />
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Plant Description<br />
Aconitine<br />
is found from<br />
Sikkim to Northwest<br />
Himalayan region upto the height of<br />
10,000 - 15,000 thousand feet. 28 various<br />
species of Aconitum are available<br />
both as poisons and medicines all over<br />
India. The flowers are very attractive.<br />
The leaves and root yield its active<br />
ingredient, a potent alkaloid called<br />
Aconitine. The smell of the flowers is<br />
highly poisonous and makes faint.<br />
The horn-shaped roots are deadly poisonous<br />
and are used for medicinal<br />
purpose. Aconite is available in two<br />
types - one in White colour and the<br />
other is in black. Actually gray and<br />
yellow are its natural colours.<br />
Aconite is also called as 'white<br />
aconite'. And it is be coloured to make<br />
it insect-free. Then it is called 'Black<br />
Aconite'. It looks like the naval of a<br />
calf , that is why it is named as 'vatsanabha'.<br />
No other tree grows in the<br />
surreoundings of this tree.<br />
Medicianal Treatment<br />
Cough breathing<br />
Take betal leaf, add 65-125 mg aconite<br />
, apply a little bit of cooked linseed oil<br />
and give it to the patient in the morn-<br />
ing and evening. It is useful in Cough<br />
as well as in asthma.<br />
Tonsils<br />
Paste aconite and anoint it on throat.<br />
It is beneficial in throat related problems.<br />
Fever<br />
1 ] Give Aconite in half a grain quantity<br />
along with cinnamon, sulfur,<br />
borax and other savory materials.<br />
It controls fever.<br />
2 ] Give Aconite in lesser quantity to<br />
nuemoniac patient to decrease<br />
fever.<br />
3 ] Take purified aconite, pure asafetida,<br />
pure borax, Indian turnsole,<br />
essence of nirgundi (chaste tree)<br />
in equal quantities and paste<br />
them. Prepare pills in 65 mg size.<br />
Take one pill with proper dosage<br />
to gain control on ulcers, inflammation<br />
and fever.<br />
4 ] Take equal parts of cinchona,<br />
camphor and pure aconite and<br />
take it in 65 gm dose in the morning<br />
and evening to control oozing<br />
from eyes and fever.<br />
Diabetes<br />
Take 10 gm. of pure aconite and add it
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Aconite<br />
Properties and Benefits<br />
with 70 gm. of arrowroot. Patients<br />
who suffer with decentry, diabetes,<br />
paralysis may take this medicine 65<br />
gm - 125 gm. This medicine should be<br />
taken three times a day.<br />
Difficulty in Urination<br />
Take half a grain of pure aconite to<br />
rectify the disorders of urination.<br />
Frequent urination<br />
Take pure aconite in half a grain quantity<br />
to control over frequent urination.<br />
It is beneficial, if it is given in lesser<br />
quantity in Sciatica, joint pains and<br />
lockjaw problems.<br />
Whole body pain<br />
1 ] Aconite oil is helpful in efface the<br />
problem of whole body pains.<br />
Anoint the paste of aconite in<br />
problems of Arthritis and inflammation<br />
of small joints<br />
2 ] Take 25 gm. of Aconite millet and<br />
add it to linseed oil, boil it and<br />
apply this oil to check arthritis and<br />
whole body pains.<br />
Pulse infirmity<br />
Take 15-16 mg. quantity of aconite in<br />
problems like pulse infirmity. It is also<br />
useful in diseases caused by frequent<br />
urination, bed-urination .<br />
Rasayana<br />
1] Add borax to the same quantity of<br />
aconite and take 15-16 mg. dosage<br />
to live a healthier and longer life.<br />
Heart beat would be in a systematic<br />
condition. Sexual energy sustains<br />
consistently. The power of<br />
senses increases more. Guards<br />
against you from fever, indiges-<br />
tion, arthritis, boils and pustules.<br />
2 ]Take 30-30 gm. Myrobalan black<br />
and leadwort , banyan 15 gm,<br />
aconite white 9 gm. and make fine<br />
powder out of the ingredients.<br />
Add cow ghee and honey upto<br />
160-180 gm. If this powder is<br />
taken one and half a gram to 3<br />
grams, diseases like white leprosy<br />
and asthma would be cured. And<br />
the whole body get energized.<br />
Before taking this drug, one<br />
should take medication to clean<br />
stomach first.<br />
Inflammation<br />
In fever with inflammation of<br />
phlegmy fever, aconite should be taken<br />
in a lesser quantity. In the childrens'<br />
inflammation aconite works very well.<br />
Scorpion bite<br />
Rub aconite on scorpions' bite and if<br />
this medicine is taken in 125 mg.<br />
quantity the poison of scorpion goes<br />
off from the body.<br />
Leprosy<br />
Take this medicine upto three months,<br />
leprosy would be cured.<br />
Defects<br />
If this medicine is taken in higher<br />
quantities, death occurs.<br />
Prevention<br />
After vomiting, borax should be given<br />
mixing with cow ghee or bark of white<br />
marudah with cow ghee or honey.<br />
Other than this, turmeric can also be<br />
given by rubbing it in water.<br />
<br />
Acharya<br />
Balkrishna<br />
Chemical<br />
Constituents<br />
Aconite consists of<br />
acrid and highly<br />
toxic alkaloidal<br />
matter and<br />
Aconite and<br />
Pseudaconitine.<br />
Properties and<br />
features<br />
Methodically purified<br />
poison, Air<br />
mucous, vital chemical,<br />
yogvahi,<br />
Tridosha hara,<br />
Brihman and<br />
enhances semen.<br />
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Christina<br />
MurneenU<br />
08&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Reformation from <strong>Yog</strong>a: Rejuvenation of body,<br />
mind and soul `Navparivartankari <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Pilot Project` in Scotland schools<br />
This is a surprising success story of east and west union. <strong>Yog</strong>a classes, in the schools of<br />
Scotland began with Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth, which has cast a surprising positive impact<br />
on health and study. The plan is a brainchild of Sharavan and Sunita Poddar, Non Resident<br />
Indians (NRIs), living in Scotland. The couple is dreaming of healthy and disease-free<br />
Scotland for the present and future generation of the nation. Courtesy, their sustained efforts<br />
and cooperation of the council of Glasgow city, the dream is turning into reality.<br />
M<br />
s Sunita Poddar and her husband Sharavan<br />
Poddar are the trustees of Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth<br />
Trust, which has around 80 lakh members.<br />
NRI Sharavan told that the main objective behind yoga<br />
is `Samadhi`. He claimed that it is a scientific fact that<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a cures many diseases, even many considered incurable.<br />
He said that yoga is for the welfare of entire<br />
mankind and shall not be dealt with restricted mind set.<br />
He said that yoga is a medicine, which is a complete<br />
medical science in itself. He expressed optimism that<br />
deep breath, yoga asans, different postures and<br />
Ayurvedic medical science give immense energy. It<br />
could rejuvenate body and help reforming body, mind<br />
and soul. Sharavan Poddar is an international yoga<br />
master. He has trained 2500 yoga teachers in UK and<br />
every month, takes 200 to 300 free yoga classes. Sunita<br />
Poddar is also an important yoga trainer and giving<br />
immense contribution in the field. She is also operating<br />
one Care homes group in Glasgow with which over<br />
1000 people are linked. Sunita Poddar said that these<br />
people have been cured with the help of yoga. They<br />
have also received power and energy after exercising<br />
yoga. Sunitaji said that health is the basic right of a<br />
human being. She said that yoga, pranayam could cure<br />
a person and make him self-reliant. She said that yoga<br />
shall be free from the limits of caste, creed and society<br />
and utilize as a bridge to make strong bonds among<br />
human beings irrespective of their religious affiliation.<br />
In 2008, Poddar family convened a meeting of politicians<br />
in which they gave information related to health<br />
and also suggested to introduce yoga classes. This was<br />
the beginning of first pilot project in Scotland.<br />
Sunita Poddar said that students, who exercise<br />
pranayam have fast physical and mental development as<br />
compared to others. <strong>Yog</strong>a also makes person alert<br />
towards mental and physical health. The researchers of<br />
Aberdin and Leads university, after intense research<br />
concluded that the children, who constantly practiced<br />
yoga exercises, performed much better in examination<br />
due to increased power of concentration as compared to<br />
others. A school teacher of Glasgow, Ms Ken, who completed<br />
yoga training told that yoga has helped in<br />
improving her relationship with children. The students<br />
not only performed better but their mutual relationship<br />
also improved. She said that every class begins with<br />
pranayam so that pure and pollution free air could enter<br />
the body and purify various organs as 54 percent energy<br />
to the body is received from fresh air. Thus, her each<br />
class starts with pranayam followed by light and then<br />
serious exercises. Students of all class participate in the<br />
exercise. At the end of class, laughter therapy is held<br />
which energize and refresh students and they get prepared<br />
for next period. The yoga classes are free. The<br />
Patanjali yogpeeth trust is also making yoga course<br />
available for students of age one year to five years. It<br />
would be soon made available. Sunita Poddar is very<br />
happy with the progress and said that children are the<br />
future of the nation. She said that children and every<br />
human being shall remain healthy. She is satisfied that<br />
Scottish schools are accepting eastern philosophy. <br />
Children, future of the nation - International yoga trainer Sharavan Poddar, giving training to Scotland children.
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Tissues<br />
start weakening with the increasing<br />
age and various joints start wearing<br />
and tearing. In such a situation joints start<br />
experiencing pain and the suffering one starts<br />
loosing appetite, excessive thirst and the joints<br />
in the body start experiencing pain along with<br />
mild swelling in the knees. In the advanced<br />
stages of the illness even mild walking becomes<br />
a painful experience. Arthritis due to old age is<br />
known as osteoarthritis, due to swelling or<br />
inflammation in the joints is known as gouty<br />
arthritis and due to hemophiliac blood clotting<br />
in the joints is termed as acute arthritis.<br />
Skeletal joints are also affected in Tuberculosis<br />
and Rheumatism.<br />
Shoulder stiffness:<br />
The swelling in muscles surrounding the shoulders disables<br />
the free movement of shoulder. Hydrocortisone<br />
injections or treatment with ultrasonic rays helps in<br />
this form of pain.<br />
Osteoarthritis:<br />
It starts normally after 50-55 years of age, due to wear<br />
and tear of skeletal bones in the shoulders, knee joints<br />
and spinal cord. Edges form at the joints and a sharp<br />
sound could be heard while moving the affected joints<br />
and pain increases gradually. The movement gets<br />
restricted in the joints and we must consider that we<br />
are walking a lot, exercising slightly and consuming<br />
medications regularly. Even after being cured pain<br />
could surface again. Knee joints are completely ruined<br />
with this form of arthritis.<br />
Rheumatoid Arthritis:<br />
It is found mostly in the women over 40 years of age<br />
specially affecting the knee, ankle and arm joints. The<br />
patient should continuously keep working to some<br />
extent along with rest which is also prescribed.<br />
Arthritis of the spinal cord:<br />
The skeletal posture of the patient slightly bents forward<br />
and it affects hip, shoulder and spinal joints. It is<br />
most commonly seen in the males.<br />
Gout:<br />
This disabling illness is caused due to the concentration<br />
of uric acid in the cartilage of knee joints.<br />
Medication is prescribed to control the concentration<br />
of uric acid in the knee joints and it is suggested to<br />
reduce the uric acid in blood. Alcoholic and non-vegetarian<br />
consumption works as catalyst for this disease<br />
and so should be avoided completely.<br />
Tuberculosis of the joints:<br />
This disease is due to malnutrition mostly affecting the<br />
joints. Tuberculosis of the lungs reaches the joints and<br />
its symptoms do match that of arthritis. Extensive<br />
medication of tuberculosis is used to treat this illness.<br />
Medical Treatment:<br />
1 ] One clove of garlic should be boiled in half liter milk<br />
and when the milk is reduced to about 250 ml,<br />
should be consumed after filtering the milk from<br />
the garlic and so on we should increase the number<br />
The end to<br />
the suffering of<br />
Arthritis<br />
of garlic clove in the milk up to 11 days increasing<br />
one clove every day and from 12th day we need to<br />
decrease one clove of garlic every day.<br />
2 ] The roots of Punarva 10 gm should be boiled in 100<br />
ml of water until the water remains about 25 ml and<br />
then it should be consumed after filteration.<br />
3 ] <strong>Yog</strong>raj guggal tablets should be consumed with<br />
warm water, 2 tablets in morning and evening each.<br />
4 ] Ashwgandha, Chopechini, Peeplamul, Sonth powder<br />
in equal quantity should be consumed with milk<br />
in morning and evening.<br />
5 ] After baking joints with warm cloth dipped in hot<br />
water Redi leaves with ghee should be applied on<br />
the joints.<br />
6 ] Before sleeping at night 18 gm of Methi seeds<br />
should be consumed with water.<br />
7 ] Affected joints should be massaged with pain relieving<br />
oils.<br />
Dietary inclusions:<br />
Wheat, Millet chapattis, Methi, Chaulai, Bitter gourd,<br />
Tinda, Apple, Papaya, Grapes, Dates, Garlic consumption<br />
is suggested.<br />
Dietary exclusions:<br />
Rice, Potato, Cauliflower, Raddish, Sem, Grams, Urd<br />
pulses, Banana, Oranges, Lemon, Guavas, Tomatoes,<br />
Curd and all things with air element in them, sleeping<br />
during day and excessive hard work increases the illness.<br />
One should do <strong>Yog</strong>a-Pranayam as it is necessary and<br />
beneficial too. As per the Patanjali Systematic Strategy<br />
Letter, Pain relieving decoctions should be consumed<br />
daily before eating anything in the morning. Mahavaat<br />
Vighwansan Ras, Swarnmaakshik Bhasm, Prawaal<br />
Pisti, Godanti Bhasm also helps in arthritis. In excessive<br />
pain Vrihatvaat Chintamani Ras is also used. Use<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>raaj Guggal, Chandrprabha Vati, Peedantak Vati<br />
and massage with pain relieving oils. All the aforementioned<br />
medicines should be consumed only under prescription<br />
by a registered medical practitioner.<br />
<br />
Vaidya<br />
Rakesh<br />
Agarwal<br />
Patanjali<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>peeth,<br />
Haridwar<br />
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Build an India<br />
Free From Political<br />
Corruption<br />
10&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
Dishonest and corrupt<br />
people have looted the<br />
country. They will be<br />
thrown out of power. They<br />
will meet their fate for<br />
their committed evils.<br />
It's our illusion that we can idyl<br />
and some avatar or messiah will<br />
appear and bring change in the<br />
country. We have to fight if we<br />
have to get something.<br />
are free from<br />
We<br />
slavery, yet in the<br />
country, in the name of<br />
governance exploitation,<br />
injustice, corruption and<br />
atrocities are on the peak;<br />
insecurity and lack of<br />
faith is prevalent. In such<br />
a situation, the country<br />
needs a purely nationalistic<br />
idea. And a new independence<br />
can be usheredin,<br />
by dislodging corrupt,<br />
dishonest and criminals<br />
perched on top of the<br />
political system. A a<br />
strong democratic country<br />
can be built by handing<br />
over political power<br />
to nationalistic, patriotic,<br />
transparent people, who<br />
happen to be visionaries,<br />
humanistic, spiritualistic.<br />
T<br />
he MPs and MLAs that<br />
we elect for our supreme<br />
parliament; that parliament<br />
is the foremost centre of<br />
power and resources of the<br />
nation. Parliament is the centre<br />
of all the systems in the country.<br />
Political system decides the kind<br />
of education system we adopt<br />
and what should our children be<br />
taught. Political system is<br />
accountable for our medical system,<br />
economy and law and order<br />
in the country.<br />
Political system is accountable for<br />
developing agricultural system,<br />
eradicating poverty, hunger and<br />
illiteracy and ensuring optimum<br />
usage of manpower to curb<br />
unemployment. If political sys-<br />
tem is fine, the whole system of<br />
the country works properly.<br />
When we talk of polity, nationalism,<br />
national duty, we mean all<br />
the systems in the country, laws,<br />
ideal values and traditions, which<br />
bring progress and happiness to<br />
the country and the country<br />
moves on the path of development.<br />
But unfortunately most of<br />
the leaders heading the system<br />
are not correct, which is resulting<br />
into corruption in the country.<br />
And corruption breeds poverty,<br />
hunger and crime.<br />
Venerable Swamiji believes that if<br />
corruption is curbed in the country,<br />
we will have 10 lakh crore<br />
rupees more for the development<br />
of the country. Millions of more<br />
people can be employed; there<br />
will be all round development in<br />
the country and the country will<br />
be stronger, harmonious and free<br />
from crime.<br />
Our ideals for national duty or<br />
polity, democracy and political<br />
system are - best among humans<br />
the king Ram, <strong>Yog</strong>eshwar<br />
Krishna, Chandragupt,<br />
Vikramditya, Samrat Ashok,<br />
Chatrapati Shivaji, Netaji<br />
Subhash Chand Bose, Tilak,<br />
Gokhle, Iron man Saradar Patel<br />
and Lal Bahadur Shastri and others.<br />
But currently, most of the<br />
corrupt, dishonest, people without<br />
dignity are governing our<br />
country. And if any patriotic,<br />
honest and individual with<br />
integrity happens to talk of<br />
replacing this ugly system with a<br />
clean and honest political system<br />
then these corrupt, dishonest and<br />
criminal people do not like this.<br />
It's an illusion that we can continue<br />
to remain silent and gods<br />
will oblige us to bring that muchneeded<br />
change. Don't live a life of<br />
despair; identify your strengths<br />
and come together to defeat devilish<br />
forces. Dislodge all the corrupt<br />
people sitting on top of our<br />
political system. Elect noble people<br />
for the job and the only way<br />
to do this is by exercising your<br />
franchise 100 percent.<br />
So, we want to replace the current<br />
corrupt political system by a
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better democratic system, like in<br />
Italy, Australia, France, and<br />
Germany and over 30 countries,<br />
exercising an individual's franchise<br />
is mandatory; we wants to<br />
bring the same law to this country.<br />
Then only it is possible to<br />
bring an end to exploitation,<br />
injustice and corruption and it<br />
will end insecurity and lack of<br />
faith among people. And India in<br />
real terms can become a strong<br />
democratic nation. Otherwise<br />
only 25-30 percent people vote<br />
and all the people becomes a victim<br />
of bad governance. Corrupt<br />
leaders by offering false promises<br />
continue to loot the wealth of the<br />
country in the name of development.<br />
I consider not exercising my<br />
franchise as maligning our independence<br />
and democracy. If we<br />
do not vote then our independence<br />
is under a serious threat.<br />
Our independence earned by<br />
martyrs will transform into slavery.<br />
Martyrs and brave freedom<br />
fighters did not sacrifice their<br />
lives so that weak, corrupt, dishonest<br />
and cowards may rule the<br />
country. For the current political<br />
degeneration all of us are equally<br />
responsible.<br />
So, take a vow to exercise our<br />
franchise fully so that a strong<br />
democratic country can be built.<br />
We will bring true independence<br />
in the country and will get rid off<br />
political slavery. Since we do not<br />
vote, the power is transferred to<br />
corrupt people and the whole<br />
country suffers. To conclude, we<br />
wish all the countrymen happy<br />
Independence Day and exhort<br />
people to join Bharat Swabhiman'<br />
to realise Swamiji's vision of<br />
making India economic and spiritual<br />
lord of the world.<br />
<br />
I consider not exercising<br />
my franchise as<br />
maligning our independence<br />
and democracy.<br />
If we do not vote<br />
then our independence<br />
is under a serious<br />
threat. Our independence<br />
earned by martyrs<br />
will transform into<br />
slavery.<br />
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<strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
12&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
‘Shanti<br />
Saar’<br />
Swami<br />
<strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
Rishi Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong> ji commented GEETA as 'GEETAMRIT' and we are publishing<br />
the commentary in the subsequent publicationa respectively.<br />
- Editor<br />
Apare niyataahaaraah Pra<br />
naanpraaneshu juhwati<br />
Sarvepyete yajnavido<br />
yajnakshapitkalmashaah I30I<br />
Yajnasishtaamritabhujo yaanti brahma<br />
sanaatanam<br />
Naayam lokostya yajnasya kutonyah<br />
kuroosattam I31I<br />
(30-31) And some people restrict food and<br />
start firing 'Pr?na' in 'Pr?na' and it is also<br />
another type of yajna (sacrifice). These people<br />
know the esoteric meaning of performing<br />
sacrifice (yajna). And as they perform<br />
their responsibility, their sin would be emaciated.<br />
Those who accept 'prasada' (blessed<br />
offering) as nectar, unite together with eternal<br />
Brahman. Those who do not do their<br />
duty (effort) in this world, how do they<br />
attain heaven or live in timeless happiness?<br />
The intact essence indicates that 'doing<br />
incessant efforts' by performing 'yajnas',<br />
completing daily routinue and fulfilling the<br />
responsibilities. 'Yajna' should not be taken<br />
as a single form. It exists many ways. Every<br />
person adores Brahman according to his<br />
own faith, reverence and style. By performing<br />
Yajna, offering auspicious ingredients in<br />
holy fire, having keen interest in self-education,<br />
to have a great control on sensuous<br />
things - these are all called 'Yajnas'. The fundamental<br />
aim in performing yajna is to be<br />
free from 'egoism' and 'attachment'. Those<br />
who wish to attain Brahman by doing yajna,<br />
they definitely do so. Some householders set<br />
a rule for themselves that they accept meal<br />
after they feed any guest. This is one kind of<br />
'yajna' and they attain their result. Here<br />
Yajna means… each and every kind of that<br />
act, which is perfomed as a part and parcel<br />
of the continuation of creation-cycle, without<br />
seeking for its result. These acts are not<br />
bondages. The society, country and even<br />
entire universe is created and is going on in<br />
a smoother way - Because the whole thing is<br />
depended on Sacrifice. Without doing our<br />
duty in an unselfish manner, how can we<br />
have an auspicious thought for our society,<br />
country or cosmos?<br />
Evam bahuvidhaa yajnaa vitataa<br />
braahmano mukhe ,<br />
Karmajaanvidhi taansarvaanevam<br />
jnaatvaa vimokshyase I32I<br />
(32) In this way, various sorts of sacrifices<br />
are incessantly releasing from the mouth of<br />
Brahman. That person, who knows very well<br />
about the sacrifice and follows it, would be<br />
comforted from these worldly bondages.<br />
Shryaandravyamayaadyajnaajjnaana<br />
yajnaha parantapa<br />
Sarvam karmaakhilam paartha jnaane<br />
parisamaapyate I33I<br />
(33) Oh! Destroyer of foes (Arjuna)! It is<br />
said that 'knowledge-sacrifice' (jnana-yajna)<br />
is better than 'material-sacrifice' one.<br />
Because Oh, Arjuna! Every deed has to fire<br />
its consequences in 'knowledge -fire' only.<br />
One may achieve Brahman by performing<br />
'material-sacrifice' and by offering auspicious<br />
ingredients But if one is ignorant of<br />
Brahman-form, then it is not possible for
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him to reach Brahman. So it is said, 'knowledge-sacrifice'<br />
is better to 'material-sacrifice'.<br />
Even though Geeta gives the utmost<br />
preference to 'jnana-yajna'of all 'yajnas', it<br />
did not give even a least support to the<br />
'renouncement of acting'. And moreover, it<br />
counsels to perform worldly acts to achieve<br />
money and other things to live happily in<br />
this world.<br />
Tadviddhi pranipaatena pariprasnena<br />
sevaya<br />
Upadekshyanti te jnaanam<br />
jnaaninastattvadarshinah I34I<br />
(34) And we should keep in view that with<br />
Pranipaata (salutation, obedience, dedication),<br />
by asking questions, by offering service<br />
one should learn from the preachings of<br />
theoreticians, wisemen and great people.<br />
Yajjnaatwaa na purmohamevam<br />
yaasyasi paandava<br />
Yena bhutaanyaseshena<br />
drakshyasyaatmanyatho mayi I35I<br />
(35) After knowing the ultimate truth, Oh,<br />
pandava (Arjuna) ! you never find yourself<br />
in bondages of attachments ! Then you find<br />
the same Brahman in yourself, in me and in<br />
every iota of this world. Because ou know<br />
the reality. By the power your perception,<br />
you could feel the oneness everywhere.<br />
Fundamentally soul is related the supreme<br />
soul. So the behaviour of soul resembles that<br />
of the supreme soul. Hence the apprehension<br />
of the same nature is observed.<br />
Api chedasi paapebhyah sarvebhyah<br />
paapakootamha<br />
Sarva jnaavaplavenaiva voojivam<br />
santarishyasi I36I<br />
(36) Even though you have done the deadliest<br />
sins among all the sinners, you would<br />
be get along flawlessly in the vessel of wis-<br />
dom. Because the fire of wisdom would fire<br />
all the results of those bad deeds.<br />
Yashaidhaansi<br />
samidhogrirbhasmaatkurute rjuna<br />
Jnaanaagni sarvakarmaani<br />
bhasmaatkurute tathaa I37I<br />
(37) The way the fire consummates up the<br />
fuel, oh Arjun ! Wisdom ends up all the<br />
results and bondages of auspicious and<br />
anauspicious and frees you.<br />
Na hi jnaanena sadrisam<br />
pavitramih vidyate<br />
Tatswayam yogasamsidhih<br />
kaalenaatmani vindati I38I<br />
(38) In this world we do not find another<br />
holy thing like wisdom. Every practitioner<br />
gets wisdom when the time ripens for him in<br />
his practice of deeds.<br />
Shraddhaavaanlabhate jnaanam<br />
tatparah samyatendriyah<br />
Jnaanam labdhwaa paraam<br />
Saantimachirenaadhigatchati I39I<br />
(39) If a person, who has reverence and<br />
belief in his actions, seeks wisdom, he<br />
would surely achieves it. When he<br />
attains wisdom he would get<br />
absolute peace.<br />
Continued in the next issue…<br />
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The trend of<br />
dividing life<br />
into materialistic<br />
and spiritualisticcategoriesdepolarizes<br />
the<br />
polar ideology<br />
of life. Life<br />
does not have<br />
two ideologies<br />
flowing in<br />
two directions<br />
but one only<br />
and so livelihood<br />
could<br />
also not have<br />
two opposing<br />
paradigms.<br />
14&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a propels<br />
Socializing and<br />
Spirituality<br />
Extermination<br />
of physical discomforts could be achieved through devotion and<br />
pranayam, mental attributes could be reined in with pranayam, mental<br />
and scientific devotion. The main catalyst for scientific richness is mind and as has<br />
been said that the decision making process of mind is intelligence or intellect. Our mind<br />
is full of this richness and it only inspires us to extend our work or deeds.<br />
Acharya Balkrishna<br />
D<br />
evotion to the scientific enrichment of<br />
mind leads to brilliant and continuous<br />
intelligence or intellect. The primary<br />
refinement of intellect leads to materialistic accomplishments<br />
and secondary refinement enables one to<br />
overcome mental attributes. The highest refinement<br />
of intellect leads to self realization or enlightenment<br />
through meditation also called SamadhiI. Lord Shri<br />
Krishna explained the same stages of intellect to<br />
Arjun. The curiosity of such intellects is termed in<br />
UPANISHADS as the subjects for the knowledge<br />
beyond explanation or Theosophy. Intellect coming<br />
over mental attributes leads to easy solutions over<br />
discomforts due to dumbness. Once a devotee who<br />
has come over these mental attributes, then easily<br />
progresses on to reach Samadhi. An intellect entering<br />
Samadhi through meditation is actually entering into<br />
spirituality from material world. Even after attaining<br />
Samadhi the conversion of intellect is not disturbed.<br />
The refined form of intellect attained through primary<br />
Samadhiis also called materialistic intellect<br />
(Ritumbhara Pragya). On reaching Samadhi only the<br />
contemplative remains, the devotee/devotion and<br />
meditation become non-existent (SHUNYA).<br />
Special recommendation while entering Samadhi is<br />
to keep the source of happiness which is the bliss of<br />
GOD should be kept as contemplative. While meditating<br />
on the almighty the devotee in Samadhi losses<br />
its self consciousness and does not even remembers<br />
that it is doing meditation, only the contemplative of<br />
almighty remains at that point. A devotee in Samadhi<br />
has reached the horizons of bliss and as per the sages<br />
from UPANISHADS also got in tune with the eternal<br />
bliss form of Brahma. As per the levels of Samadhi<br />
the level of bliss also changes form and the devotee<br />
with the will of Samadhi keeps merging on with the<br />
eternal bliss. Patanjali has categorized Samadhi<br />
mainly as sampragyta and asampragyta and then fur
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ther subcategorized both. All these categories or subcategories<br />
explain various stages of Samadhi. We<br />
must keep in mind that intellect could also be<br />
achieved through Samadhi. Sampragyta concentrated<br />
Samadhi leads to materialistic intellect and then the<br />
devotee does not need to earn knowledge through<br />
other means. Asampragyta concentrated Samdhi<br />
takes one to the pinnacle of intellect where all forms<br />
of observance does not matter anymore, the way to<br />
the ultimate pinnacle of bliss is open from here. This<br />
is the eternal freedom or moksha or nirvana. All<br />
forms of suffering end here. The human responsibilities<br />
cycle terminates here. This is the eternal bliss and<br />
the pinnacle of spiritual living and the ultimate<br />
reward of yoga.<br />
The trend of dividing life into materialistic and spiritualistic<br />
categories depolarizes the polar ideology of<br />
life. Life does not have two ideologies flowing in two<br />
directions but one only and so livelihood could also<br />
not have two opposing paradigms. Basically the main<br />
reason behind the trends of visualizing life in these<br />
two forms is the attempt to accept or include both<br />
forms in the life style separately. Different stages in<br />
the life do try to mend or influence the main form of<br />
lifecycle, yoga curbs these influences. But those who<br />
try to live away from yoga could not save their main<br />
lifecycle form to get affected by these subsidiary influences.<br />
And from here begins the roots of misfortune.<br />
Spirituality would not be born out of air but has to be<br />
sincerely cultivated through a moral lifestyle. <strong>Yog</strong>a is<br />
a part of devoted moral lifestyle only.<br />
The ideology of yoga does not consider the life as the<br />
first or last but it is a cycle or birth and death. It is not<br />
absolute as life neither starts with birth and nor does<br />
it ends at death. It is but just a timely expression of the<br />
continuous life-cycle. This life is a result of a completed<br />
life-cycle and also forms basis for the future life<br />
and could be compared to a field where harvesting<br />
and sowing are going on side by side. And so the<br />
future life could be decided by living beings themselves,<br />
they are free to decide it for themselves. <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
explains this on the basis of karma. Human responsibilities<br />
are explained in four classes as Duty 'Dharma',<br />
Work 'Arth', Procreation 'Kaam' and Eternal Freedom<br />
'Moksh' as per the Indian Philosophy.<br />
This life cycle has a singular flow and all values from<br />
materialistic to spiritual are to conserve this singular<br />
flow. As per the Indian philosophy if 'arth' and 'kaam'<br />
are social or family responsibilities then 'dharma' and<br />
'moksh' are the spiritual responsibilities. Dharma and<br />
Moksh keep Arth and Kaam as subsidiary and also<br />
clearly indicates that for social or family responsibilities,<br />
spiritual responsibilities could not be neglected<br />
and it is very much necessary to safeguard the social<br />
formation or the society through spiritual discipline.<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a inspires one to achieve societal contemplatives<br />
through spiritual forms like non-violence, truth,<br />
celibacy and renunciation and so yoga is a part of<br />
social and spiritual life.<br />
<br />
Narayan Prasad Paali<br />
Desh lutata raha,<br />
Desh tutata raha,<br />
Aur hum kahte rahe,<br />
Desh ki raksha kaun karega?<br />
Hum-hum karenge, hum karenge|<br />
Jagte Raho<br />
Jagte Raho<br />
Gauven katati rahi,<br />
Paramparaon ke naam par<br />
Nireeh pashuon ki bali hoti rahi,<br />
Satta aur sampatti dono dambh bharte rahe!<br />
Aur hum kahte rahe,<br />
Ahimsa Parmo Dharm: Ahimsa Parmo Dharm:<br />
Jungle ujadte rahe, Pedh katate rahe,<br />
Pradushan ke bajaar me<br />
Dhuan ugalte kaarkhane khulte rahe,<br />
Ma Ganga, Yamuna, Godawari, Triveni<br />
Pradushit hoti rahi<br />
Aur sabhi sant-mahant-prabuddhjan kahte rahe<br />
Har-har Gange, Har-har Gange.<br />
Desh-pradesh ki janta<br />
Bhay-bhookh, bhrastachaar se<br />
Dukhi-pidit, shoshit hoti rahi<br />
Aur hum soye rahe chadar taan kar<br />
Per pasarkar meenthi neend,<br />
Aur logons se kahte rahe,<br />
Jagte raho,jagte raho.<br />
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Power centers<br />
in our body<br />
S<br />
wadhisthan Chakra (Hypogastric Plexus vis-à-vis<br />
System): This centre is located just two inches above the<br />
Muladhar chakra. In the texts of Tantras, this chakra is<br />
known for best results in one’s efforts, best abilities in the humanbeings<br />
and presence of goddess Saraswati on our tongues. The<br />
diagram makes it clear that this chakra is located at Pedu. Our<br />
urinal system is located in this chakra consisting of (i) Left right<br />
kidneys (ii) Urine bladder (iii) rear part of penis (iv) The Urine<br />
ducts originating from kidneys (v) Shukrakosha, where sperm is<br />
stored. The ducts carrying sperm are located in the left and right,<br />
they are sperm making organs. (VI) Scrotum (VII) There are<br />
protest glands, sperm carrying ducts flows, path for urine and<br />
sperm discharging paths. (VIII) Shishan (Sperm centre). This<br />
chakra tells us about Urine centre and Sperm centre and their<br />
mutual relationship.<br />
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Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>
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Chhandogya<br />
Upanishad<br />
Sa esh rasanam rasatamah paramah<br />
parardhyoshtamo yadugethah I3I<br />
This 'udgitha', is 'Omkaara', the highest note of the<br />
singing. That is the Rasa (essense) of all Rasas. Vital<br />
rasa. The rasa that exists in the highest place. Among<br />
the series of rasas, Earth, Water, Trees, Purush,<br />
Speech, Ruk, Sama, udgitha… this 'Omkaara' is considered<br />
to the eighth rasa. I3I<br />
Katama katamarkkatamatkatatsama katamah<br />
katam udgitha iti Vimusham bhavati I4I<br />
Now we should know what is Ruk, What is Sama and<br />
what is Udgitha. I4I<br />
Vagevarka pranah samomityetadaksharamudgithah<br />
Tadwa etanmithunam yadwak ca<br />
pranaschark cha sama cha I5I<br />
Speech is Ruk, Prana is Sama, OM is Udgitha. Or<br />
Speech and Prana is a pair or twins. Ruk and Sama is<br />
the other pair or twins. I5I<br />
Tadatamanmithunamomitye tasminnakshare<br />
saha sujyate<br />
Yada vai mithunau<br />
Samagatchata apayata vai tavanyonyasya<br />
kamam I6I<br />
When two things meet together, one new thing is<br />
born. Just like that speech and Prana produce 'OM'<br />
when they meet together and same is the case with<br />
Ruk and Sama. When the hymn is sung in high notes<br />
using speech for the supreme, then OMkara emerges.<br />
In the same way richa (means, the sentences of Sama<br />
-gana, the hymn of god) produces through celestial<br />
music. When these two mingle with other, then they<br />
fulfill the desire of each other. In the same way, when<br />
speech is mingled with Prana and richa (hymn) with<br />
Sama, the hymn of god is sung and fulfill each other's<br />
desire. I6I<br />
Apayita ha vai kamanam bhavati ya etadevam<br />
Vidwaksharmudgithamupaste I7I<br />
One who worship Udgitha knowing this, becomes<br />
'aptakama' , (one who has gained his wish) I7I<br />
Tadva etadanujna samardhayita ha vai<br />
kamanam bhavati yah<br />
Etadevam Vidwaksharmudgithamupaste II08I<br />
'OM'- This letter is used in 'Anujna' (permission)<br />
also. If you want to give some approval to any thing,<br />
you may do so by uttering 'OM'! 'Anujna' or giving<br />
permission to any thingelse is an indication of prosperity.<br />
One who is prosperous and one who has<br />
gained his wish only permits ! One knows this way<br />
and worships 'udgitha', attains all kinds of desires.<br />
I8I<br />
Teneyam trayi vidya vartata omitya shrovatyomiti<br />
Sham satyamityudgeyatyatsyaivaksharsyapachtyai<br />
mahimna Rasana II09I<br />
Trayee vidya (Three kinds of study) starts with<br />
'OMkara'. In som-yajna, priest, worshipper start<br />
their work with OMkara. All the acts in this world<br />
are done properly, with the essence of this glorious<br />
letter. And everything is going on to adore OMkara.<br />
I09I<br />
Tenobhau kuruto yaschaidevam veda yascha<br />
na veda. Nana tu<br />
Vidya cha vidya cha. Yadeva vidyaya karoti<br />
Shraddhayapanishada tadeva varyavattaram<br />
bhavatati<br />
Khalvaitasyaivaksharasya para vyakhyanam<br />
bhavati I10I<br />
The majesty of hymn OMkara is known by some<br />
people and ignored by the rest. But both of the classes<br />
are being maintained by the mercy of this prime<br />
letter. Ignorance is different from knowledge. The<br />
wise do their acts knowing the magnitude of<br />
Omkara. Their actions are mightier as they are done<br />
with reverence and with the knowledge of scriptures.<br />
All these things are critically appreciating that prime<br />
syllable. I10I<br />
Pratham prapathak<br />
(second canto)<br />
(Praan in embryo and The Sun in Cosmos are the<br />
representatives of OMkara. 2 to 3 section)<br />
Devasura ha vai yatra samyatira ubhaya<br />
prajapatyastaddha<br />
Deva udgithamajahruranenainanabhibhavishyama<br />
I01I<br />
'Gods' and 'Demons' - both are the offspring of<br />
'Prajapati' (Brahman). These two races start fight<br />
with each other. Then Gods perceive 'Udgitha' to<br />
humiliate demons.<br />
<br />
The majesty<br />
of hymn<br />
OMkara is<br />
known by<br />
some people<br />
and ignored<br />
by the rest.<br />
But both of<br />
the classes are<br />
being maintained<br />
by the<br />
mercy of this<br />
prime letter.<br />
Ignorance is<br />
different from<br />
knowledge.<br />
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Dr Sohan<br />
Khurana<br />
Food should<br />
be beneficial<br />
for<br />
physical and<br />
mental<br />
health. Food<br />
should also<br />
be according<br />
to the<br />
nation, season<br />
and<br />
period.<br />
Fresh meal<br />
is beneficial<br />
while<br />
decayed and<br />
rotten is<br />
harmful to<br />
the body.<br />
18&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Our food<br />
and health<br />
in Hindi means intake in the body. Meal from mouth, breath from nose, and<br />
`Aahar`<br />
absorbing sun rays through skin, all are intakes for human body. Mother's<br />
blood is the food for yet to born baby in womb. When the newly born baby comes on<br />
the earth, breast feeding of mother is the food. Now question comes why meal is taken?<br />
To quench hunger, to keep body healthy and to gain energy, we all take meal. Besides<br />
physical health, mental health also depends widely on meal, we take.<br />
Calculated meal is the<br />
basis of human health.<br />
Many elements are necessary<br />
for the proper functioning<br />
of the human body and presence<br />
of all such elements in a food is<br />
possible only in balanced and<br />
calculated diet. Proteins,<br />
Carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins,<br />
acids, iron are necessary<br />
for the proper growth of the<br />
body. Water consumption in<br />
appropriate quantity is also<br />
needed.<br />
The other aspect of meal is mental<br />
health. Meal casts deep<br />
impact on the action of a human<br />
being. Food is responsible for<br />
many mental deformations.<br />
We shall take that amount of<br />
meal, which is necessary for running<br />
the body smooth. We shall<br />
not take food for taste and<br />
tongue. Intoxicants like wine, tea,<br />
coffee and other such items are<br />
harmful to the health. Food is<br />
much necessary as it is the<br />
source for our physical and mental<br />
energy. Meals cast impact on<br />
the human activities. Liquor and<br />
other intoxicants damage our<br />
alertness. Thus, intoxicants and<br />
other drugs should be totally<br />
prohibited.<br />
Fresh air is also food for human<br />
body. We inhale fresh air from<br />
lungs and release carbon-dioxide.<br />
Cool breeze in forests,<br />
parks is fresh, with adequate<br />
quantity of oxygen. Thus, it is<br />
helpful for the health. Sun rays<br />
are also good food for human<br />
being. Thus, it is mandatory that<br />
we spend life in pure environment<br />
and atmosphere. A person<br />
shall live at place where light, air,<br />
water, neighbors, purity and<br />
social service opportunity are<br />
available.<br />
Meal shall be tasteful and beneficial<br />
for the health. Fresh meal<br />
benefits while decayed and rotten<br />
meal is harmful. The intake
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The quantity of food should be<br />
balanced, neither less nor more<br />
besides being<br />
calculated and adequate. Excess<br />
intake of food is atrocity on the<br />
stomach<br />
and body system. Meals should be<br />
taken at regular time and not more<br />
than two or three times in a day.<br />
of food shall be in proper quantity,<br />
neither deficit or in excess.<br />
Excess consumption of food is<br />
like an atrocity on the body and<br />
it shall be not more than two or<br />
three times a day. It is necessary<br />
to have a proper control on diet.<br />
Food intake shall be vegetarian.<br />
The best food is calculated diet<br />
according to the health. Meal<br />
shall be chewed properly. It is<br />
necessary that intestines should<br />
be strong enough.<br />
Weak intestines cause problem in<br />
digestion. Food should neither<br />
too hot nor cold. Tooth and<br />
intestine, both are severely<br />
affected by cold items. Meal<br />
should be taken only when feeling<br />
hungry. Mental thought of<br />
the cook also casts effects on the<br />
meal. Meal prepared by crooked<br />
person, brings crookedness<br />
among the persons, who consume<br />
the meal.<br />
Hence, a person who cooks the<br />
meal shall have pure thoughts.<br />
Meal gives health and also diseases.<br />
It is very necessary to have<br />
controlled diet.<br />
There is nothing wrong in saying<br />
that even we don't know how to<br />
breatheproperly. The lone factor<br />
of food intake is taste. If we get<br />
tasty food, we eat limitless. A<br />
person stops eating only when<br />
his body and stomach does not<br />
allow more food. It casts adverse<br />
impact on the digestion, making<br />
body and soul ill.<br />
It is seen that spicy items are<br />
taken in excess amount only for<br />
tongue and taste. Due to uncontrolled<br />
diet, probably there is no<br />
prosperous person who does not<br />
take related medicines.<br />
In any metropolitan, urban,<br />
semi-urban or rural areas, lots of<br />
medical shops have been opened.<br />
Mostly diseases generate from<br />
excess food. The two- third part<br />
of the intestine should have food<br />
and one part water. Rest one part<br />
should be kept empty for pure<br />
air. Actually we have forgotten<br />
the system of food intake and<br />
this ignorance is the basic reason<br />
behind many physical problems.<br />
Taking food is as important as<br />
not taking food. In `Shastrs` fast<br />
has been widely described, scientifically.<br />
Fast is a medicine.<br />
Regular fasting does not weaken<br />
a person but gives power and<br />
energy, which is much needed<br />
for physical and mental health.<br />
Thus, meals selection and food<br />
intake needs total care.<br />
<br />
Meals<br />
should not<br />
be too hot<br />
or too cold.<br />
Too cold<br />
meal is<br />
harmful for<br />
teeth and<br />
intestines.<br />
The mental<br />
status and<br />
thoughts of<br />
a cook also<br />
cast its<br />
influence on<br />
the food.<br />
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Sunita Poddar<br />
International <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Convener and trustee of<br />
Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>apeeth Trust<br />
(UK)<br />
The psychic<br />
behind the<br />
mend set is<br />
also very<br />
deep.<br />
Reasons<br />
could be<br />
many<br />
like extreme<br />
love for children,<br />
depression,<br />
greed, arrogance<br />
or<br />
even<br />
revenge,<br />
there could<br />
be many<br />
reasons,<br />
which provoke<br />
a<br />
woman to<br />
insult other.<br />
20&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Women ignores<br />
women<br />
issue of role of women in the society is now discussed in the highest<br />
The<br />
`panchayat` of the nation. i.e. Parliament as Women Reservation Bill<br />
beyond the walls of a house. Everywhere, equal rights to women and restoration<br />
of their respect are being discussed. This advocacy and discussion are necessarily<br />
a good initiative towards bringing change in women condition. But does<br />
women, which is almost half the population and demanding equal rights and<br />
respect have mutual respect? This question also needs to be seriously explored.<br />
There is no harm in women demanding equal rights compared to men but this<br />
question also need to be explored that does they respect each other. A woman<br />
ignores women. Why?<br />
A<br />
woman is not only a beautiful creation of the<br />
super power. It is not only a feminine body but<br />
a nature in itself. Therefore, lyrists describing<br />
nature keep woman at the centre in his creation. A<br />
woman, who is given so much of respect in world always<br />
ignores other woman. Why? A woman is enemy of other<br />
woman. The root cause behind is to prove herself best,<br />
insulting others.<br />
The psychic behind the mend set is also very deep.<br />
Reasons could be many like extreme love for children,<br />
depression, greed, arrogance or even revenge, there<br />
could be many reasons, which provoke a woman to insult<br />
other. They use indecent language. Lord Ram was also to<br />
be handed over throne but the ego of a woman turned<br />
the destiny and he was send for 14 years' exile. Many<br />
women in the society play disrespectful role, hence earn<br />
bad name for the entire woman community. A woman is<br />
expected to do justice in her role as mother, wife, sister<br />
and daughter. This justified action in every role, she is<br />
playing in the society could only earn kudos. If a woman<br />
continued to be enemy of other, how `yatra naryastu<br />
pujyante ramante tab devta` would be realized in the<br />
society. God has created universe but on earth, mother is<br />
the creator of human being. None has any doubt on this<br />
fact. But census <strong>2011</strong> report portrays dangerous scenario<br />
for women. According to the census in last decades, birth<br />
rate of girls below 6 years of age has declined by 13 percent<br />
as compared to boys. The ratio of this age group has<br />
been recorded as 1000:914. Data itself are testimony of<br />
feticides means girl fetus are killed before they could<br />
come to earth. Many awareness campaigns are being<br />
launched and the Government has imposed different<br />
laws but just think, whether only men with father domi-
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nating mind-set are responsiblefor this situation. Answer<br />
is a big no. Many women also prefer boys overgirls and<br />
agree for feticides. Moreover, if a girl gets born, she is not<br />
given adequate living standard. In many households,<br />
sons are allowed for higher education but not girls. No<br />
seriousness is being displayed for higher education to<br />
girls. For mother, both boys and girls should be equal as<br />
she sacrifices to give birth to any infant. Hence, it is not<br />
understood as why she did not give equal love to bothson<br />
of daughter. Why we kill girls before they could come<br />
on earth. This question applies to women. The beginning<br />
of disrespect to woman by woman began with female<br />
feticide. There is strong need to stop this practice. Before<br />
the situation could turn worse, the woman should start<br />
respecting woman. Apart from this crime there is also<br />
another crime where woman play with the respect of<br />
another woman. And this is dowry system. Regularly we<br />
receive news that some married woman is being poisoned<br />
or set ablazed by inlaws. And in this ghastly act,<br />
mother- in-law, sister-in-law or others play key role. Why<br />
these women forget that they are also women? Apart<br />
from girl foeticide dowry is also a crime, where women<br />
play equal role in harassment. Such incidents would continue<br />
to happen till women would not have self-pride. It<br />
is being repeatedly seen that women discard any act of<br />
women welfare. To talk of the rights of women is not a<br />
revolt against males. The women, who are better placed<br />
too find fault in other women who is under-privileged.<br />
Such women face problem at two ends, at home and even<br />
in outside society. Women demand respect and pride<br />
from male dominant society but they should also have<br />
respect for themselves and others alike. It is easy to<br />
impose charges on others but difficult to introspect and<br />
reach some positive conclusion. It can be stated that the<br />
problem of women are linked to each other, The root<br />
cause behind problem to women is a women itself. Till<br />
we do not alter the mind-set of the society and family,<br />
there would be no change in the circumstances. The population<br />
of women is said to be half of the total population<br />
but the respect would be achieved when a woman start<br />
respecting other woman. Every woman should try to<br />
supplement other. We shall not waste our vital energy in<br />
wasteful exercises. It is an established fact that woman<br />
are an important part of the society thus, each woman<br />
shall start bringing change in herself. When we ourself<br />
would not bring change, how we can expect that the society<br />
would change? First-of-all, a woman would have to<br />
stop behaving as an enemy to other woman. We all<br />
understand that the present generation woman could<br />
create an atmosphere as future generation would go the<br />
way, we suggest now. The woman shall follow principle of<br />
`each one, teach one` and hence show right path to others.<br />
Woman shall vigilant towards their own rights and<br />
other woman and rest problem would be solved upto a<br />
larger extent. The woman would have to learn herself and<br />
other woman to establish its importance in the society.<br />
<br />
The issue of<br />
woman welfare<br />
are<br />
being scuttled<br />
by other<br />
woman<br />
itself.<br />
To demand<br />
woman right is<br />
not a revolt<br />
against male.<br />
Better placed<br />
woman<br />
criticize<br />
woman,<br />
already victim<br />
of circumstances.<br />
Such<br />
poor woman<br />
suffer at two<br />
fronts -<br />
domestic and<br />
public.<br />
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The beginning<br />
of yoga is<br />
possible only<br />
by overcoming<br />
mental<br />
attributes.<br />
Normally it is<br />
considered as<br />
the practice of<br />
concentration<br />
but it is just a<br />
small part of<br />
practicing<br />
yoga…<br />
This could<br />
also be<br />
termed as the<br />
materialistic<br />
part…<br />
22&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Let'<strong>Yog</strong>a'<br />
remain yoga only!<br />
In<br />
the present time yoga has spread like wild fire. Almost every day a new yoga<br />
centre is opening in different places and they all promise to take people to<br />
the highest stage of yoga. Not just in India but also in foreign locations many people<br />
have formed their own yoga centers and had made a name for themselves. In<br />
the same context a normal person gets curious about knowing yoga, what is it?<br />
Present form of yoga is displayed as an art to earn money, whether ascetics have<br />
really given birth to this knowledge in the ancient times?<br />
Dr. Vijay Prakash Tripathi<br />
This is a common thing which disturbs the<br />
human mind and to resolve this considering<br />
the yoga as explained and guided by<br />
Patanjali that it is not an art for economic<br />
uprising but it is knowledge for self ascension.<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a is formed out of 'Yaju' which means to<br />
add on. In the context of spirituality this word<br />
is used for the process of connecting self to the<br />
higher means 'GOD'. It could also be under-<br />
stood as the right mix of great knowledge and<br />
work full of virtue. The world is full of suffering<br />
and separation and one goes through this<br />
when a close person is departing or separated.<br />
Devotion with the right purpose could be<br />
mixed together in life and then only it could be<br />
termed as yoga.<br />
The necessity is to bring attributes into regulation.<br />
And keeping this in mind, the founder of<br />
yoga philosophy explained it with the formula<br />
of '<strong>Yog</strong>aschitvriti nirodh:' The practice of yoga<br />
begins with the detention of mental attributes<br />
only. Normally it is considered as the practice
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Memory is that attribute which<br />
formed as a part of nature even<br />
through minor living forms and<br />
its shadow could also be seen in<br />
the human living form…<br />
…and as a result at times it emerges so<br />
rapidly and gets this human form<br />
involved in such deeds that remorse is<br />
the only way out.<br />
of concentration but it is just a small part of practicing<br />
yoga but this could also be termed as the<br />
materialistic part only. Not only spiritual people<br />
but also those who are not linked to spirituality<br />
from far off are experts in concentration. The form<br />
of coming over mental attributes means to practice<br />
keeping mind concentrated on a good purpose<br />
throughout the various and rigorous life styles. It is<br />
necessary and also appreciated but this does not<br />
fulfill the purpose of yoga practitioner. For self<br />
ascension not just mental difference be understood<br />
but all the mental attributes should be<br />
reclaimed in depth with their differences and they<br />
should always be clearly imbibed not just by mind<br />
but by heart too.<br />
Which mental attributes should be reclaimed at<br />
priority could be understood by the directions listed<br />
instrumentally in the yoga philosophy. All the<br />
attributes are of five types and all these are further<br />
formulated into easy and difficult level. Evidence,<br />
antonyms, options, sleep and memory normally<br />
these five attributes rule the mind and gets its<br />
attention diverted from higher goals and indulges<br />
the being into animalistic trends. Evidence resurfaces<br />
in context with sensual experiences and practices<br />
in the past. Antonym attribute resurfaces in a<br />
situation where one does not fully understand the<br />
situation, leading away from the source of knowledge.<br />
Options mean here fear, unsurely, doubt and<br />
ominous possibilities etc. generated cowardice.<br />
The emotion of sleep suggest laziness, ignorance,<br />
depression or dispiritedness.<br />
Memory is that attribute which formed as a part of<br />
nature even through minor living forms and its<br />
shadow could also be seen in the human living<br />
form and as a result at times it emerges so rapidly<br />
and gets this human form involved in such deeds<br />
that remorse is the only way out.<br />
In the practices of yoga fight for repression or<br />
restraint is briefed about. And in it righteously<br />
mixing self and divine in the moral way would lead<br />
to ultimate ascension. This practice has eight steps,<br />
accepting which is like forming arrays. And, so by<br />
practicing yoga in order to terminate bad attributes<br />
to achieve goals by piercing through the layers<br />
of nature. Ancient scriptures' have explained the<br />
basis and philosophies of devotion to yoga by comparing<br />
it with practicing vocal sounds along with<br />
calligraphic notations which makes one a wise<br />
men, similarly practicing yoga one could attain<br />
philosophical divine knowledge.<br />
Neither is it hard nor is it impossible and it is easily<br />
available. Following this path one could only<br />
benefit and by following this simple fact we could<br />
come out of the confusion between the current<br />
yoga trends and the actual yoga. We should let<br />
yoga remain yoga only and not turned into a<br />
circus art.<br />
Formulators of yoga explain this merging of self<br />
and divine as following:-<br />
"Purusharth Shunyanam Gunnanam<br />
Pratirup: Kewalyam Swarupam Pratistha Va<br />
Chittshaktiriti||"<br />
Property is in rhythm with causes and the power of<br />
consciousness finds itself based in its own form<br />
and so the eternal suffering of parting comes to its<br />
end and then comes a rarest of rare stage in yoga<br />
where bliss, power and accomplishments all are<br />
readily available. And, this is the real form of yoga<br />
which we all must understand, attempt and follow.<br />
The eight packages of yoga directed by Swami<br />
<strong>Ramdev</strong> ji is inspiring healthy people to ascend<br />
spiritually and also helping ill people in attaining<br />
complete health. <strong>Yog</strong>a the blessing and heritage of<br />
ascetic lifestyle is establishing on mother earth one<br />
more time and the whole credit for the mass awakening<br />
goes to Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong> ji.<br />
<br />
This practice<br />
has<br />
eight<br />
steps,<br />
accepting<br />
which is<br />
like forming<br />
arrays.<br />
And, so<br />
by practicing<br />
yoga in<br />
order to<br />
terminate<br />
bad attributes…<br />
Achieve<br />
goals by<br />
piercing<br />
through the<br />
layers of<br />
nature…<br />
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Everybody knows that our homes also offer many things for<br />
our indulgences. There is internal bickering in the<br />
houses as well. Children can not remain isolated from the<br />
influences of such bickering. Children also enjoy such indulgences,<br />
which they can do without but they become a victim<br />
of such indulgences.<br />
Existing Educational System<br />
Challenges and<br />
Solutions<br />
Sexual passion is<br />
something that<br />
victimizes everybody,<br />
but there<br />
has not been any<br />
way out given to<br />
the students to<br />
deal with it, like<br />
it was told to deal<br />
with through a<br />
concept of celibacy.<br />
So children,<br />
due to co-education<br />
system<br />
among genders,<br />
concede to temptation<br />
in the least<br />
possible conduciveatmosphere.<br />
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Dr Brahmadev<br />
T<br />
hose parents, who do not keep a watch<br />
on their children, they become a victim<br />
of Television and Videos. An innocent<br />
child gets to know all such things, which he<br />
or she is not supposed to see and listen. So,<br />
these children start seeking pleasure in these<br />
activities, at the expense of time that can be<br />
spent on their studies.<br />
In such an environment, love for nature can not<br />
be developed because; these children never<br />
come into contact with such natural environment.<br />
Living in concrete jungles, children can<br />
not develop sensitivity to the nature.<br />
This kind of cultural defilement is a sort of a<br />
fault in the education system as far as Indian<br />
value system is concerned. They are left<br />
untouched by the emotions like sacrifice, austerity,<br />
celibacy and spirituality, so they tend to<br />
entertain thoughts of suicide in ordinary adversities.<br />
Lack of tolerance becomes the chief casualty<br />
in their personalities. Due to that reason<br />
only, despite having bright future financially,<br />
students of IITs and IIMs commit suicide. At<br />
some places, due to hatred and jealously, they<br />
commit heinous crimes against their compatriots.<br />
Such acts have been witnessed in developed<br />
countries like Germany and the US. On 11th<br />
March, 2009, in Germany's Albertville school, a<br />
seventeen years old boy killed 15 people including<br />
three teachers and 9 girls. Such viloence at<br />
that tender age is dangerous to the society.<br />
These inclinations to violence can only be pacified<br />
by inculcating moral values among students.<br />
Thousands of students pass out from colleges<br />
and universities, but every one of them is confining<br />
themselves to their cocoon only. None of<br />
them hold any dedication or generosity for their<br />
parents, family, society and the country. The<br />
reason behind such indifference is lack of<br />
respect, harmony, concern for feelings and<br />
compassion. In schools, there is strong emphasis<br />
on imparting knowledge in Maths, Science,<br />
History and other subjects. Most of the time<br />
spent by students is away from schools in the<br />
pleasures of life, playing on the streets or watching<br />
TV and playing video games or chatting on<br />
the Net. The art of living life is lost in all these<br />
activities. Contrary to such negative emotions,<br />
meritorious emotions are to be engendered,<br />
which are ingrained in spirituality. They can<br />
only be taught through impeccable conduct, but<br />
there is no time for such education in the current<br />
education system.<br />
Learning any language cultivates human emotions;<br />
a new surge of thought is brought on; but<br />
in the current education system, even that is<br />
lacking as language is emphasized as a medium<br />
to education of other subjects only. So the new<br />
generation is approaching towards a vacuum in<br />
emotions. So, talks of mercy, truthfulness and<br />
selflessness are becoming a thing of the past.<br />
Nobody takes pride in their own language and<br />
culture. That is the reason that a student studying<br />
in public school can not even write in pure<br />
Hindi. A scientific language like Sanskrit is disliked<br />
by the students.<br />
Sexual passion is something that victimizes<br />
everybody, but there has not been any way out<br />
given to the students to deal with it, like it was<br />
told to deal with through a concept of celibacy.<br />
So children, due to co-education system among<br />
genders, concede to temptation in the least possible<br />
conducive atmosphere. Some of them survive<br />
due to the India social values but others fall<br />
deep into it. On the other hand, look at the<br />
developed countries, where one hardly finds
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any girl aged 16 not having gone through an<br />
abortion. Same impact is being witnessed in the<br />
metropolitan cities in India. This is the result of<br />
not imparting a place to Indian culture in our<br />
education system.<br />
In the current milieu, you would hardly find a<br />
house, which remains unaffected by the defilements<br />
or so-called virus in Indian culture - like<br />
passion, anger, greed, illusion, hatred and jealously.<br />
Since these defilements have been haunting<br />
humans for many lifetimes, they do not take<br />
time to manifest in children as well. That is how<br />
they cause obstruction in their education and<br />
their potential remains under utilised.<br />
Non-violence, Truth, Celibacy, Renunciation<br />
and faith Called Yam and Patience, Asceticism,<br />
Self-aggrandizement, Mental Cleanliness and<br />
dedication to God called Niyam control the six<br />
faculties of humans. But in the modern education,<br />
nobody talks about them. So humans are<br />
chasing materiality like an unbridled horse.<br />
Despite knowing that everything will be left<br />
here, they are competing for committing<br />
immoral acts.<br />
Several other evils can also be mentioned in the<br />
current education system, which have brought<br />
us to the point, where means have become the<br />
objectives themselves. All over the world, there<br />
has been a rat-race among educational institutions<br />
and that is the reason humans have started<br />
their material quest. Having attained education<br />
by any means, they are weltering in corruption<br />
and immoral acts. Had it been possible<br />
to attain peace through money, then rich of the<br />
world would never have had to face discontent.<br />
But, current educational system is pivoted on<br />
things, which are not the means to inner peace.<br />
In the current milieu, considering the social<br />
inequalities, the question arises, whether the<br />
existing education system is appropriate?<br />
Anybody would say no to the question and<br />
would talk of reforms. In an article written by<br />
Rajya Sabha Member, Rajeev Shukla, in a daily<br />
Dainik Jagran, existing education system developed<br />
by Macaulay has been termed as outdated<br />
and he has stressed on to bring a change in it.<br />
An alternative to this defiled form of education<br />
system Indian Ashram system is the only alternative<br />
to the above mentioned defiled education<br />
system. This Ashram system continued to<br />
flourish since the time of Vedas and Shastras till<br />
the time of Ramayan and it diminished in the<br />
times of Mahabharata and has disappeared<br />
since. This is the same system, which great educationist<br />
Dayanand tried to establish through<br />
his precepts and literature. By his inspiration<br />
only, several Gurukuls adopted Ashram system<br />
and these are still thriving and getting wider<br />
recognition with minuscule resources at their<br />
disposal. Primarily these institutions are<br />
engaged into teaching and learning Sanskrit literature.<br />
If we happen to merge this education<br />
with the current subjects of science and others,<br />
then this combination will be the best among<br />
all. Since these institutions are located away<br />
from the hustle-bustle of cities and towns, they<br />
are devoid of cultural defilements. And these<br />
are engaged in driving out that defilement away<br />
from human mind. They are successful to a<br />
great extent, because they are inculcating the art<br />
of living, which strengthens human's inner-self,<br />
besides ensuring physical and mental development.<br />
Because of these qualities, Gurukul<br />
Kangdi University, which happens to be the<br />
Swami Shradhanand's karma bhumi also, has<br />
been able to attain international recognition. If<br />
one wants to see closely the successfully running<br />
Ashram system, then one can check boy's<br />
Gurukul Prabhat of Meerut bringing name and<br />
fame to the country in archery in Olympics.<br />
One can check Gurukul Chotipura, Amroha<br />
which have been running with out any aid from<br />
the government, and they are the torchbearers<br />
of Indian culture. There has been highest number<br />
of students from these institutions clearing<br />
NET/JRF exam of Sanskrit, conducted by UGC.<br />
Last year six girls cleared this exam and five of<br />
them were offered JRF. High rate of success<br />
from one institute is a sort of evidence to the<br />
feasibility of Ashram system. What we mean to<br />
say is that there are several Gurukul institutions,<br />
which are providing ancient education<br />
with full dedication and healthy intent. If these<br />
institutions are given government aid then latest<br />
scientific developments can be provided a<br />
new dimenshion. With a small efforts there, a<br />
new height can be attained there.<br />
To be contined in next edition…<br />
Education<br />
system<br />
should be in<br />
Hindi:<br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
V enerable<br />
Swami<br />
<strong>Ramdev</strong>ji is<br />
of the opinion that he<br />
would struggle to get<br />
due respect, not only<br />
to Hindi but also to<br />
other regional languages<br />
like Gujarati,<br />
Tamil, Punjabi, Telgu,<br />
Kannada, Marathi,<br />
Bangla and other languages.<br />
It's good to<br />
have understanding of<br />
foreign languages but<br />
using them as our<br />
national language is<br />
sheer shameful. All<br />
over the world, not a<br />
single country allows<br />
the medium of education<br />
to be a foreign<br />
language. Since higher<br />
education in Science,<br />
Medicine and<br />
Management is not in<br />
Hindi and other<br />
regional languages,<br />
many students fail to<br />
become doctors, engineers<br />
and managers.<br />
So many children of<br />
labourers, poor families<br />
and farmers,<br />
despite being meritorious,<br />
fail to clear<br />
Matriculate exam and<br />
are deprived of<br />
becoming IAS, doctors<br />
or scientists. We<br />
will get opportunities<br />
for our children in<br />
our own languages.<br />
We will make available<br />
professional education<br />
to the children<br />
in their mother<br />
tongues like<br />
Malyalam, Gujarati,<br />
Tamil, Telgu, Marathi,<br />
Punjabi, Bangla and<br />
other Hindi.<br />
<br />
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The fullness of <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
in condition<br />
Shri Arvind<br />
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if to point her finger to the<br />
As thing she intends, she has<br />
accumulated the signs of this process of<br />
breaking and rebuilding in the phenomena<br />
of genius. It is now common knowledge<br />
that genius hardly appears in the human<br />
species unattended, unprepared or unaccompanied<br />
by abnormalities in the individual<br />
body, vitality and mind which contains<br />
it, - degeneration, insanity or freak in<br />
the heredity which produces it and even<br />
disturbance and supra normality in the<br />
human environment in which it occurs.<br />
The haste of a brilliant generalisation<br />
establishes on this basis the paradox that<br />
genius itself is a morbid phenomenon of<br />
insanity or degeneration. The true explanation<br />
of brilliance is sufficiently clear. In<br />
order to establish genius in the human system,<br />
Nature is compelled to disturb and<br />
partially break the normality of that system,<br />
because she is introducing into it an<br />
element that is alien as it is superior to the<br />
type which it enriches. Genius is not the<br />
perfect evolution of that new and divine<br />
element; it is only a beginning or at the<br />
highest a approximation in certain directions.<br />
It works fitfully and uncertainly in<br />
the midst of an enormous mass of somewhat<br />
disordered human mentality, vital<br />
nervosity, physical animality. The thing<br />
itself is divine, it is only the undivine<br />
mould in which it works that is to a lesser<br />
or greater extent broken and ploughed up<br />
by the unassimilated force that works in it.<br />
Sometimes there is an element in the<br />
divine intruder which lays its hand on the<br />
mould and sustains it, so that it does not<br />
break at all, nor is flawed; or if there is a<br />
disturbance, it is slight and negligible. Such<br />
an element there was in Caesar, in<br />
Shakespeare, in Goethe. Sometimes also a<br />
force appears to which we can no longer<br />
apply the description of genius without<br />
being hopelessly inadequate in our terminology.<br />
Then those, who have eyes to see,<br />
bow down and confess to the Avatar. For it<br />
is often the work of the Avatar to typify<br />
already, partly or on the whole, what<br />
Nature has not yet effected in the mass or<br />
even in the individual, so that his passing<br />
may stamp it on the material ether in<br />
which we live.<br />
But what is this type of which the great<br />
Mother is in labour? What birth will<br />
emerge from the cries and throes of this<br />
prolonged and mighty pregnancy? A<br />
greater type of humanity, it may be said.<br />
But in order to understand what we are<br />
saying, we must first see clearly what the<br />
humanity is which she seeks to surpass.<br />
This human symbol, this type we now are<br />
is a mental being with a mental ego, working<br />
in a vital case by mind always, but<br />
upon matter, in matter and through matter.<br />
It is limited in its higher workings by its<br />
lower instruments. Its basis of mind is egoistic,<br />
sensational and determined by experience<br />
and environment, its knowledge<br />
therefore pursues wider or narrower circles<br />
in a fixed and meagre range. Its moral<br />
temperament and action is similarly egois
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tic, sensational, experiential and determined<br />
by environment; for this reason it is<br />
bound equally to sin and virtue and all<br />
attempts radically to moralise the race<br />
within the limits of its egoistic nature have<br />
been and must necessarily, in spite of particular<br />
modifications, end in general failure.<br />
It is not only a mixed but a confused<br />
type, body and vitality interfering with<br />
mind and mind both hampered by and<br />
hampering body and vitality. Its search for<br />
knowledge, founded on sense contact, is a<br />
groping like that of a man finding his way<br />
in a forest at night; it makes acquaintance<br />
with its surroundings by touching, dashing<br />
on or stumbling over them; and, although<br />
it has an uncertain light of reason given it<br />
which partially corrects this disability, yet<br />
since reason has also to start from the<br />
senses which are consistent falsifiers of values,<br />
rational knowledge is not only<br />
restricted but pursued by vast dimnesses<br />
and uncertainties even in that which it<br />
seems to itself to have grasped. It secures a<br />
few flowers of truth by rummaging in a<br />
thorny hedge of doubts and errors. The<br />
actions of the type also are a breaking<br />
through thickets, a sanguine yet tormented<br />
stumbling forward through eager failures<br />
to partial and temporary successes.<br />
Immensely superior to all else that Nature<br />
had yet effected, this type is yet so burdened<br />
with disabilities, that, if it were<br />
impossible to break its mould and go forward,<br />
there would be much justification<br />
for those pessimistic philosophies which<br />
despair of Life and see in the Will not to<br />
Live humanity's only door of escape admitting<br />
to it no other salvation. But Nature is<br />
the will of the all-Wise God and she is not<br />
working out a reduction of the world to<br />
absurdity. She knows her goal, she knows<br />
that man as he is at present is only a transitional<br />
type; and so far as she can consistently<br />
with the survival of the type, she<br />
presses forward to what she has seen in<br />
God's eternal knowledge as standing<br />
beyond. From this ego, she moves towards<br />
a universal consciousness, from this limitation<br />
to a free movement in infinity, from<br />
this twilit and groping mind to the direct<br />
sunlit vision of things, from this conflict<br />
without issue between vice and virtue to a<br />
walking that keeps spontaneously to a<br />
God-appointed path, from this broken and<br />
grief-besieged action to a joyous and free<br />
activity, from this confused strife of our<br />
members to a purified, unentangled and<br />
harmonious combination, from this materialised<br />
mentality to an idealised and illuminated<br />
life, body and mind, from the<br />
symbol to reality, from man separated<br />
from God to man in God and God in man.<br />
In brief, as she has aspired successfully<br />
from matter to life, from life to mind and<br />
mental ego, so she aspires and with a fated<br />
success to an element beyond mind, the<br />
'Vigyan' of the Hindus, the self-luminous<br />
idea or Truth-self now concealed and<br />
super conscious in man and the world, as<br />
life was always concealed in matter and<br />
mind in life.2 What this 'Vigyan' is, we<br />
have yet to see, but through it she knows<br />
she can lay firm hold on that highest term<br />
of all which is the reality of all symbols, in<br />
Spirit, in Sachchidananda.<br />
The aim of Nature is also the aim of <strong>Yog</strong>a.<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a, like Nature at its summit, seeks to<br />
break this mould of ego, this mould of<br />
mentalised life body and materialised<br />
mind, in order to achieve ideal action,<br />
ideal truth and infinite freedom in our<br />
spiritual being. To effect so enormous an<br />
end great and dangerous processes have to<br />
be used. Those who have been eager on<br />
this road or have opened up new paths<br />
towards the goal, have had to affront as a<br />
possibility frequently realised loss of reason,<br />
loss of life and health or dissolution of<br />
the moral being. They are not to be pitied<br />
or scorned even when they succumb;<br />
rather are they martyrs for humanity's<br />
progress, far more than the lost navigator<br />
or the scientist slain by the dangers of his<br />
investigation. They prepare consciently the<br />
highest possible achievement towards<br />
which the rest of humanity instinctively<br />
and unconsciously moves.<br />
We may even say that <strong>Yog</strong>a is the appointed<br />
means Nature holds in reserve for the<br />
accomplishment of her end, when she has<br />
finished her long labour of evolving at least<br />
a part of humanity temperamentally equal<br />
to the effort and intellectually, morally and<br />
physically prepared for success. Nature<br />
moves toward super nature, <strong>Yog</strong>a moves<br />
towards God; the world-impulse and the<br />
human aspiration are one movement and<br />
the same journey.<br />
To be continued<br />
The true explanation<br />
of brilliance<br />
is sufficiently<br />
clear. In order to<br />
establish genius<br />
in the human<br />
system, Nature is<br />
compelled to disturb<br />
and partially<br />
break the normality<br />
of that system…<br />
Because nature is<br />
introducing into<br />
it an element that<br />
is alien as it is<br />
superior to the<br />
type which it<br />
enriches.<br />
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Dr. Mahesh<br />
Kumar Muchaal<br />
Concentration<br />
Regular<br />
meditation<br />
helps in<br />
reducing<br />
lactic acid up<br />
to 50%. It<br />
presence creates<br />
fear,<br />
uneasiness,<br />
sadness and<br />
stress in the<br />
body…<br />
… and many<br />
other elements<br />
are also<br />
deranged and<br />
fatigued.<br />
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Meditation<br />
the process of healthy<br />
and successful life<br />
is necessary to achieve all goals or to accomplish<br />
any feats and so it is advised before starting any<br />
new task that one should do it with meditatively<br />
meaning controlling all mental diversions and<br />
keeping it focused at one point could lead to any or<br />
all accomplishments in life.<br />
It is not necessary to have a silent zone or a forest<br />
to meditate but one does needs to be devoid of<br />
projections. A noiseless environment minus any<br />
projections directed on to you is considered as an<br />
ideal place for meditation. Devotion is considered<br />
as useful in every field, when the devotion in a<br />
group is also considered harmless. As are the<br />
trends in temples, churches and mosques of devotees<br />
attending in groups for prayers and in such an<br />
environment one is neither perturbed by the public<br />
around them nor is there any lack in concentration.<br />
Contemplation in one direction or towards<br />
one goal helps in concentrating even in large gatherings.<br />
Extreme solitude is required for scientific<br />
and materialistic research and analysis but for concentration<br />
and devotion solitude is not required.<br />
The solution to the versatility of mind and to raise<br />
concentration the best possible way is meditation.<br />
Even failures are not due to lack of resources or<br />
objective situations but due to the versatility of<br />
mind. Apathy towards physical capabilities is laziness<br />
and not putting the mental capabilities to<br />
challenge is negligence. Both these enemies of<br />
human success are given birth by versatility of the<br />
mind. The main objective of meditation is to<br />
direct all capabilities of mind in one direction by<br />
retention of all mental versatilities.<br />
Objectives of meditation:<br />
1] To overcome and control unnecessary mental<br />
attributes.<br />
2] To use reined mental capabilities for obtaining<br />
set goals.<br />
3] To increase mental capability and brilliance<br />
through concentratioin.<br />
4] To centralize will power at one point.<br />
5] To uncover the yet to be identified layers of<br />
consciousness through mental capabilities.<br />
6] To take off unnecessary rituals.<br />
7] To promote and progress moral virtues.<br />
8] To maintain balance in turbulent situations.<br />
9] To remain happy and in bliss in every situation.<br />
10] Initiating meditation to keep control over<br />
thought process.<br />
The glory of meditation in the 'Chandogya-
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Upanishad' - In the seventh section of seventh<br />
chapter the glory of meditative yoga is explained in<br />
detail. Meditation and realization of yoga is<br />
accepted as the higher class of devotion. Vocal<br />
attribute prevails over pronunciation, good senses<br />
prevail over vocal capabilities, resolution further<br />
prevails over good senses and above them all is<br />
mind. And only abstract over mind is meditation.<br />
Pronunciation, chanting, silence, prevailing over<br />
good senses and the initiation of resolution<br />
through mind retention are all successive steps of<br />
worship. Meditation tops them all.<br />
Effect of meditation on limbic system - As per the<br />
research paper published by David Richardson<br />
from Wisconsin University in the General Science<br />
Library of Science on his study of an ascetic who<br />
has done meditation over 100000 hours and 32<br />
people who have started meditation 2 weeks ago<br />
found that the ascetic has high limbic system<br />
which is directly responsible for memorizing feelings.<br />
He also shared that those who indulge in<br />
meditation are more sympathetic and have positive<br />
feelings and so Buddhist monks advise kids to<br />
love each other and should be sympathetic<br />
towards other kids.<br />
Effect of meditation on physical and mental level -<br />
Regular meditation helps in reducing lactic acid<br />
up to 50%. It presence creates fear, uneasiness,<br />
sadness and stress in the body and many other elements<br />
are also deranged and fatigued. Meditation<br />
reduces it and thus fills the body with enthusiasm,<br />
rapture, elation and consciousness and also positively<br />
affects the immune system of the body!<br />
During meditation all physical processes are governed<br />
by mind in an organised way which reduces<br />
the pulse rate, blood pressure and breathing rate<br />
which slows down the metabolic process of the<br />
body and thus stress relieved body is obtained<br />
which in turn brings a calm and relaxation to the<br />
mind and body.<br />
Dr. Wenson found that post meditation patients<br />
were recorded with normal blood pressure and by<br />
stopping meditation blood pressure levels back to<br />
usual one as per before starting meditation. He<br />
says this happens due to activation of integrated<br />
hypothalamic responses also known as relaxation<br />
responses. Dr. Wenson and Ballace experimented<br />
over 1832 patients and found out that those who<br />
regularly practice meditation experience slow<br />
down of some biological processes which come to<br />
normal after hours of sleep. In meditation the oxygen<br />
consumption rate reduces by 16% within 3<br />
minutes whereas during 5 hours of sleep could<br />
only bring it down by 8%. Theofen found in his<br />
study that people doing meditation experience a<br />
major difference in their philosophies, such people<br />
experience reduction in flurry, stimulation, mental<br />
stress, psychosomatic diseases and increment in<br />
satisfaction, stamina, valour, socializing skills,<br />
friendliness, liveliness, emotional balance, skills,<br />
sense of humour etc. are the visible goals of meditation.<br />
Psychiatrist researching on parapsychology found<br />
that with meditation many a chemical changes<br />
could be brought in the mind and many brain<br />
functions could be controlled and thus increasing<br />
painkilling elements like rencalin, endorphine and<br />
endogenus in the mind as they are found in the<br />
brain fibers and are very useful. Specialists have<br />
reported that instead of using painkillers we could<br />
use meditation for obtaining senselessness.<br />
Immunity is majorly affected with meditation,<br />
skin immunity also increases and all contaminating<br />
bacteria gets killed coming in contact with the<br />
skin. On concentrating mental capabilities any<br />
human with disability could achieve a super<br />
human persona.<br />
Regular and perpetual practitioners of meditation<br />
underwent some experiments and it was found<br />
that stress could be reduced with meditation and<br />
mind remains calm and relaxed. Body temperature<br />
could also be varied and thus it saves mental<br />
and physical powers also. Extra energy is conserved<br />
and the breath rate also comes down from<br />
16 in a minute to 5 or 6 breathes in a minute.<br />
Meditation related research in the field of education:-<br />
Andre S. Joa after taking the students of a<br />
high school in Holland for a one year meditation<br />
course and practices found that intelligence have<br />
taken a surge in students regularly practicing meditation<br />
in comparison with other students and they<br />
came out on top with question leading to solved<br />
problems. Overall outcome was excellent for these<br />
students regularly practicing meditation. As per<br />
the Brain Scientist in deep meditation alpha rays<br />
gets activated to unimagined levels which helps in<br />
creating patience and deep relaxation. As per Dr.<br />
Chinna and Dr. Baldev from A.I.I.M.S. concluded<br />
on the effects of meditation on the physical activity<br />
science that contemplative concentrated meditative<br />
mind develops many a important characteristics.<br />
We could see the affects of meditation on a<br />
mind using E.E.G. (Electroencephalography)<br />
along with measuring the sensitive blood chemicals<br />
using instruments to gather data regarding<br />
changes in the body.<br />
We can come on conclusion that through meditation<br />
we could conserve our energy and this energy<br />
then could be used in attaining self knowledge.<br />
Self powers could be raised using meditation along<br />
with achieving mental relaxation. Meditation positively<br />
affects the mind and thus required thoughts<br />
get space in the mind. And so by meditating for<br />
about 5-20 minutes on a regular basis we could<br />
positively influence our physical, mental and spiritual<br />
energy.<br />
<br />
During<br />
meditation<br />
all physical<br />
processes are<br />
governed by<br />
mind in an<br />
organised<br />
way which<br />
reduces…<br />
… the pulse<br />
rate, blood pressure<br />
and breathing<br />
rate which<br />
slows down the<br />
metabolic<br />
process of the<br />
body.<br />
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Rituals<br />
of Indian Culture<br />
Ascetic Dayanand Saraswati ji through his published<br />
composition 'Satyarth Prakash' has described rituals<br />
as something which betters the physical body, mind or<br />
good senses and self or soul. For the physical and mental<br />
purity of human life 16 rituals are mentioned in our ancient<br />
books, which are briefly explained here.<br />
Kanhaiya Lal<br />
Chandak<br />
30&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
1 ] Garbhadhan<br />
This ritual is performed for the<br />
procreation and regeneration of<br />
the family and for capable child.<br />
2 ] Punsvan<br />
This ritual is performed for the<br />
development of sacred views in<br />
the child in the third or fourth<br />
month of pregnancy.<br />
3 ] Seemantonanayan<br />
This ritual is performed in the<br />
seventh month of pregnancy for<br />
the birth of a healthy and mentally<br />
developed baby.<br />
4 ] Jaatkarm<br />
This ritual is performed at the<br />
time of birth to welcome the baby<br />
into the family.<br />
5 ] Naamkaran<br />
The ritual performed on the day<br />
of naming the baby.<br />
6 ] Nishkramann<br />
The rituals performed on the day<br />
when the kids is taken out in the<br />
Sun light for the first time, also<br />
known as 'Surya Pujan'<br />
7 ] Annprashan<br />
The rituals performed on the day<br />
when the baby is being fed food<br />
or cereals for the first time.<br />
8 ] Chudakarm<br />
The ritual performed for the good<br />
health and long life of child, the<br />
child's head is shaved for the first<br />
time.<br />
9 ] Karnnvedh<br />
The ritual of piercing ears of the<br />
baby in the 5th or the 7th year so<br />
as to wear ear rings.<br />
10 ]Upnanyan<br />
The ritual performed at the time<br />
of sending the child to the teacher<br />
for education is an importantone.<br />
11 ]Vedarambh<br />
This ritual is performed along<br />
with 'Upnayan Sanskar' when the<br />
child wears the thread 'Janeu' and<br />
starts learning about Vedas.<br />
12 ]Samavartan<br />
This ritual is performed before<br />
the kids gets married after returning<br />
from the guru's place after<br />
completing his education.<br />
13 ]Vivah<br />
The rituals performed while taking<br />
pledges around fire for getting<br />
married as a couple.<br />
14 ]Vaanprasth<br />
The rituals performed when the<br />
man leaves for forests leaving all<br />
materialistic things back after<br />
completing all his responsibilities.<br />
15 ]Sanyaas<br />
The rituals performed when the<br />
man enters 'Sanyaas' leaving<br />
'Vaanprasth'.<br />
16 ]Antyesti<br />
The last rites performed in a life<br />
cycle where the dead body is<br />
offered to the pyre.<br />
<br />
Indian<br />
culture has<br />
got important<br />
rituals<br />
for important<br />
stages<br />
in life…<br />
These are<br />
important<br />
part of our<br />
life style<br />
and<br />
progress<br />
the refined<br />
society.
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Meanings Saptarashmi = one who has seven rays,<br />
sahasrakshah = The one who moves thousands<br />
of axes, ajarah= one who has no death,<br />
bhuri retah= super powered, kalah Ashwa =<br />
Time horse vahati = moves on, leads on this<br />
world-chariot, vishwa bhuvanani =All the<br />
producted things, all the worlds, tasya=of it,<br />
Acharya<br />
Abhayadev<br />
vidyalankar<br />
Jyeshta - 01<br />
ÐÐVaidik vinay ÐÐ<br />
Become a horse rider<br />
Kalo Ashwo vahati saptarashmih sahasraksho<br />
ajaro bhuri retah<br />
Tama ro hanti kavayo vipaschitah tasya chakra<br />
bhuvanani vishwa<br />
-A. 19 . 53 . 1<br />
Rishih - bhrigu . Devate - kalah . Chandah - Trishthup<br />
chakra = so many chakras, spinning round<br />
like chakras, Tam =on that horse, vipaschitah<br />
=The wise and, Kavayah = only who<br />
knows the three divisions of time clearly, arehanti=<br />
can ride on it.<br />
Prayer<br />
Mighty time-horse is moving on. This<br />
horse is drawing the whole universe. This<br />
universe has seven types of elements in<br />
seven worlds (in all seven planes there are<br />
seven types of worlds and seven earths and<br />
senven types of creation exist. Having seven<br />
types of vital force (prana) , seven types of<br />
wisdom and seven types of substances)<br />
each and every individual is moving on like<br />
like chakra in a circular motion. And these<br />
are the seven ropes (rays), by which this<br />
whole universe is yoked. These planes,<br />
these worlds, these men, these beings, all<br />
the other products are united with that<br />
super power of time and hence the time is<br />
moving on along with all these substances.<br />
This Supreme power time is moving this<br />
cosmos which is integrated with all these<br />
uncountable worlds with all their movable<br />
and non-movable objects in their own<br />
invidual axes. And no one knows since<br />
what time it has been moving in this way !<br />
In its magnanimity there is no account of a<br />
mean human race like of us… when it has<br />
seen innumerable solar systems ramshackled<br />
and dissolved into it. But the eternal<br />
time God, omnipresent with his<br />
supreme power makes it move on even<br />
today.<br />
My salutations to this Time God. Brothers!<br />
Do you see this timeless horse…? Does that<br />
super power horse is seen to you?<br />
Remember … The horse can be ridden by<br />
those erudites - who perceive time, whose<br />
vision is expanded infinitely as they visualize<br />
the whole movement of the eternal time!<br />
So those people have the knowledge of all<br />
the divisions of time… i.e. past and future<br />
along with presence. They see the happenings<br />
with a clear insight in all these three<br />
times. If one is ignorant, inconsistent,<br />
anaware of the majesty of time, mean - tempered,<br />
they can not ride time-chariot.<br />
Because they are trampled down under the<br />
wheels of it, or they go under the feet of that<br />
horse by themselves. That's why time has a<br />
secondary name as 'mrityu' (death). But<br />
actually Time is superpowerful. The journey<br />
has a great momentum. So…come here<br />
! We can decide our track, ride on this horse<br />
and reach our goal. Let us come here…! All<br />
of us become horse riders…! Let us utilize<br />
our seconds…of our life. Let us fulfill our<br />
responsibilities according to the need<br />
of time.<br />
<br />
These planes,<br />
these worlds,<br />
these men,<br />
these<br />
beings …<br />
…and all the<br />
other products<br />
are united with<br />
that super<br />
power of time<br />
and hence the<br />
time is moving<br />
on along with<br />
all these substances.<br />
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growth of body is due to the assimilation<br />
The of food. After consumption of food their<br />
nutritional attributes are converted and assimilated<br />
into the body via digestive processes, which<br />
further helps in the growth of blood, body juices<br />
and muscles.<br />
Ravindranath<br />
Verma<br />
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The benefits of<br />
Fasting<br />
T<br />
he nutrients and their<br />
attributes are conserved in<br />
the body and all excess<br />
material is secreted out like excreta,<br />
urine, sweating and exhaled breath.<br />
This keeps all functions of the body<br />
organised. Normally humans eat in<br />
excess due to taste and then the<br />
body has to work extra hard to<br />
digest it and then secrete it out. The<br />
materials remaining after providing<br />
nutrition to the body or which<br />
may be required in future are<br />
stored in different places all over<br />
the body and in need body uses<br />
them effectively, but this continuous<br />
reserve leads to obesity.<br />
In such a situation such elements<br />
are avoided and extra work has to<br />
be done in order to secrete the thus<br />
saved reserves. And so, in high<br />
blood pressure salt and fatty food<br />
materials are avoided and medicines<br />
are used which throw out the<br />
reserved salts or elements. To get<br />
rid of fattening material one is<br />
advised to indulge in exercise and<br />
walking or jogging. This helps in<br />
visible fatness and also takes cares<br />
of conserved or objecting particles<br />
in the arteries and veins in a body.<br />
As we have seen how congested a<br />
road gets when it is being violated<br />
from both sides and thus affecting<br />
the traffic on such road, similarly<br />
there comes a situation in a body<br />
when the blood vessels are full of<br />
such materials thus preventing the<br />
regular flow and supply of blood to<br />
important organs thus affecting<br />
various physical processes. When<br />
the violators on the road are<br />
removed they are troubled and in<br />
the same fashion body also goes<br />
through this troublesome period<br />
when material objecting blood vessels<br />
are removed using medication.<br />
If we have to maintain a physical<br />
body without any ailments then we<br />
have to follow some rules. As, following<br />
simple dietary rules help us<br />
in not reserving unrequited objects<br />
in the body.<br />
The body has a basic principle that<br />
it should be fed on when it needs<br />
food and diet should be taken in<br />
direct proportions to the hunger<br />
and as required by the body. If the<br />
food taken previously has been<br />
digested then only we should eat<br />
and when one feels like passing<br />
urine or stool, it should be done<br />
immediately. Lust for food and<br />
taste or by foolishness we acquire<br />
unrequited nutrients in excess<br />
When the violators<br />
on the road<br />
are removed<br />
they are troubled<br />
and in the<br />
same fashion<br />
body also goes<br />
through this<br />
troublesome<br />
period when<br />
material objecting<br />
blood vessels<br />
are removed<br />
using medication…<br />
…if we have to<br />
maintain a<br />
physical body<br />
without any ailments<br />
then we<br />
have to follow<br />
some rules.
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which then invite ailments to the<br />
body. And in a situation where a<br />
person is eats keeping health in<br />
mind, keeps the body and its digestive<br />
system in perfect shape.<br />
Prevention is better than cure-<br />
Ancient ascetics and monks have<br />
minutely studied their body and its<br />
various functions and their findings<br />
were brought to the knowledge<br />
of the world in the form of<br />
ancient texts. A healthy body is<br />
prerequisite for attaining<br />
'Dharm','Arth','Kaam' and 'Moksh'.<br />
Unhealthy physique could not help<br />
in following 'Dharm' and neither<br />
could one attain 'Arth'.<br />
The policy explained in ancient<br />
texts to keep one healthy extensively<br />
focuses on 'Langhan' (Upwaas)<br />
or fasting. The remedy that helps in<br />
derogation of the body is known as<br />
fasting. Fever (craving-reserves),<br />
outing (walking), exposure to sun,<br />
fasting, exercise etc are solid forms<br />
of derogation.<br />
To follow fasting one does not<br />
required a certain scientific knowledge<br />
or prescription as practicing<br />
fast helps in keep a healthy<br />
physique. Fasting promotes paucity<br />
in the body. As per aayurveda fasting<br />
increases the pneumatic and<br />
celestial properties in a body. As<br />
increase in these properties helps<br />
in curing phlegm or muscular-fattening<br />
related ailments. Stool,<br />
urine and transpiration are exploited.<br />
Fasting also gives rest to the<br />
digestive system which positively<br />
affects other body functions. The<br />
content of sugar gets controlled in<br />
the blood. Joint pain is relieved as<br />
the accumulation of heterogeneous<br />
objects doesn't happen in the fasting<br />
period. It has been experienced<br />
that following fasting in the right<br />
manner helps in curing transmitting<br />
diseases and also increases the<br />
antibodies.<br />
Fasting for body could be compare<br />
to heavy machinery being rested<br />
after some time for overhauling in<br />
order to keep the machinery properly<br />
functioning over a period of<br />
long time. In attaining self righteousness<br />
as per various religions<br />
fasting has been suggested in all<br />
religions. Healthy body and a fit<br />
mind thus helps in attaining selfrighteousness.<br />
Fasting has proved<br />
beneficial in not just physical ailments<br />
but also in sadness, conemotions,<br />
delirium, epilepsy and<br />
depression etc. and also to an<br />
extent in mental ailments.<br />
The ontological food consumed<br />
during fasting also tunes the mind<br />
to be ontological one and further<br />
helps one to be full of devotion,<br />
memory increment, humble, intelligent,<br />
sacred, pure, enthusiasm,<br />
skilled, patience and intellect.<br />
Actually only after understanding<br />
the importance of fasting for physical<br />
and mental well being it has<br />
been associated with religious<br />
beliefs.<br />
Various fasts are suggested in tune<br />
with the seasonal routines many<br />
eons have been explained for the<br />
same. Religious texts explain the<br />
reasons for different fasts and<br />
health is one of the objectives too.<br />
While fasting one should eat ontological<br />
food in moderate quantity.<br />
<br />
The body has<br />
a basic principle<br />
that it<br />
should be fed<br />
on when it<br />
needs food<br />
and diet<br />
should be<br />
taken in<br />
direct proportions<br />
to<br />
the hunger<br />
and as<br />
required by<br />
the body…<br />
…if the food<br />
taken previously<br />
has been<br />
digested then<br />
only we should<br />
eat and when<br />
one feels like<br />
passing urine<br />
or stool, it<br />
should be done<br />
immediately.<br />
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The relation of<br />
Oxygen and age<br />
In the eternal cosmos of the physical body the abstract of<br />
life is moving like waves in the sea of consciousness.<br />
Eternal consciousness or the globally accepted power of consciousness<br />
is the 'Praan'. It is not just breathing but that<br />
abstract which helps all the physical and mental activities in<br />
a physical living body. 'Praan' is eternal and the inspiration to<br />
all. This is why all worship it. It is the 'sun', the 'moon' and<br />
also 'Brahm'.<br />
Ravindranath Verma<br />
A<br />
t the beginning of cosmos all five basic<br />
elements, population of that time and<br />
all living or non-living forms got shelter<br />
through the living powers from the sky. And at<br />
the time of holocaust they all due to unavailability<br />
of the living power would get assimilated back<br />
into the sky as original source of it all. These all<br />
abstracts are so fully merged in the 'praan' and<br />
are also boosted by it. Divine gods, humans, animals<br />
all breathe with the help of 'Praan' and so it<br />
is righteously termed as age and this is the reason<br />
why it is also termed as 'Sarvayush' or total age.<br />
Due to living in the house of this physical body<br />
and also being the owner of it 'Praan' is also<br />
termed to be the men of the house. Life is only till<br />
'Praan' resides in it.<br />
As it could be heard and accepted it is also greeted<br />
with- 'Vaayo twam pratyakshm Brahmaasi<br />
(Rigveda)' meaning, 'O' the breath of 'Praan' you<br />
are the 'Brahm' as 'Praan' is the reason behind<br />
this existence of world. The knowledge of<br />
'Mantra' and five follicles 'Panchkosh' is based on<br />
'Praan' only. 'Praan' is also considered as an ascetic.<br />
The visionary ascetics did not attain the<br />
abstracts of ascetics on the basis of their physical<br />
attributes but on the basis of 'Praan'. This is one<br />
more reason why 'Praan' is known by the names<br />
of these ascetics. For example restraining senses<br />
is termed as 'Grits' and the divine entity of love<br />
'Kaamdev' is known as 'Mad' and both of these<br />
happen with the help of life energy or 'Praan' and<br />
so the ascetic was known as 'Gritsmad'. 'Visham<br />
mitram yasy asau Vishwamitram' refers that with<br />
the adherence of the 'Praan' all the world<br />
becomes friendly and so was named as<br />
'Vishwamitra'. Similarly 'Vamdev', 'Atri',<br />
'Vashisth' etc. names are revered to the ascetics.<br />
In this physical world 'Praan' is the ruler -<br />
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'kayanagarmadhye tu maarut: kshitipaalak:|'<br />
meaning all divine gods, humans and animals are<br />
all living due to 'Praan'. It is life and it has a very<br />
important science related to it and the same<br />
could be experienced through devotion to yoga.<br />
One who could awaken its sleeping 'Praan' would<br />
be showered with conscious-energy resources<br />
from all directions.<br />
In a human body on the basis of superannuation<br />
working distinction 'Praanvayu' has been categorized<br />
in 10 different names-<br />
Praanoapaan: Satanaschodaanvyanau<br />
Ch Vayav:|<br />
Naag: Kurmoath Krukro Devdutto<br />
Dhananjay:|| (Goraskhsanhita)<br />
Meaning, 'Praan','Apaan', 'Saman', 'Udaan',<br />
'Vyaan', 'Naag', 'Kurm', 'Krukar', 'Devdutt' and<br />
'Dhananjay' etc. are 10 names of 'Praan'.<br />
Exhaling, inhaling, to propagate it with mouth<br />
and nose, digesting consumed food and to diversify<br />
it, food into stool, water into sweat and urine,<br />
juices into semen is what 'Praanvayu' does. It<br />
exists from heart to nose in the upper human<br />
body. The higher senses are dependent on it. To<br />
excrete, urinate and to secrete semen from the<br />
testicles or to carry it to the uterus is the work of<br />
'Apaanvayu' along with all work around waist,<br />
knees and thighs. 'Samaanvayu' is based in<br />
between the navel and the heart and the juices<br />
extracted during digestion are distributed to all<br />
body parts by it. 'Udaanvayu'is based from throat<br />
and head. To keep the physique lifted is its work<br />
and it also forms a relation in between the individual<br />
'Praan' with holistic or whole 'Praan'. It is<br />
responsible for the minuscule body to leave at the<br />
time of death and as per the attributes of the<br />
minuscule body to enter in life form. Ascetics<br />
using this only could travel metaphysically.<br />
'Vyaanvayu' is mainly stationed over the<br />
'Muladhaar Chakra' and is responsible for travelling<br />
through all minuscule channels and infuses<br />
blood to all body parts. The various 'vayus' work<br />
as 'Naagvayu' for sneezing etc, 'Kurmvayu' for
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'Praanayaam'<br />
is not just<br />
inhaling or<br />
exhaling of<br />
breath but it<br />
is just its<br />
beginning,<br />
there are<br />
many<br />
'Praanayaam<br />
s' where one<br />
does not<br />
need to<br />
inhale or<br />
exhale<br />
even…<br />
… as they primarily<br />
depend<br />
on attraction<br />
and reflection<br />
of 'Praanvayu'.<br />
contractions, 'Krukarvayu' for thirst and cravings,<br />
'Devduttvayu' for sleep and somnolence,<br />
and 'Dhananjayvayu' for nutrition. The one who<br />
could move 'Praan' as per its control could control<br />
his body, senses and mind. To control 'Praan'<br />
is also called as 'Praanayaam' and it helps humans<br />
in attaining a healthy and ailment less long life<br />
and thus could gain victory over senses. Mind<br />
has a close connection with the 'Praan' and to<br />
control or curb mind is a very hard work, but by<br />
restraining 'Praan' one could easily restrain over<br />
mind and so 'Praanayaam' plays an important<br />
role in life. Minuscule 'Praan' is distributed<br />
amongst many channels 'nadi' out of which 15<br />
are primary - (1) Sushumna, (2) Ida, (3)Pingla,<br />
(4) Gaandhari, (5) Hastijivha, (6) Pusha, (7)<br />
Yashshivini, (8) Shura, (9) Kuhu, (10) Saraswati,<br />
(11) Vaaruni, (12) Alambusha, (13) Vishwodari,<br />
(14) Shankhini and (15) Chitra.<br />
'Sushumna', 'Ida' and 'Pingla' are three primary<br />
channels or 'nadis' and 'Shushumna' is of higher<br />
importance out of these three. This channel is<br />
like a minuscule tube which goes through the<br />
spinal cord from around the anus upto the mind,<br />
around the same place to its left starts the 'Ida'<br />
channel and to it right lies the 'Pingla' channel<br />
both leading up to the nostrils where around the<br />
core they all merge with each other. Sushumna is<br />
also known as 'Saraswati', Ida as 'Ganga' and<br />
Pingla as 'Yamuna'. The point around anus where<br />
they all gets diversified is also known as 'Mukt<br />
Triveni'. Ida is called as 'Chandranadi' and Pingla<br />
as 'Suryanadi'. When the left nostril is exhaling in<br />
force it is known as Ida or 'chandraswar' and if it<br />
going out of the right nostril with force then it is<br />
known as Pingla or 'Suryswar' and when both the<br />
nostrils are exhaling in rhythm then it is known<br />
as 'Shushumnaswar'.<br />
The swar in a healthy human beginning from the<br />
dawn keeps moving from one swar to another at<br />
the interval of 2.5 'ghadis' and so in one full day<br />
the exhaling keeps going on through each nostril<br />
for about 12 times. In ailment or common cold<br />
one gets immediate relief by changing the swar or<br />
exhaling. When the 'Chadraswar' is working one<br />
should concentrate on permanent work requiring<br />
little efforts or management, drinking milk or<br />
water, passing urine, travel or chanting are preferred.<br />
And when 'Suryswar' is working one<br />
should indulge in hard tasks involving higher<br />
efforts, adventurous journeys, hard work, eating,<br />
excretion, bathing and sleeping etc. are suggested.<br />
When both the swar's are working or changing<br />
frequently then one should indulge in yoga or<br />
holistic religious work. If 'Shushumnaswar' is not<br />
working then one should do 'Praanyaam' before<br />
meditation. Normally 'Praanayaam' is a physical<br />
process of inhaling and exhaling breaths which<br />
empowers the lungs and improves blood circulation<br />
and thus leading to long life and complete<br />
health. As per the physical sciences lungs are<br />
those organs which oxygenates the blood in the<br />
body which in turn reaching all parts of body<br />
helps in detoxifying physique by carrying out<br />
carbonic gases through exhaling. If this process is<br />
happening properly it guarantees the strength of<br />
lungs and blood purification keeps going on.<br />
It has been observed that most people are not<br />
used to deep breathing, they are used to shallow<br />
breathing only in which only one fourth of the<br />
lungs are used and the remaining three fourth is<br />
almost never comes into use. Lungs have around<br />
7 crore and 30 lakh sponge brackets as similar to<br />
that of a beehive. In shallow breathing only 2<br />
crores out of them are used and the remaining 5<br />
crore and 30 lakh stay inactive and as a result of<br />
this inactivity they start accumulating dirt and<br />
dust which then leads to dangerous diseases like<br />
Tuberculosis, Cough, Bronchitis etc.<br />
And hence, inactivity of lungs affects the proper<br />
blood purification process and untimely death<br />
awaits and in this situation the importance of<br />
'Praanayaam' comes into play for long life. Many<br />
diseases could simply be cured by following<br />
'Praanayaam' easily. By gaining this knowledge of<br />
'Praanvayu' one could help the mankind and<br />
himself to stay healthy and live a happy long life.<br />
This is the reason why 'Praanayaam' has been<br />
included in daily life style across all rituals as a<br />
necessary religious activity. Many mental ailments<br />
like seizures, tension, disappointment, fear<br />
and lust could be easily resolved with<br />
'Praanayaam'. Not just this much but to increase<br />
many a brain functions like memory, sharpness,<br />
sensual predicaments, farsightedness or vision,<br />
acute observation, beliefs, consciousness and<br />
intellect could be raised many folds leading to a<br />
happy long life.<br />
'Praanayaam' is not just inhaling or exhaling of<br />
breath but it is just its beginning, there are many<br />
'Praanayaams' where one does not need to inhale<br />
or exhale even, as they primarily depend on<br />
attraction and reflection of 'Praanvayu'.<br />
Conserving 'Praanvayu' leads to trance and as a<br />
result man could control time and thus live a<br />
healthy and happy long life and could denounce<br />
life as easily. Body and mind works with the<br />
power of life only and one who could control its<br />
'Praanvayu' could control all functions of its body<br />
and mind and becomes resourceful. All such legislations<br />
come under 'Praanayaam' and it has<br />
been explained so well as-<br />
Praanayaamayrdhdyoshaan<br />
Dharannabhisch Kilivshm|<br />
Pratyaharenn Sansargaan<br />
Dhyanenanischraan Gunnan||<br />
Meaning 'Samyak Praanayaam' could cure physical<br />
ailments, 'Kumbhak' clears all physical and<br />
mental issues, 'Dharna' clears one of all sins,<br />
'Pratyahar' helps in restraining senses and<br />
'Dhyaan' lead to the knowledge of Brahm above<br />
which there is nothing but just eternal bliss.<br />
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and labours of India, irrespec-<br />
Farmers tive of caste, state or community<br />
areneglected in absence of any strong<br />
organization, education and awareness. It<br />
is really unfortunate that farmer, toiling<br />
land to feed millions, himself is partially<br />
fed. And the situation is continuing since<br />
decades. The touts are millionaire and the<br />
producer and the biggest consumer<br />
farmer, is in pitiful condition.<br />
38&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Professor DC Saran¤<br />
T<br />
he farmers of India are<br />
suffering since decades<br />
because of illiteracy. But it<br />
could come to an end with education,<br />
awareness and strong organization.<br />
History shows that suppression<br />
of farmers' has been continuing<br />
since ages. In British rule,<br />
systematic effort to disintegrate<br />
farmers' power began with weakening<br />
his resources and finance<br />
system. Alas, in independent<br />
India, same situation continued<br />
and in face it turned from bad to<br />
worst. Traditionally, the position<br />
of farmers' was respectful in<br />
Indian society.<br />
Urban-rural, agriculture-industrytrade<br />
had a respectful relationship.<br />
Plight of<br />
Indian farmers<br />
The major part of income from<br />
farming was distributed at local<br />
level. The money was utilized for<br />
the salary to carpenters, black<br />
smith, barbers and operation of<br />
educational system, maintenance<br />
of inns, temples, mosques and<br />
other religious places. A small<br />
fraction was given to ruler or to<br />
urban areas. This system had minimum<br />
suppression but British rule<br />
demolished entire system and<br />
introduced `zamindari` system.<br />
Some people from the village were<br />
designated as `zamindars`, `beldars`<br />
and were left free to commit<br />
atrocities. Till decades, they continued<br />
to commit excesses on their<br />
own people. Whenever, people<br />
opposed inhuman action, they<br />
were mercilessly suppressed. These<br />
elements acted as pawns of British<br />
rule and domestic rulers and with<br />
Agriculture<br />
and farmers<br />
are in pathetic<br />
conditions. To<br />
improve the<br />
situation,<br />
immediate<br />
efforts are<br />
needed. But it<br />
is very difficult<br />
job.
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their support, they committed<br />
excesses on their own people.<br />
History speaks that Indian money<br />
lenders, traders and so called<br />
intellectuals did not support justified<br />
battle of farmers. And this<br />
was the beginning of disintegration<br />
of strong Indian society and<br />
British ruled India for over 400<br />
years on divide and rule policy.<br />
Alas, British rule did not spare<br />
anyone later. But most unfortunate<br />
part is that even after<br />
Independence, policies remained<br />
unchanged. Policies are still<br />
against farmers whether it be the<br />
issue of genuine value of their produce<br />
or land acquirement.<br />
Peasants did not get justice irrespective<br />
of the Government, ruling<br />
the state.<br />
BT cotton, BT brinjal and lady finger<br />
are still promoted. The governments<br />
elected by the farmers are<br />
advocating and supporting the<br />
cause of seed companies. Such<br />
international and domestic traders<br />
are earning heavy profits and<br />
farmers have no option except<br />
committing suicide. According to<br />
Government data every hour one<br />
farmer, burdened of heavy debt<br />
ends his life. Prices have sky rock-<br />
eted but middlemen are still<br />
happy. Big companies and groups<br />
have entered retail market and<br />
now even small traders and shopkeepers<br />
would be the worst sufferers.<br />
Governments are being controlled<br />
by markets dominated by<br />
such big companies. This is the<br />
real picture of agriculture and its<br />
mesmerism. The most unfortunate<br />
part is that so called progressive<br />
and intellectuals are also, knowing<br />
or unknowingly acting as an agent<br />
of such companies. Another cause<br />
of concern is that scientists, working<br />
in agriculture universities and<br />
agriculture research centres are<br />
not working in practical terms and<br />
not giving proper advice to the<br />
farmers. As a result, seed and fertilizer<br />
dealers, who have no or<br />
very less knowledge of farming are<br />
selling seeds and other related<br />
items. Most of the people in country<br />
are consuming oxitosin mixed<br />
milk and vegetables, watermelon<br />
and pappya, sweetened with<br />
sacrine, pulses and<br />
adulterated `mawa` and ghee. We<br />
shall always remember that for<br />
prosperity of the nation, growth<br />
and development of farmers is<br />
necessary. For permanent development,<br />
the society shall be farmers'<br />
friendly. Farmers are regularly<br />
subjected to suppression and there<br />
is no dearth of such examples.<br />
Some farmers say that if we start<br />
keeping account of farming and<br />
farmers like traders, then farming<br />
work would suffer. In developed<br />
nation, consumer visits farmer's<br />
village similar to the farmers going<br />
to nearby markets for products in<br />
India. This would also force urban<br />
population to visit nearby villages<br />
but this is possible only when<br />
farmers start marketing of wheat<br />
and milk made produces. In true<br />
senses, Indian farmers would be<br />
strengthened only when they start<br />
marketing of their produces.<br />
<br />
History shows<br />
that suppression<br />
of farmers'<br />
has been<br />
continuing<br />
since ages.<br />
In British rule,<br />
systematic<br />
effort to disintegratefarmers'<br />
power<br />
began<br />
with weakening<br />
his<br />
resources and<br />
finance system.<br />
Alas, in independent<br />
India, same situationcontinued<br />
and in face<br />
it turned from<br />
bad to worst.<br />
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Flowers<br />
and their<br />
medicinal use<br />
not just with their presence, pleases<br />
Flowers our mind hilariously but also makes<br />
the whole environment around aromatic with<br />
their fragrances. They are also a symbol of complete<br />
devotion at the feet of divine by their devotees.<br />
Flowers have an unending glory associated<br />
to them. Their all parts are useful and using them<br />
as per prescription could cure many diseases.<br />
Flowers point<br />
out softness,<br />
aroma and<br />
emotions of<br />
many types…<br />
…Flowers have<br />
love, beauty,<br />
devotion and<br />
poetry. Many a<br />
poets have created<br />
new valuablecompositions<br />
devoted to<br />
these unparalleled<br />
gifts of<br />
nature. Kindly<br />
know one more<br />
valuable contribution.<br />
40&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Dr. Kamal Prakash Agarwal<br />
T<br />
he ointments prepared using<br />
the juices of the flowers on<br />
applying on the skin not only<br />
improves its tone but also pleases our<br />
mind with its aroma and fragrance.<br />
The best thing is that flower medication<br />
does not have any ill effects. By<br />
wearing flowers they raise the glory,<br />
radiance and grandeur of the body.<br />
Their aroma cures many diseases also.<br />
The fragrant or aromatic atoms of<br />
flowers get mixed with the environment<br />
and on reaching the nose membrane<br />
their fragrance creates different<br />
effects on different parts of mind and<br />
create a pleasant stimulation. Their<br />
fragrance has symbolic positive effects<br />
on the mind, heart, eyes, ears and<br />
digestive system. They reduces the<br />
stress immediately and clinical treatments<br />
using their fragrance is also<br />
known as 'Aromatherapy'. Here some<br />
medicinal uses of few flowers have<br />
been explained briefly, necessary<br />
information could be obtained from<br />
here on and used profitably in curing<br />
common diseases.<br />
Lotus: There is a strong relationship<br />
between the lotus and Goddess<br />
Lakshmi (signifying richness and<br />
wealth). The lotus represents growth<br />
in nature. The honeybee makes honey<br />
with its pollens and the flower is used<br />
to prepare Gulkand. Gulkand is used<br />
as a medicine to cure constipation and<br />
other diseases. One can see green colored<br />
seeds inside the lotus flower,<br />
which are roasted to make makhana.<br />
If the raw seeds are peeled and taken<br />
as a medicine, it increases strength<br />
and vigor. It is cold in nature. It is used<br />
as eyeliner along with honey to<br />
improve the eyesight. The lotus leaves<br />
can be used as a cosmetic as well.<br />
Grind the lotus leaves and mix them<br />
with the ubatan (a pack made out of<br />
gram flour, raw milk, curd and 1/2<br />
teaspoon turmeric powder) and apply<br />
on the face. Rub it gently on the face,<br />
the skin glows and the face looks<br />
beautiful.<br />
Kewda (Pandanus) : It has a nice<br />
fragrance like Kasturi (musk). This<br />
flower removes odors and fills the<br />
atmosphere with fragrance. Kewda oil<br />
is beneficial for respiratory problems<br />
and provides vitality. Its perfume<br />
relieves headache and gout pain. Boil<br />
the flowers in water and take bath<br />
with this water, it is very beneficial in<br />
cases of leprosy, itching, small pox and<br />
heart diseases. A few drops of this<br />
flower added to water gives relief in<br />
headache and tiredness. In case of<br />
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the sweat to come out and the body<br />
temperature comes down. In case of<br />
severe pain in the ear, place two drops<br />
of its perfume in the ear. It will<br />
instantly relieve the pain.<br />
Rose: Rose represents beauty, love<br />
and affection. The gulkand made out<br />
of rose is purgative in nature and<br />
reduces the heat in the intestines and<br />
stomach. It makes the heart and mind<br />
cheerful. Wash the eyes with rose<br />
water to reduce the redness of the eyes<br />
and swelling. Its perfume is vitalizing<br />
and its oil makes the mind cool. A few<br />
drops of rose essence is used in sweet<br />
dishes. It provides coolness during the<br />
hot summer season.<br />
Champa (fragrant yellow flower):<br />
Grind champa flowers and apply it on<br />
the skin affected with leprosy. A few<br />
drops of this flower destroy the germs<br />
present in the blood. Dry the flowers<br />
and make a fine powder, use this powder<br />
to get relief from itching. Champa<br />
cures fever, improves the eyesight and<br />
gives strength and energy to men.<br />
Aniseed (Saunf): Aniseed contains<br />
a lot of beneficial qualities. Boil<br />
the aniseed flowers in water; add cardamom<br />
and a few mint leaves in the<br />
water. It is better to boil the leaves in a<br />
ceramic pot and keep the water aside.<br />
When the water gets cold, give one<br />
teaspoon to small children and to<br />
babies who are getting new teeth and<br />
those who are suffering from extreme<br />
heat. This reduces the stomachache<br />
and the teeth will also grow in the correct<br />
manner.<br />
Marigold: Grow marigold flowers<br />
near dirty ponds and near the surroundings<br />
of the house to protect the<br />
house from mosquitoes. It is also beneficial<br />
in liver diseases, swelling of the<br />
liver, stones and skin diseases.<br />
Jasmine: This flower possesses a<br />
very good fragrance and grows especially<br />
in the summer season. Decorate<br />
the house with Jasmine flowers. You<br />
can keep a garland near you or in a<br />
vase, which will give freshness and<br />
fragrance. Its smell reduces the burning<br />
sensation. Women who have the<br />
problem of mild menstruation should<br />
chew a few petals of this flower. The<br />
menses cycle will become regular and<br />
the menstruation also becomes normal.<br />
Night Queen: Commonly known<br />
as 'Raat ki Rani' possesses an extremely<br />
good fragrance, which can be felt<br />
from a long distance. The flower produces<br />
fragrance from evening to midnight<br />
and after that it gradually<br />
reduces. Another advantage of this<br />
flower is that mosquitoes are kept at<br />
bay. Its fragrance makes the person<br />
drowsy and puts one to sleep.<br />
Sunflower: Sunflower contains<br />
vitamins A and D. It cures diseases<br />
which occur due to sunlight. Its oil is<br />
especially beneficial for heart patients<br />
and it reduces the level of cholesterol<br />
in the blood.<br />
Chameli: Oil of this flower is used in<br />
skin diseases, pyaria, toothache,<br />
wounds, eye diseases, boils, etc. It<br />
increases the blood flow and activates<br />
the entire body. In case of mouth<br />
ulcers chewing the leaves of Chameli<br />
provide instant relief. This flower also<br />
contributes in providing mental happiness.<br />
Saffron: This flower gives happiness<br />
and glowing skin. It gives strength,<br />
stops vomiting and destroys wind, bile<br />
and phlegm related problems (all the<br />
three dosha disorders). Saffron cools<br />
down the anxiety and stress present in<br />
different systems. Hence it is also<br />
known as a natural tranquilizer. It<br />
Continued…page no 42<br />
Flowers not<br />
only have<br />
beauty but<br />
health too…<br />
…Using them<br />
we could fight<br />
with many illnesses<br />
and<br />
keep diseases<br />
at bay.<br />
Different flowers<br />
have different<br />
effects. By<br />
mixing flowers<br />
in our lifestyle<br />
we could keep<br />
ourselves<br />
healthy.<br />
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The best<br />
thing about<br />
flower medication<br />
is<br />
that…<br />
They do not<br />
have any ill<br />
effects. By wearing<br />
flowers they<br />
raise the glory,<br />
radiance and<br />
grandeur of the<br />
body. Their<br />
aroma cures<br />
many diseases<br />
also.<br />
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Continued from page no 41<br />
gives vigor, strength, activity and glow<br />
if consumed along with betel leaf.<br />
Ashok: It is also known as Madan<br />
tree. The flowers, skin and leaves of<br />
Ashoka tree are highly beneficial for<br />
women and are used as medicine to<br />
cure several diseases. Its powder has<br />
the potential to cure most of the diseases<br />
related to women.<br />
Palash (Forest Flame): It is considered<br />
to represent immense beauty<br />
because of the yellow flowers which<br />
grow on the tree in bunches. The tree<br />
looks very attractive from a distance.<br />
It is also called Forest Flame due to<br />
this quality. Its powder can cure any<br />
type of stomach problem. Boil the<br />
flowers in water and make a fine paste,<br />
keep this paste on the lower part of the<br />
belly to cure problems of stones. In<br />
case of acute pain due to the presence<br />
of stones or painful urination this<br />
medicine is highly beneficial.<br />
China Rose (Gudhal): This<br />
flower is related to the uterus. Roast<br />
this flower in ghee and consume it<br />
after your menstruation cycle. This<br />
will protect the pregnancy. Chew a few<br />
China rose flowers to cure mouth<br />
ulcers. If you are suffering baldness or<br />
loss of hair, make a fine paste with<br />
these flowers and apply it on the scalp.<br />
It gives coolness and purifies the<br />
blood. It can be taken in the form of<br />
squash or Gulkand to cure Sujak (gonorrhoea)<br />
disease. China Rose squash<br />
is especially beneficial and makes a<br />
person happy and cheerful.<br />
Shankhpushpi (Blue creeper):<br />
It is also known as 'Vishnukanta' and<br />
is found in summer season and<br />
appears to be some kind of grass.<br />
Grind the flowers, leaves and stem.<br />
Mix the paste with water and add<br />
honey or sugar candy. This medicine<br />
is extremely good for refreshing the<br />
mind and overcoming lethargy.<br />
Students are advised to take this regularly<br />
to cope up with stress, burden<br />
and competition.<br />
Acacia: Grind the leaves of Acacia<br />
tree and apply on the head to get rid of<br />
headache. Apply the paste on skin<br />
affected with eczema and ringworm; it<br />
is beneficial for skin diseases. It also<br />
gives relief in cough and respiratory<br />
problems. Gargling with the acacia<br />
leaves helps in stopping tooth decay.<br />
Neem: Grind the flowers of the<br />
neem tree and make a fine paste, apply<br />
this on boils and wounds to reduce<br />
burning sensation and heat. Rub the<br />
paste on the body and take bath, this is<br />
good to cure ringworm problem.<br />
Neem leaves are also useful for reducing<br />
weight. Grind the flowers, mix the<br />
paste in water and sieve it nicely.<br />
Regular consumption of this solution<br />
reduces weight and purifies the blood.<br />
It protects the body from infectious<br />
diseases. Neem has many uses and<br />
hence is also known as 'doctor of the<br />
home'.<br />
Clove: This destroys the bacteria<br />
present in the pancreas and intestines.<br />
It increases the white blood cells and<br />
thereby the resistance power of the<br />
body. It also stops bad breath. It works<br />
like a painkiller, in case of pain in any<br />
part of the body. Rub the clove on a<br />
grinding stone and apply the paste on<br />
the painful area. Suck a clove incase of<br />
severe pain in the teeth. Smoking<br />
clove excretes all the unwanted elements<br />
through sweat.<br />
Juhi (a kind of Jasmine): Make<br />
Gulkand or powder from the Juhi<br />
flowers. This medicine is beneficial for<br />
acidity, stomach ulcer and mouth<br />
ulcers. Living under the proximity of a<br />
Juhi tree protects one from tuberculosis.<br />
Madhawi (Basil, a kind of<br />
creeper, which gives fragrant<br />
flowers): This flower is beneficial to<br />
cure skin diseases. Prepare powder<br />
from these flowers and apply the lep<br />
(pack) on the affected area. In case of<br />
arthritis, chew these flowers in the<br />
morning. It also controls respiratory<br />
problems.
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Harsingar or Parijat: (Coral Tree ):<br />
This flower cures arthritis. The face<br />
pack made with these flowers gives<br />
glowing skin. Its sweet smell makes<br />
the mind cheerful.<br />
Swallow-wart (medicinal<br />
plant - Aak): This flower removes<br />
phlegm and burning sensation. In case<br />
of jaundice, keep a few flowers in one<br />
or two betel leaves and give it to the<br />
patient. This medicine is very beneficial<br />
for this disease.<br />
Kadamb: It is also known as Madan<br />
tree. If the cattle are suffering from<br />
some disease, keep the flowers and<br />
leaves in the cattle shed; the disease<br />
will not affect the cattle. It grows in<br />
rainy season and was the favorite tree<br />
of the 'gopikas' of Lord Krishna.<br />
Kachnar (flowers of this tree<br />
are used as a vegetable): The<br />
bud of this tree blossoms in rainy season.<br />
The buds are useful in controlling<br />
the urge to pass bowels at small intervals.<br />
You can also make a poultice<br />
from the skin and flowers along with<br />
water and apply it on burn wounds<br />
and boils.<br />
Shirish (Acacia tree): It is a wild<br />
tree possessing a nice fragrance. Its<br />
fragrance coming along with the wind<br />
refreshes the mind and makes a person<br />
happy. In case of itching sensation,<br />
grind the flowers and apply on<br />
the paste on the affected area. Prepare<br />
a decoction of the flowers and wash<br />
the eyes, this is useful for any type of<br />
eye problem.<br />
Naagkesar (medicinal tree): It<br />
looks like clove. It destroys itching<br />
sensations. Make a powder of these<br />
leaves and consume it with butter or<br />
curd, this is beneficial in bleeding<br />
piles. It is also beneficial for conceiving<br />
a child.<br />
Bakul (tree with fragrant<br />
leaves): The flowers of this tree are<br />
mixed with oil and used to make perfumes.<br />
Make powder of the flowers<br />
and apply it on the skin. This will<br />
make your skin becomes smooth. The<br />
squash of these flowers cures infertility<br />
in women. Use the stem of this tree<br />
for brushing teeth; it cures all dental<br />
problems.<br />
Amaltaas (purgative medicinal<br />
plant): It grows in the summer<br />
season and the yellow flowers of this<br />
plant grow in bunches. It is very pleasing<br />
to the eyes when seen from a distance.<br />
Gulkand of these flowers is beneficial<br />
to cure constipation. Excess<br />
consumption is harmful and can cause<br />
dysentery, cramps in the stomach and<br />
ill feeling.<br />
Pomegranate: In case of bile related<br />
eruptions on the body, prepare the<br />
juice from the pomegranate flowers,<br />
add sugar candy and drink it. Suck the<br />
flowers to cure mouth ulcers. Pour the<br />
juice of pomegranate bud to cure conjunctivitis.<br />
The internal cells of flowers have special<br />
liquid membrane particles and are<br />
called as plastids. These particles live<br />
till the time there is juice left in a<br />
flower. These plastids are of two types,<br />
1] Chromatic plastids and 2] Green<br />
plastids. The coloured plastids are<br />
known as chromatic plastids and they<br />
are responsible for the various colours<br />
of the flowers. The size and type of<br />
chromatic plastids vary from flower to<br />
flower. The most important plastid in<br />
the plants is the green plastid as it not<br />
just gives the green colour to the<br />
plants but also prepares the food for<br />
the plants. Green plastids prepare carbohydrates<br />
like glucose in the presence<br />
of carbon-dioxide gas, water and<br />
sunlight through the process of photosynthesis.<br />
Flowers refract colourful<br />
rays of sunlight to our eyes through<br />
which our body gets some negative,<br />
positive and neutral light rays which<br />
on reaching inside our body helps us<br />
in fighting many types of illness. And<br />
in this fashion we also get benefited by<br />
the 'Colour Therapy' medication from<br />
the flowers. <br />
The fragrant<br />
or aromatic<br />
atoms of<br />
flowers get<br />
mixed with<br />
the environment<br />
and on<br />
reaching the<br />
nose membrane…<br />
Realizing their<br />
fragrance and<br />
create their<br />
effects on different<br />
parts of<br />
mind and create<br />
an pleasant<br />
stimulation.<br />
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Becoming<br />
a mother gives a new life<br />
to a woman. This is the<br />
creation of a new life. At such a time<br />
the woman should take health precautions<br />
along with right dietary plan<br />
which could give the proper nutrition<br />
to the mother and her baby both.<br />
How to stay healthy during<br />
pregnancy?<br />
The most important time in the life of a<br />
woman is during pregnancy. A pregnant<br />
woman has to cover many obstacles and during<br />
the birth has to bear excess pain to give<br />
birth to her child. She could stay healthy during<br />
her pregnancy by taking care of some<br />
necessary things. The health related knowledge<br />
should be shared along with the pregnant<br />
women and her immediate family.<br />
Normal Symptoms of pregnancy - [1]<br />
Missing a period, [2] Nausea and vomiting,<br />
[3] Tenderness of the breasts, [4] Changes in<br />
taste and smell and [5] Frequent Urinating.<br />
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How to protect the<br />
health of<br />
mother<br />
and child<br />
Projecting Delivery Date from<br />
the Menstrual Period:<br />
The day of delivery or labor is just a projection<br />
or merely an estimate. It is not important<br />
that the baby would be delivered on this exact<br />
date. Normally the delivery time is from 270-<br />
290 days after the last menstrual period.<br />
How to stay safe from the<br />
stress of pregnancy:<br />
If the pregnant woman is under any form of<br />
mental stress then it directly affects the<br />
health of the unborn child. Famous<br />
Psychiatrist Leni Swati has written in her best<br />
seller book 'World of the unborn' that, 'the<br />
most important time in the life of a human is<br />
the time actually before its birth.' The baby in<br />
the womb is a conscious living being and its<br />
unconscious mind keeps the memories of<br />
this time intact in it. Such a baby could easily<br />
assimilate the feelings of mother. A pregnant<br />
woman should try to stay happy and optimistic<br />
for the future of her baby.<br />
The pregnant women should cover her head<br />
with a towel and enjoy sunlight everyday for<br />
sometime during pregnancy for calcium,<br />
phosphorus and vitamin 'D'.<br />
Mother creates a<br />
new life. One creator<br />
who creates a<br />
new life form out<br />
of their life should<br />
be taken care of.<br />
The diet of a pregnant woman:<br />
During pregnancy the baby in the womb is dependent on its mother for nutrition and for which the mother<br />
has to consume about 300 calories in excess to her normal dietary consumption. And so she specifically needs<br />
energy, power and nutritional elements from time to time and a table is being given here in the same context-<br />
Nutritional Abstracts<br />
Calcium,<br />
Iron,<br />
Vitamins,<br />
Folic Acid and<br />
Zinc<br />
Food Items<br />
Smt. Jyoti Dubey<br />
Milk, Milk products, Wall Nut, Almonds, Pistachios<br />
etc.<br />
Dry fruits, Green Leafy vegetables, fresh fruits<br />
etc.<br />
Fresh fruits, Green vegetables, sprouted cereals, salad<br />
etc.<br />
Green leafy vegetables, cereals etc.<br />
Cereals and pulses etc.<br />
Useful for<br />
For the development of teeth and bones of baby in the womb<br />
Important for the blood cells of the fetus<br />
For the nutrition of healthy placenta and iron absorption<br />
For the development of babies nervous system<br />
For the development of babies muscles
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Dietary Plan from the first month to the ninth<br />
month after conception: As per<br />
'Charaksanhita' a pregnant woman should<br />
indulge in such food which is favourable for<br />
her health.<br />
Post Conception<br />
First Month:- The pregnant lady should<br />
drink sweet milk every morning and evening,<br />
one spoon butter in the breakfast along with<br />
one spoon grounded sugar and 2-3 powdered<br />
black pepper mixed nicely. After this 2-3<br />
pieces of coconut and 5-10 gm of fennel seeds<br />
should be chewed properly.<br />
Second Month:- Everyday 10 gm of<br />
asparagus powder and powder sugar should<br />
be boiled together in milk and then this milk<br />
when still warm be consumed twice daily in<br />
morning and at night before sleeping.<br />
Third Month:- Twice daily in the morning<br />
and evening chilled milk mixed with one<br />
spoon pure ghee along with three spoons of<br />
honey be consumed. Also the pregnant lady<br />
must start consuming 'Somghrit' which<br />
should be continued till the 8th month.<br />
Fourth Month:- Butter along with milk<br />
should be consumed.<br />
Fifth Month:- Every morning and evening<br />
one spoon of pure ghee should be consumed<br />
with milk.<br />
Sixth Month:- Asparagus powder and<br />
powdered sugar should be mixed in the boiling<br />
milk and be consumed while the milk is<br />
still little warm.<br />
Seventh Month:- Same as sixth month<br />
along with consuming 'Somghrit' regularly.<br />
Eighth Month:- Consumption of milk,<br />
pure ghee and 'Somghrit' should be continued.<br />
Light dinner in the evening as in this<br />
month women experience constipation normally<br />
and so liquid should be added into the<br />
diet. If the constipation still persists, 1-2<br />
spoons of 'isabgol' could be consumed with<br />
milk in the evening.<br />
Ninth Month:- Normal diet should be continued<br />
as other months just 'Somghrit' consumption<br />
should be stopped completely.<br />
Work that could be done during pregnancy-<br />
1] The pregnant lady should try to stay<br />
happy.<br />
2] The expecting mother should read good<br />
literature and should think about high<br />
ideals of great people from the history.<br />
3] Loose fitted clothes should be worn during<br />
the pregnancy, tight clothes might<br />
affect baby's health and it might lead to<br />
some sort of handicap.<br />
4] The daily life style should be regulated<br />
and at regular intervals light food should<br />
be consumed.<br />
5] Should not stay empty stomach for long<br />
duration during the pregnancy and light<br />
food should be consumed at regular intervals.<br />
6] If the lady is not feeling well, she should<br />
eat sweets in moderate quantities.<br />
7] Oily food items should be avoided.<br />
8] Patience must be maintained during the<br />
pregnancy and sex should be avoided.<br />
9] Before consuming any medicines a regular<br />
medical practitioner should be consulted.<br />
10] If any deformity is found in the breasts of<br />
the pregnant lady then it should immediately<br />
be consulted.<br />
Exercises<br />
Highly strenuous exercises, hard work, jumping<br />
should be avoided. Morning and Evening<br />
walks are suggested in an open area.<br />
The pregnant lady should go for regular<br />
checkups, once every month for the first six<br />
months and then onwards every 10-15 days.<br />
During the last three month, blood pressure,<br />
blood and urine should be tested frequently.<br />
8-10 kg weight gets added on to the mother<br />
and if weight gain is going out of control then<br />
sweet and oily food should be reduced.<br />
Tetanus etc. vaccines should be injected at the<br />
right time during the pregnancy. Expecting<br />
mothers following the sacred life style thus<br />
could give birth to a healthy, beautiful and<br />
best excellent child could be delivered.<br />
<br />
The most<br />
important<br />
time<br />
in the life<br />
of a<br />
human is<br />
the time<br />
actually<br />
before its<br />
birth…<br />
The baby in<br />
the womb<br />
is a consciousliving<br />
being<br />
and its<br />
unconscious<br />
mind keeps<br />
the memories<br />
of this<br />
time intact<br />
in it…<br />
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<strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Ayurveda<br />
Perspective<br />
Ajit Singh<br />
is the most ancient science of Bharat<br />
(India). This science bestows us the<br />
knowledge of of veda. And it is considered as<br />
'Upaveda' also. In Rigveda, there are so many<br />
mantras (magic spells) regarding Ayurveda are<br />
available. Atharvaveda (Atharva science) is a treatise<br />
that gives us detailed description of all diseases and<br />
suggests their treatment . Ayurveda is considered to<br />
be the sub-veda of this Atharvaveda. This is a science<br />
of <strong>Yog</strong>a, which deals with age, health, welfare of<br />
mankind. The prime goal of Ayurveda is - the treatment<br />
for an ailment and prevention of a disease<br />
(vyadhi-upasrishthanam vyadhiparariparokshah<br />
swasthasya swasthyakshanam, Su. Sa. 1 - 12)<br />
Ayurveda trol) to 'Pratyahara' (withdrawal), external<br />
means of yoga is accepted. And the<br />
rest 'Dharana' (concentration), 'Dhyana'<br />
(meditation), 'samadhi' (union) are considered<br />
as internal means. <strong>Yog</strong>a philosophers<br />
considers that 'when the eight<br />
parts of <strong>Yog</strong>a are accomplished, then all<br />
kinds of impurities would be vanished<br />
and immence prudence lights within.<br />
Broadly speaking, external yoga practice<br />
would be accomplished with the practice<br />
of 'Hatha yoga' (kind of forced yoga)<br />
and internal <strong>Yog</strong>a practice would be<br />
accomplished with the practice of 'Raj<br />
yoga'. First of all, Nath traditional sages<br />
named those practices as 'Hatha<br />
T<br />
here is an interesting account<br />
for the emergence of Ayurveda,<br />
in the beginning of charaka<br />
and susrita samhitas. Those are main<br />
sources to know the tradition of<br />
Ayurveda. Acharya Bharadwaja is considered<br />
to be the pioneer of 'Kaaya<br />
(body) chikitsa (treatment)' in the<br />
modern times. In his tradition, 'Caraka<br />
Samhita' has sublime regard as the<br />
'greatest treatise' on medicine. Acharya<br />
Dhanvantari was a pioneer of 'Shalya<br />
Cikitsa (surgery)'. And 'Susrita<br />
Samhita' is the authentic treatise in this<br />
regard. Acharya Vagbhata wrote valuable<br />
foundings on 'Ashtanga Hriday'.<br />
And this article is based on these great<br />
refereces.<br />
yoga'and 'Raj yoga'. They said 'Without<br />
Hatha yoga, Raj yoga is not achieved<br />
and Without Raj yoga, we never imagine<br />
the accomplishment of Hatha yoga'.<br />
(Hatham vina rajayogom rajayogam<br />
vina hathah. Na siddhayati tato<br />
yugmamanishpatteh<br />
samabhyseth) Gorakshapadhyati.<br />
Hence, for the accomplishment of complete<br />
yoga, we need to practice two types<br />
of exercises. To make it more legible, we<br />
may say Hath yoga is a kind of yoga<br />
which gives more importance to practice<br />
with body and Raja yoga is a kind of<br />
yoga which gives more importance to<br />
practice with mind.<br />
According to Hath <strong>Yog</strong>a, we can cure<br />
many disorders, by the practice of<br />
Asanas, Pranayama. While practicing<br />
these <strong>Yog</strong>Asanas, Pranayama, patients<br />
can be relieved of diseases. Now a days,<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Prominent volumes of <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
In 'Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>asutras', we find Eight<br />
chapters of <strong>Yog</strong>a. So it is also known as<br />
'Ashtanga <strong>Yog</strong>a'. From 'Yam' (self-con-<br />
people suffer with many more diseases.<br />
But whatever the disease may be, by the<br />
regular practice of Asanas, Pranayama,<br />
we control them and restore the normal<br />
condition. Asanas, Pranayama show<br />
miraculous results in patients.<br />
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According<br />
to Hath<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a, we<br />
can cure<br />
many ailments<br />
by<br />
the practice<br />
of Asanas,<br />
Pranayama.<br />
While<br />
practicing<br />
these<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>Asanas,<br />
Pranayama,<br />
patients<br />
can be<br />
relieved of<br />
diseases.
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Shatkarma<br />
The Scholars of Ayurveda advised many<br />
more remedies to cure the diseases and<br />
restore health, in which Panca<br />
Karmas…Snehan, Swedan, Vaman,<br />
Virechan, Basti karmas are prescribed<br />
prominently.<br />
Indian sages, <strong>Yog</strong>is and Sanyasis advocated<br />
Shatkarma (six actions) in which<br />
1. Dhoti 2. Basti 3.Neti 4. Nauli 5. Tratak<br />
6. Kapalabhati are the prime parts.<br />
By practicing Astanga <strong>Yog</strong>a and Hath<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a etc, we get a healthy, sound and fit<br />
body. And by the way, our inner soul<br />
gains serenity, enthusiasm and a clear,<br />
flawless, subtle intellect. Ayurvedic<br />
medicines brings balancement among<br />
vata, pitta and kapha. And Asanas,<br />
Pranayama and Shatkarmas bestows<br />
health to a person without taking any<br />
external medication. The scholars of<br />
Ayurveda thought that 'Satwa', 'Raja'<br />
and 'Tam' etc qualities maintaining all<br />
the three worlds. Just like that vata, pitta<br />
and kapha qualities support our body to<br />
sustain.<br />
'Caraka Samhita' is the greatest treatise<br />
on medicine. In the field of medical science<br />
it is the book is ultimate authority.<br />
We find Sankhya, <strong>Yog</strong>a, Nyaya,<br />
Vaiseshika, Meemaamsa, Vedanta etc six<br />
Astika (theistic) Darshanas (philosophies)<br />
alongwith vyakarana (grammar)<br />
etc. philosophical sutras (rules) in this<br />
great volume, which are beautifully<br />
depicted in a lucid style .<br />
'Caraka Samhita'is an ancient treatise.<br />
The great sage Caraka considered<br />
Ayurveda is an eternal health science<br />
and presented such kind of incontrovertible<br />
arguments, in support of his<br />
perspective. Ex- Ayurveda and its<br />
knowledge belong to ancient period,<br />
because the creation of Soul and conscience<br />
are also ancient.<br />
Thus Ayu (age) and Ved (science) are<br />
eternal things. Thus Ayurveda is eternal.<br />
The good and ill things and natures that<br />
effect Ayurveda in this world always (in<br />
the past, present and in future) are also<br />
permanent. Their qualities, nature and<br />
effect are also permanent. Ex - Fire<br />
always burns things, in future also it does<br />
so. In the same way, Caraka samhita provides<br />
health in the present times means,<br />
it protects our health in future also.<br />
1] In Atharvaveda, physiology, medicine<br />
and treatment parts are discussed<br />
in detail.<br />
2] Ayurveda is considered as upa (sub)<br />
-veda of Atharvaveda. In<br />
Atharvaveda some medicines like<br />
Apamarga are also described.<br />
Caraka Samhita is considered to be the<br />
best medicinal science of Ayurveda,<br />
which is a self - complete one in treatment<br />
and prevention of diseases.<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a Education<br />
One doubt is arised in Caraka<br />
Samhita,'Katidhapurush?yash?r?r?dhy?<br />
ya'?, means…Where the whole pain is<br />
eradicated? Again answer is supplemented<br />
by Caraka by saying - '<strong>Yog</strong>a and<br />
moksha (salvation) annihilate all pains,<br />
In Moksha the core part of the pain is<br />
fired off. <strong>Yog</strong>a is the ultimate means that<br />
bestows Solvation.'<br />
Characteristics of <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Pleasure and Pain are related to the soul,<br />
senses, conscience and money. When<br />
our mind is consistent in our soul, then<br />
it withdraws from pleasure and pain,<br />
then the body would also be in control,<br />
he would be in self - control. This state is<br />
known as <strong>Yog</strong>a Samadhi. <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Philosopher Maharshi (sage) Patanjali<br />
told - '<strong>Yog</strong>a stops all kinds of activities of<br />
mind.'<br />
Maharshi Patanjali considered that there<br />
are five types of differences in the activities<br />
of mind. Ex- Pramana (evidence),<br />
viparyaya , vikalpa, nidra and smriti.<br />
Pratyaksha, Anumana and Agama are<br />
the three types of Pramanas. Mithya<br />
jnan is viparyaya. Only unreal sound<br />
knowledge is vikalpa. Nidra (sleep)<br />
\supports the knowledge of Abhava<br />
(Absence). And the matter which is felt<br />
in our inner sense is called 'smriti'. All<br />
these five feelings give us either pleasure<br />
or pain. We can stop these feelings by<br />
'Abhyasa' (practice) and 'Vairagya'<br />
(uninterestedness). When these<br />
Abhyasa and Vairagya are stopped, then<br />
there would be no happiness or ache.<br />
And in the absence of samskaras (good<br />
and bad) there would not be rebirth.<br />
Then the doors of salvation are opened<br />
for us.<br />
In Caraka Samhita, body should be<br />
in control of soul, that means…<br />
When our practice is accomplished<br />
in <strong>Yog</strong>a, our body with all its five<br />
elements, goes under the control of<br />
Atman. Atman (soul) empowers our<br />
body. If we decide to do a thing, we<br />
would do it all by ourselves. We<br />
would not be craving for sensual<br />
pleasures then. And even the body<br />
exists, we may lead our life without<br />
Maya or Avidya, ignorance. Thus we<br />
would become 'emancipated while<br />
still alive'.<br />
<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
philosophers<br />
considers<br />
that 'when<br />
the eight<br />
parts of <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
are accomplished,<br />
then<br />
all kinds of<br />
impurities<br />
would be<br />
vanished and<br />
immence<br />
prudence<br />
lights within…<br />
…External<br />
yoga practice<br />
would be<br />
accomplished<br />
with the practice<br />
of 'Hatha<br />
yoga' and<br />
internal <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
practice would<br />
be accomplished<br />
with<br />
the practice of<br />
'Raj yoga'.<br />
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Hindi<br />
Prof.<br />
Chandraprakash<br />
Arya<br />
48&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Condition of<br />
Hindi in<br />
India<br />
was recognized as official language of the country after the independence<br />
in 1947. For centuries, Hindi has been our national language<br />
or a language which connects people of one region to<br />
another. Muslim rulers are credited with spreading the language<br />
to Bengal and Assam. During the rule of Khilji dynasty, Hindi was<br />
a language which connected people of north Indian cities and<br />
towns. In 1265 AD, Alauddin Khilji invaded Devagiri in south<br />
after which Hindi reached to South India. It is Hindi which is<br />
credited with spreading Bhakti Andolan (Devotional Movement)<br />
of medieval era in every household. Hindi is still a connecting<br />
language or national language in this country. From Itanagar and<br />
Izol to Kutch in Gujarat and From Kashmir to Kanyakumari in<br />
Tamilnadu, Hindi connects people of this country. People of<br />
Tamil Nadu have no problem in communicating in Hindi.<br />
A<br />
ccording to the census of 2001,<br />
about 551.4 million people (55<br />
crores) spoke Hindi in India. It<br />
is estimated that this number has gone up<br />
to 75-80 crores in <strong>2011</strong>. The news papers<br />
in Hindi and other Indian languages are<br />
most read in the country than <strong>English</strong><br />
news papers. <strong>English</strong> news papers are<br />
confined to the big cities like Delhi,<br />
Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. They<br />
have no reach to the average citizens. The<br />
demand for books published in Hindi has<br />
also grown significantly. This fact was<br />
Mothertounge! Nationaltounge!! Love for nation!!!<br />
1] Nij bhasha unnati ahi, sab unnati ko mool<br />
Bhartendu Harishchandra (1850-1885)<br />
2] Jo bhara nahi hai bhavon se, jisme behti rasdhar nahi.<br />
Veh hriday nahi hai paththar hai, jisme swadesh ka pyar<br />
nahi.<br />
Gaya Prashad Shukla ‘Snehi’ (1883-1972)<br />
3] Jisko na nij gaurav tatha nij desh ka abhiman hai.<br />
veh nar nahi nar pashu nira hai, aur mritak saman hai.<br />
Rashtrakavi Maithilisharan Gupta (1886-1964)<br />
4] Jiye to sada isi ke liye, yahi abhiman rahe yeh harsh.<br />
Nyochawar kar de hun sarwaswa, humara pyara bharatvarsha.<br />
Jai Shankar Prasad (1889-1937)<br />
evident during 19th book fair which was<br />
held in New Delhi's Pragati Maidan during<br />
Jan'30 to Feb'07, 2010. A voluminous<br />
and a bit costlier Hindi novel<br />
'Mahasamar' by Narendra Kohli which is<br />
based on the theme of the epic<br />
Mahabharata sold in the book fair like a<br />
hot cake. This was reported in the national<br />
daily Rashtriya Sahara dated Feb'07,<br />
2010 (New Delhi) (Page no. 11). A large<br />
number of Hindi readers thronged in the<br />
book fair. Given the growing demand for<br />
Hindi books and reality of the market,<br />
Penguin Publishers had set up a separate<br />
stall for Hindi books. According to a<br />
report by National Book Trust (NBT), a<br />
significant rise in the number of Hindi<br />
publishers was witnessed in this book fair<br />
(Ref- NBT News letter, Vol. 25, number<br />
12 March 10 PP 1-2- Growing Hindi<br />
Publishers). Hindi is playing a pivotal role<br />
in trade and advertisement. Hindi programmes<br />
are highly popular on Radio,<br />
Doordarshan/TV. But <strong>English</strong> is still predominant<br />
in higher education/Medical<br />
studies/technical studies/commercial<br />
studies. Its dominance in these studies is<br />
still growing. <strong>English</strong> is also predominant<br />
in computer studies and internet. In our<br />
judicial system, especially in higher judiciary<br />
proceedings and verdicts are made<br />
in <strong>English</strong>. Moreover, Hindi is nowhere to
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Hindi is the<br />
language<br />
which produced<br />
unmemorable<br />
literary creations.<br />
But<br />
unfortunately,<br />
this language<br />
is being<br />
avoided by its<br />
own people...<br />
ironically the<br />
youths of<br />
present generation<br />
are<br />
showing<br />
aloofness<br />
towards Hindi<br />
in India but at<br />
the same time<br />
it is being<br />
seen that<br />
Hindi is<br />
acquiring a<br />
respectable<br />
position in<br />
the foreign<br />
countries.<br />
Hindi is getting<br />
special<br />
recognition in<br />
Britain and<br />
USA.<br />
be seen in the proceedings of Supreme<br />
Court. It presents an ironical face of our<br />
judicial system that people don't get justice<br />
in their own language.<br />
How longer this situation will continue?<br />
When will our judiciary<br />
allow us to communicate<br />
before it in Hindi or other<br />
Indian languages? Today, the<br />
demand for education in<br />
<strong>English</strong> medium is significantly<br />
growing. Also the craze for <strong>English</strong><br />
medium public schools is growing.<br />
But given the fact that 37 percent people<br />
of this country live below poverty line<br />
and they can't afford such a huge expanse<br />
on <strong>English</strong> education. For these people<br />
survival is the biggest challenge and they<br />
earn their two ends meal with a great difficulty.<br />
Even the government's official language<br />
is <strong>English</strong>. <strong>English</strong> is predominantly<br />
used in government and private offices.<br />
The communications between union government<br />
and state governments or among<br />
state governments takes place in <strong>English</strong><br />
language. Every year, Hindi Divas, Hindi<br />
week and Hindi related other functions<br />
are observed in the government offices<br />
where the promotion of Hindi language is<br />
discussed as a major agenda. But in reality,<br />
use of Hindi is hardly witnessed the in<br />
government offices. Now it is a time to<br />
change our mentality. Most countries in<br />
the world use their national language as<br />
their official language. Most of the government<br />
works are done in their national languages.<br />
But ironically, our ministers find it<br />
very difficult to take oath of their office in<br />
Hindi. In 2009 and 2010, most of our<br />
union ministers took oath of their office in<br />
<strong>English</strong>. Again it was a shameful incident<br />
when a ruckus was created in the Lok<br />
Sabha over use of Hindi in the house on<br />
Aug'13, 2010. That day a union minister<br />
was replying to a question in Hindi. An<br />
MP created ruckus over it when due to<br />
technical problems he could not be provided<br />
with the <strong>English</strong> transcription of the<br />
minister's reply. To some extent we can say<br />
that Hindi is more respected or honoured<br />
in the foreign countries. First in July 2007,<br />
an International Hindi Conference was<br />
observed at the UNO head office in New<br />
York. The event was inaugurated by UNO<br />
Secretary General. Again in 2009, a Yuva<br />
Hindi Sansthan (A Hindi institution for<br />
youth) was set up in New York for promoting<br />
this language among people of<br />
Indian Diaspora. This institute had organized<br />
a ten days language camp between<br />
June 19 to June 28, 2010 in Atlanta-<br />
Georgia state in which 100 representatives<br />
participated. This camp programmes was<br />
sponsored by US government and other<br />
major educational and research institutes<br />
and reputed universities of the United<br />
States of America. US government recog-<br />
nizes Hindi as a major language of the<br />
world which opens the door for Hindi education<br />
in government schools and colleges<br />
as a major foreign language in USA. US<br />
government recognizes Hindi as a language<br />
which has a major role in promoting trade<br />
and diplomatic relationship between India<br />
and USA. According to another news<br />
report, Hindi is significantly spreading in<br />
Hungary. Significantly, most of those who<br />
are learning Hindi are the natives. It is witnessed<br />
that people of all hues, like doctors,<br />
engineers, women, students and senior<br />
people also showing interest in learning<br />
Hindi. Maria Ntzashika, a Hindi teacher in<br />
"Indo-European Linguistic Institute"<br />
appeals the government of India to release<br />
more fund for scholarship so that more and<br />
more people from Hungary could visit<br />
India to learn Hindi especially for PHD<br />
degree. A lot of Hungarian literature has<br />
been translated in Hindi and vice versa.<br />
Maria herself is associated with Hindi and<br />
India for over 25 years (Nai Dunia, Noida,<br />
05.09.10). Mahatma Gandhi<br />
Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya,<br />
Wardha, is playing an important role for<br />
the promotion of Hindi across the world.<br />
The university is making best efforts in<br />
association with foreign universities to promote<br />
Hindi as an international language. It<br />
is working as a coordinator to cater the<br />
studies of various subjects in Hindi medium<br />
in the foreign universities. For the sake<br />
of readers of Hindi across the world, this<br />
university has provided the texts from<br />
Bhartendu era (1900) to 1950 for free on its<br />
website. The total content of Hindi literature<br />
available on its website<br />
'hindisamay.com' amounts to over one lakh<br />
pages. Now it is high time to promote<br />
Hindi as a global language and an official<br />
language of UNO. Our Foreign Minister<br />
has estimated that this campaign will cost<br />
about 14 million dollar annually. Its good<br />
thing to promote Hindi globally and work<br />
to get it recognized as an official language<br />
of UNO. But at the same time, we need to<br />
explore the answer of the question… are we<br />
doing justice with Hindi in our own country?<br />
It is constitutional responsibility of the<br />
government of India and all state governments<br />
to get Hindi recognition as India's<br />
official and national language. Our political<br />
leaders, Members of Parliament and<br />
members of state legislatures also have<br />
onus for promotion of Hindi. Are they not<br />
interested in promoting Hindi and other<br />
regional languages which are used by over<br />
1000 million people in this country.<br />
<strong>English</strong>, which actually rules over people of<br />
this country, doesn't have any acquaintance<br />
with the large part of people who live in<br />
rural India. How longer this foreign language<br />
will be allowed to rule over our fellow<br />
citizens. We have to ponder over the<br />
condition of Hindi in this country. <br />
Hindi: A<br />
simple and<br />
magnificent<br />
language<br />
Mahatma Gandhi gave<br />
a speech on BBC after<br />
independence of India.<br />
In his speech, he said<br />
that 'tell the world that<br />
Gandhi has forgotten<br />
<strong>English</strong>. If am made an<br />
autocratic ruler of<br />
India, I will immediately<br />
stop education<br />
for our children in<br />
<strong>English</strong> medium. I will<br />
ask all the teachers not<br />
to use <strong>English</strong> as a<br />
medium of education.<br />
I won't wait till curriculum<br />
is changed.<br />
They will automatically<br />
change according to<br />
the change in the<br />
medium of instruction.<br />
Use of Hindi is a must<br />
for our national<br />
integrity and brining<br />
prosperity in this<br />
country. I have no<br />
problem in letting our<br />
youth studying foreign<br />
languages like <strong>English</strong>.<br />
But I can't tolerate it if<br />
they are aloof to their<br />
mother tongue, if they<br />
feel ashamed in speaking<br />
in their mother<br />
tongue or they avoid it.<br />
I just can't tolerate it to<br />
see that Indians have a<br />
disdainful attitude<br />
towards Hindi or other<br />
Indian languages. If<br />
the <strong>English</strong> language<br />
gets a place in our<br />
country for only two<br />
days, it will be enough<br />
to smudge our own<br />
culture and civilization<br />
forever. We need some<br />
time for switching over<br />
from <strong>English</strong> to Hindi<br />
is just nothing but a<br />
lame excuse.<br />
- Mahatma Gandhi,<br />
father of the nation<br />
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14<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
special on<br />
`Rashtrabhasha<br />
Diwas`.<br />
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National language<br />
Netaji Subhash was born in Bengal and was avid supporter<br />
of his home state and mother tongue but for the unity<br />
and nationalism, he supported Hindi to become a the national<br />
language. While in India, he continuously pressed to declare<br />
Hindi as national language and in support in Berlin, Germany,<br />
he established Free India Centre. When he announced free<br />
India Government, he accepted `Jai Hind` as slogan for mutual<br />
greeting.<br />
Kusum Budlakoti<br />
F<br />
or national song he choose<br />
`Jana-gana-mana` and for<br />
national language, he supported<br />
Hindi. It is very clear that<br />
Subhash Chandra Bose had farsightedness.<br />
He knew that to make<br />
India powerful and impressive, a<br />
national language is required and<br />
only Hindi could be the national<br />
language.<br />
While speaking in the Congress<br />
convention, held at Calcutta on 29<br />
December 1928, as the Chairman<br />
of the Welcome Committee, he<br />
supported Hindi as National language<br />
and the manner in which he<br />
spoke clearly shows his love for<br />
Hindi. In his speech he said that<br />
probably among us, there are a few<br />
people who are afraid that Hindi<br />
speaking people want to force<br />
national language asHindi. But this<br />
doubt is baseless. The objective<br />
behind promoting Hindi is whatev-<br />
Hindi and<br />
Subhash<br />
Chandra Bose<br />
er work is being done in <strong>English</strong> is<br />
continued with Hindi in future. He<br />
said that he loves Bangla more than<br />
his beloved mother but to interact<br />
with other people in different<br />
regions of the nation, knowledge of<br />
Hindi of essential. He said that<br />
youths of Independent India shall<br />
also learn Germanor French or any<br />
of the European languages besides<br />
Hindi to stay afloat atthe international<br />
standard. Otherwise they<br />
would not be able to competeother<br />
youths.He said that he wants to dispel<br />
one misconception that Bengla<br />
people areanti-Hindi or have indifferent<br />
sentiments. This misconception<br />
prevails not only in illiterate<br />
but even in educated people. He<br />
said that it is totally baseless and it<br />
is my duty to contradict it. I do not<br />
have vainglory but still I would like<br />
to clarify that besides Hindi speaking<br />
people, if any other language<br />
people have promoted Hindi, than<br />
it is Bengalis. Whatever Maharshi<br />
Dayanand did and what Mahatma<br />
Gandhi is doing, we all are grateful
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Probably<br />
there are<br />
some Bengla<br />
speaking<br />
people, havingapprehension<br />
that<br />
Hindi speaking<br />
people<br />
want to<br />
replace our<br />
mother<br />
tongue with<br />
Hindi. This<br />
is misconception<br />
as<br />
the motive to<br />
popularize<br />
Hindi is<br />
whatever<br />
work is<br />
being<br />
done in<br />
<strong>English</strong><br />
could be<br />
replaced by<br />
Hindi.<br />
to them. In Bihar for the publicity<br />
of Hindi and Devnagari, whatever<br />
late Bhudev Mukharjee did, can<br />
any Hindi speaking forget? He<br />
asked. In Punjab late Naginchandra<br />
Rai made relentless efforts to popularize<br />
Hindi, which is really unforgettable.<br />
He said `I have heard that<br />
the work was done by Bengla<br />
speaking people in 1880, when<br />
Hindi speaking people in Bihar and<br />
Punjab did not recognize the<br />
importance of Hindi and many<br />
were even opposing it. These people<br />
could be said as true guide for<br />
agitation launched for Hindi. In<br />
joint province (now Uttar Pradesh),<br />
the owner of Indian Press late<br />
Chintamani Ghose had served<br />
Hindi throughout his life as it is<br />
difficult to find his comparison<br />
even in Hindi publishing industry.<br />
Justice Shardacharan Mitra had<br />
also done praiseworthy work to<br />
spread and popularize Hindi.<br />
`Hitwarta` was launched by a<br />
Bengali person. `Hindi Bangwasi`<br />
is still being published by a Bangla<br />
speaking person. Many Bangla<br />
speaking people are still promoting<br />
Hindi. It would be ungratefulness<br />
to forget Amritlalji, who is serving<br />
Hindi since past 45-46 years.<br />
`Kavivar` Ravindranath has translated<br />
100 poems of Kabir in<br />
<strong>English</strong> and Kshitimohan of Shanti<br />
Niketan did research on saints and<br />
seers and thus, helped Hindi a lot.<br />
Since last 15 years, Nagendranath<br />
Basu is doing relentless service<br />
with `Hindi Kosh`. Ramanand<br />
Chatarjee is also serving Hindi.<br />
Many tracts and books in Bengla<br />
language have been translated in<br />
Hindi, which has improved knowledge<br />
of Hindi speaking people. I do<br />
not boast but want to ask politely<br />
that after knowing all this, still anyone<br />
has courage to say that we are<br />
opponents of Hindi.<br />
<br />
Self-pride has<br />
waken-up<br />
Pt. Ramsevak Pathak `Harikinkar`<br />
Self-pride is waking-up,<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a is curing illness.<br />
Corrupt elements are scared<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>rishi has won the battle.<br />
Black money would come back to India<br />
No corrupt person is to be spared.<br />
The nation would progress<br />
And dreams of all to be realized.<br />
The leaders would be patriotic<br />
And none would take bribe.<br />
Strict rules to be implemented<br />
With execution to the murders.<br />
No foreign brand would be allowed<br />
And all items would be swadeshi.<br />
Challenge of illiteracy to be met<br />
Ensuring literacy to everybody.<br />
Farmers would be prosperous,<br />
And all respect to women.<br />
The ill-fate of the nation is distancing,<br />
And self-pride is growing.<br />
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Kid’s Garden<br />
Acharya<br />
Satyanand<br />
‘Naisthik’<br />
52&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Bhut means past in Hindi. But normally<br />
the people imply that Bhut means ghost.<br />
Actually it is a wrong notion.<br />
Just think, how can something that has become<br />
past, will return? ‘Bhut’ or ghost is nothing but<br />
our misplaced belief. Just get rid of such things<br />
and be brave.<br />
Our fear is<br />
Actually tha Ghost<br />
There<br />
was a boy who was highly afraid of<br />
ghost. His family members started<br />
sending him to a saint to get him free<br />
from the ghost fear. But even on the way to the<br />
saint, the boy would move fear of ghost. One day,<br />
it was a dark night. When the boy reached to the<br />
saint that night, he was doused in sweat and was<br />
heavily breathing. The saint asked… what happened?<br />
The child replied… sir, actually a ghost<br />
came across me when I was on the way to your<br />
place. I was barely survived. The saint gave him a<br />
small packet of powder and said that if you meet<br />
the ghost again, just rub it on his face, he will<br />
never frighten you again. Next day the boy again<br />
came to the saint. He was looking happy. He said<br />
that he rubbed the powder on the face of the<br />
ghost. The saint replied… it’s great! The ghost will<br />
never come to you. Then he passed the boy a mirror<br />
and asked him to look into it. When the boy<br />
looked into the mirror, he was ashamed to she<br />
that he had rubbed the powder given by the saint<br />
on his own face. The saint smiled and said, “Son!<br />
There is nothing like ghost or witch. It’s just your<br />
wrong notion. You were afraid of your misplace<br />
beliefs. Just get rid of such things and be brave.<br />
Actually thousands of people are living under the<br />
impression of such wrong beliefs.”<br />
Lesson<br />
Dear children! Actually those who are dead are<br />
Bhoot or past and their dead bodies are like ghost.<br />
Rest of all are wrong beliefs. Those who believe in<br />
the existence of ghost are always in pain while those<br />
who are free from such notions are always happy.
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Wheat<br />
Wheat bran is<br />
very good for<br />
our health<br />
J.N. Somani<br />
bran is miscellaneous medicine to prevent constipation. The use of<br />
wheat bran gives following advantages also.<br />
1] It prevents our excrement from getting dried.<br />
2] It causes a good stimulation in our intestine which is very natural. You can<br />
experience it by the behavior of animals when they are discharging their<br />
excrements.<br />
3] It keeps our excrements soft which allows their easy discharge. Easy discharge<br />
of excrements means no stress on our arteries. Stress on our arteries can cause<br />
diseases like piles, gastrointestinal diseases and weakening of our digestive<br />
system.<br />
4] Bran has a rough appearance. But when it comes in contact with saliva it<br />
becomes soft, it absorbs a large quantity of saliva which is very useful in<br />
digesting our food.<br />
5] Bran is very useful from every point of view. By removing bram from our<br />
meal we are doing a great injustice to our health. The chapaties made of flour<br />
without bran are harmful as it is very difficult to digest it.<br />
6] Bran makes our stomach clear. It helps in discharging all the excrements out<br />
our bowels and keep the stomach clean and clear which is very good for our<br />
health.<br />
7] Give importance to bran in your meal. Add as much amount of it in your<br />
meal as possible. Add it in your flour for making Chapaties. Add it in vegetables,<br />
milk, curd, salad, honey and enjoy your meal. Make Laddu by adding<br />
husk in jiggery.<br />
8] Its regular use keeps away the deadly diseases like cancer. It also helps in healing<br />
the sores in the arteries of our digestive system. It also protects us from<br />
tuberculosis and heart diseases. Bran also protects us from cholesterol. Using<br />
bran for bathing is very effective in skin diseases.<br />
9] Eat bran rich diet regularly if you want to keep yourself healthy.<br />
10] Those who use sufficient amount of bran in their diet, are always protected<br />
from the diseases like appendicitis, intestinal diseases, piles, and anal cancer.<br />
11] Bran is a greatly useful in reducing weight. If we use sufficient amount of bran<br />
in our diet, then we don’t need to reduce our meal for losing weight. It automatically<br />
helps us to lose our weight.<br />
12] Bran is very effective in fighting blood sugar.<br />
13] Bran rich biscuits, chapattis made of potato and bran and Halwa made of bran<br />
are very tasty and healthy.<br />
14] Add bran in carrot Halwa. Bran makes Missi roti (chapati made of a mixture<br />
of various types of flours). Bundi raita (A recipe made of curd) added with<br />
bran is very delicious.<br />
15] Add bran in Idali, dosa and Kachori for delicious taste and good health. Add<br />
bran in Sarso ka Saag (a vegetable made of mustard oil).<br />
16] But always be careful that the bran you add in your meal, it has to be clean,<br />
fresh and germ-free.<br />
17] Regular use of bran in our meal sharpens our mind, make us intelligent<br />
because bran keeps our bowels clear. That means there is no constipation.<br />
Constipation is the root of almost all diseases.<br />
18] Bran has a basic nature. Its this nature is very helpful in fighting diseases.<br />
19] Among all kinds of fibers in our meal, wheat bran is considered to be the best.<br />
20] Bran is rich in proteins, vitamin A, fats, carbohydrates, calories, fiber, sodium,<br />
potassium, copper, sulphur, chlorine, zinc. <br />
Tum<br />
aur<br />
Hum<br />
Vijay Arun<br />
Tumhari Chaturai, Tumhare<br />
kaam aai<br />
Magar yeh mat socho, dab<br />
gai sachchai.<br />
Rakh jo dali hai, aag per yeh<br />
Tumne<br />
Abhi ud jayegi, aag ki yeh jai.<br />
Ghane jo badal hain, Abhi<br />
chant jayenge<br />
Burai se na chupe, der tak<br />
achchai.<br />
Daman karte ho Tum,<br />
manan karte hain Hum<br />
Bhala tum kya jano, manan<br />
ki gehrai.<br />
Gufa me raha ‘Arun’ to<br />
unchai dekhi<br />
nichai wale tum, kya jano<br />
unchai.<br />
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Dr. O. P. Varma<br />
M.B.B.S.,<br />
M.R.S.H. (London)<br />
54&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Lipstick or<br />
lead-stick<br />
pink, ripe and pulpy lips are seen as the centre of<br />
Beautiful attraction in the personality of a woman. A slight<br />
contraction or expansion in the muscles of lips reflects different<br />
expressions on the face of a lady. Sometimes such changes<br />
reflect erotic expressions; sometimes they reflect hatred and<br />
jealousness. Expressions of lips also reflect pride and depression.<br />
For a child, a mother conveys love and affection by changing<br />
expressions of her lips.<br />
Our poets have composed<br />
superb songs and poetries in<br />
admiration of the beauty of<br />
lips. Expression of love and affections<br />
are not possible without kissing. A<br />
woman always tries to look beautiful.<br />
She always cherishes a dream to be a<br />
centre of attraction for everyone. For<br />
this she uses various cosmetic products.<br />
If you are a lady and use beautyproducts,<br />
just think twice before using<br />
a lipstick… just be sure that your lipstick<br />
doesn't contain deadly chemicals<br />
like lead. Certain researches have<br />
revealed that your lipsticks also con-<br />
tain blood of animals besides lead.<br />
Laboratory researches<br />
by some<br />
institutes revealed<br />
shocking facts<br />
Since ancient time, artificial colours<br />
are used for making lips appear beautiful.<br />
Natural colours were used in the<br />
beginning, but later readymade lipsticks,<br />
lip-glows, lip pencils came in<br />
practice. Today, lipstick is the cosmetic<br />
product which is used the most by<br />
women. They never forget to carry a<br />
lipstick in their purse. But is the lipstick<br />
safe for your health? Have you<br />
ever cared of the fact that your lipstick<br />
might contain deadly chemical like<br />
lead. In 2007, a US based organization<br />
'Campaign for Cosmetic' conducted<br />
an impartial laboratory test of 33<br />
international lipsticks brands. The<br />
result was astonishing. A high<br />
amount of lead was found in the<br />
products of most of the brands.<br />
For the next two years, consumers<br />
and USA senators<br />
pressed FDA. Later FDA agreed<br />
to conducting research and make<br />
its findings public. Its report also<br />
revealed the similar results and found<br />
that huge amount of lead is present in<br />
most of the products. But no effective<br />
step was taken to ensure the safety of<br />
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Do you know<br />
that the lipstick<br />
you use to make<br />
your lips look<br />
pink, glowing<br />
and beautiful<br />
contains the elements<br />
which<br />
can cause deadly<br />
diseases<br />
research society of Ahmedabad also<br />
conducted laboratory test of 43 brands<br />
of lipsticks produced by 19 companies<br />
in India. It was found that all brands<br />
contained lead. The lipstick which<br />
costs Rs 10 in the market contained 2-<br />
17 PPM lead while those which cost<br />
Rs 100 and more contained 11-23<br />
PPM lead. The lipstick product which<br />
has long durability contained higher<br />
amount of lead.<br />
Conduct a test<br />
before use<br />
There is a simple method to know<br />
about the presence of lead in your lipstick.<br />
Take a bit of lipstick on your<br />
palm and rub it with your golden ring<br />
for some time. If its colour changes<br />
and it becomes black, it is an indication<br />
of the presence of lead in your lipstick.<br />
Presence of lead in<br />
the lipstick is<br />
hazardous for the<br />
health of the user<br />
Scientists have not yet made it clear<br />
that which amount of lipstick is safe<br />
for a lipstick user. If a lady uses lipstick<br />
many times in a day, the lead present<br />
in it keeps accumulating in her body.<br />
A woman unwillingly eats about two<br />
kilograms of lipstick in her life if she<br />
regularly uses lipstick. Lead is very<br />
dangerous for our artery system. It<br />
reduces the mental abilities of a<br />
woman. It reduces the memory power<br />
and IQ of a woman. It badly affects the<br />
nervous system which enhances irritation<br />
in a lady. Lead also badly affects<br />
the menstruation cycle of a lady and<br />
can make her impotent. It can be<br />
responsible for miscarriage of pregnant<br />
leady. Lead can also badly affect a<br />
man and can make him impotent.<br />
During pregnancy, the lead present in<br />
the body of a mother somehow diffuses<br />
in the blood of the unborn child. It<br />
can cause dangerous deformities in<br />
the child after birth. Lead is responsible<br />
for weakening our immune system<br />
and in many cases it has been found<br />
that it is responsible for deadly diseases<br />
like cancer.<br />
I am giving you the tips to keep your<br />
lips healthy and beautiful by applying<br />
natural methods. I believe that hemoglobin<br />
present in our blood is sufficient<br />
to make one's lips look beautiful.<br />
Hemoglobin which is made of iron<br />
keeps every part of our body bright,<br />
glowing, healthy and energetic. To<br />
maintain a good level of hemoglobin<br />
in your body you should regularly eat<br />
fresh green vegetables, fresh and juicy<br />
fruits and protein rich diet.<br />
Just apply following methods to keep<br />
your lips beautiful and healthy.<br />
Take 4-5 petals of rose, mash them<br />
and extract the juice and apply on<br />
your lips just two or three times a day.<br />
It will keep your lips soft and beautiful.<br />
You can prepare a milk cream by<br />
adding milk cream in the juice of rose<br />
petals. Just apply this preparation on<br />
your lips for 20 minutes and wash it<br />
with water and see the results. It will<br />
make your lips very bright and glowing.<br />
The same way you can apply biet<br />
juice 4-5 times every day on your lips<br />
and wash it after 20 minutes. It will<br />
give you a glowing beauty. You can<br />
apply olive oil, clove oil or ghee on<br />
your lips. It will also make your lips<br />
soft and shining. It is also useful in<br />
healing the wounds and cracks on<br />
your lips. To keep your lips soft and<br />
shining you can also apply a mixture<br />
of olive oil and lemon juice or honey<br />
added with sugar. Let us also use<br />
Ayurvedic and natural methods for<br />
our health and beauty. <br />
Today, lipstick<br />
is the<br />
cosmetic<br />
product<br />
which is<br />
used the<br />
most by<br />
women.<br />
They never<br />
forget to<br />
carry a lipstick<br />
in their<br />
purse. But is<br />
the lipstick<br />
safe for your<br />
health? Have<br />
you ever<br />
cared of the<br />
fact that<br />
your lipstick<br />
might contain<br />
deadly<br />
chemical like<br />
lead<br />
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Bhagat Singh<br />
the prince of martyrs<br />
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27<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
Special on the<br />
birthday of<br />
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Bhagat Singh was born in a reputed Sikh fami-<br />
Sardar ly in Loyalpur districtin 1907. His ancestors<br />
were Khalsa Sikhs, who played key role in theestablishment<br />
of Sikh state under the guidance of Maharaj Ranjit<br />
Singhand opposed aggression of notorious Pathans in<br />
west and atrocious Britishpeople in the east. To sacrifice<br />
for the nation, the family was rewarded by Sikh rulers<br />
and had adequate chunk of land.<br />
Jaishankar<br />
Mishra<br />
Savyasanchi<br />
Deputy Editor,<br />
<strong>Yog</strong> <strong>Sandesh</strong>,<br />
Patanjali<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>peeth,<br />
Haridwar<br />
T<br />
he age of Bhagat Singh was not<br />
even 14 years, when he was associated<br />
with revolutionary organizations<br />
of Punjab, fighting for the sake of the<br />
nation. In 1921 non-cooperation movement<br />
of Mahatma Gandhi did not succeed and<br />
some youths decided to adopt a different<br />
way from Gandhiji's non-violence. A new<br />
group emerged in Punjab, which was Babbar<br />
Akalis. The real revolutionary life of Bhagat<br />
Singh began from Kanpur when he became<br />
an integral part of an organized revolutionary<br />
party. KK Khullar had, in his book<br />
`Shaheed Bhagat Singh- kuch adhkule<br />
panne` mentioned that once a lower court<br />
asked Bhagat Singh as what is meaning of<br />
revolution for him? He said revolution does<br />
not necessarily mean violence. Personal<br />
revenge, bombs and firearms too have no<br />
place in revolution. Revolution's<br />
meaning for us is to bring change in the<br />
present system, based on injustice.<br />
Production and laborers are essential components<br />
of the society but an atrocious section<br />
deprives them from their genuine<br />
rights. Thus, farmer, who produces grain for<br />
millions does not have adequate food, weaver,<br />
who supplies cloths to the world does not<br />
have adequate cloths for himself and family.<br />
Mason, black smith, carpenters construct<br />
palatial houses but live in dirty and seedy<br />
houses as untouchables.<br />
Millionaires and exploiters in the society<br />
spend millions of rupees to meet their obsessions<br />
but many people do not have money to<br />
meet both ends. These discrepancies in the<br />
society would ultimately lead to anarchy in<br />
the society. The situation could not be prolonged<br />
and it is clear that the society is on a<br />
volcano, which could erupt anytime. If the<br />
civilization system is not saved, it would collapse<br />
ultimately. The situation needs drastic<br />
change and the change could be brought by<br />
those, who believe in socialism. Till this<br />
His youthfulness<br />
Searched martyrdom for himself<br />
They dreamt of freedom<br />
And celebrated day of death,<br />
as a festival.<br />
change is not made, people exploit others,<br />
nations exploit others, pain and ,insult generated<br />
as a consequence would continue. All<br />
discussions to end confrontation, war and<br />
bring peace make no sense. The meaning of<br />
revolution is to establish a system in the<br />
society which does not face such dangerous<br />
situation, in which prominence is being<br />
given to sovereignty of the depressed class in<br />
which humanity and the society gets free<br />
from the capitalism and disaster of war. This<br />
is our motive and taking inspiration from<br />
this philosophy, we have given an adequate<br />
and loud warning. Revolution is the birthright<br />
of a human being. Independence is the<br />
ageless and birth right of every person. The<br />
life and death of Shaheed Bhagat Singh<br />
clearly says that a person could be suppressed<br />
but not his views. Personality like<br />
Bhagat Singh takes birth once in a century.<br />
He embraced death to make sure that others<br />
may live.<br />
Bhagat Singh's mind was disturbed and was<br />
pained at the lost glory of the nation. He<br />
restored the lost pride and also the confidence.<br />
He gave a new direction to the concept<br />
of independence. In his opinion, independence<br />
without freeing the nation from<br />
poverty, hunger and illiteracy is incomplete.<br />
In his opinion independence means something<br />
beyond capturing the bungalow of<br />
viceroy or increase in number of seats in<br />
Parliament. Freeing India from the shackles<br />
of Britain was just a part of his strategy. He<br />
wanted to get rid of all shackles. He wanted<br />
a true social democracy in which weaker<br />
section gets security and 86 percent illiterate<br />
persons could get educated. He wanted to<br />
make slum dwellers happy, whose life has<br />
been crippled due to loans they had taken<br />
and illness. Such people make 92 percent of<br />
the population of the nation, living in 5 lakh<br />
villages. Bhagat Singh had made a planning<br />
to bring happiness to the faces of millions of<br />
deprived and oppressed people, suffering<br />
from decades. This is the reason as why<br />
Bhagat Singh is different from other freedom<br />
fighters.<br />
Bhagat Singh, a prominent figure in the freedom<br />
struggle of the nation, laid his life for<br />
the sake of nation and embraced death.<br />
There are many such fighters and they were<br />
so happy to die for the nation that they<br />
gained weight before going to the gallows.<br />
Writing the history of these fighters is not an<br />
easy job as planning are always kept top<br />
secret and only a few had information of it.<br />
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Vandan , Naman, Namaste,<br />
Yatiwar…<br />
58&YOG SANDESH&<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2011</strong><br />
Pt. Giri Mohan Guru<br />
Gangotri ki gahan gufa se lekar tap<br />
aalok<br />
tapahput aa gaya desh ka harne dukh<br />
aur shauk<br />
Hua chamatkrit desh mahayogi ki<br />
sun hunka<br />
sabhi ek swar se kehte hai ramdev<br />
avatar<br />
Bharat ki ashmita bachane bhrashtachar<br />
mitane<br />
tan-man se jo rugn desh tha use<br />
nirog banane<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>peeth sthapit vaidik gurukul ki<br />
paripati<br />
vaidik anushthan yagyaon ki sahaz<br />
riti udhghati<br />
Divya prakashan haridwar se, ‘divya<br />
yogya’ sandesh<br />
Keval bharat desh nahi labhanwit kai<br />
videsh<br />
Anushandhan kaksh, gaushala,<br />
aushdhi ka nirman<br />
Shiviron ke aayojan dwara jan-jan ka<br />
kalian<br />
Desh prem ka hriday-hriday me bhav<br />
sindhu umgaya<br />
Sirf pravachan nahi, kaha wo jo karke<br />
dikhlaya<br />
Dayanand ke anuyayi karyon ke<br />
param hitaishi<br />
Kahe, desh se prem karo, apnao vastu<br />
swadeshi<br />
Nagar narmadapur wasi-giri mohan<br />
ka abhiwadan<br />
Vandan naman Namaste yatiwar<br />
baar-baar abhinandan !
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Mile yoga ka<br />
Gyan…<br />
Arvind Prabhudas<br />
<strong>Baba</strong> ki sharan me, mile yoga<br />
ka gyan.<br />
Sat sangati ka sab karo,<br />
Nitya sudharas pan..<br />
Aisa gyan ka rang lagate.<br />
Jag ke bandhan se churate..<br />
Hoti satya ki pehchan…….<br />
Bhaktoh par nishdin upkar hai<br />
karte<br />
Lakhon ko bhavpar hai karte.<br />
Chore kabhi na majhdhar<br />
me………….<br />
Nitya gyan ki sunayen baat<br />
Dukh, rog ko dur bhagave.<br />
Ho jata phir<br />
kalyan……………….<br />
<strong>Baba</strong> sa upkari na sant<br />
Rog-shauk ka kare ye ant<br />
Satya ka hota bhan…..<br />
<strong>Baba</strong> ka prem nirala<br />
chakta koi bhagyon wala<br />
chakhkar ban jaye<br />
mahan………….<br />
<strong>Baba</strong> ji se gyan jo pata<br />
Kankar bhi heera ho jata<br />
Aaj se jao sharan<br />
mahan…………….<br />
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Free <strong>Yog</strong>a camp for the patients at the second<br />
phase of Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth<br />
Lighting of lamps: Free yoga camp starts with<br />
lighting of lamps<br />
Pranayama: Swamiji gives the training of Bhramari Pranayama to Sadhaks and Sadhikas<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a Jogging: Sadhaks and Sadhikas are preforming<br />
yoga jogging<br />
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Swamiji's affection for children: Children of<br />
India on the course of <strong>Yog</strong>a<br />
Hasyasana: Sadhaks and Sadhikas are in<br />
Hasyasana posture
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A tehsil level yoga teachers' training camp at the<br />
second phase of Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth<br />
Welcome: <strong>Yog</strong>a Sadhaks raising hands with the<br />
chant of Oim to welcome Swamiji on the stage<br />
Aasana: <strong>Yog</strong>a guru Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>ji practicing<br />
Bhujangasana<br />
Teaching: Sadhaks taking the teachings of <strong>Yog</strong>a,<br />
Ayurveda and spiritualism<br />
Lighting of lamps: <strong>Yog</strong>a camp starts with lighting<br />
of lamps<br />
Surya Namaskar: Swamiji Maharaj performing<br />
Surya Namaskar posture<br />
Total exercise: Practicing <strong>Yog</strong>a is a complete<br />
exercise. Sadhaks- Sadhikas practicing yoga<br />
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Acitivties of<br />
Pujya Swamiji<br />
as followed by the<br />
newspapers<br />
Courtesy<br />
Dainik Jagran<br />
Decentralised development<br />
necessary for growth<br />
of nation -Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
Karma, knowledge and devotion are messages from<br />
mother earth<br />
13 new swadeshi sales counter would be opened -<br />
Acharya Balkrishna<br />
Farming of herbals would bring beauty and happiness<br />
on hills<br />
Haridwar. A training camp of members of different NGOs, who<br />
came from remote hilly areas of Uttarakhand held at Patanjali<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>peeth. Agriculture is a very sacred work and in the core of<br />
everything, it is mother earth. <strong>Yog</strong>a controls depression and<br />
hence practicing yoga is essential. Only decentralized development<br />
could take the nation forward. In the hilly areas, development<br />
of herbals shall be done, which would bring prosperity and<br />
greenery to the hills.<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>rishi Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>ji Maharaj expressed these views in<br />
Patanjali yogpeeth while addressing trainers of NGOs, working<br />
in the hilly areas of the state. Revered Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong> welcomed<br />
all the brothers, sisters who had come from remote hilly areas of<br />
the state and blessed them. He said Uttarakhand is the land of<br />
holy men and deities. He told that as old is the universe so is our<br />
Himalaya and in fact, it is the originating point of universe.<br />
Swamiji said that NGO constituted for the upliftment of the people,<br />
living in hills would bring regular earning and prosperity. He<br />
said that you are earning with pure and sacred means. In ancient<br />
time, seers and kings did farming. Even Maharaj Janak ploughed<br />
land. Agriculture is a sacred job<br />
and a source of grains. In fact, land is the pivotal point, which<br />
energizes the mankind. Many new sources of earning are coming<br />
in the market regularly but we shall adopt swadeshi. We would<br />
have to uplift villages and poverty ridden people.<br />
The nation would move forward with decentralized development<br />
and we all shall work together to make the nation strong.
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Every person shall dispose-of his duty responsibly. Swamiji said<br />
that the life of hills is very difficult and challenging but despite all<br />
problems we have to protect and conserve life, youthfulness,<br />
forests and herbals. He said all citizen of the nation shall be<br />
strong, competent and healthy so that a cultured nation could be<br />
built. On the occasion herbal medicine expert Acharya<br />
Balkrishna said that herbal medicines are available in India since<br />
Vedic era. Rigveda and other sacred<br />
and spiritual books have mentioned that availability of herbal<br />
medicines in India is as old as 15,000 years. Many seers and holy<br />
men were living in ashrams and gurukuls, set-up in remote<br />
forests where they also conducted research and study on medicines.<br />
Acharyaji said that in 13 federations, new sales centres<br />
would be established where products of Patanjali yogpeeth<br />
would be available and also, they<br />
would purchase farmers' produces. Acharyashri said that he<br />
want to promote herbals being found on hills. He exhorted all<br />
the people to plant herbal saplings in the backyard of their hous-<br />
Address - In Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth, Acharya Balkrishnaji<br />
Maharaj addressing trainers of NGOs.<br />
es. It would further beautify Uttarakhand. He expressed concern<br />
on the large scale migration from the hills. He said that to stop<br />
migration Patanjali yogpeeth is promoting agriculture with the<br />
help of non Government Organisations (NGOs) so that large<br />
scale migration could be stopped. He told that the people would<br />
return to forests, which would improve greenery and prosperity.<br />
This is also an oath, taken by Patanjali yogpeeth and every effort<br />
is being made to meet the challenge. <br />
Courtesy<br />
Hindustan<br />
Guru Purnima celebrated in Patanjali II with traditional<br />
fervor<br />
Company of `sadguru`<br />
tides over problems<br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong><br />
Guru Purnima is a festival of dedication and submergence<br />
Haridwar. On the occasion of Guru Purnima, the occasion<br />
was celebrated in Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth (two) with traditional<br />
fervor and gusto. The participants expressed gratitude towards<br />
guru and pledge to follow the path shown by him. In company<br />
of guru, a devotee could reach the stage of extreme of spiritualism.<br />
Devotion for guru has long tradition. Many devotees,<br />
who have<br />
come from abroad and over 500 districts of the nation, put<br />
vermillion on the forehead of <strong>Yog</strong>rishi Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong>, performed<br />
arti and took his blessings. On the occasion <strong>Yog</strong>rishi<br />
Swami <strong>Ramdev</strong> said that we are the children of almighty. He<br />
said that on the occasion he bows to the almighty, parents and<br />
gurus as it is rightly said that `guru Brahma, guru Vishnu and<br />
guru is Maheshwar. Guru is Brahma. India is a nation of seers<br />
and spiritual leaders. He told that on the occasion of Guru<br />
Purnima, all shall take pledge to make India a world leader. He<br />
said that we shall live and think according to our saints and<br />
seers, who were in ancient period. For Guru Purnima, he said<br />
that this is a festival of devotion. Whatever we get in the life<br />
period shall be accepted but never forget the basic tradition.<br />
Swamiji said that our culture and tradition, both are very<br />
ancient. Swamiji also talked of `shikha`, `sutra` and 16 `sanskars`.<br />
He said that we should respect all castes, creeds, reli-<br />
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gions without forgetting basic culture of Vedas. This is the<br />
basic rule of our religious tradition. He exhorted that we shall<br />
not forget our basic values in the modern time. Swamiji said<br />
that we want this nation to be religious as 99 percent people<br />
believe in super power and god. India has been the nation of<br />
seers and religious peoples. He said that we never believe in<br />
hatred or division of the society. We want India to be spiritual<br />
nation and all religious leaders agree to it. On the occasion<br />
Herbal medicine expert Acharya Balkrishnaji Maharaj said<br />
that in Indian tradition, Guru has been placed at the top in<br />
Guru Purnima - On the occasion of Guru purnima, a<br />
devotee putting crown on the head of <strong>Yog</strong>rishi Swami<br />
<strong>Ramdev</strong>ji Maharaj.<br />
the hierarchy. According to our tradition, no knowledge<br />
could be gained without guru.<br />
Parents are the real while almighty is the true guru. The tradition<br />
of teacher and student is very old and<br />
mythological books like Vedas, Upnishads,<br />
Ramayan, Mahabharat and others have<br />
many related stories. Sri Ram, Sri<br />
Krishna, Upmanyu, Eklavya,<br />
Chadragupta Mourya, Chatrapati Shivaji and<br />
Swami Vivekanand all were the model students,<br />
to be followed. He said that Saints, Gurus and<br />
Acharyas have a living standard and if we all could<br />
bring ourselves with that standard, we could also<br />
have living standard of a saint. On the occasion,<br />
many persons put-on `yagyopavit`. After Yagna, the<br />
programme concluded. Swamiji said his followers to<br />
dedicate their energy to the nation, which would be<br />
his guru dakshina. He also congratulated all the people<br />
of the nation and world on Guru Purnima.<br />
<br />
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Courtesy<br />
Dainik Jagran<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a training camp and<br />
central working<br />
committee meet held at<br />
Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth<br />
Haridwar.In Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth-II, central executive committee<br />
meeting,tehsil level <strong>Yog</strong>a teachers training camp held<br />
in which participants fromKerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu,<br />
Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, AndhraPradesh,<br />
Chhattisgarh, Oddisha, Madhya Pradesh (East), Andaman<br />
andNicobars, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Nagaland,<br />
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya and<br />
Tripura participated. They took training from Swamiji<br />
Maharaj. After that meeting of Directors of Patanjali hospital,<br />
Patanjali arogya centre, Managers, training of vaidhyas of<br />
Patanjali hospitals held. In the brain storming camp top intellectuals,<br />
nationalistic people, retired IAS, retired top officials<br />
of Intelligence Bureau and RAW, retired and working professors,<br />
high court and supreme court advocates and others,<br />
who have strong dedication towards Indian culture and who<br />
want a change in the system of the nation and who are against<br />
black money, corruption and corrupt system, participated in<br />
large number. Finally, a camp organized for the participants<br />
in the agitation, held at Ramlila ground concluded.
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Practice <strong>Yog</strong>a and keep free from diseases<br />
Bharat<br />
Swabhiman<br />
(Bharat Swabhimaan, a social and spiritual movement)<br />
Main principals:<br />
Purity<br />
complete Bharatiyata<br />
completely organized discipline<br />
Our aim:<br />
To mend the corrupt system and policies in favour of<br />
national interest<br />
Bring back the money which has been collected in Swiss<br />
bank by looting the assets of the country and investment<br />
of this money to foster our economy<br />
To build a healthy, prosperous, culturally rich and strong<br />
India and reestablish our great nation as Vishwaguru, the<br />
mentor of the world.<br />
Road map for bringing change in the system<br />
by bringing changes in oneself.<br />
By the means of <strong>Yog</strong>a for change in oneself one can make<br />
himself healthy and build his character to live with complete<br />
independence<br />
We want to change British policies and 34755 laws made<br />
during British rule to structure an indigenous policy.<br />
We want to ensure participation of every Indian in the<br />
movement.<br />
We want to make special volunteers and workers to<br />
strengthen the organisation.<br />
Public awareness: We want to foster the movement "Go to<br />
villages" to stimulate the people of the country to work for<br />
interest of the country.<br />
We want to hold <strong>Yog</strong>a classes in every village and<br />
locality<br />
Policies are small tools to bring about<br />
changes in the system<br />
Educational Policy<br />
Health and medical policy<br />
Law and order<br />
Economic Policy<br />
Agricultural Policy<br />
This movement is a kind of our pledge to mend the corrupt<br />
system and policies and reestablish our great nation<br />
at the pinnacle of prosperity in the world. We request you<br />
all to be a part of purely Indian institution which has a<br />
global influence to build our nation. Please realize your<br />
duty towards your country, religion and ensure your participation<br />
in the movement with strong will power<br />
<br />
Application Form<br />
Bharat<br />
Swabhiman (Trust)<br />
Head Office: Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth, Maharishi Dayananda Gram,<br />
Delhi-Haridwar national highway, near<br />
Bahadarabad, Haridwar 249402, U.K. India<br />
Phone: 01334-244107, 246737, 240008 Fax: 01334-244805, 240664<br />
website : www.bharatswabhimantrust.org www.divyayoga.com<br />
Special Member Donation Rs. 1100/-<br />
1. Name of applicant .................................................<br />
2. Name of Father/Husband........................................<br />
3. Date of birth ................................... 4. Sex ..........)<br />
5. Add..........................................................................<br />
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Post office ....................... District.............................<br />
State............................. Pin code ...........................<br />
6. Telephone (R)..........................................................<br />
Office......................................................................<br />
email : ...................................................................<br />
7. Educational qualification ...........................................<br />
8. Have you paid donation for your membership of<br />
Bharat Swabhimaan if yes then description of<br />
Draft number ...........................................................<br />
Date........................... amount .................................<br />
Name of the bank ....................................................<br />
Reciept number of Bharat Swabhiman (Trust)............<br />
..................... Cash amount ....................................<br />
Signature of applicant<br />
Pledge<br />
I have studied the seven principals, seven dignities,<br />
five resolution, five vows, and aims,<br />
philosophies and principals described briefly<br />
in the philosophy of life. I am agree with all<br />
these and I pledge to abide by the rules and<br />
aims set by Bharat Swabhiman Trust.<br />
Signature of applicant<br />
Contact the local office of Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong> Samitee or Patanjali pharmacy<br />
to become a volunteer or a general member of Bharat Swabhiman.<br />
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Unforgettable celebration<br />
of Guru Purnima at the<br />
second stage of<br />
Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth<br />
<strong>Yog</strong>a Sadhaks and<br />
Sadhikas taking blessings<br />
of <strong>Yog</strong>a guru <strong>Ramdev</strong>ji.<br />
Become a member of<br />
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Office: Patanjali <strong>Yog</strong>peeth, Maharshi Dayanand Gram, Delhi-<br />
Haridwar national highway, near Bahadarabad, Haridwar<br />
Phone: 01334-244107, 246737, 240008 Fax: 01334-244805, 240664<br />
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