Patanjali’s yoga sutras are considered as the de facto text book for yoga. Sutras, by definition, are concise and, just like one unfolds a lotus bud into a beautiful flower, one needs to explore the depths of meaning in each syllable of the sutra. The other amazing thing about the yogasutras (as they are often called) is the fact that they are so precise and delineate all the aspects of practice for a yogic enthusiast. All this means that one really needs to go deeper into its meaning and not just skim the surface for the outer meanings.
We are all lucky that Guruji has expounded on such a text; HIS commentaries serve to bring about the practical aspects of the sutras and how a sadhaka can utilise them in his or her daily life. To read Guruji’s commentaries on the Patanjali yoga sutras, click here or on the picture.
March 1st, 2012 in
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Something that india needs badly. Sri Sri University has just started a pilot program to groom newly elected panchayat (local community) leaders in governance. This is a precursor to a full fledged School of Governance.
It is really amazing that for any other job we need to qualify some examination or other academic criteria, but for governing a country, absolutely NO educational qualification is required. Of course there are exceptions where a Dhirubhai Ambani has made it big, but one cannot expect the exception to be a norm. I am amazed that such steps havent really be taken earlier. If one does a google search for a school of governance, one finds a school of governance is many of the worlds biggest universities. In india there is only one school of governance till date and I guess politicians feel they can learn on the job.
Kudos to the Sri Sri University team for coming up with innovative courses that really fill the educational needs of today.
Yogathon will be an annual event which will help popularise yoga, correlate it to health and deliver unique challenging programs that will inspire people to participate. This free for all event will invite people to learn Surya Namaskar, participate and check how many rounds they can complete and excel. The Yogathon Challenge allows you to participate to the best of your ability. It challenges you to complete 54 sets (108 rounds) of Surya Namaskar. On the 7th of April 2012, the event will be conducted across India in schools, parks, companies, colleges, stadiums, prisons, rehabilitation centres, orphanages and other venues. The event will be conducted for about one and half hours at 6 am in the morning and/or at 5 pm in the evening.
Gold Certificate: The winners will get the “Gold Certificate” from The Art of Living (Vyakti Vikas Kendra, India), the host of this event.
Dream Run Certificate: All the participants will be given a “Dream Run Certificate”. The “Dream Run Certificate” will also attest the number of rounds completed successfully
by the participant.
www.yogathon.in
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February 27th, 2012 in
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Jai Gurudeva!
It has been a long time since I blogged and here I go again for the n’th time. Just completed a course in Hyderabad. Had a wonderful team and an amazing batch. Just loved the ambience and the response. Here is an experience from one of the participants.
Jaigurudev
Dhanyawaad Kashiji. I participated in the Sri Sri Yoga sessions (from 22nd Feb. to 26 Feb.) at Sarojini Cricket Academy, Secunderabad. It was wonderful. I am glad that I could do this now. I thoroughly enjoyed and did learn many new techniques and understood the intricacies. I sincerely thank you for this wonderful knowledge that you have imparted to us.
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Hoping that I will be blessed with more opportunities to contribute my mite for this society through this wonderful NGO and I hope and believe that Guruji surely knows my wish and will help me..! Mere jeevan ko saarthak banaane mein Guruji avashya mujhe maarg dikhaayenge aur madad bhi karenge..!