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C O N T E N T SEditorial 3

Division of Yoga-SpiritualityBrahmasutra - Sandhye såñöiräha hi - Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat 6It is to Strengthen Our Roots: Gurukulam is a Silver Line for Golden Goal 7¥ÁvÀAd® AiÉÆÃUÀ±Á¸ÀÛç (39): avÀÛ¥Àæ¸ÁzÀPÉÌ (ªÀÄ£À¹ì£À ¥Àæ¸À£ÀßvÉUÉ) ZÀvÀÄgÀÄ¥ÁAiÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ - ²æà gÁeÉñÀ JZï.PÉ. 15 The Vamana in Manava - Dr. Srinidhi K Parthasarathi 17

Division of Yoga & Life SciencesS-VYASA – Funded Research Projects 19Arogyadhama Success StorySection A - An Improved Case of Neurology 21

Division of Yoga & Physical SciencesDhyana: The Process of Achieving Samadhi in Meditation - Prof. Alex Hankey 23Cold Fusion: Key to Unlimited, Safe and Affordable Energy 27

Division of Yoga & Management StudiesHOLSYM Training to S-VYASA Faculty 28

Division of Yoga & HumanitiesOld Habits Die Hard - Dr. K Subrahmanyam 29

VYASA, NationalVasantotsava - 2018: Students Talent Festival at S-VYASA 11Guruji in Varanasi 30Meeting of Indian Yoga Association (IYA) 31Newly constituted Executive Council of IYA 32Guruji in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh 33International Women's Day 35Women’s Day celebration by SAMC&H 36Yoga Instructors' Course (YIC): 189th Batch - March, 2018 37

VYASA, International3rd International Conference on Integrative Medicine: Role of Yoga and Ayurveda in Cancer & Palliative Care, June 22-24, 2018, Boston-USA 2

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ED ITOR IALAs we progress in the implementation of the Integrative Cancer Program (ICaP) in nearly 120 Districts Screening of 2 Crores of Persons, an update of the same has been added in this Editorial.

Integrated Cancer Program (ICaP)

Components of ICaP• Primary Prevention, Awareness and

Education• Tobacco cessation using AYUSH

Approaches • RCT on Yoga in Breast, Head, Neck and

Cervical Cancer• Mechanism of Action Study • Palliative Care Training of AYUSH Doctors• Palliative Care Research in AYUSH

Enumeration of the 120 Symptoms culled out by the Experts in Cancer Patients who have reached Stages 3 and 4.

a. Clinical Symptoms1. External Ear pain – Paali Shoola | 2. Ear pain | 3. Dry Eyes | 4. Abdominal Pain 5. | Abdominal Distension | 6. Constipation | 7. Dry Mouth | 8. Dyspepsia | 9. Flatulence – Anaha | 10. Gingival Pain | 11. Gastro Intestinal Pain | 12. Nausea | 13. Gastritis | 14. Oral Pain | 15. Rectal Pain – Guda Shoola | 16. Stomach Pain – Udara Shoola | 17. Toothache – Danta Shoola | 18. Fatigue – Klama | 19. Fever – Jwara | 20. Flu like Symptoms – Taapajanya | 21. Malaise – Angamarda | 22. Non- Cardiac Chest Pain – Urah Shoola | 23. Pain – Shoola | 24. Laryngitis – Gala Shoola | 25. Sinusitis - Kaphaja Shira Shoola | 26. Anorexia – Aruchi | 27. Hyperglycaemia – Prameha | 28. Obesity – Sthoulya | 29. Arthralgia – Sandhi Shoola | 30. Arthritis – Sandhigata Vata | 31. Buttock Pain – Sphik Shoola | 32. Chest Wall Pain – Urah Shoola | 33. Back Pain – Kati Shoola | 34. Neck Pain – Greeva Shoola | 35. Pain in Extremity –

Shakha Shoola | 36. Headache – Shirahshoola | 37. Hypersomnia – Atinidra | 38. Lethargy – Aalasya | 39. Sinus Pain – Kaphaja Shirahshoola | 40. Libido Decreased – Akaamata / Streeshu Aharsha | 41. Urinary Frequency - Muhur Mootra Pravrutti | 42. Urinary Incontinence | 43. Urinary Urgency – Muhur Mutra Pravrutti | 44. Breast Pain – Sthana Shoola | 45. Dysmenorrhea – Udavarthini | 46. Erectile Dysfunction – Dhwajabjanga | 47. Irregular Menstruation – Artava Dushti | 48. Menorrhagia – Raktha Pradara | 49. Allergic Rhinitis – Pinasa | 50. Cough – Kasa | 51. Dyspnoea – Shwasa | 52. Wheezing – Shwasa | 53. Alopecia – Khalitya | 54. Body Odour – Dourgandhya | 55. Dry Skin – Twak Rukshata | 56. Pruritis – Kandu | 57. Sneezing – Kshavathu | ...

b. List of Tumour Related Symptoms Anaemia – Pandu | Extra ocular muscle paresis | Febrile Neutropenia | Tinnitus | Vertigo

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| Vestibular Disorder | Ear & Labyrinth Disorders | Anal Stenosis – Sannirudddha Guda | Anal Mucositis | Anal Haemorrhage | Bloating | Colitis | Cheilitis | Duodenal Ulcer | Diarrhoea | Faecal | Incontinence – Stabdha Bhrasta Guda | Dysphagia | Gastric Ulcer | Gastro Oesophageal Reflexes Disease | Gastro Paresis | Haemorrhoidal | Haemorrhage | Haemorrhoids | Malabsorption | Mucositis Oral | Oral Dysesthesia | Rectal Mucositis – Guda paaka | Salivary Duct Inflammation – Laala Granthi Shopha | Proctitis – Guda Shopha | Tooth Developmental Disorder – Dantodbhava Vikara | Gait Disturbance – Gamana Krichrata / Vikriti | Hypothermia – Gaatra Sheetatva | Localized Edema – Shopha | Dermatitis Radiation – Twak Vikara | Wound Complication – Vrana Upadrava | Wound Dehiscence – Vrana Sphota | Haemoglobin Count Decreased – Raktakshaya | Platelet Count Decreased | White Blood Cells Decreased | Pancreatic Enzymes Decreased | Weight Gain | Weight Loss – Karshya | Generalized Muscle Weakness - Bala Kshaya | Joint Effusion – Sandhi Shotha | Joint (Range Of Motion Decreased) – Sandhi Sthabdhata | Range Of Motion Decreased Cervical Spine – Manyagraha | Joint Range Of Motion Decreased Lumbar Spine – Kati Graha | Muscle Weakness Left Sided – Vamapaksha Vadha | Muscle Weakness Lower Limb – Adho Shakha Balakshaya | Muscle Weakness Right Sided – Kati Dourblya | Muscle Weakness Trunk – Urdhva Shakha Bala Kshaya | Muscle Weakness Upper Limb – Urdhwa Shakha Bala Kshaya | Myalgia – Angamarda | Myositis – Mamsa Shopha | Osteoporosis – Asthi Kshaya | Akathisia – Sarvangagata Vata | Trismus – Hanu Graha | Akathisia – Sarvangagata Vata | Ataxia – Vata Vyadhi | Brachial Plexopathy – Vata Vyadhi | Facial Muscle Weakness – Mukhagata Mamsabala Haani | Facial Nerve Disorder – Ardita | Myelitis – Angamarda | Neuralgia | Spasticity – Sthabdata | Stroke –Pakshaghata | Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness – Kati Dourbalya | Pelvic Pain – Kati Shoola | Uterine Pain – Garbhashaya Shoola | Vaginal Discharge – Yoni Srava | Vaginal Dryness –

Shushka Yoni | Epistaxis – Nasagata Raktha Srava | Hiccups – Hikka | Hoarseness – Swara Bheda | Laryngeal Inflammation / Same As Cough + - Gala Shopha | Nasal Congestion – Nasa Anaha | Sore Throat | Menopause – Rajo Nivrutti | Hypertension – Raktha Chapa | Photo Sensitivity – Atapa Asahishnuta

c. List of Psychological Symptoms Irritability – Arati | Concentration Impairment & Cognitive Impairment – Smriti Bhramsha | Memory Impairment – Smriti Bhramsha | Agitation – Vataja Unmad | Anxiety – Chittodwega | Depression – Vishada | Insomnia – Anidra | Restlessness – Arathi

• Identification of 12 Major Symptoms out of the 120 Symptoms enumerated by the Experts for giving relief to the cancer patients who have reached stages 3 and 4.

• Development of Protocols for the same from each of the Six AYUSH Systems - Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy apart from Allopathy.

• Development of Protocols for each of the six AYUSH apart from Allopathy by focussed group interactions of about 20 Experts of each system on these Protocols. These are being finalised for use in all Hospitals.

• Development of suitable App using the above information for collection of data systematically by trained persons at admission and discharge of patients in the hospitals and to analyse the data to be uploaded to the portal

• Training of Health Care Personnel for the same at several levels: Ayas, Nurses, Asha Workers, Yoga Volunteers, Doctors and Consultants through Well-developed Courses.

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gProf. Ramachandra G. BhatVice Chancellor

S-VYASA Deemed to be University, Bengaluru

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In this process of Brahma Sutra being presented in modern context, we are covering Adhikaraëa by Adhikaraëa (domain by domain). Already the Prathama Pada of third chapter is completed. In this second section of third chapter, Tat (that) and Tvam (You) have been analyzed in detail. These two words are used to introduce the theory of everything by Aruni, father of Svetaketu. ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ is very well portrayed in the 6th chapter of Chandogya Upanishat. It is repeated 9 times. Tvam is individual soul covered by gross, subtle and causal bodies. Jiva (individual soul) passes through many Avasthäs (stages); jägrat (wakeful), Svapna (dream) and Suñupti (deep sleep). Here one more namely, Mürchä Avasthä (half deep sleep) is also mentioned and Jiva crossing all these Avasthas, will be going to the last and final which is called Turéya avasthä (fourth stage without name). Here in this particular context, the sutra goes as follows.

sNXye s&iòrah ih. ä sU 3-2-1.Sandhye såñöiräha hi || Bra Sü 3-2-1||

In the intermediate stage (between waking and deep sleep), there is (a real) creation; because (the Sruti) says so.

Between deep sleep and wakeful conditions, whatever stage Tvaà Padärtha (Jéva) crosses through that particular dreamy condition called Svapna Sthäna. In this particular domain, all commentators have taken Svapna Avasthä for deliberation. There are many statements in different contexts. Båhadäraëyaka Upaniñat tells that, in that state of Svapna Avasthä, Jéva, by one’s own dreams and mental power, creates new things; hence mind has the capacity to create new things. When a dreamer feels ‘a chariot is moving, someone is driving, thus chariot is proceeding further’, by witnessing all these things, individual soul creates its own world. That means mind creates, while Jéva is simply a witness Säkñi. Without using sensory perception, mind creates, without ears one listens, without eyes one sees, without tongue one can taste, without nose one can smell, without leg one can walk. This is how all the sensory and motor functions take place. But without cause and effect connectivity, this creation cannot be said to be factual or real. So that whatever Jéva sees, that is only mentally created, but not objectively. So the sutra goes like this:

mayamaÇ< tu kaTSNyeRnaniÉVy´SvêpTvat! . ä sU 3-2-3.Mäyämätraà tu kärtsnyenänabhivyaktasvarüpatvät || Bra Sü 3-2-3||

But it (viz., the dream world) is mere illusion on account of its nature not manifesting itself with the totality (of the attributes of reality).

Whatever it is created in dreams is just Mäyämätraà. Mäyä is that power which covers the reality. Having covered the reality, it creates its own unreal world. That is why it is called Mäyä. So, Jéva is not only be residing in the individual body, it will also be moving around using one’s mental power. Further, Svapna Avasthä is also of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists and neurologists for understanding someone's personality and some inner layers while assessing normal and abnormal conditions. Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm and so many psychologists have taken this aspect for deliberation. Actually this

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It is to Strengthen Our RootsGurukulam is a Silver Line for Golden Goal

Innovation and the best practices are two faces of a golden coin of every Institution and any organization. Blind following and personality cults are detrimental to those ever running coins.

Gurukulam is the nomenclature given to that education system which is like a proactive and pure water of everflowing river waters.

A panel comprising the great educationists like Prof. Bharatharamanacharya, a disciple of Mahamana Malaveya, BHU, Prof. Rohidekar, a well known value educationist, Shri Upendra Shenoy and Sitaram Kadilaya from Sangha, Prof. Ramachandra. G. Bhat, a veda shastra scholar of Maharshi Devaratha lineage from Gokarna were given the responsibility to implement Gurukula module in Karnataka by Rashtriya

Swayam Sevaka sangha. In order to rejuvinate Brahmavaadini tradition, Maitreyi gurukulam started in 1974 with three Maatrushri Savitri, Shrimati and Sumana near Big Banyan tree near Ramohalli, now it is in Moorkaje, Puttur, South Canara, (Dakshina Kannada)

On 27th April, 2018, the gurukulam completed its Ardhamandala (24 Years) of its existence. Shri Mohanji Bhagwat, Sarasanghachalaka of RSS, Shri Ravishankar ji of AOL, Shri Nirmalanandaji from Adi Chunchanagi of Natha Cult, were present to grace the august function with 120 girls from 5 States. Maatajis in this gurukulam marching ahead with Veda Vijnana,Yoga, Krushi and Kala kowshalam with Samskruta as communication language along with Samskaras.

• Dharma must be a driving force for education.

Silver Jubilee ceremony of Maitreyee Gurukulam at Puttur. Vice Chancellor of S-VYASA, Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat addressing the gathering. Pujya Sri Nirmalananda Swamiji, Pujya Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji, Sarsanghchalak of RSS, Sri Mohan Bhagwat ji - can be seen

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In his prastavana speech in Samskrit, Prof. Ramachandra Bhat of S-VYASA put forth Svam formula for Indianness in education.

• Shri Mohanji Bhagwat emphasised dharma as puruShartha for rejuvination of Rishi culture.

• All great spiritual masters Nirmalanandaji, Mohanji spoke Svadeshi culture in education.

Shri Shuvi Maharaj bless Maitreyi gurukulam for its achievement in two and half decade in bringing Sanathana culture in large society.

Gurukulam students had demonstrated Panchamukhishiksha by stage musical drama and exhibition.

Gathering at Silver Jubilee ceremony of Maitreyee Gurukulam

Bengaluru: Recently, Chancellor, Dr. H R Nagendra delivered a address on Yoga at the Special Program organised by Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Yoga Kendra at Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple, Mahalaxmipuram.

And Karnataka Kalasri Vidushi Dr. T S Satyavati also delivered a lecture.

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is purely Mäyämätraà. But mental creation, however it is creation. Limitation of this creation lies in conditions with many limitations. Prejudiced by some ideas, deep impression of something outside etc. will be jumbled and something new is created, and it is presented to Jéva and that is how we have to analyze it. Jumbling of thoughts, ideas and creation are very peculiar in this Svapna Avasthä.

Mind is creating, with full of imprints, outer and inner prints, now. Hence, it is very peculiar creation. In fact, creation in Jägrat Avasthä is also very peculiar. If a pot maker creates a pot, it is not just something which is a duplication. Every time the same pot maker creates something new, like an artist. Every pot is a new process of creation. Similarly the dream world, mind has the scope of creativity. Therefore, it cannot be branded as totally falsified, illusory, hallucination or confusion. That is why Vyasa says-

sUckí ih ïuterac]te c tiÖd>. ä sU 3-2-4.Sücakaçca hi çruteräcakñate ca tadvidaù || Bra Sü 3-2-4||

But (though the dream world is an illusion), yet it is indicative (of the future), for (so we find) in the Sruti, the dream-experts also declare this.

This Sutra gives one more insight; though Jägrat Avasthä is false or illusion-like, it has an iota of reality. That is the reason many dreams foresee things yet to come.

A reference from Chandogya (5.2.8) is quoted below:

yda kmRsu kMye;u iôy< Svße;u pZyit,sm&iÏ< tÇ janIyat! tiSmn! SvßindzRne. Da % 5-2-8.

Yadä karmasu kamyeñu striyaà svapneñu paçyati|Samåddhià tatra jänéyät tasmin svapnanidarçane|| Chä U 5-2-8||

If some divinized and dignified lady is seen with devotion to husband and children and with caring attitude towards the children, then that particular dream becomes a probability in the future. It is an auspicious omen.

There are many inauspicious omens. “If one sees a black man with black teeth, that man will kill him’’. This particular psychological aspect should be understood. Mind analysis is very important here and Svapna Vishleshana has very important role to play in the particular part of human psychoanalysis.

It is neither completely falsified nor really factual. Between factuality and illusion, there is some partial reality, one may find out which should be taken into account. Analysis of Svapna is a very wide field of analysis of personality. Type of dreams, experiences, depth, and carry over effect of Svapna are the areas we have to nurture.

Jéva crosses through these stages. Svapna can be a project of one’s own Jéva. Having understood the roots of the problems, based on an objective analysis of Svapna, a counselor can suggest specific suitable meditation, contemplation and other ways of solutions to bring positivity and also overcome bad dreams or mental shocks. Counselling is very much needed on the indications of dreams.

Sometimes bad omen and good omen may create abnormal behaviors in some persons. Objective analysis can yield corrective measures, such as auto suggestions, affirmations etc. Therefore, it is suggested that before going to sleep, one should have good thoughts and offer prayer. Some people practice Hanuman Dhyana before going to sleep so that it becomes strong point in the brain.

buiÏbRl< yzae xEy¡ inÉRyTvmraegta,Ajaf(< vaKpquTv< c hnumTSmr[adœ Évet!.

Buddhirbalaà yaço dhairyaà Nirbhayatvamarogatä |Ajäòyaà väkpaöutvaà ca Hanumatsmaraëäd bhavet ||

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By remembering Hanuman, one can gain wisdom, strength, success, courage, fearlessness, lack of ill health, lack of sluggishness, and oratory skills.

This verse is chanted intoning, ‘May Hanuman's personality be embodied in me as a crisis manager. In spite of crisis at every step, Hanuman crossed the big ocean and accomplished the tasks given to him’. With such a prayer, a person is born newly on the next day with fresh and rejoicing mood. Normally, people without scientific understanding also advise to pray to Hanuman before sleep, so that one can have good dream. That is how people discuss in an insightful manner. Thus, studying this sutra, we could bring good things in our life.

Thus, this Adhikaraëa is meant for the analysis of dream state Svapna and its inductiveness into good and bad omen along with corrective measures.

to be continued...

Karma Yoga Session for the Students of S-VYASA. Registrar,Dr. B Amaranath also can be seen

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Newly Joined Resource Persons

Mr. Vishwanath Mahalingappa Kudchi, MA in Mass

Communication & JournalismDirector, Publications

Mr. Bhargava M NBE in E&C

Officer on Special Dutyin Anvesana Research Laboratories

Mr. ShivakumarBA (Psychology)

Officer on Special Dutyin Registrar's Office

Mr. V SethuramanEMBA

Catering Managerat Prashanti Kutiram

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Bengaluru, Mar 25: Students Talent Festival, Vasantotsava - 2018 was successfully held in Prashanti Kutiram. Chairman, Skill Development Corporation, GoK, Sri Muralidhar Halappa was the Chief Guest (6th from left). In the Inaugural Ceremony, from left, Chief Medical Director of Arogyadhama, Dr. R Nagarathna, Director of R&D, Dr. Manjunath N K, Chancellor, Dr. H R Nagendra, Joint Director of Horticulture Department of GoK, Dr. M Jagadish, Registrar, Dr. B Amaranath, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat, Dean of Academics, Dr. R Chandrasekhar - can be seen

Img 1 - Felicitation toSri Muralidhar HalappaImg 2 - Felicitation to Dr. M Jagadish

Vasantotsava - 2018Students Talent Festival at S-VYASA

ChancellorDr. H R Nagendra

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Vedic Chanting by MSc-YC & BSc-YC Students

Skit by Yoga & Consciousness Students

Rajasthani Folk Dance by BNYS Students

Dance by BNYS Students

Shiva Dance by BNYS Students

Song by Yoga & Consciousness Students

Performance by Yoga & Consciousness Students from South Korea

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Drama on Environment Awareness (Tree) - Vrukso Rakshati Rakshitaha by MSc-YT Students

Dandiya by MSc-YT Students Kshatra Shakti by All Students

Kshatra Shakti by All Students

Drama - Goudapada by PhD & MD Scholars

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Performance - Maa Creatorby BSc-YT Students

Performance by MSc-YT Students

Dance Performanceby Arogyadhama Doctors

Manoshakti - Asana by MSc-YT Students

Skit by Arogyadhama Therapists and Staff

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International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology, a publication of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA Deemed to be University), is a peer-reviewed online journal, indexed in Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Exlibris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TdNet. The Editor in Chief of the Journal is Dr. H R Nagendra.

We invite scholarly articles, both empirical and theoretical, in the field of Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology from research scholars and scientists.

For details, log on - www.ijoyppp.org

Invitation for Scholarly Articles

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Almighty, the Lord of all, wielded His limitless power and created the entire universe at the end of pralaya or deluge. This, He proclaimed in Bhagavat Gita as “chaaturvarNyam mayaa shrushTam guna karma vibhaagashaha.” (Bhagavad Gita 4,13) Oh Arjuna! I have created this entire universe and divided them into four broad catagories viz. Devatas, Manavas, the Tiryaks (moving animals, birds etc) and Sthavaras (non-moving trees, rocks etc) based on the Karmas and the resulting Gunas (Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhashya).

Out of these four creations, manavas or human beings are the most blessed and privileged as they can practice spiritual exercises. The Lord has provided them various methods to renounce the quagmire of worldly bonds. To aid the same, He ‘descends’ leaving His high pedestal to help us leave our material existence and ‘ascend’ unto Him.

Whenever there is a decline in the natural order of the Universe, whenever there is a rise

in the level of evil beyond certain limits, God manifests Himself and every such manifestation is known an Avatara. The concept of Avatara is a distinguishing feature of Hinduism.

Among the innumerable incarnations or avataras of the Lord, the Dashavataras of the Lord form the store house of all auspiciousness. The Lord descended in various forms to show a particular trait or guna which when imbibed by the mankind will lead us to higher realizations in life. He manifested Himself as the divine Matsya, the robustly strong Kurma, the gigantic Varaha, the fear ridding Narasimha, the ever protecting Vamana, the strong willed Parashurama, the all merciful Sri Rama, the powerful Balarama, the most approachable Krishna and the majestic Kalki. Each of these manifestations was aimed to lead the humanity to eternal bliss and to quell the evil forces on this earth.

Lord Vishnu manifested Himself into this earth as a full-fledged human being, for the first time, in his fifth avatara, Vamana. Vamana, with the luster of a celibate brahmachari, graced the site of the asura King Bali’s Ashwamedha sacrifice. The Lord, in order to decimate the pride of Bali, appeared before him as a small Brahmin boy, with an umbrella in his hand. Bali received him with honors and promised to give whatever he wanted.

As the boy asked just three steps of earth, Bali was driven by his pride that he was a great lord. It was this conceit which made him an object of contempt and also landed him in bondage. He with the feeling of pride gave the word to offer what was asked. Even as all the worlds were watching in awe, the Lord’s divine form grew

The Vamana in ManavagDr. Srinidhi K Parthasarathi

Director, National School of Business, Bengaluru

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higher and higher into cosmic proportions, as He appeared as “Trivikrama” and began to measure the three paces.

This avatara clearly shows the fact that, without reducing any of His Divine Gunas or traits, the Infinite Lord Finitizes Himself to make the Finite Man Infinite.

Lord Vishnu, the rightful lord of the Universe only reclaimed, what belonged to Him, as a supplicant before Mahabali, but He shrank and looked dwarfish and small.

The ultimate objective of every individual is to tend towards perfection or divinity in all aspects of life. In order to become effective individuals, three aspects namely, purposeful communication, inspired thinking and self fulfillment have to be acquired. All these three features have been well exhibited in the descending vamana to the manava.

The Lord in His incarnation of Vamana enacts this entire process of elevating a soul, as He unequivocally vowed to give refuge to anyone who acknowledges and seeks asylum in Him and thus justifies the title of “Raksha Vamana or the ever protecting Vamana.”

His conversation with King Bali at the sacrificial site clearly explains purposeful communication. Every word we communicate in life should be with a purpose and lead us closer to our objective.

The two arms of inspired thinking, the convergent and divergent thinking is beautifully portrayed in this avatara. The Vamana avatara represents the convergent thinking of the mind and the Trivikrama avatara represents divergent thinking.

Convergent thinking is the ability to take a broad set of ideas and then compare, structure, group and organize them into a new reality to reach the best possible solution.The convergence of all lofty gunas and divinity was made by the Lord to show to the world that, being miniscule, does not tantamount to all that is tiny.

Divergent thinking is the ability to create new knowledge and the capacity to expand knowledge and aims at being open to all possibilities. The Lord in His Trivikrama form shows the infinite capability of the mind which could lift a man to higher realms of life.

The Lord manifests Himself in an individual and enables the thought process in him. In the Bhagavat Gita the Lord says ”dadaami buddhiyogam tam yena maam upayaanti te” (Bhagavad Gita 10,10)

As we attempt to derive the holistic tenets of this incarnation, it reveals the true rapturous harmony of inspired thinking and the reflection of the humans.

Once the Lord takes control of our thought process there is a feeling of contentment and self fulfillment. All our actions are surrendered to the Lord as Bali did when offering the third step to the Lord.

As Bali surrendered, the Lord not only blessed him, but also ensured Bali Lordship of Sutala, the nether world. The sutala is much larger than the swarga loka of Indra which Bali had usherped. This episode vividly proves that when we surrender something to the Lord the return from the Lord would be in much higher proportions. Bali’s sharanagati or surrender symbolises the aspect of Atmanivedanam in the ‘Nava vidha bhakti.’

One is truly amazed by the relevance of the tatva of Lord’s avatara- Vamana to the present living.

In this present day fast-paced world, one finds it a challenge to convince the younger generation about the need to acquire wisdom from our ancient scriptures. Needless to say, the mode of transmitting the abundant knowledge of our land’s sages and seers, to the youth is also getting increasingly complex.

This analogy of Vamana avatara, with the in-built tatvam or message will delight the young and old people alike. Just as a cotyledon, this might prepare the minds of the readers to savor more gems from our scriptures.

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S-VYASA – Funded Research ProjectsOngoing Projects

SNo Title of the Project Principal Investigator

Funding Agency

Duration Amount in `

1 Cerebral auto regulation and sympathetic nervous system activity (SNS) while performing cognitive tasks during yoga practices which have different effects on SNS

Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

SERB, Dept. of Science & technology, Govt. of India

2016-2019 3 Years

33,76,290/-

2 Effect of Yoga practices on DNA damage in healthy and clinical population

Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

University Grants Commission (UGC)

2016-2018 2Years

27,00,000/-

3 Efficacy of Yoga-based Lifestyle Intervention on Acute-phase Insulin Release (AIR) in Pre-diabetes

Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi

2016-2019 3 years

29,59,824/-

4 Effect of Yoga practices on Insulin regulation in Pre-Diabetic & Diabetic Patients

Dr Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

TVS Motors Private Limited

2016 – 2017 1 year

5,00,000/-

5 A Comparison of High Frequency Yoga Breathing (HFYB) with Breath Awareness (BAW) and Aerobic Exercise Assessing Gamma Oscillation, BDNF Levels, and Cognitive Task Performance

Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

DST-SATYAM

2017-2020 3 years

49,00,000/-

6 Exploring the Yoga benefits of cognitive improvement and metabolic mediators of neuro-endocrine biomarkers in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

AYUSH - CCRYN

2017-2020 3 years

64,00,000/-

Total Amount in ` 20,836,114/-

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Projects Completed in Last Three Years

SNo Title of the Project Principal Investigator

Funding Agency Year Started

Duration (Months)

Amount in `

1 Development and Validation of Defence Implicit Association Test and Guna Implicit Association Test

Dr. H R Nagendra Chancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Govt. of India, New Delhi.

2012 24 16,98,000/-

2 Effect of Fresh Coconut in A Balanced Diet A Randomized Comparative Study

Dr. Manjunath N K Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Coconut Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

2015 12 14,97,000/-

3 Brain Hemodynamics, Cognition and Subtle Energy Levels in Teenagers: Investigation of Potential Acute Effects of Mobile Phone Induced EMF and the Protective Value of Yoga Intervention

Dr. Hemant Bhargav Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

2015 24 26,84,884/-

4 Effect of Yoga on Gene expression and telomere biology in extreme climatic conditions

Dr. Manjunath N K Professor and Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Science- Defence Research and Development Organization DIPAS – DRDO, New Delhi

2015 24 9,70,000/-

5 Anger Assessment and Yogic management of Anger in High School Children; A Randomized Control Study

Dr. H R Nagendra Chancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupathi

2015 12 9,76,350/-

6 Effect of Yoga practices on Gene Expression in Diabetic population – A controlled study

Dr. R Nagarathna Advisor, S-VYASA Yoga University

Blue Star India Pvt Ltd.,

2016 12 10,00,000/-

Total Amount in ` 8,826,234/-

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Arogyadhama Success StorySection A - An Improved Case of Neurology

Mr Sriram, just 40 years old, suddenly fell ill. His alarm bells started ringing as he lost his strength in his hand grip while his lower limbs became weak. Clearly a case of acute inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, that is, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). What exactly is this GBS? And why did he get alarmed? Because in some cases of GBS it is particularly difficult to recover. As a rule a patient who has just recovered from a seemingly uncomplicated viral infection is vulnerable to GBS.

In the case of Mr Sriram (name changed) the onset of the disease was insidious in nature and started one month before he came to Arogyadhama as a weakness in his left upper and lower limb. During his stay of two weeks he underwent yoga practices based on Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy. A special yoga module was prepared by us for neurological ailments based on our yoga research. Along with this he underwent other treatments in ayurveda, naturopathy, physiotherapy and acupuncture also.

There were counselling sessions to control and correct his inner emotions and stress levels. He was treated with cleansing procedures, called kriyas, twice a week to cleanse his system completely. His schedule started at 5:30 am with pranayama and meditation which continued till 7:30 pm. His daily schedule included special techniques designed particularly for his ailment (asana, loosening exercises, relaxation techniques, pranayama, Cyclic meditation, trataka, mind, sound, resonance technique (MSRT) and pranic energisation technic (PET). His parameters were monitored on a daily basis to see his improvements.

Improved Parameters: In the very first week his difficulty in walking reduced and there was a slight improvement in his hand grip strength. What was in fact more unnerving was that he was on steroids when he came. But after two weeks of his treatment there was a significant improvement in all his complaints. And his steroids were stopped.

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Pre and Post General Parameters

Parameters DoA DoD Parameters DoA DoD

Pulse Beats/min 100 72 Weight in Kg 71.6 55

BP in mm haemoglobin 110/74 108/72 Height - -

Respiratory Cycles/min 20 14 Medication Score 4 2

Symptom Score 2 1 Brahmari Time (Sec) 12 19

Medication Score 01 01

Week-wise Improvement in the Patient

Description 1st Week 2nd Week

Improved Symptoms

Difficulty in walking Slight improvement in hand grip strength

Difficulty in walking persisting Improved hand grip strength by 50% Improved limbs strength 30%Overall wellbeing

S-VYASA congratulates Principal of Sushrutha Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital,Dr. B R Ramakrishna for becoming the Elected Vice President and In-charge President ofCentral Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), New Delhi

Pune: Guruji with the author, Dr. Anjali Ghanekar, of the book, Managing Stress: Best Practices. Well-wisher, Sri Ramkumar Rathi also can be seen

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One of the greatest and most knowledgeable exponents of meditation in the 20th century was the great Tamil Saint, Ramana Maharishi of Thiruvannamalai. Having had an experience of the immortality of the soul, he had run away from home at an early age and settled in the famous temple to Lord Shiva in the town. The discipline and obvious sincerity of his Sadhana brought him to the attention of several local people, who took it on themselves to actively care for him, see that he was fed and received any necessary medical attention. One day a local intellectual and poet, Ganapati Muni, decided that he needed better understanding of his own meditation practice. On making enquiries about whom he might consult in the town, he was directed towards the young ascetic, who at that time had been observing Maunam, spiritual silence, for a period of eight years. When he arrived for his consultation, the young man was deep in meditation. Since such people do not like being disturbed from that state, Ganapati Muni waited for him to finish his practice. When he had opened his eyes and seemed ready, Ganapati Muni posed his question: “Sir, I have been practising Tapas for ten years, but I still do not know the mean of the meaning of the word Tapas.” The young man looked at him steadily for a long time, maybe discerning the sincerity of the inquiry. The he gave an elementary and simple reply: “Tapas is when the mind merges with the source of thought.” He thought for a moment, and then added, “Tapas is when the mind merges with the source of the mantra sound.” Ganapati Muni was deeply impressed with the beauty and simplicity of the answer.

He told all his friends about the crucial help he had received for his Sadhana practice, and he proposed a spiritual name for the young man: Ramana Maharishi. He became Ramana Maharishi’s chief local disciple and popularised his wisdom in his writings. At the time of Indian independence in 1947, he wrote the ‘Sanskrit Constitution of India’, for he was fluent in Sanskrit and could write and speak it with ease, even spontaneously composing Sanskrit poetry. For that, he received the title, ‘Kavyakanta’, becoming Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni.

I happened to read this story of the first meeting between Ganapati Muni and the future Ramana Maharishi in the bookshop of the Ramana Maharishi Ashram in Tiruvannamalai, when I first visited the ashram in 2007. I was instantly wonder-struck, for I had been trained to describe the process of meditation in terms of guiding the awareness to the source of thought by another Maharishi, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, for whom I worked for 30 years beginning in 1973. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi had started teaching in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in the mid-1950s, and travelled all over South India, so it was clear that he must also have read the story, recognized its perspicacious wisdom, and adopted the definition for his own work. With the endorsement of two great modern sages, one

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Physical Sciences, S-VYASA

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can take the definition as authoritative.

But how to set it in a wider context? Maharishi Mahesh Yogi liked to describe the ‘Source of Thought’ as being a reservoir of infinite creativity, infinite energy, and infinite intelligence, When the mind reaches this source, he would say, these qualities of infinite energy, creativity and intelligence, would colour the mind, which would come out of meditation actively refreshed and with more of such qualities to empower its activity. He would draw a picture with ‘thought bubbles’ emerging from a state at the bottom of the picture, and rising until they emerged on the surface where they burst onto awareness, disturbing one’s mental equilibrium. Indeed the first purpose of Yoga named in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (PYS) is to eliminate sources of mental disturbance, the Chitta-Vrittis. “Yoga, Chitta-Vritti Nirodahah”, PYS I.2.

But how to get the process of the mind contacting the source of thought, deep within? All Yoga practice is centred on achieving this state. Systems such as the so-called Ashtangayoga of the late Pattabhi Jois in Mysore that never train the Yoga practitioner in meditation are not fully Yoga; at least not from the perspective of forms of yoga now being popularised by the Indian Yoga Association, founded under the auspices of the Ministry of AYUSH in New Delhi.

The meditation process starts with turning the attention away from the five senses, and towards the interior of the mind itself. What does this mean? It is easy to see, when Figure 1 with its Ocean of Mind is used to illustrate the process. The senses provide information from the external world, which drives waves of thought on the surface of the ocean. They are therefore depicted above the surface of the ocean by arrows pointing upwards to indicate that they direct the attention away from the internal structure of the mind. What can be done to reverse this? It turns out to be extremely simple. If one sits quietly without expecting or anticipating anything, a mind experienced in meditation will automatically become aware of a quality of stillness, or a sense of silence. This sense of stillness comes from within the mind

itself. Allowing oneself to become aware of it turns the mind inwards. It is that simple.

In the Yoga-based systems of meditation taught by India’s great spiritual traditions like that of Adishankara Shankaracharya, becoming aware of the inner silence is equated with the process of Pratyahara. Once the aspirant has become innocently aware of the inner quietness, that has been achieved. Meditation in the sense of Dhyana can begin. Figure 1 makes it easy to see that most mental processes will not result in the attention moving towards the Source of Thought. Any process of concentration will hold the mind up on a particular level of the interior of the mind. For example, if the aspiring yogini has been given a mantra, or sound, which to use in meditation, it will not help if the sound is continuously repeated mentally. That will hold the mind at the level known as Madhyama in the Vedic science of speech, Shiksha. Equally, any meaning attached to the sound, such as, ‘I am One’, suggested in the Relaxation Response of Harvard University’s Herbert Benson, will hold the mind up on the level of meaning, also near the surface of the Ocean in Figure 1.

Shiksha, however, gives a vital key to help the awareness go deeper in the mind: it names a level deeper than Madhyama, which it calls ‘Pashyanti’, where it is not the sound that comes to mind, but the idea or the sound. That such a level exists can be easily understood from the experience of those who are fluent in more than one language. First, consider the situation of a person, who has some knowledge of a second language, but is not fluent in it. She or he will have to translate the words they want to speak in their second language, one by one from their mother tongue, the language they learned in their infancy and childhood. But when one is fluent in both languages, the question of having to translate word by word does not arise, because one has separate mental translators, which can operate on the ideas coming to awareness at the level of Pashyanti, one for one’s mother tongue, and one for one’s second language; indeed, one for each language in which one is fluent – or for whichever parts of it that one speaks fluently.

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This insight from the concept of Pashyanti in Shiksha Vedanga, tells us that ideas lie at a deeper level of the mind than mere words. The implication for the practice of meditation is simple: don’t remain with the phonetic sound of the mantra that you first introduced. Allow the mind to move to the idea of that sound, or combination of sounds if it is polysyllabic. This shift can also be understood from the perspective of the Vedic science of Samkhya, described by Lord Krishna in the first part of Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita, before he begins his exposition of meditation in Chapter 6. Samkhya names levels of mind used by consciousness to direct the attention to the five senses and five organs of action, including the organ of speech, Vaikere. Samkhya names the senses, the Gyanendriyas, and the organs of action, the Karmendriyas, which it says are controlled by appropriate combinations of three functions of mind, Manas, Buddhi and Ahamkara. Manas, often simply translated as ‘mind’, acts as a receptacle for information coming through the senses, which fills the mind at any given moment. A person’s Buddhi, evaluates that information with respect to their likes and dislikes, drawing distinctions and making decisions accordingly. Simply put, it is the aspect of mind that makes decisions, possibly the most important practical aspect of the human mind. When decisions cannot be made, as in case of Pavlov’s dogs, mental breakdown occurs. The mind suffers appallingly.

The Buddhi operates at a deeper level than Manas. To become functional, any information at the level of Manas must be allowed to fade into the background, so that the Buddhi can be allowed to direct the attention and awareness without interference. But what is the law by which our Buddhi directs our attention? Why should it direct it even deeper in the mind, towards the area at the source of thought? The answer to this question depends on cognitions from yogis who have attained high levels of sensitivity and can accurately report cognitions of the deepest state of the mind – the Source of Thought, itself. This level, declare the Yogis and Rishis, the Vedic seers, is one of pure bliss, Ananda. The mind’s attention is drawn to it automatically!

The mind is easily drawn to pay attention to many different interests and stimuli, as Arjuna observes to Lord Krishna in Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita. But the monkey mind is merely looking for a sweeter piece of fruit. It may act like a butterfly, if it is only looking for a more brightly coloured flower containing sweeter nectar. It is seeking increased levels of happiness and satisfaction. The level at the Source of Thought is the highest level of bliss available to the mind. It is Sat-Chit-Ananda, eternal bliss consciousness. That brings the mind a greater sense of fulfilment and completeness (Purna) than anything else. That is why the process of Dhyana, meditation, proceeds automatically, and without effort on part of the yogi.

This raises the question of why the mind comes out of the transcendent – if it goes there automatically, why does it not stay there once and for all? The answer is contained in the property, infinite energy (Shakti) of the Source. When a mind with internal stress, chitta-vrittis, comes to the transcendental level, it absorbs Shakti, purifying energy, which enables some of the internal stress to be resolved. Release of stress gives rise to excitations in the mind, which manifest as feelings associated with the original stress, and then thoughts generated by those feelings, as stated in PYS IV. 2 and IV.3, which may be rendered as, IV.2: The mind is moved into excited states, by specific action of the infinite creativity (of the Source of Thought), and IV.3: which does not arise haphazardly, but from removal of Sanskaras, like a farmer clearing stones from a field before ploughing, planting and watering his crop.

Interestingly, Shiksha also names a level deeper than Pashyanti, which it calls Para, supreme, or even ‘Transcendental’. This, it implies, is the unmanifest source of all possible manifest ideas, but with no one idea actually presented to the mind. Shiksha thus mirrors and confirms the understanding of mind gained from yoga meditation, presented in Figure 1.

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the little ego, the Ahamkara, named by Samkhya at a level deeper than Buddhi. Once the Buddhi takes over, and directs the awareness towards the Source of Thought, the only thing standing between the awareness and the transcendent is the Ahamkara. While the Ahamkara is inactive, the process can achieve its goal. But the ego is the level from which all effort, all focus of attention is directed. That is why there must be no concentration, not even a hint of concentration or some idea of concentration; not even the faintest idea of concentration. Such impulses activate the Ahamkara, blocking the path to the Source. Understanding that the whole process is effortless and automatic negates all that.

This statement may seem in contradiction to most of what has been taught about meditation in recent centuries. That is quite true. A wide body of opinion holds that meditation is difficult, that most people cannot hope to achieve it. This article should dispel that notion. Of course if one approaches the practice of meditation with the preconceptions that it is difficult, or requires concentration, those ideas will become self-fulfilling. The process of Dhyana will not occur, the mind will not merge with the Source of Thought, and Samadhi will not be achieved. Practice will fail. The message given by Ramana Maharishi to Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni narrated at the beginning of this article is vitally important. Tapas, the state of pure consciousness or Turiya is achieved when the mind merges with the Source of Thought. Any directions given during the practice will direct the mind outwards, reverse Pratyahara, and negate the process.

Systems of Meditation

That is why meditation processes requiring Focused Attention result in different brain activity from Dhyana. The EEG characteristic of Focused Attention is Gamma (30-40 Hz) in the frontal lobes. Mindfulness Meditation on the other hand, requires not focus of attention, but more diffuse awareness of subtle processes, internal to the physiology. It produces theta waves in the EEG coming from the gap between the hemispheres in a line running along the

middle of the head, ‘mid-line theta’.

Self-transcending processes of meditation are different. They introduce Dharana, focus of attention on e.g. a mantra. But they then allow the mind to experience it through successively refined levels all the way to the Source of Thought, transcending the thinking mind and bringing the experience of Ananda, Bliss, the pleasant peacefulness characteristic of Alpha waves in the EEG, in particular low frequency alpha waves, now known as Alpha 1 waves, 7.5 to 10 Hz.

Summary

In summary, the key process of Pratyahara, the fourth of the eight Angas named in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, may simply be achieved by becoming aware of inner peace, given the names shanti, shalom, salaam, and The Peace that Passeth Understanding, in the world’s great faiths. The process of Dharana should not be translated as ‘concentration’, for concentrating will hold the awareness to the level of mind to which the attention has been directed, and not allow further Dhyana to occur.

Dharana rather consists of a focus of attention on whatever stimulus, auditory (Mantra), tactile (Prana) or visual (Yantra), has been given to the aspiring yogini by her Guru. As the stimulus is allowed to become an idea at the level of Pashyanti, cognized by the Buddhi, and then to become a faint idea, the mind is drawn more and more deeply inwards towards the Source of Thought at the bottom of the ocean, and the process of Dhyana occurs. When the mind merges with the said Source of Thought, the state of Tapas, or pure consciousness, is attained. In this state of Samadhi, the Self-Knows-Itself-By-Itself-Alone, a process stated as a property of the self in the Gyanakandas, knowledge sections, of all four Vedas. It is also emphasized by all authorities on meditation, such as Adishankara Shankaracharya, and modern Gurus like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, or Pune’s Swami Madhavananda of the Nathasampradaya of Maharashtra’s Santa Dyaneshwara.

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Cold FusionKey to Unlimited, Safe and Affordable Energy

The cold fusion team created at S-VYASA was almost from scratch and all efforts were made not only to induct the members of the team, but enhance their technical knowledge, processing, equipment, Instrumentation, make-shift reactor, drying oven, glove box for reactor assembly and reactor components (which are mostly ceramic). After conducting dozens of experiments (with mixed results), the complete process was understood to a great extent.

Several ministries, R & D establishments, funding agencies, Energy departments, entrepreneurs etc were contacted to obtain support and funding, so that the experiments can be started with an enlarged team and proper review mechanisms. At least half a dozen presentations were made seeking adequate funding. However, nobody could come forward with such a support. S-VYASA being a private University added additional complications for any Govt. agencies to fund. Considering this as a very high risk research, private entrepreneurs also were finding it difficult to fund. However, experiments continued with the gracious support of Guruji and funding with the utmost austerity. Fortunately at least in a couple of cases there was positive indication of the Cold Fusion phenomenon, though over a brief period of time.

Based on our request and meeting of Guruji and Dr. Prahlada Ramarao with Chairman AEC, BARC volunteered to support by procuring power source and consumables worth about Rs. 17 lakhs.

Fortunately we came across a funding scheme known as HRHR (High Risk High Reward), which was brought in by DST (SERB) to encourage high risk research efforts in India. The CER (Centre for Energy Research) at S-VYASA duly put up a proposal for funding with a large

budget, so that the research can be raised to the next level of carrying out experiments through multiple routes in parallel and also having provision for taking up engineering efforts. Though the members of the review committee was sympathetic to consider such a proposal, there were two hesitations. One is S-VYASA being a private University and second one the quantum of funding was higher than what they could immediately fund. After several interactions between the Ministry, Guruji and Dr. Prahlada Ramarao, they finally agreed to consider minimum level of funding for demonstrating the concept.

Accordingly, the SERB committee was convinced that, this research effort should be supported, though it is associated with high risk but of great promise as convinced by many countries in the world. Finally, SERB approved Rs. 87 lakhs under HRHR scheme for a period of 18 months and Rs. 50 lakhs was received at S-VYASA on 21.03.2018 as a first instalment of the total sanctioned grant. The team is now re-energised and the series of well-designed experiments are being evolved. Two experts have been requested to be part of standing committee for regular interaction and advice.

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HOLSYM Training to S-VYASA Faculty

Andrew Cohenwill be leading a 5-Day Residential Retreaton Evolutionary Enlightenmentat The School of Ancient Wisdom in Bangalorefrom June 30 – July 05.

We would love to have you participate and join us. Details on the Retreat and Registration can be found at http://www.andrewcohen.com/events/five-day-retreat-bangalore-india-2018-06-09/

HOLSYM Training - Holistic System of Management: Chancellor, Dr. H R Nagendra's sessionfor the Office Bearers, Faculty and Staff of S-VYASA

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Old Habits Die HardHumorously people speak of habits: Habits are hard to be dropped, changed or even cultivated. Once acquired, they are hard to die. Bad habits are still worse. If, ‘H’ is removed in “Habit”, a bit remains. If “A” is removed, bit remains. If “B” is removed, it still remains. Habit in some form or the other continues to stick to us. It is almost impossible to overcome habits.

Yoga is a way of life, not any way of life. It is a noble way of life, divine way of life, godly way of life, simple way of life, austere way of life, dharmic way of life, righteous way of life, truthful way of life, systematic way of life, methodical way of life, loving way of life, selfless way of life, dedicated way of life and a life of proper mindset. For want of a good mind-set seen in a good life of healthy habits, people suffer from various ailments. Most diseases are due to improper lifestyle. Unless the life style and the habits contributing to the lifestyle are changed, there will be no sound health. Any number of medicines and exercises will be of no use, if the mind set and life style are not changed. In other words, we have to change our habits.

Because of these hard habits, health fails, families break, institutions crumble, organizations fail and nations suffer. Even gods fail to shower blessings, if the devotees cling to unacceptable habits. Very often, we don’t change our habits and we want others to change their habits to be suitable to the continuation of our own habits. Husbands are unhappy if their wives don’t change their habits to their husband’s liking and vice versa. Scientists and the technocrats invent technological devices to suit the lazy habits of mankind. We do not want to change our habits,

but we want to change the society to change to suit our convenient and comfortable habits. When we don’t change, when we want others to change, there is friction, there is rupture, and there is struggle, leading to frustration or fighting; depression or disillusionment. It may lead to divorces in the family, revolutions in the countries, strikes in the institutions, and agitations in organizations.

We are accustomed to blaming others because they are not suitable to our habits and our comforts. In other words, we want to lead a cozy life in our self-centered habits all the time. Therefore, there is the trend of people finding fault with others. It can be crystallized into two sentences, ‘I am right, the others are wrong’. This thinking leads to dangerous consequences and disastrous results. If only we can adjust by changing our mind-set and altering our habits to some extent, there can be harmonious co-existence. But unfortunately, very rarely, we find a warm welcome to change the mindset or habits.

There are people who complain that God is not granting boons and the prayers are not answered. We don’t want to change our habits of dishonesty, self-centeredness, laziness and untruthfulness. We want God to change his habits to bless us. After all, He wants us to be loving, honest and truthful. We fail to rise to His expectations on account of our body bound lethargic habits, and on the contrary, we want others or Nature or God to change, so that we can continue to live in our old habits. We want to have the fruits without any efforts. We expect others to be of good habits. If only we are capable of changing our habits, mind-set and life-style, we can be peaceful and cheerful, always. But what to do, Old habits die hard!

gDr. K Subrahmanyam

Advisor to Chancellor S-VYASA

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Guruji in Varanasi

Varanasi: Recently, Chancellor,Dr. H R Nagendra delivereda Special Lecture on Integrated Health Care Program of AYUSH, GoI, organised byBanaras Hindu University (BHU)

Varanasi, Mar 17: Felicitation toDr. H R Nagendra during the

National Seminar on Yoga in Health and Education, organised by

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth

On the auspicious day of UgadiGanga Vihar from Assi Ghat to Raj Ghat

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Meeting of Indian Yoga Association (IYA)

Recently, the meeting of Indian Yoga Association (IYA) held in New Delhi. During the meeting the Executive Council of IYA re-constituted and the Chancellor of S-VYASA, Dr. H R Nagendra has been nominated as the President. The full list of Executive Council as follows.

In the above picture, Union AYUSH Minister, Sri Shripad Yesso Naik, Chancellor, Dr. H R Nagendra, Sri Acharya Balkrishna of Patanjali Yogpeeth, Pujya Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan Ashram - can be seen

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Indian Yoga Association (IYA)Newly constituted Executive Council

SNo Name and Address Designation

1 Dr. H R NagendraChancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru

President

2 Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra Director, The Yoga Institute, Mumbai

Senior Vice President

3 Dr. S P MishraFormer Vice Chancellor, (DSVV, Haridwar & Shridhar University Pillani), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Vice President

4 Shri Subodh TiwariC.E.O., Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavla, Pune

Vice President

5 Ms. Kamlesh BarwalInternational Co-ordinator, Art of Living Foundation, Bengaluru

Secretary General

6 Shri Jaideep AryaPatanjali Yogapeeth, Haridwar

Joint Secretary

7 Shri Ravi Tumuluri Personal Secretary to Chancellor, S-VYASA, Bengaluru

Joint Secretary

8 Shri P C KapurRepresentative, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwatari Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram

Treasurer

9 Shri P C KapurRepresentative, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwatari Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram

Director (I/C), Standing Finance Committee

10 Swami AtmapriyanandaVice-Chancellor, R.K. Mission Vivekananda University, Howrah

Director, Standing Academic & Accreditation Committee

11 Dr. R NagarathnaChief Medical Advisor, Arogyadhama, VYASA, Bengaluru

Director, Standing Research Committee

12 Shri Subodh TiwariC.E.O., Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavla, Pune

Director (I/C), Standing Legal & Standards Committee

13 Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiRepresentative, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh

Director, Standing Publicity, Publication & P.R. Committee

14 Dr. S P MishraFormer Vice Chancellor, (DSVV, Haridwar & Shridhar University Pillani), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

CEO, PrCB

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Guruji in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh

Cyclic Meditation Sessionled by Chancellor, Dr. H R Nagendra

Inauguration of Indoor & Outdoor Sports Events on occasion of Bhadohi Utsav.During the Event Marathon was also held

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S-VYASA entered into an MoU with Adhikavi Nannaya University,Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

from left PS to Guruji, Sri Raghu Nandan, Registrar, Dr. B Amaranath, Chancellor,

Dr. H R Nagendra and Vice Chancellor of Adhikavi Nannaya University,

Prof. Murru Mutyalu Naidu - can be seen

Pune: Guruji with the Well-wishers

Pune: Felicitation to Dr. H R Nagendra by Chiranjiv Foundation, Affiliated Centre of VYASA

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International Women's Day

International Women's Day was celebrated in Prashanti Kutiram. During the occasion, Martial Arts Training was started by Dr. Praveen Ranka, Martial Arts Trust (R) International. Dr. H R Nagendra presided the event.

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Women’s Day celebration by SAMC&H

Prashanti Kutiram: With the blessings of the Management and Honorable Principal, Dr. B R Ramakrishna of SAMC&H, celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8th.

On this occasion, women who are rendering selfless service in different departments in the institute were felicitated. Dr. Nagarathna, Medical Director, Arogyadhama was felicitated for her endless service to the institute. Mrs. Lalithamma who in spite of her old age and frail body is doing Seva in the mess since many years with a smiling face was felicitated. Last but not the least Mrs. Prameelamma who is taking care of housekeeping and many other works without fail since past 15 years was also felicitated.

Besides this, female faculty members took rounds and offered flowers, fruits and free consultation to female workers in the campus. At the end of the programme, a cultural extravaganza of dance and song was presented by female faculty members which was a perfect culmination of a very fruitful day.

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Yoga Instructors' Course (YIC)189th Batch - March, 2018

Prashanti Kutiram: Inaugural Ceremony. Chief Guest - Sri Ajay Kumar Singh, Rtd. IPS

189th YIC Batch Mates

Students from Abroad with Guruji

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