Its Up To You

One  Song  can Spark a     MOMENT                    

One  Flower  can  make  a    DREAM

One Tree can make a      FOREST

One Bird can HERALD    SPRING

One Smile begins          FRIENDSHIP

One Hand Clasp lifts the      SOUL

One Star guides a        Ship to the sea

One Word can frame a       GOAL

ONE VOTE CAN CHANGE THE        NATION      (plz vote)

One Sunbeam lites the       ROOM

One Candle wipes the          DARKNESS

    

One laugh can conquer            GLOOM

One Step starts each              JOURNEY

One Hope will raise                    SPIRIT

One Touch can show          You CARE

One voice can speak with       WISDOM

One Heart can know what is            TRUE

One Life can make a                     DIFFERENCE

YOU       SEE            ITS            ALL          UP          TO           YOU

Gayatri Mantra

Namaste

I am running my yoga class in mumbai since November 08

with  grace of lord i have varied culture students

cosmopolitan  class name it and i have it say Hindu Muslim Parsi  catholic Australian Greek

I thank them to b my students 

and i am very proud they all don't mind chanting OM or GAYATRI MANTRA

This post is specially dedicated to my students for making me proud.

॥ ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहिधियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ

(a) tat savitur vareṇyaṃ

(b) bhargo devasya dhīmahi

(c) dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt

A literal (word to word) translation [1] follows:

Aum = The sacred syllable Om, identified with Brahman, the immanent reality and with the Hindu trinity ( Trimurti )

bhoor = The base of the universe. The Sanskrit root 'bhu' means base, ground etc.. Thus, bhoor is the base of the universe, or the Netherworlds as used in some interpretations . Together, bhoor-bhuvah-svaha constitute the early Vedic cosmos.

bhuva = Earth

svaha = Heaven

tat = That

savitur = Savitr's. Savitr is a name for the Sun, but specifically for the rising or setting Sun.

varenyam = Supreme/Excellent

bhargo = Radiance/ Splendour. The root word is 'bha' meaning shine. Other words derived from this root include bhaskar (sun) and prabhat (dawn).

devasya = Of the Deity (Savitr's). Here, 'deva' means deity and 'sya' is a possessive suffix.

dheemahi = we contemplate

dhiyo = Intellects (Plural of Dhihi = Mind or the intellect)

yo = Who

naha = Our

prachodayat = Awakens, rouses, inspires. 'Pra' is a prefix, the root 'chod' means drive, inspire etc. and 'yaad' is a causative suffix.

An alternate word to word translation:

Aum = The sacred syllable Om

bhoor = The earth, Embodiment of vital spiritual energy(pran)/breath

bhuwah = Destroyer of sufferings

swaha = Embodiment of happiness/destroyer of miseries and symbol of bliss

tat = That (Supreme Being)

savitur = Bright like sun/Effulgent/Radiant/Creator

varenyam = Best choicest/Supreme/Excellent

bhargo = Destroyer of sins

devasya = Divine/Bestower of Divine Power

dheemahi = May imbibe/To adopt/To aquire

dhiyo = Intellect

yo = Who

naha = Our

prachodayat = May inspire/Inspire to Righteousness

Essence of The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit भगवद् गीता, Bhagavad Gītā, "Song of God") is an important Sanskrit Hindu scripture.

 It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism,[1][2] and considered as one of the most important religious classics of the world

.[3] The Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata, comprised of 700 verses.

 The teacher of the Bhagavad Gita is Krishna, who is regarded by the Hindus as the supreme manifestation of the Lord Himself,[3] and is refe

rred to within as Bhagavan—the divine one.

[4] The Bhagavad Gita is commonly referred to as The Gita for short.

Ramakrishna said that the essential message of the Gita can be obtained by repeating the word several times,[73] "'Gita, Gita, Gita', you begin, but

 then find yourself saying 'ta-Gi, ta-Gi, ta-Gi'. Tagi means one who has renounced everything for God."

What it Represents

Arjuna represents the individual soul, and Sri Krishna the Supreme Soul dwelling in every heart. Arjuna's chariot is the body. The blind king Dhritarashtra is the mind under the spell of ignorance, and his hundred sons are man's numerou

s evil tendencies The battle, a perennial one, is between 

the power of good and the power of evil. The w

arrior who listens to the advice of the Lord speaking from within will triumph in this battle and attain the Highest Good. ”

Overview of chapters

Krishna displays his Vishvarupa (Universal Form) to Arjuna on the b

attlefield of Kurukshetra.

The Gita consists of eighteen chapters in total:

1.Arjuna requests Krishna to move his chariot bet

ween the two armies. When Arjuna sees his relatives on the opposing army side of the Kurus, he loses courage and decides not to fight.

2.After asking Krishna for help, Arjuna is instructed that only the body may be killed, while the eternal self is immortal. Krishna appeals to Arjuna that as a warrior he has a duty to uphold the path of dharma through warfare.

3.Arjuna asks why he should engage in fighting if knowledge is more important than action. Krishna stresses to Arjuna that performing his d

uties for the greater good, but without attachment to results is the appropriate course of action.

4.Krishna reveals that He has lived through many births, always teaching Yoga for the protection of the pious and the destruction of the impious and stresses the importance of accepting a guru.

5.Arjuna asks Krishna if it is better to forgo action or to act. Krishna answers that both ways may be beneficent, but that acting in Karma Yoga is superior.

6.Krishna describes the correct posture for meditation and the process of how to achieve samadhi.

7.Krishna teaches the path of knowledge (Jnan

a Yoga).

8.Krishna defines the terms brahman, adhyat

ma, karma, atman, adhibhuta and adhidaiva and explains how one can remember him at the time of death and attain His supreme abode.

9.Krishna explains panentheism, "all beings are in Me" as a way of remembering Him in all circumstances.

10.Krishna describes how He is the ultimate source of all material and spiritual worlds. Arjuna accepts Krishna as the Supreme Being, quoting great sages who have also done so.

11.On Arjuna's request, Krishna displays His "universal form" (Viśvarūpa), a theophany of a being facing every way and emitting the radiance of a thousand suns, containing all other beings and material in existence.

12.Krishna describes the process of devotional service (Bhakti Yoga).

13.Krishna describes nature (prakrti), the enjoyer (purusha) and consciousness.

14.Krishna explains the three modes (gunas) of material nature.

15.Krishna describes a symbolic tree (representin

g material existence), its roots in the heavens and its foliage on earth. Krishna explains that this tree should be felled with the "axe of detachment", after which one can go beyond to his supreme abode.

16.Krishna tells of the human traits of the divine and the demonic natures. He counsels that to attain the supreme destination one give up lust, anger and greed, discern between right and wrong action by evidence from scripture and thus act rightly.

17.Krishna tells of three divisions of faith and the thoughts, deeds and even eating habits corresponding to the three gunas.

18.In conclusion, Krishna asks Arjuna to abandon all forms of dharma and simply surrender unto Him. He describes this as the ultimate perfection of life.

Sattva Rajas Tamas

In Samkhya philosophy there are three guṇas (based upon the three operating principles or "tendencies" of Nature (in Sanskrit: prakriti),sattva guṇa, and rajas guṇa, tamas guṇa.

: Sattva (purity); Rajas (activity, passion, the process of change); and Tamas (darkness, inertia).

 Once energy takes form, one quality of the three predominates. Thus on an apple tree, some of the fruit is ripe (sattvic), some ripening (rajasic) and some overripe (tamasic).

 But no matter which quality prevails, an element of each of the other two will always be present as well. Most of an individual apple will be ripe, but part will be rotten, even if the naked eye cannot see it, and part will be in the process of changing from one state to the other.

 The three Gunas encompass all existence, all actions.

 If a man commits a robbery, the action is basically rajasic but the decision to rob and the motive may be predominantly tamasic, rajasic or sattvic, according to the situation.

 In all people one of the three Gunas has superior strength and is reflected in all they do and think. Only in enlightenment are the Gunas completely transcended.

Sattvic Food

This is the purest diet, the most suitable one for any serious student of yoga.

 It nourishes the body and maintains it in a peaceful state.

 And it calms and purifies the mind, enabling it to function at its maximum potential.

 A sattvic diet thus leads to true health: a peaceful mind in control of a fit body, with a balanced flow of energy between them.

 Sattvic foods include cereals, wholemeal bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, pure fruit juices, milk, butter and cheese, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey, and herb teas.

Rajasic Food

Foods that are very hot, bitter, sour, dry, or salty are rajasic.

 They destroy the mind-body equilibrium, feeding the body at the expense of the mind.

 Too much rajasic food will overstimulate the body and excite the passions, making the mind restless and uncontrollable.

 Rajasic foods include hot substances, such as sharp spices or strong herbs, stimulants, like coffee and tea, fish, eggs, salt and chocolate.

 Eating in a hurry is also considered rajasic.

Tamasic Food

A tamasic diet benefits neither the mind nor the body.

 Prana, or energy, is withdrawn, powers of reasoning become clouded and a sense of inertia sets in. 

The body's resistance to disease is destroyed and the mind filled with dark emotions, such as anger and greed.

 Tamasic items include meat, alcohol, tobacco, onions, garlic, fermented foods, such as vinegar, and stale or overripe substances. Overeating is also regarded as tamasic.