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How to fight major depression? Breathing, study suggests
Penn researchers say yoga could act as alternative to antidepressants A breathing exercise may work as an alternative for the millions of people who do not respond to antidepressants, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelm ... -
We Belong To One Human Race
(Below is a continuation of the post Anything Is Possible) I recently had an interaction with one gentleman from the Muslim brotherhood, in America. He is a 27-year-old young man. Would you like to hear the interaction, and see what he says? (An audio cli ... -
Q: Who are your main sources of inspiration?
Inspiration is always from within. When you have the commitment to do something in life, something in the world, give something to the world back, you can draw inspiration from everything and from everybody around you. You cannot decide, I want to be ... -
An insider’s account of the relief camps in Iraq
Iraq – an ancient and rich civilization caught up in war and insurgency – has seen millions of its hapless citizens turning into either Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) or refugees in camps. Bringing relief and stress-reduction programs to these war-we ... -
Yogic breathing helps fight major depression, Penn study shows
Controlled breathing practices show promise in patients who don't fully respond to antidepressants Philadelphia: A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to a ... -
Stop Beating Yourself Up Over Past Mistakes
(Below is a continuation of the post Understanding Chakras And The Kundalini Energy) I try to forget the mistakes I made in the past and move ahead. But the people around me keep reminding me of those past mistakes. What should I do? Sri Sri Sri Ravi Shan ... -
I do my Sadhana very regularly. How can I know for sure that my bad Karmas or their ill-effects are getting cleansed and removed?
I tell you, drop everything and just become a Sharanagati. Being a Sharanagati means to have this firm faith and belief that all your Karmas have been cleansed. There is no balance that remains to be cleared anymore. Why are you st ... -
Gurudev, all the great saints and enlightened Masters consider Tyaag (sacrifice) and Vairagya (dispassion) as the means to attaining Moksha (final liberation). Is the desire for Moksha not a kind of greed or desire after all?
Yes, it is true that intense desire or greed for Moksha is also a kind of desire ultimately, but that is the final and the last desire that one has to let go of. One needs to cultivate or have this desire for Moksha to overcome and drop al ... -
Gurudev, how can I know whether what I am experiencing is because of my Karmas from my past lives, or is it because of my actions in the present life?
Whether the action is from a past life, or something done 10 years back, or done just yesterday, or even 10 minutes back – it really does not matter. Ultimately, all Karma is Karma, that’s it. That is why it is said that the wa ... -
I am a Roman Catholic from Europe and recently did the Vedic Wisdom Course at the Ashram. It is a really beautiful course. However, we do not have the concept of Gotras (unbroken line of paternal descent) in Christianity. During the initiation of the Gayatri Mantra they gave us a Gotra. Through some people I came to understand that only the Hindus have Gotras and Nakshatras (Birth star or constellation). What should I follow now? Please guide.
Nakshatra refers to the star in which the Moon was present on the day and time you were born. There are 27 stars and the Moon moves through each of these stars. Each star has four divisions. You must have studied this in the Vedic Wisdom series. ...
