Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:38:03 +0530WeeblyWed, 30 May 2018 05:08:26 GMThttps://advaita56.weebly.com/blog/what-is-yoga-why-yoga-for-whomWe have recently become aware of the International Day of Yoga.

It was in December 2014 that the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the Day.
http://www.un.org/en/events/yogaday/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Yoga_Day

Most Indians are familiar and have done Surya Namaskar  and some form of Pranayama.
Surya Namaskar
http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/the-complete-workout-surya-namaskaras/

Anulom Vilom or Nadi Shodhan
https://www.sarvyoga.com/anulom-vilom-pranayama-steps-and-benefits/

Slowly the use and benefit is percolating everywhere as the US and Europe join
https://yoga.lovetoknow.com/Famous_Yoga_Teachers
http://integralyoga.org/
https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=23250
http://www.dw.com/en/say-%C3%B6m-for-travelers-germany-is-yoga-friendly/a-1128423

However, for most of us the real meaning of Yoga got obscured. It simply is not a lifestyle matter nor an outer garment. Yoga is closely related to the mind and heart.

Being able to sit in Meditation is one of the profoundest gifts of Yoga. This can be practiced by all. It does not dependent on current health status or capability. Once we can begin to sit for 10 minutes doing NOTHING, something incredible happens. The cosmic force awakens. TiMe and SpAcE become friends.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCN4XSL
जय गुरुदेव
]]>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:10:32 GMThttps://advaita56.weebly.com/blog/dhatupathaThe Dhatupatha is Panini’s library of Sounds that serves as an input to the Ashtadhyayi program. Its intelligent, concise and exemplary coding is regarded in awe by the foremost programmers of today and has stood its ground over 2500 years.

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Many Dhatupathas are available, and the source is usually an edition of the Siddhanta Kaumudi of Bhattoji Dikshita circa 17th century.  A book that is error free, legible
and easily understandable is the aim here. Roots are numbered with a unique Dhatu Serial Number from 1 to 1943.
 
A standard edition is often peppered with footnotes. These comments have been clarified to facilitate learning and teaching for the modern Reader.
 
Apart from Dhatu Sutras, the major Ganasutras have been enumerated. Internal grouping of Roots is well established. Relevant Ashtadhyayi Sutra is often listed. Lucid Indexes make locating any Root precise and convenient.
 
Very useful for stepping into the intricacies of Sanskrit Grammar.
]]>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 12:28:19 GMThttps://advaita56.weebly.com/blog/sanskrit-is-coming-of-ageSanskrit is a language with a rich legacy of classics, poetry, epics and legends. It is a language that is closely linked to the human anatomy and also practically to the entire Indo-Germanic group of modern day languages.. Even the current computer era has benefited from the wisdom in the ancient manuscripts.

Many Ashrams inculcate the recital of Vedic texts, with the Bhagavad Gita and the Rudram being favorites. Verses from the Taittiriya Upanishad are sung in prayers in homes across the globe.

Today the world's premier Universities offer a Sanskrit program in their curricula.
https://sas.fas.harvard.edu/sanskrit
http://www.hss.iitb.ac.in/en/unit-category/sanskrit
https://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sanskrit/
http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/abt/IND/en/links/links.php?sanskrit_studies
http://www.srisriuniversity.edu.in/

Samskrita Bharati has made it very easy to speak in Sanskrit through their well modulated camps and volunteers with an international presence.
http://www.samskritabharatiusa.org/
http://sambhashanasandesha.in/
http://www.samskritashikshanam.in/

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan offers beginner, intermediate, and graduate programs with a presence in many Indian States. http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/

The next World Sanskrit Conference is at Vancouver, Canada from 9th-13th July 2018
https://wsc.ubcsanskrit.ca/]]>