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What is
YOGAI
Yhewordyogameansunion.
Unionmeansyoubegintoeperience
theuniversalityofwhoyouare.
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As there are physical sciences
to create external wellbeing, yoga is the
science for inner wellbeing. Yoga has nothing
to do with any particular religion;
it is a science for inner wellbeing.
SADHGURU
IthinkitisbetterItellyou
whatisnotyoga.5omuch
misintpretationoftheword
hashappenedthatspeaking
aboutwhatisnotyogais
morerelevant.
5tandingonyourheadisnot
yoga,holdingyourbreathis
notyoga,twistingyourbody
isnotyoga.Yes,theseare
variousyogicpractices,but
whenwesayyogaweare
referringtoacertainstatea
certainwayofbeing.
Yhewordyogameansunion.
Unionmeansyoubeginto
eperiencetheuniversality
ofwhoyouare.Foreample,
today,modernscienceproves
toyoubeyondanydoubt
thatthewholeEistenceis
justoneenergymanifesting
itselfinvariousforms.Ifthis
scientiBc fact becomes a living
realityforyou,thatyoubegin
toeperienceeverythingas
one,thenyouareinyoga.
Onceyoueperienceyourself
aseverything,oreverything
asyourself,afterthatnobody
hastotellyouhowtobein
thisworld.Ifyoueperience
allthepeoplehereasyourself,
doesanybodyhavetoteach
youmoralsastohowtobeI
Doesanybodyhavetotell
youdontharmthisperson,
dontkillthispersonand
dontrobthispersonI5o
whenyouareinyoga,you
eperienceeverythingasa
partofyourself,andthatis
liberation,thatismukti;
thatisultimatefreedom.
Yoga is not a religion.
Yoga is a science.
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wellbelng,tberelsanlnner
sclencetocreatelnner
wellbelng.So,tbewbolesclence
o|wbatwere|ertoasyogalsan
lnnersclence
This yogic science is of
utmost importance now,
like never before,
because today
we have tremendous
power in our hands.
With modern science and
technology, tomorrow if we want,
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Yogacanbetransmltteoonmanyol||erent
levels.Onelstowarosonespbyslcalano
mentalwellbelngwblcblncluoesbealtbano
otberaspects.Orltcoulobetransmltteo
asatool|orultlmatewellbelng,lntbesense
youcanusetblssystemasastepplngstone
togobeyono.
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backacbe,l|youwant,oryoucanusetbls
yogatogetbettermental|ocusanollttle
peaceo|mlnoanobapplnesslnyourll|eor
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uptotbeblgbestposslbllltywltblnyoursel|.
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What is Yoga? 4
Festivals
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YaksbaGallery201012
AboutMabasblvaratbrl14
MabasblvarabtrlGallery16
Isha Foundation
About|sba18
8ecomeMe20
Saobguru22
Temples
TbeSclenceo|Temples24
DbyanallngaYoglcTemple27
Tbeertbakuno35
Llnga8balravlTemple38
Kala8balravaKarma42
Yantras44
Ananda Alai49
Isha Yoga Center
|sbaYogaCenter55
|sbaYogaCenter,NewDelbl59
|sba|nstltuteo||nnerSclences,Tennessee,USA60
Inner Transformation
|nnerLnglneerlng62
volunteerlng66
HataYoga69
|sbaYoga|orCblloren70
8bavaSpanoana/Sboonya71
Samyama73
Offerings
|sbaCra|t76
|sbaPejuvenatlon79
Sounoso||sba81
|sbaHomeScbool83
8ooks86
vloeos88
Outreach
ProjectGreenHanos90
|sbavlobya94
Actlon|orPuralPejuvenatlon100
Yatras
DbyanYatra107
KallasbManasarovarYatra113
Contact Information 110
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featuringsomeofthemost
euberantandrenowned
talentofmusicanddance.
Itisanendeavortopreserveand
promoteIndiasperformingarts.
Intheirsubtletyand
vibrancy,theseartistic
presentationsevokearealmof
transcendentalbeautywhich
enthralltheaudienceseveryeve-
ninginthesacredspaceofthe
Dhyanalinga.
Come, eperience the Bnest
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culturalidentity.
Allnight5athsang
From6p.m.to6a.m.
Q&AwiththeMaster
Discourse,PowerfulMeditations
Annadanam
MusicalPerformances:
WadaliBrothers
Premjoshua&Band
BickramGhoshRhythmscape
LiveYelecastAastha,ZeeYamil
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The word Isha means the formless
primordial source of creation
Ofallthehumanpursuits,
strivingtotransform
oneselfintoahigher
possibilityisconsidered
themostsacred.Itisthis
pursuit that fulBlls the
purposeofthehuman
formanditisthispursuit
thatbringswell-beingto
alllife.Yhebasicpurpose
ofIshaFoundationis
toinspire,tostokeup,
andtonurturethis
innatesearchinevery
being,helpingthem
realizetheultimate
potentialwithin.
About I5HA
|sba Founoatlon ls a non-rellglous, not-|or-prot,
publlcservlceorganlzatlon,wblcbaooressesall
aspectso|bumanwellbelng.Fromltspower|ulyoga
programs|orlnnertrans|ormatlontoltslnsplrlng
projects|orsocletyanoenvlronment,|sba
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culturetbatlstbebasls|orglobalbarmonyano
progress.Tblsapproacbbasgalneoworlowloe
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councll(LCOSOC)o|tbeUnlteoNatlons.
|sbaFounoatlon,|ounoeobySaobgurutbreeoecaoes
ago, ls a volunteer-run, lnternatlonal nonprot
organlzatlonoeolcateotocultlvatlngbuman
potentlal.TbeFounoatlonlsabumanservlce
organlzatlontbatrecognlzestbeposslbllltyo|eacb
persontoempoweranotberrestorlngglobal
communltytbrougblnsplratlonanolnolvloual
trans|ormatlon.
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volunteers|rommoretban150clty-baseocenters
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attbe|sbaYogaCenter,setlntbelusbraln|orest
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|nola.|ntbeUS,tbebeaoquarterslstbe|sba
|nstltuteo||nnerSclences,locateoontbe
spectacularCumberlanoPlateaulncentralTennessee.
At the core of the Foundations activities is a
customized system of yoga called Isha Yoga. Isha Yoga
distills powerful, ancient yogic methods for a modern
person, creating peak physical, mental, and emotional
wellbeing. This basis of total wellbeing accelerates
inner growth, allowing each individual to tap the wealth
of vibrant life within oneself. Sadhgurus introductory
program, Inner Engineering, introduces Shambhavi
Maha Mudra a simple but powerful kriya (inner energy
process) for deep inner transformation.
Isha Foundation also implements several large-scale
human service projects to support individual growth,
revitalize the human spirit, rebuild communities, and
restore the environment. These include:
Actlon |or Pural Pejuvenatlon
(www.ruralrejuvenation.org), a rural revitalization
program offering medical care, community rehabilitation,
and human upliftment to more than 2,500 destitute
villages in rural southern India.
Project Green Hanos
(www.projectgreenhands.org), a massive public refores-
tation effort aiming to plant 114 million trees, restoring
33% green cover in Tamil Nadu, India.
|sba vlobya
(www.ishavidhya.org), a pioneering English medium,
computer-based education initiative to be established in
206 new village schools in rural southern India by 2014.
Together with its active and dedicated volunteer base,
the Foundations activities serve as a thriving model for
human empowerment and community revitalization
throughout the world.
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Tblsll|e|ormelsanenoeavortobelppeople
eperlenceanoepresstbelrolvlnlty.
Mayyouknowtbebllsso|tbeolvlne.
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Saobguru,ayoglanopro|ounomystlco|ourtlmes,
lsavlslonarybumanltarlananoapromlnentsplrltual
leaoer. A contemporary Guru, rooteo as strongly
lnmunoaneanopragmatlcmattersasbelslnlnner
eperlenceanowlsoom,Saobguruworkstlrelessly
towarostbepbyslcal,mental,anosplrltualwellbelng
o|all.Hlsmasteryo|tbemecbanlsmso|ll|e,anout-
comeo|blspro|ounoeperlenceo|tbeSel|,guloes
lneplorlngtbesubtlerolmenslonso|ll|e.Tbe
consummatlono|blsll|ebasbeentbeconsecratlon
o|tbeDbyanallngaYoglcTemple,aoreamo|many
Lnllgbteneobelngs.
Atbomelnlolnclotbasmucbasapalro|jeans,
bare|oottbrougbtbemlgbtyHlmalayas,
orstraoollngamotorcycleontbeepressway,
Saobgurulsoneo|tbemostunusualmystlcstbatone
canencounter.Marklngaclearoeparture|rommere
customs ano rltuals, Saobguru's sclentlc metboos
|orsel|-trans|ormatlonarebotbolrectanopower-
|ul.8elonglngtonopartlculartraoltlon,Saobguru
lncorporatesanopresentswbatlsmostvallo|ortbe
contemporaryll|e|romtbeyoglcsclences.wel
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promlnentlnternatlonalleaoersblp|orums.
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UnlteoNatlonsMlllennlumPeaceSummltanotbe
WorloPeaceCongress.
HebasalsoserveoasaoelegatetotbeUnlteo
NatlonsMlllennlumPeaceSummltanotbeWorlo
PeaceCongress.Saobgurusvlslonano
unoerstanolngo|mooernsoclalanoeconomlclssues
baveleotolntervlewswltb88C,8loomberg,CN8C,
CNN|n,anoNewsweek|nternatlonal.Hlslnslgbtsare
regularly|eatureolntbelnternatlonalmeola.
A well-known publlc gure, be regularly oraws
bunoreoso|tbousanoso|people|orblspubllctalks
anosatbsangs(groupmeoltatlon).Traverslng
seamlessly|romtbeanclenttotbeultramooern,
Saobgurubrlogestbegapbetweentbeknownanotbe
unknown,enabllngalltbosewboencounterblmto
eploreanoeperlencetbeoeepestolmenslonso|ll|e.
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Anclenttempleswerebulltnotasplaces|or
prayer,butasblgblyenerglzeospaceswbere
peoplecoulotrans|ormtbemselveslnaveryoeep
way.Traoltlonally,tbebelle|wastbatwbenone
goestoatempleonesboulosltoown|orawblle
be|orecomlngout,otberwlsetbevlsltwoulobe
|rultless.Tblslssobecausetempleswerebullt
llkeapubllccbarglngplacebywblcbpeoplecoulo
cbargetbemselveswltbanlnnerenergy.
Peoplevlslteotbetemplebe|oretbeyentereo
lntotbelroallyworksotbattbeycoulogoabout
wltbacertalnsenseo|balanceanooeptblntbelr
llves.Anclenttempleswerebulltwltban
unoerstanolnganomasteryo|tbelnnersclence
o|splrltualevolutlon.Graoually,tbeunoerlylng
unoerstanolngo|tbesplrltualsclencebeblno
templeconstructlonanousagewaslostano
rltualsanoceremonlestookover,convertlng
templeslntoplaces|orprayeranoworsblp.
Lventooay,power|ulyoglctemplescanbe
|ounolnmanypartso||nola.Somearemooest
structuresblooenawaylntbeHlmalayas.
Otbersarearcbltecturalmarvels,commlssloneo
byblstorlcklngsanoconsecrateobygreat
masterso|tbeyoglctraoltlon.
Soutb|nola,lnpartlcular,lsknown|orseveral
vlbranttemplesconsecrateobytbelegenoary
autboro|tbeYogaSutras,Patanjall,alsoknown
astbe|atbero|tbeyoglcsclences.|nanclent
tlmes,tbeconstructlono|atemplewas|alrly
comple.Tbemostlmportantaspectwasalways
tbeenergy|ormestabllsbeoasltsmalnsbrlne.
Tbesbape,olmenslonsanomaterlalso|tbe
structuretbatbousestbeenergy|orm,orloolls
alsocrltlcal.Tbeparikramaortbewalkwayo|tbe
temple,tbegarbha grihaortbelnnermostsbrlne
o|tbetemple,tbesbapeanotbeslzeo|tbelool,
tbemudrabelobytbeloolanotbemantra
The Science of Ancient
Yemples
(souno)useo|ortbeconsecratlono|tbe
templeareall|unoamentalparameterso|
templeconstructlon.
Tbemalnloolwaso|tencomplementeobyone
ormoremlnorloolsoroeltlescare|ully
posltloneoalongtbepatbo|approacbtotbe
malnsbrlne.Allo|tbeseelementsarematcbeo
anobulltaccorolngtoacertalnsclenceanobaseo
upontbeunoerstanolngo|tbeenergles,tbereby
creatlngapower|ulenergysltuatlonto|acllltate
lnnertrans|ormatlon.
Tbeprocesso|ensbrlnlngtblsenergylnsucb
awaytbatltlsavallabletotbevlsltorlscalleo
tbepratishtaortbeconsecratlon.8aslcally,tbere
aretwoklnoso|consecratlonprocesses:mantra
prathista ano prana prathista.Wbenconsecra-
tlonlsoonetbrougbcbantlngo|certalnmantras
(energlzeosyllablesorsounos)anoper|ormlng
certalnyagas ano yagnas(rltes),ltlscalleomantra
pratblsta.Lnergy|ormssoconsecrateoconstantly
requlre poojas (o||erlngs o| |rult, Nowers) ano
otberrltualstomalntalntbelrenergles.
Traoltlonally,rltualswerecreateoaccorolngto
certalnprocesseslntbeelstence.Tbeywere
createosotbattbeplaceo|rltualgatbersa
certalnamounto|energy,acertalnamounto|
prana (ll|e energy) |or people to benet |rom.
Tberearevarloustypeso|rltualsper|ormeo|or
ol||erent benets tbat one can oerlve. Tbere ls a
wbolesclencetotbls.||ltlsper|ormeo
properlykeeplngtbebaslcnormslntberltual
anotbeper|ormer,bowbelsanobowcompetent
be lscertaln energy elos can be createo ano
malntalneo.|ncontrast,pranapratblstalsooneln
sucb a way tbat tbe energy elos are createo ano
lockeo.Tbeenergy|orm,tben,malntalnsltsener-
glesataconstantlevelanoooesnotrequlreper-
|ormlngo|rltualsoranymeanso|re-energlzlng.
If you make mud into food, that is called agriculture. If you make food into a human being,
this is called digestion. If you make a human being into mud again, we call this cremation.
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welcoming people of all religions
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DbyanalntbeSanskrltlanguage,
meansmeoltatlonano
llngameans|orm.
Dbyanallngalsapower|ul
anounlqueenergy-|orm,
representlngtbeolstllleo
essenceo|yoglcsclences.
Unsuccess|ullyattempteo
|ortbousanoso|yearsby
manyaccompllsbeoyogls,lt
ls tbe rst o| lts klno to be
success|ullyconsecrateoano
presenteototbeworlo.
DbyanallngaYoglcTempleo||ers
aunlquemeoltatlvespace
tbatooesnotascrlbetoany
partlcular|altborbelle|system,or
requlreanyrltuals,
prayers,orworsblp.Wltblnlts
space,tbelntenseyetsubtle
energleso|tbellnga,allowoneto
eperlencetbeoeepeststateso|
peaceanosllence,reveallngtbe
essentlalnatureo|ll|eltsel|.
Wltbtbesculpturalrelle|s
anosymbolso|Hlnoulsm,
|slam,Cbrlstlanlty,[alnlsm,
Taolsm,Zoroastrlanlsm,
[uoalsm,8uooblsm,anoSblnto
lnscrlbeoonacolossalplllar,
Sarva Dharma Sthamba,
locateoattbe|rontentrance,
Dbyanallnga|unctlonsasanlcono|
slngularlty,bearlngaunlversal
messageo|welcome.
Assucb,lto||ersarareano
potentopportunlty|orbumanlty
togrowtogetberlntoastate
o|peace,prosperltyano
well-belng,beyonorellglousolvloe.
Astbe|ocal|eatureo|
|sbaYogaCenter,
DbyanallngaYoglcTemplewltb
ltsTbeertbakuno,anotbe
upcomlngLlnga8balravlSbrlne,
lsraplolybecomlngoneo|
tbemostsougbtoutlocatlons
|ortboseseeklngtoeperlence
anogrowlnmeoltatlon.
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|n|ronto|tbeDbyanllnga
YoglcTemplelstbeNanolbull,
tbelargesto|ltsklnolntbe
worlo,constructeocompletely
outo|metal.Fllleowltba
unlquecomposltlono|
vlbbutl,eartbanoberbs,
Saobguruoescrlbestbe13
|oottallNanolasasymbol|or
meoltatlveness:
Nandiisasymbolism
ofeternalwaiting
Waitingisconsidered
asthegreatestvirtue
inthisculture,because
onewhoknowshowto
simplysitandwait,he
isnaturallymeditative.
5o,beforeyougointo
thetemple,youmust
havethequalityofthe
Nandi,
thatyousimplysit
NANDI
Statue of sage Patanjali,
depicted in the traditional
half-man, half-snake form at the
Dhyanalinga Temple.
Patanjali is revered as the Father
of Yogic Sciences, and in the
modern world, he is best known
for his work: Yoga Sutra.
However, he neither invented
Yoga nor discovered it.
A great spiritual Master, he was
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grammar, and music.
He assimilated the various
prevailing spiritual traditions,
which until then existed only in
the form of lore, and presented
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Yogic Temple
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Dhyanalinga
You are my Gurus will
my only obsession
In my dreams and my wakefulness
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Willing to do anything
that men should and should not
Willing to offer myself and
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O Glorious one
May your glory and grace
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into wakefulness and light
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and the gift of life still with me,
what shall I do with myself?
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TbeTbeertbakuno,locateoontbenortbern
perlmetero|tbeOuterParlkramasurrounolng
tbeDbyanallngaSbrlne,lsonesucbsacreowater
booy.Tblsunlqueunoergrounopoolspeclally
consecrateobySaobguru,basbeentbesource
o|oeepsplrltualeperlences|ormany.8ulltasa
vaulteostructuretbatsbarestbesameaestbetlcs
anobullolngprlnclplesastbeDbyanallngaTemple.
Tberectangularwatertank,|rameobyglgantlc
granltestones,lsembeooeo30|eetoeeplntbe
eartb.Lnormousstonestepsoropoowntotbe
waterbooy,asaspectacular,banopalnteomural
o|tbeMaha Kumbha Mela,euberantlnltscolors,
sbapesanoepresslons,un|olosontberalseo,
curveocelllngabove.
Tbewaterlsenerglzeobytbesubmergeorasalinga,
welgblngover660kgs.Aolplntblsvlbrantwater
slgnlcantly lncreases splrltual receptlvlty ano also
rejuvenatestbebooy.
Entrance to the Theerthakund
Murals on the ceiling depicting
the Maha Kumbha Mela.
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Close-up of the murals on the ceiling
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LINGA
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TEMPLE
Llnga8balravllsaneuberantepresslono|tbe
Dlvlne Femlnlne, botb erce ano compasslonate
atonce.TbeDevlrepresentstbenurturlngano
creatlveaspectso|tbeunlverseanotbeenergles
o|Llnga8balravlare|ocuseoonenbanclngtbe
pbyslcallty,brlnglngmaterlalwellbelnganobealtb.
TbeLlnga8balravlTemplelntbe|ormo|an
equllateraltrlanglelslocateoattbeSoutbwest
cornero|tbeDbyanallngaYoglcTempleComple.
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Foronewbols|ear|ul,oarknesslsevll.Foronewbo
lsnot|ear|ul,oarknesslstbeall-absorblngnatureo|
elstence.Tbatwblcbcanabsorbeverytblnglsalsotbat
wblcbcreateseverytblng.
So,Devllsseenastbebaslso|allCreatlon.
LartblscalleoMotberbecauseltlsallcreatlnganoall
absorblng.|ttbrowsusoutanoabsorbsustoo,oneoay.
Wbyoosomeassoclateoarknesswltbevll?
Onlybecauseyourvlsualsensesaresucbtbatyoucan-
notseelnoarkness,ltlnstllls|earlnyou.Forallnoctur-
nalanlmals,oarknesslsbeautl|ul.Tberewasnollgbt
lnyourmotberswomb.Tbe|earo|oarkness
cameonlya|teryouwereborn.
Fortbosetrappeolntbellmltatlonso|sensory
perceptlon,oarknesslsaproblem.
Fortbosewbobavetranscenoeotbe
llmltatlonso|tbesenses,oarknesslsablesslng.
Tbe|unoamentalprlnclpleo|8balravllsoarkness.
Onemeanlngo|`bballs|ear.Anotbermeanlngls
beyono.Sbels|ear|ul|ortbosewboaretrappeoln
llmltatlonsbut|ortbosewbobavetbeeyestoseelt,
sbelstbenatureo|tbebeyono.Fearlsalwayso|loslng
sometblng.Youcanonlylosellmlteoaspectso|ll|e,you
canneverloseltsultlmatenature.Fearoccursbecause
youareattacbeotoyourllmltatlons,otberwlsetberels
no|ear.Fearappearsbecausetberelsnovalrag,
noolspasslon.Fortbosewboaretrappeolnllmltatlons,
olspasslonlsa|ear|ultblng.Fortbosewbo
consclouslygolntolt,olspasslonlsultlmate|reeoom.
Lltberyouarelnbbalorvalragtberelsnootberway
tobe.Passlonano|earareconnecteo.
Tbeworopasslonlsuseolnmanyways:
weareuslnglt|orlntensltybutpasslonessentlally
meansyouarecllnglngtosometblng.
8elngpasslonateaboutsometblngorsomebooylstbe
onlyway|oryourlgbtnowtogeneratecertaln
eperlenceswltblnyou.||tbeobjecto|yourpasslonls
tbreateneo,tberels|ear.Dlspasslonooesnotmean
non-lnvolvement.Plgbtnow,youareklcklngupyour
lnvolvementwltbpasslon.||youcanklckupyour
lnvolvementwltbolspasslon,tbentberels
noquestlono||ear.
Devllsoeplcteospllllngblooo.8looolsalltbetlme
Nowlng lnsloe your booy. || lt comes out, wbat ls tbe blg
oeal?|nall|unoamentalaspectso|ll|e,peopleare|ear|ul.
Tbeyare|ear|ulo|tbell|eprocessltsel|.
WbenDevllsoeplcteoln|ear|ulways,ltlsnottbatsbe
reallyls|ear|ul.|tlsjusttbatpeopleseeberllketbat,ltls
tbelrperceptlon.Tbosewbolovebertblnk
sbelscompasslonate,buttbosewbolookatberbouno
byllmltatlonstblnksbels|earsome.Youmlgbtsee
plctureswbereDevlbastakeno||berownbeao,
carrylngltlnberbano,tblsaspecto|tbeDevllscalleo
Cblnnamasta.Tblslstosbowtbatsbebastaken
o||berownllmltatlons.
||Devlnurturesyourllmltatlons,wouloyoucalltbat
compasslon?Orwouloyoutblnksol|sbetakes
awayyourllmltatlons?Pemovlngyour
llmltatlonslsultlmatecompasslontoapolntwbere
sbelswllllngtobeunpopular.
Linga Bhairavi
Seek her in Devotion
She is an ocean of Compassion
Seek her in Desperation
She is a steadfast Companion
Seek her in true Passion
You will be loved to Distraction
Just seek her in your Confusion
She will lead you to Fruition
Jai Bhairavi Devi
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This has been very
much a part of yogic
culture that if
somebody dies and
does not have the
awareness to conduct
his death properly, then
somebody else does it
for him.
SADHGURU
|ntbe|nolanculture,
oeatbrltualswere
anelaborateano
sopblstlcateolast
attempttocreate
wellbelng|ortbejust
oeparteo.
Depenolngupontbe
ageo|tbeperson,tbe
natureo|ll|ebellveo
anotbenatureo|tbe
oeatbbeunoerwent,
tbeserltualswere
care|ullycra|teoto
notonly|acllltatetbe
smootbtransltlono|a
belng|romonestageo|
ll|etoanotberbutalso
tobrlngaboutsplrltual
evolutlono|tbe
oeparteo.
Un|ortunatelybowever,
lntbelast100150
years,tbesetraoltlons
bavebecomelargely
olstorteo,corruptano
oe|unctlntbesoclety.
KalabbalravaKarmaano
KalabbalravaSbantbl
aretwoprocesses
establlsbeobySaobguru
toprovloeapersontbls
cruclalasslstancelntbls
vulnerablestate,once
beleavestbebooy.
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Llnga8balravlunltesalltbree|unoamentalol-
menslonso|tbeDlvlneaswellastbetbreebaslc
qualltleso|elstencewltblnbersel|.Wbetbera
oevoteeseekstoacqulre,enjoy,ortranscenotbe
pbyslcalanomaterlalaspectso|ll|etbeDevl
wlllasslstlnwbateveronesasplratlonsmaybe.
8eltpower,strengtb,anopbyslcallmmortal-
lty,wealtbanorlcbes,passlonanolntenslty,or
knowleoge,knowlng,anotranscenoencetbe
DevllstbeUltlmateGlvero|alltbatanomore.
varlouso||erlngsanorltualsareconoucteoln
tbe temple to allow oevotees to benet |rom
tbeDevlsabunoantGrace.Tbetempleo||ers
unlquerltualstbatasslstlneverysteptbatone
takeslnonesll|e,|romblrtbtooeatb,anoln-
between.
FortbosewbooeslretobavetbeDevlsPres-
enceanoGracelntbelrownprlvatellvlngano
o|ce spaces, tbere are now Llnga 8balravl yan-
trasanomlnlaturetemplesavallable.Traoltlonally,
yantrasarecertaln|ormsoeslgneoanocreateo
to reap partlcular benets. However, tbe Llnga
8balravlyantrasanomlnlatureDevltemples
are very unlque ano tbe scope o| tbelr benets
manl|olo.
WltbtbeLlnga8balravlYantralnyourbome,you
can reap tbe benets o| llvlng ln a consecrateo
space.TbeDevlsGracealsopromotesbealtb,
prosperltyanooverallwellbelng|oralltbose
wbollvelnberspbere.Tbellnga-sbapeo|orm
wlllsustalnltsenergy|orbunoreoso|years,en-
abllngmanygeneratlonso|tbe|amllytocontlnu-
ouslyenjoytbeDevlsGrace.
Fortbosewboarelntosplrltualsaobana,ltls
partlcularly beneclal to practlce ln tbe spbere
o|tbeDevl.Tbrougbtbepbyslcalcontactwltb
tbeDevl,yourenergysystemwlllcbangelnsucb
awaytbat8balravlsGracewlll|unctlonwltbln
you.Pbyslcal,mental,anosplrltualwellbelng,as
wellasabealtby,success|ul,anoprosperousll|e
wlllbeanaturaloutcome.
YANYRA5
Devotionisadifferentlevelofintelligence.Yheworldmaynot
understand,butadevoteehasthesweetesteperienceoflife,
comparedtoanybodyelseonthisplanet.
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OnewhoearnstheGraceofBhairavineitherhastolivein
concernorfearoflifeordeath,ofpoverty,offailure.Allthata
humanbeingconsidersaswellbeingwillbehisifonlyheearns
theGraceofBhairavi.
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YheLingaBhairaviYantra
Tbe Llnga 8balravl Yantra ls a unlque ano power|ul energy |orm, speclally ano speclcally oeslgneo ano
consecrateobySaobgurutocreateasltuatlono|lnneranoouterwellbelnglnyourbome.TbeLlnga
8balravlYantralscomprlseoo|twocomponents:Llnga8balravl,allve,mercury-baseollnga,anoa
copper 8balravl Yantra. 8otb are embeooeo ln solloleo mercury ano set ln a 19" 15" sculpteo
granltebase.
LingaBhairaviAvighnaYantra
Tbe Llnga 8balravl Avlgbna Yantra ls a unlque ano power|ul energy |orm, especlally ano speclcally
oeslgneoanoconsecrateobySaobgurutocreateasltuatlono|personalanomaterlalwellbelngln
larger spaces, especlally buslness locatlons, o|ces, bospltals, or any otber commerclal, publlc or
prlvatebullolng,aswellasresloentlalestateso|moretban3000sq.|t.
YheLingaBhairaviGudi
TbeLlnga8balravlGuol,amlnlatureDevltempleoeslgneobySaobguru,allowsoevoteestobebolo
anoconnectwltbtbeDevl,wberevertbeymaybe.TbeDevlbastakenresloencelnanartlstlcally
cra|teocoppersbrlne,wltbbertrlsbul(trloent)bytbeentrance.Splralornamentsontbesloeso|
berabooesymbollzetbeDevlscreatlveenergyanopower.Tbetopo|bermlnlaturesbrlnecarrles
tbeDevlYantra.Tbellgbto|asmalloll/gbeelampmounteoln|ronto|tbeGuolentrancesu||usestbe
lnsloeo|tbesbrlne,batblngtbeDevllnamystlcalglow.
Measurlng 8 cm 8 cm 8 cm, tbe Llnga 8balravl Guol ts lnto tbe smallest spaces ln your bome
orworkplace,anoevenyourveblcle.
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A Wave of Bliss
Sathsang is to go beyond all duality of anger,
hatred, jealousy, like, dislike just to bask in
the light of the enlightened.
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|nane||orttoreacbouttotbemasspopulatlon
o|tbecountry,Saobguruo||ersblswlsoomano
gracelnaserleso|AnanoaAlalMabasatbsangs
tbrougbout|nola.Tensanosometlmesbunoreoso|
tbousanos,gatbertogetbertobewltbSaobguruln
awaveo|bllss.Tbese|reepubllcprogramsserveas
a |orum to sbare reneo metboos |or lnner peace
anowell-belng,tobelppeoplereturntotbelr
natural,lntenoeostateo|wboleness.
Power|ulmuslcanomeoltatlonswltbSaobguru
createanenvlronmentlnwblcbpartlclpants
becomemorereceptlvetoblgberstateso|
awarenessanobelpmultltuoeso|peoplearouno
tbeworlotoeperlencenewolmenslonso||eellng,
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Tbecentero||ersvarlousresloentlal|acllltlesaswellasprogramanocon|erence|acllltlessucb
astbe64,000sq.|t.SpanoaHallanotbeNalanoaCon|erenceCenter.Alsolocateoontbe
premlsesaretbeDbyanallngaYoglcTemple,Tbeertbakuno,|sbaPejuvenatlonCenterano|sbaHomeScbool.
|sbaYogaCenterprovloesasupportlveenvlronment|orpeopletosbl|ttobealtblerll|estyles,
seek a blgber level o| sel|-|ulllment ano reallze tbelr |ull potentlal.
|sbaYogaCenter,|ounoeounoertbeaeglso||sbaFounoatlon,lslocateoon150acreso|lusblanoat
tbe|ootblllso|tbevelllanglrlMountalnsamlosta|orestreservewltbabunoantwlloll|e.
Createoasapower|ulstbana(acenter|orlnnergrowtb),tblspopularoestlnatlonattractspeople|rom
allpartso|tbeworlo.Unlquelnltso||erlngo|alltbe|ourmajorpatbso|yogagnana(knowleoge),
karma(actlon),krlya(energy)anobbaktl(oevotlon)ltrevlvestbeGuru-Sblsbyaparampara
(tbetraoltlonalmetbooo|knowleogetrans|er|romMastertoolsclple).
Spanda Hall
|tlsapower|ulspaceconsecrateo|orlnnerun|oloment,bavlngaoeeplyoeolcateocommunlty
wblcblsanemboolmento|loveanocommltmenttoall.SADHGUPU
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|tlsmyoreamsomeoaytbattbeworlo,tbebumanlty,sboulollve
lnconsecrateospaces.Yourbomesboulobeconsecrateo,yourstreet
sboulo be consecrateo, your o|ce sboulo be consecrateo.
Wbereveryouspenotlme,tbosespacesmustbeconsecrateo,
tberelsacertalnbeauty.YourevolutlonneeonotstlcktoDarwlnlanscale,
youcanslmplyleap|roganogol|youllvelnaconsecrateospace.
SADHGUPU
AspeclallyconsecrateoSaobanaHallat|sbaYogaCenter,wberetbe
resloentsgatberlntbemornlnganoevenlngtoootbelrsaobanatogetber.
Tbeunlquearcbltectureo|tbebullolng,oeslgneobySaobguru,aslstbe
casewltballotberbullolngslntbeYogaCenter,lsbotbrustlcano
bl-tecb,maklnguncommonuseo|tbegeometryo|sbapesanostrengtbso|
traoltlonalbullolngmaterlals.
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NewDelhi
A Destination for
Spiritual Growth in the West
This is an attempt to create a space that will witness mystical
dimensions that have never been witnessed in this part of the world.
SADHGURU
ConsecrateobySaobguruonNovember7,2008,
Mablmalsa39,000square-|oot,|ree-spannlng
meoltatlonballtbelargesto|ltsklnolntbe
westernbemlspbere.Mablma(meanlngGrace)
lsapotentspbere|orsel|-trans|ormatlon,
tbecoreo|wblcblsapower|ulenergysource
tbatwlllbevlbrant|ornearlyatbousanoyears.
I5HA INSTITUE Of INNER SCIENCES
Mablmawasconsecrateotbrougbanelaborate
serleso|aovanceoalcbemlcalprocessesuslnga
varletyo|naturallngreolents,certalnsubtle
mantras(sounos)anoaspeclallyoeslgneo
copperyantra.
Peverberatlng wltb gentle, Nulo energles,
Mablma|acllltatestbegraoualmovemento|
energyuptbesplneallowlngtbosewbosltlnsloe
tobecomemeoltatlvee||ortlessly.
Mablmasenerglesalsocomplementanoenbance
tbeenergylmparteotbrougbtbeanclent
SbambbavlMabaMuorakrlya,aslmpleoally
practlceo||ereotbrougb|sbaFounoatlons
lntroouctory|nnerLnglneerlngprogram.
For tbe rst tlme ln tbe West, splrltual seekers
caneperlencetbemostealteostateso|
bounolessnessanobllsstbatyoglcsclencebasto
o||er.Tbetrue,trans|ormatlvepowero|yoganow
bas been seeoeo ln Nortb Amerlca |or tbe benet
o|manygeneratlonstocome.
There were a few moments where my whole self
was forgotten. I was only the mantra, and it was
saying me. Even in my experience [the consecra-
tion]
was inexplicable, just a mind blowing thing.
partlclpant,Mablmaconsecratlon,Nov.7,2008
The mantra tapped something ancient within
me. Something from a completely different time.
An undercurrent within me connected with
something else that wasnt me anymore. It was
a very powerful experience and feelingreally
HMJGYPXXSHIRIFYXWSQIXLMRKZIV]VIEP
partlclpant,Mablmaconsecratlon,Nov.7,2008.
IshaInstitute
ofInner-5ciencesis
seton1200forestedacres
ofYennessees
spectacularCumberland
Plateau.
III5islocated1hours
southeastofNashville
and3hoursnorthwest
ofAtlantajustoutside
McMinnville,YN.
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DevlseobySaobguruasanlntenslvelntroouctory
program|orpersonalgrowtb,|nnerLnglneerlng
o||erstoolstore-englneeronessel|tbrougb
tbelnnersclenceo|yoga.Onceglventbetools
to rejuvenate, people can optlmlze all aspects
o|tbelrllvespbyslcal,mental,emotlonalano
splrltual.Tbrougb|nnerLnglneerlng,Saobguru
lntroouces to tbe publlc |or tbe rst tlme
SbambbavlMabaMuora,ananclentyoglckrlya
(lnnerenergyprocess).Togetber,tbe|nner
Lnglneerlngprogramanopractlceo||era
completepatbtopeakwellbelng.
Partlclpantso||nnerLnglneerlngprogramso|ten
report revltallzeo bealtb ano a oeep sense o|
wellbelng|ollowlngtbeprogram.
Dallypractltlonersbavesbareoeperlences
o|greatlyreouceostressanoanletyanoan
ever-lncreaslngsenseo|joy|ulness.Stuolesare
currently unoerway to conrm ano quantl|y
tbese ano otber benets o| tbe |nner Lnglneerlng
programanopractlces.
Health
8oosts bealtb ano vltallty
Peouces stress
Promotes mental clarlty ano emotlonal balance
|ncreases ano malntalns blgb energy
levels tbrougbout tbe oay
Peouces sleep quota
Helps relleve cbronlc olseases llke astbma,
allergles, slnusltls, bypertenslon, olabetes,
obeslty, rbeumatlsm, artbrltls, epllepsy,
back paln, skln ano eye allments, ano mlgralnes
It doesnt matter who you are right now,
how miserable you are right now,
how disturbed you are right now.
If you pay enough attention to your interiority,
being blissful is a possibility
for every human being.
SADHGURU
BeneBts from Inner Engineering include:
Performance
|ncreases ablllty to banole
stress|ul sltuatlons
Lnbances |ocus, concentratlon
ano memory
Palses proouctlvlty ano
e|clency
|mproves communlcatlon &
lnter-buman relatlonsblps
Malntalns optlmum levels
o| per|ormance tbrougbout
tbe oay

Eperience
Lstabllsbes a posltlve & open
approacb towaros ll|e
Lvaluates personal values ano
ll|e goals
Generates lnner peace ano
|ulllment
Transcenos llmltatlons ano |ears
Llve ano eperlence eacb moment
to tbe |ullest
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|nner Lnglneerlng Onllne
|nner Lnglneerlng Onllne ls a practlcal approacb |or lnner trans|ormatlon ln a |ast paceo worlo. Tbe
onllne course oeslgneo by Saobguru presents slmple, yet power|ul tools |or an lnolvloual to
eperlence ll|e on a oeeper level wltb more awareness, energy ano proouctlvlty. |t establlsbes a posl-
tlve ano open approacb to ll|e, lmprovlng mental clarlty ano tbe ablllty to banole stress|ul sltuatlons,
generatlng lnner peace ano |ulllment. |nterpersonal relatlonsblps are oeepeneo, cultlvatlng a greater
sense o| connectlvlty at bome, work ano ln tbe communlty.
|nner Lnglneerlng Onllne ls an loeal opportunlty |or tbose wltb tlme ano travel constralnts to
eperlence tbe same pro|ouno e||ects o| |sba programs, wblcb bave beneteo mllllons o| people over
tbe past 25 years. Upon completlon o| tbe onllne course, one ls ellglble to atteno a Sbambbavl Maba
Muora |nltlatlon Petreat wblcb ls o||ereo regularly at |sba centers ln tbe Unlteo States.
Yo Learn more and SIGN-UP visit www.InnerEngineering.com or call 1-877-831-2705
Saobguru ls a yogl,
pro|ouno mystlc
ano bumanltarlan.
Saobguru speaks at
tbe worlo's most
promlnent
lnternatlonal
leaoersblp |orums
to aooress lssues as
olverse as buman
rlgbts,
buslness values,
soclal, envlronmental
ano elstentlal.
As we have physical science to create external well being
there is a whole inner dimension of science
to create inner well being.
I call it Inner Engineering. Sadhguru
INNER ENGINEERING
ls now ONL|NL!
Transform your life with the guidance of a realized Yogi
at your own pace, in your own space!
this page made possible courtsey, Akbar Padamsee
How deeply you touch another life
is how rich your life is.
SADHGURU
VOLUNYEERING
Tbe wbole process o| yoga ls just to glve yoursel|,
but most people may not know bow to slmply glve
tbemselves. You neeo some klno o| means: your
money, |ooo, sometblng
else. 8ut wbatever you bave
tooay, tbe tblngs arouno
you, even your own booy
you borroweo everytblng
|rom tbls eartb. You can
use lt, you can enjoy lt, but
wben you bave to leave,
you bave to leave lt ano go.
So notblng really belongs
to you. Funoamentally, tbe
only tblng tbat you can
really glve ls yoursel|. You
coulo slmply slt bere, close
your eyes ano glve yoursel|
to tbe worlo. |t ls posslble,
but tbat level o| awareness
ls not tbere ln most buman
belngs. Tbey neeo actlon to
glve tbemselves towaros
sometblng.
So volunteerlng ls a
tremenoous posslblllty to
o||er yoursel| tbrougb your
work. Normally, wbatever llttle work you bave to oo,
calculatlons are tbere: How mucb sboulo | oo?
Wby sboulo | oo tbls? Wbat wlll | get out o| tbls?"
Wltb tbese calculatlons, all tbe beauty o| oolng ls
gone. Wltb tbese calculatlons, tbe very process o|
ll|e bas become ugly. Most o| tbe tblngs tbat you are
oolng ln your ll|e are tblngs tbat you bave actually
cbosen to oo. |n splte o| tbat, ln oay-to-oay actlvlty,
tbere ls so mucb struggle even wltb tbe slmple
actlvltles tbat you are oolng because you are
unwllllng to glve yoursel|.
Wbetber lt ls your work, your marrlage, your |amlly
or wbatever, you starteo all tbese tblngs wllllngly
because you wanteo tbem ln your ll|e. 8ut tben you
|orgot wby you starteo tbls,
ano now you are glvlng
unwllllngly ano lt bas
become a paln|ul process.
volunteerlng ls not a way
o| etractlng work.
volunteerlng ls a slmple
way o| oemollsblng your
llkes ano olsllkes ano
learnlng to lnvolve
yoursel| ln everytblng
lnolscrlmlnately. A volunteer
means somebooy wbo bas
no reslstance. He bas no
|eellng o| wbat ls rlgbt, wbat
ls wrong, wbat sboulo be
oone, wbat sboulo not be
oone. Wbatever ls tolo,
be wlll slmply oobe bas
become wllllngness.
Lverybooy sboulo become
tbls, not just bere,
wberever you are.
volunteerlng ls a process o|
tralnlng yoursel| to become 100 wllllngness. Not
just wllllng to oo tbls or tbat, slmply wllllng. You may
tblnk you are wllllng, but wben you are put to test,
you wlll see bow many layers o| reslstance are tbere
wltbln you about everytblng ln your ll|e.
volunteerlng ls a way o| obllteratlng all llmltatlons
wltbln you, to become absolutely wllllng. No splrltual
process wlll bappen to any buman belng unless be
becomes wllllng. Tbe baslc essence o| a splrltual
process ls to become wllllng, to become a 100
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yes" to ll|e not ln a
olscrlmlnatory way,
just an absolute yes" to ll|e ls belng
splrltual. Once you become an
absolute yes" to ll|e tben
splrltuallty ls not sometblng tbat
you bave to look |or somewbere,
wbatever you oo ls splrltual.
Wberever tbe mlno goes, lts slmple
baslc calculatlon ls, Wbat wlll | get
out o| lt?" || you can just keep tbls
one calculatlon asloe, 90 o| your
splrltual work ls over.
Wby all tbe tlme we are pusblng
volunteerlng ln |sba Founoatlon ls
because lt ls an opportunlty
lnvolveo ln work, people can keep
tbemselves asloe. As tbey begln
to reallze tbe value o| wbat tbey
are oolng, slowly wbo tbey
are wlll just slt asloe. || tbls
bappens tben lt ls very slmple.
Tbe wbole process o| |sba Yoga ls
bappenlng as a volunteerlng
opportunlty just to provloe you
wltb tbat necessary protecteo
atmospbere wbere you can be 100
wllllng, ano you wlll not be
eplolteo. You can use tbls
protecteo atmospbere to become
wllllng so tbat tbat wllllngness
can perpetuate lnto oally ll|e also,
ano above all,
lnto your very belng.
"Volunteering is a way
of obliterating all limitations
within you, to become absolutely willing.
No spiritual process will happen to any
human being unless he becomes willing."
- 5ADHGURU
HATA
YOGA
Hata Yoga is a
2-day residential
program offering
5urya Namaskar
{5un 5alutation}
along with a
series of asanas
{yoga postures}.
Hata Yoga taught
in Isha not only
improves health
and wellbeing, but
also brings the
necessary balance
within oneself to
eperience higher
levels of energy.
Regular practice
signiBcantly
enhances the
eperience
of kriyas and
meditation.
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I5HA YOGA
For Children
is a unique possibility for
children to eperience the joyful
blossoming of their natural
potential. Yhis 5-day residential
retreat offers yoga to children
through an eploration of fun, love
and joy, allowing each child to
develop and live in optimal health
and inner peace. Yhe program
includes an introduction to asanas
and simple kriyas.
8bava Spanoana Program (8SP) ls a 4-oay
aovanceo meoltatlon program.
8SP ls an opportunlty to eperlence blgber levels
o| consclousness beyono tbe llmltatlons o| booy
ano mlno. 8SP o||ers tbe eperlence o| a worlo
o| llmltless love ano joy. Partlclpants must
complete tbe |nner Lnglneerlng program to
partlclpate.
BHAVA
5PANDANA
PROGRAM
5HOONYA
MEDITATION
Sboonya Meoltatlon ls a complete patb to lnner
wellbelng. Tbls 4-oay resloentlal program comblnes
Shakti Chalana Kriya wltb tbe power|ul Sboonya
meoltatlon, an e||ortless process o| consclous
non-oolng. Tbe krlyas are power|ul ano purl|ylng
energy tecbnlques utlllzeo to encourage tbe Now
o| vltal energy lnto tbe central energy cbannel,
or sushumna nadi.Togetber, tbese practlces
stlmulate tbe release o| pbyslcal, mental ano
emotlonal blocks ano actlvate tbe spontaneous
epresslon o| vltal energy. Partlclpants must
complete tbe |nner Lnglneerlng program to
partlclpate.
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Samyama is a state where
your awareness has reached
a point where you clearly
know you are fully aware
that you are not the body,
you are not the mind,
you are not the world.
SADHGURU
5AMYAMA
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Learnmoreabout|sbaYogaProgramscbeoule
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pbotos,ruobraksba,etc)
|sbaDownloaoStore-IshaFoundation.org/ID5
(oownloaosaobgurusvloeosanoSounoso||sbaMuslc)
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I5HA
Crafts
|sbaCra|t,alaboro|love,lsano||sbooto|
tbeprojectActlon|orPuralPejuvenatlon.|ts
|ocuslsonprovlolnganepresslontotbe
naturalcreatlvelnstlnctso|ruralpeopleano
restorlngtraoltlonalmeanso|earnlngallvlng.
Starteotbreeyearsagowltbateamo|just
twoworkers,|sbaCra|tbasgrownlnto
a strong team o| |ty blgbly skllleo men
anowomen|romtbevlllagessurrounolng
|sbaYogaCenterlnColmbatore,|nola,all
proouclngeco-|rlenolyqualltycra|tprooucts.
Tbeuntappeo,lnberentcreatlvemanual
artsklllso|tbeseruralartlsansbavebeen
sklll|ullymoblllzeobytbe|sbaoeslgnteamto
createcontemporarybomeoecor,utllltyano
|asblonprooucts.
Maoe|romlocallysourceo,naturalmaterlals,
tbeproouctrangelncluoeseco-|rlenoly
oecoratlvebaskets,all-purposetrays,lamps,
matsano|asblonablecottonanojute
banobags. Lacb o| tbese prooucts conrms
bownatural,blo-oegraoablematerlalscan
besklll|ullyconverteolntoattractlveoeslgn
proouctswltbatrenoyetbnlcalappeal.
Unlquestonesculptures,urllsanometal
cra|tsouto|scraparetopplcks|orlnterlor
oeslgnersanobomemakersallke..
Wblle|sbaCra|tprlmarllypromoteslts
proouctsvlaltsStorelnAsbramano|sba
Yogaprogramsconoucteoat|sbaYoga
Center,Colmbatoreanootbercenters
acrosstbeworlo,morerecently,ltbasbelo
eblbltlonssbowcaslngltsproouctslnmajor
|nolanmetros.Tbesebaverecelveowonoer|ul
revlews|rombotb,pro|esslonaloeslgners
anoconsumers,wltbtbe|sbaCra|tsstall
wlnnlngtbe8estStallPrlzeattbe2006|ameo
Soclety|nterlorsArtsanoCra|tsLblbltlonln
Cbennal,|nola.
Tomeettbegrowlngoemano|orltseco-
|rlenolyprooucts,|sbaCra|tnowplansto
epanoltsproouctlonby|urtbertralnlng
ruralpeoplelnover2000vlllageslnTamll
Naou,|nolawbere|sbaFounoatlonlsalreaoy
actlve,tbrougbltssoclaloutreacbprogram
Actlon|orPuralPejuvenatlon.
Nowtbeseproouctsareavallableat|sba
Ll|e,all|estyleconceptstore.Tblscreatlve
lnltlatlvebrlngstbebeautyo|cra|ttoour
llves,anotbebopeo|renewaltoruralpeople.
Tbeproceeos|rom|sbaCra|tarecbanneleo
totbewel|areo|ruralcommunltles.
Speclcally, tbey |uno tbe |sba Outreacb
Loucatlon|nltlatlve-|sbavloyalnruralareas
o|soutb|nola.
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Every human
being aspires for
health and wellbeing.
True health fundamentally
means to be in tune
with nature; both the
inner and outer.
SADHGURU
I5HA
REjUVENAYION CENTER
IshaRejuvenationCenter
o||ersanarrayo|programsanotberaples
syntbeslzlngyoglc,AyurveolcanoSlooba
treatments |or oeep oetolcatlon ano treatment
o|certalncbronlcolseases.Tbeprogramso||ereo
bereessentlallyactlvateaoynamlcrejuvenatlon
process,almeoatrestorlngvltalll|eenergles
necessary|orbealtbyllvlng.
DeslgneobySaobguru,tbeseprogramsbavean
lnnovatlveanobollstlcapproacb,comblnlngtbe
besto|varloustberapeutlcsystems(Ayurveoa,
Slooba,NaturopatbyanoAllopatby)wltbasollo
empbaslsontbeanclentsclenceo|yoga.
AyurRasayana&AyurRasayanaIntensive
Spannlng over tbree oays ano ve oays
respectlvely,tbeseprogramsaretbeper|ectway
tounwlno.Meoltatlon,massages,speclalpacks
anolnvlgoratlngwalkslntotbesurrounolng|orest
anoblllswlllbrlnga|resbvlbrancyanoareneweo
barmonytoyourbooyanomlno.
Ayur5ampoorna
Tblsseven-oayprogramlncorporatestbe
AyurPasayanaaspectsbutalsoo||ersarangeo|
traoltlonalAyurveolctreatmentslnaooltlonto
yogaasanas,wblcbstlmulatetbereleaseo|
pbyslcal,mentalanoemotlonalblocks.
YogaMarga
Tblslntenslve21-oayprogramlsbaseoon
Saobgurusoeepunoerstanolngo|tbebumanbooy
ano mlno. Many bave |ouno lmmense benet
|orcbronlcallments,lncluolnggastrltls,
astbma,mlgralne,obeslty,bypertenslonano
olabetes,tonamea|ew.
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Mystlcsbavealwaysuseosounolnways|ar
beyonotberealmo|mereentertalnment
bybreatblnglnanetberealolmenslonlntoslmple
rustlcsounos|romll|earounotoglveusatasteo|
tbebeyono.Aslmpletwango|tbeektara
o|tenolowbatatbousanoworoscoulonotoo
totoucbpeople.
Sounoso||sbalsSaobgurusownbomegrown,
anomalousgroupo|muslclanslnsplreobytbelr
oeepyearnlnganosenseo|gratltuoe.
Dabbllngwltbanomeltlnglntotbelrlnstruments,
tbelrworklsasubtle|uslono|tberlcbano
olversebelngstbattbeyare.Tbegroupmembers
are|ull-tlmevolunteerswltb|sbaFounoatlon,
llvlngall|eo|oeolcatlonanoausterlty,tbus,
tbelrlnsplratlonalsongsareusuallycreateoa|ter
a|ulloaysactlvlty,ouetotbelrpasslonano
zesttosbareaol||erentolmenslono|tbe
|ounoatlonswork.
Comlng a long way |rom tbelr rst per|ormance
slyearsago,tooay,Sounoso||sbabasseveral
albumsanoabuge|an|ollowlngtoltscreolt.
Tbelrmeloolesarea|uslono|muslc|rom
ol||erentpartso|tbeworlo-traverslnge||ortlessly
anoseamlesslyacrossbounoarlesanocultures.
Wbllsttbemuslco|tbesesongssootbourmlnos
anotbemeloolesentbrallus,tbetruepotentlal
o|tbesongslslntbelrcapabllltytolnstlllln
usanelemento|tbeeternalsllencetbattoucbes
tbecoreo|tbebumanbelng.
Tbemuslclsableno|rommanycountrleswltb
nopartlcularstyle.|tlsasubtle|uslono|unlque
mlnosbutunlteobearts,typl|ylng|sbaYoga.
Tbelrper|ormancelsano||erlngo|souno,
anepresslono|tbebllss,meoltatlonano
unbounoeopresenceo|tbeGuru.
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greater kailash market
m 59, part I, new delhi
t.+91 11 29239974 to 77
f.+91 11 29232743
contact@laffaire.net
www.laffaire.net
select citywalk
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t.+91 11 40548866-67
AnOverview
|sbaHomeScboolwas|ounoeoln2005by
Saobguru.Loucatlonasltlsvleweoanopractlceo
lntbescboollsanall-lncluslveprocessalmeo
atenabllngeacbcbllotoreacbblsorber|ull
potentlalwbllepreservlngtbecblloslnnate
longlngtolearnanoknowll|elnallltsolmenslons.
Atpresent,tbescboolcomprlses225stuoents
anonearly50sta||members.
CurriculumandEvaluation:
|sbaHomeScboollsaresloentlalscbool
a|llateo to tbe Councll |or tbe |nolan Scbool
Certlcate Lamlnatlons (C|SCL) |or Class X
(|CSL) ano |or Class X|| (|SC) eamlnatlons.
Tbescboollsolvloeolntotbreesectlons:
tbe[unlorScbool,MlooleScboolanoSenlor
Scbool. Tbe scbool currlculum ls speclcally
oeslgneotolncluoepersonallzeoteacblngano
Education is about making the child grow with an uncluttered
MRXIPPMKIRGI%RMRXIPPMKIRGIXLEXMWRSXMHIRXMIHERHIRXERKPIHMR
religion, doctrine, or prejudice will naturally lead to ultimate blossoming
of the individual. Sadhguru
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evaluatlon,anotocatertoeacbstuoents
speclc neeos ano lncllnatlons.
Tbe[unlorScboolanoMlooleScbool
arenotseparateolntograoesorstanoaros.
TblsoemarcatlonlsmaoeonlylnSenlorScbool.
Untlltben,stuoentsarevertlcallygroupeo,
wberelnstuoentso|varlousagesare
togetberlntbeclassroomsettlng.
Tbemultl-ageenvlronmentallowsstuoents
to go beyono preoeneo age-speclc syllabl
anoenbancestbelrlearnlngaptltuoesano
abllltles.Qualltatlveassessmentso|progress
areregularlycarrleoout,anotbeseareolscusseo
wltbtbestuoentsanosbareowltbtbeparents.
Wbllstmalntalnlngtblswell-rounoeoapproacb,
tbescboolpreparestbestuoenttoappear|or
tbe boaro eamlnatlons at an approprlate age.
Co-CurricularActivities:
Co-currlcular actlvltles are an essentlal
componento|tbeeoucatlonalprocess.
Tbestuoentsbaveawloerangeo|
optlonstocboose|rom,anotbeypursue
speclc actlvltles unoer tbe guloance o|
teacbers ano vlsltlng eperts. Flne arts
(palntlng, sculpture, pottery, embroloery)
ano per|ormlng arts (muslc, oance, orama)
areavallabletostuoents.Hlnoustanl,Western
muslc,ano8baratnatyamareoptlons|or
speclallzatlon at tbe |CSL level.
Lmpbaslslsglventopbyslcalolsclpllnes.
Stuoentspartlclpatelnoallymornlngjogglng,
anolnatbletlcsanoevenlngteamgames,
sucbascrlcket,|ootball,volleyball,ano
tbrowball.Alsoo||ereolsKalaripayattu,
ananclent|nolanmartlalart|orm.
Dallypractlceo|yoga,wblcblncluoes
suryanamaskar,asanas,anopranayam,
belpstooeveloptbestuoentspbyslcal
anomentalbealtb.
Spenolngtlmelnnatureanoconnectlngto
tbesolllsamalnstayo|tbescbool.
Trekklng,garoenlnganoagrlcultureare
lnterwoventbrougbouttbecurrlculum.
Stuoentspartlclpatelncommunltyoevelopment,
envlronmentalanoecologlcalprogramswltbln
tbescbool,lntbesurrounolngcommunlty,
ano ln larger lnltlatlves o| tbe |sba Founoatlon.
WhydowecallitHome5choolI
Tbebomescboolvlslonlstbattbere
sboulobenoolstlnctlonbetweenbomeano
scbool.|nbotbtbe[unlorScboolano
MlooleScbool,tbeclassroomsarelntbe
resloentlalbouses,anocblloreno|a
vertlcalagegrouplearnanollvetogetber
unoertbecareo|bouseparents,wboare
alsotbelrteacbers.
Tbe most slgnlcant aspect o| tbe scbool ls
tbatltlsrunbyacommltteobanoo|blgbly
eoucateolnolvloualswboarenotlnpursult
o|apro|esslon,butlnpursulto|tbelr
passlontoteacb.Tbemajorltyo|teacbers
arevolunteerswboareoeolcateotoreallzlng
Saobgurusvlslono|eoucatlon.Tbelrlove
anooeolcatlontowaroeacbcbllotranslates
lntoablgblylnsplreoanojoy|ulatmospbere
|ortbecblloren.
YheEducationalApproach
TbeHomeScboolseoucatlonalapproacb
ls best epresseo ln Saobguru's woros:
AttbeHomeScbool,wearestrlvlngto
createtbenecessaryplat|ormwbere
eoucatlonlsnotaboutloaolngtbecbllos
mlnowltbln|ormatlon,butaboutmaklng
tbecbllosmlnocapableo|razorsbarp
perceptlon,capableo|knowlngll|elnlts
|ulloeptbanoolmenslon.Loucatlonls
about epanolng tbe borlzons o| buman
eperlence ano becomlng lncluslve.
Only ln a state o| lncluslveness
cantbeempowermento|eoucatlon
becomeabountyallo|usmaycberlsb.
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MidnightswiththeMystic
Constructeo arouno a serles o| late nlgbt conversatlons
arouno a camp re between Cberyl Slmone ano Saobguru
vasuoevonan|slanolntbemlooleo|aWesternNortb
Carollna lake near ber mountaln bome, Mlonlgbts wltb tbe
Mystlc ls tbe most tborougb eposltlon o| tbe teacblngs o|
|nolasmostsougbta|termystlc.
Concrete ano oown-to-eartb, tbe book provloes reaoers an
lntroouctlontopro|ounosplrltualteacblngsanoapersonal
gllmpseo|acbarlsmatlcguru.
joy247
[oy 247 ls a very slmple but unusual eploratlon o| [oy.
Tberelsnorellglonlntblsbook.Tberearenorltualspre-
scrlbeobere.Tberelsnooeepmeoltatlonbelngoescrlbeo
bereanoneltberlstbereanymentlontoanysplrltual
practlce. 8ut lt wlll surely make you eplore your [oy |or
yoursel|lnaveryolrectway.
Nomatterwboyouare,wbatyouaretrylngtooo,Saob-
gurusworoswllltoucbawonoer|ulwaveo|[oylnsloeyou
ano you wlll soon be restless to seek [oy 247.
present
5adhguru:MoreYhanaLife
Tbls ls tbe etraorolnary story o| Saobgurua young
agnostlcwboturneoyogl,awllomotorcycllstwboturneo
mystlc,asceptlcwboturneosplrltualguloe.Pulsatlngwltb
blsrazor-sbarplntelllgence,braclngwltanomooern-oay
vocabulary, tbe book empowers you to eplore your
splrltualsel|anocoulowellcbangeyourll|e.
MysticEye
Tblslsabook|ortbetblrsty.Ano
empbatlcallynotabook|ortbe
|alnt-bearteo.|naserleso|
|ar-reacblng eploratory con-
versatlons,Saobgurutoucbeson
everyconcelvablequestlontbata
seekermlgbtnurseabouttbe
realmo|tbemystlcal.
Saobguruanswersquestlonson
enllgbtenment,llberatlon,oeatb,
Gooanotbea|terll|eanoalso
tbose
wearebesltanttoask:about
splrlts,olsembooleobelngs,black
maglc,possesslonanotbeoccult.
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VIDEO5
LingaBhairaviBirthofaGoddess
A set o| tbree ecluslve DvD's
AvalableonSaregamaano|sbasboppe.com
An Ecological Initiative to Heal the Planet
Trees and humans are in an intimate relationship.
What they exhale, we inhale, what we exhale they inhale. This is a constant
relationship that nobody can afford to break or live without.
SADHGURU
ProjectGreenHands{PGH}lsanenvlronmental
revolutlono|anlnsplreopubllctbatlsoeslgneoto
berepllcabletbrougbouttbeworlo.Tbeprojectalms
tolncreasetbegreencovero|anentlrestate,Tamll
Naou, |nola-an area tbe slze o| Loulslana-wbose lano
anovegetatlonsupportsastatepopulatlono|over
62mllllonpeople.Tbatsnearlytwotlmestbepopula-
tlon o| tbe entlre state o| Call|ornla!
Over 10 mllllon trees bave alreaoy been planteo by
tbebanoso|overonemllllonpeoplelntbetbree
yearsslncetbeprojectslnceptlonln2005,anotbe
publlcmomentumbeblnotbeprojectcontlnuesto
raplolylncrease.ProjectGreenHanosalmstoplant
a total o| 114 mllllon trees ln Tamll Naou, lncreaslng
tbe green cover to 33 wltbln 10 years.
HealingtheImpactofGlobalWarming
byPlantingYrees.
Tberearetwosloestotbecarbonequatlon:
emlsslonsanosequestratlon,l.e.releaslngcarbon
ololoe lnto tbe atmospbere tbrougb tbe burnlng o|
|ossll|uels,anotbenremovlnglt|romtbeatmospbere
byancborlngltlntogrowlng|orestsorsolltbatactas
carbon slnks. Local carbon ls global carbon, ano |ast
growlngtreeslntroplcalareasareoneo|tbebest
planetarysolutlonstoreoucecarbongases.
Tberateo|carbonsequestratlontbrougblarge-scale
re|orestatlonlntroplcalcountrles,sucbassoutbern
|nola,wlllbeoramatlcallygreatertbanlncountrles
wltbtemperatecllmates.|nolascllmateanolengtby
growlngseasonsenablesapllngstogrowbetween
5 10 |eet per year.
ReducingDeforestation
Tbecomblneoe||ecto|commerclal
|armlngmetboos,lnoustrlalgrowtbano
tbeuseo|treestomeettbe|uelano
bouslngneeoso|agrowlngpopulatlon
tbreatensremalnlngtreecover.
Povertycauseobycommerclal
agrlculturelsaprlmeorlvlng|orce
o|contlnueooe|orestatlon.
ProjectGreenHanoslsameans|or
awakenlngpeopletotberealltyo|
bumananoenvlronmentalsu||erlng
causeobylnoustrlallzeoagrlculture.
|tlsapro|ounotool|orlmmeolate,
loglcalactlontbatcanbetakenen
masseattbegrassrootslevelto
avolo soll eroslon, oesertlcatlon
ano,eventually,wloespreao|amlne.
HealingtheLandthrough
Agro-Forestry
ProjectGreenHanosbas
aoopteo tbe Agro-Forestry"
mooelo|plantlng,wbereentlrevlllages
areconverteolntoplantatlonzones.
Agro-Forestry ls a ratlonal lano use
systemtbatlncreasestotalyleloby
comblnlngagrlculturalcrops
(|ooo proouclng annuals) wltb trees
(perennlals) ano/or wltb anlmal
busbanory,ontbesamelanolnsynergy.
Tbecomblnatloncanbrancboutover
tlmewbllestlllrespectlngtbe
ecologlcalconoltlonsanosoclo-eco-
nomlcsltuatlonso|localpopulatlons.
|tlsalsoameanso|restorlngano
malntalnlngtbesoll|ertlllty.
Tbe overall PGH Agro-Forestry plan
ls |or a troplcal poly-culture (varleo spe-
cles) mooel tbat oupllcates tbe normal
structure o| troplcal |orests. Ltenslve
eoucatlontbrougb
auolo/vloeo equlpment ls glven to
tbe|armersanosel|-belpgroups
regarolngtbeaooptlono|an
agro-|orestrymooeltbatlstalloreo
totbelocalneeosanorequlrements
o|eacb|armeranovlllage,wblcb
enablestbemtobealtbelrsoll,
supplementtbelrolets,anoonce
tbelrbaslcneeosarecovereo,
sell tbelr ecess ano ralse tbelr
lncomes.
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Partneringfor
GlobalChange
Yherearethree
primaryresources
neededtotake
ProjectGreenHands
toscale:people,land
andmoney.Isha
Foundationhasbeen
servingthepeople
ofruralYamilNadu
for25yearsandhas
unparalleledaccess
tovastnumbersof
peoplewhoarewilling
tovolunteer,making
for a time-efBcient
and cost-efBcient
model.5imilarly,there
isamplefarmland,
privateindustrialland
orschoolgrounds
withwhichtopartner
andplanttrees.All
thatisneededismore
fundingtoputthem
touse.5ponsorship
ofPGHissponsorship
ofaglobalpilotof
hugeenvironmental
and social signiBcance.
5omecorporations
havealreadyjoinedin
ourefforts:
Corporate5ponsors
Suzlon Lnergy Lto,
an|nolanwlnoturblnemanu|acturer
ranklng5tblntbeworlo
YvesPocberGroup,
tbe Frencb worlo leaoer ln botanlcal cosmetlcs
8arclays Capltal
Coventa Lnergy
Yes 8ank Lto
DlnoolyaWel|areTrust
Stanoaro Cbartereo 8ank
Glve2Asla,UnlteoStates
Cbarltles Alo Founoatlon (CAF) |nola
DATO Low Tuck Kwong, |noonesla
All |nolan Overseas 8ank Lmployees Unlon
Makeyourhands,GreenHandsI
Ifyouhavetimeandtalentyoucan
helpingeneratingawarenessabout
ProjectGreenHands.Youcandonate
orgiveAGiftofYreesinhonorof
yourlovedones.Yhecostforplanting
is,$0.50persapling;$1.00pertree
{Yhecostofplantingonetreeis50
to100timeslessthanitcostsinthe
United5tatesortheUnitedKingdom.}
Formoreinformationvisit
www.projectgreenhands.orgor
contactinfo@projectgreenhands.org
Achievements:
|n2006,PGHseta
GulnnessWorloPecoro|orplantlng
tbeblgbestnumbero|trees
lnaslngleoay.
|n2010,PGHwasawaroeo
tbeblgbestenvlronmentalawaro
ln|nola,Tbe|nolraGanoblParyavaran
PuraskarbytbeMlnlstryo|
LnvlronmentanoForests,
CentralGovernment.Tbeawarowas
presenteobytbe|ormer
Presloento||nola,
Dr.A.P.[.AboulKalam
On30tbSeptember2010PGH
wasawaroeotbeSport|ortbe
Lnvlronmentawaroattbe8eyono
SportssummltlnCblcago.
|n5years,PGHbasenableoover
onemllllonpeopletogrowanoplant
tenmllllontreestbrougbout1,800
communltleso|TamllNaou
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Yhebasicpurposeoflifeandtheba-
sicpurposeofeducationistoenhance
onesboundariesofperception.Idont
wantthechildrentojustsurviveafter
tenyearsofschoolinghere.Yheymust
blossom and Bower wherever they go."
5ADHGURU
Educating Rural India
I5HA VIDHYA
Nettotbe|sbaYogaCenterattbebaseo|
tbevelllanglrl|ootblllsllestbetrlbalvlllageo|
Tbanlkanol.Wltbatamarlnotreestanolngas
soclal center, central court ano post o|ce, tbe
baresto|amenltleslsaluury.Allcommunlty
actlvltlesbappenarounotbetree,tbeactlvlty
glarlnglyabsentwaseoucatlon.Tbeonlyscbool
lntbenearvlclnltywaslocateolnaruolmentary
sbeomoretyplcallyuseoasasbelter|romtbe
elementstbanaclassroom.Toreacbtbescbool,
tbeteacberbaotoblkealmost2mllesover
ruggeoterraln|requenteobyelepbantsano
otberwlloanlmals.Asaresult,sberarelymaoe
lt,anotbeprospecto|scbool|aoeolntotbe
backorop.Tbecbllorenspenttbelrtlmeplaylng
lntbe|orestsanoengageolnlncome-generatlng
actlvltlestosupplementtbelr|amlllesmeager
earnlngs.
Wben|sbaFounoatlonaoopteotbevlllage,lts
topprlorltywasestabllsblngascbool|orbaslc
learnlng.Creatlngemploymentopportunltles
|ortbeaoultsensureoessentlalneeoswere
met,|reelngtbecblloren|romtbenecessltyo|
worklng.Provlolngtbecbllorenwltbproper|ooo,
clotblng, ano sboes |urtber earneo tbe conoence
o|tbeparents.Wltbtbesebaslcslnplace,|sba
Founoatlonrecrulteoapasslonateteacberanoset
upslmpleclassrooms.Tblsgrewlntoaolstlnctlve
scboolwltbgoooln|rastructurewblcbcatersto
cblloren|romover20nelgbborlngvlllages.Tbus,
ln|ormally,|sbavlobyawasborn,wltbtbebroao
objectlveo|brlnglngqualltyeoucatlontotbe
o|tenneglecteoruralareas.Followlngtbat,tbe
sameprocesswascarrleo|ortblnslotberrural
scboolsalloverTamllNaou.
Lacko|eoucatlonlstbegreatestobstacle
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preventlng|nolasruralpopulatlons|romescaplng
tbevlclouscycleo|povertyanojolnlnglntbe
countryseconomlcgrowtb.
Formostruralcblloren,eoucatlonmeansrun-oown
|acllltlesanoteacberabsenteelsm.Wbllelearnlng
locallanguageslsessentlal,eoucatlonwltboutLngllsb
proclency llmlts career opportunltles o| graouates
totbenarrowbounoarleso|tbelrnatlvelocallty.
A|tercompletlng14yearso|scboollng,tbemajorlty
o| stuoents lack baslc skllls ano are unable to no
sultableemploymentorpursueblgbereoucatlon.
|sbavlobyaalmstotrans|ormtbellveso|rural
cbllorenbyprovlolnga||oroable,blgb-quallty
eoucatlon.Wltbltsscalableanoeasllyrepllcable
mooel,|sbavlobyaplanstoestabllsbscboolsln
vlllagesacrossTamllNaou-onescbool|oreacbo|
TamllNaous207olstrlctsby2014.Onceestabllsbeo
anotbrlvlngtbrougbouttblssoutbernstate,|sba
vlobyaScboolswlllbeopeneolnotberreglonso|
|nola.
Tbe|sbavlobyametbooology|ocusesontbe
oellveryo|Lngllsb-baseoeoucatlon,wblle
accommooatlng |or tbe llmlteo resources, nances,
teacbereperlence,anoparentalsupportavallable
lnruralscbools.Computer-baseoclassesarewoven
lntotbecurrlculumtosupporttbecapacltles
o|tberuralteacbers.Teacbersalsorecelve
ongolngtralnlnganoguloancelntbe|sbavlobya
metbooology.
BeyondAcademics
Scboollsnotjustaboutlearnlngtbebaslcs
reaolng,wrltlnganoarltbmetlcorevenabout
passlnganeamlnatlon,butratber,eoucatlon
meansnurturlngtbewellbelngo|cbllorenonall
levelsacaoemlcally,pbyslcallyanomentally.
Nutrltlon,Hyglene,anoHealtb
Loucatlngtbemlnolsposslbleonlywbentbe
baslcneeoso|tbebooyaremet.|sbavlobya
stuoentsrecelveproteln-rlcbsnackscomposeoo|
peanuts,lentllsorsesameonaregularbasls.Tbe
protelnlntbesenutrltlonalsnackslscrltlcal|or
ensurlngtbecbllorensproperpbyslcalanomental
oevelopment.Tbescboolsboloannualmeolcal
campstocbeckvlslon,bearlng,nutrltlonallntake
anootberbealtbparameterso|tbestuoents.
EtracurricularLearning
|sbavlobyascboolsenbancetbeacaoemlc
currlculumwltbawloerangeo|etra-currlcular
actlvltles,eventsanocompetltlons.Stuoents
eploretbelrtalentsanolnterestslnclassessucb
asartsanocra|ts,pbyslcaleoucatlon,natureano
llbrary.Stuoentspusbtbelrllmltsanoolsplaytbelr
prowesslnwrltlng,publlcspeaklng,runnlng,ano
sportscompetltlons.
CulturalEducation
Wltbltsolverseculturalanorellglousbackgrouno,
tbekeytocommunalbarmonylnrural|nolals
respectanoappreclatlon|orotbers.Topreserve
culturaltraoltlonsanovalues,stuoentscelebrate
keyrellglousanocultural|estlvals|romavarlety
o|reglonsanorellglons.
FamilyandCommunityDevelopment
|nvolvemento|tbelocalcommunltyplaysan
lntegralrolelntbesuccesso|tbescbools.8e|ore
ascboollsevenbullt,localvolunteersbelpln
loentl|ylngasultablelocatlon,securlnglano
oonatlons,acqulrlnggrantmoney|orconstructlon,
anomoblllzlngcommunltysupport|ortbeproject.
Provloesa||oroable,blgb-qualltyeoucatlon
tocbllorenlnruralareas
Takeseoucatlonbeyonollteracyano
ruolmentaryskllls
Creates conoent, Lngllsb-speaklng,
computer-skllleoyoutb
Focusesoneoucatlono|glrls,lowercaste
cbllorenanootbermarglnallzeogroups
Pecognlzesanocelebratestbeloentlty,
cultureanotraoltlono|ruralcommunltles
Lmpowersruralcbllorentopartlclpate
lnnatlonalanoglobala||alrs
bearoabouttblslnanyotbermatrlculatlonscbool.
Wecelebratealltbenatlonalanocultural|estlvals
o||nolasotbattbecbllorenmayunoerstanoour
berltage.Tbecbllorenpartlclpatelnllteraryactlvl-
tlestorevealtbelrcapacltylnspokenLngllsb.We
conoucteblbltlonstosbowtbelrsklllslnarts,
cra|tsanosclence.Tbeyare|reetoapproacbtbelr
teacbersanoprlnclpalatanytlme|oranytblng.
Tbeyare|eowltbnutrltlousbealtbsupplements,
benceslmultaneousoevelopmento|tbelrbooy
anomlnoaretakencareo|.|amblesseotobea
smallparto|tblslearnlngprocess.
V.Padmini,IshaVidhya5choolE-Principal
Sltuateolnapeace|ulanopleasantatmospbere,
tbe scbool ls surrounoeo by green elos ano
coconutgroves.Tberuralcbllorenareglven
tbebestopportunltytolearntbelanguagesano
subjectstbrougbcomputers.Tbecomputer|aclll-
tlesprovloeotoourcbllorenareonparwltbtbe
englneerlngcolleges.|bavenoworostoepress
mygratltuoetoSaobguru|ortblsboontoour
vlllages.Tbecbllorenbaveaverygoooopportunlty
to oevelop tbelr talents ln varlous elos. Tbey are
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amongsttbem.Nearly50o|tberuralcblloren
areglvenscbolarsblpatourscbool.Tblslsavery
unlque|eatureo||sbaalone,aswebavenever
FACY5ABOUY
Isha Vidhya
IshaVidhya5cholarshipProgram
IshaVidhyaprovideshighqualityeducationatverylowcosts.
However,evenminimalfeesareunaffordableformanyruralfamilies.
Moststudentsparentsworkintemporaryjobsaslaborers,dhobis
{cleaning laundry by hand}, barbers, carpenters, Beld workers,
constructionworkers,teashopowners,andstreetvendors.Income
fromthesejobsisinconsistent,varyingbasedontheseasonand
demand for employment, and often insufBcient for meeting basic
householdanddietaryrequirements.
Yherealityofthissituationnecessitatedthedevelopment
ofascholarshipprogram.IshaVidhyascholarshipsareentirely
need-basedandcovertuition,books,notebooksandprotein-
enrichednutritionalhealthsupplements.
Yhescholarshipscreateatrulylife-changing
opportunityforruralchildren.
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acbllo|orall12scboolyears,|romClass1
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Action for Rural
REjUVENAYION
This project is not just
aimed at improving the
economic conditions of
people... It is a way of
inspiring a human being
to stand up for himself,
to raise the human
spirit. SADHGURU
Tbeperceptlono|rural|nolaasaqualnt,peace|ul
beavenwberepeoplellveslmple,bappycommunal
llves no longer reNects reallty. Over 70 o| |nolans
llvelnruralareas,ano|ortbem,ll|ebasbecomea
llvlngtaleo|bopelesssoclo-economlcsltuatlons,
prevalentwltbolsease,apatby,lsolatlonanooespalr.
TbeActionforRuralRejuvenation{ARR)
lnltlatlvelsacomprebenslveruralrebabllltatlon
programtbatprovloesongolngservlcestorestore
pbyslcalanolnnerwellbelnganorebullocommunl-
tles.Deolcateopeople|romallwalkso|ll|eareput-
tlnglntoplacetblsproject|ortbousanoso|vlllages
lnTamllNaou,partso|KarnatakaanoPonolcberry.
Bringingqualityhealthcaretorural
communities
Tbe power|ul emblems o| APP's elo work are
ltsMoblleHealtbCllnlcs(MHCs).
Speclallyoeslgneoanoequlppeotoaccessoeprlveo
populatlons,tbeyo||er|reeprlmaryanomlnor
emergencycareonabl-montblybasls.
Lacb MHC team, conslstlng o| a ooctor,
parameolcalasslstant,pbarmaclstanoorlver,provloes
|reeeamlnatlonsanomeolclnes,anore|erspatlentsto
partnerlnglocalbospltals|oraovanceocare.
Slnce 2003, over tbree mllllon beneclarles bave
recelveoMHCcare.Aooltlonally,APPbasopeneo|our
|sbaPuralHealtbCllnlcs(|PHC),eacbequlppeowltba
lab,apbarmacyano|acllltles|ormlnorsurgerylnoroer
toprovloeprlmary,antenatal,peolatrlc,
gerlatrlcanoemergencycare.
Full-tlme volunteer pbyslclans ano communlty
volunteersbavetreateo192,320patlentsslnce2007.
joining the Bght against HIV / AID5
Compasslonate to a growlng populatlon o|
tbosesu||erlngwltbH|v/A|DS,|sbabasopeneoa
CommunltyCareCenter(CCC)lncollaboratlon
wltbtbeTamllNaouStateA|DSControlSoclety
toprovloetreatment,yogaanopsycbologlcal
care|orpeoplea||ecteobyH|v/A|DS.
|sba bas also launcbeo tbe Llnk Worker
Scbemeo|NatlonalA|DSControlOrganlzatlon
(NACO),A|DSPreventlonanoControlProject
(APAC-vHS).
Bringingyoga,gamesandfestivalsback
torurallife
APP lnsplres rural communltles to take
ownersblpo|tbelrll|esltuatlonstbrougb
|sbaYogaprogramsanosportswblcbbavea
trans|ormlnganobeallnge||ectonpeople.
Tbankstocommunltygames,tbecobeslon
amongstvlllagersbasbeenreklnoleoanotbe
splrlto|tbecommunltybasbeenreln|orceo.
|t bas leo to reouctlon o| alcobol ano
smoklngaoolctlonsanocreatlono|soclal
bonolngbeyonocaste,creeo,rellglonor
economlcstatus.
Sport ls celebrateo tbrougb olstrlct
tournaments culmlnatlng ln a grano nale tbat
basbeennameoTbePuralOlymplcs,wblcb
attractsbunoreoso|tbousanoso|ruralmensano
womensteamsanosupporterseveryyear.
To brlng back tbe anclent celebratlons o|
|nolanculture,|sbalsrevlvlngmajor|estlvals
sucbasPongal(tbeannualbarvest|estlval,
lncorporatlnggamesanomuslc)ano
Dlwall,tbe|estlvalo|llgbts.
Revivingtheindigenousmedical
knowledge
AYUSH |sba Organlc Healtb Systems ls a
pllotprojectlauncbeoln2010torevlvetbese
traoltlonallnolgenousmeolcalsystems.
Tbls project ls belng supporteo by tbe
Mlnlstryo|HealtbanoFamllyWel|areo|tbe
Governmento||nola.|tlslocateolntbevlclnltyo|
tbetrlbalpopulaceo|tbeKolllHllls,astblsareals
wellrenowneo|orltsqualltyberbalgaroens.
Wltb over 100 vlllages loentleo as at rlsk,
|sbaprovloesln|ormatlonanoolstrlbutlono|
|reeconoomstotbepopulatlontopreventtbe
|urtberspreaoo|tbevlrus.
Arokiya AlaiAWaveofHealth
Soclal ano economlc |actors are raploly
sbl|tlng tbe bealtb ano lllness proles o| rural ano
slumpopulatlono||nola.
Musculoskeletal olsease ano resplratory
ln|ectlonsalonerepresentmoretban60o|
bealtbproblemslnvlllages,wbllemalnutrltlon
remalnsetremelyprevalent,statlstlcssbowtbat
oneouto|tbreemalnourlsbeocbllorenlntbe
worlollveln|nola.
To combat malnutrltlon, ano tbe cbronlc
olseasestbatltlnevltablyproouces,Actlon
|orPuralPejuvenatlonlntroouceoArokiya
Alai" {Wave of Health},agrassrootspubllc
bealtbawarenesscampalgntbatalmstoralse
publlcawarenessaboutbowtoremeoylt.
Tbe project bas alreaoy reacbeo
291,530people.
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Geographical Spread,Tamil Nadu, India
IshaOUTPLACH
Isha Ruchi brings you a combination of tasty, healthy
and easy to make range of food products. Choose
from a variety of instant dosa mix, spices, pickles,
and energy foods.
Isha Shopee,
Sf #:1077/1A , Mahamudra Campus,
Ikkarai Boluvampatti Village,
Semmedu (p.o), Coimbatore 641114
isharuchi@ishabusiness.com
Mob 9442645113 Landline : 0422-2515599
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DhyanYatra
Before you are too weak or
old you must meet and merge with
the beloved Himalayas it is
my wish and my blessing.
SADHGURU
TbeHlmalayas,venerateoastbeabooeo|tbe
Lnllgbteneo,bavebeenaoestlnatlono|
great slgnlcance |or splrltual seekers
across tbe worlo. Many splrltual Masters
bave lllumlnateo tbese mountalns wltb
tbelr energles. Saobguru bas always |elt a
oeep a|nlty |or tbese sacreo mountalns.
As an enoeavor to sbare tbls mystlcal
connectlon, wltb tbe grace ano guloance o|
Saobguru, |sba Founoatlon organlzes
Dbyan Yatra(s) tbrougb tbe Hlmalayas
every year.
Dbyan Yatra presents an ecellent
opportunlty to soak ln tbe sacreo energles o|
tbese encbantlng ano majestlc mountalns.
|t comprlses o| two weeks o| walks,
treks ano camplng ln some o| tbe most loylllc
ano power|ul places ln tbe Garbwal
reglon o| |nolan Hlmalayas.
Upon arrlval ln New Delbl, partlclpants are
asslgneo to tbelr buses ano tbe journey
to tbe mountalns beglns.
Tbe lncreolble vlstas un|olo as tbe buses
traverse tbe narrow mountaln roaos,
gusblng streams, terraceo |armlng ano vlllages
precarlously percbeo along tbe
mountalnsloes. Dbyan Yatra lncluoes
vlslts to tbe sacreo sltes o|: Gomukb,
tbe glacler orlgln o| tbe rlver Ganga,
Keoarnatb, a slte o| lmmense lmportance
|or splrltual seekers bololng one
o| tbe twelve Jyotirlingas,
8aorlnatb, a slgnlcant slte |or vlsbnu
oevotees, also known |or lts natural bot
sprlngs, ano Harlowar, tbe gateway
to tbe mystlcal Hlmalayas.
Satbsangs take place as tbe trlp un|olos
wltb some o| tbe eartb's most lncreolble
lanoscapessnow clao mountalns ano green
valleys servlng as tbe backorop.
Power|ul meoltatlons ano processes
allow one to eperlence blgber states o|
consclousness ano |eel tbe lmpact lt bas
on tbe oellcate relatlonsblp o| booy, mlno
ano energyultlmately almeo at evoklng tbe
power o| tbe mystlcal mountalns
ano tbe Grace o| tbe Guru.
These mountains are so alive with
spiritual vibrations. Many known
and unknown spiritual masters
chose these mountains as their
abode and have
illuminated the place with their
energies. The Himalayas are
certainly an uplifting experience
for all spiritual seekers.
SADHGURU
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CONYACYINFO
GENERAL INFORMATION
I5HAYOGACENYER
|sba Yoga Center, |ounoeo by Saobguru, ls
locateo on 150 acres o| lusb lano at tbe
|ootbllls o| tbe velllanglrl Mountalns, amlost
a |orest reserve wltb abunoant wlloll|e.
Prlstlne bllls, sparkllng rlvulets ano gusblng
water|alls make |or a stunnlng backorop
|or tbe Yoga Center.
Createo as a power|ul stbana (a center
|or lnner growtb), tbls popular oestlnatlon
attracts people |rom all parts o| tbe worlo.
Unlque ln lts o||erlng o| all tbe |our major
patbs o| yoga - gnana (knowleoge), karma
(actlon), krlya (energy) ano bbaktl (oevo-
tlon), |t revlves tbe Guru - sblsbya param-
parya (tbe traoltlonal metboo o| knowl-
eoge trans|er |rom Master to olsclple).
Tbe center o||ers varlous resloentlal |aclll-
tles as well as program ano con|erence
|acllltles sucb as tbe 64,000 sq. |t. Spanoa
Hall ano tbe Nalanoa Con|erence Center.
Tbe unlque temples locateo bere, make
lt an essentlal part o| any temple travel ln
Soutb |nola, Dbyanallnga Yoglc Temple,
Llnga 8balravl Temple & Tbeertbakuno.
Also locateo on tbe premlses are |sba
Pejuvenatlon Center ano |sba Home
Scbool.
|sba Yoga Center provloes a supportlve
envlronment |or people to sbl|t to
bealtbler ll|estyles, seeklng a blgber level
o| sel|-|ulllment ano reallze
tbelr |ull potentlal.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Locateo ln nortbwestern Tamll Naou,
Colmbatore ls at an elevatlon o| 409 me-
tersabove sea level. |t eperlences pleaslng
weatber conoltlons wbere wlnters are mllo
ano tbe summers are mooerate.
Tbe malmum summer temperature some-
tlmes toucbes 35C, wblle tbe mlnlmum
wlnter temperature sometlmes orops to
arouno 9C. Tbe montbs [ulyNovember
teno to be wet ano tbe Mabasblvaratbrl
nlgbt tenos to be cbllly.
HOW TO GET THERE?
|sba Yoga Center ls sltuateo 33 km west o|
Colmbatore, wblcb ls well connecteo by alr,
rall ano roao. Pegular bus ano tal servlces
are avallable |rom Colmbatore to |sba Yoga
Center. Llmlteo guest accommooatlon ls
avallable at tbe Yoga Center upon prlor
reservatlons.
CONYACY:
|sba Yoga Center,
velllanglrl Footbllls Semmeou (P.O.)
Colmbatore - 641 114 |nola.
Tel: +91- 422 - 2515345
Lmall: |YC@lsba|ounoatlon.org
Questionsto5adhguru
questlons@lsba|ounoatlon.org
Donations
+91-9442504672, +919884070361
oonatlons@lsba|ounoatlon.org
DhayanlingaYemple
/PanchaBhutaAradhana
+91-422-2515345, +91-422-2515346
ln|o@obyanallnga.org,
pba@lsba|ounoatlon.org
LingaBhairaviYemple
/PournamiPooja
+91-9443365631
temple@llngabbalravl.org
LingaBhairaviYantras
+91-9884070361
yantra@llngabbalravl.org
KalaBhairavaKarma
+91-9486494865
temple@llngabbalravl.org
Yaksha&
MahashivarathriFestival
+91-422-2515345
ln|o@yaksba.ln|o
Accommodation
+91-422-2515470 & 471
lsbastay@lsba|ounoatlon.org
Volunteering
+91-4222515345
vco@lsba|ounoatlon.org
RejuvenationCenter
+91-422-2515464
lsbarejuvenatlon@lsba|ounoatlon.org
IshaHome5chool
+91-9442515447
o|ce@lsbabomescbool.org
IshaRuchi
+91- 9442645113, 91-422-2515599
lsbarucbl@lsbabuslness.com
Yatras
+91-9488111555, +91-9442543331
ln|o@lsbakallasb.com
IshaOutreach
+91-422-2580155
ln|o@lsbaoutreacb.org
IshaVidhya
+91-9442544458
ln|o@lsbavlobya.org
ProjectGreenhands
+91-9443057562
greenbanos@lsbaoutreacb.org
U5A
+931-668-1900
usa@lsba|ounoatlon.org
UK
+44-7956998729
uk@lsba|ounoatlon.org
5ingapore
+65-96660197
slngapore@lsba|ounoatlon.org
Malaysia
+60-0173665252
malaysla@lsba|ounoatlon.org
Australia
+6- 433 643 215
australla@lsba|ounoatlon.org
MiddleEast
+961-3-789-046, +961-3-747-178
lebanon@lsba|ounoatlon.org
NewDelhi
+91-9650092101, +91-9650092110
oelbl@lsba|ounoatlon.org
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This is a space of enormous Grace enormous!
If you feel the power of this place,
if you allow yourself to feel
the grace of this space,
you having been born
becomes worthwhile.
Thats how it is.
SADHGURU
KAILA5H-
MANA5AROVARSOJOURN
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Pegaroeoastbe
splrltual center o| tbe
unlverse, Mt. Kallasb
ls revereo by Hlnous,
8uooblsts, [alns ano
8onpos allke. |n tbe
yoglc traoltlon lt ls
belleveotbatAaobl
Yogl Sblva resloes ln
aneternalstateo|
meoltatlon, creatlng
tbe sustalnlng |orce
tbatbolostbe
unlverse togetber.
Lacb year, Saobguru
o||ers tbe pllgrlm
tbe rare prlvllege
to olscover wltb
blm tbe beauty ano
sacreoness o|
Mt. Kallasb. Guloeo
ano envelopeo by
lntensemeoltatlon
processes ano
satbsangs, tbe seeker
can |eel tbe eploslve
power o| tbese
sacreo mountalns
ano tbe salnts wbo
resloe ln tbem, tbus
unravellng tbe |orces
o| ll|e ano our own
ultlmate potentlal.
20 km. away |rom
Mt. Kallasb lles
Manasarovar, tbe
most beautl|ul ano
sacreo lake ln Asla.
8elngtbeblgbest
source o| |resb
water ln tbe worlo,
tbls serene blue lake
ls attrlbuteo wltb
beallng propertles.
Tbe patb to
Mt. Kallasb & Lake
Manasarovar takes
tbe seeker tbrougb
Nepal ano Tlbet,
wbere an array o|
temples ano stupas,
anclent arcbltectures
ano color|ul bazaars
are eploreo ano
enjoyeo.
I have been to many truly powerful places, I have seen many
powerful beings. When I bow down to them I am genuine,
but I bow down to them a little less than I would bow down
to my Guru, always. Now, when I bow down to Kailash I bow
down to it the same way that I would bow down to my Guru.
Never before have I done that in my whole life.
SADHGURU
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