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Yoga University at Vishakhanpatnam The District Collector Sri Yuvaraj, IAS, has announced recently, that on the direction of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Andhara Pradesh, Sri Chandrababu Naidu, 100 acres of land is indentified near Vishakhapatnam for establishing a National Yoga University. The survey of the land has also been completed. The Chief Minister is keen in establishing the Yoga University for the last few years. Swami Vivekananda Jan 12, 2016: Prof. K Subrahmanyam with CM Sri Chandrababu Naidu Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Univeristy (S-VYASA), Bengaluru, visited the site six months ago and steps are has been consulted for the purpose. Prof. K being taken to establish the University on Public Subrahmanyam, Pro-Chancellor, S-VYASA, has Private Partnership basis. g UGC ramps-up pilot Yoga Education in Central Universities Bengaluru: History was made on 14th July, 2016 in Prashanti Kutiram when Dr. Sunita Siwach, Deputy Secretary, UGC made the announcement that the MHRD had accepted all recommendations of the Committee on Yoga Education in Universities chaired by Guruji Dr. H R Nagendra. Amongst these recommendations, an important recommendation was the commencement of Departments of Yoga in 6 Central Universities this academic year. Another important recommendation was that orientation program would be given for all incumbent teachers to these Departments of Yoga at S-VYASA University for uniformity and quality. As the next step in the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee on Yoga Education in Universities, the Committee met at Prashanti Kutiram on 24th July, 2016 to finalise the syllabus of National Entrance Test in Yoga (NET Yoga). A member who could not make it in person joined the Committee through Video Conference. After a brainstorm session, the draft syllabus was handed over to the Working Committee for finalisation on 25th July, 2016. The Chairman, Guruji Dr. H R Nagendra, emphasised the need to submit the syllabus at the earliest to UGC for further action. g 2 Yoga Sudha t< iv*aÊ>os<yaegivyaeg< yaegs<i}tm! Vol.XXXII No.8 August, 2016 CONTENTS SUBSCRIPTION Editorial 02 RATES Division of Yoga-Spirituality 8 Annual (New) Brahmasutra - Na prayojanavattvät - Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat 03 ` 500/- $ 50/- ¥ÁvÀAd® AiÉÆÃUÀ±Á¸ÀÛç (22): ¸ÀªÀðdÕvÀé - ©ÃdzÀ°è ºÀÄzÀÄVgÀĪÀ ºÀƪÀÅ 8 Three Years - ²æà gÁeÉñÀ JZï.PÉ. 14 ` 1400/- $ 150/- 2nd International Day of Yoga 8 Ten Years (Life) Bob Blackman MP, Chair of APPG Indian Traditional Sciences hosts International Yoga Day at British Parliament 06 ` 4000/- $ 500/- VYASA to NASA - IDY Celebrations at NASA, Houston 09 Portuguese Yoga Confederation & National Stadium, Singapore 10 Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Institute, Muddenahalli 18 Subscription in favour Warsaw, Poland & PES University, Bengaluru 31 of ‘Yoga Sudha’, Shree Yoga Vijnana Kendra, Bengaluru 34 Bangalore by Division of Yoga & Life Sciences DD/Cheque/MO only Arogyadhama Data - May-June, 2016 16 Stop Diabetes Movement - Activities of June – July, 2016 17 ADVERTISEMENT Swami Vivekananda’s “Involution Theory": Protoplasmic Cell – Coil of Life – DNA & TARIFF: Complete Color The Human Genome - Swami Prajna Aranya 19 Front Inner - ` 1,20,000/- Back Outer - ` 1,50,000/- Division of Yoga & Physical Sciences Back Inner - ` 1,20,000/- Functional Vagotomy in Glaucoma - Prof. T M Srinivasan 21 Front First Inner Page - Division of Yoga & Management Studies ` 1,20,000/- Empire of the Spirit:Towards SSS (Sanskritization, Saffronization Back Last Inner Page - and Spiritualization) Pathway for India’s Soft Power* - Dr. Subhash Sharma 24 ` 1,20,000/- Interesting features of SMET Program - Sri K S Krishna Murthy 29 Full Page - ` 60,000/- Half Page - ` 30,000/- Division of Yoga & Humanities Page Sponsor - ` 1,000/- Painful Perfectionism - Dr. K Subrahmanyam 30 Sanskrit Day Celebration - Prof. M K Sridhar 32 Printed at: VYASA, National Sharadh Enterprises, AEON - 2016: The National Naturopathy Fest 11 National Yoga and Naturopathy Board meeting 34 Car Street, Halasuru, 41st Academic Council meeting of S-VYASA 35 Bangalore - 560 008 Gurupurnima celebration in Prashanti 36 ph: (080) 2555 6015 e-mail: sharadhenterprises@ VYASA, International 1st Asian Yoga Therapy Conference 04 gmail.com Asian Yoga Therapy Association - Founding Members 18 Special Yoga Instructors' Course for foreigners 37 S-VYASA Yoga University Editor: Dr. H R Nagendra ‘Eknath Bhavan’, # 19, Gavipuram Circle, Asst. Editor: Dr. Aarti Jagannathan Kempegowda Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 019 Publisher: Subhadra Devi ph: (08110) 3092 2900, (080) 2661 2669 e-mail: [email protected] telefax: (080) 2660 8645 websites: www.yogasudha.com www.svyasa.edu.in Disclaimer: The information and opinions expressed in this magazine reflect August 2016 3 the views of the authors and not of the publisher or the institution. © Copyrighted material. EDITORIAL Diabetes Control is the focus for the year for AYUSH systems in this National Movement. Ministry of AYUSH. Joint secretary Sri Anil The next step is to develop a Standard Case Ganeriwala, the architect of IDYs success who Sheet for collection of data from all DM and brought great dividends by getting two World pre-diabetic patients. This should be the best Guinness Book Records has been entrusted one of the world to suit the Indian conditions of with this DM Control Movement (DMCOM). highest scientific rigor and acceptance. This case Detailed plans are being worked out and the sheet will be standardised by modern renowned first meeting of the National Experts Committee medical experts (working in the field for several chaired by me is on the anvil. With the Survey decades) as Dr. Mohan of Chennai, etc along Data procured three years ago by Dr. Mohan with Yoga experts of the national committee. and team in Chennai which showed that DM This standard sheet will then be put into a simple has started getting high in rural areas also APP by IT experts and made available to all (with nearly 12%) has put us to deal with rural persons involved in collecting data throughout population also. So it will be a multi-pronged the country. approach in rural and urban areas as well. The objective of this will be to prevent Pre-Diabetics Apart from this the Govt, Yoga institutions, other to become Diabetics first and see that we recue NGOs working in the field and medical student cases getting to complications. Yoga Research community will be involved in this massive has shown that severe DM patients can first effort. This will help in getting standard survey become moderate, then mild and get free from data which is lacking in the country. DM by using suitable techniques of Yoga. A If we need to track (DM accurately) the whole time has come to scale up these findings to cover population of our country with the available bigger populations. tools of modern medicine as FBS, PPBS, HbA1c, The first step is development of Common Yoga etc, it will cost Lakhs of Crores of Rupees. Can we Protocol for Diabetes as we did the common develop very simple cost effective modalities for Protocol of Yoga for IDY. With the experience of the same, is the challenge. Innovative methods SDM over the last 5 years, VYASA has developed though not as accurate as the above for the very effective protocols for use and will be same will be developed for the same. Talented further improvised during the interaction with youth from all over the country have also come the experts in yoga and modern medicine. forward to join hands to develop such tools. It is laudable that tremendous interest has been Essentially Yoga and Naturopathy will be used generated in this venture in many parts of the for preventing Pre-Diabetics from becoming world. Even the top researchers from MIT are Diabetics which will stop the raising curve of keen to join and are visiting our University to DM incidence in the country. Then, it will be plan and do the needful. given for use by all the Yoga Institutions in the country. Similar Protocols for DM should We invite all those who are interested in be developed by Naturopathy Experts in the joining hands as volunteers sparing their time country which will be done soon under the and wisdom are most welcome to write to leadership of National Institute of Naturopathy our Medical Director, Dr. R Nagarathna at in Pune and CCRYN. [email protected] We also have suggested the systems of AYUSH to develop their own protocols and we will g Dr H R Nagendra integrate to bring the best of all health care delivery systems including modern medicine and 42 Yoga Sudha äüsUÇm! (Brahmasütram) v g Prof. Ramachandra G. Bhat Vice Chancellor S-VYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru ( ) n àyaejnvÅvat! äüsUÇm!-2-1-11 Na prayojanavattvät (Brahmasütram-2-1-11) Meaning: (Brahman is) not (the creator of the universe) on account of (every activity) having a motive. This pada has been nurturing and culturing based cosmology and psychology may pave very important scientific aspect which is very way to clarify all ambiguities. relevant to modern world, Indian cosmology. The motivation behind any creation by anyone Indian cosmology is based on theory of is the Prayojana (result orientation or purpose). everything (Brahma Vada) which was the main ‘Prayojanamanuddishya na mando’pi pravartate’ subject matter for discussion in the previous (not even fools act without any desire for result), Adhikaranas. For Vedantis, Brahma Vada is then what is the matter with Brahma? Does very clear. Physical cause and effect relation Brahma create the world which is just filled with doesn’t apply between Brahma and the Created Cosmos. Inherent cause (Samavayi), indirectly sorrow and pain, ups and downs? According to inherent cause (Asamavayi) and supportive Purvapakshi, cosmological theory has no basis cause (Nimitta) are three varieties of causes which advocates Brahma to be ‘the theory of according to Nyaya Darshana (Indian Logics) everything’.
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