I had just heard the word ‘Shapath’ while listening to Swami Rama’s lecture in hindi where he had said, ‘Even with the ones you have taken a vow to live together (shapath khaayi saath rahne ke liye), even there you need to talk, but to converse with the Lord, you just need to be silent. … Oath/Shapath
The Founder Sri Swami Rama invited Dr.Jayant Patil, Member Planning Commission to inaugurate the Combined Therapy building. At that time we were few residents who pitched in for everything – it is a different matter that the aura of Swamiji generated enthusiasm among all to give their best. We were slated to leave the Rishikesh … Flashback of Feb 9, 1993
Dr. Hanumantha Rao (sharing in the early 2000) his meeting with Swami Rama : It was in 1974. I was a resident of surgery at Massey hospital, a hospital in Chicago. One Saturday I was driving down one of these highways, the Michigan highway in the US and saw a big poster flashing a conference … Reminiscences
Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Pablo Picasso, Mozart, Leonardo Da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Walt Disney What did these people have in common? Yes, these are exceptionally successful people, they conquered not just their disability, but also the world, rising above all odds. Another reason for us mentioning these names was to emphasize the fact … Learning Disabilities: The Unfortunate Journey of Discrimination rather than Inclusion
Journeys It’s the time of the year when as per the traditional calender the Founder of Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Swami Rama dropped his body with full consciousness. It also happens to be the time of the year when the festival of lights is celebrated. As I was taking a walk early in the morning, … …
Every year on account of RDI’s Foundation Day, RDI offers a token of benevolence to its affiliates. In this sequence, this time we met Dr. Prem Kashyap who is a member of Governing Body, CBSE & Chief Executive Director of The Pestleweed School, Dehradun and close associate of Swami ji. It was fortunate to meet … Anecdote of Dr. Prem Kashyap, remembering Swami ji
As Swami Veda says in “WANAM: African & Indian –A spiritual Dialogue… For Forty Days After birth theoretically Mother And Child Remain confined in a room, in a chamber, given complete rest. This Still happens in many village societies in India, it no longer happens in the city societies, where women go out to work. … Sacrament: Forty days after birth
Who taught meditation for the first time? Indian woman. I am going to give you that history. Outside every village there is a plaza with a well. Indian women go there in the evening to fetch water, balancing vessels of water on their heads. Women like to speak to each other about their pains and … Meditation and Women
On May 25, 1994 Buddha Purnima day, a brown sandstone Buddha was inaugurated at the Himalayan Hospital by the then Finance Minister of India, Sri Manmohan Singhji. Two beautiful Buddha statues had come from Orissa – one was this that was installed here at the Himalayan Institute and the other, a beautiful jade green one, … Buddha Purnima
