A Sanskrit prayer from India for Haiti’s quick recovery

Sarve sukhinah santu

sarve santu niraamayah

sarve bhadraani pashyantu

ma kashchid dukh bhaagbhavet

May all be happy. May all be free of disease, trauma and infirmities. May the blessing of abundance and good luck be with all. May none be affected by sorrow, want, hurt, loneliness and loss.

Mamh naam Ramkrishna. Bhavatyaa naam kim?

My name is Ramkrishna. What is your name?

Adyaa Ravivasaraah.

Today is Sunday.

Somvaasaraah (Monday), Mangalvaasarah (Tuesday), Budhvaasarah(Wednesday), Guruvaasarah (Thursday), Shukravaasarah (Friday), Shanivaasarah (Saturday).

Aham adyaa praatah kaale aham shat-vaadane uttishtava.

Today I woke up at 6.00 am.

Uttaayitvaa mukham prakshaalitavaa.

After waking I cleaned my mouth.

Anantaram chai peetva. Peetva kaaryaalaya gatva.

Then I drank tea. After drinking I went to office.

Gatva kim krutva?

What did I do there?

Gatva karyam krutva.

I went and worked.

Ashtvaadane karyaleyam gatva.

I went to office at 8 ‘O clock.

Nav vaadane kim krutvaam?

What did you do at 9 ‘O clock?

Future tense

Aham swah praatah shat-vaadane mukh prakshaalyitvaam. Anataraam kaaryalam gamishyaam.

Tomorrow I will wake up at 6 ‘O clock. Then I will go to office.

Past tense

Shanivaasare shat-vaadane uttitava.

On Saturday, I woke up at 6 ‘O clock.

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Baalakah gachhati. Baalakah gamishyati. Baalakah gatva.

A boy goes. A boy will go. A boy went.

Baalakah gachhati. vartmaan kaal asti.

A goes goes. This is in present tense.

Baalakah gamishyati. bhavishya kaal asti.

A boy will go. This is in future tense.

Baalakah gatva. Bhootkaal asti.

A boy went. This is in past tense.

Etad kim? Tat pustakah.

What is this? This is a book.

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha
Sarve Santu Niramayah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu
Mas Kaschid Dhuka Bhag Bhavet

Sanskrit to English Translation
Sarve-all; bhavantu-may be; sukhinah-happy; niramayah-free from disease;
badrani-prosprity; pashyantu- may enjoy; ma-not;kaschit- anybody;
dukkshbhag-one who suffers; bhavet-may be

Translation:
May all be happy. May all enjoy health and freedom from disease. May all enjoy
prosperity. May none suffer.

I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and l have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. such wealth l have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such caliber, that l do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, l propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture. for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self esteem, their native culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation.

~ Lord Macaulay’s address to the British Parliament, 2 February, 1835

Chapter 1: About Asana, Hath Yoga Pradipika

Chapter 2 About Pranayam, Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Chapter 3 About Mudras, Hath Yoga Pradipika

Chapter 4: About Samadhi, Hath Yoga Pradipika

1. Salutation to the Guru, the dispenser of happiness to all, appearing as Nada, Vindu and Kali. One who is devoted to him, obtains the highest bliss.

2. Now I will describe a regular method of attaining to Samadhi, which destroys death, is the means for obtaining happiness, and gives the Brahmananda.

3-4. Raja Yoga, Samadhi, Unmani, Manonmani, Amaratwa, Laya, Tatwa, Sunya, Asunya, Parama Pada, Amanasska, Adwaitama, Niralamba, Niranjana, Jiwana Mukti, Sahaja, Turya, are all synonymous.

What is Samadhi?

5. As salt being dissolved in water becomes one with it, so when Atma and mind become one, it is called Samadhi.

6. When the Prana becomes lean (vigourless) and the mind becomes absorbed, then their becoming equal is called Samadhi. More...

1. As the chief of the snakes is the support of the earth with all the mountains and forests on it, so all the Tantras (Yoga practices) rest on the Kundalini, the Vertebral column.

2. When the sleeping Kundalini awakens by favor of a guru, then all the lotuses (in the six chakras or centers) and all the knots are pierced through.

3. Susumna (Sunya Padavi) becomes a main road for the passage of Prana, and the mind then becomes free from all connections (with its objects of enjoyments) and Death is then evaded.

4. Susumna, Sunya, Padavi, Brahma Randhra, Maha Patha, Sambhavi, Madhya Marga, are names of one and the same thing.

5. In order, therefore, to awaken this goddess, who is sleeping at the entrance of Brahma Dwara (the great door), mudras should be practiced well.

Mudras

6. Maha Mudra, Maha Bandha, Maha Vedha, Khechari, Uddiyana Bandha, Mula Bandha, Jalandhara Bandha. More...