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  • Love for Traditional Medicine

    My Life My Passion: Love for Traditional Medicine by Dr P Ram Manohar
    Dr P Ram Manohar spoke on June 8, 2013 during the My Life, My Passion session. He told the audience that passion for truth will lead one to success. Touching upon health and well-being he said that health is not the absence of disease but the sense of well-being at physical, mental, psychological and spiritual level. He explained about Ayurveda and impressed upon the audience that it is not a remedial system but a way of living.

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    Nature always responds to our thoughts. It is we who have to listen to our heart and do the action with love and dedication.
    – Aswathi TS

    He made us aware about the importance of Ayurveda as a medical science.
    – Pranav S

    He was flowing against the stream to disprove Ayurveda, which made him to know more. Thus we should find the reason behind every thing to help us know more about it.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    I learnt more about Ayurveda and how our tradition has answers for everything in our life.
    – Thiru Ramakrishnan T

    We have forgotten what we all stood for. Forgetting our own culture and its values is like listening to the whole Ramanaya and asking whether Sita was the sister of Rama. Our own culture and its heritage is more important to us than anything else.
    – Vasudevan N

    How great medicines India has, we should encourage it.
    – Mopuri Saitheja

    Accept the twist and turns in life. Challenge and try to be efficient in what you are.
    – Aiswarya PL

    I got to learn more about Ayurveda.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    Sometimes the attitude of doubting or disproving things can lead you to a happy path, because you learn something so awesome about that thing, which you never thought about. And always listen to your heart!
    – Prarthana Shedge

    I learnt how great Indian culture was and its importance. We have to safely give this to the future generations.
    – Arun Prasath B

    He taught us about the importance of Ayurveda.
    – Ruxana VP

    I felt proud that I’m an Indian. It was an eye opener.
    – Geethanjali VS

    His talk made us proud of our Indian Culture and we came to know about different healing methods and techniques.
    – Akhila A

    Be honest in the activities we do!
    – Aarathy ER

    His life was journey was quite interesting. And got to know much about Ayurveda. Yes it was worth.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    I could get lots of information about Ayurveda and this inspired me to have Ayurvedic medicines in the future.
    – Anjali Anil

    Sir, you shed new light upon how to view our traditional Ayurvedic treatment and the value of it. This makes me even more proud to be an Indian, where all those great men and ideas where born.
    – Arjun CB

    It was inspiring that still our culture is being followed and helps everyone a lot who believes it.
    – Dilip Kumar B

    In this session we came over the common misconception that Ayurveda is just a treatment, that it the way of living – ‘Ayur’ = Life ‘Veda’ = Education.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    I came to know about what Ayurveda is.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    Got to know the hidden treasures of Indian medicine.
    – Prashanth S

    It was a pleasure to have attended his speech. He reminded us of our tradition and how westerners are now following it.
    – Divyaprasaath S

    I just got to know that we Indians are better than the west even with medicines.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    His words inspired me a lot because we have forgotten our traditional medicines, which is a shame for us and I will try to develop this anyway that I can.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    Apart from the Ayurveda I was really struck by the way he made his life’s decision. I learned I should think with my heart, where God resides.
    – Gayathri PS

    Amazing personality! Session was very interesting too.
    – Medhini Menon

    I came to know about the importance of Ayurveda and it is not just a knowledge to heal but a knowledge to live healthy.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Really amazed. Awesome man who has contributed so much for the development in the field of Ayurveda. Truly an inspiration for the youth and I learnt that its not about doing what the majority of the population is doing and not giving a damn to the money but doing what you believe in and what makes you happy.
    – Anjanikumar Pathak

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  • Bhagavad Gita in traditional style

    Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave the class on Bhagavad Gita 12th Chapter – Bhakti Yoga.

    What is love? What is devotion? Who is a devotee? What he/she will be like? – all were discussed in details. ‘Who is a devotee in the eyes of the Lord’ was really an eye opener for many. His simple and lucid style with jokes, anecdotes and real life examples made every one understand the essence of Gita.
    This classes helped many to understand the necessity to learn Gita and the need to imbibe its values for a happy life.

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    I never expected Bhagavad Gita classes to be so creative and enjoyable. I felt each and every minute idea of Gita to be a gem, which is priceless.
    – Jayadev HR

    I found the love what I missed for a long time and I got aim for what am living in this world and why I was not able to finish anything. And now I know who am I. And my ultimate aim is to be happy, so I will be happy. Thank you Swamiji.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    I am excited not because I am leaving the camp. But because after this we are gonna start a new life! The actual application of Gita’s concepts starts. It taught me to live every moment to the fullest and that too with a smile.
    – Prarthana Shedge

    Really an eye opener. I feel like being Krishna. I think now I know the meaning of love and I have started to love everything.
    – Saranya

    I never expected a Gita class can be like this. From these classes I realized myself. I feel so happy after attending this class. I never thought that Gita can be taught in such a way. Before attending this class I was not knowing my goals, or purpose for what I am living. Now I have fixed goals and purpose to be happy always.
    – Aarathy ER

    The part of the camp that has been the most worthy of being in the camp, has lead us to introspect a lot into ourselves, really worth. It’s a lifetime opportunity to get ourselves into the right track. Swamiji thank you!!
    – Medhini Menon

    The classes were very good and I cleared my doubts. The examples given were understandable and easy to digest.
    – Aswathi TS

    It was really very interesting and I have learnt how to live the life. It was very helpful to know what was the purpose of our life. Truly it touched my heart and will say that these days, at the end of the day I realized that I was happy and completely occupied.
    – Pranav S

    In Bhagavad Gita classes I had understood what ‘I am’ is not what ‘I am’ but it is a changeless substratum called Iswaran, and that in this world everything is changing.
    – Amrita Sindhu M

    Good experience. Learnt a lot about Gita and the lessons given by Krishna to Arjuna. I learnt many things. Most important lessons are as follows:
    1. everything changes except the changeless,
    2. practice again and again to attain perfection,
    3. happiness is what makes one’s life complete and put a smile to your face,
    4. I must be the master of my senses and not let the senses be my master.
    – Vasudevan N

    From these Gita classes we learnt how to lead our life happily, with satisfaction.
    – Mopuri Saitheja

    I like this class more because it teaches us how to be and the way the life should be.
    – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    It was so good and informative, taught me how to lead a life happily.
    – Priyadharshini J

    It was taught in our level, very simple and appropriate. This knowledge was very necessary for me at this point of time in my life. I realized what were important things in life. Thank you so much Dhyanamrita Swamiji for making it so simple.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    I thought it would be boring but after attending I learnt how to live the life.
    – Arun Prasath B

    I learned lot of things from Bhagavad Gita. I think whatever I learned I can apply in my life.
    – Ruxana VP

    Amazing! It was like opening the treasure chest. Dhyanji, thank you.
    – Geethanjali VS

    We came to know about who a real devotee is, that change is inevitable, happiness is the ultimate goal of our life and that creation is not different from creator.
    – Akhila A

    This couldn’t be termed as a class as we found a family here. I learned what I am, what I am supposed to do and how to achieve my goals and stay happy. I’d love to attend more classes if I am fortunate enough and would be extremely glad if this was possible. Thanks a lot to Gitamritam family for giving me this unique opportunity to know more about myself. I promise I’ll apply what I’ve learned from these few pleasant days in my life and make it worthwhile.
    – Arjun CB

    Helped me in regaining my self confidence and made me decide my goal in life. Firstly I was interested in learning Gita and Gitamritam gave me the best path to make my journey of life very easy with happiness.
    – Dilip Kumar B

    Actually I did not know about Gita and I have not read any thing about Gita. After coming here and attending the classes of Gita I have learnt so many things and the most important thing is how to lead a life.
    – Rahul Kowshik R

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  • Bhagavad Gita for a successful life

    Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave the class on Bhagavad Gita. The 12th Chapter – Bhakti Yoga was explained to the students. We discussed the idea of setting up the right goal in life, the values needed to achieve that and the qualification required. ‘Who is a devotee in the eyes of the Lord’ was really an eye opener for many. His simple and lucid style with jokes, anecdotes and real life examples made every one understand the essence of Gita.

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    I came for the camp with some facts and information but didn’t have conviction. At this juncture, I’m inspired and convinced. Please excuse me for using a cliche but I feel,”known is a drop and unknown is an ocean”.
    – Aiswarya PL

    The Sri Krishna hall turned into a new world where real ideas were born. The given time and space was not enough for what all we learnt. (Gitamritam team please do consider this). Our monkey minds were mesmerized, captured under the perfect guidance of Dhyanji. I am ever indebted to you for everything and for building a “new me” and you will continue to inspire me on all basis.
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    The thoughts of “mine” and “myself” just got tattered off with Swamiji’s enlightening classes. Now I know the purpose of my life – “to stay happy”.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    Classes were amazing. Now I understand what is happiness. In a human life both happiness and sorrow have equal importance. I learned how to withstand a critical situation. Really this will be a memorable event for me.
    – Silpasree SJ

    It was a wonderful experience. It helped me a lot in boosting up my confidence and I believe that all the things that I learnt from the camp will help me further in my life, in all the spheres. I appreciate and am grateful for all the efforts put forward by all those people who had a great hand in making this camp a great success. This has inspired me to learn all the other chapters of Bhagavad Gita.
    – Anjali Anil

    In the Bhagavad Gita classes, I have cleared many of my confusions in my life. Sometimes I lack spiritual base, that is when I go out of track and fall in pit of confusions and I become sad that I have not reached anywhere. But now the 12th chapter of Gita has changed my perspective of looking into life. I can go back to the world and live peace fully in adversities. Gita has taught me to centered to the truth always and not to the external environment. Be detached, at the same time see the God or truth in everything you see outside. May I be the sweet instrument in the hands of the Lord.
    – Abhishek Suratkal

    The class has open my eyes to a new world. I was under great regret in every step of my life. The class has open doors in my life to make it happier.
    – Sujith P Shaju

    A place where I rediscovered myself. What I am and what all I should change in me to make me and the world around me a happier place to live in.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    Before coming to the camp I had a period when I did not know how to handle my relations. I got really confused about many feelings and new aspects of life as I became mature. Gita – the life science, answered all my questions, even though I myself did not know what they were. It taught me how to be happy.
    – Gayathri PS

    Bhagavad Gita classes were interesting. Dhyanji teaches the values of Gita with real life and practical examples. More over Dhyanji enjoys teaching.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    It helped me a lot to polish myself.
    – Koushik KKS

    Gita class helped me to realize who I am and what real happiness is and how to make the balance in our life.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    I really found out what my mistakes are and why I was not able to overcome those. Now I’ve got the answer for all my errors and I’m going to follow it.
    – Prashanth S

    It was a very good experience with Dhyanji. He taught us with patience. I got to learn about life.
    – Divyaprasaath S

    When I heard about the Gitamritam class I was not interested and my parents force me to come. When I came here I thought that it will be boring for me, and will not have any friend. But, when I came here I was the youngest one and everyone liked me and looked at me like a small brother. I thought that they will teach us only Gita, it will be very boring, but the classes was very interesting and through the Bhagavad Gita classes I learned more important things which I didn’t expect.
    – Sreeragh

    Now I have learnt to live my life.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    From this class I learned that it is important to set goals in life and also to have belief in yourself.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Was good. Got to know the fundamentals of Gita and came to know what Bhakti yoga is all about. Got to know the true meaning of who is a ‘devotee’. Got to know the important things which are a must for a person to be happy irrespective of the circumstances.
    – Anjanikumar Pathak

    Om Nama Shivaya, I want share my experiences with an example from this camp. Whenever I discharged I use to read the biography of the great person to make me recharge but after few day its gets discharged again. But finally from Gitamritam camp I found the source I am directly connected to. I am satisfied with what I am having. I am living, I am happy
    and I came to know what is ‘love’. If we consider Gitamritam team is the whole world, our love is equal to Amma and I am feeling it. I am feeling the transformation within myself.
    – Sathyamoorthy A

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  • Yoga for mind and body, awareness is the key

    Gitamba gave classes every day combining pranayama and mantra to yoga. Boys and girls enjoyed these sessions throughly.

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    These classes helped me to increase my willpower. The interest to go to yoga helped me get up every morning with a smile, even though the comforting cold climate made me think of sleeping.- Aswathi TS

    I enjoyed learning a few Asanas which were useful for flexibility of the body.- Pranav S

    She came to our level and taught us. I am sure that the Yoga is going to work out for me well.- Shruti Sreevalsan

    She really bent my backbone, but I didn’t get angry with her since she did that for my benefit. Thank you Ma’am.- Prabu Vignesh S

    Learnt how to unify various exercises. And I am extremely thankful to Gitamba madam. Performing these exercises gave a new flexibility.- Vasudevan N

    Yoga helped us to explore the abilities of our physical body which were hidden for a very long time. It helped us to stay fresh for long hours of lectures and helped us to learn in a better way.- Jayadev H. R

    With this we got good flexibility on the body while concentrating on the body motions.- Mopuri Saitheja

    Yoga is needed to everyone’s life for managing stress. She instructed us very well. – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    One of the most sweetest, and most dedicated persons I have ever seen. Gitamba taught me how her philosophies revolved around Yoga. – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    She is most free and sweetest person I have met and her style of teaching yoga is way different from any of the yoga class I have attended. It’s totally creative.- Neeraja Valsan

    Yoga is something which taught me awareness. Awareness which we learned in Gita can be practically achieved through YOGA!! And Gitamba was really a sweet heart.- Prarthana Shedge

    For the first time I felt, “It’s ok to explore yoga, it’s not all hardwired as I thought!!” Gitamba was just great. – Geethanjali.V.S

    Waking early in the morning was a difficult task but Gitamba’s dedication let us wake up in the morning and go for Yoga. Nice experience it was. We learned various Aasanas.- Akhila A

    Yoga classes were very good for me. Even though we needed to wake up early I enjoyed the class with Gitamba. First days were a struggle. After that she made it a very simple activity and she is such a nice person.- Aarathy ER

    Her class was thoroughly effective and a bit bone breaking ;). But am very grateful for her efforts to get up early in the morning just to take classes for us. She is a very charming person too.:)- Anjali Anil

    Thanks a lot for not allowing me to bunk classes even on this last day. You gave confidence to me even when I was afraid to do any Yoga due to my back injury. And the first few days of pain became days of relaxation and fun from then on. Thank you so much.- Arjun CB

    Yoga was the greatest stress relieving session and I hope to learn more in the future from the same teacher. – Sujith P Shaju

    Frankly speaking, I am not interested in Yoga but after attending Yoga classes I felt very good and I thought of continuing it.- Rahul Kowshik R

    I’m not flexible enough to do all the Asanas which Gitamba Ma’am was instructing us to do. But I learnt a lot. Among all the Asanas I love Shavasana :P- Nishanth Bhat K

    She was great. I use to bunk my Yoga because I didn’t like it. One day I decided to go for Yoga and it was amazing, it help me in many ways. Then I attended Yoga sessions regularly.- Sreeragh

    Funny, tiring, and revolutionary at the same time. You made us challenge ourselves each day with all the Ashta trikon Asana, the Vashishta Asana etc. Going to miss you a lot Amba. Lots of Love.- Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    She is a really very sweet person. She taught us Yoga with love and happiness which made us attend the classes even early in the morning.- Balakrishnaveni A

    Wonderful.The way she teaches us, was as if we were holding our hands in a beach. So peaceful, restful and calming. I enjoyed the strength of this body and was made aware of the weak parts too. It really pulled us from the sleepy mood and refreshed us to hear morning lectures.- Gayathri PS

    She took the classes with great dedication. Felt very calm the whole day and felt more fresh too.- Medhini Menon

    Just attended one session. Was good. Came to know about my body limitations and how flexible my body is. Liked the way she took the session. Was great.- Anjanikumar Pathak

     

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  • My Life My Passion: In the footsteps of Sri Ram – Dr Ram Avatar Sharma

    Dr. Ram Avatar Sharma gave an inspiring talk during the My Life, My Passion session on 7th June 2013. Sharmaji demonstrated from the experiences that he shared that there is no work which is impossible, and also that if we have passion, we can achieve any heights. He taught the audience that, to attain perfection, we should always focus keenly on every action we do. He took the audience on a virtual pilgrimage, following the divine footprints of Sri Ram. He explained Ramayana and gave different perspectives of Sri Ram, as a good leader, a commander, friend, brother, king and husband.

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    Get involved deeply in your passion. I learned one thing from him that, ‘if you are not considered crazy by the world then you are lacking in the dedication and passion’, so be crazy and totally involved!
    – Prarthana Shedge

    It is good to that someone like him are taking steps to conserve our culture. I feel very responsible.
    – Thiru Ramakrishnan T

    Believe strongly in what you believe. Do not listen to anyone if you know what you are doing is right. Faith and belief in God is a must. He will help you when you need help.
    – Vasudevan N

    Ramji’s passion to Shree Rama has brought changes in the ideas of my concept about Shree Rama. I learned how God is always there in every step we take and the Lord himself solves our problems.
    – Sujith P Shaju

    Dedication was only thing i was seeing in his face, rather than devotion. I feel that if we have dedication it will lead to devotion which is key to success where we can find happiness.
    – Koushik KKS

    Faith and persistent searching with patience are needed to attain the goal.
    – Aswathi TS

    He proved that no goal is too far if it’s backed with the will to achieve it.
    – Pranav S

    He seriously took us for a journey.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    – Amrita Sindhu M
    We saw almost all the places where Ramavatar Sir went, through the screen and it was a good experience.

    He showed us that love can be gained from anything.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    Ramji is the embodiment of patience. I felt that his passion to be the secret of his patience.
    – Jayadev HR

    If we have will we should do it, rest we leave it to God.
    – Mopuri Saitheja

    His class is interesting and everyone should be like him
    – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    Find happiness in whatever you do.
    – Aiswarya PL

    He was a great man who’s traveling in the path of RAMA and finding his footprints. He is really great and am so happy to see a person like this in world.
    – Priyadharshini J

    I realized the importance of knowing the epics and his devotion towards Sri Rama was very inspiring.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    Patience will help in success.
    – Arun Prasath B

    It was an amazing session.
    – Ruxana VP

    He showed us how to be different in life.
    – Saranya

    The attitude was really something. He is so fixed at his goal and so happy about it!!
    – Geethanjali VS

    His Dedication and patience is truly inspiring.
    – Akhila A

    Patience is needed in life.
    – Aarathy ER

    Overwhelmed with dedication and devotion. It was good.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    I got an opportunity to learn more about Ramji and Sita Mata. His life inspired me to have faith in God no matter what.
    – Anjali Anil

    You showed us how to follow one’s deepest passion and or culture, and thank you so much for your session.
    – Arjun CB

    His aim for doing what he was doing inspired me. He wanted to revive the Indian culture.
    – Harisankar KH

    Hats off to the dedication of Sir Ram Avatar for his patience to roam around following the footsteps of Ram.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    Life is a journey.
    – Sathyamoorthy A

    I learned patience from him.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    Got information about Rama and learnt to go any distance to reach your goal.
    – Prashanth S

    I was inspired by the dedication he has towards the work and goal he had.
    – Sreeragh

    Devotion and will power is what I learnt from him.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    Well, I was astonished by the level of devotion. I would also try to be a devotee.
    – Gayathri PS

    Was amazed by his devotion to Lord Ram! And his session gave us an insight into the long route and that we must protect these sacred places.
    – Medhini Menon

    From this session I learned that no matter what others say or think, stick to your goal and believe in yourself.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Well I would say that he has got a superb patience and I am touched by his dedication and motivation.
    – Anjanikumar Pathak

     

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  • Meditation with Love

    Every day we had meditation sessions. Guided Meditation classes were conducted at indoor and outdoor sessions.

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    These session made my mind relaxed and also helped me go inside.
    – Aswathi TS

    I enjoyed meditating and the ‘maa’ & ‘om’ process was amazing.
    – Pranav S

    Meditation, that makes us to just forget the world, helped me in gaining my concentration.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    Meditation gave us real shanti at least for some time and I understood that any work done with concentration will be meditation.
    – Amrita Sindhu M

    I got a free mind from it.
    – Thiru Ramakrishnan T

    They taught meditation is nothing but what ever we are doing and supposed to do with full mindedness where you wont feel anything else.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    Calmness and happiness is in my mind. Was an event worth living for.
    – Vasudevan N

    Meditation was good but whenever i closed my eyes I would go to sleep very fast. The voice of the instructor faded away very quickly. But when I opened my eyes I would feel very fresh.
    – Jayadev HR

    Meditation was good as it took us to some other world and made us be happy and focused in what we are doing.
    – Priyadharshini J

    Though initially I was sleepy, later I realized how my concentration was improving each day. The feeling of the ‘Aum’ sound when it comes from the bottom of the heart is unexplainable.
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    The peace observed during meditation cannot be expressed.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    Frankly I slept a lot. But yes, the art of totally blanking your mind and living in present, feeling every moment and every minute activity was a good experience. But I could achieve it only for a couple of minutes and again the mind would fill up with random thoughts.
    – Prarthana Shedge

    Made me fresh.
    – Arun Prasath B

    Meditation helps me to increase my concentration.
    – Ruxana VP

    Actually I am very interested in meditation. So I could enjoy the moments.
    – Saranya

    Mind matters were really giving me a hard time, that is, before I came here. Now, I feel very much at ease. Meditation is working wonders for me!!
    – Geethanjali VS

    It gave us peace of mind. Never ever felt happy being ‘who you are’. Got to know ourselves more.
    – Akhila A

    From here only I came to know the meaning of meditation. I learnt that if we are doing anything with full involvement, that is give ourselves while doing it, then that can be made into something entirely different!!
    – Aarathy ER

    No words. Those were the moments of self-realization. I’ve taken an oath, never to give up practicing meditation.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    Nice experience…i will do it all days..sure..at the time of meditation my mind got a cool feeling..i felt some confidence
    – Silpasree SJ

    It helped me to increase my concentration level and gifted me with peace of mind (even though I dosed off in some of it).
    – Anjali Anil

    Meditation proved the power of mind and the necessity to control it. The sessions were so peaceful and helpful in maintaining a stress-less day in this tight schedule.
    – Arjun CB

    It was an amazing experience.
    – Harisankar KH

    Everyday of meditation gave a way for peace in my mind and awareness. I hope to continue practicing everyday.
    – Sujith P Shaju

    One of my favorite thing and the most I enjoyed doing. I have great passion towards it and I found the best way here in this camp.
    – Dilip Kumar B

    Through meditation I gained the concentration power, which is important to me because I can’t concentrate on the same thing for a long time. After this I have improved my concentration power and now I am able to concentrate on a particular thing, it may be studying or listening to lectures.
    – Rahul Kowshik R

    Sitting in silence and making our mind focused is the best thing to improve concentration and also we feel lighter (mentally) after meditation.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    Powerful tool which I got from Gitamritam to help control myself, which I was not able to control earlier.
    – Koushik KKS

    I am now in meditation.
    – Sathyamoorthy A

    I learned how to focus our mind.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    Found peace in me
    – Prashanth S

    It helped me to learn how to concentrate.
    – Divyaprasaath S

    I love that class that gave me an idea how to meditate and relax our body.
    – Sreeragh

    A place where for the first days I had a very nice sleep. And then with each day my consciousness and awareness increased.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    Now I have learnt that meditation is not just closing our eyes sitting in a place. Any work we do forgetting our self is called meditation.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    Great. I has always felt a fascination towards this. It was really something, I don’t know how to put it into words. It was like my mind was becoming cool, as if feeling a mist (which cleared us out of all mysteries and made ourselves focused).
    – Gayathri PS

    Really helped me to focus more on the talks and remain fresh and calm minded during sessions
    – Medhini Menon

    Meditation helped to relax and focus on ourselves.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Is really important for one to have self control and improve concentration. So it was good we had this session.
    – Anjanikumar Pathak

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  • Yoganidra: Sleep with awareness

    Yoga Nidra session by Brahmachari Mukesh Kumar was there every day. Campers were made to sleep/relax consciously for 30 minutes. With simple instructions in the background of music made every one relax totally.

    It is a very good and efficient relaxation technique.
    – Aswathi TS

    Yoganidhra was a very wonderful and amazing experience and it helped us to refresh ourself in a short span.
    – Pranav S

    It helped us become relaxed and also to get awareness.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    It was very relaxing and useful.
    – Thiru RamaKrishnan T

    He taught us how to sleep, but not with some dreams. He taught us how to relax and relieve our strain without a doctor.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    Sleep is the most powerful weapon in this world. Sleep gives us happiness.
    – Vasudevan N

    It was one of the most enjoyable sessions of the camp. I could hear only the first few words of Mukeshji and then I don’t remember anything. It was a very good recharge session.
    -Jayadev HR

    After this session I felt more cool and relaxed.
    – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    It taught me how to concentrate on our own body parts while we are sleeping. Each and every part is precious in our body.
    – Priyadharshini J

    This was like a stress buster. We got time to relax after some busy times. This concept should be implemented in the schools too!!
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    The much awaited session of the day. It was a very relaxing session and as it was handled by Mukesh Swamiji, it added effect.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    I needed this. Kept me energetic the whole day!
    – Prarthana Shedge

    Goodnight.
    – Arun Prasath B

    It is the only session where we got relief and it increased my awareness.
    – Ruxana VP

    Superb!
    – Saranya

    The session that we all loved!!
    – Geethanjali VS

    Mukeshji’s Yoga Nidra helped us to learn the right way to sleep. Gave peace of mind after the Nidra.
    – Akhila A

    Be relaxed always!!!
    – Aarathy ER

    No words. I had never observed or concentrated on my own body. Heartfelt thanks for that amazing session. It was indeed a refreshing session.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    Best session in the Gitmritam camp. Superb. Now I learned how to sleep properly.
    – Silpasree SJ

    We got a nice and  peaceful sleep in these sessions. He taught us the correct way of sleeping.
    – Anjali Anil

    Mukeshji, Thank you so much for being with us all these days. Your sessions and games were just awesome. Yoganidra sessions were just energizing and thank you so, so much for helping us out, despite having to going through that rigorous travel to reach us.
    – Arjun CB

    Mukeshji, it was a mind blowing session and can’t forget it in my life ever.
    – Sujith Paliath Shaju

    I was aware of this but in the sitting position. It was a huge change in the way I did and helped me in relaxing a lot and got my cervical pain relieved for hours.
    – Dilip kumar B

    I have learned how to get deep sleep. The Yoganidra was very good.
    – Rahul Kowshik R

    In Yoganidra we have to be in our awareness. It makes us feel refreshed.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    I really learnt how to sign off my mind when required.
    – Koushik KKD

    Learned much from this session, and from Mukeshji, he is my Guru.
    – Sathyamoorthy A

    I learned how to sleep.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    I should thank Mukeshji for this because he took the stress out of us.
    -Divyaprasaath S

    We will miss you a lot, Mukeshji. Your soft melodious voice would lull us to sleep each day, well, at least for the first few days. Then, for the next two days you taught us that we could control our bodies even when asleep. Thank you for making us believe in ourselves and do something that we thought could not be done otherwise.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    The most wanted session by all of us and I get so relaxed when I do that.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    Well it was something. I always drifted to my semi-conscious mind. I don’t know if that is how it works,but I really felt peaceful after waking.
    – Gayathri PS

    Helped us to focus on oneself which we feel is the most difficult to focus on, although towards the end of the session I would fall asleep. It was really relaxing!
    – Medhini Menon

    It really helped to relax and also to forget everything else.
    -Parvathy Venugopal

    Really enjoyed it. Every time I tried not to sleep but I used to fall asleep. Liked his humor and jokes.
    – Anjani Kumar Pathak

  • Cook Aloo paratha with love

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    When food is cooked with love then the senses ceases its action only heart responds.
    – Aswathi TS

    Well I had a good time making paratha and tea. It is helpful for preparing our own food at times of emergency.
    – Pranav S

    Cooking the thing given to us was like playing a game, waiting to know if have I won in it.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    Cooking was another fun and we celebrated it and enjoyed it. My aloo porotta was a bit hard but I think it was tasty (believe in ourselves).
    – Amrita Sindhu M

    This is my first time cooking and I learnt how to prepare food. I learnt how much difficult it will be to cook for my mother.
    – Thiru Ramakrishnan T

    Every time I used to cook for myself but I couldn’t bear to taste it. But I know that it was done by me so I cant blame myself. Jayashree mam taught me how to cook like my mother. Thank you mam.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    Cooking! I was filled with happiness after eating the parathas made by my own hands. This session was superb and I learnt that if one cooks a dish along with love, it’s most most delicious dish in the whole world.
    – Vasudevan N

    Cooking was a very enjoyable event. I have made up my mind to learn cooking properly from my mother in the holidays.
    – Jayadev HR

    While cooking we got a point about how much patience we should have to get our need.
    – Mopuri Saitheja

    In my life up to now I never cooked any thing but first time I did in that class. Then I understood how we need to manage everything, then only taste will be good, and life also.
    – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    My first experiment with wheat flour, chilly and stove! Incredible. I feel that I should be cooking with this love and care whenever I do!
    – Aiswarya PL

    Though I knew cooking I really enjoyed it when I was doing that with my teammates. It was so interesting.
    – Priyadharshini J

    I was completely bowled over the new multidimensional approach to cooking. The finding of flavours through smell and taste taught me how unaware I was about all these things. The aloo paratha and tea preparation is etched in my mind. We also learnt some great philosophies of life during the making, garnished with team effort. Thanks for all the fun and sorry for all the stomach troubles because of testing our dishes to you and thanks to Dhyanji.
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    I could have the most delicious aloo partha. Hard work does give tasty fruits.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    Cooking was wow!!! First time in my whole life that I made aloo ka paratha. That experience of cooking something knowing that it isn’t perfect nor tasty, but the love and hard work which is involved behind it, counts.
    – Prarthana Shedge

    I didn’t cook well but I will try it at home.
    – Arun Prasath B

    Cooking was interesting for me, because actually I was searching for the recipe of the aloo paratha for cooking. Finally I studied how to make aloo parathe.
    – Ruxana VP

    I didn’t know that the aloo paratha could be this tasty, more so because it was made with love, and friendship, and funny moments that I would never forget in my life
    – Geethanjali VS

    Wow, a wonderful experience it was. Learned to cook aloo paratha as well as masala tea within the stipulated time and it was fun. Came to know when we cook food with love, it becomes tastier.
    – Akhila A

    Cooking was really an awesome experience for me. Being a girl I never cook anything by myself but I enjoyed this activity a lot because I was cooking with love, and enjoyed each and every second. From this I learnt when doing any activity with love, the result also will be very sweet!!!
    – Aarathy ER

    I never knew much about cooking. A bit ashamed to say that, still had a fun filled, interesting time over there.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    Superb. I love cooking but I did not know how to make aloo paratha. I think now I could make it more easily. Didi, lots of thanks to you.
    – Silpasree SJ

    Jaysree didi’s cooking class was awesome, useful and in a way very funny. Personally speaking, now I know how to make aloo ka parattha. Thank you Didi.
    – Anjali Anil

    Thank you so much for loving and caring us all these days, you made this camp a lot more easier place to be in. The cooking class was awesome and you may remember me asking for another session. I was not so interested in cooking before, but now I found the joy of creating something that satisfies someones hunger. Thank you am I’m sure my mom will be thankful to you…:)
    – Arjun CB

    In the cooking session, I got a start to cook. I have not yet developed the interest to cook, but now that the seed of interest is planted in my heart. Hope it grows.
    – Abhishek Suratkal

    The cooking session was great and I enjoyed it very much. I learned that when my mom cooks with love, the food is more tastier than when I make it.
    – Sujith P Shaju

    Aaah, Didi taught us to make paratha and the best part was with only aloo I prepared parathas and helped my friends also. We had a good team work.
    – Dilip Kumar B

    We always say to our mom “mom I’m hungry” or “prepare ____ “, but we won’t know the time and dedication she puts to cook for us. In this session we cooked our own aloo parata and tea. Thanks a lot for the cooking session 🙂
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    Thank u mam. Through this activity I came to know how much my mom suffers to prepare food, from now I won’t demand the food. I will accept what ever she gives, and help keep a smile on my moms face.
    – Koushik KKS

    She inspired how to learn Gita from cooking also.
    – Sathyamoorthy A

    We came to know how to cook and it very difficult. I realize our mothers’ difficulty.
    – Ram Prasath VR

    Thanks, I’d never cooked before. I learnt what’s cooking and also to cook with love. It is not that all food is good but only love makes it more tasty.
    – Prashanth S

    I never knew cooking. I really got to know how to make aloo paratha and chai.
    – Divyaprasaath S

    It was my first experience to make aloo paratha and it was a good experience for us and everyone help us to do it.
    – Sreeragh

    Well, for once, yes I managed to eat my favourite dish aloo parathas. Amma, the only difference was that I made it this time. Thank you, didi, it was great cooking under your guidance. Am gonna miss you and our Amrita Masterchef team. 😉
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    Wow wow! First time I used all my senses together and analyzed every taste and smell. Our paratha and tea were not very good but the happiness we had in creating our paratha was the best.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    I did not know how a half-cooked aloo paratha tastes. Well, except for the slight bitter taste, our chai was good. Now, I will never complain about food.
    – Gayathri PS

    It was really fun ! First time I learned to cook myself!! And since we were randomly divided into groups, got to know everyone even more. Superb !
    – Medhini Menon

    This was really an interesting session. We had lots of fun and also learned that cooking requires concentration and it is not an easy task.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

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  • Swimming with Love

    Every day we had swimming classes in the Olympic standard swimming pool @ Amrita University.
    The children were taught to swim through life with Love and with out fear.

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    This is first time I am entering a water pool.It gave me the feel of water.
    – Aswathi T.S.

    It was a little difficult task as the water was very cool in the pool.
    – Pranav.S

    So nice to do it. We forget ourselves while swimming.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    At last I learned to swim, but when I was put to the big pool I just got scared. However I am happy that I can swim in the small pool very well.
    – Amritasindhu M

    Because of my father I lost the chance for competing in swimming events. After that I didn’t go to the swimming pool. Here they taught that everything is good and they made me to enter the pool with a smile in my face. Thank you Gitamritam family.
    – Prabuvignesh.S

    I had Hydrophobia before I came to this camp. But at the same time I was not ashamed to go to the baby pool. I decided that I would learn swimming at any cost. And yes I did learn how to swim. Maybe not as good as a professional, but as a beginner. Thanks a lot. I offer this opportunity to Bhagavan.
    – N.Vasudevan

    Swimming was a very good warm up and a best possible start of the day. I’m a better swimmer now and I have faith that it would help out for my purpose of being navy officer.
    – Jayadev H R

    It gave us a lot of enjoyment, but to get that enjoyment we should go early mornings, and should bare pain for enjoyment.
    – Mopuri Saitheja

    This is the best recreation I had.
    – Miryala.Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    It was the first time I entered a pool. But still it was so good because of the climate and the location of the pool. It was so good.
    – J.Priyadharshini

    We had a great time splashing, jumping and what not, in water.
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    I could win over my fear of water and learn basics of swimming.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    I love it. I have been swimming since my junior grade. Though we missed a lot of sessions I decided to enjoy it to the fullest. This was the first time that I swam with full awareness of my moves, my body cutting through the water, and feeling every breath. It is said that only when you stop breathing you understand the importance of your each breath. I lived it.
    – Prarthana Shedge

    Learnt the basics. After swimming I really felt what freshness is.
    – Arun Prasath B

    It is a great experience, because it is the first time I am swimming in a pool.
    -Ruxana .V.P

    Great experience. It was my first time under water!! Felt like I’m in heaven, totally relaxed and enjoying each moment of it!!
    – Geethanjali. V. S

    Never learnt swimming before and loved to learn it. Just got a few days to learn it. Still, it was a good experience.
    – Akhila A

    I am a girl who is scared of swimming. I learnt to control my breathe now. I learnt if there is belief then we can do it. I thought it was impossible for me but I made it possible. I also studied how to be perfect in our activities because in every class I try hard to do it perfectly.
    – Aarathy E R

    Learnt to float and got a chance to enter the biggest pool I’ve ever seen with my eyes. It was cool.
    – Aswathi Krishna R.L

    It was very useful. Had an opportunity to learn some of its basics.:)
    – Anjali Anil

    I didn’t know swimming and I’m still a learner. But you were patient enough to teach me even in these cold mornings. I really enjoyed the swimming sessions here.
    – Arjun C.B

    I was glad that we had swimming in the morning and yoga in the afternoon.
    – Sujith Paliath Shaju

    Since this was the first time I went into the swimming pool (to learn of-course) I had a few inhibitions in the beginning, but now I don’t have any inhibitions and I have learned a bit of swimming. The pool is wonderful.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    I love swimming since it was in the early morning, it helped me to wake up early. I enjoyed a lot.
    – Koushik k k s

    I am completely present and I love to go to the ends of the pool which brings me confidence to face challenges
    – Sathyamoorthy.A

    I learned some techniques of swimming.
    – Ram Prasath V R

    Well I learnt to swim and that’s something big.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    I was afraid of water before but now I can swim without any fear.
    – Balakrishnaveni.A

    Always wanted to learn swimming! Thanksto Gitamritam camp, I was able to learn atleast a bit and thanks to the instructor. She was very patient and encouraging. My fear of water has reduced now.
    – Medhini Madhavan Menon

    We enjoyed a lot in the pool, splashing water and also learned to swim.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Was a nice and a fun experience.
    – Anjani Kumar Pathak

     

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  • Love for Compost: My Life, My Passion – Peter Ash

    On June 6, 2013, Peter Ash told campers that service to nature is the rent you pay for your room here on earth, and hence it is high time that we get back to living in harmony with nature. He taught the audience about organic farming and about how it helps in the growth of crops in a healthier manner than using artificial and chemical fertilizers. He emphasized the need for finding a way to become sustainable because the change is inevitable but the challenge today is to change our entire way of life. He spoke of some of the systems he designed which have been inspired by nature and are a way for the future.

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    He taught that nothing in the world is waste. Anything can be changed into a useful thing if it is managed properly and wisely.
    – Pranav S

    Made us understand how important our soil is, which is now getting spoiled.
    – Shruti Sreevalsan

    It was good to know that such kind of persons lives on earth. I’ve learnt how to connect with nature.
    – Thiru Ramakrishnan T

    He showed us, love is not only about living things, it is also with everything. It doesn’t need anything. He also showed that love can change everything.
    – Prabu Vignesh S

    OM – Organic Matter, living and loving nature is something which we all have forgotten. Must be in harmony with nature. Love heals even the worst experiences of pain.
    – Vasudevan N

    Peter ash inspired me that how innovative we can be in choosing a passion and enjoying and loving everything.
    – Jayadev HR

    I am also interested in making a compost at my home. Really he is a legend.
    – Miryala Akhil Bharadwaj Maharaj

    I wonder if everyone would love earth like this how better it would be. Heaven is not a world above the sky but what we make it here.
    – Aiswarya PL

    I learnt many things about managing the waste and also decided not to dump the waste anymore.
    – Priyadharshini J

    The concept of working with sand, dirt and calling it meditation initially put me off. His perception of OM- organic matter, the way he struggled to turn Amrita campuses into a paradise of biodiversity made me feel how insensitive I was too small things around me.
    – Daamini Visaalaakshi

    I realized how loving a person should be towards mother nature. He is saving the nature just like any one would save their mother.
    – Neeraja Valsan

    He is a person who works with waste, and the stinky smell!! And he meditates on his work. I have a small organic compost in my garden and I know how difficult it is to maintain it, and how stinky and horrible it gets at times. So hats-off to him.
    – Prarthana Shedge

    From him, I realized that everyone has a responsibility to take care of nature because she is our mother. If we don’t who will care for her?
    – Arun Prasath B

    He taught us that we have to give first priority to nature and for that, we have to plant trees. Through his speech, I understood that we can meditate from any place.
    – Ruxana VP

    How can a single man do all that!! Really inspiring. I’m even thinking about starting a small composting unit in my home.
    – Geethanjali VS

    We came to know about our mother earth and also the difficulties faced by her due to the lack of waste management. His confidence in making our soil healthy by using organic farming and his dedication towards it makes us confident.
    – Akhila A

    A person meditating in the organics.
    – Aarathy ER

    Got to know much about vermi-compost and organic farming. “OM for me is organic material”- really inspiring quote.
    – Aswathi Krishna RL

    Om- organic material, his class inspired us to do whatever we could in our environment. And I thank him for coming to our country, leaving his family behind and help us reduce one of the main problems that we are facing now (soil pollution).
    – Anjali Anil

    You were just awesome as you showed me how I can serve my earth to which I belong to. I’d really like to do something meaningful to the world and would like to assist you whenever I can, back in Amritapuri. Thank you so much.
    – Arjun CB

    Great guy, learned many things. I respect him and keep him near the role models I keep in my heart.
    – Harisankar KH

    Peterji’s experience and passion were beautiful and touched the core of my heart. I learned that the world doesn’t belong to us, but we belong to the world and we should save out mother nature from deteriorating.
    – Sujith P Shaju

    Peter ash is one such person which our society needs. He taught about the usefulness of compost, and organic farming.
    – Nishanth Bhat K

    I felt that if we have interest we can do anything.
    – Koushik KKS

    I was inspired by Peter Ash’s speech, I came to know about how all waste can be recycled.
    – Ram Prasath VR
    Truely inspiring, learnt that anything in life can be converted to a happy garden.
    – Prashanth S

    He is an amazing personality. I’m feeling honored to have met him. I’ve learnt how to connect with the nature.
    – Divyaprasaath S

    I felt like making a compost pit at my home.
    – Sreeragh

    At the end of which I was left spell bound. I was amazed at the way with which he could think of the soil as a living being, hope that the world follows in his footsteps.
    – Hrishikesh Sivanandan

    After his speech I started loving nature.
    – Balakrishnaveni A

    The things I thought will never be possible in life, was done by him. I felt like I was seeing a live miracle.
    – Gayathri PS

    His speech was really touching at the same time amazing and inspiring. Was really sad to hear about the destruction we have created towards nature and was so amazed to see the tremendous amount of work he had done for waste management in order to save nature!!
    – Medhini Menon

    From this I learned that whatever work we do, if we do with full sincerity and concentration it is meditation.
    – Parvathy Venugopal

    Awesome, awesome, simply awesome man. Just love him. His love for nature and the mother earth is unbelievable. He has the potential of converting a wasteland into a beautiful garden. He taught us the value of organic farming and its advantages. Really grateful to him for coming to India and providing his services and knowledge to us.
    – Anjanikumar Pathak

     

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