NITHYANANDA MISSION

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NITHYANANDA MISSION

Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam
N I TH YAN A N DA
M I S S I ON
SPREADING PEACE AND WELLNESS
AROUND THE GLOBE
N I T H YA N A NDA PU R I,
O F F M YS O R E R OA D,
BIDADI-562109,
KARNATAKA, INDIA
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PA R A M A H A M S A N I T H YA N A N DA
FOUNDER OF NITHYA NANDA MISS ION
INTRODUCTION TO SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMI
Sri Nithyananda Swami (hereinafter referred to as Swami) is a renowned Humanitarian and Spiritual leader
with headquarters based in Bidadi near Bangalore, India. He travels all over the world to spread his mission of
peace, love and harmony through meditation. 2 million people have been touched and transformed by
Swami’s meditation techniques and teachings through the mission worldwide.
Paramahamsa Nithyananda is an enlightened master of this millennium hailing
from India.
Having traveled throughout India on the paths of many spiritual sciences like
devotion, yoga, knowledge, meditation, tantra and other Eastern metaphysical
sciences, Nithyananda also practiced the paths of selfless service, penance and
the path of freedom as a Paramahamsa before setting up his worldwide
movement. He is a living proof of these powerful life sciences.
Today, Nithyananda is an inspiring personality for millions of people worldwide.
His authenticity, broad appeal, and his ability to make the esoteric both practical and enjoyable have allowed
his teachings to reach far and wide, crossing all societal, cultural, language, age and gender barriers. He has
formulated a Technology of Bliss to create a new cycle of individual consciousness in planet Earth, causing
Collective Consciousness to enter into the Superconscious zone.
Nithyananda Mission is his worldwide movement for this purpose. (called Life Bliss Foundation outside
India and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam within India.) With a vision to raise individual consciousness and
create an enlightened society, he has developed a diverse range of meditation programs, offering guaranteed
life solutions for quick and effective transformation of life. He offers tools for a creative and productive life
that is guided by intuition and intelligence rather than by intellect and instinct.
HIGHLIGHTS OF NITHYANANDA MISSION
Nithyananda Mission is Swami’s worldwide movement to promote global peace through transformation of
the individual. Nithyananda Mission’s worldwide ashrams and centers serve as spiritual laboratories where
inner growth is profound and outer growth is a natural consequence. These academies offer a place and space
to explore and explode through a host of activities, from meditation to science. They nurture quantum
spirituality, where material and spiritual worlds merge and create blissful living. They offer guaranteed life
solutions that have seen quick and effective transformation of lives.
Highlights of Mission activities and milestones:
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Meditation and de-addiction camps worldwide: Over 2 million people impacted to date.
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Anna Daan : free food program: 10,000 nutritious meals distributed every week through all the
ashram anna mandirs for visitors, devotees and disciples thus improving health standards.
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Meditation Programs in prisons: Conducted in prisons and juvenile camps to reform extremist
attitudes – resulting in amazing transformation among the inmates.
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Medical Camps: Free treatment and therapies in allopathy, homeopathy, ayurveda, acupuncture, eye
check-ups, eye surgeries, artificial limb donation camps, gynecology and more.
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Support to children in rural areas: School buildings, school uniforms and educational materials
provided free to rural schools.
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Life Bliss Technology: A free two year / three month program for youth teaching Life Engineering
and the science of enlightenment.
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Nithyananda Vidyalaya: An enlightenment-based education with a modern scientific approach
combined with the Vedic system of learning – protecting and developing the innate intelligence of
the child who flowers without repression, fear or peer pressure.
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Corporate Meditation Programs: Specially designed and conducted in corporate firms worldwide
including Microsoft, AT&T, Qualcomm, JP Morgan, Petrobras, Pepsi, Oracle, American Association
of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) – with focus on intuitive management, leadership skills and
team work.
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Promotion of Vedic Culture and Tradition: The ashrams, temples and centers of the mission
worldwide actively raise awareness of the Indian culture and tradition and are seats of learning for
multi-facets of this rich culture.
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Nithya Yoga: A revolutionary system of yoga in the lines of Sage Patanjali’s original teachings,
taught worldwide.
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The Nithyananda Order and its training: Spiritual aspirants ordained as sannyasis, brahmacharis and
brahmacharinis who undergo years of intensive training in yoga, meditation, deep spiritual practice,
Sanskrit, vedic chanting, life skills, and who man the ashrams worldwide working in all Mission
activities.
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Teachers of Nithyananda Mission: Over 300 teachers trained to teach: transformational
meditation programs, Quantum Memory Program, Nithya Yoga, Health and Healing Programs,
Spiritual Practice Programs and more.
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Support to scientists and researchers: Continually bridging gaps between science and spirituality
through researches on spiritual energy and healing.
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Nithyananda Youth Foundation: A collection of inspired youth, building a divine and dynamic
society with a common ideology of global peace.
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Nithya Dheera Seva Sena: Through transformation of self, this volunteer force of Ananda Sevaks
trains and functions in the service of humanity, also serving as relief wing working towards disaster
recovery management.
1. COLLECTIVE PEACE EFFORTS
Nithyananda’s global peace efforts can be summarized as follows:
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Specially designed meditation programs as the first step for realizing peace at the individual level
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A unique system of yoga called Nithya Yoga for imbibing discipline at the levels of body and mind
and realizing inner bliss
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Employing powerful mass worship as a means to realizing collective peace and harmony
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Organising peace walks to spread awareness about global peace
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Organising kumbh melas – confluences aimed at raising collective consciousness
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Heading spiritual journeys to high energy centers like the Himalayan mountains, Varanasi, Angkor
Wat – Cambodia and other places, thus awakening the awareness to the higher Existential energy
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Mass and home satsangs (spiritual gatherings) aimed at creating positive and harmonious vibrations at
the individual and global level
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Meeting world renowned leaders to discuss global peace and religious harmony
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Powerful messages by Nithyananda himself on the critical need for global peace as well as practical
techniques to realize it
1.1 STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON PEACE
Various studies have been done by different organizations to measure the effects of group meditation on
communities. Some observed the effect of a critical mass of people who meditated and these showed an eight
percent decrease in the crime rate in the cities where group meditation was conducted. Other reports showed
a significant reduction in acts of violence and increase in cooperative, helpful acts. In war-stricken areas there
have been more than 50 percent reported drop in daily war deaths and more than 25 percent drop in war
injuries. The overall statistics showed with group meditation, reduced crime rates, fewer hospital admissions,
and reduced violence, leading to an increase in the overall quality of life.
1.2 KUMBH MELAS
Kumbh Mela is a spiritual confluence held on the banks of sacred rivers. Nithyananda Mission promotes and
organizes Kumbh Melas worldwide.
In September 2006, Nithyananda organized the first
confluence for world peace to honor the memory of
who lost their lives and of those who risked their
to save others during the terrorist attacks at World
Center on September 11, 2001. The event was held
those
lives
trade
at the
University of California, Irvine, USA in conjunction with over 20 other global spiritual organizations and
attended by over 5,000 people.
Kumbh Mela, Los Angeles, USA, Sep 2006
The second peace confluence was held in Los Angeles on 9
Sep 2007 in collaboration with the Vedanta society. Many
Southern Californian spiritual organizations took part in the
festival including BAPS, ISKCON, Mata Amrutananda mayi,
Siddha Yoga, Siddha Samadhi Yoga, Sanatana Dharma
temple, Sindhi Center, Hamsa Yoga, Gujarati Association
and others.
Kumbh Mela, Los Angeles, 9 Sep 2007
Grand procession in the first USA Kumbh Mela,
Los Angeles, USA with participation from people
of various cities and backgrounds
Address on world peace, Los Angeles,
Sep 2007
Ardh Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India, in January 2007
Nithyananda led a group of devotees in January 2007 to Allahabad, the venue of the Ardh Kumbh
Mela which is the largest gathering of humanity on the banks of the sacred river Ganga to reinforce
the ideal of a blissful, enlightened humanity and world peace.
Nithyananda was crowned the Maha mandaleshwar of the famous Nirvani Akkada on the occasion.
He is one of the youngest Mahamandaleshwars.
Kumbh Mela,Mysore, India, in February 2007
On 2 Feb 2007 and in January 2010, Nithyananda graced the Kumbha Mela at Thirumakudalu T.
Narasimhapura, Mysore, where the confluence of the three rivers namely Cauvery, Kapila and
Spatika Sarova takes place. The Kumbh Mela is being conducted here since 1989 and has happened 7
times till now. This place is an abode of many saints and houses many ashrams. In the 2010 Kumbh
Mela, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam took up the responsibility of organizing the procession.
In the picture on the left, Nithyananda is seen here with Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Desikendra Maha
Swamiji of the Jagadguru Sriveera Simhasana Math, Suttur, Mysore, Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri
Balagangadharanatha Maha Swamiji Adi Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math and Sri B.S.
Yeddyurappa, Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka.
1.3 PEACE WALKS
To instill a greater sense of responsibility into people and spread awareness about global peace, Nithyananda
Mission organizes peace walks for several hundreds of kilometers, particularly with the youth in India and
USA.
In January 2009, a month long walk was organized with people participating from over 1000 villages covering
1000 km:
1. To dispel the insecurities caused by religion, caste and creed. People from all walks of life and various
religious backgrounds have been participating in this. It symbolizes the religious harmony,
transcending the boundaries created by society.
2. To promote friendliness, compassion and the ‘feeling connected’ and universal togetherness among
people. This individual transformation will directly lead to group transformation and thus world
peace.
3. To reach out to different villages and provide people good physical and mental health, get over
unhealthy habits like addiction and be emotionally balanced.
4. To spread awareness in the areas of health and education and gather support for establishing a free
school and free hospital for providing emergency health care in every taluka (group of villages).
5. Help attack the biggest challenges facing humanity today – increase in crime rate and terrorism.
6. To celebrate the success of the Mission so far and to promote further awareness and support for the
social causes the Mission works for.
The Nithyananda Mission thus aims to provide a healthy ecosystem for a peaceful society, developed both in
the outer and inner worlds - economically, socially, politically and spiritually.
Peace walk in Los Angeles, USA, in 2008
Walk for global peace and religious harmony,
January 2009, flagged off by heads of
various religions at Kanyakumari, India
Peace walk in South India participated in by
hundreds of enthusiastic people
Peace walk 2009 passes by a temple in South India
Nithyananda and other religious heads address
a gathering of the peace walk participants,
Tamil Nadu, India
Peace walk in Tiruvannamalai, South India
Peace walk by Nithyananda Youth Foundation,
Tamilnadu, India
Peace walk from Bangalore to Tiruvannamalai, South India
1.4 MASS WORSHIP FOR INDIVIDUAL AND GLOBAL PEACE
Young monks of the Nithyananda Order conduct
fire rituals involving the public, with up to 1008
individual sacrificial fire pits, thereby creating
profound healing energy for a peaceful mind and
healthy body in those living in the surrounding
areas.
mass
Such fire rituals are conducted as a means to
connect to the universal Existence and thus
reinforce the sense of connectedness with the
whole world. They remind us that we are all not
separate individuals but part of a grand Whole. They bring about peace and harmony and purify the space in
which they are conducted. The whole city, state, nation and thus the world benefits from such fire rituals
which tap into the cosmic energy and harness it for the benefit of humanity.
The first mass fire ritual for global peace,
Seattle, USA
The traditional Satyanarayana puja,
Vancouver, 2008
1.4.1 INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
21 September is observed as the International Peace
Day.
Millions of people worldwide come together in
prayer, meditation, celebration and collaboration for
world
peace and global harmony. In the picture here,
International Peace Day is observed through the
(WTN) Wisdom Tree Network which is a signature
campaign for world peace based on profound oaths
that
directly
awaken
the
consciousness of the individual thereby awakening global peace.
On this occasion every year, Nithyananda Mission’s centers
conduct collective group meditations worldwide. The collective
consciousness is raised in a much more powerful way when
meditation is done as a group.
1.5 SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS FOR INDIVIDUAL PEACE
As a peace ambassador to humanity, Nithyananda leads people from all over the world on spiritual journeys
to high energy centers like the Himalayan mountains, holy shrines of India and other sacred places outside
India. Delivering many talks during these journeys, he instills deeply into individuals the truth of the cosmos
and creates the space for a peaceful mind within.
When peace is brought about within individuals, automatically global peace starts happening.
Nithyananda takes groups of people to high energy centers every year, with the Himalayas being an every year
feature. The main places of visit include the char dham or the venerated four holy shrines of Badrinath,
Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in the Garhwal range as well as other centers like Gomukh, Rishikesh,
Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Srinagar, Sitapur, Joshimath and Pipalkoti.
The Himalayas yatra is a very popular feature every year attracting people from all over the world to
experience the grandeur and mystical beauty of the Himalayas in the presence of the living enlightened Master
Nithyananda. Every year, the number of participants has been increasing exponentially and so has the global
range of participants. Today, the Himalayas yatra led by Nithyananda is one of the largest groups with over
200 people that has been always successfully covering the char dham and other locations.
Nithyananda delivers a discourse to the group
at Uttarkashi, Himalayan trip 2006
At Haridwar
The yatris from various countries listening to a
discourse on the Himalayan trip 2008
Performing an abhisheka or worship ceremony
In June 2008, Swami took a group of people to the Jagannath Puri temple, Buddha temple and
Kalingeshwar temple at Orissa, the Dakshineshwar Kali temple and Belur Ramakrishna Mutt at
Calcutta, Cossipore which is the place where enlightened master Ramakrishna Paramahamsa spent
his last days with his consort Sharada Devi and 16 disciples, Kamarpukur which is the birthplace of
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Jayrambati, the birth place of Sharada Devi, Bodh Gaya - the birthplace
of Buddha, Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi, Sarnath - the place where Buddha delivered his
first sermon, the Manikarnika ghat in Varanasi where he himself had a conscious experience of death
prior to enlightenment, and the holy city of Prayag or Allahabad with the sacred Triveni Sangam –
confluence of the three sacred rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
At the Konark Sun temple, 2008
Traveling by boat to the Ramakrishna Mutt at Belur
near Calcutta, India in 2008
Visiting the ancient Benares Hindu
University in holy city Varanasi, India in 2008
At Bodh Gaya, Gautam Buddha’s place of
enlightenment in India, 2008
People from the world over come to immerse
ashes of loved ones in Varanasi in the sacred
Ganga, to bring peace to the departed soul
Enroute to Pandava caves at Gangotri
Nithyananda rides a boat with the entire group
on the sacred river Ganges in Varanasi, North
India
With a group at Angkor Wat, Cambodia in July
2007
1.6 SPIRITUAL GATHERINGS - SATSANGS
A satsang is a gathering to share and spread intense positive energy. It is a place to acquire and use
knowledge-weapons which are the words of enlightened beings, meant to lead us to eternal bliss.
When we create a community around us which encourages and strengthens love and devotion
towards each other and Existence, we become a positive force, empowered to transform ourselves
and others into blissful beings.
Members of the Nithyananda family gather regularly in their own cities to share the bliss that is
growing in their lives. Satsangs are also the places where measures are taken to serve humanity better
with every passing day.
Satsang in Oklahoma, USA
Satsang in France
Satsang in Malaysia
Satsang in Guadeloupe
Satsang in Dubai
Satsang in New Zealand
1.7 MEETING LEADERS FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND RELIGIOUS
HARMONY
Nithyananda meets renowned spiritual and social leaders worldwide, discussing the need to raise the
individual consciousness to cause collective consciousness to enter into the superconscious zone.
Strongly recommending meditation as a sure solution, Nithyananda creates ties with the leaders in
areas of education, energy healing, green drives, world peace, meditation and yoga to benefit
humanity on a greater scale.
Following are a few pictures of Nithyananda with global leaders.
3-day International Spiritual conference in Salem, India under the banner: Responsibilities of women,
youth and common man.
With Dr.Michael Bernard Bedwith of Agape
International Spiritual Center, Los Angeles, USA,
where Nithyananda delivered a talk on how the
human mind works and how to use it as an
effective tool for blissful living.
With former Indian President Dr.Abdul Kalam at
the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi, handing
over a copy of a popular Tamil book ‘Kadavai
thira Kaatru varattum’, released by the ashram
Upon invitation, visiting the Maharajah of
Trivandrum, HH Shri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi
Pala Maharaja Martanda Varma, in his palace
Spiritual heads and Sri SM Krishna, former
Governor of Maharashtra
With Sri Kamalatmananda Swami of Sri
Ramakrishna Mutt
Sri TN. Chaturvedi, the then Governor of
Karnataka, visits the ashram in Bangalore
With Sri Narayani Amma of Sri Narayani
Siddhar Peetam, Malaikodi, Vellore. The latter
takes Nithyananda on a guided tour inside his
ashram.
With Sri Virendra Hegde of the Dharmasthala
Temple Trust
With renowned Yoga Guru, Pujya Sri Swami
Ramdev Maharaj
With Francis G.Slay, Mayor of St Louis, USA,
who welcomed him with a proclamation message
With Swami Chidananda, President of Sri
Ramakrishna Mutt, Chicago, USA
At the Inter Religious Conference in
Tiruvannamalai, receiving the 'Surat Spiritual
Declaration'
With Sri La. Sri Nachiappa Swamigal of Koviloor
Math, Karaikudi on the occasion of inaugurating
the IVHU extended campus at the Koviloor Math.
Ardh Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in Jan 2007
2. SERVICES OFFERED BY NITHYANANDA MISSION
ASHRAMS
Nithyananda Mission operates ashrams worldwide, all of which are run by the resident ashramites who
provide 100% voluntary full-time service to the Mission. The services provided include:
1. Free medical camps with multi-specialty services in economically backward villages and free
community health fairs
2. Free dispensary and Nithya spiritual healing services
3. Free energized, healing sattvic food cooked and served by ordained Nithya spiritual healers at the
ashrams’ food temples. The food temples serve free food to thousands of people during large
gatherings and special occasions.
4. In-house publishers of Swami’s messages and discourses. Over 200 books have been published in
over 30 languages worldwide. Periodical magazines in English, Tamil and Kannada with a readership
of over 10000 provide constant life solutions for physical wellbeing and mental peace.
5. Website managers of various websites to spread awareness and provide live updates and up-to-date
knowledge of the activities of the Mission
6. Free accommodation for the participants of various meditation programs and people who come to
avail of the free healing services
7. Organising and conducting basic and advanced meditation workshops with state-of-the-art
meditation and therapy halls and other facilities
8. Community outreach to spread the positive energy of peace and bliss through home darshans
9. Offering free introductory talks on meditation and yoga in villages, companies, hospitals, schools,
colleges, universities, conferences, prisons, etc. worldwide
10. Classes on Nithya Yoga for adults and kids
11. Specialized programs for kids including yoga, creative cultural workshops and summer camps
2.1 SERVICES AT THE LOS ANGELES VEDIC TEMPLE, USA
2.1.1 FREE YOGA AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS
A number of free yoga and meditation and Life Solutions
programs are offered at the Los Angeles Vedic Temple.
These programs happen every week and cater to people
from all walks of life including students, servicemen,
professionals, entrepreneurs, women and seniors. From the
testimonials of the participants, it is clear that they
experience tremendous improvement in the quality of their
personal and professional lives improving their
productivity, relationships and reduction of stress and worries. It helps college students handle exam
stress as well as improve their intuition, creativity and be able to channelize their energy and
emotions in a balanced and fruitful way.
Regular Nithya Yoga classes are conducted with good participation. It has been a transformational
experience not only for those who attend but also for those who have been teaching. People of all
age groups and backgrounds have been able to benefit from the Nithya Yoga classes improving their
health and abilities.
Nithya Yoga classes are offered to a wide variety of participants of all ages and backgrounds. Shown here are
Nithya Yoga Classes being conducted in our Los Angeles Ashram
Introductory talks and meditation programs are offered at the state of the art auditorium
2.1.2 SERVING OF FREE MEALS AND FOOD FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY AT HOMELESS SHELTERS
More than 1000 free meals per month are served by the food temple at the Los Angeles Vedic
Temple. Healthy nutritious vegetarian food is prepared with lot of love and care. The food is infused
with positive energy as it is prepared by ordained Nithya Spiritual Healers in the energy field of the
Vedic temple. Apart from this, every week, free food is served at local homeless shelters for the poor
and needy.
Healthy, nutritious and energized vegetarian food served to people
2.1.3 TEN-DAY BLISS FESTIVAL
10-day Bliss Festival is conducted at the Vedic Temple every year from Dec 23rd to Jan 1st. The
celebrations lead up to the anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Mission. The ten day Bliss
Festival is a celebration of all the beautiful aspects of life and the people in our lives. It is an
opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to Existence and everyone around us. Each day of the
festival has a unique theme and the events are tailored to the theme of the day. Various days such as
Volunteers day, Yoga day, Environment and World Peace Day, Life Solutions day, Food day,
Mothers day etc are celebrated.
Through the festival, a number of special Services such as Vedic Astrology, Medical Seminars on
common ailments such as obesity and hypertension and their solutions, Nutrition, Legal
consultation, Henna etc happen on various days of the festival.
2.1.4 MEDICAL CAMPS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS
Free Health Fairs are conducted for the local community with the support of members and friends from the
medical community. These health fairs offer comprehensive medical and diagnostic services including:
• General Checkup
• Blood Pressure
• Cholesterol
• Body-Fat Checkup
• Blood Sugar Testing
• Vision Testing
• Bone Density Testing
• Dental Checkup
• Gynecology
• Pediatrics
…and more
On an average, more than 400 people participate and benefit from these health fairs. These health
fairs are highly appreciated by the local community and the city and county administration as well.
Community Health Fairs organized by Nithyananda Mission supported wholeheartedly by the local
administration as well as the local doctors
2.1.5 VEDIC EXPO
Vedic Expos are one-stop destinations to get a glimpse of every aspect of the inner science
technology, Vedic culture and lifestyle. These day-long expos happen every quarter with a total of
four conducted in a year. The following are the services offered during the Vedic Expos:
Yoga
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Yoga Demonstrations
Seminars on the Benefits of Yoga
The roots of Yoga
Meditation
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Life Solutions
Introduction to Meditation sessions
Meditations for Health & Wellness
Meditations for Inner Peace
Lifestyle
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Panel discussion on Conscious Parenting
Seminar on Blissful Relationships
Stress Management
Solutions for the Corporate World
Culture
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Cultural programs
Music and dance performances
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Seminars on Eco-conscious Lifestyle
Panel discussion on Lifestyle Choices
Henna & Face-Painting
Food
Vegetarian Cooking Demonstrations
Vegetarian Food Sampling
Seminars on Vegetarian Lifestyle
Vedic Expo is a great way for the local community to come together and get a first-hand taste of the
Vedic culture, science and lifestyle. It gives people a great opportunity to be introduced to
meditation, yoga and other inner sciences. The day is filled with fun activities and educational
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discussions. These expos are attended by 500-1000 people, and are growing in popularity with each
event.
Talks and meditation sessions for blissful lifestyle for individuals and corporates
Nithya Yoga classes and seminars
2.1.6 INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Every year, International Peace Day is celebrated with a prayer for Global peace and a peace day
march at the Vedic Temple. On Sunday, September 21, 2008, the Temple celebrated International
Peace Day with a variety of activities. International Peace Day celebrations began with a Peace March
to the Montclair Chamber of Commerce. About 150 devotees and members of the community
participated.
After the Peace March, the participants joined the guests of honor who shared a few personal
reflections about International Peace Day. This was followed by a meditation and a one minute
observance of silence. Celebrations concluded with traditional prayer and sharing of food.
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Registering their support and flagging off the march for world peace
Blissful participants of Nithyananda Mission in the peace walk
2.1.7 CULTURAL MELTING POT
The Vedic Temple serves as a melting pot for people of various cultures, nationalities and
backgrounds and also spreads the awareness of the Vedic tradition to one and all thus helping it
spread across the world.
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Deities from various religions like Jainism,
Buddhism, Hinduism etc attract people from all
backgrounds
Vedic Temple attracts people of all nationalities
Panel discussions led by swamis and volunteers
provide life solutions and a common platform to
share ideas
Volunteers’ meet, Los Angeles, to plan and
execute mission activities and to meet and share
with the members of the ‘global family’
2.2 SERVICES AT THE SEATTLE VEDIC TEMPLE, USA
2.2.1 C ARRYING P OSITIVE ENERGY TO HOMES
People from all walks of life invite the Divine – in the form of an energized deity from the Vedic
Temple - into their homes, in order to get the Divine blessings for their houses and their loved ones.
The evening becomes a fun-filled spiritual and community get-together, as they enjoy the pujas
(traditional rituals), bhajans (devotional hymns), chanting, Vedic wisdom and varieties of food, along
with their friends and relatives.
Special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries are thus turned into celebrations, in tune with
the Vedic way of life. These home darshans can be hosted by anyone in the community, and give
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people who are unable to visit the Temple regularly, an opportunity to connect to the Divine in
relaxed group settings.
2.2.2 COLLECTIVE FIRE CEREMONIES FOR UNIVERSAL POSITIVITY
For the first time in North America, on Sep 6 2008, the Seattle Vedic Temple organized a grand
collective fire ritual (Maha Saptayaagam) with 101 simultaneous fire pits for the traditional offerings.
Participants flew in from all over the US and Canada, including representatives from other Vedic
Temples like Ohio, Oklahoma, San Jose, Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver. Over 500 devotees
and members from the community participated to make the event a grand success. Conducted for
World Peace, the grand event was presided by senior Swamis of the Nithyananda Order.
Starting with Sanskrit chanting, the traditional ceremony continued with offerings to each of the 7
deities, invoking their energies into the fire, followed by a final offering of herbs. All the chantings,
visualizations and offerings (including herbs) added to the net positive vibrations in the space, thus
contributing directly to the greater peace in Seattle and in the world. The event evoked a very
favorable response from the community and local press.
2.2.3 CHANTING SESSIONS IN YOGA STUDIOS
The Vedic Temple Chanting Group has been reaching out to spread the energy and bliss of the
ancient practice of Sanskrit Vedic Chanting across Yoga Studios and stores in the community.
Sanskrit is not just a linguistic language but it is a
phonetic language also. So the language not only
has words that have meaning but it has also got
sounds of phonetic significance the vibrations of
which cause positive energy and healing in the
people chanting as well as listening. Chanting
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sessions are done by groups of 4 or 6, and directly lead to experiences of joy, bliss and peace in the
listener.
Interactive explanations and question and answer sessions provide listeners with an understanding of
the deeper aspects of the chanting sciences. In addition, these sessions serve the purpose of
introducing the traditional Vedic chanting to the wider community, as part of Vedic Temple’s crosscultural outreach efforts. These small, one-hour sessions have received tremendous response and
welcome from the Yoga Studios around the city.
2.2.4 ANNA DAAN
In keeping with one of the core tenets of the Vedic tradition – ‘Food is God’, more than 1500 free
meals are served per month at the Vedic Temple. Healthy vegetarian food is prepared with love and
care, and many members of the community contribute in various ways – ingredients, preparation,
serving and cleaning. Food is served to anyone who visits the Temple.
2.2.5 MEDITATION PROGRAMS
A number of yoga and meditation and Life Solutions programs – both free and paid - are offered
throughout the year by the Vedic Temple. These programs happen at the Temple, and at other
venues around the community – community centers, yoga studios, bookstores, colleges, etc. These
programs cater to people in the community from all walks of life, whether they be students,
professionals, entrepreneurs, women or kids. In the past year alone, these meditations and life
solutions sessions have touched in excess of 5000 people in the greater Seattle areas.
These programs bring in varied benefits – reducing stress and worries and improving peoples’
productivity, relationships and other aspects of life. Free daily group meditation sessions are offered
at the Temple, where anyone irrespective of their religious or cultural affiliations, can participate.
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Life Bliss Programs
2.2.6 CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SATSANGS
The Vedic Tradition emphasizes the celebration of life every day. Music, dance and other varied arts
are an integral part of the Vedic lifestyle. The Vedic Temple organizes various programs, classes and
avenues for people to express, experience and enjoy the various systems of music and dance from
the Vedic tradition. Different artistes and performers, of varying calibers from seasoned
professionals to kids who are beginning to learn, are offered avenues to perform and learn the
various arts. Both local and international artistes have performed at the Temple. About 40+ events
have been organized at the Vedic Temple in 2008 alone, and these have been enjoyed by more than
1000 people.
These programs are usually offered free, and are open to all, and they provide a platform for crosscultural interchange, and serve to expose and popularize these art forms across the wider greater
Seattle community.
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Performance of Odissi, a traditional Indian dance at the Vedic Temple, Seattle
Volunteer meets and satsangs to bring together various peoples and provide life solutions
2.3 SERVICES AT THE OHIO VEDIC TEMPLE, USA
2.3.1 NITHYA YOGA SESSION FOR THE INMATES AT OHIO PRISON
Life Bliss Foundation has served over 30 women twice a week since September 2008 at the Ohio
Womens’ Reformatory, the largest womens’ prison in Ohio. This prison houses 2500 inmates with
the population increasing due to increased drug convictions, reduced probation options and longer
sentences. Two of the biggest coping factors in prison life are boredom and stress due to
overcrowding. The 40 inmates invited to attend twice weekly Nithya Yoga Sessions are serving life
sentences. Many of the women in the Nithya Yoga Sessions have also attended one or more yoga
classes offered in the prison. However, after 10 weeks of doing Nithya Yoga, which includes the
meditation technique called Life Bliss Meditation, the women were reporting medical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual changes in their lives. Some of the reports included lower cholesterol, lower
blood pressure, less heart palpitations, more positive outlook, ability to focus and stay focused,
having a feeling of value to society, and the increased inner knowledge that they are not 'bad’ people.
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A senior yogacharya giving Nithya Yoga
instruction to the participants
The yoga teacher handing over Guaranteed
Solutions book and CD to the prison official
Nithya Yoga session in progress at the Ohio Womens’ Reformatory
2.3.1.1 Testimonials
1.
This class has made me realize that I AM a good person and I DO have something of value to
offer to the world. I'm much more positive and more able to focus. - Davala #61395
2.
My cholesterol level has dropped 15 pts inside of 2 months- only change has been yoga. Much
more peaceful outlook. – Marie
3.
My breath wind has expanded. Less heart palpitations. I can also tell my blood pressure is not
getting high although I do take medications for this. - Sandy #24040
4.
I have chosen to survive in a positive manner despite the odds against me. Nithya Yoga is giving
me the tools to use the positive force within me to bring change to the world around me and
inside me. The most drastic noticeable change would be my health. I no longer take medication
to lower my cholesterol, yet my bad cholesterol has dropped 15 points. I am a Crohn's disease
survivor and my health has always reflected my stress levels. I do not remember ever being
completely symptom free, not once in the 20+ years that I have been dealing with this disease.
Now, every morning as I take stock of my body, I know that I am healthy. I am symptom free
which means stress free. I was raised Roman Catholic and although I am not truly active in the
church I still hold to many of the beliefs and consider myself to be a good Christian. Yoga has, in
my heart and mind, brought greater clarity and meaning to my religious beliefs.
-Marie Hilton (40 years old) ORW
5.
Allow me to mention my chronic illness first – seizures, high blood pressure, CPLD, high bad
cholesterol. Starting with those conditions made this new type of yoga a challenge for me. My
first time doing yoga actually. I have noticed several changes in my conditions: My breathing has
extended-seems I have longer breath. After a month into yoga I began noticing that I had not felt
heart palpitations.
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The meditations I am practicing (Nithya Dhyaan) now help to lengthen and prolong the peace
I’ve acquired thru the years. There is actually nothing I don’t like about this type of yoga. I tip
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my hat to India – these people are very self conscious and capable of maintaining to a degree I’m
not so sure Americans can venture into. I will continue to venture and strive to maintain to be
true to myself. Meditating helps also as a soul cleansing to me. I cannot wait to get #’s from my
statistics medically to share for I know – I feel improvements within and without my being.
-Sandra Griffin
2.3.2 HEALTH FAIR
Free Health Fairs are conducted at the Vedic Temple with help from the local medical community
and the volunteers.
These services include:
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Holistic Massage
Reflexology
General Checkup
Gastroenterology
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Body-Fat Checkup
Blood Sugar Testing
Vision Testing
Dental Checkup
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2.3.3 MEDITATION AND YOGA PROGRAMS
Vedic Temple at Ohio conducts frequent Meditation workshops. These programs happen weekly on
Sundays.
Volunteers of the Vedic Temple offer several free services like:
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Teaching Nithya Dhyaan at people's homes and neighborhood libraries
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Serving Free Sattvic food at the Temple
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Free Spiritual Healing
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Teaching Nithya Yoga at the Ohio Reformatory for Women
First Level Life Bliss Program in progress
Advanced Level Meditation Program in the
scenic Vedic Temple
2.3.4 FOOD TEMPLE
The Food Temple serves free energized sattvic food to the visitors of the Ohio Vedic Temple.
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2.3.5 TEMPLE AND WORSHIP SERVICES
The Vedic Temple offers various worship services to the devotees. Fire ceremonies for positive
energy are performed periodically. Home visits of the energized deities are also offered as a service to
the people.
Ceremonies at the Vedic Temple
Collective fire ceremonies for peace and harmony
2.4 SERVICES AT THE OKLAHOMA VEDIC TEMPLE, USA
2.4.1 JOINT CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Joint Program with Dharma Center, Oklahoma
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2.4.2 FOSTERING HARMONY THROUGH TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS
Celebrating Holi, the festival of colors
Celebrating the festivals of Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti
Ganesh Chaturthi celebration
Janmashtami celebration
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2.4.3 INTRODUCTORY TALKS ON MEDITATION AND SPIRITUALITY
2.4.4 SATSANGS
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2.4.5 MEDITATION PROGRAMS
Life Bliss Program Level 3 – BSP
Free meditation session
2.4.6 SPREADING THE VEDIC TRADITION
Musical program
Special programs for kids
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Serving food in the Vedic tradition
Worship services of the Vedic tradition
2.5 SERVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE NITHYANANDA MISSION,
MALAYSIA
Glimpse of the services offered by the Nithyananda Mission in Malaysia:
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Meditation programs of various levels are conducted regularly which are attended by
hundreds to thousands of people
Kalpataru program attended by over 5000 people
Life Bliss Program Level 3 (BSP)attended by
hundreds of people
Free meditation camp in Penang
Life Bliss Program, Port Klang, Malaysia
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Life Bliss Program Level 2 (NSP) attended
by over 500 people
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Life Bliss Program, Penang, Malaysia
Satsangs which bring people of various religions and backgrounds together in a spirit of
harmony and beautiful coexistence
Discourse and satsang attended by over 8000 people
Satsang and free meditation at a local temple
Satsangs attended by the people of all ages and cultural backgrounds
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Counseling and discussions to provide permanent life solutions and provide physical,
mental and spiritual wellbeing and peace
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‘Inner healing’ panel discussions where questions Counseling sessions help provide emotional
from the public are answered by senior swamis
support and practical guidance on life
of the Nithyananda order and Nithyananda himself
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Conducting traditional worship (including homes of people) and cultural programs to
spread the Vedic tradition. This helps foster a healthy, peaceful and vibrant community.
With the authorities of Kajang prison, Malaysia Pujas and homas are conducted regularly in the
on the celebration of the festival of Diwali
homes of people to spread harmony and keep the
Vedic tradition alive
2.6 SERVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE NITHYANANDA MISSION, DUBAI
A glimpse of the services offered by Nithyananda Mission, Dubai:
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Meditation programs of various levels are conducted regularly attended by people of
various religions and backgrounds
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Life Bliss Program
Life Bliss Program Level 2 (NSP), April 2008
First Life Bliss Program, Feb 2007
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Corporate meditation program at
Kromberg and Schubert
Satsangs and introductory talks to provide people with means for blissful living
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Satsangs attract people for blissful sharing
Talk at ‘Friends of Yoga’
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Opening of a meditation center at Sharjah, Dubai
A senior swami addresses the Indian Ladies Association
in Abu Dhabi
Nithya Yoga as a holistic solution for physical and mental wellbeing and spiritual growth
Nithya yoga classes
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Reaching out to the masses through the media
A senior swami of the Nithyananda order talks on a
Telugu radio station in the Middle East
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2.7 SERVICES AT THE NITHYANANDA MISSION ASHRAMS IN INDIA
2.7.1 BIDADI ASHRAM, BENGALURU, INDIA
The main activities in Bidadi ashram include:
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Powerful meditation programs catering to
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Physical health
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Mental health
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Spiritual strength
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Flowering of devotion towards Existence
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Encouragement to traditional arts and culture. Striving to preserve the rich cultural heritage
of India, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bangalore invites leading and upcoming artists from
various traditions of Indian dance and music to the ashram to perform during main festivals
like Shivaratri, Dusshera, Guru Purnima and Nithyananda’s birthday celebrations. In the
presence of Nithyananda, the artists perform to large gatherings and also conduct music
forums, thereby educating people on the nuances of music. The performances include
classical to folk dances from all the states of India, traditional daksha yagna (popular Kannada
dance drama depiction of scenes from ancient mythological stories) of Karnataka, fire
dances and more.
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Programs for children. The Bidadi ashram organises programs for children that include:
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‘Little Anandas’ summer residential program for children at the ashram premises itself.
Offering the rare opportunity to be in the energy field of an enlightened being, this program
houses the children for 10 days, and offers a host of activities for them including meditation,
yoga, wild life awareness, physical health awareness sessions, mental agility enhancing
sessions, worship as a way of gratitude to Existence, art and craft, indoor games that
enhance creativity and more.
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Quantum memory program, a free in-house meditation program for students to enhance
power of retention of memory, grasping subject knowledge, concentrating completely with
complete internalization of study matter and working smart instead of just hard.
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Anna Daan. Free meals served through the year to visitors and at large public gatherings on
special occasions at the ashram.
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Free medical camps. Free medical camps every Sunday in the Bidadi village with
multispecialty doctors. Free spectacles, eye surgeries and artificial limb donation services
offered.and Healing
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Teacher training programs for the different levels of meditation programs and Nithya Yoga.
Daily worship as well as special services on
festive occasions are conducted at the Temple
The 21-foot energized sacred healing linga in
the Vaidya sarovar (healing lake)
Medical camp with over 150 doctors from various specialties serviced over 1000 people,30 Dec 2008
Meditation hall with seating capacity of
over 1000 people
Free food is served daily as well as on special
occasions to one and all
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A melting pot of various cultures and venue for
traditional and musical events
Inhouse free accomodation for participants of
meditation and healing programs
2.7.2 HYDERABAD ASHRAM, INDIA
The Hyderabad ashram main stream activities include:
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Conducts free medical camps
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Teaches free meditation to visitors everyday
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Organizes the first level two-day ‘Life bliss meditation’ program
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Offers free energy healing service to those who seek it
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Maintains the Anandeshwari temple with everyday offerings to five powerful deities, drawing
people from nearby villages and afar
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Maintains a free spiritual public library encouraging reading amongst the people
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Screens free video discourses of Nithyananda to those who wish to watch and internalize the
powerful messages
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Ashram and Vedic Temple
Educational and fun programs for kids
Satsangs or blissful gatherings where people
share in discussions, meditations and services
Meditation for global peace on International Peace
Day – 21 Sep 2008
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Regular free medical camps are conducted with
active participation by local doctors
Healthy and nutritious food is served free
2.7.3 SALEM ASHRAM, INDIA
The ashram in Salem houses the ladies wing of the Mission. It acts as a hub for the entire gamut of
activities in the state of Tamilnadu, South India.
Satsangs providing life solutions to people
Mass meditation programs for health and wellbeing
Inauguration of the residential blocks
Blissful resident ashramites
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2.7.4 RAJAPALAYAM ASHRAM, INDIA
The mainstream activities of the Rajapalayam ashram include:
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Free Sunday medical camps with multi specialty diagnosis
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Public and private pujas and homas at different locations to spread positive vibrations,
individual and global peace
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Free introductory classes on spirituality with practical meditations
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Free introduction to meditation in schools and colleges along with meditation sessions
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Encouraging the green drive with in-house agriculture
Meditation hall
Worship services in the beautiful natural landscape
Working with and supporting the school kids in nearby local schools grow into fulfilled adults
2.7.5 TIRUVANNAMALAI ASHRAM, INDIA
The activities of the ashram in Tiruvannamalai include:
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Weekly free medical camps
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Multi-specialty medical camp once every month
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Diabetes camp every last Sunday of the month with free medicines for one month
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Free food all 24 hours a day for seekers and visitors
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Free prasad (divine food that has been offered to the Lord) distribution everyday
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Free spiritual library for public access
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Free screening of videos of Nithyananda’s worldwide talks for the benefit of seekers who
visit the ashram
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Offering rest and refreshments to seekers every full moon night on the special occasion of
the seekers doing the circumambulation of the sacred Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai
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Free Nithya Spiritual Healing service to public
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Free meditation classes for public transport drivers
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Free meditation techniques in Government schools for better performance in studies
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Free medical aid with medicines for wandering ascetics and seekers who need medical help
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Participation in public spiritual conferences and festivals to raise public awareness about
meditation and spirituality in modern day lifestyle
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Organizing long distance peace walks
1008 lingas spread the positive energy
Brahamchari of Nithyananda order explaining the
significance of the 1008 lingas to the media
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Worship services daily and on festive occasions
Serving of free food
Providing life solutions to thousands by playing recorded discourses to people
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Dental camp
Eye camp
General medical camps
Counseling provided by leading gynecologists
Free Nithya Spiritual Healing service
Free medical camps availed by hundreds
Distribution of free medicines
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Alternative medicines like ayurveda provided
at stalls
Serving free buttermilk
Thousands of pilgrims visit the ashram every
full moon night while circumambulating the sacred
Arunachala hill
2.7.6 HOSUR ASHRAM, INDIA
The ashram in Hosur offers services in the
following areas:
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Reaching meditation to villages free of
cost
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Organising
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Running a youth center and a city center
basic
level
meditation
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Nithyananda Galleria houses books,
DVDs, CDs of Swami’s discourses as
well as energized items
to reach out more effectively to people
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Offering free healing to people
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Performing mass fire offerings on special occasions such as full moon days, thereby raising
the collective consciousness and spreading positive energy
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Conducting the sacred ‘lamp offering’ every third Sunday
2.7.7 EAMBALAM ASHRAM, INDIA
The Eambalam ashram’s activities include:
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Organizing and conducting the first level Ananda Spurana Program
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Distributing free food every Thursday to the poor and needy
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Performing up to 1008 simultaneous mass homas (fire rituals) facilitating the public to take
part thereby creating tremendous amounts of positive energy for global peace
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Organizing special lamp pujas (offering) every week for creation of prosperity and harmony
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Offering free healing and counseling services to those who are in need of it
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Spreading Nithyananda’s messages amongst the public through a fully equipped galleria.
Creating harmony among the people by organizing satsangs
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Locals participate wholeheartedly in traditional festivities and worship services
Serving free food
Free Nithya Spiritual healing services
2.7.8 VARANASI ASHRAM, INDIA
In the upcoming ashram in Varanasi,
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Free education is provided for 50 school children along with free clothing and food
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Free Nithya Spiritual Healing services is offered
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Free homoeopathic consultation with medicines is offered every day for 2 hours
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Poor students are given free accommodation and food at the ashram, enabling them to
pursue their studies
2.7.9 PURI ASHRAM, ORISSA, INDIA
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At the upcoming Puri ashram, currently, free understanding about meditation is given to
school students.
3. MEDITATION AND YOGA PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE
3.1 RANGE OF MEDITATION PROGRAMS
Swami has designed various meditation programs for people of all ages, personalities and
backgrounds. Some of the programs include:
3.1.1 CHAKRAS-BASED MEDITATIONS: LIFE BLISS PROGRAM LEVEL 1 - ANANDA SPURANA
PROGRAM (ASP)
In this transformational program one is made aware of
how the functioning of the body’s seven major chakras or
vital energy centers in the body, directly impacts physical
and mental well-being. Negative emotions like jealousy,
lust, fear, discontent etc. related to the seven chakras are
examined, studied and understood in depth, and each is
followed by a cleansing, healing, rejuvenating meditation.
Ananda Spurana Program in progress in the
Klang center, Malaysia in October 2008
Sharlene Das, Shillong, India
“The ASP was my first ever meditation program. Being a good Roman Catholic, I nearly
left the venue when I caught sight of Paramahamsa Nithyananda’s turbaned profile, as I
thought I was walking into a Hindu ritual thing. However, I found myself staying for the
whole two days, throwing myself into each meditation. Today I am a member of the
Nithyananda family, an ASP and Nithya Yoga Teacher and a Nithya spiritual healer,
blissfully juggling with anything that comes my way in life.”
3.1.2 EMOTIONAL CLEANSING: LIFE BLISS PROGRAM LEVEL 2 - NITHYANANDA SPURANA
PROGRAM (NSP)
The NSP is a meditation program that clears the deep
unconscious emotional blocks. It creates the space to
detach from ingrained and unconscious emotions like
guilt, pleasure and pain, all of which stem from the
ultimate fear of death. It works on deeply engraved
memories of past lives, liberating one from them. It is a
gateway to a new life that is driven by natural intelligence
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and spontaneous enthusiasm. It facilitates life to become an eternal celebration.
Life Bliss Program Level 2 - NSP, Florida,
USA,in October 2007
3.1.3 CLEANSING THE ENERGY SHEATHS: LIFE BLISS PROGRAM LEVEL 3 - ATMA SPURANA
PROGRAM (ATSP)
This meditation program describes the five body sheaths
called koshas that stand in the way of man from realizing
the truth that he is enlightened. It offers techniques that
pull human awareness through these sheaths to reach the
Self. It imparts tremendous intellectual understanding
coupled with powerful meditations to produce instant
clarity and integration within.
Life Bliss Program Level 3 – ATSP,
Seattle, USA in May 2007
3.1.4 EXPERIENCING THE POWER OF DEVOTION: LIFE BLISS PROGRAM LEVEL 3 - BHAKTI
SPURANA PROGRAM (BSP)
This is a program to enrich emotional well-being. It
teaches the language of man’s innermost being, and
frees from the base emotions of lust, fear, greed, anger,
greed, envy, etc., bringing equanimity to the mind and
deep fulfillment within. This fulfillment takes us beyond
our wants into the blissful realm of service out of
overflowing joy and compassion. The program reveals
the path of devotion, steering us from intellect to our
innermost being, from mundane worship to the purest
intimacy with the Divine. It allows one to experience
the real depth and joy of any relationship in life.
Life Bliss Program Level 3 – BSP,
Ohio in August 2008
3.1.5 HEALTH AND WELLNESS - AROGYA SPURANA PROGRAM
Arogya or Good Health is not just an absence of disease, it is a positive well-beingness. The Arogya
Spurana Program is an intense meditation camp on the integrated science of body, mind and spirit. It
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is an opportunity to understand that our body is not just a bio-mechanism but one that has its roots
in deep consciousness and intelligence. It helps understand and address the negative impact of the
imbalance of the elemental energies in the body. It is a health and healing program that takes you
through meditation and healing besides creating a new mental setup attuned towards living a positive
life.
Experiences
Dr. Charles E. Bohman, Ohio, USA
“I am an Optometerist and run my own private practice in Mount Gilead, Ohio.
After the Health and Wellness, I have experienced resolution of a chronic skin
rash, resolution of chronic hip pain, and resolution of a series of chronic sore
throats and colds. By bringing awareness and gratitude through intense prayer to
the physical body, I have learned to activate its intelligence to heal itself.”
3.1.6 WINNING OVER THE MIND: NITHYANANDAM
The mind is nothing but a collection of your thoughts. By nature, our thoughts are unconnected,
independent and illogical. But we try to connect them and create suffering for ourselves. The
moment we realize that our thoughts are unconnected and independent, we can drop our mind and
become unclutched. Nithyanandam is a powerful meditation program that helps one to become the
master of the mind rather than be a slave to it. It shows a space within us where we will find bliss
anytime, anywhere we may be.
Nithyananda conducts the first ever
Nithyanandam program at the
Bangalore ashram in Dec 2005.
People from India, USA,Canada,Guadeloupe, France and
many other countries attended
the life-transforming program
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3.1.7 ENLIGHTENMENT INTENSIVE: INNER AWAKENING
An enlightenment intensive program for sincere seekers
offering yoga, powerful teachings, meditation, initiation and
powerful experiences of one’s latent inner potential. This
program is an intense experience to prepare the body-mind
system to hold and radiate the experience of ‘living
enlightenment’.
Nithyananda conducts the first ever Inner Awakening program at the Bangalore ashram in December
2008. It was attended by people from various cultural and professional backgrounds, from about
15 countries like Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, various cities across USA, etc
3.1.8 A GIFT FOR LIFE: KALPATARU
Kalpataru is a unique experiential meditation program which sows the seeds of:
Shakti, the Energy to understand and change whatever we need to change in life
Buddhi, the Intelligence to understand and accept whatever we don’t need to change in life
Yukti, the clarity to understand and realize that however
much we change, whatever we see as reality is itself a
continuously changing dream,
Bhakti, the devotion, the feeling of deep connection to
That which is unchanging, Eternal and Ultimate, and
Mukti, the ultimate liberation into Living Enlightenment
when all these four are integrated.
Kalpataru in Malaysia, attended by over 5000 people, 20 November 2008
3.2 GLIMPSES OF MEDITATION PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE
Free introductions programs to meditation, mass meditation programs in schools and colleges,
meditation workshops in urban and rural areas in India and other parts of the world, Nithya Yoga
camps for uniting the body, mind and spirit, are conducted by Nithyananda himself and formally
trained meditation teachers. Swamis from Nithyananda Mission travel the world over to conduct
basic level classes, and Nithyananda visits these countries to conduct advanced level classes.
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Second level Life Bliss meditation program in
Vancouver, Canada
Enlightenment intensive meditation program in the
ashram in Bangalore, India attended by people from
various countries
Life Bliss meditation program in Dubai
Meditation group in the Carribean
Dhyana Spurana Program (DSP), Nantes, France
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Life Bliss Program Level 2 (NSP) in Guadeloupe,
Oct 07
Meditation program in Singapore attended by over
200 people
Life Bliss Program in Rotorua, New Zealand
Life Bliss Program, London
Life Bliss Program Level 3 (BSP) in Malaysia
attended by hundreds of people
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Introduction talk in Auckland, New Zealand
Introduction talk in Cricklewood, England
Talk on yoga and wellness in Singapore
Introduction to meditation at
Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua
Meditation session, Canada
Blissful participants in France
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3.3 EDUCATING YOUTH
Nithyananda says, ‘Given the strong exposure to international media, we need to specially nurture
youth with good human values along with the powerful academic education of today.’
As a socio-spiritual organization, Nithyananda Mission takes it up as a social responsibility to uplift
the life of every individual and instill human values into them, especially the youth. Speaking on
rising terrorism and other extremist attitudes, Nithyananda says, ‘When human values are instilled
into youth, they will spontaneously abide by the law.’
3.3.1 TEACHING LIFE ENGINEERING: LIFE BLISS TECHNOLOGY (LBT)
Life Bliss Technology is a completely free of charge and unique program designed by Paramahamsa
Nithyananda with the vision of a world where the youth achieve their full potential both in the inner
world and the outer world, thus shaping their own future with power and self-confidence, and
growing into honest, peace loving, energetic and dynamic individuals. The program features include:
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Preparing youth to be healthy, productive, emotionally and intellectually strong
citizens
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Training for achieving inner world success and outer world productivity.
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Traditional techniques and scientific methods to tap into the inner latent intelligence
and energy.
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Experience in leadership skills, event management, hotel management, travel study
programs, music, e-commerce, publishing field, accounting, audio / video
production, methods of worship, and much more. The spiritual and vocational
training extended to these young adults provides them with the resources or
expertise to effectively address the challenges facing today’s youth.
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Programs for youth provide support and services in areas such as spiritual training
through yoga and meditation, vocational training, health education, recreation,
cultural tolerance, environmental awareness, and the development of leadership,
conflict resolution, and decision-making skills.
 In the past two years more than 300 students have taken part in this intense selfdevelopment program, of which 248 students were so touched and inspired by the
teachings that they stayed back with the
Nithyananda Mission to reach out and
serve further people. 52 students went
back to find jobs for themselves and a
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life made richer both in the internal and the external world. Food, shelter and
clothing is provided to help them lead a comfortable, happy life while undertaking
the holistic education.
LBT has been successfully conducted since
about 5 years in India. Today, it has spread to
multiple locations across India. Students from
various countries across the world like USA,
Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Dubai,
UK, France, Guadeloupe, Poland, etc have
been benefiting from LBT.
The success of the program lies in providing the
students practical and holistic education including life sciences, life skills, arts, accounting etc as well
as Vedic tradition. The students after the completion of LBT have been 100% placed successfully in
various organizations.
LBT has now expanded beyond Bengaluru, India to other locations in India. The popular program is
now being extended as a special 3 month program for Westerners.
Life Bliss Technology is Swami’s gift to youth to learn under one roof the technology of blissful
living. What he learnt through years of spiritual wandering and practicing various austerities, he is
offering as a gift to the youth through this program.
3.3.1.1 Experiences
Matthew Murthy, UK
“During the LBT course the Master bestows His grace upon you give
you the experience that your Life is Bliss and give you the technology,
the science, to be constantly radiating this. The training and wisdom
given here will cause anyone to excel in any career of their choice and
lead a life which is enriched and fulfilling in all spheres. I recommend
this course for every person.”
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3.3.2 EDUCATION: NITHYANANDA VIDYALAYA
Nithyananda Vidyalaya is a seat of learning offering
enlightenment-based education with a unique blend of the
traditional vedic system of education and a modern scientific
approach for children.
Fearless approach to life and learning is the basis of teaching
here. The child is brought up in an ambience where it is
allowed to express and experiment on his own and thus is not
caught up in fear and peer pressure, which trap most children
today. They are always encouraged to explore and express their creativity and spontaneity. So it is the
most natural way of learning for the children who effortlessly and beautifully grow into integrated
individuals, well-learned, balanced, and capable of facing the toughest challenges in life. All the
learnings and activities are directed to nothing less than the ultimate realization of one’s potential of
enlightenment.
It is important that children learn to internalize and understand social needs without getting
corrupted. They need to learn how to maintain social protocols not by blindly internalizing society’s
so called value system but through understanding. Once they obtain clarity in this, they will no more
wake up from fear but from enthusiasm, interest and love. When this happens, concentration and
memory power increases tremendously.
Nithyananda Vidyalaya provides the pure ambience for
the intelligence to flower in children. They wake up like a
flower, with deep love, and live with people who are
meditators. All the teachers at the Vidyalaya are
meditators who know how to emotionally balance
themselves. So the children do not absorb the negativity
of the outer world and maintain the purity of the inner
world.
Nithyanandi, 11 yrs, class 7 (student)
“We often see Swami walking around the ashram and sometimes he even
spends time with us in the Laughing Temple. After coming to this ashram,
my aim is to become an enlightened person and remove all the sadness in
the world and have a peaceful and 'Nithyanandam' life. It is Swami's
presence that makes me understand how lucky I am to be here in this
Gurukul.”
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3.3.3 INCREASING IQ, EQ AND SQ IN YOUTH: QUANTUM MEMORY PROGRAM (QMP)
QMP is an offering to nurture the students’ innate intelligence as seen by a marked increase in their
Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Spiritual Quotient (SQ). It gives rare and
deep insights into the science of memory, concentration and comprehension. It offers a dynamic
blend of techniques for rapid reading, enhancing creativity and improving logical analysis. This
program provides techniques that make you work smart and more efficiently instead of just working
hard.
Sri Nithyananda Sajeeva, Mysore, India (Ordained teacher of QMP)
“I am an ordained Quantum Memory Program acharya (teacher). I love this
program and its contents because it is so right for the kids (and for people of
all ages too!) I can see the shine in the eyes of the students as they go through
the program. I count myself blessed and fortunate to be in this position –
one that touches and shapes the future citizens of the world. I am convinced
that this is one program that will play a major role in creating a new class of
people – excelling in all fields, yet remaining at peace with themselves and
with the society.”
Vaishnavi, Bangalore, India
“When I entered my teens I had to go through certain stages of life where I suffered.
I used to have fun with my family but at school, it was awful because I would not
understand anything that was taught. I was really poor in studies and couldn’t sit in
one place and concentrate on it. The QMP gave me many tips on how to study. I
scored good marks after that. I could actually concentrate on my studies.”
3.4 CERTIFICATE COURSES
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Programs in Life Bliss Technology, meditation and Nithya Yoga. Students can take courses
in Eastern philosophies, therapeutics, vedic studies, meditation science and more. It also
offers seminars, workshops and intensive courses, varying from a few hours to few days, to
all who want to learn and grow without enrolling in any specific degree program.
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Working towards eradicating mental disorders like depression, stress and also physical
diseases which are psychosomatic in nature.
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Actively involved in structured academic curriculum on various subjects related to vedic
tradition which has acceptance and recognition of the mainstream academia.
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Collaborating with various institutes within US and India and creating extended campuses in
various parts of the world.
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The Formal Membership in Meditation Therapy (FIMT) is a certified three months
correspondence course covering various meditation and therapy programs and leading one
to become a certified meditation therapist.
3.5 NITHYA YOGA
3.5.1 NITHYA YOGA – AN INTRODUCTION
Yoga is a holistic system which takes into consideration the interrelatedness of the body, mind and
Being. Health is seen as a dynamic balance among these three components. In other words, what
happens in the body affects the mind and what happens in the mind, is reflected in the body. This is
a truth that was known to the rishis thousands of years ago which is being understood by modern
medical science in the recent past.
There is a huge gap in the way yoga is being presented now, as compared to how it was understood
and practiced in ancient times.
Paramahamsa Nithyananda is filling this gap by teaching the authentic understanding of yoga that represents Patanjali to the world. This system of yoga is called Nithya Yoga. It is the updated version
of Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga that addresses the needs of the modern mind and lifts the
consciousness to greater heights.
The science and practice of Nithya Yoga is all about helping one live a completely conflict free life in
the inner and outer world and thus ‘Live Enlightenment’.
It is not just a methodology to experience physical and mental well-being but also the simple and
straightforward path of enlightenment.
The methodology of the Nithya Yoga practice has the inherent capacity to cleanse us of our
suppressed emotional blocks and deeply embedded samskaras.
3.5.2 DELIVERING NITHYA YOGA TO THE WORLD
In order to make this system available to as many people as possible, teachers are trained in Nithya
Yoga, classes conducted, books published and relevant materials are provided to educate and
empower people.
From the inception of Nithya Yoga in the year 2005, many milestones have been reached. Following
are a few of them:
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3.5.2.1 Nithya Yoga introduced in Los Angeles – 2006
Paramahamsa Nithyananda formally introduced Nithya Yoga in the West in 2006. He revealed this
system along with its profound concepts to a large gathering of the Los Angeles yoga community.
Nithyananda delivers Nithya Yoga to the Los Angeles yoga community
3.5.2.2 Nithya Yoga Teachers Training (NYTT)
Since 2005, six Nithya Yoga Teachers Training have happened both in India and America.
The syllabus for the training programs include:
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Understanding the pure essence of yoga as it was presented in ancient times in contrast with
how it is being presented today.
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Being provided with a background into the life of Patanjali (The Founder of the Yoga
system) and his teachings – the system of Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Sutra. Learning how the
mind is the major obstacle preventing us from experiencing the state of yoga and Paramahamsa
Nithyananda’s technique of moving beyond the mind; Un-Clutching.
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Learning about the power of visualization and body intelligence, study into the chakras
(energy centers) existing within the human make-up and how they influence our overall
physical health and wellbeing.
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Learning and teaching dynamic meditation, asana, pranayama, mudras, chanting etc
As a result of the six Nithya Yoga Teachers Trainings, there have been over 75 teachers certified by
Paramahamsa Nithyananda to teach the practice of Nithya Yoga. Nithya Yoga classes are being
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conducted all over the world. The teachers span across 16 different countries. These countries
include:
India, USA, Mexico, Brazil, French West Indies, Canada, London, Australia, Morocco,
Dubai, Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and France.
Nithya Yoga classes in Morocco
Nithya Yoga class in Guadeloupe
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Nithya Yoga at the Ohio Women’s Reformatory
Nithya Yoga for kids
Nithyananda Mission participated in the 16th International Yoga Festival held by the beach in
Pondicherry, India, from the 4th – 7th January 2008.
Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Pondicherry, hosted a Nithya Yoga weekend retreat to experience
Nithya Yoga, ayurveda, sattvic eating and joyful ashram living.
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Nithyananda Mission in Vancouver, Canada participated in a Yogathon – an annual yoga event in
Vancouver and Western Canada’s largest gathering of yoga instructors, yoga students, health and
wellness professionals and others. It was held on July 12, 2008 and attended by over 1000 people.
Nithyananda introduces Nithya Yoga at the
first Nithya Yoga Teachers Training, Bidadi, India
Nithyananda teaches Surya Namaskar to the
first group of Nithya Yoga teachers trainees.
The first group of Nithya Yoga Teacher Trainees,
January 2007
Nithya Yoga Teachers Training, January 2007,
Bidadi, India
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Nithya yoga teachers training session,
Los Angeles, USA, in November 2008
Class and presentation session by teacher
trainees, Los Angeles, USA
Nithya Yoga class in Dubai
Nithya Yoga class in Canada
Training session at the beach, Los Angeles, USA
Teachers Training, November 2008, USA
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Nithyananda certifies a Nithya Yoga
teacher trainee in the January 2008 training.
These ordained Nithya Yoga teachers conduct
Nithya Yoga classes worldwide.
Nithya Yoga studio inauguration, Ohio
A number of such studios have been started
worldwide by the ordained Nithya Yoga teachers
Nithya Yoga group in Los Angeles, USA
On 12 July 2008, the Nithyananda Meditation Academy in Vancouver, Canada participated in a
Yogathon – an annual yoga event in Vancouver. Yogathon is Western Canada’s largest gathering of
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yoga instructors, yoga students, health and wellness professionals and regular folks. The event was
hosted at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Stadium.
3.5.2.3 Nithya Yoga Publications
Nithyananda has formally released four Nithya Yoga books in the last two years. The Nithya Yoga
books have been written with the intention to make available the message of Paramahamsa
Nithyananda and his system and practice of Nithya Yoga to everyone around the world.
3.5.3 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PATANJALI – TRAVEL STUDY TOUR
In the Footsteps of Patanjali is a 15 day pilgrimage throughout the culturally rich state of Tamil Nadu
in Southern India. The tour covers over 15 different towns/cities, most of which are said to have
spiritual significance in the life of Patanjali (the Father of Yoga), including Chidambaram (Patanjali’s
birthplace) and Rameshwaram (where Patanjali attained Samadhi).
This yoga pilgrimage gives a glimpse of the grandeur of the magnificent temples, the cultural diversity
and the colourful traditions of the local people and a wonderful chance to experience the truth and
the essence of Nithya Yoga as a way of life.
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Visiting the samadhi of Patanjali at
Ramanatha Swami Temple
Anantheshwara Temple - one of the temples in
India that conducts frequent puja to Patanjali
The priest and custodians of the temple
belong directly to the lineage of Patanjali.
Talk at the Nataraja temple by the temple incharge
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Nithya Yoga session during the travel study tour
At the Vivekananda Rock, the memorial to
Swami Vivekananda at Kanyakumari, the
southernmost tip of India.
The Nithya Yoga travel study group was invited for
a talk on Nithya Yoga at the Annamalai University,
one of the largest universities in India. The talk was
attended by over 500 students and faculty.
3.5.4 TESTIMONIALS
3.5.4.1 From the Senior Teachers of Nithya Yoga
Ma Nithya Maneeshananda – India
What I learned and experienced through Nithya Yoga is beyond description. All I can say
is that it is the most complete and scientific approach to the understanding of yoga;
which at the same time is so rooted to the original teachings of yoga as given to humanity
by the sage, Patanjali.
Ma Nithyananda Gnaneshwari Mayi – Australia
I am extremely blessed to have been trained and initiated directly from my Master,
Paramahamsa Nithyananda into this complete and authentic system of yoga. Being a
Westerner who was once seeking the truth of yoga, I overflow with gratitude everyday
because of the blessing I have to be able to share and deliver this science to the seekers of
yoga in the West.
3.5.4.2 From the Teachers of Nithya Yoga
Ma Nithyananda Bodhanaa - USA
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I have had the privilege of teaching Nithya Yoga at a State Women's Prison. The prisoners have reported
rapid improvements in health and self-worth from the yoga sessions. As an enlightened teacher, Swamiji is
able to help us experience yoga the way it was meant to be experienced, holistically and at the Being level,
as a tremendous healing force for the planet.
Cassandra Wallick – USA
Through Nithya Yoga, which I have been practicing in my own life for two years, I have
found out what it means to really live life to the fullest. The effects that I have witnessed
in my students lives are astounding. I have seen people go from a state of mild
depression, stress, and/or anxiety to an incredibly high state of joy and bliss within a two
hour Nithya Yoga class. The more they practice Nithya Yoga, the deeper is the effect.
Suchitra Satyanarayana (Ma Nithyananda Arpana) – Singapore
Many students after attending the Nithya Yoga program say that they feel more
integrated with themselves and are able to enjoy whatever they do much more. An
experienced Yoga tutor attended Nithya Yoga and shared that she had never seen
anything so powerful as Nithya yoga. A student even came jumping to me saying he
has lost 10+ Kgs after doing Nithya Yoga.
.
Gay Coltilde (Ma Nithya Chandrananda) – France
I have taught Nithya Yoga in France, Guadeloupe and India. I have seen how people are
dealing with their life in a much better way, how they gain enthusiasm and hope, because
they experience they can be elevated from their worries, depression and sadness, with a
little Yoga, understanding and trust in life. I feel I am doing a great job by teaching
Nithya Yoga; it is a great social work, helping people at the root problem: the mind.
Sandhya Nambiar (Ma Nithyananda Atma Prema) – Dubai
The NYTT gave me a depth of understanding that completely transformed my ideas about
Yoga. I now have such a deep respect for this ancient science and feel so much gratitude
that we were given the opportunity to learn it directly from the Master Himself.
3.5.4.3 From the practitioners of Nithya Yoga
Mike Nelson, Wyoming, USA
On February 16, 2008 I fell while mountain biking, fracturing my left scapula and ribs. While recovering, I
began to explore less hard impact ways to return to a more healthy and active life. I bought a yoga class
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pass for Nithya Yoga knowing this was not a whim but very real. I have been on two different high blood
pressure medications, and after my third Nithya Yoga session, I had a check-up with my doctor. The
doctor actually took me off one of the pills. I felt the reason for my health was Nithya Yoga.
Ma Nithyananda Narthana, Calabasas, Los Angeles
A Nithya Yoga class has it all, from intense movement to deep stillness. I learned how my body is shaped
according to my belief system and how my thoughts and beliefs have a profound effect on the
functioning and wellbeing of my body and mind. With Nithya Yoga I experienced transformation at all
levels - body, mind and being.
Christina James, RN Pullman, Washington, USA
The greatest benefit of Nithya Yoga was the lasting, blissful effect it had on me each day. Learning that no
matter what I’m doing, the intention that I have sets the stage for what is recorded in my body created a
big change in my awareness and thinking as I move through my activities. I am very glad that I was
introduced to Nithya Yoga and look forward to experiencing it more and more in my daily life.
www.nithyayoga.org
4. ENCOURAGING TRADITIONAL ART, CULTURE AND
TEACHINGS OF THE VEDIC TRADITION
4.1 ENCOURAGING ARTS AND CULTURE
Nithyananda encourages traditional art and culture as an underlying element of raising human
sensitivity and consciousness. Leading and upcoming artists of traditional music and dance are
encouraged to perform in all the festive occasions at the mission’s vedic temples and ashrams world
over. To spread the rich Vedic culture, every opportunity is used to explain the significance and
benefits of every activity – worship services, traditional music and dance, chanting of Sanskrit verses,
temple and architecture forms, importance of devotion, dharma etc.
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Cultural program of traditional vocal music,
Seattle, USA
Celebrating Krishna Jayanti, Canada
Group cultural activities, Los Angeles,
USA
Introducing people to puja or worship,
New Zealand
Classical dance program, Bangalore, India
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Traditional Indian dance, Seattle
Traditional Mexican dance at the Montclair ashram,
USA.
Leading people from various cultures through a
traditional puja, Canada
Performance of the classical Bharatnatyam, Canada
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Musicians play the traditional kooval of
Kerala in Guru Purnima celebrations in
the Bangalore ashram, 2008.
Partipating in the Agricultural and
Handicrafts fair, Guadeloupe, Mar 2007
Carnatic vocal program, Canada
Popular Light Music singers Anuradha Sriram and
Sriram perform at the Shivam festival on Shiva Ratri
Day, Bidadi, India
Popular Indian Classical singer
Unnikrishnan performs at the Shivam
festival of celebrating Shiva Ratri.
4.1.2 NITHYANANDA TEMPLE ARTS PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH SOCIETY
Nithyananda Centre for Wood carving
Nithyananda Centre for Metal Works
Nithyananda Centre for Stone carving
The Society preserves and spreads the ancient
temple art forms, sculptures and architectures by
encouraging and providing employment to the
traditional artisans of this field. The exquisite pieces
of art like deities made of metal, stone, wood etc
are sent worldwide to the Vedic temples and to
Nithyananda Sacred Arts which supplies these to
the people at large.
The Society provides avenues for highly skilled
artisans who serve to keep the ancient traditional
art forms alive. This service is being provided to
preserve this ancient art and provide a basic standard of living to artisans. Working with immense
dedication and love, these artisans produce striking figures of deities and temple structures with
intricate workmanship. They strive to preserve and reproduce the rich Vedic temple tradition over
thousands of years old through the grandeur of stone, wood and metal carvings.
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Inspection of the works of art by Nithyananda
Inauguration of a center for Temple Arts
4.2 SPREADING VEDIC TEACHINGS WORLDWIDE
4.2.1 NITHYANANDA GALLERIA
Nithyananda Galleria is the worldwide Life Bliss store of the Nithyananda Mission offering a wide
range of products for a blissful lifestyle:
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Nithyananda’s incisive messages on video, audio tapes, CDs and books in over 20 languages.
Enlightened insight into the core of human nature. Basic secrets of life and death, and
deeper truths for blissful living. Here you will find the answers to your burning questions.
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Enlivening music and chants for meditation and deep inner healing.
•
Meditation and yoga books, kits and CDs for rejuvenating body, mind and spirit and
experiencing the energy of ecstasy in your life.
•
Energized rosaries, puja items, bracelets, photographs, yantras, clothing and gift items for a
stimulating lifestyle.
•
Ethnic energy bead jewelry for men and women to experience tranquility and continued high
energy.
•
Herbal products for healthy living.
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Nithyananda Galleria participates in the
Chennai Book Fair in Jan 2008
At the second World Book Fair in Delhi in Feb 2008
The newly inaugurated show room at the
Bangalore ashram, India.
At the Goa Book Fair in April 2008
The Galleria in Los Angeles, USA
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Mobile Galleria that travels in South India reaching Nithyananda’s messages to people.
Herbal products at the Nithyananda Galleria
4.2.2 NITHYANANDA PUBLISHERS
Nithyananda's teachings on Spirituality, Personal Transformation, and Practical
solutions to physical and emotional problems have been so far been self published
mostly for circulation to followers and some are available through Amazon etc.
(http://www.amazon.com/Guaranteed-Solutions-Jealousy-Attention-needDiscontent/dp/B000K66GXE). Nearly 500 of his discourse
clips are on youtube. The top 5 titles have sold through private
circulation about 100,000 copies without any marketing. All the
discourses are available in audios and DVDs in English. We
also have translations of discourses in over 25 languages, both
Indian as well as international, to date.
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Swami’s teachings have been regularly featuring in various national dailies like Economic Times,
Times of India, Deccan Herald and in regional newspapers as well as international periodicals.
4.2.3 DISCOURSES ON YOUTUBE
Over 600 video clips containing the powerful and life-transforming discourses of Nithyananda are
available for free on www.youtube.com/LifeBlissFoundation
These clips are watched by millions worldwide resulting in Paramahamsa Nithyananda being one of
the most watched spiritual gurus worldwide.
5. SERVICES OFFERED BY NITHYANANDA MISSION
ASHRAMS
Nithyananda Mission operates ashrams worldwide, all of which are run by the resident ashramites
who provide 100% voluntary full-time service to the Mission. The services provided include:
12. Free medical camps with multi-specialty services in economically backward villages and free
community health fairs
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13. Free dispensary and Nithya spiritual healing services
14. Free energized, healing sattvic food cooked and served by ordained Nithya spiritual healers at
the ashrams’ food temples. The food temples serve free food to thousands of people during
large gatherings and special occasions.
15. In-house publishers of Swami’s messages and discourses. Over 200 books have been
published in over 30 languages worldwide. Periodical magazines in English, Tamil and
Kannada with a readership of over 10000 provide constant life solutions for physical
wellbeing and mental peace.
16. Website managers of various websites to spread awareness and provide live updates and upto-date knowledge of the activities of the Mission
17. Free accommodation for the participants of various meditation programs and people who
come to avail of the free healing services
18. Organising and conducting basic and advanced meditation workshops with state-of-the-art
meditation and therapy halls and other facilities
19. Community outreach to spread the positive energy of peace and bliss through home darshans
20. Offering free introductory talks on meditation and yoga in villages, companies, hospitals,
schools, colleges, universities, conferences, prisons etc worldwide
21. Classes on Nithya Yoga for adults and kids
22. Specialized programs for kids including yoga, creative cultural workshops and summer
camps
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5.1 FREE SERVICES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Nithyananda Mission offers physical health care and mental healing at the individual and mass levels.
5.1.1 FREE ENERGY HEALING: NITHYA SPIRITUAL HEALING
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Nithya Spiritual Healing is a system of
energy healing administered free of cost
by more than 5000 ordained healers of the
Mission to 20,000 people globally every
day, healing both mind and body.
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Nithya energy healing system works at the
energy level and has been demonstrated as
a powerful alternative healing system that
supplements
conventional
medical
treatment.
A research paper ‘Awakening your Healing Energy’ on the benefits and effects of Nithya
energy healing through scientific studies was also presented at the National Spiritual
Conference, Hyderabad, 2007. Additional research on Nithya Energy healing on asthma,
pain and other diseases by reputed researchers from USA and India are underway.
5.1.1.1 Health Benefits of Nithya Spiritual Healing
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Relief from various physical ailments like cancer, chronic asthma, sinusitis, hernia, renal,
failure, diabetes, high blood pressure, back problems, allergies, seizures, migraine, wheezing,
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Skin problems, insomnia and other ailments.
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Relief from psychological problems like
anxiety, depression, phobias etc.
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Quick healing of physical injuries like burns,
pains, aches etc.

Solutions to gynecological and infertility
issues.
Nithyananda heals during a special two month
everyday-free-healing program at the Bangalore
ashram, India.
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5.1.2 FREE MEDICAL CAMPS
Free medical camps and health fairs are conducted continuously around the world with multispecialty services that include:
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Acupressure
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Ophthalmology (free eye surgeries and spectacles)
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Gynecology
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Homoeopathy
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Allopathy
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Ayurveda
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Artificial limb donation camps
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AIDS awareness camps
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Thyroid awareness camps
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Diabetes control with free medicines
The camps offer free consultation and diagnosis by qualified doctors, free medicines and follow-ups.
Over 85% of the people availing facilities of the medical
camps in India are from economically weaker sections of the
society. The number of people benefited in each medical
camp across the various towns around Bangalore ranges
from 300 to 800. The allopathy medicines are state-of-the-art
and approved by FDA and manufactured by reputed
companies.
Discounts of upto
40% have been provided by the distributors who support the
cause by providing good quality medicines at reduced cost.
There are also complementary systems of ayurveda and
siddha, the medicines of which are prepared by the experts in
the respective fields under stringent conditions and have
been approved by the regulatory authorities.
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Weekly and monthly medical camps are conducted in Bangalore, Hyderabad, various ashrams and
centers in Tamilnadu in India, in Los Angeles, Ohio and a few other centers in USA and in
Vancouver in Canada.
As a part of World Aids Day, Nithyananda Youth Centre has conducted the AIDS Awareness Camp at
Viveka Matriculation School, Sendamangalam, South India
5.1.3 HEALING SERVICES THROUGH TELEPHONE: HEALING TOWER
Healing Tower is a unique free service of offering healing, prayers and counseling through telephone
lines to anyone calling from any part of the world. A dedicated team of members receive calls for
healing and counseling around the clock, providing relief to thousands of people worldwide.
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5.2 HOLISTIC SERVICES BY YOUTH
Nithyananda Youth Foundation (NYF) strives to spread peace and meditation in society besides
offering useful services through many creative and inspiring ways. In its recent attempt, the
Nithyananda Youth Foundation organized a marathon service campaign of offering one hundred
services on a single day to rural areas in Tamilnadu, India.
Donating bicycles, school bags, notebooks and scholarships to needy students
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Teaching meditation free of cost to school students
Free food distribution to the poor and needy
Offering free food to patients in public hospitals
Organising blood donation camps
Donating common utility items to police stations Offering free counseling to youth for success in
inner and outer worlds
Giving away household items to orphanages Encouraging the Green Drive by giving free tree
saplings to people
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Offering words of love and care for
members of old age homes
Pasting reflector stickers for vehicles on the
road to ensure road safety
5.3 NITHYA DHEERA SEVA SENA (NDSS) – ORGANIZERS AND
VOLUNTEERS
Nithya Dheera Seva Sena literally means eternally courageous and serving army. Dedicated organizers
and volunteers from around the world join hands and organize meditation programs, satsangs
(gatherings to foster positivism), celebration of festivals, and peace measures, leading people to the
path of eternal bliss.
Volunteers at work for the first anniversary
celebrations of the Montclair ashram, USA
Mission Training Program, USA
5.3.1 EXPERIENCES
Sandhya Nambiar, Dubai
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“When the mission first began in Dubai, I thought to myself that even if one person came for the
meditation course, it would be worth their every minute. With that the work began in February 2007.
Since then the mission here in Dubai has grown so beautifully. To me, the mission is a powerful tool, a
technique to experience our individual potential.”
Raveendranath, Chennai, India
“Being a devoted mission sevak (one who serves) has given me immense pleasure and
has indirectly helped me in enhancing my sociopsychological insights into the moods
and tendencies of varied cultured people, public rapport, people-sensitive approach, my
personal qualities of moderation in times of excitement and balanced perception of
overall interest. It has defined and refined my career.”
5.4 NITHYANANDA RELIEF WING
Nithyananda Relief Wing offers relief to those affected by natural
calamities such as tsunami, earthquake, floods etc through
various relief measures, by offering clothes, food, water and most
importantly, psychological support and trauma counseling.
5.5 PROGRAMS IN PRISONS
Nithyananda Mission conducts programs in prisons and juvenile homes to provide a new perspective
to life for the prisoners. This enables them to be able to live peacefully while in prison and equips
them with the techniques to handle life confidently so they can integrate with mainstream society
after serving term.
Nithya Yoga taught at Ohio Women's
Reformatory, USA
Life Bliss Program at Coimbatore Central Prison,
Tamil Nadu, India
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5.6 THE NITHYANANDA ORDER AND ITS TRAINING
Spiritual aspirants ordained as sannyasis, brahmacharis and brahmacharinis undergo years of intensive
training in yoga, meditation, deep spiritual practice, Sanskrit, vedic chanting, life skills, and man the
ashrams worldwide working in all Mission activities.
6. DELIVERING POWERFUL MESSAGES WORLDWIDE
6.1 WORLDWIDE DISCOURSES
Nithyananda travels worldwide delivering talks on a wide range of subjects that include:
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Meditation
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Human consciousness
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Health and wellness
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Yoga
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Responsibility and leadership
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World religions
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Ancient Hindu scriptures and devotional verses of musical saints. Shiva Sutras, Jain Sutras,
Bhagavad Gita, Ramanarin Atma Vithai, Vinayagar Agaval, Tantra Sastra and Upanishads
such as Isavasya Upanishad, Katopanishad and Kenopanishad are a few of the ancient texts
expounded upon by Nithyananda.
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Indian mythological texts like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Churning of the Milky Ocean etc
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Sanatana dharma and significance behind temples and rituals
Over 5000 hours of recorded talks are available as on date. Nithyananda’s audiences include:
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Corporate companies
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Physicians
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Researchers
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Youth
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Children
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Students
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Spiritual seekers
•
Common man
Nithyananda delivered a discourse 'Be Unclutched'
at Agape International Spiritual Center in Los
Angeles in Spring 2006. Talking on the nature of the
human mind and how to unclutch from it, he took the
gathering through a powerful meditation as well.
Healers’ initiation in Vancouver, Canada.
Nithyananda initiates people into becoming
spiritual healers, reviving the ancient tradition of
energy based healing.
Meditation program in Nantes, Paris in July 2006
Atma Spurana meditation program in Oklahoma,
USA in May 2007.
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Nithyananda brings to life ancient vedic texts and Hindu mythological texts with astounding insights suited
to today’s living. People form world over grasp the hidden truths in these texts and apply them in
everyday living.
Nithyananda delivers Shiva Sutras in St. Louis, USA
in Spring 2007.
Shiva Sutra discourse, "You - The Reality" in
progress in Houston
Jain Sutras in March 2007 at the Jain Temple &
Cultural Center in Beuna Park, California, USA.
Bhagavad Gita in Sep 2005 at the Malibu Hindu
Temple in Los Angeles, USA.
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Significance of Mahabharata during the trip to
AngkorWat, Cambodia
During the March 2005 world tour, Nithyananda
explained the Patanjali Yoga Sutras in USA.
For the corporate world to benefit from the science of spirituality, Nithyananda delivers talks and
conducts meditation programs in worldwide corporate firms, through the following topics:
•
Leadership as a ‘powerful consciousness’ of every individual rather than an acquired quality of a
few.
•
Secrets of ‘intuitive management’, spurring decision makers to move from ‘survival level
decisions’ to ‘intuitive decisions’ at the global level.
•
Techniques to cleanse the ‘unconscious’ zone of the human mind to achieve more productivity,
enhanced actions, behaviors and perceptions.
•
Team work as a ‘collective consciousness’ rather than a compulsive concept.
•
Time Management through the key concepts of ‘chronological time’ and ‘psychological time’.
•
Expansion of companies to larger entities enriched by a spiritual approach to work with human
values established in the processes of production and practiced by its employees.
•
Techniques to remain centered upon the core purpose of human life while combating the
challenges of the corporate world.
•
Creating a stress-free workspace for the top rung to the bottom rung of the organization.
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Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, USA (April
2005): a multinational computer technology
corporation. Nithyananda’s talk at Microsoft was
aired live within the organisation’s worldwide
intranet enabling its employees to participate and
interact with him online. The talk was accompanied
by a powerful group meditation.
AT&T, New Jersey, USA (April 2005): the largest
provider of both local and long distance telephone
services, and DSL Internet access. Nithyananda
delivered a discourse titled ‘Outsmart your
opponents’ to the group at AT&T.
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma,
USA (April 2005): Oklahoma’s largest not-forprofit health organization. The center’s research
team conducted extensive experiments on
Nithyananda’s neurological system collecting
astounding data on the state of enlightenment. The
team concluded, ‘The potential for altering the rates
and progression of many diseases – heart disease,
cancer, arthritis, alcoholism and many others – is
beginning to look achievable.’
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma, USA (April 2005): Nithyananda
addressed the gathering with the subject
‘Meditation – the ultimate stress buster’, explaining
how stress can be mutually exclusive to corporate
life.
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Life Positive Expo, New Delhi, India (2007, JP Morgan Chase Bank – Bank One, Ohio,
2008): an annual body-mind-spirit fest conducted USA: a leading world bank providing some of the
by Life Positive Magazine of Life Positive best financial solutions in the banking industry.
Nithyananda delivered a talk on the subject, ‘From
Foundation.
Potentiality to Actuality’, revealing how it is
possible to actualize one’s entire potential and be in
the pinnacle of success all the time.
Ross Heart Hospital, Ohio, USA (April 2006): Petrobras, Brazil, South America: a world leader
Nithyananda delivered a discourse titled ‘Open your in development of advanced technology from
deep-water and ultra-deep water oil production.
heart’ to a team of doctors and surgeons.
Speaking on meditation and consciousness,
Nithyananda stressed to the group, the need to add
meditation in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
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Oracle Corporation, San Jose, USA: one of
the largest software companies of the world.
Nithyananda spoke on Time Management to the
Oracle employees through a discourse titled ‘Time
the ultimate thief.’
American Association of Physicians of Indian
Origin (AAPI), Atlanta, USA (June 2005): The
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
(AAPI) invited Swamiji as the Guest of Honor at the
23rd annual convention held in Houston, Texas, USA
from June 16-19. Over 5,000 physicians, residents and
medical students of Indian origin attended the
convention. AAPI is the largest ethnic medical
organization in USA representing 38,000 physicians and
12,000 medical students of Indian origin. The showcase
sessions during the convention were Swamiji’s discourse series on 'Yoga – The integrated Science of
Body, Mind, Verbalization & Spirit' and 'Continuing Medical Education' (CME) workshop on
'Prescription for a Peaceful Mind'.
This was followed by an inspirational discourse on the art of meditation by Swamiji. In this discourse,
Swamiji educated the physicians on the processing and assimilation of sensory information by the mind.
Swamiji stressed the critical importance of following a daily meditation routine for physicians, since they
face the negativities (known as Samskaras or Engrams) from patients on a daily basis. The session ended
with a meditation to consciously disconnect one’s self from these negativities.
In 2006, Nithyananda arrived in Atlanta for a second 2-day conference at AAPI (American association of
physicians of Indian Origin). He was guest of honour at this convention and delivered three discourses
titled - 'The Mindbody connection', 'Prescription for a Blissful Life!' and 'Mind - the Alpha and the
Omega'.
Qualcomm, San Diego, USA (April 2005): Nithyananda addressed the wireless telecommunications
research and development company.
PepsiCo, Singapore: a large conglomerate, manufacturing, marketing and selling a wide variety of
carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. Nithyananda explained the concepts of a spiritual life in the
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context of the corporate world.
The Apollo Hospitals Group, Chennai, ATA (American Telugu Association), Los
India (2004): largest health care group in Asia. Angeles, USA: national non-profit organization
Nithyananda visited the hospital in Chennai, India
and delivered a talk to a team of doctors. Talking on
meditation as a supplement to medication, he
reiterated the need for doctors to become
meditators in order to help others and themselves
in maintaining a healthy and peaceful and mind and
body.
to serve people of Telugu origin in North America.
On 1st July '06, Nithyananda addressed the
inaugural gathering at the 9th Annual American
Telugu Association (ATA) Conference and Youth
Convention at Long Beach California. He also
gave a discourse to an enthusiastic group of ATA
participants on 2 July.
Corporate talk to employees of Kromberg and Corporate Meditation program at Kromberg and
Schubert, Dubai
Schubert, Dubai
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6.2 IN THE MEDIA
Nithyananda says, “Media plays a powerful role in creating an ideal planet Earth. It is important that
the media understands its tremendous responsibility in shaping the lives of millions of people
worldwide. Every type of media should aim at deepening the consciousness of people in every
possible way. Only then, will mass transformation happen and the resonating ideologies of all great
Masters will become a reality.”
Nithyananda gives interviews all over the world in television and radio channels. A few of the
interviews are shown here.
A live radio interview to EBC radio in New Jersey,
USA
Interview at the Radio Caribbean International
(RCI) station, Guadaloupe, FWI
Press conference with spiritual heads at the first
ever Kumbhamela, Los Angeles, USA
Doordarshan Television interviews Nithyananda
on the occasion of the inauguration of the
Hyderabad ashram, India
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Asian Media Worldwide, Columbus, USA
At the KBIS radio station, Texas, USA
Radio interview, San Jose, USA
TV interview with ABC channel 5 at Oklahoma,
USA
Interview with News Asia, Houston
Featuring in 'Conscious Talk' radio program,
Seattle, USA
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Press meet, Los Angeles, USA
Senior swami of Nithyananda order talks on a
Telugu radio station in the Middle Eat
A senior swami of the Nithyananda order with His
Highness Te Arikinui King Tuheitia, Maori King of
New Zealand
A senior swami of the Nithyananda order is a
special invitee at the 2nd New Zealand Hindu
Conference at Auckland, New Zealand, May 2008
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6.3 FOREIGN MEDIA CLIPPINGS
INDIA WEST14th Nov 2008
‘… The Vedic
Temple
at
Montclair
celebrated its first
anniversary with
the
venerable
tradition
of
Kumbh Mela. …’
Listen to Your
Body
‘…. Our mind
and body interact
very closely and
influence
each
other in amazing
ways. 85% of our
physical ailments
are influenced by
mind and are
psychosomatic…’
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India Post- 9th
March 2007
‘..Paramahamsa
Nithyananda
addresses
the
press in Duarte,
CA in a candid
conversation
where he touches
upon
the
immense scope
of his work and
the
gradual
unfolding of his
vision
for
humanity…’
India Post- 24th
March 2006
‘..The
Nithyananda
Ashram of LA
conducted a twoday meditation
technique
workshop
followed by a
Healer Initiation
program
with
Paramahamsa
Nithyananda,
attended by over
83
150 people...’
India Post- 23rd
March 2007
Nithyananda
brings modern
perspective to
Jain Sutras
“… Nithyananda
held the audience
spell bound by
the
profound
truths delivered
in contemporary
terms
with
practical
solutions
and
everyday
life
examples..’
India Post -12th
Jan 2007
The Only Way
Out is In
‘…In this tour,
Nithyananda will,
apart
from
conducting
meditation
workshops and
seminars,
expound on the
Shiv Sutras and
Akaranga Sutraone of the Jain
Sutras
by
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Mahavir Jain..’
India Post- 15th
Sept 2006
A Kumbh Mela
in California
‘..The
Kumbh
Mela,
a
confluence
for
the celebration of
world peace was
conducted
in
California by the
Nithyananda
Foundation.
Over 47 ashrams
and
temples
participated
in
this
grand
procession,
which included
the Ramakrishna
Mission,
the
Vedanta Society,
the
Chinmaya
Mission, ISKON
etc..’
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INDIA
ABROAD
Sept 2006
26th
1st USA Hindu
Sangam Kumbh
Mela
draws
5,000 people
‘…The
USA
Hindu Sangam
Kumbh
Mela,
described by the
organizers as the
first of its kind in
this
country,
drew
an
estimated 5,000
people
of
different
nationalities
as
well as devotees
and yogis from
various spiritual
backgrounds....’
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11th Sept 2006,
India eNews
Thousands
attend US first
ever Kumbh
‘…The
spectacular
Kumbh Mela was
conducted
on
Sunday – eve of
the
9/11
anniversary –at
the University of
California
Irvine’s
Bren
Center with the
aim of ushering
in world peace by
‘infusing
collective positive
energy..’
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Los
Angeles
Times -11th Sept
2006
Thousands
Celebrate
Hindu Festival
in
Orange
County
‘.. Thousands of
people gathered
during a rare
Kumbh
Mela
religious festival
to help bring
spiritual peace to
devotees and the
world on the eve
of Sept 11…’
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MSN News- 11
Sep 2005,
Thousands
attend US first
ever Kumbh
‘…The
spectacular
Kumbh Mela was
conducted
on
Sunday – eve of
the
9/11
anniversary –at
the University of
California
Irvine’s
Bren
Center with the
aim of ushering
in world peace by
‘infusing
collective positive
energy..’
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TULSA
-16th
April 2005
Enlightened
Point of View
‘He is on a
mission
of
spreading
bliss
across the world,
teaching
meditation
techniques and
encouraging
people to live
blissfully in the
moment, …’
The Columbus
Dispatch,
13
Aug 2004 ,
‘..Paramahamsa
Sri Nithyananda
Swamigal, from
Bangalore
will
present free talks
on tuning into
Cosmic energy..’
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Suburban News
publications 11th Aaug 2004
‘…Paramahamsa
Sri Nithyananda
Swamiji
will
conduct
meditation
seminars which
promote
basic
principles
of
meditation but
not in a religious
context..’
This Week, 12
Aug 2004
‘…Indian
spiritualist,
Sri
Nithyananda
presents a series
of free talks on
meditation. …’
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Hinduism
Today- 12th Sept
2006
Hindu Sangam
Kumbha Mela
in
California
highlight
message
of
Sanatana
Dharma
‘..
What
crystallized the
positively
charged message
of the Hindu
Sangam Kumbha
Mela were the
speeches by the
leaders of the
different
sects
that aimed at
quelling the dark
shadows
of
negativity
looming heavily
on the eve of the
fifth anniversary
of the 9/11. The
message
of
Sanatana Dharma
focused on giving
courage
and
upliftment to all
people,
irrespective
of
colour
and
creed…’
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India Post, 23rd
July 2004
Doubt
Everything,
verify anything
‘..Paramahamsa
Sri Nithyananda
Swamigal is yet
another
revolutionary
spiritual master
of our present
times, who is in
tune with realities
and challenges of
life and whose
teachings
are
universal and is
open to everyone
irrespective
of
their religion and
beliefs…’
93
India Post- 9th Feb
2007
Spiritual
Community –
new paradigm?
A
‘…At
the
Los
Angeles Ashram in
Duarte, a group of
Nithyananda’s
disciples have come
together to form a
community that offer
Quantum Spirituality,
where material and
spiritual
worlds
merge..’
Indian Express 23rd March 2007,
‘…Thirty years old
spiritual
master
Paramahamsa
Nithyananda is the
founder
of
an
organization which
has established 1,000
centers across 30
countries in less than
94
four years…’
India WestSept 2007
15th
Sacred
Grand
Kumbh
Mela
Festival Recreated
in U.S
‘..The ritual cleansing
of the body during
the sacred Kumbha
Mela festival in India
has been brought to
the U.S with the
Hindu
Sangam
organizing this event
in
UC
Irvine,
California. It was a
cleansing of the body
and soul, under the
purview of the saints
instead of bathing in
the river…’
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India Post- 23rd Feb
2007
‘..Maha Shivaratri was
celebrated
amidst
great joy and fervor
at the Paramahamsa
Nithyananda’s
Los
Angeles in Duarte on
the 16th of February.
Spending
the
Shivratri
day
in
worship
and
meditation
helps
carve our inner space
with inner peace and
bliss so that they
remain
more
permanent...’
96
97
India West
Jan, 2007
-19th
Swami
Paramahamsa
Nithyananda Plans
Spring Tour
‘..Paramahamsa
Nithyananda
will
deliver a series of
lectures and hold
meditation sessions
on a spring tour of
several U.S cities and
Canda, with the
highlight of the tour
being
the
introduction of a
program called ‘Atma
Spurana’ or ‘Connect
with Your Self’ ..’
98
India Post -4th Aug
2006
First ever Kumbha
Mela in USA this
Sept 10
‘..The
first
ever
Kumbh Mela in USA
will be organized at
UC Irvine to usher in
peace by infusing
collective
positivity…’
Celebrity –Jan 2007
Accept Guilt and
Move on
‘..Accept all guilt, all
mistakes and all
failures. You will then
relax; guilt will drop
from your mind. If
you accept what you
are, mind will lose its
roots. When mind is,
bliss is not. It is either
mind or bliss...’
99
Desi Community 31st March 2006
Swami Speaks
‘… At just 28 years
of age and in a short
here years since he
delivered his first
discourse in India in
August
2003,
Paramahamsa
Nithyananda has fast
gained repute and a
world wide following
as an enlightened
Master. Today he
heads
the
Nithyananda
Foundation, a non
profit organization
aiming for global
peace through the
transformation of the
individual
and
humanity...’
100
India Journal -15th
Sept 2006
Over 4,000 Hindus
gather at Kumbh
Mela
‘…The campus of
the University of
California,
Irvine
took on a festive and
joyous look as over
4,000
Hindus
belonging to various
branches, states, sects
and mandirs joined
hands to celebrate a
Hindu
Sangam
Kumbha Mela on
Sept 10. In a great
show of unity..’
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