MUDRAS
The Times of India, Sunday, August 10, 1980
Vayu Mudra-Air Posture : Bend the first finger to touch the root of the thumb, then press it down slightly by placing the thumb over it. The continued practice of this mudra stops muscular ailments, rheumatism and sciatica quickly.
Surbhi Mudra-Cow Posture : Join the little fingers with the third ring fingers and the middle finger with the first finger in a transverse position. It is very useful for students with failing memories and in helping to control rheumatic inflammation.
A MUDRA FOR THE CHEST
The Times of India Sunday March 8, 1981
The linga mudra is said to make the body more resistant to colds and chest infections. Acharya Keshav Dev Demonstrates it for you.
Those who suffer from bad colds, incurable infections, congested chests and are prone to being affected adversely by the midlest changes in the weather, they are advised to practise the linga mudra. This mudra generates heat in the body and thus, while it “burns” away accumulated phlegm in the chest it also makes the body more resilient to the cold.
This mudra is helpful in weight reduction too. However, because of the heat it generates, the mudra must not be practised with such flexibility as the Gyan mudra (dealt in a previous issue). It is taxing and can result in a feeling of lethargy. Weight-watchers who practice it must ensure that they eat fruits and ghee or butter. The advice may seem paradoxical but actually ghee and butter are cooling agents. Those who cannot afford or do not want to eat ghee are advised to drink a lot of water, at least eight glasses a day.
MAN A FORM OF GOD'S POWER
Nagpur Times, Wednesday, 9 May, 1978
NAGPUR, Tuesday The service of God includes the well-being of man, for God is present in man and man is but a form of the power of God, said Acharya Keshav Dev, at a discourse at the Poddareshwar Ram mandir yesterday.
Explaining the first shloka of the Bhagavad Gita, Acharya Dev said it proved that man was but an extension of the godliness of God. Like god, man was invisible, he was hidden in every inch of his own body but was separate through the spirit of man, and was present in every aspect of the world he had created.
Before man could really worship God and come to know him and his greatness, it was necessary for him to know about himself, Acharya Dev pointed out. He added that it was possible for man to become what he ever wished to be by exercising the supreme power of his will over his well and lead and a healthy life, and become as Godlike as he wished . Citing an example, he said that the instances of even unlettered men and women becoming suddenly able to predict the future during short spells of time was but a manifestation of the capacity of human will to establish contact introduced Acharya Dev to the with God.
INVOKING THE SPIRIT OF FIRE
The Statesman, November 7, 1953
Brahmachary Keshav Dev with the fire, he claims to have lit by reciting mantras at a demonstration in New Delhi on Thursday.
A young brahmachari sat cross-legged in the garden of a New Delhi housed at dusk on Thursday, with an empty triangular pit before him. Around him were flowers, traits and other offerings from the householders.
He chanted an invocation and folded his hands in prayer; then poured a libation into the pit with a spoon.
Tendrils of smoke appeared from the pit. He poured sacrificial ghee on it and the flames shot up. Firewood was added, and lose petals and other offerings made until there was a roaring fire.
After years of self-purification, the brahmachari’s father explained he had attained a state of grace in which he could invoke the spirit of fire.
