DattaYag / GuruGeeta to be held in Mumbai

On Thursday April 16, 2009, Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu announced a wonderful bliss and gave us another Ship to Sail across the Bhavsagar, for all of us in terms of Datta-yag a Unique Event to be held for 5 days 5-9 May 2009.
This Unique event will bring in light the 24 guru of Lord Dattatreya as enclosed below on whom we will have to perform a specific pooja and a pradakshina.
1. The earth
2. The wind
3. The sky
4. The water
5. The fire
6. The moon
7. The sun
8. The pigeon
9. The python
10. The sea
11. The moth
12. The queen bee and the honey collector
13. The elephant (Gajendra)
14. The bumble-bee
15. The Musk deer
16. The Fish
17. Pingala
18. The lapwing
19. The child
20. The bangles
21. The artisan
22. The snake
23. The spider
24. The wasp

More details to be posted soon.
To read the entire Marathi discourse given by Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu, click here.

Blood Donation Camp Report

This year, on 12-April-2009 the Mega Blood Donation Camp held in New English School, Bandra led to a total collection of 3179 bottles.

The detailed report is as below:

King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - 380

Jamshedji Jijibhoy Hospital, Mumbai - 270

BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai - 217

Sion hospital, Mumbai - 452

Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital -40

St George Hospital - 052

Tata memorial Hospital - 151

Bhabha Hospital- 50

Bhagwati Hospital - 87

Cooper Hospital - 83

Dy Patil Hospital - 175

P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center -81

Jamshedji Jijibhoy Hospital Mahanagar Mumbai- 203

MT Agarwal Municipal General Hospital Blood Bank - 50

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital- 195

Masina Hospital- 100

NMMC Hospital, Vashi- 50

Parsi General Hospital- 87

Rajawadi Hospital - 105

Thane Civil Hospital - 99

Dr. VN Desai Hospital- 50

Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital- 150

Blood Donation Camp 2009

Like every year, Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation, Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Trust, Dilasa Medical Trust and Rehabilitation Centre, Aniruddha Samarpan Pathak, Aniruddha's House of Friends, Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management have jointly arranged a Mega Blood Donation Camp on Sunday, 12- April 2009.
Venue:
Indian Education Society's New English School,
Kherwadi, Bandra (East)
Mumbai

Timings: 9 AM to 6 PM

Some important facts about Blood Donation

Who can donate Blood ?
1. Any male or female between 18 and 60 years of age
2. Anyone with weight 45 kgs or above

How to prepare for Blood Donation
To be prepared to donate blood, the following diet should be followed as much as possible. Following this will reduce the chances of rejection.
One of the main reason for rejection is Haemoglobin content. To increase the haemoglobin content in our blood following diet should be taken:
1. Green Vegetables
2. Sprouts
3. Fruits and Salads
4. Corn, Wheat, Peanuts, Jaggery, Tomato, Pumpkin
* Tea should be avoided

Before coming for Blood Donation
1. Sleep well in the night
2. Have a good meal (at least heavy breakfast) before coming. Never come for blood donation with an empty stomach
3. Dont consume any unnecessary medicines

Some common myths and realities about Blood Donation
Myth #1: Someone else will donate all the blood that's needed.
Reality #1: If only it were true. Although approximately 60% of the entire population qualifies to donate blood, less than 5% of them actually do so.

Myth #2: It hurts.
Reality #2: Okay, maybe it does, a little. Far less than getting ears pierced, though, and only briefly. And remember that donating blood hurts a lot less than having someone you care about need blood and not get it because it's not there.

Myth #3: I don't have time.
Reality #3: It doesn't take long: about 45 minutes in all from arrival to departure.

Myth #4: They ask embarrassing questions.
Reality #4: Okay, some of the questions are personal, but they have to be. The screening personnel are very professional and are not judgmental. Their only goal is to ensure a safe blood supply for our patients and a safe donation experience for our donors.

Myth #5: I might catch something from donating.
Reality #5: In all reputed Blood Banks, donations are drawn using sterile equipment that is disposed off after a single use, and the professionals who draw your blood wear sterile latex gloves that are disposed of immediately after use on a single patient. At no time will you come in contact with any piece of equipment or material that has had contact with someone else's blood or body fluids.

Myth #6: I take medication, so I can't donate.
Reality #6: Maybe you're right. Maybe you're not. But its better to check rather than assuming things.

Myth #7: I'm too old. I'm too young.
Reality #7: Anyone between 18 and 60 yrs of ages can donate blood.