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LIFE Mission What is LIFE Mission? Restates that LIFE Mission is a registered public charitable trust in Gujarat, founded in 1993 by Swami Rajarshi Muni, registered 26 March 1996 with the Assistant Charity Commissioner, Bhavnagar (Registration No. E/643/Surendranagar). Vision & Mission — Main Aims
Means to Achieve These Aims
Free Yoga Education for Girls (Lakulish Yoga University) Campus at Rajrajeshwardham (National Highway 47 (Old 8-A), near Jakhan village, Limbdi-363421); free education for enrolled girls in B.Sc./M.Sc. (Ashtanga Yoga) and B.A./M.A. (Kram Gyan Bhakti Yoga), plus free food and hostel.
Lakulish International Fellowship's Enlightenment Mission Founded 1993 on the divine command of Lord Lakulish (28th incarnation of Shiva) by Swami Rajarshi Muni, disciple of Swami Kripalvanand. Registered under the Bombay (Gujarat) Public Charitable Trust Act 1950 on 26 March 1996. Purpose: spread moral/cultural/spiritual awakening and teach yoga without discrimination. Renunciate wing safeguards the lineage; non-renunciant wing supports outreach/service. Headquarters and Registered Office LIFE Mission Work Record & Future Plans 1,685 Mission Culture Centres, 62,497 disciples across India/abroad. Other figures: 1,500+ public discourses, 450+ private discourses; 2,360 yoga courses (124,357 participants); 4 yoga therapy camps (2,044 beneficiaries); 413 public yoga demos (~430,846 audience); 7 free tuition programs; 41 Ayurveda camps (3,176 beneficiaries); 7 eye camps (1,126 beneficiaries); 3 blood donation camps (195 donors); 20 ritual-training camps (681 trained); 51 classical-dance camps (384 trained); 7 each of cricket/volleyball/garba tournaments; 104 book titles (as of March 2007); 200+ audio cassettes/CDs; first stage of Rajrajeshwardham HQ completed January 2007. Future Plans: extend outreach worldwide; continue developing Rajrajeshwardham; expand international yoga training (plans for a second Yoga Institute); grow Fellowship/Culture Centre network; continue community development and publishing. Lakulish International Fellowship Membership automatic for those receiving Mantra Diksha from Swami Kripalvanand/Swami Rajarshi Muni, Culture Centre members, and those serving with the Spiritual Head's permission. Nine cadres across renunciate/non-renunciant lines; members follow a Code of Conduct set by Lord Lakulish. Community Development Projects Lakulish Institute of Yoga established 1976 by Swami Kripalvanand, curriculum by Swami Rajarshi Muni; nine course types (incl. two certification levels + diploma); open to all; recognises affiliated centers. Spread & Management Rural development project: 180 village-based centers (~10% of state's villages), clusters of ten villages, twelve Divisional Offices, six Regional Centres, HQ at Rajrajeshwardham.
Books, Tapes and CDs Mass communication (discourses + literature) as a key outreach tool, mostly authored/delivered personally by Swami Rajarshi Muni — thousands of discourses, 100+ published titles, print and audio releases. LIFE Mission Message Guiding principles: avoid chasing material wealth; pursue moral/cultural/spiritual values; cultivate simplicity, selflessness, sacrifice, purity; think/act well; perform daily rituals; treat humanity as one family and service to people as service to God. |
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