Monthly eMagazine of Vedanta Mission Year 15
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Issue 12
In This Issue
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Vedanta Section:
Atma Bodha - Shloka-19
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Letter Section:
Sanyas & Viraja Homa
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Traditions Section:
Varsha Ritu
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Story Section:
Story Of Mahakaal
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VM Programs:
Mission / Ashram Progs
From Poojya Guruji
Vedanta Sandesh Spreading Love & Light
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There is one thing called Control of Mind, and the other a state of No Mind. The first one is a state of mind where there are various thoughts flowing along. Some good, some not so good, sometimes peacefully and at other times forcefully. The scene is like watching a river in its different locales, but the flow goes on & on. Sleep is the only times when such a mind is at ease, and that also because it is tired. All such people do realize the importance of a quiet & peaceful mind, and for this all what they can think of is the 'control of mind'. Every thought has an agenda, a compulsion of having to pay attention to something, and behind it all a seeker who has things to fulfill. A seeker who is obviously limited and also helpless, because the fellow has no control on what is going on, and has no freedom too of ignoring the whole scene. It is this flood, which is at times even like a tsunami which necessitates all kinds of pressures, escapes or temporary respite through pleaures. Intoxicants too are a common but cheap means to handle a disturbed & tired mind. All religions try to handle such minds of their followers. Love, devotion, pranayama, absorbtion, austerities, strict regulations & discipline, thoughtlessness etc are advised by different sects as per their understanding and traditions. Here the basic premise is that the thoughts shall come, and we just need the art & science of handling and controlling them. They cant dream of a person who has no such problem, it rather appears so unnatural to them that there are people whose mind is effortlessly quiet. Inspite of all their knowledge, regular sadhanas or austerities, all such people are basically ignorant people. Vedanta describes a man of knowledge as someone whose mind is effortlessly and naturally quiet and at peace. This is what is called a state of 'No Mind'. Such a mind does not indicate the absence of our capacity to think or feel, in fact it was their high degree of understanding of the mind and the self that they are what they are. They are the enlightened ones. They have resolved all compulsions and seekings, because they now know the truth of life very nicely. It is this deep understanding of life which has resolved all the problems of the mind, and is therefore at effortless peace. Bhagwat Gita says that a Sthitha Pragnya is one who revels 'in his self' and is so contented in himself that effortlessly there are no thoughts & desires in the mind. Their quititude and fulfillment is not a product of their efforts, but was their natural state. To think is a deliberate yet now a loving effort, and self-contentment is their natural state. They see the world without the specs of thoughts, and thus they alone know how blessed is the human existence and life. They are truly healthy and normal people. Such is the blessing of knowledge and awakening. . Love & om,
Swami Atmananda
Atma Bodha - Shloka 19 Vedanta Section
Atma is Changeless, Change is just Imposed The Self is an uninvolved witness of all the activities that take place at the level of our sense organs, pranas, mind and intellect. It is totally unaffected by all the drama that goes on in this world. Yet, whose mere presence activates all our faculties. This was explained in the previous sloka by an example of a king who is a witness to all the courtroom drama. But this fact today is against our direct experience. Today we experience that I am the doer and enjoyer. What is the reason for this misconception? How then can I see the Self as totally detached uninvolved substratum of all existence and its play. To explain this herefrom this this sloka is described the Adhyasa or superimposition of the Anatma on the Atma and the atma on the anatma by the individual jiva due to his ignorance.
19 Vyaapriteshu indriyeshu aatma vyaapari iva avivekinam Drishyate abhreshu dhavatsu dhavanniv yatha shashi Vyaapriteshu indriyeshu: while the enses are working; atma: the atman; Vyaapari iva: like the worker; avivekinam: to the non-discriminating; drishyate: appears; abhreshu dhavatsu: as the clouds move; Dhavanniv: As if moving or running; Yatha shashi: like the moon;
The Atman appears to be working to the non-discriminating mind while the senses alone are working. Just as the moon appears to be running when in fact the clouds are moving. Vyapriteshu indriyeshu atman: A lot of activities like eating, hearing, smelling, sleeping, seeing, touching, working with the hands, running, feeling, thinking etc. are constantly taking place in the life of an individual. These activities are experienced at the level of various faculties, the sense organs, the organs of action, the mind and the intellect. All such activities are experienced by these various faculties and for these faculties and the source of power to enliven these faculties is the atman or the form of Supreme Consciousess which reflects through these activities. Infact it is only with the Supreme as the substratum that all our Vedanta Sandesh - June 2010
levels of existence viz. the sense organs etc have an existence, identity, and the pottential to respond and experience. Without this divine power no existence would be ever possibe. Yet the purport of discussion in this sloka is that even though basically our enitre manifestation and expression of life is charged by the Supreme Brahman yet it is neither the doer of any activity nor the enjoyer of any experience. It as though appears to be performing these various activities. As these instruments indulge and experience the world one comes to miscomprehend that the Self is the doer and the enjoyer. As also because of lack of awareness of the truth of the Real Self
one comes to see the body, mind and intellect as the Self alone. The Acharya thus goes on to say that it is only to the ignorant that the Atman appears to be the doer and enjoyer. Vyapari iva avivekinam: It is only to the unwise and untutored who has not studied the scriptures at the Holy Feet of a Guru and hence who has not discriminated between the Atman and the non-Atman that the atman appears to be active as performing or even empowering the faculties to perform as a doer and experiencing all the various activities at the level of the body, mind and intellect as an enjoyer. This misapprehenshion is called as superimposition where the dharma or nature of the Atman is superimposed on the anatman and that of the Anatman on the Atman. Here we are superimposing the sense of doership and enjpyership of the sense organs, the organs of action and the mind and intellect on the Self. The Self is but an involved witness to all that is happening at the level of the indiviual body. Infact even when it is said that the Atman is the supreme source or life energy empowering all our sense organs etc, even in that case the Self is not the doer as it does not empower or enlighten the body, mind and intellect with the sense of doing something but it is only with its mere presence that everything gets activated. It is just reveling in its nature and everything gets enlivened. If one had to say to the fire, Thankyou fire for cooking my food for me, the fire would say, “I am not doing anything deliberately, I am just revelling in my nature of heat, anything that comes in my contact will be heated up without me deliberately doing anything. So too the Atman evels in its own glory of pure existence, consciousness and bliss. It does not carry any ego of bringing about existence, enlivening it or making it
joyous. Seeing the Atman as the doer is imposing the qualities of the Anatman. This is explained by the Acharya with a nice example. Drishyate Abhreshu Dhavatsu... One often experiences two very common illusions as we walk on a street on a moonlit night. One is that the moon is as though covered by the clouds and second, the clouds are moving fast in the direction of the wind. If one were to analyse this situation one would realise the fallacies of such a perception. Firstly clouds which are much smaller in size and are at a great distance fom the moo cannot cover the moon. The truth then is that the clouds are covering our vision and do not have the capacity to cover a moon which is much greater in size than the clouds. Even then the seer says, Look the clouds have covered the moon. Secondly, often not only children but grown ups too feel that as if the moon is walking with them fast - Dhavanniv yatha shashi, whereas the truth is that it is not the moon but the clouds which are moving fast. In this manner when the Self is recognied by identifying with the activities of the body, mind and intellect then it as though appears that the Supreme Self is the doer. Not only this all the changes, all the emotions all the limitations that take place at the level of these bodies one comes to say that I am changing, I am growing old, I am ying, I am happy, so on and so forth. As long as one contiues to impose the activities and liitations of the BMI on the Real Self so long one will continue to suffer the consequences of doership and enjoyership. Hence the implication in the sloka under discussion is to be able to Discrimnate between the Atman and Anatma and see the Atma as the uninvolved witness of all our faculties.
This Self is never born, nor does It die. It did not spring from anything, nor did anything spring from It. This Ancient One is unborn, eternal, everlasting. It is not slain even though the body is slain. - Kathopanishad Page # 5
Don’t Give Up One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.“God”, I asked, “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me...“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?” “Yes”, I replied. “When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.I gave them light.I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said. “In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.” He said. “Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to suvive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.” He asked me. “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots”. “I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.” “Don’t compare yourself to others.” He said. “The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.” “Your time will come”, God said to me. “You will rise high” “How high should I rise?” I asked. “How high will the bamboo rise?” He asked in return. “As high as it can?” I questioned. “Yes.” He said, “Give me glory by rising as high as you can.” I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. Never, Never, Never Give up. For the Prayer is not an option but an opportunity. Don’t tell the God how big the problem is, Tell the problem how Great the God is!
Vedanta Sandesh - June 2010
Letter of the Month
Sanyas & Viraja Homa Hari Om. We are happy that my Visa to visit Russia has been got, and soon I will be visiting Russia. Further to our earlier discussion I shall initiate you into Sanyas Ashram now. I will briefly tell you the basics of this ceremony.
The
unique-
ness of human birth is in having the capacity of extremely fine and subtle
'Self-
Consciousness'. The astounding capacity of this subjective awareness is the singularly
most
important factor which makes or mars our life. - Poojya Guruji
In this final initiation the most important component is the Viraja Homa. This is a ritual part of the ceremony which physicalizes the resolve & the fundamental change. The phase before Sanyas basically permits and in fact focusses on various noble, selfless and important things which we need 'to do' with a dedicated resolve & sense of responsibility, in other words things which need change, purification etc. So while we do study the limitations of Karma and its dynamics, we also appreciate the positive side of Karma. So helping the society/family/disciples with an imposed sense of responsibility and love, expressing the notion that a particular kind of situation alone is an ideal prescription for happiness, formation of some institution & organization for various sewa, inculcating some qualities in mind etc., are taken up with dedicated resolve - in fact as an injuction of the scriptures themself. So we appreciate the role of our vyavaharic satta, and are in fact motivated by the scriptures to give due importance to them - till a certain time, and for a particular objective. Now when we enter the Sanyas Ashram, the fundamental change is to completely stop all such efforts to change anything whatsoever. Now the priority is just to accept everything as they are and know the truth of everything. It is a conscious living at a level which transcends the doer, but is a deliberate knower. So there are no good or bad work - it is just no work whatsoever. We see things 'happening', by the inherent motivations, aspirations and insecurities of all. A state of mind which neither accepts or rejects anyone, which is neither for or against anyone, which is not related to any family, society or even country. All such fragmentations & superimpostions are negated. We just 'see' the truth of everything that is, whether anything outside, or in our mind. A non-reacting mind which just studies everything and realzes its truth. This is the change which this homa physicalizes. A true, sincere, deep-rooted, uncompromising, once for all, transition from Karma to Gyana. Things are just happeneing, and we are just an uninvolved witness of all the 'happenings' all over, who is intensely interested to know the truth of everything, truth not only as the timeless thing, but also as a process of all what is happening. That is Sanyas, and there is yet another change in name & form, and like the homa, it also affirms that fundamental change, which is a message to not only me but also to others around. This ceremony is always somewhere near a river. We give away our earlier identity and all its associated things to it, and come out fresh & new. As a part of this ritual we take a dip in water, drop our old clothes, and alongwith it our old identity and level of existence; don the new ones given by our guru thereafter. This dip is at the twilight time, and a real new day starts for us thereafter. I hope there is some place on the banks of Volga to take such a dip etc. Love & om Page # 9
Varsha Ritu VedantaSandesh Sandesh- -June April2010 2009 Vedanta
In India the last three months of summer, were a period of austerity for mother earth, for human beings, plants, trees, animals, the rich and the poor, all alike. This period of austerity invokes the best of forbearance and activity to gather oneself together and go through this phase of parched throats, bathing perspiration, furnace like hot airs and scorching heat. Cause we all know that in God’s creation and order the first phase is the first step to the next phase. In the Gita Lord Krishna says ‘yagyat bhavati parjanyah i.e. from sacrifice or offerings we get rains.’ The whole activity of getting blessed with the rains is the prasad of a great yagna going on in nature. The sun burns in its glory to evaporate the water from the seas and oceans to form clouds, the mother earth bears with the blanket of heat and so do all living beings, plants and animals, the winds then give the right direction to the clouds that are formed. And at the end of this penance, this phase of hot weather brings with it the rains, rains that are showers of life and prosperity and come with it rainbows of happines and joy. This is the cosmic yagna in nature wherein the sun, the seas, the clouds, the winds all of them make thier offerings to bring about rainfall. Sri Krishna says that performing our actions too is like making an offering in the universal cosmic yagna. As human beings we are part of the big cosmic body of the universe and the cosmic family of all beings from the inert beings to the celestial devatas. The beauty of God’s creation is that no being lives in isolation. We all have seen and unseen connections with each other and so not only all of us have a role to play for the welfare of each other but our actions inevitably influnece the lives and welfare of all around us. As a human being we have the previlege, freedom and pottential of performing actions. It is our freedom to either choose to perform actions for our selfish desires or to perform them selflessly for the welfare of one and all. Actions which are selfless, dynamic, creative, inspiring and loving actions are actions performed with an attitude of yagna. Lord Krishna in his divine song inspires man to perform actions with such a spirit of yagnas, where we live and perform by connecting ourselves to the totality. Such pious and god-centric actions are our offerings to the various devatas who are constantly blessing us with various things in life. This spirit of yagna in the field of action brings about the rains of prosperity, mental peace, happiness and serenity and the well-being of one and all. So, as we eagerly await and welcome the monsoons this year let us inculcate this spirit of yagna and let all human beings, plants, animals, nature, mother earth all bath in the rain showers of holistic prosperity. Let us pray for a good monsoon and welcome the earthly fragrance of the first rains, the joyous chirping of the birds, the refreshing smile of flowers, plants and trees, the smile of life on the faces of the farmers and prosperous crops. May this monsoon too be a beautiful abhisheka on Shiva lingums and be an inspiration for all spiritual aspirants and sadhus to spend time in devotion and knowledge. Page # 10
THE RAINY SEASON By Tulsidas
In whom longing for the Beloved hath taken abode, Every moment his body becometh feeble and enervated. A stream of tears constantly flows from his eyes; The pangs of pain ceaselessly smart his body and mind. Like rivers in Sawan and Bhadon, overflows the stream of my love. Day and night I long for Him and tears fall like incessant rain. The pain for my Beloved increasingly penetrates my being every moment; My attention can be transfixed on nought but him, Even as the moon bird never gets satiated by looking at the moon. Dark clouds gather and burst with thunder, and lightning dazzles the eyes. The peacock crows in delight and the rain bird sings his longing. I yearn for thee evermore, my body keeps wasting away in anguish. When I listen to the Sound, I lose my patience and I write to my Beloved. With mind and soul as my couriers, I send my message to His inaccessible abode. When I hear the tidings of His well-being, My heart is filled with love and delight. Ever since this yearning for the Lord has taken hold of me, I have severed all connections with the world.
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Daily Survival Kit Toothpick... To remind you to pick the good qualities in everyone, including yourself. Rubber band... To remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out. Band-Aid... To remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s. Eraser... To remind you everyone makes mistakes. That’s okay, we learn by our errors. Candy Kiss... To remind you everyone needs a hug or a compliment everyday. Mint... To remind you that you are worth a mint to your family & Me. Bubble Gum... To remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything. Pencil... To remind you to list your blessings every day. Tea Bag... To remind you to take time to relax daily. This is what makes life worth living every minute, every day.
Vedanta Sandesh - June 2010
Stories from Shiv Purana n o p e u .. c n . O e m a ti
Story of Mahakala Mahakaleshwar is a Jyotirlinga and is at Ujjain or Avanti. The city of Avanti is on the banks of the river Kshipra (Shipra). There is a small story behind this temple. A brahmana named Vedapriya used to live in the city of Avanti. He used to worship Shiva everyday and he had brought up his four sons to do the same. These sons were named Devapriya, Priyamedha, Suvrita and Suvrata. Not very far away, on a hill named Ratnamala, there used to live an asura named Dushana. Dushana was evil, he could not stand the idea of the Vedas being read and the religion prescribed in them followed. He went about destroying this righteous religon wherever he could. Dushana got to know that in the city of Avanti there lived four brahmanas who followed the righteous religion and worshipped Shiva. These were the four sons of Vedapriya, who were religiously following the preceepts of their noble father who was then no more. Dushana and his cohorts came and attacked the city of Avanti. They threatened to kill the four brahmanas, but the brothers were not at all perturbed. They continued to pray to Shiva. They bowed in obeisance before the linga. Suddenly a tremendous sound was heard and a pit appeared in the ground in front of the linga. Shiva himself appeared in this pit in a fiery & effulgent form, and Dushana was immediately burnt into ashes. Lord Shiva put all of Dushana’s soldiers to flight never to come back again on that side. The four brothers requested Lord Shiva that he may kindly be present at this place of his divine and effulgent manifestation to bless all righteous devotees and for the noble cause of Dharma - and Shiva agreed. This is the place that is now known as Mahakala, and that particular manifestation of Lord Shiva is known as Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar.
Vedanta Sandesh - April 2009
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May’10 VM / VA Programs Gita Gyana Yagna, Mumbai:
Vedanta Mission / Ashram Programs
A Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Guruji Sri Swami Atmanandaji was organized at Bandra Hindu Association, Mumbai from 10th to 16th May 2010.
Vedanta Sandesh - June 2010
Poojya Guruji conducted discourses on Gita Chapter 2 and Upadesha Saaram of Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Gita Chap 2, the Sankhya Yoga marks the begining of the message of Gita by Bhagwan Sri Krishna to Arjuna. It features the significant turning point of Arjuna’s surrender as a disciple, showing ignrance as the main cause of grief, role of karma in preparing our mind for Self- knowledge and the most important and famous description of a Man of Perfection, the Sthita Pragnya. Upadesh Saaram is also a popular prakaran granth which explains the blessings and limitations of various sadhanas and that ultimately knowledge alone brings about liberation.
Gita Gyana Yagna, Ahmedabad: A Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji was organized at Sri Ramkrishna Kendra, Maninagar, Ahmedabad from 11th to 17th May. The subject matter of Gyana Yagna were Gita Chapter 1, and 1st Chapter of Kathopanishad. This year for the first time the Gyana Yagnas at various places, Mumbai, Lucknow, Dehradun, UK, Ahmedabad, all dealt with the first chapter of the Gta. Often taken lightly this chapter diagnosis the exact problem of Ajuna. It is highly important to understand the problem of Arjuna and see its universal and timeless connection to man. Then alone we can identify with the message of the Gita. A good doctor also never jumps into the treatment of any patient till he has properly diagnosed the ailment of his patients.
Sankaracharya Jayanti, Indore: On 18th May 2010 was the Adi Sankaracharya Jayanti, the birthday of Bhagwan Bhashyakara Bhagwatpada Sri Adi Sankaracharya, one of the greatest teachers of Vedanta and Sanatan Dharma. There were special celebrations at Vedanta Ashram, Indore on this pious day. One program was at the Sankaracharya Gate, and the other was at the Ashram. Adi Shankaracharya Idol was seated on top of the Gate a few years back by Param Pujya Guruji. Shankaracharya dwar is one of the grand gates of the Sudama Nagar Colony and aso makes it the most suitable entry towards Vedanta Ashram. Various devotees gathered at the Sankaracharya Gate at around 9.30 AM, the place was cleaned and Poojya Guruji performed the puja. After Aarti there was prasad.
May’10 VM / VA Programs
Vedanta Mission / Ashram Programs
Sankaracharya Jayanti, Indore: After the puja at the Shankaracharya Gate all the devotees gathered at the Ashram where we all chanted the Totakashtakam and Guru Stotram. Poojya Guruji then blessed all of us with a short discourse on the greatness of the great Acharya. Sankara traveled to various holy places in India giving discourses and also composing his commentaries in the meantime. Sankara wrote commentaries on Badarayana's Brahma Sutras, the various Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. In addition to these, Sankara wrote independent treatises called Prakarana Granthas, including the Upadesha Sahasri, Vivekachoodamani, Atma-bodha, etc. He also sought to debate with other schools of thought and the philosophical victory gained by tat brought about the revival of Hinduism. After that we had the arti and everyone had prasad of the famous Indori Poha after that.
Sankaracharya Jayanti, Mumbai & Ahmedabad: Sri Adi Sankaracharya Jayanti, was also celebrated in the presence of Poojya Swaminiji at the residence of Sh Dinesh Chandra Pathakji, who has an idol of Bhagwan Sri Afi Sankaracharya at his home. Devotees gathered at his residence and the puja was conducted amidst chnting of stotras & bhajans. At Mumbai also, the Vedanta Mission members gathered at the Conference Hall of Elite Builders nd offered their respects to the great Acharya by chanting stotras aand singing Bhajans. The members regularly study Gita, Upnishads and also various Prakarana Granthas in their regular Gyan Yagns, followed by their manan in SStudy Groups.
Visit to Hare Krishna Mandir, Indore: On 2nd May, Poojya Guruji and Poojya Swamini Amitaandaji visited Hare Krishna Temple on the outskirts of Indore with Dr and Mrs Subhash Garg, the well-known Dentist of the city. Basically it was a fun ride in the newly acquired Tata Nano Car of Dr Garg. The small but spacious car, which has created a new segment in the car market, and is the worlds cheapest car, opening the door for various people to own a car. The best thing about the car is the magnanimous motivation of its Chairman Mr Ratan Tata, who created an engineering wonder by presenting car in this range. P.Guruji was impressed by the car. They all drove to the Hare Krishna Mandir, where the evening Aarti had just started. After the joyous Aarti, they all took praasad there itself. Check out the detailed Photo Albums of the various functions on VM News Blog at : http://vmissionews.blogspot.com/ Page # 15
Quotes “Don’t walk behind me I may not lead, don’t walk in front of me I may not follow, just walk beside me and be my friend.” “If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it is your mistake.” - Bill Gates “Dont compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so you are insulting yourself.” - Alen Strike. “If we cannot love the person whom we see how ca we love God whom we cannot see.” - Mother Teresa “Everyone thinks of changing the world, no one thinks of changing one’s himself.” - Leo Tolstoy. “Believing everybody is dangerous. Believing nobody is very dangerous.” - Abraham Lincoln “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried a new thing in their life.” - Einstien
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Forthcoming Programs
Sadhana Camp, Rishikesh: Poojya Guruji will conduct a 6 days Sadhana Camp at Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh from 7th to 12th June. The participants are expected to reach there by 6th evening and can leave on 13th June. The subject matter of discourses will be Kaivalya Upanishad and Gita Chapter 3.
Poojya Guruji’s Trip to Russia: Poojya Guruji will visit Russia for month from 17th June to 17th of July. He will be back just before Guru Poornima. A month long Camp of and for Br Divya Chaitanya, the Russian student of P.Guruji will be conducted there. Poojya Guruji plans to take Kena Upanishad for her there, alongwith Sankara Bhashya.
Sanyas Deeksha of Brni Divya Chaitanya in Russia: Poojya Guruji will give Sanyas Deeksha to Brni Divya Chaitanya on 5th July 2010 at Saratov, on the banks of River Volga. She had earlier come to India two years back and had studied Vedanta Saar, and was given Naisthik Brahmacharya Deeksha and named Brni Divya Chaitanya. Now is her final initiation.
Gita Gyana Yagna, Bhavnagar: Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji will conduct a 10 days Gita Gyana Yagna at Sri Ramdas Ashram, Bhavnagar from 1st to 10th July 2010. The subject matter of morning & evening discourses will be Kathopanishad, Chapter-1, and Gita Chapter-2, in the evening and morning sessions respectively.
Guru Poornima Celebrations at Ashram, Indore: Poojya Guruji will be present at the Vedanta Ashram for Guru Poornima celebrations on 25th of July. He will be back at the Ashram by 19th July. Special Poojas will be conducted, first of the Padukas of Bhagwan Sri Sankaracharya and then of Poojya Guruji. The main puja will be organized at 9.30 AM.
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