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“Om loka samasta sukhino bhavantu”

“May all the beings of all the worlds live in

universal happiness”

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Summary

MAHĀYĀGAS IN THE VEDIC TRADITION ........................................................................ 3

DHARMASOOYA MAHĀYĀGA ...................................................................................... 6

WHO IS ŚRĪ TATHĀTA .................................................................................................. 11

DAILY TOPICS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES .................................................. 16

FIRST DAY – THURSDAY 6th OF FEBRUARY 2014 ..................................................... 17

International World Peace Conference “The emerging of a New Global Consciousness

and Nonviolence” ............................................................................................................. 17

SECOND DAY – FRIDAY 7th OF FEBRUARY 2014 ...................................................... 17

International Conference “An Integrated Educational System for the future” .............. 18

THIRD DAY – SATURDAY 8th OF FEBRUARY 2014 .................................................... 18

International Conference for “Social Ecology and Sustainable Development” .............. 18

FOURTH DAY – SUNDAY 9th OF FEBRUARY 2014 .................................................... 19

International Conference on “Good Governance” .................................................... 19

FIFTH DAY – MONDAY 10 th OF FEBRUARY 2014 .................................................... 19

International Conference on Religions “Religion for human development" ..... 19

SIXTH DAY - TUESDAY 11th OF FEBRUARY 2014 ...................................................... 20

International Conference on “Science and Spirituality" ............................................. 20

SEVENTH DAY – WEDNESDAY 12th OF FEBRUARY 2014 ......................................... 21

This day is dedicated to the Celebration of Universal Brotherhood ............................ 21

THE SCIENCE PAVILION ............................................................................................... 21

INVITATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION ............................................................. 23

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MAHĀYĀGAS IN THE VEDIC TRADITION

Yāga or Yajña is a Sanskrit term which means “sacrifice” or “offering to the sacred

fire” (Agnī) and derives its substantial meaning directly from the Vedic tradition,

being therein a codified ritual.

Śrī Tathāta during rituals of Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2009

The Vedas are the most ancient sacred scriptures of Humanity, whose influence

in the world is still alive, present and object of renewed deepening by researchers

and academics all over the world who witness its primigenial importance for

Human beings. These sacred scriptures were transmitted by great sages, the Ṛṣis,

cosmic beings who, thanks to their qualities and characteristics, knew the aim of

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Creation, the last purpose of existence and had been chosen by the Supreme Will

as deputed instruments to transmit the Divine Thought and Intent to the Mankind.

To sustain the evolutional process of Mankind and to cleanse society from its

imperfections the Ṛṣis had the special task of identify and diffuse the rightest

solutions and, when it was necessary, when it was Time, they took care of

organizing Yāgas or Yajñas. During a Yajña everything was done according to the

precise prescriptions of the Ṛṣis, as later codified in the Vedas: they offered to the

Fire ghee, herbs, water, air and ether, sweet pastes and other elements, but in

particular and of the utmost importance sacred hymns and mantras, that were

chanted by all who were participating in the celebration of the ritual.

Chanting of mantras, Vedic hymns, during Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2009

The word Mahā means great. Mahāyāga means Great Yāga. Great because of the

vast intent of purification involved: many prayers and rituals are carried out during

this sacred ceremony, in front of multiple sacred fires, being conducted by

numerous officiants, over a period of consecutive days, generating an immense

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energy. The Vedic tradition anticipates the presence, in Mahāyāga, of at least two

basic conditions:

The encounter between the spiritual and the temporal dimensions, based

on an understanding between a great sage and the secular authority of

the designated place where the ritual is to be performed;

an absolute and universal spiritual purpose, the far-reaching intention to

re-equilibrate the energy forces of nature and the human mind.

The rare union of these elements enables the Mahāyāga to generate a positive

influence for the wellbeing of humanity as a whole.

The metrics of Vedic hymns chanted during the Mahāyāga correspond to the

subtle rhythms of Nature itself. The sound produced while chanting has the

capacity of aligning the ordinary lower planes of consciousness with the higher

ones. Hence, Vedic prosody or mantras rhythm is the parameter which most easily

allows to reconnect our individual soul, our interior Self, with the cosmic Rhythm

making possible that the divine Energy can directly operate on the individual

plane.

Vedic mantras are the primordial mantras, the most ancient ones, existing from

the beginning of Creation. The characteristics of these mantras differ from those

of all other cultures.

Shanti mantra, Vedic hymns for Peace

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If we analyze what happens when we chant a Vedic mantra, it becomes easier to

understand the supreme aim and the vast range of a great ritual as Mahāyāga: in

the ethereal plane events happen, because Vedic mantras act not only on human

beings, but their vibrations can be perceived and absorbed also by subtle forces

and entities, and also by living creatures and organisms as plants, animals,

minerals, etc.; every living being is given the possibility to evolve from the stage

in which it finds itself and progress into superior planes of development. When

we chant a Vedic mantra we don’t do anything else but sustain the Divine Forces

in its eternal action, whose aim is facilitating the evolution of all the living

creatures and of the whole Creation. Events like Mahāyāgas have, therefore, the

ontological and structural ability of helping the whole world and the beings of the

Creation who live on different planes of existence. One need only refer

simbolically to a well-known Vedic hymn “Oṃ loka saṃasthā sukhīno bhavantu”,

that is “may all the beings of all the worlds live in universal happiness”, for an

intuitional approach to the intentions and the essence of the Ṛṣis: this hymn

contains the thought and the aim of their action made, at the beginning of the

humanity, for the well-being of all creatures.

DHARMASOOYA MAHĀYĀGA

The Dharmasooya Mahāyāga of 2014 has as its principal objective to generate,

release and transmit Cosmic Energy to the physical world, to all living beings and

to the whole universe. The generation of this immense Spiritual Energy will help

to enable human minds to achieve stability, even-mindedness, unshakeable peace

at individual, social and worldwide level.

Another intent of Dharmasooya Mahāyāga is to accompany the whole humanity

to make its entry in the new Consciousness. The word Dharmasooya, in fact,

means “led in favor of Dharma”, that is of the cosmic Consciousness.

Dharma is a universal phenomenon, it is the very essence of the universe, the

incommensurable reality which pervades the subtle planes of Creation.

Dharmasooya Mahāyāga principal aim is to draw this Energy and this universal

Light, using them for reconstructing the world and life on Earth, also allowing to

overcome the actual adversities.

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Śrī Tathāta during rituals of Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2009

Today, in fact, we observe a widespread confusion, to which many people seem

not to succeed in finding a solution for the future. Śrī Tathāta assures, on the

contrary, that a new cycle began, a cycle in which the Vedic knowledge and

philosophy lead to the evolution of humanity and are a point of reference and

inspiration on which the whole society can lean.

“In fact, it is only through Dharma that it is possible to let light descend to Earth.

Each human being is destined to become an instrument of Dharma and participate

in this work. Here is the extraordinary right that Nature conferred to mankind and

in it dwells its nobility.” (Śrī Tathāta “Dharmayanam – The vessel of Dharma”

Tathāta editions, 2013, page 117).

In ancient times the great Yagas were celebrated by priests and only the most

elevated classes took part in it, together with those who were holders of Vedic

knowledge. Common people didn’t have the possibility to participate in any way

and were not minimally involved in such a process. Today, however, this modality

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is no longer viable and functional for the purpose: what is needed is involving in

the rituals of yagas and yajñas as many people as possible belonging to all the

areas of the society.

Western people taking part to Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2009

Everyone is able to actively participate in some way in the Dharmasooya

Mahāyāga.

The intentions and prayers of each participant who joins in this ceremony, offer a

precious contribution for the urgently needed transformation of the world and

the evolution of consciousness for the growth of mankind.

“So as when the sun rises darkness disappears, in the same way when Divine Light

illuminates a human being, this can easily find the solution for all his problems e

and all of his sufferings. We already have everything we need, everything is already

within us, but human beings know neither how to find it nor how to use it in their

daily life. Since I can’t bear to see mankind suffering and human beings drowning

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in their own unhappiness, the Almighty let me be born on Earth as a human being

and guided me to lead, firstly, an ascetic life, so that later I could teach Dharma

and restore its presence in the world using as an instrument rituals like

Dharmasooya Mahāyāga.” (Śrī Tathāta)

Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2009

The organization of the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2014 foresees the presence of

special representatives from every field of society, political and religious leaders,

eminent scientists, writers, artists, etc., coming from many different countries.

this is an important factor of success for the event, because it expresses in a visible

way the universal character through the co-presence and proximity of apparently

different people.

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Prof. Madhavan Nair lightens the sacred Lamp during the ceremony of presentation of the

Dharmasooya Mahāyāga 2014 organizing Committee

All participating personalities during the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga are firstly

invited to join in the chanting of the daily prayers of intention. When

representatives of humanity join their minds during the descent of a great divine

Energy, in the presence of a being of superior consciousness as Srī Tathāta is, their

positive intentions for humanity become a reality. It is for this reason that their

immediate involvement is so absolutely important, necessary and effective.

Secondly, most of the Indian and Western guests wishing so, are offered the

opportunity of participating in the organized conferences which are daily held (see

dedicated paragraph).

Finally, all the guests manifesting their sincere intention of acting for the welfare

of humanity and for a collective purpose joining the Creation receive, through

Dharmasooya Mahāyāga, renewed inspiration, energy and support for their

deserving actions.

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WHO IS ŚRĪ TATHĀTA

Śrī Tathāta was born in Kerala, in the South of India. At his birth, he bore the signs

designating a Divine Being. As a child, he left his home and family to immerse

himself in solitude and practiced the most intense Tapas (ascesis) for many years,

according to the direct instructions of the divine Will. For most of the time, his

consciousness was totally absorbed in the Cosmic Consciousness. During a great

spiritual experience, occurred in the highlight of his ascesis, he was shown

simultaneously all the Wonders of the Universe and the abysm of the world of

suffering.

When he came out of his retiredness, he had become a perfect instrument of the

Divine Will and was ready for his mission: spreading Dharma into the world.

Śrī Tathāta

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Srī Tathāta lives in the world with the cosmic mission of dissipating the darkness

which covers human consciousness and enlighten by the light of Dharma all

aspects of existence. He has come to harmonize the energies of Nature, to help

for the evolution of human consciousness and to encourage the divine Life on

Earth.

He says about himself that he came on Earth to help each one of us to achieve the

aim of our own life. The name of Tathāta, which was given to him by Mother

Nature, literally means "status of absolute perfection" or “status of quiddity”.

According to Śrī Tathāta, the whole universe is characterized by the evolution of

consciousness, and all human beings can expand their own consciousness through

various specific phases: the animal stage, the fully human stage (in which

discernment is attained), the stage of noble human being (who knows Dharma

and developes the quality of wakefulness) and the final stage of human being who

achieved perfection.

Śri Tathāta in January 1991, in Sārnāth

The necessary steps which permit human souls to achieve the higher and more

elevated goals are described in Dharma Sūtras, a collection of 50 sūtras enounced

by Śrī Tathāta in January 1991, in Sārnāth.

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Śrī Tathāta, in his designated mission, provided for the construction of Dharma

Pītha in Kollur (Karnataka, India), a temple consecrated in 2006, with a worldwide

opening ceremony in 2011.

Dharma Pītha in Kollur (Karnataka, India)

The powerful Energy of Dharma descends on the Pītha, from where it rays

uninterruptedly to help all universal beings to elevate their own consciousness.

Anyone who meditates and prays in Dharma Pītha is touched by the sacred almost

tangible Presence, which reigns inside, and can experience a deep transformation

through the all pervasive power of silence.

Śrī Tathāta today travels widely transmitting the message of Divine Dharma both

in the Eastern and Western worlds, and initiates numerous souls into the Divine

Life.

In 2012, during his visits through Europe and India, Śrī Tathāta had the opportunity

of meeting important religious leaders and inviting them to the Dharmasooya

Mahāyāga especially Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama.

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Śrī Tathāta was also received in Rome, at the Capitol, where he expressed his

message of peace and elevation of consciousness.

"The roots of Universal Peace", conference at the Capitol sponsored by the City of Rome, the

Lazio Region and the Province of Rome, introduced by Paolo Masini, Director of Roma Capitale,

and Luigi De Salvia, President of Religions for Peace Italy

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DAILY TOPICS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

The principal part of Mahāyāga (those days open to the public) lasts 7 days. It is

preceeded by preparatory and reserved prayers and rituals, which create the

proper environment and conditions and necessary energy for the opening of

Mahāyāga to the public and for its effects in the world.

The public days of the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga follow a rigorous and pre-

established logic, each one with a specific intention and, as a whole, they aim to

invoke the omniinterpenetration of the great principles of the Cosmic Order

(Dharma) in all aspects of human life. If human beings follow the path of Dharma,

the right order, then everything achieves peace and harmony and its right

placement in relationship to everything else that is present in the universe, in all

planes and in every circumstance.

Every day, in the morning, through the rituals of rule, the very intention of the day

is declared. In the evening, there are round table discussions, with the

participation of official guests, as well as other cultural events.

Śrī Tathāta, Rome – September 2012

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FIRST DAY – THURSDAY 6th OF FEBRUARY 2014

On the first day, the rituals great prayer of intention of the ritual is addressed to

the supreme value of the Cosmic Order, to nonviolence, Ahiṃsā, and to the

pacification of the forces in Nature. Both are naturally connected: the forces in

Nature are not in balance because humanity at this present time has an

insufficient awareness of Dharma, that is of the Cosmic Order. Human beings

don’t hesitate in exploiting Nature because of egoistic reasons and in entertaining

with other human beings relationships deprived of deep respect and real love.

This is the real reason for the occurring of various natural calamities, as tsunami

and many others which happened over time. The prayers anticipated for the first

day have the task of invocating a wider human consciousness, with the mutual

respect for nature and all other beings, the integration of nonviolence in each and

every aspect of our behavior, and creating an educational system based on these

principles.

The second part of the day is dedicated to a round table entitled:

International World Peace Conference “The emerging of a New Global Consciousness and Nonviolence”

SECOND DAY – FRIDAY 7th OF FEBRUARY 2014

The intentions of the second day are focused on the younger generation: right

values and principles for the youth as well as the inclusion of inner development

into children’s upbringing. The Vedic tradition defines 4 stages in life and the

proper way to go through each one of them according to the cosmic Laws. In the

first stage, called Brahmacharya, the righteousness (Dharma) consists in living

attuned with the rhythm of nature in order to receive its necessary Energy; this

energy should then not be wasted, so as to properly integrate the newly-learned

skills. So the prayers, on this second day, call for the restoration of the right values

and principles in the younger generation, as well as for the emerging of a

comprehensive educational system that integrates the knowledge of worldly

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matters (this knowledge is transmitted today in schools everywhere in the world)

and the teaching of principles and tools supporting a real inner development. Only

this latter component of education can help young people to sublimate their

lower energies, to achieve an inner balance and thus to become mature as to

finally develop the highest human qualities. The aim is, hence, the elevation and

the renewal of the educational concept.

Prayers and ritual are followed by a round-table entitled:

International Conference “An Integrated Educational System for the future”

THIRD DAY – SATURDAY 8th OF FEBRUARY 2014

The intentions on the third day concern the 3 stages of life after youth: marriage

and family life (in Sanskrit Grhastha); then the time to take a distance from the

world and from family life (Vānaprastha); and finally the last stage of life

(Sannyāsī). Once more the aim is to provide mankind with a renewed vision and

inspiration to live these different phases of life in the highest way: the most

consistent with the cosmic Order. For the head of a family the specific dharma is

to bring up children according to the noblest values, and also to undertake an

economic activity capable of nurturing not only his own family, but the whole of

society, the nation and even animals and nature. Vānaprastha is the stage when

one retires from activities and worldliness to turn inward, so as to become

prepared for the next stage. Sannyāsī, the final stage of life, is the time for

wisdom, characterized by inner detachment; it’s the time to prepare oneself for

the final journey back to the Supreme Source whence we all come.

The round table of this day is entitled:

International Conference for “Social Ecology and Sustainable Development”

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FOURTH DAY – SUNDAY 9th OF FEBRUARY 2014

The fourth day is dedicated to the emerging of good leaders at the level of every

nation, which means persons having inner clarity, a global vision, the

understanding of universal laws and compassion for all beings: persons who are

concerned about public welfare. Only to leaders having such noble qualities and

having gone beyond the limits of any attachment to their own person or to private

interests should be entrusted the leadership of a country. This role can be played

by persons who have been educated according to the right principles, who see the

entire world as their home, every citizen and even every human being like their

own children. According to Indian tradition, when such a person leads a nation,

sustainable collective prosperity is ensured.

The round table is entitled:

International Conference on “Good Governance”

FIFTH DAY – MONDAY 10th OF FEBRUARY 2014

The fifth day will be focused on the general understanding and adoption of all

main principles of Dharma. People attending will be given the possibility to

express their own intention to live according to these high principles and values,

with deep awareness. Such a commitment will make possible the descent of the

corresponding energies to the persons attending and to all humanity.

Title of the round table:

International Conference on Religions “Religion for human development"

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Inter-religious conference “A new world is possible” – Rome 2009

SIXTH DAY - TUESDAY 11th OF FEBRUARY 2014

On this crucial day a great collective prayer is made in order to bring the energy

of Supra-consciousness down to Earth. The process consists in making the Grace

of the Divine Source descend on Earth, so that all intentions expressed during the

preceding days become reality and the human consciousness – which is currently

covered by a veil of darkness – can be enlightened and start to play its great

Cosmic role. Human beings, indeed, have the profound duty to receive the higher

energies and to transmit them to the lower planes; in other words, they should be

a bridge between the higher and lower planes. At this most critical moment, the

whole universe aligns with Śrī Tathāta for the conduct of the Mahāyāga: the great

divine Energy that descends and spreads permanently everywhere on Earth the

seeds of the era of Dharma and of the divine life.

The following round table is entitled:

International Conference on “Science and Spirituality"

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SEVENTH DAY – WEDNESDAY 12th OF FEBRUARY 2014

The seventh and last day is dedicated to the transmission of the divine Energy to

all beings e to all movements of the universe, as well as to the celebration of the

divine Presence. The divine life, or perfect life, is the real key to divine joy. All

participants offer their own solemn salutation and their gratitude to the Divine

Energy descended during the Yāga.

This day is dedicated to the Celebration of Universal Brotherhood

THE SCIENCE PAVILION

In the modern world, it is more and more evident how science and spirituality

show in their approach confluences and syntony: in fact they are complementary

in their search for the truth which characterizes the evolution of mankind towards

its originary and final destination. Many researchers, whose number increase

every day more, admit that scientific observations highlight the existence of an

invisible force: measurable phenomena would only be the reflection, in matter, of

a huge subtle world. Some assume that this latter world is the one that can be

explored during deep meditation.

The question can then be asked whether the tremendous energies generated by

Vedic rituals are scientifically measurable and whether it is possible to study the

impact of such rituals on nature, because plants and animals, contrary to humans,

as they are not conditioned by any intellectual or mental approach to life, react

more directly and immediately to any energetic change in their environment. In

the context of the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga a team of Indian researchers is going

to carry out a large-scale study to measure, according to scientific standards and

methodologies, the sensibility, the reactions and the impacts of the ritual on the

surrounding nature. The chair of the organizational committee of this study is

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entrusted to Prof. Madhavan Nair, famous scientist and former chairman of the

ISRO (the Indian Space Research Organization), responsible for numerous

successful projects among which the big Chandrayaan project (the first moon

probe without crew launched into the space by India in the month of October

2008).

Other scientists are involved in Mahāyāga, whose whole development is analyzed

and monitored scientifically. The involved scientists have already begun, over a

year ago, researches on plants, animals and human beings, with the aim of

measuring, according to established scientific parameters, the effects produced

by the Mahāyāga – during and after the rituals - on all the realms of Nature. The

results of this research will be published on a later date in well-known

international magazines.

Dharmasūya Mahāyāga 2009

It is due to underline that this new global approach characterizing Śrī Tathāta’s

vision doesn’t want neither to “spiritualize” science, nor to “scientisize”

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spirituality, as this would be reductive for each discipline; it is rather about

creating a new space where faith and reason, together, could guide mankind in its

evolution.

INVITATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Welcome to all people who wish to take part in the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga,

from 6th to 12th of February 2014!

The ritual takes place in Palakkad, a city situated in the South of India, Kerala State.

The days of the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga open to the public can be followed

worldwide in live streaming on internet.

People interested in taking part in Dharmasooya Mahāyāga can ask for detailed

information to the international organizational Committee writing to the

following address: international@mahayaga.org.

The site www.mahayaga.org is the official site of the Dharmasooya Mahāyāga and

contains general information.

The Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/Mahayaga2014 contains some

videos. Specially, a video message where Śrī Tathāta speaks about the aims and

range of Dharmasooya Mahāyāga can be seen at the following address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvbPWfDvCg

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Tathatwamasthu!

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shantihi

Om Peace, Peace, Peace

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