NL Vol-1 Issue-4 Feb 09 Mail

8/14/2019 NL Vol-1 Issue-4 Feb 09 Mail

1/8

16 1Mother, Thou art our sole Redeemer!

NACHIKETA TAPOVANPlot No.70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500 033

Phone No. 040 23113887 Mobile No. 9849168937Regd. By Govt. of A.P. (Regd. No. 53/IV/99)

Volume: 1Issue 4

25th February, 2009WednesdayNachiketanjali

NACHIKETA TAPOVAN ASHRAMGairan Tanda, Kodgal Village, Jadcherla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist-509301

Ph: +91-40-23113887 Mobile: 98491 68937 www.nachiketatapovan.orgE-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

BOOK-POST

TO,

For Private Circulation only

CREATIVITY FROM OUR LITTLE ANGELS

At Nachiketa Tapovan, there are so many aspiring budding artists and poets

and what not! We will showcase strengths of two students each fortnight.

Prasanna from

4th class is a

sweet girl who is

very much liked

by everyone atTapovan.

In the

Ramakrishna

Incarnat ion

there is

k n o w l e d g e ,

infinite love,

infinite work,

and infinite

c om pass ion

Celebrations of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa Jayanti

for all beings. What the whole

Hindu race has thought in ages, he

lived in one life. His life is the living

commentary to the Vedas of all

nations (Swami Vivekananda in

a Letter to Brahmananda , 1895)

We are unfathomably blessed to be

born in the same lineage as Sri

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. So

lets celebrate His Jayanthi, our Nationality and human birth as

such!

She is very good at drawing as

well as studies.

Girija, our 2nd

grader is a very

good student. She

loves to help her

neighbors.She is

very good at

taking care of her

sibling.

Anotherword for creativity is courage!

MEDITATION

When we are noisy,our

madam Asks us to do

meditation.

First time I disliked it.

As I started doing more I find

happy and peaceful.

I remember my lesson and

tasks.

It disciplines my mind and

helps me to concentrate on

my studies.

I like to do more meditation.

Sincere prayer is always

answered and everyone will

become perfect, through the grace

of God, Unless a man is simple,

he cannot recognize God ,the

simple one. What could be more

inspiring and encouraging to

modern day seekers who have to

delicately balance their worldly

responsibilities and the yearning to

realize the truth?

Lets take time

to remind

ourselves His

messages

God is very

real and

within reach

of all,


2/8

2 3

Page No.CONTENTS

The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.

Education is the basis for a

healthy and happy society, because

the students of today become the

leaders of tomorrow. Swami

Nachiketananda has strongly

stressed on the importance of

adopting a value-based

educational system.

Our Vidya Mandir is a unique

example of how tradition can be

seamlessly woven into modernity.

It is in fact a modern Gurukulam.

In keeping with ancient tradition,

education is offered free. Children

are taught Rudram and Vedic

Chanting irrespective of caste and

creed. Hand in hand all the

elements of a conventional modern

day education are being passed on

to the students.

Energy in children needs to be

channelized properly to pave way

for a balanced society. Parents

belonging to weaker sections of the

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor

Subhadra K.

Editorial Consultants:

Annapurna R.

Sowja A.

Swamiji's Message 3

Discourse by Mataji 4

Celebrations 6

Shivaratri 8

At the Ashram 10

Computer Classes 11

Donations 12

Upcoming Events 13

EDITORIALsociety are unable to attempt this.

Swamiji has accomplished the

impossible by granting intimacy in

many ways. Using the chisel of

love He quietly moulds their

character. There is something

extraordinarily unique about his

involvement with students. He is

at one stroke, mother, father,

teacher, friend, philosopher, guide

and much more.

We have witnessed remarkable

changes in the behavioral pattern

of some of our children at the

Vidya Mandir. We are sure they

would be the torch bearers of

Indian Values.

There couldnt be a better

example of Education is the life-

building, man-making, character-

making, assimilation of ideas as

advocated by Swami

Ranganathananda. -

K. SUBHADRA

The brave alone can afford to be sincere!

Messageby Adhyatmik Praneta

Swami Nachiketananda

We try to create many Gods

according to our perception. But

there is a difference between

Seeing and Experiencing God.

You might look at an idol and say 'I

have seen God but to experience,

that is not enough. At the same

time to experience God, sometimes

the seeing is also important. If I say

this is the Cosmic energy, how can

you experience that cosmic energy?

To experience Higher

Consciousness you need to have

that Individual Consciousness.

Sri Ramakrishna always used to

feed Mother Kali. He used to talk

to Her statue made of stone, but

even in that stone statue He could

feel the Supreme Consciousness.

That is the true way of experiencing

God.

Everything comes out of the

Cosmic Energy and we are a part

of that Cosmic Consciousness. We

have every right to say I AM

GOD! We are separating ourselves

from God and this separation is

stopping us from experiencing

God.

We create two different worlds,

Gods world and Our world.

Because of this false identity we are

not experiencing God.We have to drop this false identity

and say, Yes, I am Consciousness!

The moment we say that our

receiver will open and connect

directly to the Cosmic receiver.

When we start experiencing God

we realize that God is all

pervading.

Accept that 'You are God. When

you accept You are God you willbe able to see God.


3/8

4 5No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law.

Swami Shivanandamayi or

Mataji as we address her, was

invited by the Rotary club members

to speak on Spirituality at Jubilee

Hills club on the 10th January 2009.

We appreciate the Rotary Club

members for their interest and

efforts in organizing this event. The

evening was a success in a way that

Mataji spoke few words but

conveyed a deep message to the

audience. She focused on how

Spirituality must be practiced in

daily life to improve the spectrum

and quality of our lives. Human

beings distinguish themselves from

other living creatures by the sense

of awareness which is the

beginning of Spirituality in ones life

and this self-introspection can

culminate in self-realization by

putting effort to channelize the

mind. Every one is spiritual but the

divinity gets hidden by the mind.

Spirituality does not belong to any

one religion.

Spirituality is not something

that can be learnt merely by reading

books or listening to discourses.Mataji quoted the example of Sri

Ramakrishna who did not read any

Vedas or scriptures but every word

he spoke was a Veda by itself.

Spirituality is Self-Science, looking

into your every action, it is

touching your inner chambers.

Spirituality is purity, silence and

ability to love everyone and

everything. Spirituality is neitherjust a theory nor a philosophy not

even a set of rules given by our

sages. Spirituality is the right

living, it is the way of life, it is the

fragrance of life.

Simplest way to adopt

spirituality is to perform each

karma as an offering to God, with

no expectations, with total

detachment. As Sri Ramakrishnasays, Do your duties with one

hand while holding on to God with

the other. This will open up a

whole new world with no divisions,

no discrimination but one love and

one consciousness.

Spirituality in daily life!

by Mataji

God is present in every jiva. Who serves jiva, serves God indeed.

Mind could become a tool or an

obstacle in this journey to

Spirituality. Mind should be

channelized and used like a tool in

unearthing the divinity within so

that you will enjoy all aspects of

life, to the fullest. Like Swami

Nachiketananda says, A polluted

heart is mind, a purified mind is

heart. Anger and jealousy should

carefully be watched out for!

Irrespective of the path you choose,

keeping mind clean and pure is of

utmost importance in achieving

the ultimate.

A spiritual person is beyond

everything. He not only has a

purpose but the higher goal in his

life. Satsangas could also be

helpful if attended to change our

life than for a change.

Spirituality is as essential as salt

is to a curry. Spirituality is all

about understanding and accepting

our shortcomings leading to

transformation of perception.

Delve deep within, cherish the

journey and enjoy the treasures

you find.

SU JOK THERAPY

CLASSES

Su jok Therapy is the

amazing Korean Hand and

foot Acupuncture that works

wonders in healing our

various ailments. Introduced

by Professor Park Jae Woo

of South Korea, it is a simple

yet powerful healing

technique accessible toeveryone.

Smt Mamata Agarwal who

has masterd this art has

kindly consented to share her

knowledge with our Nachiketa

Tapovan volunteers and

teachers. The experience she

has gathered in this art has

helped her in giving an

impressive presentation.We

highly appreciate her services

and thank her for conducting free

workshops at our premises.


4/8

6 7

Organised by Rotary Club. Venue: Jubilee Hills Club.

SATSANGA & CELEBRATIONS

Avatara VarishtaayaRamakrishnayate Namaha!

We celebrated Sri RamakrishnaJayanti with great devotion andhumility. Theme was Sri

Ramakrishnas Parables which areinvaluable gems left for us as his

legacy. Each one of them is like aVeda in itself.

After welcome address byBasavaraj and Durga, lamp waslighted by Chief guest Sri MadhavVarma MD Infomile Solutions PvtLtd. While Sri SwamiNachiketananda, Madhav Varmagaru, and Mataji adorned the dais,rest of us settled down to take thepleasure of watching the children

perform various cultural activities.The programs included ThreeGunas a demo, a dance filled withdevotion to Thakur , talk aboutMothers Value, narration of SriRamakrishnas parables by

children, sharing jokes and more.The skit on different names forwater compared to different namesfor One God was very wellpresented. Prizes were distributed

for story-telling and week-long

drawing contests held at theTapovan.

Mataji began her address byinvoking the Grace of Gurus, gavean introduction of SriRamakrishnas l ife story andnarrated a few parables of His. She

Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man. From contentment comes superlative happiness.

highlighted Sri Ramakrishnas ideaon education, "I do not care forbread-winning education, I wanteducation which gives spiritualsatisfaction and will lift me above allwants.

Sri Madhav Varma garu thenchatted with the students in a very

casual and friendly spirit afterenergizing them with some simplequestions. He gave tips to thechildren on how to developinquisitiveness, compassion and

public speaking skills.

Finally Swamiji sang bhajans on

Thakur. He spoke on how SriRamakrishna was the supreme ofall the avatars of God! He alsotalked about how Sri Ramakrishna

was praised by all great men eventhe most fastidious of them. Hepointed out on how everyone hasto do extensive Sadhana in orderto enter Samadhi state whereasfor Sri Ramakrishna efforts had tobe made to bring him out of theSamadhi and Spiritual ecstasy.

Celebrations ended with Vote ofthanks to the Chief guest and one

and all who worked for the event.Special thanks to Smt PVasundhara, Pallavi and SuharikaReddy for putting the event

together.


5/8

8 9

SU JOK THERAPY

CLASSES

SHIVARATRI CELEBRATIONS OF YESTER YEARS!

We share with you glimpses of Shivarathri

celebrations of previous years.

Maha Shivarathri has always been celebrated

on a grand scale at Nachiketa Tapovan

under the personal supervision of Swami

Nachiketananda. The preliminary Ceremonies

begin inside the Dhyana mandir at 10 AM. The

sacrificial fire is lit and the Homa is performed.

Evening celebrations start from 9 PM with a

Satsang followed by bhajans. At the stroke of

midnight Abhishekam is performed to the

Shiva linga specially decorated for the

occasion. Dhyana mandir echoes with the

sound of Vedic chanting. The vast assemblage

spends the night long Jagaran with Bhajans

and dancing to the chants of Om Namah

Shivaya!Swamiji enthralls the gathering with

his Divine discourse and Prasad is distributed.


6/8

10 11Work, apart from devotion or love of God,

is helpless and cannot stand alone.

At the Ashram

SPIRITUAL INVITATION

Please join us in our

Spiritual Yaga! As small as it

could be each drop is essential

in filling the ocean. Cash or

kind, craft or skill, art or

technology combined with a

spoon of love will go a long way

in realizing our dreams. Your

contribution is much needed forour continued success in serving

the needy. To be a part of

Nachiketa family visit us

anytime or contact our

Adhyatmik Praneta at

Ph. No.09849168937

email:

[email protected]

Concentration is the essence of all knowledge, nothing can be done

without it.

Tapovan started holding Computer

Literacy Classes since October

2008. The classes are open to any

8th class graduate at no cost. The

classes are held 3 times a week on

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

for an hour each for about 10

weeks. There are about 12 working

systems at Tapovan that are offered

to the students. The classes focus

on teaching MS Office applications-

Word, Excel, Power Point and

Access apart from the basics of

Computer and Operating Systems.

The response has been great to

these classes. So far two batches

of 24 and 15 students havegraduated in November and

January respectively. Some School

teachers also have been benefitted

by these classes.

Sasidhar has been the person in

charge of organizing and teaching

the classes under the loving

supervision of Swami

Nachiketananda. Sasi is very much

liked by the students not only as a

teacher but as a brother and a

friend. The next batch will be

starting in the first week of April and

we are expecting many more

applicants.

COMPUTER CLASSES


7/8

12 13

Workshop in progress Rest rooms

The worm that crawls under your feet today is a God to be.

UPCOMING EVENTS

HOLI CELEBRATIONS

BY

VIDYA MANDIR CHILDREN

Date: 10th March 2009, Tuesday

Time: 5.00 pm

Venue: Nachiketa Tapovan

Pre-exam Preparation Workshop

BY SWAMI SHIVANANDAMAYI

FOR 10TH STANDARD

Date: 25th Feb 2009

Time: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Venue: Natco School, Kothur.

SPECIAL HEALTH CAMP

DENTAL AND PAEDIATRIC CAMPS WILL BE CONDUCTED

ON SUNDAY MARCH 1ST 2009

VENUE: NACHIKETA TAPOVAN

TIME: 9.30 AM TO 1.00 PM

By Dr. Surendra, Dr. Eshwara Chary, Dr. Sudhakar

NON-RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS' CAMP

Date: 3rd May to 10th May09Age: 10 to 15 years

Time: 08.00 am to 04.00 pm

Last date: 15th April 09

Applications: At Tapovan

DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR ASHRAM

Sri VijayKumar K.

Smt. Rama K.

Smt. Subhadra K.

Smt. Manikyamba

Smt. Shanthi R.

Smt. Nirmala K.

Smt. Sowmya C

Smt. PremalathaSmt K. Gunavathamma

Smt. Padma

Smt. G. Bhagyavathi

Hotel Sri Brindavan.

Sneha Enterprises

Orphans Education Foundation

Saptagiri Camphor Limited

Intelli Group, Asia Pvt. Limited

Sri K.K. MangrulkarSmt. N. Suchi

1. Advisory Committee

2. Medical Committee

3.Vidya Mandir Committee

4. Yoga Research Committee

5. Ayurveda Research Committee

6. IT Committee

7. Spiritual Committee

Various Construction

Committees1. Temple

2. Vidya Mandir

3. Dispensary cum Hospital

4. Ramakrishnalaya

5. Compound Wall

6. Dhyana Mandir

7. Vanaprastha

Various Ad-hoc

Committees

Cataract surgeries were performed for Noorbi and Satyanarayana under

the supervision of Sri Krishnakishore, Opthalmologist at Sarojini Devi Eye

Hospital. We highly appreciate their immediate response to our request and

are thankful for their free services.

EYE CAMP

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited!


8/8

14 15Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.

AN APPEAL

Yours in the service of Motherland

Any venture taking shape in the

divine presence backed by a

noble intent is bound to find

fruition. Over the years

Nachiketa Tapovan has been

witnessing a phenomenal

movement; multifarious spiritual

as well as service activities!

Needless to mention we are

rejoiced to receive donations

from supporters who are a big

part of this spiritual endeavour.

Construction of Temples is the

current activity at the Kodgal

Ashram. Shrines for Lord

Ganesha, Shiva, Kali, Holy

Trinity, Balaji, Rama, Krishna,

Saraswathi and Shirdi Sai will beconstructed. The proposed

temples are going to be unique

in the mode of worship.

Estimation of this Temple project

was Rs. 2.2 crores. We hereby

make a fervent appeal for

generous donations. Please

participate in this noble task so

that our cultural heritage and

religious traditions will be

safeguarded for the coming

generations.

It may kindly be noted that

donations to Nachiketa

Tapovan are exempted from

Income Tax U/S 80 G of IT

Act, 1961 of Govt. of India.

Donations in the form of

cheques/Demand Drafts may

please be drawn in favour of

Nachiketa Tapovan.We

DearAtman

Construction Committee Members

Our sincere thanks to all the selfless souls who have happily consentedto be a part of Ashram's Construction committees...

1. Vijay Kumar K.

2. Rama Devi K.

3. Subhadra K.

4. Leela N.

5. Prasad Y.V.S.S.6. Sheshagiri Rao

7. Reddy P. S.

8. Manikyamba G.

9. Ram Sandila

10. Pawan Kumar

11. Subha D.

12. Durga K.

13. Annapurna R.

14. Sushma Sharma

15. Anand A.16. Venkatram Reddy

17. Mallaiah

18. Krishna P.

19. Hema Reddy Y.

20. Chalapathi V.

21. Vijaysena Reddy22. Sandhya M.

23. Vinay K.

24. Sudha Rani M.

25. Nirmal D.

26. Sowmya C.

27. Madhukar M.

28. Shanti Y.

29. Dr. Ramesh C. N.

30. Dr. Leela K.

31. Dr. Surendra A.32. Dr. Rohini R.

33. Dr. Amulya

34. Dr.Ishwaracharya

35. Dr. Prafulla Kumar

36. Dr. Priyamvada

37. Dr. Vijay Kumar B.38. Dr. Sudhakar K.

39. Vijaya A.

40. Ajit N.

41. Prasad T.

42. Nageswar Rao

43. Anuradha K.

44. Suchari ta Tathe

45. Swaroopa R.

46. Prashanti K.

47. Dr. Shiva Reddy

OUR PUBLICATIONS

Cost of each CD is Rs.35/-

Shakti Sanchalana the third in

the series of 8 yogic CDs released

on the 1stApril, 2007 takes you on

a journey from thought to

thoughtlessness.

All CDs are available at the

Nachiketa Tapovan premises at

Kavuri Hills and also in leading

Bookstores.

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

NL Vol-1 Issue-4 Feb 09 Mail

Documents

Transcript of NL Vol-1 Issue-4 Feb 09 Mail