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The Magic of Creativity
Our little shimmering stars of Nachiketa Tapovan love to
express
themselves in the form of drawings, paintings and poems. Heres
a
glimpse of the magic of our stars!We love them all dearly!
True friends guard you from evil, make you walk in rightpath and
share your sorrow in difficult times.
This was one of the ways our 2nd graders celebrated the
Independence
Day and Krishnashtami with a little help from their
teachers!
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NACHIKETA TAPOVANPlot No.70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills, Jubilee
Hills, Hyderabad 500 033
Phone No. 040 23113887 Mobile No. 9849168937Regd. By Govt. of
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Volume: 1Issue :16
25th August, 2009TuesdayNachiketanjali
NACHIKETA TAPOVAN ASHRAMGairan Tanda, Kodgal Village, Jadcherla
Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist-509301
Ph: +91-40-23113887 Mobile: 98491 68937
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Excessive or deficient food or activity causes disordersin
mobility, breathing and digestion.
mityetadaksharamidam sarvam, tasyopavykhyanam,bhtam
bhavatbhavichyaditi sarvamomkra eva;
yaccnyat triklttam tadapyomkra eva.-Mandukya Upanishad 1.1
AUM, the word is all this (i.e. the whole universe). An
explanation of it is as
follows: All that is past, present and future is indeed, AUM.
And whatever e lse
is, beyond the three-fold division of time- that also is truly
AUM.
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Annapurna R.Annapurna R.Annapurna R.Annapurna R.Annapurna R.
Since the evil begets evil, evil is more dreaded than fire.
It is never too early to teach the value
of money, how to budget and save. One
can learn a whole lot of financing from
books and software but nothing like a
hands-on approach in learning this most
important lesson of life. And that is
exactly the new project at Tapovans
Vidya Mandir. Kudos to Swamijis idea
of introducing Tapovans own banking
system.
Many of the needs of Vidya Mandir
students are taken care of by Nachiketa
Tapovan and the well wishers besides
their parents. Swamiji observed that
sometimes the children have some
petty earnings with which they are
buying fun food from vendors and shops
which could be unhygienic. That is how
He got this idea of introducing the Pass
Book Savings account for each of the
fifty students attending 4th, 5th and 6th
Classes. And we all know very well that
Swamijis ideas dont remain ideas for
too long! So the Nachiketa Tapovan
Passbook was launched on the August
15th and accounts became active on the
17 th August with a message from
Swamiji on how they can be of help to
their good friends if they have some
cash of their own. Next time you visit
Tapovan you will see a Banking desk
which is operative during non-class
hours. The children can deposit and
withdraw money bound to some terms
and conditions. The best part is the
oldest students are receiving training
in making entries and maintaining the
accounts.
We all worry about saving money and
securing a future for our children but
the real benefit lies in letting them learn
the importance of saving money. This
should be an eye-opener for many of us
in fortifying the children with the value
of money before they enter the real
world.
PENNY WISE
4The biggest folly among follies is to cherish a desire for
a
prohibited object.
KRISHNA
Swami Shivanandamayi
Mukam Karothi vachalam
pangum langayate girim
yatkrupa tamaham vande
paramanandava MadhavamMeaning: The dumb can start
speaking, and the lame can climb the
mountains, if they have the grace of that
Madhava.
The name of Krishna is sweeter than
any thing else in this world.
Janmashtami is the day when Krishna
incarnated on this earth.
Some people opine that Krishna was
only a skilful king and not an incarnation.
If you look at the annals of history, we
had many kings but we dont celebrate
their birthdays. Though Krishna lived
5000 years ago, his birthday is
celebrated with great pomp and
splendor. Sri Krishna is a Poornavatar.
Putanavada, Sarvaloka sandarshanam,
Kaliyamardhanam, Govardhana puja,
and Kamsavadha are but some of his
many leelas. Amongst all the nine
incarnations,Krishnavatar shines like a
KAUSTUBHA MANI.
His Bhagavad Gita is not a mereshastra. It is a way of life. It
is the
perfect guideline to aspirants, showing
them the various paths to reach the
ultimate. That ultimate knowledge
was given to the humanity by Sri
Krishna for which he is universally
acclaimed as Jagatguru. His nama is a
sadhana for sadhakas and an ocean of
happiness to the bhaktas.
Many bhaktas like Rukmini, Meera,Sakkubai, Tukaram, Jayadeva,
and
Vittala have experienced Krishna by
singing his name and glory alone.
Surdas was blind, but when he started
chanting Krishna Nama he got that
real, true vision, and he rejected the
physical vision. Just by having physical
eye we can not have that true vision.
For that we need to have the grace of
Sri Krishna.
That grace dawns on us when wehave that Shraddha and Bhakti
.
Krishnas existence is not limited to the
Dwapara yuga, or the temples. He is
Sarvantharyami. Janmashtami reminds
us to awaken that Krishna
consciousness within. When you awake
that Krishna within with the help of
Shraddha and Bhakti then that day will
be a real Janmashtami in your life. Let
us celebrate Janmashtami by singing his
Nama. Jai Sri Krishna, Jai Sri Krishna
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Listening is the best of all wealths; it isconsidered to be the
foremost. 7
Mere independence from the
British rule was not the objective
of the freedom struggle. It is
necessary to introspect whether
we have the real freedom we set
for ourselves after gaining
independence. - Swamiji
On this joyous event Swamiji
introduced Banking system to thestudents and released a
Passbook.
Children voluntarily responded by
promising to save their little extra
money. Prizes were awarded for
the best essays and paintings and
the children were happy to receive
gifts from Intelligroup volunteers
who gave them the best
entertainment.
CELEBRATIONS
A feeling of patriotism overwhelmed
Nachiketa Tapovans team as they
celebrated Indias 63rd Independence
Day. The Tricolour National flag washoisted by Sri Ajit of
Intelligroup assisted
by Swamiji and Mataji. If Swamijis
motivating talk on Freedom and
patriotic songs by children set the tone
for this great event, Vidya Mandir
children stole the limelight with their
scintillating dance performance and
smart and quick replies when quizzed
by Intelligroup volunteers.
Long years ago, we made a tryst
with destiny and now the time comes
when we shall redeem our pledge...At
the stroke of the midnight hour, when
the world sleeps, India will awake to
life and freedom. - Nehru
INDEPENDENCE DAY
6Learn thoroughly whatever is to be learnt; then, let the
conduct be worthy of his learning.
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8 9Let the thoughts be always great and progressive. It will not
be
a loss, even if success eludes.
There is nothing too difficult to be accomplished, whendone
carefully with unflinching endeavour.
Lord krishna is a multifaceted
personality who at one end reveals the
ultimate reality of life and at the other
end is known for his childhood pranks,
mischief and romantic tales. His
birthday is celebrated as Janmashtami
all over the country on the eighth day
of the dark fortnight in the month of
Sravana.
The fervour was no less in Nachiketa
Tapovan which is the traditional hubof celebrations. Entire
premises wore
a festive look on August 14th with
children moving around in colourful
dresses and govinda namam on their
foreheads. The extraordinarily
charming deity of Lord Krishna was
decked up with jewellery and rangolis
of His footprints we re drawn by
residential volunteers symbolising the
presence of the Almighty. Plays
depicting various events and
accomplishments of Lord Krishna were
staged by Vidya mandir children.
Mataji announced prizes for the best
articles on Lord Krishna and the winners
gave their presentations. Children had
the great fortune of breaking Dahihandis along with Swamiji who
is
Tapovans Krishna indeed! This sport
symbolized achievement through unity.
Specially prepared delicacies which
were offered as bhog were distributed
to mark the end of celebrations.
KRISHNASHTAMIKRISHNASHTAMIKRISHNASHTAMIKRISHNASHTAMIKRISHNASHTAMI
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Swamiji answers questions from the seekers. Questions are
welcome from everyone. They can be
e-mailed to us at [email protected]
SPIRITUAL QUEST
Q. What happens after death?
Ans: Instead of knowing what happens
after death, it is more important toknow what death is. Death
for whom?
To this body, to this ego or to the soul?
If you are asking about body then yes
body is going to once again merge with
the five elements as it is made of earth,
water, air, space and fire. But after
that still something remains and that
is soul and there is no death for soul.
Soul travels from one body to another
body. The death of ego will bring more
clarity in life. Life and death are the
two ends of the same circle and from
where it starts and where it ends is
not known to ordinary perception.
Death for this body is inevitable. That
death is called as transformation of
body. When traveling from one place
to another if we are in a drowsy state
we are not aware of the journey fully
and the places we pass. Similarly it is
with our journey into life and death. If
we are not aware of and not fully
conscious then you will not be able toknow this very life,
forget about
previous lives. Constant awareness is
the means to know what happens
after death. That awareness which lies
within can be ignited through different
techniques.
Q. Presuming that every action is
predestined; can an unmeditated
act of killing an animal or insect
affect us?
Ans: We need to know the exact
relationship between cause and
effect. Effect follows you like a
shadow. The moment you get the light
of action it is bound to create an effect
of shadow.
There are different types of people
and their actions.
Ordinary people: Want to see the
Effect immediately. They are result
oriented and do not bother muchabout consequences. Life is lead
like
a spiritual life but is indeed not a
spiritual life.
Extra-ordinary people: Know the
consequences of their actions very
well. They are very well prepared for
the consequences and do their best
possible in their lives.
Spiritual people: Know everything.
They are content with life and accept
everything without expecting
anything in return. In such peoplesamskaras work like camphor
which
burns without leaving any trace.
Therefore ordinary people and even
extra-ordinary people will get
affected by their actions whereas
spiritual people do not.
The deeper you dig, greater the spring; the more you
learn,greater the knowledge.
10Art of using alphabets and science of using
numerals are the two eyes of living human beings.
Mandukya Upanishad is a part of the
Atharvaveda. It is a very short
Upanishad consisting of only 12 bare
verses with no stories or anecdotes but
which when aptly interpreted unravel
to the reader the entire Universe.
Om is the only comprehensive language
revealed to the ancient Rishis that can
comprehend the universal form, the
Isvara. Chanting Om creates a
vibration with which the creation
commenced a vibration, that melts all
other vibrations, calms the mind by
burning up all the desires and ends all
cravings and whence you enter ameditative mood. Om is the
substratum
of all sounds and Brahman is the
substratum of all phenomena. The
sounds and phenomena are both illusory
and are non-different. Therefore when
the illusion disappears all that is left is
substratum which is one. Therefore
Brahman is Aum.
The Atman which indeed is Brahman
has four padas or quarters. They are
Vaisvanara or the waking state, is
represented by matra A. The subjector the perceiver is conscious
of external
objects and the Atman identifies itself
with the experiencer.
Taijasa or the dream state, represented
by matra U. The perceiver is
conscious of the internal objects or the
subtle objects. The sense organs of a
sleeping man are inactive, so a dream
is but a mental activity.
Prajna or the dreamless sleep state
represented by matra M is a state
characterized by general
consciousness. Deep sleep is a state
of ease and repose when all effort,
discriminative knowledge and subject-
object relationships disappear and the
subject experiences bliss.
The above three states are
superimposed on Brahman through
Avidya and abide the causal law.
Turiya or the state of Pure
Consciousness, represented by
amatra or Silence is free from
causality. Turiya state is devoid of
dreams as well as sleep. The subject is
conscious of neither the outer
objective world nor the innersubjective world. This state cannot
be
attained through avidya. It is not void
but is a state of positive existence
which can only be realized. This state
of non-duality cannot be expressed in
any language, so it is described
through negation of attributes. It is
the cessation of all phenomena, is all
peace and all bliss. Though non-
cognition of duality is common to both
Prajna and Turiya, the latter is
different from Prajna in beingomniscient while Prajna is
characterized by complete
ignorance.
R e f e r e n c e s : w w w . s w a m i -
krishnananda.org and The Upanishads
Volume II by Swami Nikhilananda
MANDUKYA UPANISHAD
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Anna daanam maha daanam; vidya daanam mahattaram.
Annena kshanika trupthihi yaavajjeevanthu vidyaya.
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The learned teacher makes you enjoy learning; on leaving,makes
you to keep thinking of his teaching.14 15
DearAtman
No man is an island. To fight the good
fight we need help. This has been the
basis for the Nachiketa Tapovans
inception and ensuing growth over the
last 10 years from a hut into a 3 storied-
building onto a 40 acre spiritual
complex. Imparting literacy to children
from impoverished families was the idea
with which the divine project started
before it grew into a multifarious
movement. All along Tapovans efforts
received great support from you all in
every way bringing fruition to the noble
intent..
The main focus has never shifted from
Vidya Mandir. Nachiketa Tapovan has
become the haven for the
underprivileged children who have
been nourished with not only milk and
food but also good academicssupplemented by the traditional
values
of India. Vidya Mandir will be taking a
big stride this June from offering
Primary Education extending onto
Secondary Education. That is, this
academic year, Vidya Mandir will offer
classes ranging from LKG through 6th
grade.
It requires additional resources, both
monetary as well as human to fund this
progressive step. We hereby make a
fervent appeal for generous donations.
Please participate in this Vidya Daana
Yaga being performed to benefit the
most deserving children and help passon the legacy of our
Cultural heritage,
Social values and Religious traditions.
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 acknowledge
the generous contributions made by
donors.
AN APPEAL
Think and then undertake the work; to think aftercommencement
will bring disgrace.
Swami Nachiketananda
