Vishwa Bhanu June and July 2013

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June - July 2013 Volume 2, Issue 7

THIS ISSUE

REOPENING OFREOPENING OFREOPENING OFREOPENING OF SANDEEPANI

SISHUVIHARSISHUVIHARSISHUVIHARSISHUVIHAR

RAMAYANA PARAYANAMRAMAYANA PARAYANAMRAMAYANA PARAYANAMRAMAYANA PARAYANAM

GURUPOORNIMAGURUPOORNIMAGURUPOORNIMAGURUPOORNIMA

SEMINAR ON SWAMIJISEMINAR ON SWAMIJISEMINAR ON SWAMIJISEMINAR ON SWAMIJI

VIVEKANANDA CLUBVIVEKANANDA CLUBVIVEKANANDA CLUBVIVEKANANDA CLUB

REGULAR ACTIVITIESREGULAR ACTIVITIESREGULAR ACTIVITIESREGULAR ACTIVITIES

A Bi -month ly bu l let in of V ivekananda Kendra Ved i c V i s ion Foundat ion

Jai Jai Ganga Jai Hara Ganga

One of the incomparable names of Ma Parasakthi in

Lalitasahasra Nama is Mahapralayasakshini. She alone will

remain as the one and only witness during the maha

pralaya which would mark the total annihilation of thisUniverse. As one watched the flooding torrents of Ganga

and her tributaries, Mandakini, Bhagirathi and others,

during the Uttarkhand tsunami it looked as though Mother

is providing us an ants eye view of the mahapralaya, may

be as a warning.

Mans greed, total absence of satya and dharma from

individual and collective lives which are totally ego centered,

start over flowing from human minds into the nature outside,the result is, nature starts claiming her share of the spoils.

Beware! dams have to be constructed across the river of

evils in the human mind before we start building them on the

rivers which inundate our land.

The unforgettable beauty and grandeur of the

Himalayas have to be seen to be believed. The gurgling

frothing waters of Alakananda, Mandakini and Bhagirathi,

the thick forests of Devataru and pine trees that border

them, the glistening white snow covered peaks of the mighty

Himalayan ranges and the simple highly hospitable village

folks who add to their wholesomeness, are to be seen it

took just a few seconds for this beauty and grandeur to

Sandeepani Sishuvihar re-opened

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change and put on a most horrifying face. It

was as though the all merciful Mother Lalita

Parameswari suddenly was caught up by the

anger towards Mahishasura and transformed

Herself into the fearful Durga. This scenic

change was so very frightening! One could

close the eyes and imagine how it would lookif a man - made dam was broken. God forbid!

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That scene took my mind to a soul fill-

ing story from the treasure chest of my child-

hood memories the thrilling story of how

Ganga, the beloved daughter of Himalaya, got

transformed into the river Ganges, thereby

paving the way for the growth of the never

ending flow of Indian spiritual heritage.

Ganga, as the young daughter of Hima-

laya used to descend into the plains of Bharat

with her playmates everyday. One day, when

she returned after her days play, Himavan

found her very sad and moody. On enquiry,

she produced from the folds of her apparel a

tiny bundle which was that of a new born child.

She said with tears flowing down from her

eyes, Father, today as we were playing about

in the plains we saw a very sad sight. The

people there were suffering from severe

drought. There was no water to quench their

thirst. Dead bodies lay scattered here and

there and on one such body of a woman I

found this little one about to die. I picked it up

and have brought it here. Father, is there

something we can do about it?

Looking deep into the sorrow filled eyes

of his daughter, tenderly lifting her chin Hima-

van uttered, My dear, certainly you can do

something about it. From now onwards you

descend into the plains of Bharat, not to play,

but with a divine purpose, assuming the form

of a mighty river. Let your friends also accom-

pany you as your tributaries. Together you can

inundate the plains of Bharat varsha. The pure

waters of Ganga gurgling out of the Himalayan

peaks would bring fresh life to the plains. A

new civilization will crop up there with univer-

sal love, peace and tolerance as its founda-

tions. The civilization of Bharat will become an

ideal for the rest of the world to emulate and

would bring everlasting glory to the country.

Your waters would be the purest in the world,

capable of removing all sins of human beings.

You would be renowned in all the three worlds

as an immaculate purifier, holiest among all

rivers. Hurry up, get ready to go immediate-

ly-. Himavan kissed her daughter wishing her


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Godspeed.

The great rishis of our country did intense tapas on the banks of Ganga and realized that

the foundation of life is Truth Eternal. Their discoveries on the nature of man, God and the Uni-

verse have not been surpassed by anyone anywhere in the world. Ganga has thus become

symbolic of this great spiritual knowledge which raised India to the pinnacle of human civiliza-

tion. Thus has she become renowned as the destroyer of all sins. It is this Ganga and her tribu-taries, who suddenly transformed themselves into an unprecedented gigantic water force anni-

hilating everything on their way, who, circumambulating Lord Kedarnath flowed into the plains

creating untold havoc as though to teach a lesson to those who irreverently crowd in these holy

places. When greedy men abetted by the authorities start exploiting the holy places by building

money minting luxury resorts destroying environment displaying the wildest and ugliest animal-

istic human characters, nature has to burst out in anger and unhappiness. This catastrophe is

just the beginning, a warning to man to modulate his behaviour. Our great spiritual centers are

not to be tampered with for cheap pleasure, but to be reverentially preserved for the sake of the

whole of humanity.

Would those who matter in our country learn a lesson? Future of India, as the light of the

world, depends on that.

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17th July marked the beginning of the Karkatakam month. Su Bindu and her team

conducted Ramayana parayanam in the premises of a nearby Devi temple early in the

morning and in a house near the Kodungallur Bhagavathi Amman temple in the evening

marking the first day of Ramayana month. She plans to visit nearly 40 houses during the

whole month, with one house visit daily in the evening on working days and both morning

and evening on weekend holidays. There is a good response and demand for parayanam has

already come from many houses. She is accompanied by one or two residents of Ananda

Navagatarkku Swagatam, with these words, Sandeepani Sishuvihar on 3rd

June, Monday, welcomed the new comers. Twelve new comers (in L.K.G.) and four U.K.G.

students were present. Didi lit the lamp, got introduced to the children and parents.

After the informal introduction, parents meeting was kept for making them aware of the

rules and regulations of Sishuvihar.


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RELIGION

IS THE

MANIFESTATION OF

THE DIVINITY

ALREADY IN MAN

Swami Vivekananda

Out of purity and silence comes the word of power

dham and a few well-wishers. Group reading of Guru Ezhuttachans Adhyatma Ramayana in

the houses is the main aim along with the sampark it offers.


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Dhyana Moolam Guru Murti,

Puja Moolam Gurur Padam,

Mantra Moolam Gurur Vakyam,

Moksha Moolam Guru Kripa

The very form of Guru is the root of Meditation,

Gurus feet, the root of worship. Gurus words

forms the root of Mantras and Grace of Guru the

root of Liberation, says Sage Vyasa. The Sanskrit

root "Gu" means darkness or ignorance. "Ru"

denotes the remover of that darkness. There-

fore one who removes darkness of ourignorance is a Guru. Hindus celebrate it in

honour of the great sage Vyasa, who is one of

the greatest gurus in ancient Hindu traditions

and a symbol of time tested Guru-shishya

tradition. This was the day, when Krishna-

Dwa i p ayan a Vyasa au tho r o f

the Mahabharata was born to

sage Parashara and to Satyavati, later to be-

come the queen of Hastinapur. Thus this day iscelebrated as Vyasa Poornimaalso. This festi-

val has great importance for traditional Indian

academics and scholars, who celebrate this

day by saluting their teachers as well as re-

membering past teachers and scholars who

have left such a great heritage for us .

Gurupoornima was celebrated in Anan-

dadham on 20th July. Dr Karumatra Vijayan,

well-known Sri Vidya Upasaka and having a

number of students studying Tantra Shastra

under him, was invited as the Guest speaker.

He elaborated the qualities of a guru Sisya

hitaya satata udyataya upekshakaha-Guru, and

urdhareta-tapastyagi-niyatashi-samyami,

EDUCATION IS THE MANIFESTATION

OF THE PERFECTION ALREADY IN MAN

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"Om, this is the Brahman; Om, this

is the greatest reality; he who

knows the secret of this Om, what-

ever he desires that he gets." Ay,

therefore first know the secret ofthis Om, that you are the Om;

know the secret of this Tattvamasi,

and then and then alone whatever

you want shall come to you


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BIRDS EYE VIEW OF VIVEKANANDA LITERATURE

On 21st July, a seminar meant for the prabuddha section of our society, was

conducted by Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation in collaboration with

Kodungallur Sahitya Sadas. Topic of the seminar was Vivekananda Sahityam Oru Vi-

haga Veekshanam. A number of speakers presented their papers. Chief speaker was Sri

Harindran Master, Vice principal of SRKHS, Poranattukara. His topic was Influence of

Swamijis in poems of Malayalam literature. Other speakers were Nimisha Kavi Sri

Thayyaparambil Gopalankutty Menon, Professoe R.P.Menon, Sri Nanda Kumar a Bank Of-ficer, well versed in Swamijis literature., Professor K. Ajitha. Sri Kottapuram Rajan Mas-

ter and Sri T.R.Velu belonging to the Vanavasi tribe for whom composing of poems is an

inborn gift of God.

Ammini Kutty a novel authored by budding authouress Kum.J. Deepa of Edavil-

langu, was released on the occasion. The seminar started at 10 a.m and concluded at 2pm

in the afternoon.

shapanugraha Rishi etc. and also explained about the importance of Gurupoornima. Not

only how a guru aught to be, but a deserving student (one possessing-dhrityam,paishunyam-

apavadavacha-kaman-krodham) and his qualities were also mentioned.

On 22nd July in the early morning there was Ganapathi Homam by students of

Gurupadam and chanting of Guru strotam by the inmates of Anandadham. Vishnu

Sahasranama archana followed in the evening.


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First session of the Vivekananda Club in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Irinjalakuda, was

conducted on 20th July. A total of sixteen sessions annually will be organised for all

the schools who have come forward with the request of starting such clubs in their

respective schools. About 60 students were present in the class. Kendra workers

from Kodungallur conducted the two hour session. Two teachers of the school were

also deputed to assist the Kendra workers. Some parents were also present as specta-

tors. Mediocre students of the VIth, VIIth and VIIIth classes, who require special

attention , will be the target groups of such sessions in every school, so that theirprogress in their academic field as well as behavioral pattern in the long run, could be

assessed by the workers, teachers and their parents.

Sreemad Swami Jitatmanandaji of

Chinmaya Mission Ottapalam, visited

Anandadham on 9thJuly, for a week long

programme in a nearby temple. As he

decided to stay in the campus of Anan-

dadham, the inmates of Anandadham took

the opportunity to attend his swadhyaya


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Twice every month there are two classes by Sri Girishji, based on Sri Lalitha Sahasra

Namam. In the month of June and July, classes were held on 29th and 30th and on

28th and 29th respectively from 4p.m. to 6 p.m. His classes are well attended.

"OUT OF THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART

THE MOUTH SPEAKETH,"

AND OUT OF THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART

THE HAND WORKS TOO.

Thus it is that the Vedas proclaim not a

dreadful combination of unforgiving laws,

not an endless prison of cause and

effect, but that at the head of all

these laws, in and through every

particle of matter and force,

stands One."

classes. He also took a session for the yoga varga members manyof whom have been ap-

pointed as yoga teachers in different schools in and around Kodungallur. He spoke to

them on the Shodasa samskaras and their relevance in the life of a person. His talk was

followed by a question answer session .


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Samskar Vargas were held at two places,

one in the campus on every Sunday and the

other at Vinayakapuram in Kodungallur once

every month. On an average 10 children

attended in the campus and 15 children at

Vinayakapuram.

In the Yoga Satra for ladies an average

five ladies attended. Yoga varga for theladies was suspended due to heavy rain.

However yoga varga for gents continued .

Regular Bala yoga classes continued in spite

of heavy downpour on every Saturday

morning, inside the campus. Master Aswin

takes care of the yoga class, under the su-

pervision of Kendra inmates.

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A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles,being naturally slow about things, took seven

years to prepare for their outings. Finally the

turtle family left home looking for a suitable

place. During the second year of their jour-

ney they found it. For about six months, they

cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic

basket and completed the arrangements.

Then they discovered they had forgotten the

salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster,

they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion,

the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve

the salt from home. Although he was the

fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little

turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.

He agreed to go on one condition: that no

one would eat until he returned.

The family consented and the little

turtle left. Three years passed and the littleturtle had not returned. Five years...six

years...then in the seventh year of his ab-

sence, the oldest turtle could no longer con-

tain his hunger. He announced that he was

going to eat and began to unwrap a sand-

wich. At that point the little turtle suddenly

popped out from behind a tree shouting, SEE

I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not

going to go to get the salt.

About the story : Some of us waste our

time waiting for people to live up to our

expectations. We are so concerned about

what others are doing that we don't do

anything ourselves.

story to PonderRishis and sadhus perform tapas for the benefit of

mankind and all creation. They tolerate hardships and

insults without any thought of personal gain. One such

rishi was Dadhichi. He willingly offered his body to save

the devas. Once a Brahmin named Vrutra became thehead of the demons. He gave up his dharma duty of

doing good to others. Instead he turned to violence and

began to battle with the devas. Hence, he became known

as Vrutrasur. Asur means demon. He began to win. The

devas became frightened against his evil might. Along

with Indra, they approached Shri Vishnu for help. He told

them that he could not be destroyed with ordinary

weapons. Only a weapon made from the bones of a

saintly rishi will kill Vrutrasur, revealed Vishnu.

But nobody will give up his beloved body. Who would dieto provide a weapon? inquired the devas. O devas! Go

to Dadhichi rishi. Make a weapon with his bones. A saintly

sage will not worry about giving up his life for the good of

others. Ask Dadhichi for his bones as bhikhsha alms.

The devas went off in search of Dadhichi rishi. When they

reached his ashram, they felt anxious. Would the rishi

help? What can I do for you? asked Dadhichi rishi.

Vrutrasur, the leader of the demons, is destroying us. We

are losing against his evil might. So we asked Shri Vishnu

for help. He advised us to make a weapon from your

bones. O great rishi, please help us and deliver us from

this evil, pleaded the devas humbly.

The supreme donor is one who gives happily what is

asked. O devas! said Dadhichi. It is better that my

bones help you attain victory, rather than rot in the

ground. The message of Sanatan Dharma is to remain

happy in the happiness of others. Here, I give you my

body. So saying, he sat in meditation and meditated upon

Paramatma. With his yogic power he then left his human

body. The devas collected the bones. Indra made the

vajra weapon from them. With this the devas battled with

Vrutrasur. It is said that the battle lasted for 360 days. In

the end the devas won. In the beginning, the devas fought

with their own might and lost. Now with the help, guidance

and blessings of God, they won. In life we should always

first seek guidance from God and the God-realised Sadhu

for success and happiness.

Story of

Dadhichi Rishi

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