Efd!311:Year 13 Issue 6

In This Issue

1. Vedanta Section: Atma Bodha - Shloka-13

2. Letter Section: Wish for Sanyas

3. Traditions Section: Hindu Units of Time

4. Story Section: Nandi

5. VM Programs: Mission / Ashram Progs

From Poojya Guruji

Vedanta SandeshSpreading Love & Light

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Dec 2009

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Hari om!

‘Ram-Raajya’ is an ideal rule of the land for all kings and rulers. Amongvarious politicians and rulers, including Mahatma Gandhi, were highlyinspired by it. A rule of law wherein things could not be more perfect.Perfect law & order, ideal security, availability of basic amenities to one& all, the smiling & bountiful nature, and everyone in sync with it. Thepowers that be are highly empathetic to the problems and also achieve-ments of their people, and each citizen contributes to the well-being ofall with love & dedication. In ‘Ram-Raajya’ there is the necessary ambi-ance to invoke the best out of all. The spark of inspiration is ignited inall. Everyone had the necessary education and enthusiasm to follownot only their love but also the goals of life in the form of Dharma, Artha,Kama and Moksha. These holistic goals of life meant that belief inDharma and Moksha did not mean ignoring the Artha and Kama, andvice versa, pursuits of Artha & Kama did not mean ignoring Dharma &Moksha either. Indeed there cannot be a more ideal & perfect society.

However, there is a great misunderstanding about this great ‘Ram-Raajya’. It is normally considered to be there somewhere in the past,during the time of Raja Ram alone. Well, while that is also true, onealso needs to appreciate that Ram-Raajya is here & now too. Surprised?Well, obviously not at the level of our present day government & itsgovernance, but - in nature. Ram was an avatara of God, and God isright here & now too. He alone is creating, sustaining and managingthis entire world. All this is awesome, amazing, extremely beautiful. Weneed to learn to see and know the ways & means of the existing omni-scient Lord who is making all this possible. He is the one who hascreated nature, and all its laws. His ways & means are very different, heis not someone of our world, he is literally out-of-the-world, divine. He isnot we imagine him to be. With an open mind we need to wake up to hisvision and start living our lives. Lets learn about his motivation, his man-agement techniques, his love, creativity, compassion and intelligence.It is this present existing Ram, who alone had manifested earlier in ourmidst and taught us how to live & rule. Let history help us to know His-story right here & now. We need to see him right here and then be aprivileged instrument of such a divine master.

Love & om,

Swami Atmananda

Vedanta Section

Atma Bodha - Shloka 13

Our Subtle Body is called the Sukshma

Sharira. Sukshma means that which is not percep-

tible by our sense organs, yet is an object of experi-

ence. We very clearly experience the existence of

thoughts & emotions etc, yet we do not see them by

our sense organs. Unlike the gross body which we

get afresh in every birth this subtle body is constant

in every life. It is certainly born one day, but it doesn’t

get old with old age.

The world around is a cosmic canvas of dif-

ferent forms having various colours and hues. Each

form has its own unique character, its personality

fragrance, its desires, emotions and thoughts. We

see such a variety in names and forms, yet the truth

is that there is one common substratum giving life

to one and all. What then is the reason that we see

such differences not only in physical appearances

of all beings but also in thier mental attributes, in

their pottentials, in their thoughts and emotions. The

answer to this is that even though the basic truth of

all existence is one but it is the mind set and actions

of every living being that directs it to a particular

form and personality. Every living being is a product

of his mental impressions and his vasanas. Since

the Subtle body or the Sukshma Sharira comprises

of thoughts & emotions etc. so ignorance or knowl-

edge all is based in our mind. This feature reveals

an important fact that the Atma is untouched by any

kind of ignorance or bondage, pain, joy, and sor-

row. That is why the scriptures say ‘Man eva

Vedanta Sandesh - Dec 2009

Discriminating between the Atma and the Anatma is the path to realsing the truth. To bring about

this process of viveka or discrimination it is important to understand what is the nature of Atma(Self) and

the nature of Anatma(Non-Self). It has also been said that the Non-Self has a wide spectrum of things

ranging from the visible gross things to the unmanifest subtle dimensions. Explaining the anatma by

categorising it into the three bodies is one of the unique ways revealed in the Upanishads. In this category,

in the previous sloka, the Acharya unfolded that dimension of the Anatma which comprises of the very

evident Gross body i.e the ‘Sthoola Sharira’, its instrumental nature, how it is evolved of the

panchamahabhutas and the significance of ‘karma’ in gaining a particular physical body. Continuing with

this category of the three bodies the Acharya now explains explains to us another dimension of the Anatma

which is more subtle in nature and hence known as the ‘Sukshma Sharira’ or the Subtle Body.

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Introduction of Subtle Body

Panchpranmanobudhi dashendriyasamanvitamApanchikrutbhoototham Sookshmangam bhogsadhanam

Panch-prana-mano-buddhi dashendriya-samanvitam: One that is endowed with five pranas,

mind, intellect and the ten sense organs; apanchikruta-bhutootham: created by the subtle five

elements; sukshmangam: the subtle body; bhoga-sadhanam: is the means for getting all

experiences and enjoyments.

The Subtle body or Sookshma Shareera which is composed of five pranas, mind, intellect and

the ten senses, and which is borne of the uncompounded great elements is the instrument of

experiencing pains and pleasures.

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manushyanam karanam bandh mokshayoh.

Samsar is a play of the mind. All ignorance, impuri-

ties and knowledge are born in the mind and there-

fore need to be handled at the level of the mind, the

Atma being eternally free and blissful. By gaining

knowledge the mind is liberated not only from all

pains & problems but all limitations of time and

space.

Panch pran mano budhi dashendriya

samanvitam:

Sukshma Sharira comprises of seventeen

components. Five sense organs of perception, five

sense organs of action, five Prana’s, Mind & the

Intellect. By sense organs is meant the power with

which the sense organs can perceive their respec-

tive objects, and not the physical organ as such.

Apanchikrutbhoototham:Sukshma Sharira is made by subtle or

ungrossified Five Elements (Apanchikruta Pancha

Mahabhuta), and this too should be looked upon as

a product of great blessing & got as a result of vari-

ous virtuous deeds.

Sookshmangam bhogsadhanam:

It is the ‘means’ of all experiences. If the gross

body is compared to an office, then this subtle body

is comparable to the people in the office, the man-

ager & the boss etc. who go about experiencing

various things. The karmas of a jiva are also trans-

ported from one life to another through this subtle

body alone. When this subtle body enters a physi-

cal body then it is called the birth of a Jiva, and

when this body leaves the gross body for good then

it is called as the death of a jiva. It is the subtle body

alone which acts like a medium for the all-pervad-

ing consciousness to manifest as life. Wherever

there is subtle body there alone we see manifesta-

tions of life.

The most satisfying work … Helping Others

The most endangered species … Dedicated Leaders

The greatest natural resource … Our Youth

The greatest shot in the arm … Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome … Fear

The most effective sleeping pill … Peace of Mind

The most crippling failure disease … Excuses

The most powerful force in life … Love

The worlds most incredible computer … The Brain

The worst thing to be without … Hope

The most powerful relationship tool … The Tongue

The two most power-filled words … "I Can"

The most powerful communication … Prayer

The greatest asset … Faith

The most worthless emotion … Self-Pity

The most prized possession … Self-esteem

The most contagious spirit … Enthusiasm

The most beautiful attire … SMILE

The Best and the Worst

Vedanta Sandesh - Dec 2009

Sanyas - uniquely Vedic

Sanyas is not merely giving up of something, that

is Tyaga. Sanyas is something unique to Vedic thought.

It is the culmination of a wise life well led. It is the name

of the fourth stage and Ashram of life, after having lived

it righteously, dynamically and fully. It is not just free-

dom from the craving from pleasures, comforts & re-

sponsibilities because you have got it all or have seen it

all. That is just the ego who has fulfilled all his or her

desires and vasanas. Such a state of mind stinks of dull-

ness, arrogance and at times even of inertia. Sanyas is

something positive. It is the result of some wisdom and

insight into life. Sanyas is given only after knowledge

and not mere dispassion.

Sanyas is unburdening of all the sense of doership

and enjoyersip from oneself because we not only see

and know the truth of all so called ‘enjoyments’, but we

also see & know who the real doer is, and what the real

truth is about the joy & bliss. Sanyas is the wisdom borne

conscious unburdening of oneself inspite of living dy-

namically & creatively. Sanyas is freedom from endless

seeking. Sanyasi is quiet inside, yet inspired and dy-

namic outside. Sanyasi remains unruffled inspite of

provocations and favorable situations. Ability to do

Sattwic Tyaga is the door to Sanyas. A Sattwic Tyagi

works and enjoys his or her loving work, a sanyasi gets

joy inspite of any work. It is wisdom all the way.

- Poojya Guruji Sri Swami Atmananda

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Wish for Sanyas

Your ideal

should not be a flower

blooming in the

solitude & wilderness

of a jungle, but a lotus

which blooms &

smiles in the water -

untouched.

- Poojya Guruji

Dear U....,

Sashisha Hari Om,

I received your mail, and I am happy to know that the Gita Gyana Yagna at

Ahmedabad helped to sort out many of your doubts and you were inspired

to live a dynamic & righteous life. Pl know all this to be a great blessing of

God.

Your wish to take up sanyas is basically noble but as I see it, its time has

not yet come. For that you need to firstly fulfill all your basic duties properly.

Right now, you have a small child and your parents have you alone to look

after them. When your wife is no more, then you alone have to assure that

the child whom you have brought in this world is properly educated and

brought up. It is a great sin to voluntarily remove all support systems of all

those who are dependent on you. What you need to do is to assimilate the

vision of Gita and fulfill all your basic responsibilities. Real sanyas is not by

leaving your home and taking sanyas deeksha, but by living in this world

unaffected by its ups & downs. Deeksha is just an external indication of

such a detached, devoted and inspired state of mind. Your ideal should not

be a flower blooming in the solitude & wilderness of a jungle, but a lotus

which blooms & smiles in the water - untouched. Mahatmas like us are

there to help & guide you with all the knowledge and other guidance for

living such a sattwic, service-oriented and a selfless life. I or my disciples

keep coming to Ahmedabad regularly, or even you are welcome to come to

our ashram for any guidance which you require for living such a life.

Love & om

Swami Atmananda

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Hindu Units of Time and Sankalpa

The smallest unit of time is a kaashta, which is 18 times the amount of time

it takes to blink an eyelid. 10 kaashtas make a kshanam and 12 kshanams consti-

tute a muhoortam. 60 of these muhoortams constitute a day. 30 days constitute a

month and 3 months make up a ritu. 12 months of course constitute a human

year.

We now move on from the human plane to the world of the departed souls

– the pitrus. Here, a human month equals the length of a day. The brighter half of

a Lunar month constitutes the pitru’s daytime and the darker half their night.

In the realm of the Devas or the Gods, a human year constitutes a single

day. The brighter half of the year Uttarayanam makes up the day time hours of the

Devas while the darker half Dakshinayanam makes up the nighttime hours.

An epoch or a yuga is the next higher level of measurement. 1200 Deva

years constitute the Kaliyuga or the present epoch that we are believed to be

living in; 2400 deva years make up the Dwapara yuga that preceded kali yuga;

3600 years made up the Treta yuga and 4800 the Krita yuga respectively. Thus,

the length of the Kaliyuga is 1200*360 i.e. 432,000 human years. A cycle of 4

yugas is referred to as the catur yugas. A cycle of catur yugas lasts for 12,000

deva years or 12,000* 360 i.e. 4,320,000 human years.

How do these time measurements correlate with the process of creation?

Brahma in Indian mythology is referred to as the creator. A thousand catur

yugas are said to make up the daylight hours of a single day of Brahma’s life.

Another thousand make up the night time of a single day of Brahma. Thus, a

single day in Brahma’s life spans 2000 * 4,320,000 ie. 8,640,000,000 human

years. 360 such days, each lasting 8.6 billion years constitute a year in Brahma’s

life, which lasts for a 100 Brahma years. At the end of one Brahma’s life, another

starts. This cycle goes on and on.

A Brahma’s life is also known as a Para. Each half param is referred to as

a parardham. It is believed that we are currently living in the 2nd half of the life of

the present Brahma. It is to be noted that in the performance of Vedic rituals, the

frame of time in which the ritual is being performed is specified both in macro and

in micro terms, the term ‘dviteeya paraardhe’ (the second half of Brahma’s term)

is stated.

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The reference point here is the moment of commencement of creation of the

Universe by Brahma. When we say ‘dviteeya paraardhe’, which Brahma are we

referring to? How many Brahmas have preceded the current one? This specifica-

tion is non-existant in Vedic mantras. Since the whole process is cyclical, with one

Brahma commencing when another completes, and with this process repeating

forever, there may not be any significance in stating the position of Brahma.

In a cyclical concept of time every starting point will have to be an ending

point. If time is postulated as being linear and unidirectional there will have to be an

absolute starting point for time. This cyclical nature of time as believed in Indian

Mythology refers to time as ‘anaadi’ or that without a beginning.

Yet another measure of time is Kalpa. The puranas are named after kalpas;

thus we have the matsya kalpa, koorma kalpa, lakshmi kalpa, sweta varaaha kalpa,

shiva kalpa, bhrahma kalpa, vishnu kalpa and so on. Each Brahma’s term lasts for

a period of 7 kalpas. The current period in time is said to belong to the sweta

varaaha kalpam, which is in the second half of the life of Brahma.

A kalpam or an epoch is made up of 14 manvantaras and each manvantara

spans 71 caturyugas. The fourteen manvantaras are respectively wayambhuva,

sawosisha, audhama, thaamasa, raivatha, sakshusha, vaivasvata, savarni, daaksha

savarni, bhramha savarni, dharma savarni, rudra savarni, rouchya and bowdhya.

The present kaliyuga is the 28th in the present Vaivaswata manvantara.

Sankalpam: Thus, vedic mantras pin point the time of performance of a ritual

– by narrowing down from dwiteeya paraardhe (in the 2nd half of the term of Brahma),

Sweta varaaha kalpe (in the kalpa sweta varaaha), Vaivasvata manvantare (in the

7th manvantaram), Kaliyuge (in the kali epoch) – through the finer details such as

the name of the current year, month etc.

Showering not Seeking

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a

baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll

be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to

deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell our-

selves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together,

when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. By then

its too late. The fulfillment is always beyond the horizon. It is evasive. For a wise

one, fulfillment is not at the end of the road, but is the starting point. Life is not to fill

up your tank, but shower others with your full tank.

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- If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

- If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

- If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

- If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

- If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective

- If you plant hard work, you will reap success

- If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

- If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest

So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what

you will reap later.

"Whatever You Give To Life, Life Gives You Back"

As you Sow, so you Reap

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Nandi

Once upon

a time ...

Stories fromShiv Purana

There was a sage named Shilada. He once saw that his

ancestors were being tortured in hell. When he tried to find out why

this was so, he was told that this was because Shilada did not yet

have a son. To obtain a son, Shilada began to pray to Shiva. He prayed

for a thousand years. At the end of the tapasya, Shiva appeared and

offered to grant Shilada a boon. Shilada wanted the boon that he might

have a virtuous son. A few days later, when Shilada was ploughing the

land, he discovered a baby boy on the blade of the plough. The boy

was as bright as the sun and the fire. Shilada was frightened and started

to run away. But the boy called after him, Father, stop. Father, stop, A

voice was then heard from the sky. This voice told Shilada that this

was the son he had wanted. Since this son would make everyone

happy, he was to be named Nandi. Shilada brought Nandi home to his

hermitage. He taught his son the Vedas, the arts of the medicine and

fighting, dancing and singing and several other sacred texts. All this

Nandi mastered within fifteen days. When Nandi was seven years old,

two powerful sages arrived in Shilada’s hermitage. Their names were

Mitra and Varuna. Shilada worshipped them and presented Nandi

before them. The sages blessed Nandi with the words, Be learned, be

faithful to your teacher. Shilada said, Sages, why didn’t you bless my

son with a long life? We couldn’t, replied the sages. Your son is going

to die when he is eight years old. That is written in his stars. Shilada

was crestfallen to hear this, but Nandi consoled his father. He promised

his father that he would do something so that his fate would have to be

rewritten. He would pray to Shiva. And when he met Shiva, he would

ask of him a boon. Meeting Shiva, exclaimed Shilada. I had to meditate

for a thousand years before I could get to meet Shiva. How do you

expect to meet Shiva in the one year that is left to you?’ Wait and see,

father, replied Nandi. Shiva is difficult to meet if you only perform tapasya

or thirst for knowledge. The secret lies in faith and devotion. I will

manage. There is a river named Bhuvana. Nandi entered this river

and began underwater prayers to Shiva . His efforts pleased Shiva so

much that Shiva appeared before him. What boon do you want? asked

Shiva. Please grant me the boon that I may be devoted to you, replied

Nandi. I don’t want to be born, become old and die. Shiva granted

Nandi the boon that he and his father would get to live in Shiva’s

residence in Shivaloka. Shiva’s companions are known as Ganas. Shiva

made Nandi, the Ganapati, the chief of the Ganas and retained him as

a perpetual companion. Shiva also gave Nandi a wonderful garland to

wear. As soon as he put this garland on, Nandi became resplendent

with three eyes and ten hands.

Birthday of Sw. Samataji - Rudrabhisheka:

On 15th Nov was the birthday of Poojya Swamini Samatanandaji. In

the morning she performed the special Rudrabhisheka at the Sri Gangeshwar

Mahadev Temple and took the blessings of Poojya Guruji.

As a student of Vedanta, a question comes in the mind of some people

whether the people propagating and professing the Self to be beyond birth &

death should ‘celebrate’ their birthdays? It is indeed a genuine and justified

question. We never celebrate the ‘birthday’ of Atman, the birth pertains to the

manifestation of the highly potent human body. God blessed us with this beau-

tiful human body, and parents etc facilitated the manifestation of this bless-

ings. So birthdays are occasion for thanking God and everyone else for this

amazing blessing of human life. There is also an obvious re-affirmation of the

resolve to make the best of this beautiful life too.

Birthday of Sw. Samataji - Balvihar Program:

Poojya Swamini Samatanandaji has been handling Balvihar classes

and children for some time now, so her birthday became a nice occasion for

the children to get together and celebrate the day in their own way.

In the evening of 15th Nov, a good number of children gathered at the

ashram. The celebration place was nicely decorated with ballons full of sweets

etc. and then started a joyous evening of bhajans, prayers, games and later

cake-cutting etc. The children were having colorful birthday caps and eye

masks. All of them were given Hanuman Chalisa, which they chanted nicely.

Then there was an enjoyable game session of Passing the Pillow. When the

music stopped whoever had the pillow had to present something, dancee,

story, shloka or was punished by becoming a cock. It was all fun & frolic.

Later Swaminiji cut the cake and everyone got nice sweets etc.

Advent of Winters, Indore:

This year the winter knocked at the door of Indore early. Due to the

cyclone in the Arabian Sea there were good rains at Indore too. This came

as a great blessing to all. While there was deficient rain in various parts of

the country this year, Indore finally got excess rains than its usual average.

The winter rains, which are locally called as Maotha, are always seen

as a special blessings, and they change the climate drastically. The winter

clothings came out and mist enveloped the city mornings. It is a heavenly

and dreamy scene. In the days of increasing global warming every winter is

all the more a very special blessing indeed.

The nature with its changing climates and amazing beauty is the

best signature of the omniscient creator. One can see divine harmony all

over and man is humbled with the profound power and beauty of nature.

Nature is called Prakriti, a fantastic kruti or workmanship of God. One can-

not help thinking of the amazing creator. Hari om!

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Gita Jayanti, Footi Kothi, Indore:

Poojya Guruji and Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji formally inaugurated

the grand, week-long Gita Jayanti Annual Programs at Agrasen Dham (Footi

Kothi) on 25th Nov by lighting the traditional lamp amidst chanting of the

mantras.

In his discourse Poojya Guruji talked about the subject matter of

Bhagwad Gita. He said that Gita is all about providing us the insight into right

decision making, which alone is Dharma. The capacity to intuitively and spon-

taneously know what is right is the greatest blessing and wisdom. Every-

thing else follows. Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji in her brief talk touched

upon the famous statement of ‘Mam-anusmar yudhya cha’. She said that

while war is a karma, anusmar (retention of the awareness) is not a karma,

and thus as action does not displace awareness, they need to be done si-

multaneously. Later P. Swamini Samatanandaji also briefly spoke.

Check out the detailed Photo Albums of the various functions on

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Gita Jayanti, Vedanta Ashram, Indore:

On 28th Nov was the Mokshada Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti, the day

Bhagwan Sri Krishna gave the divine discourse of Gita to Arjuna. On this

auspicious day there was the Akhand Path of Gita (Complete Gita chant-

ing). Apart from all the ashram Mahatmas, the Gita Class students and also

Hina Patel (UK) also joined the chanting.

On 29th Nov Poojya Guruji was again invited for the talk at the ongo-

ing Gita Jayanti celebrations at Agrasen Dham. The attendance was good

and Poojya Guruji talked about the topic of 17th chapter of Gita. He said that

while faith is a necessary component in the life of every individual, it is im-

portant that we realize what ‘type’ of our faith is. It could be Sattwic, Rajasic

or Tamasic. Tamasi person is dull and de-motivated. He just drags. Rajasic

person is very active, but is self-centered & selfish. Sattwic person on the

other hand works feels blessed and gratified. This alone needs to be there.

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sAshram Activities:

1. Kathopanishad by Param Pujya Guruji: The detailed study of

Kathopanishad by Poojya Guruji continues. We completed the study till the

second boon of Nachiketas in the first chapter. The study is intensive, insight-

ful & introspective, specially about the characters of Nachiketas and his fa-

ther Vajshravas.

2. Gita Classes: From 11.00 onwards for an hour there is yet another class.

That is conducted by Pujya Swamini Amitanandaji, and this is for a group of

elderly students. This session is also going on for more than a year, and now

Poojya Swaminiji is teaching the 15th chapter of Bhagwad Gita.

3. Balvihar Classes: The weekly Balvihar classes for the children started

again after some gap. The children learn bhajans, shlokas and moral values

through inspiring & enlightening stories.

Vedanta Sandesh - Dec 2009

During my second month of nursing school, our

professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious

student and had breezed through the questions, until I

read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman

who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of

joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times.

She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would

I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the

last question blank. Before class ended, one student

asked if the last question would count toward our quiz

grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your ca-

reers you will meet many people. All are significant.

They deserve your attention and care, even if all you

do is smile and say 'Hello'."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned

her name was Shubhi.

All are Significant

Forthcoming Programs

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Gita Gyana Yagna, Ahmedabad:Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji will conduct a week long Gita Gyana Yagna at Sri

Ramkrishna Kendra, Ahmedabad from 23rd to 29th Dec.

The texts of the discourses will be announced later.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Mumbai:Poojya Guruji Sri Swami Atmanandaji will conduct a week long Gita Gyana Yagna at

Bandra Hindu Association Hall in Mumbai from 8th Dec to 13th Dec. The text of the dis-

courses will be Gita Chapter 1, and Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 2.

Sadhana Camp, Indore:A four days Sadhana Camp will be organized at the Vedanta Ashram, Indore from

23rd to 27th Jan 2010.

The texts of the discourses will be announced later.

Mahashivratri, Indore:The next Mahashivratri is on 12th Feb 2010.Special Programs will be organized on

that day. Please look out for further announcement in our Blog for the occasion.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Lucknow:Poojya Guruji Sri Swami Atmanandaji will conduct a week long Gita Gyana Yagna at

Hari om Mandir, Lal Baug, Lucknow a week before the Holi festival. The subject matters of

the disccourse series will be annnounced shortly.

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