January 2009
This month features :
- Swamiji conveys His Divine Blessings on the ocassion of Indian Republic Day, January 26th 2009.
- Swamiji conveys his condolences on the passing away of Sri S.S. Narayana, the chief architect of all constructions in Viswanagar.
- Sankranthi, January 14th 2008
- Mukkoti Ekadasi, January 7th 2009
Swamiji conveys His Divine Blessings on the ocassion of Indian Republic Day, January 26th 2009
Swamiji has conveyed His Divine Blessings on the ocassion of India's Republic Day and has said that in the years to come India will prosper in all aspects and pave way for itself as one of the successful nations in the world and will play an important role in bringing about world peace. During this process it may face problems from within and outside the country but it will overcome these problems and will be successful.
Swamiji has urged everyone to work unitedly setting aside differences of religion, caste, language, country etc. Swamiji has said that India and America should come closer and work together for world peace. Swamiji has re-iterated that "Humanity is our strength and Unity is our Life"
Swamiji conveys his condolences on the passing away of Sri S.S. Narayana on the 23rd Jan 2009. Swamiji has praised Sri S.S. Narayana as a person with a good heart who performed his duty to the best of his abilities. Swamiji also added that Sri S.S. Narayana created and trained many architects through "SRUSTI" Swamiji has conveyed his blessings for Sri S.S. Narayana's soul to rest in peace and attain to higher regions. Sri Akula Koteswara Rao and Smt. Kameswari visited the house of S. S. Narayana and consoled his family members. Sri S.S. Narayana was the father-in-law of the sister of Mr. Kota Murthy of Jacksonville, FL.
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Swamiji honouring and presenting memento to Sri S.S. Narayana during the foundation stone laying of VIMS on 25th March 2003
Sri S.S. Narayana the Chief architect of the Universal Integration Pillar who gave engineering advise during construction of the Integration Pillar and who was also the architect for the Viswaguru Peetham etc in Viswanagar passed away at 3:00 PM IST on the 23rd January 2009.
Swamiji has said that
Sri S.S Narayana was a humanitarian who marched forward with self confidence and faith in human values.
Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God begins its ascendancy and entry into the Northern Hemisphere. Sun - the manifest God, who symbolizes, the one, non-dual, self-effulgent, glorious divinity blessing one & all tirelessly. Sun is the one who transcends time and also the one who rotates the proverbial Wheel of Time. Sun not only represents God but also stands for an embodiment of knowledge & wisdom. Just as the sun embarks on his northward journey, Sankranthi is the day on which the intellect should be turned towards the Atma for Self-realisation, and it is time when the inward journey towards a pure heart should be made.
Sankranthi, signifying light, also gives the message of intellectual illumination. It is the capacity to discriminate between the right and the wrong, the just and the unjust, truth and falsehood, virtue and vice. It is this discriminative wisdom - Viveka - which leads the individual on the path of human evolution and human happiness. Mere dry reasoning power devoid of this insight will be like the charging of a wild horse without the stirrup and the rider.
The Uttarayana punyakala or the Makara Sankranthi is a holy occasion to pray to the Lord : Asatho maa sath Gamaya (lead me from unreal to real); Tamaso maa jyothi Gamaya (lead me from darkness into the Light); Murthyor maa Amritham Gamaya(Lead me from death to Immortality). When the sun moves northward that is God-ward, the Intelligence too must pursue Godward. That is the significance of Uttarayana.
The Sankranthi festival should be regarded as the day on which man turns his vision towards God. Man's life may be compared to a stalk of sugarcane. Like the cane, which is hard and has many knots, life is full of difficulties. But these difficulties have to be over come to enjoy the bliss of the Divine, just as the sugarcane has to be crushed and its juice converted to Jaggery to enjoy the permanent sweetness of Jaggery. Enduring bliss can be got only by over-coming the trials and tribulations.
Thus Sankranthi is intended to bring about various changes in man's attitude, so that he may sanctify his life. It is a festival for the entire mankind. Its message has a meaning for every one in the world. It has a message for people of all castes, creeds and countries.
Swamiji has conveyed His divine Blessings to all on the ocassion of Sankranthi and said that the mind should be filled with good and pure thoughts and should reach the highest state, there by progressing from humanity to divinity and working for the welfare of the society and the world, and make this earth an abode of peace and joy, this in real sense is the UTTARAYANA.
Mukkoti Ekadasi, January 7th 2009
Swamiji conveys His Divine Blessings to all on the ocassion of Mukkoti Ekadasi.
On the auspicious day of Mukkoti Ekadasi or Vaikuntha Ekadasi all of the Gods(3 crores) unite and bless us. There is a great need today for all of us to unite and pray to the Mukkoti(3crore) Devatas(Gods) and get their blessings to free this world of pollution & terrorism, and to enlighten the human values. If we unite the Lord comes to the earth and blesses us so that this world becomes an abode of peace.
In reality all these Gods reside in our Body, and hence it is very important to keep the body healthy and the mind pure. This is the real meaning of Vaikuntha Ekadasi. Vaikuntha is not anywhere, it is in our heart and the Lord resides in the heart. On this day the ksheerasagara manthana (churning of the ocean) took place and the nectar of immortality (amritha) was distributed to the gods. This divine event is interpreted in the following manner. The ocean of milk is the human heart filled with satvic tendencies (kindness, purity and goodness). However, in all of us there exist both types of inclinations, good (devas) and bad (asuras). Only Sadhana or the churning process will throw out the poison in us and we can procure the sweet nectar, which will liberate us from the cycle of birth and death.