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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 two of our stars!We love them all dearly!

The greatest Guru is your Inner Self. Truly He is

the Supreme Teacher.

Shailaja, 4th Class. is a confident,

strong, bright little topper, who

loves to be challenged. Shailu

aspires to become a Police

Officer.

Nikitha, 4th Class is an adorable

little girl. She is a perfect mixture

of sweetness, and childishness

who is also good at her

schoolwork.

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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 A.P. (Regd. No. 53/IV/99)

Volume: 1Issue 13

10th July, 2009FridayNachiketanjali

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]

The greatest Guru is helpless as long as the disciple is

not eager to learn.

Aum shanno Mitrah sham Varunaha

Shanno bhavatvaryama

Shanna Indro Brihaspatih

Shanno Vishnu Rurukramaha

Namo Brahmane namaste Vaayo

Tvameva pratyaksham Brahmaasi

Tvaameva pratyaksham Brahma vadishyaami

Rutam vadishyami satyam vadishyami

Tanmaamavatu tadvaktaaramavatu

Avatu maam avatu vaktaaram.

Aum Shantih Shantih Shantih! -Taittiriya Upanishad (I.1.1)

Meaning: May the sun God Mitra and other Vedic Gods - Varuna, Aryamaan,

Indra, Brihaspati and the all pervading Maha Vishnu and all the Devatas shower

their Blessings upon us. Salutations to Brahma. Salutations to Vaayu. You are

the personification of Brahma. I shall proclaim thee as Brahma. I shall always

abide by Dharma (righteousness). I shall always speak the truth. May thatprotect us all. Aum Peace, peace, peace.


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EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor

Subhadra K.

Editorial Consultants:

Annapurna R.

Sowja A.

EDITORIAL

Subhadra K.

Page No.CONTENTS

Tribute 3Message by Swamiji 4Mataji's Message 6Upanishad 7Guru Pournima 8Publications 12Upcoming Events 13Sponsor Options 14

An Appeal 15Quotes by Nisargadattaji

The stronger the desire, the easier

comes the help.

Dear Readers!

Recently I read some literature onGreek Olympics and was amazed to

note the spiritual aspect underlying the

biggest sporting extravaganza on

earth. The legend is that Gods

themselves started the Olympic Games

in 776 B.C and at some point when

Greece faced civil wars, famines, and

natural disasters, the athletic games

stopped and the king went to the Greek

God Apollo to enquire the Mediumwhat they should do to overcome

disasters. Start immediately the

athletic games! was the emphatic

message and the king obeyed which

saved Greece from decline.

It should be noted that all famine,

miseries and wars first find their place

in the minds of men before they

manifest as physical realities. Make

mans mind a repository of peace and

there will be peace on earth. That is

exactly what the Olympics did to

ancient Greece. Men who were

fighting each other were made to meet

in unity inside the sanctuary of Olympia

to offer adoration to God and strive for

a common goal. An interesting fact

about the games is that they always

took place on the day of the full moon

of July. The Hindu festival of Guru

Pournima too is celebrated on the same

day. Could this just be a coincidence?

3Take care of the most important; the lesser

will take care of itself.

A philosopher is one who tickles your

intellect whereas a spiritual teacher is

one who touches your heart. There are

but few great men who could touch both

of these and change the course of your

life and Swami Vivekananda is

undoubtedly one such great prophet.

4th July 1902 was the day when the

Great yogi who practiced all the four

forms of yoga to perfection, attained

Samadhi leaving his legacy behind to

understand which fully, we might take

many more years. Only He could capture

the essence of Upanishads and gist of

Gita, combine with his vision and hand

to the common man, in simple language

a panacea for all human diseases. And

in fact like medicine, His words are many

times uncushioned, harsh and potent;

He undauntedly lashed into hypocrisyand superstition to unfold the truth to

the world.

To celebrate this great seers short yet

the brightest life is presented here an

excerpt of His teaching, His reverence

to His Guru and His disciple Sister

Niveditas tributes to Him.

the Vedanta lays down that each

man should be treated not as what he

manifests, but as what he stands

for. Each beingstands for the

divine, and,

t h e r e f o r e ,

every teacher

should be

helpful, not by

A Tribute to The Seer!condemning man, but by helping him

to call forth the divinity that is within

him.

I am what I am, and what I am is

always due to him. Whatever in me or

in my word s is good and true and

eternal came to me from his mouth,

his heart, his soul. Sri Ramakrishna isthe spring of this phase of the earths

religious life, of its impulses and

activities. If I can show the world one

glimpse of my Master I shall not live in

vain.- Swami Vivekananda on Sri

Ramakrishna

It may be said that when he began to

speak it was of the religious ideas of

the Hindus, but when he (Swami

Vivekananda) ended, Hinduism had

been created.-Sister Nivedita beloved

disciple of Swami Vivekananda

Swamijis power packed words have

been tremendously effective in

inspiring people. From His teachings

the energetic younger generations

derive much needed direction,

courage and pride which can lead the

nation back to her golden age. I

earnestly opine that Swami

Vivekanandas books should be

made a part of our schools

c u r r i c u l a rbooks so that

India will be

the home of

lions that can

lead the world.


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Message by Swamiji

The law of attraction is very difficultto understand. Attraction is created

when there is vacuum or emptiness

in your life. You know very well the

wind moves towards vacuum space.

There has to be a vacuum for the

wind to move. Similarly when you

have vacuum or emptiness in your

life you get attracted to certain

objects or people. When you dont

feel emptiness probably you maydevelop love. Now try to assess

yourself and your relationship with

people around you and find out if

the attraction is due to vacuum or if

it is true love.

Sometimes vacuum is created in

your life when you lose a close

relative or friend. In that state of

shock you get attracted to

something but, this type ofattraction is only temporary. These

days children are separated from

parents, husbands from wives or

vice versa because of this temporary

attraction.

God has created love in this

universe but instead of

understanding the true meaning of

love you are trying to experience it

externally. You are only seeing the

creation of attraction in this

universe. There are two poles ofattraction- North and South. You are

not trying to go beyond it. God has

also created Silence which is

hidden in this beautiful Universe.

When something sprouts from this

silence, it is true love. What breaks

is attraction! What does not break

is silence! Once you understand the

meaning of true love there is no

question of breaking any

relationship.

Now start looking around you and

observe how many different types

of objects you have created for

yourself. Your house, car, relatives,

your status in the society, spiritual

or social organizations so many

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things. Are they created out of

emptiness or silence? You can drop

every thing by understanding what

silence is! Recently I bought a new

watch. Is it necessary? I am a

sannyasi and should not wear all

this. But the desire to buy this watch

did not arise from attraction, it cameout of silence. Similarly you also try

to understand if all the objects

around you are from emptiness or

Silence.

Some people commit suicides

because they experience

emptiness. That very moment their

minds are blocked or choked and

they take extreme steps. All

extreme steps are taken onlybecause of the vacuum created in

their lives. When someone tries to

suppress you all the time in your

life, you have a sudden outburst

because of the vacuum created in

you. When you are hurt, even the

food that is kept in front of you loses

its attraction though you are hungry,

and this is because of emptiness.

You dont need to drop anything in

your life, but you can always fill the

vacuum with silence. Now how to

experience that silence? Try to

meditate, analyze things and

develop more clarity about yourgoals in life. Unless you are a good

sadhaka you will not understand

the difference between emptiness

and silence. They might look

identical but never the same.

Suppose there are two glasses of

water, one filled to the brim and

other empty and when they are

placed at a distance of 20 or 30 ft

away from you, both the glassesmight seem to be empty. It is very

difficult to identify which glass is

full. Silence is also the same.

In emptiness your mind doesnt

function but in silence it works at

its best. So just try to observe your

actions and find out if they are

coming from silence or vacuum.

Once it is clear then you slowly

develop functioning in the silencestate which is very important. Try to

contemplate on how you have spent

your life. Is it with attraction or true

love?

Clarify your mind, Purify your heart, Sanctify your

life. This is the quickest way to change your life.


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ADHYATMIK PRANETAGurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnuhu

Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha

Gurur sakshath Parabrahma,

Tasmai Sri Gurave namaha.

I prostrate to my Guru, who is Brahma

(creator), Vishnu (Sustainer), Shiva

(destroyer)and Guru is Paramatma

Himself. Our tradition has given the

highest place to the Guru. Why do you

think a Guru is necessary? I am nottalking about that teacher where you

are pursuing your education. Todays

teacher is imparting only information

but not the real knowledge. Though

Swami Vivekananda was brilliant and

had a sharp intellect, he had a Guru.

Incarnations like Rama, Krishna and

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa had Gurus.

Because, Guru plays an incomparable

role in disciples life, our Vedas say that

Guru is Paramatma himself. Sant Kabir

says that

Guru Govind dono khade,

Kake lago paye,

Balihari guru apne

Govind diyo dikaye.

A person suffering with cataract can

not see clearly. He can not see the

beauty of the universe and can not

enjoy the world to the fullest. Cataract

which forms a curtain between

darkness and light hides the true vision.

You need to get operated to gain true

vision. You can not operate on yourself.

You need a professional expert forsurgery. We are all suffering from

cataract, which is the ignorance of self

and the world. Here the doctor is Guru,

the one who is perfect in doing surgery.

Guru, the knowledgeable, the Knower

of the Brahman, is the only one who

can perform the surgery. Not any one

else.

Gu means darkness and Ru means

remover. Guru means the remover of

darkness. When you take birth fromyour mothers womb that is your first

birth, when you meet, come across or

take initiation from Guru, that is your

second birth. Second birth is necessary

to lead a meaningful and happy life.

Guru helps you to see the unknown and

the true world which is pure and

glorious. As long as you are unaware of

the real world so long the human birth

is not utilized to the fullest.

Guru is not only the physical body, he is

beyond body and mind, he is infinite,

endless and all pervading. His is the

ocean of true love; his single drop of

love can transform the life of many.

Guru is the Paramatma himself.

Message by

If you do not care for pleasure, you will not be afraid of pain. 7

Taittiriya Upanishad is from Yajurveda.

Taittiriya Upanishad is one of the widely

recited and practiced Upanishads and

owns the prestige of being commented

by Adi Shankaracharya who divided the

Upanishad into three parts, Sikshavalli,

Anandavalli and Bhruguvalli. Many

mantras chanted in rituals even today

are taken from this Upanishad.

Sikshavalli :- Matters pertaining to

education like Brahmacharyashramas

importance, rules, order of vedic

chanting, pronunciation and meditation

of Om are included in this part of the

Upanishad. A student who is ready to

return home after completion of vedic

studies at Gurukul receives a special

exhortation from his Guru as a

Convocation Ceremony Address which

is included in Sikshavalli. The prescription

includes guidelines on how to lead the

next phase, the householders life

according to the Dharma. Concepts like

Satyam vada Dharmam Chara and

Matrudevobhavah, Pitru devobhavah,

Acharya devo bhavah are found in this

discourse. Do not neglect studying and

teaching, Do not neglect prosperity, Do

not neglect personal welfare, Charity

should be given with faith, Give an

acceptable gift to Teacher are some

other important farewell teachings

delivered by the Guru.

Anandavalli: The significant concept

included in this part is that of Pancha

Kosha, according to which the ancient

philosophers have distinguished

Human Existence into five sheaths

that constitute the gross, subtle and

causal bodies. Brahman is the

innermost untouched by any of them.

Attachment to any one sheath causes

loss of freedom.

Bhruguvalli: the third part includes

the practical teaching of Varuna to his

son Bhrugu. Through performing

austerities, step-by-step Bhrugu

advances from the sheath of food

through the sheaths of Prana, mind,

intellect, ultimately to realize that the

sheath of Bliss is the ultimate truth.

Taittiriya Upanishad mentions and

emphasizes on the food and its relation

to supreme reality. Taking due care

and respect of the role of food in our

sustenance and by following Dharma

while leading a worldly life one can

realize the truth of Self.

TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD

Charity means lovingly sharing whatever you have.


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create you must give your heart to it.

The 7th July of 2009 will be marked as a very eventful day in the

history of Nachiketa Tapovan. On this auspicious morning of Guru

Poornima, Tapovan launched Yuvanjali, the flyer of Yuvanjali, the

website of Yuvanjali and the flyer of Vanaprastha Ashram. With the

launch of Yuvanjali we shall witness a whole new era of expression

of Yuvashakti! Guru Poornima orVyasa Poornima is the full moon

day in the Hindu month of Ashada

and the day marks the birthday of the

great sage Veda Vyasa. Even the writing

of the eighteen Puranas was completed

GURU POURNIMA

CELEBRATIONS

by Him on this day. Guru is hailed as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Guru and God are one because the Almighty and His medium of

manifestation cannot be different. At Nachiketa Tapovan Guru

Poornima is celebrated in the holy presence of Swami

Nachiketananda who by revealing the Guri (target) has

awakened, elevated andtransformed the spiritual

seekers who sought His

guidance. Guri here refers to the

Atmic Principle or the principle of

the Self.


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the Yuvanjalis flyer was the next highlight

of the days celebrations. Kudos to Siri who

not only worked relentlessly to accomplish

the timely and successful launch but also

coined the term Nachiketas for the youth

members of Yuvanjali. The website which

was chiefly designed by Surabhi was also

launched by Swamiji. There cant be abetter start than this for Yuvanjali under

whose banner the youth began to work even

before the start!

The Nachiketas came up to the dais and

expressed their thrill, excitement and hope at

Swamijis idea and the subsequent launch of

Yuvanjali and pledged their commitment to

make it a nationally visible and active youth

force.

The best was yet to come and that was

Swamijis Guru Poornima discourse! Swamijis

address gave a perfect spiritual touch to the

end of the days celebrations which was only

the beginning of a new chapter!

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As per the tradition, the day s celebrations

started with the Homa performed by Swami

Shivanandamayi with absolute devotion,

amidst the chantings of Om Namah

Shivaya. As explained by Mataji, a Homa or

Havan is performed because it acts as a

bridge between ones Atma and the

Paramatma. When performed with Bhavait becomes a spiritual journey through which

the transformation of consciousness from

worldly to higher states takes place.

After the homa, Mataji announced the news of

the development of Nachiketa Tapovans

Vanaprastha in the Kodgal Ashram. As the name

denotes Vanaprastha Ashram is a haven for

spiritual aspirants who start to gradually

renounce the worldly attachments, practice

karmayoga and advance in the path, seeking

the ultimate truth. The Vanaprastha flyer was

released by Swami Nachiketananda.

At 10:25a.m. Swamiji launched Yuvanjali, the

youth wing of Nachiketa Tapovan by unveiling

the logo which is designed by its prenatal

members Veena and Sai Kumar. The release of

The real help worth giving is freeing from the need

for further help.Nothing profits the world as much as abandoning the profits.


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UPCOMING EVENTS

Dear Atmabandhu

Yours in the service of Motherland

Madhukar A.

Director

Programme & Satsanga

Venue:

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Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

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To know who you are find out who you are not.

On Sunday the 12th July 2009 from 10.00 am onwards

Functioning of Yuvanjali

Guidelines for Yuvanjali Activities

Announcement of Wing Coordinators

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NACHIKETA'S ORIENTATION WORKSHOP

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SPONSOR OPTIONS

Anna daanam maha daanam; vidya daanam mahattaram.

Annena kshanika trupthihi yaavajjeevanthu vidyaya.

Vidya Mandir at Nachiketa Tapovan is currently able to accommodate a family

of about 150 children who receive all-round nourishment from man-making

education to milk-n- meals and basic health- aid in an atmosphere of genuine

love. Kind-hearted Well wishers have been the unseen force behind this offering

to God. We thank you for your continued support.

Vidya Daanam (Education ) Rs. 3500/ year/student

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Celebrate your Special Days with the Children

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True Guru is one in whose presence greatest

transformation takes place.15

Dear

Atman

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.

Swami Nachiketananda

Yours in the service of Motherland

AN APPEAL

Be devoted to the goal- and devotion to

him who can guide you wi ll follow.

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