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Entering the 23rd Year of Publication Monthly eMagazine of the International Vedanta Mission New Format Year - 23 Issue 1 July 2016 Tattva Bodha Gita Reflections We Must Wandering in Himalayas Pauranic Stories Guru Para mpara Pics Incredible India Pics Mission / Ashram News

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July 2016 issue of Vedanta Sandesh, the English monthly eMagazine of International Vedanta Mission, containing inspiring and enlightening articles, snippets, quotes of Vedanta & Hinduism, and news of the activities of Vedanta Mission.

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Entering the 23rd Year of PublicationM

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Year - 23 Issue 1July 2016

Tattva Bodha

Gita Reflections

We Must

Wandering in Himalayas

Pauranic Stories

Guru Para mpara Pics

Incredible India Pics

Mission / Ashram News

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S1. Shloka 5

2. Message of P. Guruji 7

3. Tattva Bodha 9-11

4. Letter 13

5. Gita Reflections 17-19

6. We Must 21-23

7. Jivanmukta 25-27

8. Incredible India Pics 28-29

9. Story Section 30-31

10. Ashram News 33

11. Mission News 34-37

12. Forthcoming Progs 38-39

13. Links 40

Vedanta Sandesh - July 2016

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Published byInternational Vedanta Mission

Vedanta Ashram, E/2948, Sudama Nagar, Indore-452009 (M.P.) India

http://www.vmission.org.in / [email protected]

Monthly eMagazine of the International Vedanta MissionJuly 2016 : Year 22 / Issue 1

Editor:

Swamini SamatanandaSaraswati

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lqÑrs·f/kÑrs cgq/kk Hkorks Hkfork len'kZuykylrkAvfrnhufeea ifjiky; eka Hko 'kadj nsf'kd es 'kj.ke~AA

O Sankara! I realize that even the desire to have your dar-shan is an effect of so many punya karmas. Realizing my pro-found ignorance & incapacities, I am humbled, and I just pray to you to help me out. O Sankara, you alone are my resort.

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Message

from

Poojya Guruji

Vande Guru Parampaparam

Guru is one who - lovingly brings the light of knowledge in our lives descends down to the level of student is passionate about making everyone enlightened effaces ignorance & delusion and thus reveals the truth doesnt impose, but facilitates direct realization has just one prayer: ‘Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya’ is the best & highest blessing of God is verily a manifestation of God appears to be an individual, but is not isbasicallyinfinite,manifestedasfiniteGuru is one without whom no knowledge is possible.

My Blessings & Best Wishes to all my disciples, devotees & friends on the pious & auspicious occasion of Guru Poornima.

Love & om

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A new section of the Five Kosas was introduced in the last edi-tion. We will now take up this subject and try and understand each kosa in some details. The five kosas being the Annamaya, the Pranamaya, the Manomaya, the Vigyanamaya & the Anandamaya Kosas. In this section we will try and understand the An-namaya Kosa. TAT

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What is the Annamaya Kosha?

Annamaya Kosha is our Gross Body, that

which is borne out of the Rasa of Anna

(the essence of food), by this Anna-Rasa

alone it grows, and finally it goes back into

the Earth - the source of all Anna.

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The Annamaya Kosha is the firstlayer of our personality’s five koshas. Itis also knownas the gross body.Beinggrossitiscomposedofthefiveelementswhich have undergone the process ofgrossification. This layer of our person-ality is made up of Anna Rasa, and it growsbecauseofthisAnnaRasa,andintheenditgoesbackintothisAnnaRasaalone.AnnaRasameans that ‘essence’ofourfoodwhichthebodyretains&as-similates.Itislivingandhasthecapacitytoreproduce.

Blessings of a human body: In the entire cosmos there are count-lesslivingbeingsbutthephysicalbodyofahumanbeingisthemostuniqueandhighlyprivileged.Whenweareblessedwiththehumanbodythenalonewecanbringaboutselfawareness.Ahumanbodyalonehasthe freedom to act, to not act or to act in adifferentmanner.Itisthereforesaidthatahumanbodyisacquiredwithgreatpun-yakarmas.Notonlydoesthehumanbodyhave the privilege of freedom in actionbutonlyahumanbeinghastheprivilegeto bring about self awareness.A humanbeingcandivedeep intoknowledgeanddiscover the realityof theSelf asacon-scious, ever existent and self contentedbeing.Thehumanbodybyitselfisneveramediumofsorrowbutitisthewrongiden-tificationoftheselfwiththephysicalbodythatestablishesawrongrelationshipandwrongexpectationsoutofit,thusmakingitahouseofpainandsorrow.Havingtheright perceptions of the physical self and thus establishing the right relationshipmakesitahouseofgreatblessing.

Modifications in The Annamaya: The physical body goes through variouschangeswhicharedescribedas‘shad vikar’-the six modifications of thegrossbody.Comingintoexistenceinthemother’swomb,takingbirth,growth,un-dergoing changes, decaying and death.Thesearethesixmodificationsinevitableinanybirth.Itisimportanttolayempha-sis on this aspect of the annamaya as thisrevealstoustheobjectivityandeverchangingnatureofthephysicalbody.

Erroneous presumptions: The Annamaya Kosha being gross andhencethemostvisibleitismosteasyto identify with as the Self. This is thehouseofallourexperiences,stimuliandresponses thusmaking it a very impor-tant layer of our personality. It requiresgreat value and care but unfortunatelyonecomes to identifywith itas theSelfthe ‘I’. Identifyingwith thephysicalbodyas‘I’isseeingtheSelfaslimitedandcon-sequentlyflaggingoffalifeofwrongrela-tionships,wrongexpectationsandcontin-uousseeking.Firstofall identifyingwiththephysicalbodyasthe‘I’printsanIden-titycard,whereinweareconnectedtothebody.Iamthin,Iamfat,Iamamanorawoman,IamhealthyIamill,andaboveallIambornandIwilldie.Thisisidenti-ficationwiththeAnnamayakosa.Byitselfour physical body is annamaya that is it is madeupofthefoodweeatwhichisnota problem at all, but this annamaya body becomes a kosawhen the identificationwith it is sostrong that it veilsourpow-erofdiscriminationtolookbeyoundit,asourSelf.Thusmaking thebodyakosa.

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People identified with the gross bodyareoftenobsessedwiththebodyanditscare.Notonlydoesthis layerbecomeapredominant part of their personality but their happiness and sorrowdependsonthe appearance and health of the body.To theextent thatonecaneitherget in-toxicatedbyasuperioritycomplexorgetshatteredwithaninferioritycomplex.Thiscycle goes on until we come to discov-er the reality and discard off our base-less presumptions about the Self. Untilthenwe continue to suffer the pangs ofignoranceandmisapprehension.This iswherethesignificanceandinevitabilityofknowledgecomesin.Knowledgeunfoldsthe reality of the physical body thereby helping us to redefine our relationshipwithit.Thephysicalbodyis‘mine’,sinceitisanobjectofmyconsciousness.Iamnotthephysicalbody.Icanseethebodyasaseperatefacultyofmine. IamabletoseeallthechangestakingplaceinthisbodyandcanevendetachfromitifIwishto.Whendeathcomesthebodyremainshereand thesubject - theSelf, is readytodonanewsuitagain.Thisshowsthe

bodyexistsaslongasthe‘I’theSelfcon-sciousnessblessesitwiththelifefactor.Once theconsciousentity, theJiva,dis-connectsitselfwiththebodythepersonissaidtobedeadandgone.Understandingthesefactsisafirststepindetachingone-self form the various kosas that veil theSelf.The journeyofknowledgepredom-inantly features negating all the misap-prehensionsofallthekosasprogressive-ly.Thisistheveryobjectiveoftheentirestudyofthefivekosas.TorealisethetruthoftheAtmaoneinevitabelyneedstocon-template on the anatma.This alonewillfascilitatetherealisationoftheAtma.Oneneedstodiscoverthattruthwhichisun-changing,permanentandthesubstratumofallmanifestationsbyfirstclearlyseeingthe changing and impermanent nature of thebody,mindandintellect.Onecomestoseethatallthesefacultiesexistatsomelevelofourpersonalitybutthisisnotthereal‘I’.TheyaremyinstrumentsbutIamnotthem.Mynatureisuniquelydifferentfrom these layers. I am basically of thenatureofpureexistence,consciousnessand bliss

The Pancha Koshas 1. Annamaya Kosha 2. Pranamaya Kosha 3. Manomaya Kosha 4. Vigyanamaya Kosha 5. Anandmaya Kosha

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The great teaching tradition of Vedanta which was started by Lord Shiva himself; in whose middle were great luminaries like Sri Adi Sankaracharya; and which continues unhindered right till my reverential Gurudev, to that entire Guru Parapara my reverential salutations.

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Hari om!

The truth is indeed beyond words, but the beauty of our scriptures & also the teaching sampradaya is all about the dexterous usage of words alone. We call such a capacity as Shrotriyatvam - the art & science of using words to reveal that which is technically beyond words. All our pramana granthas and also the commentaries on them - ancient or even modern, are all a living example of this - that is why they are so enlightening, inspiring & effective - and thus so valuable to us.

You can see this even in verbal talks of various teachers - some talks are so enlightening & captivating while others are a drag.

There are various factors which makes a person a Shrotri-ya. Great command on language, motivation of dharma, rath-er than personal likes, having great clarity about that which you wish to communicate - both with head & heart, being compassionately conscious of the state of mind of the adhikari for whom the work is being written, and fi-nally using the discipline of Shad-Lingas while writing something. When a work is written or taught while keeping these factors in mind then it shall become highly effec-tive, captivating & beneficial, otherwise it will lack the necessary punch.

Think.

Love & om

Mail from Poojya GurujiShrotriyatvam

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GITA REFLECTIONS

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What is that Brahman?( fde~ rn~czã)

Arjuna said: O Krishna, What is that Brahman? What is Self-Knowl-edge? What is Karma? What is the truth of this manifest world? And please also tell me about Devatas?

Swamini Samatananda

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Gita Reflections

thelightthatillumineseverything."Atthe

command of the imperishable-O Gargi! the

heavenandearthareheldintheirproper

places." Brihadaranyak Upanishad.

AksharBrahmanisthesubstratumofall

manifestationsandchange.Anythingthat

manifestsintheframeoftimegoesthrough

thesix-foldmodifications.Itgoesthrough

awavelikepatternofbirth,growth,change

anddeath.Brahmanisaksharam-itdoes

notgo throughanymodifications. In the

dreamstateamultifacetedworldiscreated

whereIseemyselfgoingthroughvarious

experiencesandmodificationsyetwhen

IwakeupIamuntouchedbythevarious

happeningsinthedreamstate.Iamthe

onewhoilluminesandgivesexistenceto

theentirecreationinthedreamstate.The

dreamstateanditsvariousexperiences

comeandgobutthe'I'thesubstratumof

thedreamsequencedoesnotdeclineat

anytime.IamtheimperishableBrahman.

ParamamBrahma:

Paramamisthatwhichtranscends

thelimitationsoftime,spaceandobjects.

Allforms,livingornonlivingarebornata

particulartime,canbeavailableonlyata

The seventh chapter concluded

with Lord Krishna speaking of a wise

man at the time of his death. He also

introduced some new words which

invokedanumberofquestionsinArjuna's

mind. The 8th chapter thus goes on to

begin withArjuna's questions which are

thesubjectmatterofthischapter.Arjuna

goesontoaskaseriesofquestionslike

WhatisBrahman?Whatiscentredonthe

Self?Whatiskarma?Thiswasulimately

followedbyaquestionabouthowasteady

mindedpersonknowsParamatmaatthe

timeofdeath.Thisgoesontobecomea

subjectofelaboratediscussioninthe8th

chapter.Aswe look into the8thchapter

wewill take up these various questions

onebyone.

ThefirstquestionaskedbyArjuna

is'KimtadBrahma'-WhatisBrahman?

Sri Krishna says Aksharam Brahma

paramam. Imperishable is the Supreme

Brahman. That which does not perish

or decline. Brahman is the changeless

andimperishableessencethatpervades

theentirecreation. It is the lifeprinciple

throughwhich everythingmanifests and

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Gita Reflections

Paramatma is to know the Self as free

of these three limitations of time, space

andobjects.Seeing this limitlessnature

aloneisthenatureofliberation.Bondage

is nothing but limiting one's self in the

realmsoftimeandspace.Thiserroneous

presumption brings about identification

with the body, mind and intellect. This

innocent presumption happens to be the

mosttragicdevelopmentwhichbindsus

with various changingand impermanent

identities and consequently bringing

about seeking, attachments, fear,

insecuritiesandthe like.Hencetheonly

goalthatisworthaimingforasahuman

being is discovering the limitless nature

particular space and are charecterised by

distinguishedfeaturesmakingitlimitedat

the levelofattributesandutility.Aglass

has been manufactured at a point of time

and will break some day and the very

utility of theobject canalso bedefined.

Soalsothehumanbodyappearsatone

pointoftimeandthendiesoff.Thusgoes

onthecycleofbirthanddeath.Thisgoes

onuntillwediscover throughknowledge

ourlimitlessnature.

Nothing stands sepeate from

Brahman. Even the objectiveworld that

appearstobeseperatefromtheBrahman

is just as seperate from theworld as is

theillusorysnakefromtherope.Toknow

“The knowledge of Bhagwad Gita is amazing. It helps to bring about the ‘equanimity and meditative quieti-tude’ experienced in a serene & quiet Meadow to one’s Karma-kshetra - the so called Marketplace. Such peo-ple are very hard-working, creative, yet always at peace, very thoughtful & contemplative. Week-ends are need-ed by weak ones who first get disturbed and then need a break.” - Swami Atmananda

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WE MUST

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- 2 -

We MustL e t o u r W o r k

Speak for Itself

P.P.

Gurudev

Swami

Chinmayanandaji

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We Must

Wehavenochoice;workweallmust.Thatlibertytoworkornottoworkdoes

notbelongtoman.Our luxuriousfreedomis inchoosingtoworkrightly in thespirit

oflove,dedicationsacrificeandjoy.Andwithnoanxiety,nofear,noexcitementfor

the results.ThesearealreadyHis,asmuchasourownactionsareevennowHis

alone.Diligently,consistentlyshallweworkandundertakedaringlyevenstupendous

programmes.Wheneverapieceofworkcomesourway,weshallaccept itasfrom

Him,anddoitforNarayan,offeringitsresults,beitsuccessorfailure,entirelyuntothe

GreatParameshwar.

LetourworkSpeakforitself.Nocoveringitwithanexcuse!Excusesarejustthe

expressionsofourweaknessinthefieldofaction.Revellinginourtiredness!;joyousin

ourexhaustion!;blissfulwithourfatigue!;weshallstillworkoninspiredlyinourendless

loveforHimwhoisthrillingusintoperformancefromwithin.Hetickles,andourgiggles

percolateinsuffocatinglaughterthroughourdailyactions.

LetourworkStandbyitself.Weshallhavenoears!Leitheworldestimateour

success,criticiseourfailures,laughalourhopes,smileatourvisionsweshallworkon

forHim,inHim,withHim,asHecommandsus.Wewillalwaysdclovinglyourbest.We

havenoexplanationstogive,noreporttodraft,ncstatementstomake.Wearewhat

weare.Infactexplanation*seldom,ifatall,explain;theysimplyburdenourday-to-da)

activities.Acton,weshall.Workdedicatedly,wemust.Whilethusworkingwemust

cultivate inourselvesaspecialbrandof independence-spiritwhichshallsustainus,

bothinthebusymarket-placeandinthemeditation-seat.Inthemidstofthecontending

crowdorinthepeacefulsolitude,thisdaringspiritoffreedomandfearlessnessalone

shouldspringforthfromourconsciousnessthatweareuprightandpure,diligentand

cleanbothinourthoughtsandactions.

Together,inthisknowledge,weshallmergeintoateamofworkers,everstriving

togatheranddevelopanoble,chaste,andhighcharacterbasedupondivinethoughts

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We Must

andpolishedconduct.Inallthesethetestliesinourselves.Letusliveinasenseof

Greatness;wearethechildrenoftheinimitableRishis.

Shundoing insecretwhatwewouldnotdoopenly.Letuscome tomeritour

ownrespectandreverence;naturally,suchpeoplewillberespectedandreveredby

allothers.Deepinthedepthsofallofusthereisasecretlonging,asilentimpulse,

a soaring ambition to do something beautifully great, spectacularly noble, and surely

enduring.ThisisadivinesummonsfromthedeeperPresenceinus,totakeofffrom

thedecayinglevelsofmediocrityintoVoicelessHeightsofspontaneityandperfection.

Wemustharktotheseindisputableintimationsdivine,toosacredtoignore;toocruel,

ifweshouldreject.Thesearethecallsofthe'Panchajanya'commandingustomarshal

all our faculties and powers andmarch out to con quer.When so enlarged in our

outlookonlifeandinourvisionofGod,welearntoobeyitsbiddingstherethencomes

thatexperience-thatmiraculousunfoldmentinourselves.

Thereafter,wearenomoresatisfiedwithourcommon-placelivinganditsroutine

activities, but must then demand from ourselves nobler exertions, greater achieve

ments.Weshallthirstforsomesublimeendeavorasoursightssoarigher,gazinginto

possibilitiesofagreaterandaloftierpurposeinlife.Itisthenweglideintotherichness

ofthetreasuresthatarealreadywithinus.Wemustbringoutthesewonderfulpowers

thatareplacednow inourkeepingandpour themforth for thebenefitof theworld

around.NotonlytheLordhasgivenuseachanexplosivemagazineofpower,butalso

inusarethefacultiestowielditrightly.Infact,ifweareReady,wecanaccomplish,this

momentgreatthings.Wemust.IfweareWilling,wecanperformstillgreateractions.

Wemust.IfweareAvailable,thegreatestachievementsarepossible.Wemust.Letus

beReady,WillingandAvailable.WeMust.

LetusaccomplishtheGreatThings,performtheGreaterActions...andmake

possibletheGreatestAchievements.WeMust.

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Jivanmukta

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WanderingIn

Himalayas

The

Temple of

Sharada

Excerpts fromthe

Travel Memoirs of Param Poojya Swami Tapovanji Maharaj

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Jivanmukta

The Ancient ‘Sharda Temple’ Once a seat of Learning, now in ruins in

Pak Occupied Kashmir

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Jivanmukta

IntheheartofKashmirisabeautifulvalley,84mileslong,25milesbroad,and

5,300feetabovesealevel.ItlieswithintheHimalayanrangesandextendseastwards

fromthewesternextremitiesoftheHimalayas.Fewcountriesintheworldcanrival

Kashmirinnaturalbeauty.AccordingtothePuranas,MaharshiKashyapperformed

hispenancehere.Withlakesandriversandmountains,itwasoncealmostinacces-

sible.Butgraduallyitdevelopedintoapopularstate,fullofdenselyinhabitedvillages

andrichfields.Poetsdescribedthelandasaheavenonearth;poetsoftodayspeak

ofitasthe‘SwitzerlandofIndia.’

Throughthecentreofthewideplainsorroundedbysnow-cladmountainsflows

theJhelum,knowninthePuranasasVitasta.SrinagarthecapitalofKashmir,issit-

uatedonherbank,intheverycentreoftheplain.Thecityandthesorroundingsare

famous for the ravishingbeautyof the lakeswhere the red lotusandother lovely

flowersbloom,andthegardenswhereraretypesoftreesandflowersgrowinplenty.

InancienttimesSrinagarwasalmostinaacessible,butnowonaccountofconstant

vehiculartraffic,communicationhasbecomeeasy.thecityis196milesfromrawal-

pindiand206milesfromJambu(Jammu).Jambuisthecapitalofasmallstateruled

bytheMahrajasofKashmir.

It issaidthattheplacederiveditsnamefromJambavan,whoperformedhis

penancehere.WhatseperateskashmirfromIndiaistheHimalayanrangecalledPir

Panchal.Insummer,hundredsofsadhusfromIndiamaketheirwaytoKashmir.In

fact,nopartof India,distantornear, is inaccessible tosadhus.While thewealthy

traveltoKashmirforpleasure,sadhusgothereonpilgrimages.InApril-May1927,I

tootravelledtoKashmir,tovisittheHolyplacesandspendsomethereinpenance.

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Incredible India

Naturescapes of India

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Naturescapes of India29

Incredible India

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STORY

Birth of Sri Veda Vyasa

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VedaVyasawasborn toSageParasharaandKali, thefisherwoman.Kali is

alsoknownasSatyavati,wholatermarriedKingShantanu.LegendhasitthatSage

ParasharawasonceattemptingcrossYamunaandtookthehelpofayoungbeautiful

womannamedKali,whowasthedaughterofafisherman.

Thebeautiful youngKaliarousedpassion inSageParashara.Thebeautiful

natureandthesurroundingsactedasacatalyst.SageParasharacreatedathickfog

aroundtheboatandcreatedanartificialisland.Thecouplehadsexualuniononthe

island.

SageParasharasaidtoyoungKali thatassoonashe leaves,asonwillbe

borntoherwhowillbecometheteacheroftheworldanddividetheVedas.Healso

blessedherthatevenafterthebirthofasonshewillremainavirgin.

Soononthatartificialisland,youngKaligavebirthtoamalechild.Assoonas

thechildwasborn,hegrewupandtoldhismotherthatshehadplayedherpartinthe

divinemissionbygivingbirthtohimandneednotworryabouthim.Healsosaidthat

hewillcometoheraidwheneversheneedsit.

Asachild,VyasawasreferredasKrishnaandashewasbornonanisland

hewasalsoknownasKrishnadvaipayana.AftercompilingtheFourVedas,hewas

knownasVedaVyasa.

He is the celebratedauthorofBrahmaSutra,Mahabharata (which includes

BhagwadGita),EighteenPuranas&alsovariousupa-puranas.Hisbirthdayiscele-

bratdasGuruPoornima,whichisalsoknownasVyasaPoornima.Whiletheheritage

&knowledgeofVedasisalmosttimelessbuthewastheonewhoassuredthatthe

posterityisalsoblessedbythisknowledge.

Once upon a time

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International Vedanta Mission

Bringing Love & Light in the lives of all with the

Knowledge of Self

Advaita Gurukula:

Vedanta Ashram, Indore

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Ashram News At Vedanta Ashram, Poojya

GurujiSriSwamiAtmanandajiMaharajisconductingveryintensive&elaboratediscoursesontheMundakaUpanishad.This session is basically for the Ash-raminmates,andisbasedonShankarBhashya. These elaborate discourseson theUpanishadhavebeengoingonforlast20months(fromOct2013),dur-ingperiod the firstMundakahasbeencompleted.NowinthesecondMunda-ka,thecurrenttopicisabouthowtodi-

rectlyrealizethatwhichisformless,permanent&imperishable.(2-1-1)-v:ia ln{kja dsu izdkja.k foKa;e~\ Apartfromthissession,specialclasseswereorganizedforsomevisitingstudents.PoojyaSwaminiAmitanandajihasbeentakingclassesonSanskritandChanting,whileP.SwaminiSamatanandajihasbeentakingclassesonAtmaBodha.

Ashram Pravachans :

SwamiSreenivasanandajiofDi-vineLifeSociety,Bhubaneswar,Odis-ha cameover toVedantaAshram foramonthlongstay.Histripwasorgan-ized courtesy Sh Rajesh Kumar. TherecentGitaGyanaYagnaofP.SwaminiSamatanandajiatBhubaneshwarwasorganizedintheSatsangHallofSiva-nandaSaskrutikKendra-aDLScenterthere. A devoted & sincere Mahatma,hestartedhisstayatAshramwithabhishekaofBhagwanSriGangeshwarMahadev,andlaterPoojyaGurujiorganizedspecialone-to-onesessionsforhimtofacilitatebet-teracquaintancewithourVedanticheritage.HegelledwiththeAshramambianceverynicely.HehassincereturnedbacktoBhubaneshwar.

Ashram Visitors :

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Mission NewsGita Gyana Yagna, Vadodara

Subjects:

GitaChapter5Kathopanishad 1-1

6-12June2016

June 2016

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June 2016

Atmajyoti Ashram, Vadodara

Subjects:

GitaChapter5Kathopanishad 1-1

6-12June2016

in Pics

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Mission NewsDistribution of Copy-Books to Studious Children - in Vadodara

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in PicsMonthly Hanuman Chalisa Satsang at Ashram

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Forthcoming

Guru Poornima Celebration

@ Vedanta Ashram, Indore

at the Lotus feet of

P. P. Guruji

Swami Atmanandaji

On 19th July 2016

Hanuman Chalisa Satsang

@ Vedanta Ashram, Indore

By : P. P. Guruji

Swami Atmanandaji

On 31st July 2016

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Programs

Vedanta (Janmashtami) Camp

@ Vedanta Ashram, Indore

By : P. P. Guruji

Swami Atmanandaji

From 20th to 25th Aug 2016

Gita Gyana Yagna

@ Pritam Society, Bharuch

By :

P. Swamini Amitanandaji

From 1st to 7th Aug 2016

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