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Nachiketanjali Friday

Aum shanno Mitrah sham Varunaha

Shanno bhavatvaryama
Shailaja, 4th Class. is a confident, Nikitha, 4th Class is an adorable
strong, bright little topper, who little girl. She is a perfect mixture Shanna Indro Brihaspatih
loves to be challenged. Shailu of sweetness, and childishness Shanno Vishnu Rurukramaha
aspires to become a Police who is also good at her
Namo Brahmane namaste Vaayo
Officer. schoolwork.
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,
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TO, the personification of Brahma. I shall proclaim thee as Brahma. I shall always
abide by Dharma (righteousness). I shall always speak the truth. May that
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 EDITORIAL CONTENTS Page No.
Tribute 3 A philosopher is one who tickles your
Message by Swamiji 4
Mataji's Message 6 one who touches your heart. There are
Upanishad 7 but few great men who could touch both
Guru Pournima 8 of these and change the course of your
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Quotes by Nisargadattaji
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor
Subhadra K.
Editorial Consultants:
Annapurna R.
Sowja A.
Dear Readers! It should be noted that all famine,
miseries and wars first find their place
Recently I read some literature on
in the minds of men before they
Greek Olympics and was amazed to
manifest as physical realities. Make
note the spiritual aspect underlying the
man’s mind a repository of peace and
biggest sporting extravaganza on
there will be peace on earth. That is
earth. The legend is that Gods
exactly what the Olympics did to
themselves started the Olympic Games
ancient Greece. Men who were
in 776 B.C and at some point when
fighting each other were made to meet
Greece faced civil wars, famines, and
in unity inside the sanctuary of Olympia
natural disasters, the athletic games
to offer adoration to God and strive for
stopped and the king went to the Greek
a common goal. An interesting fact
God Apollo to enquire the Medium
about the games is that they always
what they should do to overcome
took place on the day of the full moon
disasters. ‘’Start immediately the
of July. The Hindu festival of Guru
athletic games! ‘’ was the emphatic
Pournima too is celebrated on the same
message and the king obeyed which
day. Could this just be a coincidence?
saved Greece from decline.
Subhadra K.
The stronger the desire, the easier
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comes the help.
A Tribute to The Seer!
intellect whereas a spiritual teacher is
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 hypocrisy
and superstition to unfold the truth to
the world.
To celebrate this great seer’s short yet
the brightest life is presented here an
excerpt of His teaching, His reverence
to His Guru and His disciple Sister
Nivedita’s 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 being
stands for the
divine, and,
therefore,
every teacher
should be
helpful, not by
Take care of the most important; the lesser
will take care of itself.
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 is
the spring of this phase of the earth’s
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
Swamiji’s 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
Vivekananda’s books should be
made a part of our schools’
curricular
books so that
India will be
the home of
lions that can
lead the world.
 Message by Swamiji
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
The law of attraction is very difficult universe. There are two poles of
to understand. Attraction is created attraction- North and South. You are
when there is vacuum or emptiness not trying to go beyond it. God has
in your life. You know very well the also created ‘Silence’ which is
wind moves towards vacuum space. hidden in this beautiful Universe.
There has to be a vacuum for the When something sprouts from this
wind to move. Similarly when you silence, it is true love. What breaks
have vacuum or emptiness in your is attraction! What does not break
life you get attracted to certain is silence! Once you understand the
objects or people. When you don’t meaning of true love there is no
feel emptiness probably you may question of breaking any
develop love. Now try to assess relationship.
yourself and your relationship with Now start looking around you and
people around you and find out if observe how many different types
the attraction is due to vacuum or if of objects you have created for
it is true love. yourself. Your house, car, relatives,
Sometimes vacuum is created in your status in the society, spiritual
your life when you lose a close or social organizations… so many
relative or friend. In that state of
shock you get attracted to
something but, this type of
attraction is only temporary. These
days children are separated from
parents, husbands from wives or
vice versa because of this temporary
attraction.
4 The real does not die, the unreal never lived.
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 came
out 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 only
because 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
Clarify your mind, Purify your heart, Sanctify your
life. This is the quickest way to change your life.
its attraction though you are hungry,
and this is because of emptiness.
You don’t 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 your
goals 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 glasses
might seem to be empty. It is very
difficult to identify which glass is
full. Silence is also the same.
In emptiness your mind doesn’t
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 silence
state which is very important. Try to
contemplate on how you have spent
your life. Is it with attraction or true
love…?
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Message by
ADHYATMIK PRANETA
Gurur 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 not
talking about that teacher where you
are pursuing your education. Today’s
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 disciple’s 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.
6 If you do not care for pleasure, you will not be afraid of pain.
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 for
surgery. 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 from
your mother’s 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.
TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD
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
Anandavalli: The significant concept
are taken from this Upanishad.
included in this part is that of Pancha
Sikshavalli :- Matters pertaining to
Kosha, according to which the ancient
education like Brahmacharyashrama’s
philosophers have distinguished
importance, rules, order of vedic
Human Existence into five sheaths
chanting, pronunciation and meditation
that constitute the gross, subtle and
of Om are included in this part of the
causal bodies. Brahman is the
Upanishad. A student who is ready to
innermost untouched by any of them.
return home after completion of vedic
Attachment to any one sheath causes
studies at Gurukul receives a special
loss of freedom.
exhortation from his Guru as a
Bhruguvalli: the third part includes
Convocation Ceremony Address which
the practical teaching of Varuna to his
is included in Sikshavalli. The prescription
son Bhrugu. Through performing
includes guidelines on how to lead the
austerities, step-by-step Bhrugu
next phase, the householder’s life
advances from the sheath of food
according to the Dharma. Concepts like
‘Satyam vada Dharmam Chara’ and through the sheaths of Prana, mind,
‘Matrudevobhavah, Pitru devobhavah, intellect, ultimately to realize that the
Acharya devo bhavah’ are found in this sheath of Bliss is the ultimate truth.
discourse. Do not neglect studying and Taittiriya Upanishad mentions and
teaching, Do not neglect prosperity, Do emphasizes on the food and its relation
not neglect personal welfare, Charity to supreme reality. Taking due care
should be given with faith, Give an and respect of the role of food in our
acceptable gift to Teacher are some sustenance and by following Dharma
other important farewell teachings while leading a worldly life one can
delivered by the Guru. realize the truth of Self.
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CELEBRATIONS
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 or
Vyasa 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
8 Fear and greed cause the misuse of mind.
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 and
transformed the spiritual
seekers who sought His
guidance. ‘Guri’ here refers to the
Atmic Principle or the principle of
the Self.
To know, to do, or to
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As per the tradition, the day’s celebrations the Yuvanjali’s flyer was the next highlight
started with the Homa performed by Swami of the day’s celebrations. Kudos to Siri who
Shivanandamayi with absolute devotion, not only worked relentlessly to accomplish
amidst the chantings of “Om Namah the timely and successful launch but also
Shivaya”. As explained by Mataji, a Homa or coined the term ‘Nachiketas’ for the youth
Havan is performed because it acts as a members of Yuvanjali. The website which
bridge between one’s Atma and the was chiefly designed by Surabhi was also
Paramatma. When performed with ‘Bhava’ launched by Swamiji. There can’t be a
it becomes a spiritual journey through which better start than this for Yuvanjali under
the transformation of consciousness from whose banner the youth began to work even
worldly to higher states takes place. before the start!
After the homa, Mataji announced the news of The Nachiketas came up to the dais and
the development of Nachiketa Tapovan’s expressed their thrill, excitement and hope at
Vanaprastha in the Kodgal Ashram. As the name Swamiji’s idea and the subsequent launch of
denotes Vanaprastha Ashram is a haven for Yuvanjali and pledged their commitment to
spiritual aspirants who start to gradually make it a nationally visible and active youth
renounce the worldly attachments, practice force.
karmayoga and advance in the path, seeking
The best was yet to come and that was
the ultimate truth. The Vanaprastha flyer was
Swamiji’s Guru Poornima discourse! Swamiji’s
released by Swami Nachiketananda.
address gave a perfect spiritual touch to the
At 10:25a.m. Swamiji launched Yuvanjali, the end of the day’s celebrations which was only
youth wing of Nachiketa Tapovan by unveiling the beginning of a new chapter!
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