Monthly eMagazine of Vedanta Mission

Year 13 Nbs!3121 Issue 9

Om Sri Ramaye Namah!

Tsj!Sbn!Obwbnj!Hsffujoht
 In This Issue

1. Vedanta Section: Atma Bodha - Shloka-16

2. Letter Section: Real Wealth

3. Traditions Section: Sri Ram Navami

4. Story Section: Reading Less n Dusting More

5. VM Programs: Mission / Ashram Progs

 From Poojya Guruji

Vedanta Sandesh
Spreading Love & Light

Hari om!

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Love is the way to a healthy, wealthy and happy life. That is the way of God
too, so God always smiles on such people, and even enlightenment is got by
such people alone. Be blessed with love. Love life, love the world, love the
people, the birds, the animals, plants everything, but most important of all,
love your work, because this is what you have to do most of the time. Your
work is the medium by which you connect to the world around and serve it. It
alone is responsible for your livelihood. So always love your work, seeing it as
a command of your beloved Lord.

Real education is to facilitate a person to discover ones love and then get the
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strength to follow & pursue it. Discovery of your ‘field’ of work is all about
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identifying your love. Take your call not by looking at the possible opportuni-
ties outside, but by listening to the call of your heart. This may be a luxury for
the weaker majority, but a person who can listen to the call of heart alone is a
free, fulfilled and a truly big man. It is such people alone who make the best of
Editor: life. If you cannot do what you love, then obviously the next best thing is to
Swamini Samatananda start loving what you have to do. However, it has to be the path to love alone.
Devoid of love everything is a burden, and then we tend to tire soon and even
start planning our retirement; but never a person who is tickled and inspired
by love to do something. The mid-night oil effortlessly burns for such a per-
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moment is an excitement. They just have challenges and opportunities. Stress
come to those who ‘have’ to do something even when they dont want to. It s
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Web: There is dejection, disappointment and soon enough diseases. When a per-
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nity to really do something which you truly loved to do. All this is the spirit of
Karma Yoga as revealed in Bhagwad Gita.

Love & om,

Swami Atmananda
 Atma Bodha - Shloka 16
Vedanta Section
The Five Koshas veil the Self
In the previous sloka it was discussed that the entire spectrum of the anatma is divided into
five parts known as ‘koshas’. This panchakosha viveka(discrimination) gives us a deeper
understanding of the anatma and reveals the self effulgent and blissful self. The immaculate atman
owing to its contact with the five sheaths appears to partake of their qualities, just as crystal reflects
the blue cloth and the like. In the present sloka is explained how the atman is to be discriminated
from the sheaths with which it is identified.

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Vapustoshaadibhih koshaih yuktam yuktyavaghatatah

Atmanamantaram shuddham vivchyat tandulam yatha
Vapuhu: The body etc, tushadibhihi: husk etc, koshaihi: the five koshas; yuktam: joined, yuktya:
by logical understanding; avaghatatah: forcefully; atmanam: The Pure Self; antaram: the
innermost; shuddham: pure; vivichyat: discriminate, tandulam: the rice, yatha: just as.

Just as grains of rice are pounded to be seperated from its husk, so also one should
deligently put efforts to discriminate the pure, inner Atman, from the five Koshas by logical
intelligent undertanding.

Vapuhu tushadibhih koshaih: is a fundamental error we make because of the

Ignorance of Self results in imposing the
dharma of the five koshas on the pure,
immaculate Atman. Thus the Self appears
endowed with the proerties & limitations of these
five Koshas, namely Annamaya etc. As we had
discussed in the previous sloka the Atman which
is basically of the nature of Sat-Chit-Ananda,
pure self-effulgent & blissful existence, and is
untouched, as though appears to be of the
qualities of the five koshas. The infinite appears
as finite. This limitless appears to have become
limited in our day to day lives, only by giving the
non self that is the Body, Mind and Intellect undue
importance. The Acharya says these five layers
of our personality, vapuhu, which seemingly
cover the atman l;ike husk covers the rice. This
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ignorance of the true nature of the self. Since
these are directly experienced and percievable,
our total attention is focused on these five layers
and we innocently take the physical and mental
faculties as ‘I’. But our physical and mental body
being limited, we pay an imaginable price of this
error by imposing the limitations of this body on
our Self, and take its limitations as our own
limitations. As the very ‘I’ is erroneously &
baselessly taken as limited, the chapter of our
lives thereafter becomes a journey of somehow
fulfilling this sense of limitation into satisfaction.
Thus also begins the journey of endless seeking
running after one experience to another. Sruti
(Vedantic scriptures) say that the Atman is
beyond these five sheaths. But how does one
come to see this truth. This is expalined further.
Yuktam yuktyavghat:
The teacher says this truth is only seen
through the process of discrimination and
reasoning. By discrimination between the self
and the non-self, by seeing the limitations of the
anatma. The atma is not of the nature of the food
sheath for it is inert, like a pitcher, is seen to
non-exist before its formation, when existing it
undergoes six types of modifications and is non
existent after destruction. Nor is the atman the
sheath of Prana or Vital air, for this layer is subject
to feelings of thirst, hunger and the like and is of
the nature of a particular kind of air. Atman is
also not the sheath of the mind, for it asserts its
egoism in the body, shows a sense of attachment
and aversion and changing emotions like love,
hatred, jealousy, joy and sorrow. The mind is inert
too. Likewise the atman is also not the sheath of
knowleldge for in deep sleep this faculty too is
dissolved. Its intellect too is nothing but a
reflection of pure consciousness. The atman is
also not the sheath of bliss because one wakes
up from deep sleep to say that one slept most
happily, and had a deep and sound sleep, thus
asserting the presence of the subtle
conciousness in sleep. The atman thus has to
realised by such process of reasoning and
negation, dropping everything that is non-self.
We as a ‘subject’ objectify our body, mind and
intellect. This alone reveals that we are
something different from it. We all know that
subject is always different from the object. With
this process of discrimination the importance of
reality given to these five layers is dropped thus
awakening us into our natural healthy state of
the atman. A significant point which one must
understand in the process of negation is that
negation does not mean non-interaction with the
world at the level of the Body and the mind. This
is totally impractical. As long as one lives one
will interact through these faculties and
experience the world, but negation is realizing
their ephemerality, which implies dropping the
sense of ‘I-ness’ with these layers.
Atmanamantaram shuddham:
The atman is verily the innermost, indepth
substratum of everything, our body, mind and
intellect, the world of objects and all the
experiences attached. Truly the word ‘innermost’
also loses its relevance and so is finally dropped
because the word ‘inner’ is also used with
reference to the outer. In case of the Atman it
alone ‘is’, the one without a second. It is
shuddham - immaculate. The real self cannot
be made impure by the limitations and impurities
of the five sheaths. Truly, the five sheaths
incorporating the body, mind and intellect are an
illusion and do not have any real independent
existence and so their limitations and impurities
too do not have any real existence. So the Atman
is ever pure and untouched, like a lotus in water.
Vivichyat tandulam yatha:
The acharya says this process of
discrimination between the Real and the Unreal
should be brought about by deliberate efforts just
the husk is seperated from the rice grains.

The Five Koshas

1. Annamaya Kosha: The physical body, which is made up of Anna, the food we eat.
2. Pranamaya Kosha: The Energy Kosha, which sustains all physiological activities.
3. Manomaya Kosha: The Mind & Sense organs of perception. The thoughts & emotions.
4. Vigyanamaya Kosha: The Intellect level of personality, where all our decisions are.
5. Anandamaya Kosha: The layer of the experiences of Joy.
Atma transcends all these layers of personality, meaning we are none of these.

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 Spring Time

Lo! Once again with the coming of Spring

Dull shades of life will soon be vanishing

With countless promises in store
I foresee life, a multi-heathered core

And with umpteen joys in offing to rejoice

Happier life is the remnant choice
So, let's not continue the lugubrious ponder

For spring comes only once in a year

Let's all dance, spring and spree
Spring brings joys and colors all for free.

– Mallik Bulusu

Vedanta Sandesh - Mar 2010

 Letter of the
Month Real Wealth

Hari om ! Greetings !

I can see that you are not only a good person, but also a blessed one. God
has blessed you with so many things for which so many are struggling &
striving. However, the test of our wisdom is not merely in getting what we
want, but also in responding to situations when we did not get what we
want, or rather lose what we did not want to lose. Holistically speaking life is
about both getting & losing, so right wisdom is to be prepared for both the
What we all
eventualities. Remember our discussions too started on that note alone.
seek is love, security, Continue to work hard and intelligently to get what you want, but also be
aware of the inevitable other side of life. Have the wisdom and strength to
peace & joy. That is take the entire package of life with equal blessedness & equanimity, and
what we all like, and learn right lessons.

the absence of these What we all seek is love, security, peace & joy. That is what we all like, and
the absence of these things alone creates the lack or pain. Job, money,
things alone creates
relatives are all means for that end alone. If money did not give security
the lack or pain. Job, then it would have no meaning, so also if our relatives did not give us love
then they too would be meaningless. How desperately we need these and
money, relatives are hold on to anything which gives us all these things becomes clear when we
all means for that end imagine a life without these things. Imagine what would your life be if you
lost your job, money and also your loved ones? So who is the really wise &
alone. fulfilled one? Not the one who seeks, but the one who already has these in
plenty and can therefore can afford to rather give these to others too. Those
- Poojya Guruji
who have love alone can give love, those who are secure alone can give
security. Now ask yourself, do you feel happy that you 'get' love or feel
happier that God has given you an opportunity to 'give' lots & lots of love to
all those around you - selflessly, of course starting from your own near &
dear ones, and then to the whole world, including the birds & animals and
what not. Do you feel secure only when you have money or still feel secure
without it? This test will not only reveal to you what you really want, but also
reveal how much real wealth you have truly got today. Those who foolishly
take the means to be the end alone pay the price by their sorrow, grief and
stress. Think.

Lots of love & om,

Swami Atmananda
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 Ramnavami is the incarnation day or in common language is the birthday
of Lord Sri Rama which falls on the 9th day of the bright fortnight of the month of
Chaitra (March-April). This day also marks the end of the nine-day long navaratri
festival of Chaitra maas. As per the english calendar Sri Ram navami falls on
Wednesday the 24th of Mar in 2010.

Rama was the Lord Hari Himself, incarnate on earth for the establishment
of dharma(righteousness). The incarnation of God or taking an Avatar is a unique
feature of Sanatan Dharma. Incarnation of God on earth is not the birth of the
Sri Ram Navami

Supreme being like an ordinary mortal. But it is the manifestation of the Lord
himself at the level of an earthly being with all his glory of knowledge and power,
by invoking his own Maya Shakti. Incarnations of God appear for special reasons
24th Mar 2010

under special circumstances. Whenever unrighteousness overpowers

righteousness and creates chaos in society, whenever individual and selfcentric
attitude takes over and crushes under its feet the welfare of living beings in
totality, shaking up the very foundations of a dharmic order, God takes an
incarnation to re-establish righteousness, restore peace and bring about the
holistic welfare of mankind. Sri Rama is an avatara of Lord Vishnu who came to
re-establish the dwindling order of Dharma, by destroying the forces of evil,
restoring the respect of Mahatmas and pious people and establishing the ideals
of righteousness.

Lord Rama was the best of men with a sterling character. He was the very
image of love. He was an ideal son, an ideal brother, an ideal husband, an ideal
friend and an ideal king. He can be taken to embody all the highest ideals of
man. He led the ideal life of a householder to teach the tenets of righteousness
to humanity. He ruled His people so well that it came to be known as Ram-Rajya,
which meant the rule of righteousness, the rule which bestows happiness and
prosperity on all.

Worshiping the manisfestation of God on such days has special

significance. Such occassions are opportunities to express our yearning to unite
with God. In our worship of God it is implied that we should embibe his qualities,
and live a virtuous life as God himself did. On the other hand, worship of Lord
Rama is itself the surest means to develop such virtues. One who worships Sri
Rama with love and devotion himself follows the path of dharma, is loving and
respectful to all, performs his actions to the best of his abilities and is inspired to
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gain knowledge of the Self. He lives a life as a representative of Lord Rama,
inspired by his virtues and knowledge.

This day is very popularly celebrated not only in India but all over the world.
The devotees celebrate the day with special Ramayana parayans(reading of
Ramayana), pujas, devotional songs,chanting of Ram nama.

As we celebrate Sri Ramnavmi, let us aim to enquire and see the divine
nature of the ideal of perfection known as Maryada Puroshottam. Let us make the
most of the auspicious day by rejoicing the manifestation of the Lord, by seeking
the blessings of our Revered Guru, by offering worship to Sri Rama. chanting
Rama nama, singing devotional songs and reading of Ramayana. Jai Sree Ram.

Hanuman Jayanti

Yatra yatra raghunatha kirtanam; Tatra tatra kritha masthakanjalim;

Bhaspavaari paripurna lochanam; Maarutim namata raakshasanthakam

“We bow to Maruti, Sri Hanuman, who stands with his palms folded above
his forehead, with a torrent of tears flowing down his eyes wherever the Names of
Lord Rama are sung”.

Sri Hanumanji is one of the most inspiring and common Gods in the pan-
theon of Hindu Dieties. On the occassion of his Jayanti we offer our humble pranams
at the divine feet of the great Acharya of Bhakti and sewa. If Lord Sri Rama repre-
sents what perfection and God is all about then Hanumanji represents what an
ideal sewak and devotee should be like. He is indeed one of the best role models
which every sewak and devotee should have in their hearts. He was an ideal self-
less worker, a true Karma Yogi who worked desirelessly and dynamically. He was
a great devotee and an exceptional Brahmachari or celibate. He served Sri Rama
with pure love and devotion, without expecting any fruit in return. He lived to serve
Sri Rama. He was humble, brave and wise. He possessed all the divine virtues.
He did what others could not do—crossing the ocean simply by uttering Ram-
Nam, burning the city of Lanka, and bringing the sanjeevini herb and restoring
Lakshmana to life again. He brought Sri Rama and Lakshmana from the nether
world after killing Ahiravana. Hanumanji had devotion, knowledge, spirit of selfless
service, power of celibacy, and desirelessness. He never boasted of his bravery
and intelligence. No wonder Hanumanji inspires the masses so much. So its not
surprising that in India there are far more temples of Hanumanji than Lord Sri
Rama, his Master. This in no way devalues the Master, but all those who are aware
of the story of Ramayana, that this is due to the blessings of Bhagwan Sri Ram
himself, that may my devotee be more revered than myself simply because
immulation of the qualities of a devotees is the way to their inculcation, and when
we truly become like Hanumanji then the darshan of Sri Ramji will never be a far
cry.

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 Make a Difference
A man was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset.
As he walked along he began to see another man in the distance.

As he grew nearer he noticed that the local native kept leaning

down, picking something up, and throwing it out into the water. Time
and again he kept hurling things out into the ocean.

As our friend approached even closer he noticed that the man

was picking up starfish that had washed up onto the beach, and one
at a time, he was throwing them back into the ocean.

The first man was puzzled. He approached the man and said,
"Good Evening Friend, I was wondering what are you doing?" And he
replied, "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's
low tide right now and all these starfish have been washed up onto
the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they will die from
the lack of oxygen."

"I understand," my friend replied "but there must be thousands

of starfish on this beach and you couldn't possibly get to all of them.
There are simply too many and don't you realize that this is happen-
ing on hundreds of beaches up and down this coast ... can't you see
that that you can't possibly make a difference?

The local native smiled, bent down, picked up yet another

starfish ... and as he threw it back out into the sea, he replied, "It
made a difference to that one!"

You may feel like you cannot make a difference in the world
today, but you CAN make a difference in one life at a time.

Vedanta Sandesh - Mar 2010

 Gen Stories

Reading More & Dusting Less

po n
n ce u .. I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and
O e . admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm
m
a ti spending more time with my family and friends and less time working.
Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor,
not to endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish
them.

I'm not 'saving' anything; we use our good china and crystal for
every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped,
or the first Amaryllis blossom. I wear my good blazer to the market. My
theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag
of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties, but
wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank. 'Some-
day' and 'one of these days' are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If
it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it
now.

I'm not sure what others would've done had they known they
wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think
they would have called family members and a few close friends. They
might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences
for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chi-
nese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was. I'm guessing; I'll
never know.

It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I
knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain
letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that
I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly
love them. I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save any-
thing that would add laughter and luster to our lives.

And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is

special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.

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 Feb’10 VM / VA Programs
Mahashivratri Celebrations, Indore:
On 12th Feb Mahashivratri was celebrated with great devotion &
enthusiassm at Vedanta Ashram, Indore. There were special pujas through-
out the day. The first Rudrabhisheka was in the morning, second in the after-
noon which concluded just before the evening Aarti, and then a late night
puja which ended around mid-night.
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In the evening special decoration of Bhagwan Sri Gangeshwar

Mahadev was done. Smeared with ashes, the kingly demeanour of Lord
looked very gracious in the midst of a beautiful flower rangoli. Hundreds of
devotees are given an opportunity to have darshan of Shiv-linga on the ashram
terrace on this day, and offer their respects at the Shiv-Paduka. Later devo-
tees came and sat down quietly for some dhyana too.

Sanyas Day Bhandara, Indore:

On Mahashivratri day was also the Sanyas Deeksha day of Poojya
Swamini Amitanandaji and P. Swamini Poornanandaji. However, as that is a
fasting day, it was decided to have a special Bhandara to commemorate the
occasion on the week-end, the 14th Feb. Smt Vidya Awasthi took the privi-
lege of offering the special Malwi feast of Dal-Bati to all devotees. Both the
Mahatmas were specially felicitated by her and others.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Lucknow:

A seven days Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Guruji Sri Swami
Atmananda Saraswatiji was organized at Hari om Mandir, Lalbag, Lucknow
from 20th to 27th Feb 2010. The subject matters of the two morning & evening
discourses were Bhagwad Gita Chapter 1, and Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 1.
The evening discourse series was for the Bhagwad Gita, in which
Poojya Guruji revealed the profound importance of studying the first chapter
of Gita, which is often overlooked & bypassed. Every specialist takes lot of
time to specifically diagnose the problem before jumping on the bandwagon
of solutions. The celebrated author of Bhagwad Gita who does not waste
even a single word, has given us an entire chapter, which obviously cannot
be redundant. It is often said that because of Moha there is Shoka, which is
like saying that because of infection there is fever, but the real test lies in
identifying the nature of Moha, then alone specific solution, if any, can be
given about the problem.
In the moring session Poojya Guruji revealed the profound dedication
of Ashtavakra Rishi for Brahma-Vidya. Knowledge alone redeems and not
any Karma’s whatsoever. Karmas are just to prepare the mind and thereafter
it is just knowledge and knowledge alone which as though liberates. During
the Yagna P.Guruji also visited the famous Lucknow Zoo.

Vedanta Sandesh - Mar 2010

 Feb’10 VM / VA Programs
Talks at Treveni Almirah, Lucknow:
On 23rd and 24th Feb Poojya Guruji gave a talk on the starting dohas
of Hanuman Chalisa to the management and staff of Treveni Almirah com-
pany at their factory at Chinhat Industrial Estate. The 350 plus staff and
devotees listened to the talks with nice attention. Hanuman Chalisa was
distributed to all.
Vedanta Mission / Ashram Programs

In his discourse Poojya Guruji revealed Hanumanji as a role-model

for all fearless and dynamic workers. He was an embodiment of Knowledge
and Devotion. He is an enlightened one, and represents the best of all quali-
ties. Hanuman Chalisa has been revealed as Book of Life-Management
and more so Self-Management, which culminates in actualizing ones com-
petencies and potential. This finally leads to the ultimate goal of human life
- Self-Realization.

Bithoor Yatra:
After the Gyana Yagna, Poojya Guruji, Swamini Samatanandaji and
twenty five other devotees went for a day long visit to the ancient pilgrim
center of Bithoor. After concluding the morning session of Ashtavakra Gita
and a quick breakfast, the caravan of five cars started from Lucknow at 11
AM.
The first stop was a nice scenic place of Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.
There is a lake at the heart of the sanctuary which is home for dozens of
local as well as migratory birds. The Sanctuary has nice walking trails around
the lake, with greens all over. Later we reached Bithoor, where the great
sage Valmiki had his ashram, and thus it was here where Ramji first met
him, later Laksman left Sitaji near this place, Lav-Kush were born here only.
Later in the history this place became famus for having Nanarao Peshwa
and Rani Laksmibai. Gangaji flows near this ancient town.

Holi Celebrations, Lucknow:

On 28th Feb was the Holika Dahan, also called as Dhulendi. Poojya
Guruji and Swamini Samatanandaji were at his ancestral home in Lucknow
Cantt. In the night the traditional fire was lit by the children and family mem-
bers. Earier in the evening a music Program was organized at the residence
of Sandeep & Jaishree Misra at their Kabir Road flat, in which Anupam and
Pranav Tiwari presented Flute and Voilin programs. Both these brothers are
learning classical music. Later Sandeep and his friends presented various
new numbers on their modern musical instruments.
Sandeep sang some songs and even played a number on his Hawain
Guitar. Lovely dinner followed the program which everyone enjoyed thor-
oughly. All over the city at almost every crossing a fire had been lit by the
local residents, and there was festivity in the air.

Check out the detailed Photo Albums of the various functions on

VM News Blog at : http://vmissionews.blogspot.com/
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 Quotes

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream
always wins--not through strength but by perseverance."
- H. Jackson Brown

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

- Margaret B. Runbeck

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has

many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
- Charles Dickens

Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, despera-

tion, perspiration and inspiration. - Evan Esar

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can
only decide how you're going to live now.
- Joan Baez

You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a

lot of empty yesterdays.

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

- David Carradine

Vedanta Sandesh - Mar 2010

 Forthcoming Programs

Gita Gyana Yagna, Dehradun:

A Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji will shortly be organized at
Dehradun. She proposes to take Gita Chapter 1 and Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 1. Dates are
being finalized and will be announced soon.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Wellingborough, UK:

A week long Gita Gyana Yagna will be organized at Hindu Temple at Wellingborough
from 10th to 17th Apr 2010 by Poojya Swamini Samatanandaji. The subject matter of the
discourses will be 1st chapter of Bhagawad Gita and a morning session at the residence of
Kirtiben Thakrar on Sadhana Panchakam.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Ahmedabad:

A Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji will shortly be organized
at Ramkrishna Kendra, Maninagar, Ahmedabad. She proposes to take Gita Chapter 1 and
Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 1. Dates are being finalized and will be announced soon.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Mumbai:

A Gita Gyana Yagna by Poojya Guruji Swami Atmanandaji will shortly be orga-
nized at BHA Hall, Bandra, Mumbai from 10th to 16th May. He proposes to take the third
chapter of Ashtavakra Gita and Gita Chapter 2.

Sadhana Camp, Rishikesh:

Poojya Guruji will conduct a 6 days Sadhana Camp at Swami Dayananda Ashram,
Rishikesh from 7th to 12th June. The participants are expected to reach there by 6th evening
and can leave on 13th June. The subject matter of discourses will be Kaivalya Upanishad
and Gita Chapter 3.

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