THURSDAY MESSAGE, 23RD JULY   2009 (SERIES 167)

Yoga choodaamani Upanishad continued: the description goes through the group of nadies,   and their names and role  they play in yogic practices,   the passage of pancha praana (praana, apaana, vyaana, udaana, samaana and aathama), the continuous  thapas /practice the exciting /activating /utthejanam of  kundalini  and explained. Further the importance of khechari mudra  is explained. The importance of the  prayer by chanting pranavam  is further explained. Then the relation among omkaaram-brahma thathwam-panchabhootham-panchapraana-pancha devathaa- etc. in the last part of this Upanishad  detailed descriptions on the practice and merits of  doing praanaayaama are given systematically.

THIS WEEK ACHIEVEMENTS OF IISH :- Fantastic response  for the pitru karma held in Mazhuvanchery about 5000 people    from all religions and  from all walks of life attended the pitru karma.  A series of lectures were also held in Matha Amruthananda mayee asram, EKM, Agriculture college,  Trissur, Chinmaya mission, Trissur.Temples in Kodakaraa, oorakam, Trivandrum Ernakulam  and Trivandrum during this period

INDIAN LITERATURE :
Understanding Brahmanas  is practically impossible for a common man or for even a Sanskrit scholar because the  explanations in few lines are  given in Vedic sanskti  which needs simplified commentaries  for us to understand the message. How evr it is not  that important for a common man to understand the meaning of Brahmanas because it mainly gives the rituals of yaagas. However the contents of Sathapatha brahmana and Gopatha brahmana are  historically very very important.

ANCIENT INDIAN MANAGEMENT MESSAGES:VIDUROPADESA:-
When the fire woods are kept separately while burning, only the smoke will come. But when they are kept together during  burning   flames will come.  Like this when the relatives  stay together  the  good things  will take place and when they are separated only pain remains.  Those who ‘demonstrate’ their muscle power towards great scholars, cows, women  and their relatives  get themselves degraded everyday.

SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF INDIA
The famous historian Sri. Vincent smith says that we must give a still greater measure of admiration to the forgotten craftsmen who dealt so successfully in producing the still more ponderous iron mass (than Delhi iron pillar) of the Dhar iron  monument”  the Dhar iron  pillar  is the tallest iron pillar in the world having 43 ft 8 inch height, weighing 7 tones, erected during 1000 AD

THIS WEEK MESSAGE:-
Through all the television channels  great heritage messages are now pouring as puranic stories, commentaries, animation pictures and also movies and serials. Utilize  all these opportunities for learning and spreading the messages

A LINE OF GUIDANCE:-
Utilize every minute of our  life, because the minute which has gone from us is gone for ever and   future is becoming  present and present is becoming past so fast.

PAINFUL HISTORY OF INDIA:-
Formerly  kings were projecting themselves, but they had the guidance and control of dharmic Rushies and  ministers. Now the ministers are projecting themselves as politicians and none is there to control  them.

SCIENTIFIC SUPERSTITION :-
Majority of the medicines given  in different  names for the same patients and for the same diseases  have the same component, but  given by the doctors after listening to the medical representatives

A LINE ON ACHARA :-
A prayer before  taking food can  produce saliva in your mouth. You cn simply sit or pray as you like, it has  merit of producing saliva  before  the food goes to stomach.

WHAT I HERD AND SAW :-
I found the extremely fantastic response from the students and faculty members  of Govt. Agriculture college, Trissur that, each and everyone of them   are  so much interested in learning, teaching and practicing  the heritage  knowledge not only in agricultural aspects but also in  every other branch. Many agricultural aspects  are displayed in the notice board of the government college.

A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE :-
Gurupoornima was celebrated world over  with great respect and reverence  by way of honoring   the teachers and scholars.  The students of Trivandrum Sanskrit college performed the  GURUOOJA by inviting   a Great Sanskrit scholar and denigrating, degrading and harassing him. Many students took part in this wretched activity. The great scholar commented  “ I AM HAPPY THAT  THE STUDENTS DID NOT BEAT ME AND THROW STONES ON ME”. It is  natural that we can expect only this type of activity   from the  students of the politicized GOVT. SANSKRIT COLLEGE, Trivandrum