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