THURSDAY MESSAGE, 6th AUGUST 2009 (SERIES 169)
MAHOPANISHAD : This Upanishad has six chapters. The subject of discussion is the glory of Lord Narayana, in the cosmic form /viraat roopa /viswaroopa of Mahavishnu, the story of Sree Suka Brahma Rushi who could attain the level of sarwajnaani, the advise given by Sree Suka to Janaka Maharajan (King Janaka), the pathway through which the king could attain moksha, etc are also explained one after the other. Then story of a young child Nighaadha who through thapashcarya attained the level of a Maharishi is given . After this explanation, the cause of our ego, desires and expectations for luxuries in the physical world resulting in the sorrow, dissatisfaction, discontentment etc are explained.
THIS WEEK ACHIEVEMENTS OF IISH : Lectures in University of Kerala, theerthapaada mandapam and in samskrutha prathishtan, in Trivandrum. Release of five Heritage CD /VCD Series : Lectures from Saastra 2008 (MP3 CD series no. 556) Kudumbaangalkkoru disaa bhodha sandesam (VCD series 726) Velluvilikkunna chodyangalum athinu gopalakrishnante marupatiyum (VCD series 727), Bharatheeya granthangalkkoru vasakalanam (VCD series 728) Release of Five Message Popularization CDs (newly started 2- 4 hrs CDs ) at low price. The CDs are on Pithru karma, Bhagavath Gita Karma yoga, An introduction to yoga and Sree Narayana Gurudeva Karma sandesangal. A brochure on Gita and karma yoga has also been released..
From this month issue onwards the English and Malayalam monthlies (Bharatha paitruka sandesam & Bharath heritage news, will be released as reference heritage books and the first issue will be the translation of Vishnu dharma Saastra.
IISH collaborats with NTV for daily messages in middle east countries. The recording has started on 6th August, this week.
THIS WEEK PROGRAMS OF IISH : (DR.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN’S LECTURES PROGRAMS OF IISH From 7 to 14 AUGUEST, 2009)
7th 10.00am
Hr sec. school, Tiruvampady
Alapuzha
09847165488
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN
7th 12.30 pm
Kerala IT Mission
Alapuzha
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7th 6.00pm
Fire & Rescue service personnel
Trissur Town
0944781070
M.VASUDEVAN
8th 10.00 am
Bhagavatha satram
Shornur
09947065641
SRI KRISHNAN
8th 2.00pm
Nehru Engineering college
Thiruvilwamala
Palakkad
09447625390, SRI SANKARANARAYAN
8TH 6.30 pm
Peringottukurissi temple
Palakkad
09447625390 SRI SANKARANARAYAN
9th 10.00 am
Vadakkanthara temple
Palakkad
09447625390, SRI SANKARANARAYAN
9th 2.00 pm
Chinmaya school, Kollangode
Palakkad
09446974932
SRI VISHNU
9th 5.00 pm
Kotta temple
Palakkad
09447625390,
10th full day
Hindusthan Liver
Bombay
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12th 10.00 am
Bhagavath Geetha yajnam, karuvatta
Harippad
09447062388
SRI. KUTTAN VAIDYAN
12TH 2.00 PM
NSS Polytechnic, Perumbillikkal,
Pandalam
09995161438
SRI. REGHUKUMAR
12th 6.00pm
Akhilabharatha Ayyappa Sevasnagom,
Mavelikkara
0479-2302883, PROF. ANANTHASIVA IYER
INDIAN LITERATURE: Learning Veda mantras is not easy. One should start learning bye heart from childhood with ten sruthies with patience. Later on it is the choice of the student to go deep into various aspects of Vedas, if he likes. But chanting Veda mantra should be done with udaatta, anudaatta, swarita, repha, hraswa, pracheya, anunaasika, kampa, deergha kampa and pluta srutiees. Since learning is not easy for common men, it is advised that everyone need not chant /study Vedas.
SERIOUS INFORMATION: Every airlines touching India shows the slum dog millionaire movie. I happened to see it on the way to US, I found that this movie is seriously denigrating & tarnishing India.
ANCIENT INDIAN MANAGEMENT MESSAGES: VIDUROPADESA: “……People should stand united so that nothing can defeat them. They can also prosper through unity. Scholars, cattle, family members, children, women, supporter, and protector of good cause also should never fight each other nor destroy each other . ……… “Hey Drutha Raastra Maharajan! Let you be healthy ! Let you become prosperous, let you not suffer from poverty and illness,” (said Vidura )
SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF INDIA: composition of Delhi iron pillar ( which was in olden days known as Vishnu stambha) Carbon 0.28%, Silicon 0.026%, Phosphorous 0.18%, Copper 0.006%, Manganese , Nickel, Nitrogen, and Sulphur traces….. remaining iron . This iron pillar has not yet rusted and that is the marvelous iron technology of India existed for the last 2000 years.
WHAT I HEARD AND SAW : Majority of the Malayalam television channels have changed their approach from telecasting the negatives on Indian culture to as many positives as possible. Try to understand and study as much as possible from different television channels. Spending few mins or hrs to watch these is worthier than spending days together for reading the original books and to learning because, the cream of Indian knowledge is given through the programs.
THIS WEEK MESSAGE: Breaking the relation with anyone is very easy. Building the relation is a cumbersome work. The former may take few minutes the latter may take days or months or even years.
A LINE OF GUIDANCE: Let you become a shock absorber in every meetings. Give good guidance to others. For reaching this level you should never have a hidden agenda and should not get angry.
PAINFUL HISTORY OF INDIA: Sir. C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer was a great Divan for Travancore Maharaja, who created wonderful and famous institutions, in Travancore State. He even invited Albert Einstein to become the Vice chancellor of University of Kerala and brought a Titanium expert (Keralite) from England to start the Travancore Titanium Ltd. factory in Trivandrum. Later the so called progressives tarnished him and now he is notoriously known as a cruel ruler. All negatives of the king were put on Sir, C.P’s shoulders and he was thrown away from the State. That great patriot’s contribution as more than a dozen international level institutions remains the symbol of Trivandrum.
SCIENTIFIC SUPERSTITION: “Using and consuming the Ayurvedic drugs are good.” Says many. Remember that Using ayurvedic drugs is sometimes better than chemical based modern drugs. It does not mean that ayurvedic drugs are like food and are good. It is wrong to think that they do not have side effects. Drug is a drug so/and use carefully, if and only if needed.
A LINE ON ACHARA: While praying, eating, sleeping, chitchatting, etc never sit on the floor without a mat or cloth (a non conductor). The bio electricity get earthed from your body creating body ache, weakness, leg pain and arthritis. Even while eating on a dining table, watching TV, etc., let your legs be on a non conductor.
YOUR QUESTIONS AND MY ANSWERS: Why the sexual postures are projected in the pillars and walls of temples ?
All the spirituality/ pilgrimage /temple visit / is for the mind. Mind is resting on body. All that are present in the body are part and parcel of spirituality. How ever in big/great temples, the postures of animal and human beings are demonstrated with a precise aim. Temple is the place where your mental attention is diverted from worldly luxuries to divinity. This cannot be done within a few days or few visits. It is a continuous process as told by Maharshi Patnjali Abhyaasa vairaaghyaabhyaam tannirodha only through practice and detachment this is achieved. Through bhajans, good pictures/ odor / prasadam/ touch/ contact/ etc the attention of sensory organs can be diverted. But the attraction towards sex is not easy to divert. To make it sure that THE ATTRACTION TOWARDS SEX IS also diverted, ONLY possible method is present it in the natural form or the form the artist feel. Remember it works /worked. You can see in Mahakshetraas people do not get attracted towards these. These are only casual things for them. (There are many more explanations. I have presented only one view).
WITH PRANAMS, IISH COMMUNICATION TEAM
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With pranams !
Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan,
M. A.; M.Sc.;Ph.D.; D.Litt.;
Director, IISH
