Monday, September 28, 2009

Dr. Gopalakrishnan - 24th SEPTEMBER 2009

THURSDAY MESSAGE, 24th SEPTEMBER 2009 (SERIES 176)

Siksha granthas: There are 18 siksha granthas of which few are now available. They are Sounka Siksha written by Maharshi Sounaka, Narayana Siksha, Naaradeeya Siksha, Saakataayana Siksha, Panineeya siksha . Siksha is one among the six vedangas and all these books discuss the method of chanting veda mantras with ten sruthies. The ten sruthes are udaata, anudaattha, swaritha, repha, hraswa, pracheya, anunaasikaa, kampa, deergha kampa and plutha. All the books give how the veda mantras are to be chanted in the specific tones, as you might have heard the chanting of Vedas.

Our motherland 2500 yrs ago: Laws and rules of Bhaarath as given in Vishnu Dharma saastra.(contd)

Defamation and misbehavior cases
26. The penalty for degrading or belittling the person who practices the Varna dharma should put the fine of 200 karashapana 27. Telling the lie and stealing the materials should also pay the same amount as fine. 28. Same amount fine for degrading or ill treating the teachers. 29. People from higher Varna ill treats those from lower Varna , severe punishment to the extent of cutting the tongue or equivalent should be given. 30. If it is reverse, small amount as fine should be given. 31. If belittling / denigrating Vedic scholars 32. Or the rulers of villages or counties / graamaadhyakshas / desaadhyakshas, the fine should be levied equivalent to the depth of the ill treatment. 33. For minor or less harsh words, only 100 karsha pana should be levied as fine. 34. Those who use harsh words connecting mother or sister (women from the house) 35. Ill treatment of those from the same varnas and 36. Ill treatment based on varnas , the fine should be respectively 12, 6, 3 karshapanas. 37. However the fine or any other punishment should be charged only after assessing the time, location, and other parameters of both the persons 38. If the negatives are done in extremely serious location, the intensity of punishment should be assessed after analyzing the situation. 39. This type of analyses is applicable only for the insult using sharp words.
Cases related with women
40. If other’s wife is ill treated severe punishment should be given. 41. This punishment should be given according to the Varna of the individual who did the crime. 42. The same rule is applicable for those who steal the cattle / cows. 43. If the stolen materials are of glorious or invaluable in nature, even death penalty can be given. 44. If other (than the cows) type of animals are stolen, 100 karshapanam fine should be given. 45. If a girl is married without informing her demerits (physical and mental problems) appropriate punishment should be given 46. If a girl who had sex with another prior to marriage, and that girl is married without informing this, the person who is responsible for the marriage should look after the girl if the husband divorces the girl. 47. If a noble man is denigrated by calling as dushta / cruel man, the person should be severely dealt with.
Punishments towards the cruelties against animals
48. Cut one hand or leg of the person who kills camel, cows, or horses 49. The same punishment should be given to those who sell the meat which are prohibited. 50. The punishment for killing the owner’s cow is 100 karsha pana. 51. Other than the price of the cow . This should be given to the owner. 52. Punishment for killing the forest animal should be equal to 500 karshapana. 53. Killing the protected / nurtured birds, fish etc 10 karshapanas is the fine. 54. If good and useful butterflies, beetles, etc, are killed or destroyed the fine should be 1 karshapana. 55. Severe punishment should be given for cutting very useful trees 56. Medium punishment / madhyama danda should be given for those who are destroying shrubs, herbs, etc telling that they are disturbances. 57. They have to remit 100 karshapana as penalty. 58. If good grass is destroyed or cut and removed unnecessarily 1 karsha pana should be levied as fine. 59. Whatever materials, trees, plants, animals are destroyed, the fine and the actual price should be given to the owner .

THIS WEEK ACHIEVEMENTS OF IISH
Excellent response on visiting/ downloading from the iish website. Audio messages on Navaratri have been communicated through the Thursday messages in three languages. Jnaana yoga of Bhagavath Gita CD and . Karma yoga speech of Gita DVD (3hrs) have been released.

THIS/ NEXT WEEK PROGRAMS OF IISH
24th Theerthapaadamandapam lecture, 26 to 29th Behrain lecture. 2nf oct IISH family get together. 3rd & 4th Palakkad programs. On 4th Jnaana yoga lecture in Palakkad town hall. 9th National Academy for Direct Taxes, Nagpur

SERIOUS INFORMATION
Many of the Sanskrit words, Hindu ways of worship, idols, Vedic quoting, and many similar practices of Hindu dharma are being utilized by Christians missionaries for converting Hindus to Christianity.

SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF INDIA
Susrutha has mentioned more than 108 yanthras and sastras for conducting surgery which in olden days was known as salya chikitsa. Majority of the modern surgical tools ( not instruments) are the same as what Maharshi susrutha has mentioned in Susrutha samhitha.

WHAT I HEARD AND SAW
Majority of the Television channels are now at a competition for telecasting the Hindu puranaas, discourses, animation pictures. It appears as though a reversion is taking place everywhere towards our heritage.

THIS WEEK MESSAGE
(repetition) With full devotion, sincerity, dedication, sacrifice, icchasakti, jnaana sakti and kriyaasakti MARKET Hindu dharma to Hindus /non Hindus /atheists /Indians or non Indians .

A LINE OF GUIDANCE
Perform Durghashtami ayudhapooja , Mahanavami pusthaka pooja and vijaya dasami vidyaarambha wherever you are. Give the messages of these poojas to one and all. The pooja method is given in iish website.. perform pooja to your vehicle/computer/tools /instruments on durgashtami day. And all your books on mahanavami day without fail

PAINFUL HISTORY OF INDIA
We think only about ourselves, our family, my and mine. But we pray lokaa samasthaa sukhino bhavanthu. Many a times the prayer and practice are diametrically opposite.

SCIENTIFIC SUPERSTITION
We think the more the doctors and hospitals the more developed our society is and the more healthy we are .Unfortunately the truth is that the less the need and use of doctors and hospitals, the healthier the society is.

A LINE ON ACHARA.
Wash your face, hands and legs before entering into the house after walking in the streets as the washing the face can freshen you as the face skin is very sensitive. Washing the hands keeps them clean for taking food hygienically. Washing the legs give cooling effect to brain and eyes.

YOUR QUESTIONS AND MY ANSWERS:
You have told that Sanaathana dharma should be marketed . Is it right ? I told one and all with all devotion and bhakti market Hindu dharma, because everything in the modern world is marketed and the word marketing is the only word which communicates the message of spreading the dharma. Whomsoever can market his product he/they can achieve the goal. Or they/he can survive on the globe earth.
Is there anything called bad time or good time for anyone? Yes for everyone good time and bad time are there, sometimes we come to know that sometimes we ignore that. But it is there for one and all.

What is the aim of life? Living happily and making others life happy in a positive way.

WITH PRANAMS, IISH COMMUNICATION TEAM-- Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Litt., Director, IISH

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Dr.Gopalakrishnan - THURSDAY MESSAGE, 17.SEP.2009

INDIAN LITERATURE:
Yajurveda has two major recensions / branches Sukla yajurveda ( which include Kaanwa samhita and Maadhyandina samhita each having 40 chapters with minor variations only) and Krishna yajurveda having many recensions. Sukla yajurveda has only Veda mantra as hymns in poetical style but in Krishna yajurveda both poem and prose exist. When all the recensions/ branches of yajurveda are put together, it is known as yajurveda vruksha the total number will be 101 ( few say it is 108) many of these recensions are not available now / lost for ever.

Following are the quotations from Vishnu Dharma Saastra written 2500 years ago which were the basic principles/ rules /laws or this country.

Rules and violation connected with contract jobs
154. If a contract work has not been completed within the specified time and the contractor leaves, the contractor should give the loss to the owner and 155. 100 pana fine to the government. 156. If the workers of the contractor damages the property of the owner, the contactor / worker should give the equivalent amount 157. If , due to ignorance or health problem, the damage or loss occurred for the owner the above rule is not applicable. 158. If the worker is not given the work till the specified period, the owner is expected to give the salary for the remaining period also. 159. The owner should remit 100 pana as fine too for not employing for the sufficient period, after promising. 160. If the whole things happen due to the misbehavior or fault of the worker, none of the above rule is applicable.

Punishment for grabbing government land
168. Those who are grabbing the government property , or the property given by the king for charitable work, should be sentenced to deport from the country 169. Those who are violating the rules connected with protecting the government property should also be given the same punishment. 170. If the national property or the public property are damaged the same punishment should be given 171. If deposited or security materials are stolen, the cost of the materials/ the deposit with interest should be calculated as penalty 172. Even if the rules connected with the deposits/ banking are not followed and the deposit is given based on the mutual trust, these rules are applicable.
173. If the boundary wall or the fences are damaged, the fine with reconstruction cost should be levied from the person. 174. Those give poisonous drinks, or spoiled food items should also be treated as above. 175. Sales of any poisonous drinks, or foods, and burglary of the houses or temples, also call for the same penalty with higher intensity.
Punishment for insulting government workers
176. If the high positioned government employees or workers are ill treated by the public severe punishment should be given. 177. If medium officers were ill treated medium punishment should be given. 178. If carelessly behaves towards the government servants minor punishment should be given. 179. If given as donation or sold , it is like sold for ever and one cannot argue for getting them back and if by force grabbed back, it is a punishable crime by law.

SERIOUS INFORMATION
Let us do our level best to popularize Sanaathana dharma through all popular means. Most painful experience is that Hindu dharma is targeted by other religion for conversion using all the crooked pathways.

WHAT I HEARD AND SAW
I saw in Australia hundreds of people are working with full devotion and dedication for our dharma. But the unfortunate observation is that none to give the scientific message on our dharma. Lack of jnaana sakti is the limitations.

THIS WEEK MESSAGE
Let each one of us with full devotion, dedication, love and affection MARKET our Sanaathana dharma using all the modern techniques.

A LINE OF GUIDANCE
Let 90% of the Indians just try to know what the scientific Hindu / Sanaathana dharma is. Let 7 % go deeper and let 3 % become thorough in learning and teaching Hindu dharma with a scientific spirit.

PAINFUL HISTORY OF INDIA
Conversion is going on everywhere in the far east countries particularly focusing the Hindus and the prime center of the conversions activity is THE KERALA CHRISTIANS ( they convert others even by violating the rules of those countries)


SCIENTIFIC SUPERSTITION
Meditation is not merely sitting and breathing . it is a level which should be attained by a series and serious training. Abhyaaasa vairaaghybhyaam thannirodha. Through detachment and continuous training only one can reach the level of meditation. Sa tu deergha kaala nairantharya satkaaraa seivitaa dhrudda bhoomi which is the abhyaasa.

A LINE ON ACHARA
Chant a mantra and listen mantra for ten mins which will take your mind to a highly positive altitude

YOUR QUESTIONS AND MY ANSWERS
Why you talk and write against the (former) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S R Reddy ? The only one chief minister in India did ( as he expired I use the past tense) everything to convert Andhra Pradesh to full Christian state bluntly in day light violating all the foundations of Indian culture and secularism. I am against his activities and not against him. He has Christianized the whole Tirumala temple too.

INVITATIONS : OCT 2ND IISH MEMBERS MEET AT NHC MAZHUVANCHERY POSTIVELY ATTEND & OCT 4TH AT 5.00 PM PALAKKAD MUNCIPAL TOWN HALL JNNANA YOGA CLASS OF N.GOPALAKRISHNAN
WITH PRANAMS, IISH COMMUNICATION TEAM



-- Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Litt., Director, IISH

Friday, September 11, 2009

Happy krishnashtami



Today is the Sreekrishna jayanthi. As OSHO said, the personality of Krishna
is unparallel in human history.






This photo is taken from the site
http://spirituality-meditation-yoga-pictures.blogspot.com/search/label/Krishna
There are some more nice photos available there...