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REACH “For One’S Own Liberation and for the Newsletter of Vedanta Centres of Australia Welfare of the World.” 2 Stewart Street, Ermington, NSW 2115, Australia, P.O Motto: Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha, REACH “For one’s own liberation and for the Newsletter of Vedanta Centres of Australia welfare of the world.” 2 Stewart Street, Ermington, NSW 2115, Australia, P.O. Box 3101, Monash Park, NSW 2111 Website: www.vedantasydney.org; e-mail: [email protected]; Phones: (02) 8197 7351, -52; Fax: (02) 9858 4767. Salutation be to You, O Narayani, O You Who are intent on saving the dejected and distressed that take refuge under You. O You, Devi Who remove the sufferings of all. May the Divine Mother Shower blessings on us all. Sayings and Teachings The Bhavatarini Kali Temple at Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, where Sri Ramakrishna attained perfection worshipping the Divine Mother Kali (inset). Continue Meditation always “After the Chosen Ideal is brought page 225; Ramakrishna-Vivekananda of thought. We have one common and seated on the lotus of the heart, Centre of New York, U.S. goal, and that is the perfection of the sacrificial lamp of meditation the human soul, the god within us. on Him should always be kept Thoughts might differ, not the Goal --- Swami Vivekananda, burning. While one is engaged in We must learn to love the man who worldly duties, one should watch at differs from us in opinion. We must The Complete works of Swami intervals whether that lamp is burning learn that differentiation is the life Vivekananda, Volume 1X, page 487; within or not.” Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, India. --- Sri Ramakrishna. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2009 Sri Ramakrishna:The Great Master Centre Volume I by Swami Saradananda, page Function Date 429; Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Durga Puja Sydney Saturday, 26 September 2009 Chennai, India. God resides in the heart of all Brisbane Saturday, 19 December 2009 “In the fullness of spiritual realisation, Birthday of Sri Sarada Devi Melbourne Tuesday, 8 December 2009 a person finds that the God who resides in his heart resides in the Perth Sunday, 13 December 2009 heart of all - the oppressed, the Sydney Tuesday, 8 December 2009 persecuted, the lowly, and the untouchable. This realisation makes Welcome one truly humble.” We welcome you all to the Ramakrishna - Vedanta Movement and invite you to attend our functions and actively participate in the propagation of the Universal --- Sri Sarada Devi. message of Vedanta as epitomized in the lives of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Holy Mother by Swami Nikhilananda, Mother Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda. REACHREACH Issue Issue No.No. 148 Page 1 September 2009 News and activities of Vedanta Centres of Australia and New Zealand For the period From May 2009 to August 2009 also some news about September 2009 ADELAIDE CENTRE Anavkar, Sharada Muralidharan and The ceremony was participated by Monthly activities: Mallika Prasad. The singers were number of local artists who performed accompanied by Kiran Mandpe on devotional songs and folk and classical Swami Sridharananda continued his tabla, Amit Srivastava on key-board dances. More than 400 guests attended three days-a-month visit to Adelaide and Pravesh Sewrathan on manjira. the function. The evening concluded and delivered discourses on the Bhagavad Shivanthini Gowri Rajaramanan was with a speech by Swami Sridharananda Gita and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The the MC for the evening. and a vegetarian dinner organized by talks are held at Dulwich Community the committee. Centre, 14 Union Street, Dulwich SA BRISBANE CENTRE 5065. The lectures are being recorded. Daily activities: CANBERRA CENTRE For details of the ongoing monthly Morning worship, evening arati, bhajans, Swami Sridharananda conducted programmes please contact Mr. Raman and a reading from The Gospel of Sri classes on the Bhagavad Gita twice a Sharma, Secretary, on 08- 8431 9775 or Ramakrishna are the regular activities month at the Majura Community Centre Mrs. Pathma Iswaran on 08-8379 5336. at the Centre at 181 Burbong Street, in Canberra. He also gave parlour Cultural Programme: Chapel Hill, QLD 4073, (Phone no. talks based on the Yoga Sutras of A cultural programme - ‘An evening 07-3720 0228). A resident volunteer Patanjali once a month. Contacts: Mr. J. of Dance and Music of the Indian looks after the day-to-day activities Venkataraman, Secretary - 02-6258 7612 sub-continent’ was held on Saturday, at the Centre. and Dr. Ian Doherty, Treasurer - 02- the 18th of July 2009 at the Parks Monthly and Annual activities: 6247 8519. Community Centre, Cowan St, Angle Swami Atmeshananda visited Brisbane MELBOURNE CENTRE Park, SA. In the first half of the once a month and delivered talks on the 1. Daily Activities: programme Brijanthi Rajeev, an Bhagavad Gita as well as other spiritual experienced classical exponent of topics. The vesper service is held daily at the Bharatanatyam, presented four dances in Centre at 7 Judy Court, Vermont, Swami Sridharananda delivered three Vic 3133 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the Kalakshetra style. After the dance talks from the 3rd of July to 5th of July performance, Swami Sridharananda, in It includes set hymns, scriptural readings 2009. The topics of the talks were and meditation and occasional devotional his brief address to the audience, high- “Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, who is lighted the excellence of the Vedantic singing. Two resident volunteers look She?” “Swami Vivekananda as Sri after the services in the mornings and on culture and how it teaches ways to Ramakrishna made him” and “Sri make use of the creative instincts special occasions. Ramakrishna as Swami Vivekananda The bookstall made available literature within us to convert our life from saw him”. These were delivered at the egocentric existence to divine-centric on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda, Vedanta Ashrama premises, the University of philosophy, and other spiritual topics existence. He pointed out that lives of Queensland and Jamboree Heights Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and in print, audio, and visual media State School. On the final day a free throughout the period. For further Swami Vivekananda are concrete vegetarian lunch was organized by the examples of the manifestation of the information please contact Mr. Suresh committee. Vedantic culture. According to it Ravinutala, Secretary, on 03-9803 6154 and each and every religion is a direct and Celebrations: Mr. Mohana Krishnan on 03-9801 6174. independent path to realization of the The Centre celebrated the fifth Annual 2. Weekly/Monthly Activities: Divine already within us. He also Function at the Indooroopilly State Swami Sridharananda continued to deliver prayed for Divine guidance. High School on Saturday 13 June. The monthly discourses on the Bhagavad Gita Chief Guest, the Honourable Minister of from Thursday to Saturday of a The second half of the programme Education and Training of Queensland, prescheduled week at Monash University included a flute recital by Muralidharan Mr Geoff Wilson, together with Claton Campus of Law, Wellington and series of melodious bhajans by Swami Sridharananda, inaugurated the Road (L. Theatre L1). The recordings local artists - Priya Ghosal, Anuj ceremony. of these discourses are available in Cultural Programme organized by the Vedanta Centre of Sydney—Adelaide Chapter. REACHREACH Issue Issue No.No. 148 Page 2 September 2009 Audio, Video and MP3 formats. was arranged every Friday at 10:30 a.m. the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Mundaka On the second Sunday of every month, PERTH CENTRE Upanisad, and other topics are also meetings were conducted from 5 p.m. to 1. Daily Activities: available in various media. 7:30 p.m. These regular meetings included 2. Weekly/ Monthly Activities: prayer, recitation of sacred mantras, The Centre located at 2B Roe Close, Bull Creek, W.A. 6149 holds daily The Centre conducted the following singing of kirtan and bhajans, followed activities in Sydney: by selected readings from the scriptures and worship in the morning followed by Vedic discussions on them by the participants. chanting. In the evening there is a vesper a) Swami Sridharananda conducted The meetings concluded with an service at 7 p.m. with arati, a reading classes on the Bhagavad Gitā every arati and the distribution of prasad. from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Sunday morning from 9:45 a.m. to Swami Atmeshanandaji accompanied and meditation. The Centre maintains a 10:45 a.m. at the South Strathfield by Swami Mahabodhanandaji from the small bookstall and Library. Contacts: Bowling Club, Augusta Street, Strathfield. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Centre - 08 9313 8796, Mrs Maya b) The classes on the Bhagavad Gitā Gol Park, Kolkata, visited Melbourne Chatterjee 9332 7633. were also conducted by Swami from the 14th to the 18th of May. They 2. Monthly Activities: Sridharananda at 1 Edwin Street, delivered lectures on ‘Basic spiritual Satsangs are held on the first Sunday of Fairlight, Manly Beach on Tuesdays disciplines’ and on ‘Practical Vedanta each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In his as taught by Swami Vivekananda’ at followed by lunch-prasad. Informal absence Swami Atmeshananda held Monash University, Clayton campus satsangs are held every other Sunday at classes on Sri Ramakrishna and His and a special prayer session was held at the same time. Divine Play. the Melbourne Centre. Swami Sridharananda visited Perth c) Many devotees have availed from the 24th to 27th of June and themselves of spiritual counselling Celebrations: delivered talks on spiritual subjects. and guidance. The Swamis also visited A special satsang was held on the Swami Atmeshananda visited Perth the homes of devotees when required. auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima Centre from 26th to 29th of August d) After a break of few weeks Yogasana on Tuesday, 12th of July 2009 from 5 2009 and delivered talks on spiritual Classes for adults has resumed from the p.m.
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