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1 | 2011 GURU PURNIMA Adresses Contents Ediorial 4 Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Datta Darshan 29 Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama, Datta Nagar, Mysore – 570 025 India. Swami Manasa Datta in Switzerland 5 The culmination … 31 Tel.: ++91-(0)821-2 48 64 86 oder ++91-(0)821-2 48 04 24 Fax: ++91-(0)821-2 48 74 87, Internet: www.dattapeetham.com Pilgrimage and «Guru flight» 6 «NADA is great» 34 e-mail: East and West in Dialogue 11 Behind the scenes 38 Projekte, Verwaltung, allg. Information: [email protected] Pujabuchung von Auswärts (Babu): [email protected] The Spirit of Guru Purnima 14 Angeloffice/Unterkunftsplanung (Pingala): [email protected] The Guru Gita is especially precious 46 Anmeldung eines Ashrambesuchs, Kontakte zu Sri Swamiji [email protected] A colourful carpet … 26 Datta Yoga Center Germany e.V. Kalkstr. 24a, 40489 Düsseldorf, Tel./Fax: +49-(0)211/5 36 74 51 [email protected], Internet: www.dycgermany.de Bankverbindung: Deutsche Bank 24, BLZ 300 700 24 6 433 031-01 Spenden für Indien (mit Spendenquittung) 6 433 031-02 Vereinsunterstützung, Beiträge 6 433 031-03 Geschäftskonto (Buch-, Musikproduktionen, Verkauf) 6 433 031-04 bestimmte Projekte Musik- und Literaturversand Deutschland: Calendar 2011 Imprint Kalkstr. 24a, 40489 Düsseldorf DattaMala 1 | 11 4 April Yugadi Festival im Hyderabad Ashrama Tel. / Fax ++49(0)2 11-5 36 74 51 Publisher: e-mail: [email protected] Datta Yoga Center 16 May Narasimha Jayanti Festival im Mysore Ashrama Internetbookshop: www.dycgermany.de Germany e.V. Datta Yoga Center 22 – 27 May 12th Brahmotsavam of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Kshetras, Mysore Datta Yoga Center Switzerland Switzerland 26 May Pratyaksha Pada Puja to Sri Swamiji on the occasion of His 69th birthday Sekretariat: Kirchrain 6, CH-8505 Pfyn, Editor: 9 – 12 June 69th Birthday festivities of Pujya Sri Swamiji, Pittsburgh USA Tel: +41 76 531 91 93, [email protected], www.dyc.ch Dasharatha Gunnar Johannen 12 June Jyeshtha Shuddha Ekadashi – Birthday of Pujya Sri Swamiji according to the indian moon- Bankverbindung:Vereinskonto: Raiffeisenbank Zürich, CH-8001 Zürich Am Römischen Hof 19 calendar) PC 87-71996-7, IBAN: CH65 8148 7000 0079 8552 6 D-61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H Datta Yoga Center Switzerland, Bächlerstrasse 11, CH-8046 Zürich e-mail: [email protected] Tunga Kathrin Barbara Zatti 15 July Guru Purnima Festival in Mysore Ashrama Spendenkonto: Freie Gemeinschaftsbank, 4001 Basel Lindenbüel 9, CH-9043 Trogen PC 40-963-0, IBAN: CH52 0839 2000 0000 3436 3 6 August Swami Narahari Teertha Aradhana e-mail: [email protected] Datta Yoga Center Switzerland, Bächlerstrasse 11, CH-8046 Zürich Layout / Design: 21 August Krishna Janmashtami Kumudini Claudia Tiemann Musik- und Literaturversand Schweiz: www.bild-reich.de 1 September Ganapathi Festival c/o Shyamala Anja Thiele, www.claudiatiemann.de Winkelriedstr. 1, CH-8006 Zürich, Photos: 28 .9. – 6. 10. Devi Navaratri Festival in Mysore Ashrama Tel. ++41-78-7161526, e-mail: [email protected] Tunga, Datta Peetham, Svetha, 8.- 10. 12. Dattatreya Jayanti Festival in Mysore Ashrama Internetbookshop: www.dyc.ch Kambhoji, Agastya, Vasudeva 2 3 Editorial Dear Datta Devotees, On Saturday, July 24th 2010, some hundred thousand people came – no, not to Sri Swamiji‘s GURU JYOTI RAGA SAGARA concert in Geseke, as I sometimes imagine – but to Duisburg, about 100 km away from Geseke. There the «Love Parade» takes place, which this year is also one of the biggest events of «RUHR 2010» presenting the Ruhr region, at whose east border Geseke is located, as Europe’s cultural metropole. Few hours before Sri Swamiji‘s concert, the mass event ends in a catastrophy: 21 people died, over 500 were injured. Is it mere accident that Sri Swamiji just few days earlier, on Tuesday evening during the bhajan session, talked about the great pilgrimages in India, where millions of people gather at the sacred places, like during KUMBHA- MELA? Or in PANDARAPURA, a pilgrimage center of the VISHNU incarnation VITTHALA. «I like very much this place», Sri Swamiji said. «But it is very crowded. One cannot imagine. So many people! Millions of people! How they control, we don’t know. But no accident. Who controls this crowd? It looks very dangerous that crowd. They have policemen and volunteers, but not sufficient. Who controls? Lord Siva himself controls.» One may assume that Sri Swamiji alleviated the tragedy in Duisburg. How little we know about the acting of Divine in our world. But for moments we can experience, sense and feel, that His protection is at work, that His grace accompanies us. What greater solace can there be in these turbulent times of transformation? «VITTHALA», Sri Swamiji said after the ecstatic dancing to the VITTHALA Bhajan JAYA RAGHUNANDANA, «means: Everything I give to you. Please give me knowledge, that’s all I ask You for.» ATMARPANA – so He named this Swami Manasa Datta surrendering everything to the Divine – and that is what we can do and what we have to do. in Switzerland JAYA GURU DATTA OM NAMO HANUMATE NAMAHA It is our great joy to announce Swami Manasa For the Datta Mala editorial staff Dattas visit to Switzerland in summer 2011. He Tunga will hold a seminar in the Swiss mountains. PS. The articles in this issue are translated from the German Datta Mala magazine 1/2011 edition for the English speaking participants of the Guru Purnima celebrations in Geseke, so that those great and blissful days may be The seminar takes place from August 17th to 21st, 2011 Further information and the form for the mandatory revived from them, too. in a beautifully located Guesthouse in Prättigau, can- application will be sent on demand. ton Grisons (Graubünden). Those interested may contact Nahusha Egon Hürli- mann: [email protected], phone: +41 61 702 16 88 The topic will be: Ramayana – Sundara Kanda, depict- ing the story of Lord Hanuman, his selflessness, his strength and his devotion and surrender to Lord Newsletter der Datta Yoga Center Deutschland und Schweiz Rama. Neuigkeiten und Information gibt es regelmässig per E-Mail. Man kann sich anmelden mit einer E-Mail an news- [email protected] Adressenänderungen In Deutschland bitte an Tilaka (Conny Fischer-Zernin) [email protected], Telefon 07531- 3699691; in der Schweiz an das Sekretariat des DYC Schweiz 4 5 GURU PURNIMA Pilgrimage and «Guru Flight» The radiance of Sadguru Guru Purnima 2010 was celebrated on Sunday, 25th July SRI GANESHAYA NAMAHA dad, America, India, especially in Machilipatnam. Swa- SRI SARASVATYAI NAMAHA miji is visiting there now, He is giving darshan to Dat- 2010. After Pada Puja and the singing of the sacred verses SRI PADAVALLABHA NARASIMHA SARAVATI tatreya in his temple. SRI GURU DATTATREYAYA NAMAHA from Guru Gita Sri Swamiji blessed all the participants, also Now I’m extremely happy - if Guru is happy, disciples During the Guru Gita time (while the audience sang are perfect and what the disciples want, that boon, with His speech. Transcription by Tunga and Shabari the Guru Gita shlokas) Swamiji visited so many places to give DARSHAN. Some people dream today, in Trini- ➙ 6 7 these wishes are fulfilled, are definitely fulfilled, ing and going, money will come and go, that is not there is one more – BHAKTI-HEENAM (1). This is very When you were all singing I was not here – I was some- because Guru is happy. important. Meals are not important, maybe facilities important. Sometimes we are very devoted during the where. It is difficult … deliberately I’m coming here, I think we have a lot of information in the Guru Gita, are also not important, this is only a YATRA, we came worshipping time and suddenly our mind behaves like but my energy always wants to fly, to bless some how to worship, how to approach, how to understand, for a YATRA. a monkey. Hunger is coming, some confusion comes, other devotee. You might have observed or not, I how to give the different things to Sadguru, and what somebody is talking something, which makes me very don’t know. It is very difficult to control, if there are is important for our correct behaviour in front of YATRA means pilgrimage. if you go for a pilgrimage angry: ‘He! No! I’m doing puja! No!’ any couple of minutes I want to go and sleep in the Swamiji, Guru. Swamiji has already given it in the Guru you must face a lot of things, no food, no current, no Please forgive all these actions – so many mistakes. back. But I controlled, I controlled - this is INDRYA Gita, different meanings in different languages. electricity, no fan, even no bed, and nobody is asking The milk is not good, the water is not good, the flower NIGRAHA (control of the senses). Some ordinary peo- In this one week we have celebrated Guru Purnima, (about our needs), and also our luggage and our bed is not good. Today’s flower we kept in the fridge, ple think: Swamiji is very tired, is sleepy, out of love not Gna-Na-Bha-Conference – of course, there was are thrown out, we have no phone, but still our mind please forgive. they think: Swamiji is very tired, He is sleepy. It is in Gna-Na-Bha-Conference, Guru Purnima, and wonderful is on the pilgrimage. We are going to the temple and My mind is also not perfect. My mind is somewhere, your level! But at a higher level it is not sleep. It is bhajans sessions and Swamiji’s wonderful concert, give in our own service and we are praying, because busy with the telephone, or some KAMA, some hunger, PARAKAYA PRAVESHA (the ability of entering another NADA, wonderful discourses, wonderful conversation, our goal, our aim is the temple.
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  • The Bhagavad Gita's Influence on Yoga

    The Bhagavad Gita's Influence on Yoga

    BHAGAVADGITA PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Sir Edwin Arnold | 112 pages | 01 Feb 1994 | Dover Publications Inc. | 9780486277820 | English | New York, United States What Is the Bhagavad Gita? | The Bhagavad Gita’s Influence on Yoga - Yoga Journal The timeless message of the Bhagavad Gita does not refer only to one historical battle, but to the cosmic conflict between good and evil: life as a series of battles between Spirit and matter, soul and body, life and death, knowledge and ignorance, health and disease, changelessness and transitoriness, self-control and temptations, discrimination and the blind sense-mind The devotee should analyze his daily mental and physical actions to determine just how much of his life is ruled by the ego's ignorance delusion and body consciousness, and how much he is able to express of the soul's wisdom and divine nature. Yoga meditation is the process of cultivating and stabilizing the awareness of one's real nature, through definite spiritual and psychophysical methods and laws by which the narrow ego, the flawed hereditary human consciousness, is displaced by the consciousness of the soul. Each person has to fight his own battle of Kurukshetra. It is a war not only worth winning, but in the divine order of the universe and of the eternal relationship between the soul and God, a war that sooner or later must be won. In the holy Bhagavad Gita, the quickest attainment of that victory is assured to the devotee who, through undiscourageable practice of the divine science of yoga meditation, learns like Arjuna to hearken to the inner wisdom-song of Spirit.
  • Divine Discourses His Holiness Shri. Datta Swami

    Divine Discourses His Holiness Shri. Datta Swami

    DIVINE DISCOURSES Volume 20 HIS HOLINESS SHRI. DATTA SWAMI Shri Datta Swami Sri Datta Jnana Prachara Parishat Copyright: © 2007 Sri Datta Jnana Prachara Parishat, Vijayawada, India. All rights reserved. Shri Datta Swami Sri Datta Jnana Prachara Parishat CONTENTS 1. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 3 Unimaginable Different From Infinite 3 2. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 12 Violation of Justice in Certain Contexts Not Accepted in General 12 3. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 14 4. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 16 Better to Analyze Yourself & Rise to Higher Level Irrespective of Your Religion or Country 16 5. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 19 Mind Gains Strength Due to Emotion & Intelligence Becomes Weak19 6. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 21 Last Birth for Getting Salvation Must Be Birth of Female Only 21 7. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 29 Passing of Nivrutti Test Should Not Be Based on Fear & Attraction 29 8. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 33 Questions Related to the Mandukya Upanishad 33 Swami Replied 39 Original Amaatra State: 39 Discussion 47 Conclusion 58 Answers to Dr. Nikhil's Questions 61 Final Remarks 71 9. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 74 Practical Service Without Mind Has Little Effect 74 10. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 79 Wok Not Done by God To Provide Opportunity To Do Service Overcoming Obstructions 79 11. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 90 Life of Devotee Aspiring For Salvation is Full of Difficulties 90 12. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 96 Meaning of the Word ‘Datta’ 96 13. SARASWATI RIVER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE 98 Attainment of God Means Only Getting True Knowledge by Crossing Confusions 98 14.
  • Puranas and Incarnations

    Puranas and Incarnations

    Chapter 32. Puranas and Incarnations hen Parikshith heard Suka’s consoling and satisfying words, he queried, “Master! what are the Puranas? WWhat are their contents? How many are there?” Suka replied, “The texts that elaborate the terse truths that are enshrined in the Vedas are called Puranas. They are numberless in extent. But at present, 18 of them are outstandingly famous. These were collated and edited by my father, Vyasa. They have ten common characteristics. The supplements to these Puranas, called Upapuranas, have only five. The ten marks of the Puranas “You may ask what those ten are. I’ll tell you even before you ask! They are: creation, proliferation into manifold varieties of created beings, setting of boundaries, protection, consequences of one’s actions, the ages of Manu, the glories of the Lord, absorption, freedom, and the support of the universe (sarga, visarga, sthana, poshana, uthi, manvanthara, Isanukatha, nirodha, mukthi, and asraya). The support (asraya) is the most impor- tant of these ten.” “It would be hard to describe these ten characteristics of the Puranas in a few words, for each has to be indi- cated clearly, just as a description of the processes of butter making has to touch upon each item from the milking to the churning. Each step is important. The ten names relate to the attributes as marked out by their meanings. But the purpose of all is the gaining of the ‘butter’, liberation. It is for the attainment of that liberation that the ten characteristics are assumed. The Puranas are all designed to confer on the eager and earnest listener the support and sustenance necessary for the pilgrim to proceed to liberation.