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Nachiketanjali Vol: 6 Issue: 3 November: 2015 Price: ` 10 Himachal Pradesh Yatra-2015 Ma Jwalamukhi at Kangra Our group at Vishweshwar Mahadev Temple at Bajaura, Kullu Valley An Ancient Vatavriksh at Kurukshetra where Srikrishna rendered His Gita Inside Dalailama’s Monastery at Dharamshala Swamiji meditates on a rock in the Beas river Volume: 6 Issue: 3 November 2015 Contents Cover Story 4 A Spiritual Rejuvenation... 16 That which Binds also Frees! 5 A Love story that rewrites a Life story 22 If I am the Thread... 7 Stereotype 24 YPE STEREOTYPE Sri Ramakrishna’s Amrita Dhara 8 Beyond Borders 25 Pranams Guruji, Pranams Mataji 9 Swamiji’s 50th Birthday Celebrations 26 Tirtha Yatra 10 Footloose & Fancy Free 28 Passion is Everything! 10 Put your Heart, Mind, and... 29 Products of Competition 11 In the Hermitage of Valmiki 30 Vivekanjali 12 Love alone the Lotus Feet of the Lord 31 Salutations for Bravery 13 Celebrations at Ashram 32 The Blame Game 14 Events & Celebrations 34 Balayogi of Mummidivaram 15 Appeal 36 Printed & Published by P. Vasundhara, owned by Nachiketa Tapovan Trust and printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt. Limited, Suburban Press, S. No. 185, Kondapur, R.R. District. 500 081 and published at Nachiketa Tapovan, Plot No. 70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 500 081. Tel: 9849168937 3 Nachiketanjali November 2015 Founder & Managing Trustee: Vasundhara P. Cover Story Editorial Adi Praneta Nachiketanjali Swami Nachiketananda Puri Adhyatmik Praneta Paramahamsa Swami Shivananda Puri Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief : Subhadra K. Executive Editors : Annapurna R., Harini N. Neeru M. Nachiketanjali Support Team: Krishna P., Rajasekhar M., Vol: 6 Issue: 3 November: 2015 Price: ` 10 Avinash A., Neetika G., Rohan N. Sri Harmandir Sahib Design & Layout: Shyam R. Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Sri Darbar Sahib or Golden Temple, is named after Hari (God) the temple of God. The Sikhs all over the world, daily wish to pay visit to Sri Amritsar and to pay obei- SUBSCRIPTIONS: sance at Sri Harmandir Sahib in their Ardas. Single copy ` 10 Guru Arjan Sahib got its foundation laid by a 1 year ` 120 muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir ji of Lahore on 1st of Magh, 1645 Bikrmi Samvat (December,1588). 3 years ` 320 The construction work was directly supervised by 5 years ` 520 Guru Arjan Sahib himself and he was assisted by Bank details to transfer funds: State Bank the prominent Sikh personalities like Baba Budha ji, of India, Jubilee Hills Branch, Hyderabad. Bhai Gurdas ji, Bhai Sahlo ji and many other devoted IFS Code - SBI N0011745, Sikhs. Acct No. 30985314026. Cheque/DD should be sent in the name of The building work completed in 1601 A.D. on “Nachiketa Tapovan”. Bhadoon Sudi 1st, 1661 Bikrmi Samvat (August/ September,1604). Guru Arjan Sahib installed newly Please confirm wire transfer through email to [email protected] created Guru Granth Sahib, in Sri Harmandir Sahib and appointed Baba Budha ji as its first Granthi i.e. the reader of Guru Granth Sahib. After this event it Editorial & Publication Office attained the status of ‘Ath Sath Tirath’. Now the Sikh Nachiketa Tapovan Nation had their own Tirath, a pilgrimage center. Plot No. 70, Phase I, Guru Sahib made it accessible to every person with- Kavuri Hills, Madhapur, Cyberabad, out any distinction of caste, creed, sex and religion. Hyderabad. 500 081, Tel: 9849168937 email:[email protected] Its architecture represents a unique harmony be- website:www.nachiketatapovan.org tween the Muslim and the Hindu way of construc- www.facebook.com/nachiketatapovan tion work and this is considered the best architectural Nachiketa Tapovan Ashram specimens of the world. It is often quoted that this Nachiketa Adhyatmapuri, Kodgal Village, architecture has created an independent Sikh school Jadcherla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist. of architecture in the history of art in India. Ph: 8008882828 email: [email protected] [email protected] Source: SGPC Nachiketanjali November 2015 4 Editorial That which Binds also Frees! The power of our senses is very limited. Our which truly exist. Every object is filled with energy. ears can receive sound frequencies only to a cer- But our senses are incapable of viewing the mu- tain extent. It is not possible to receive the super- latattva or the origin. This leads to our living in an sonic vibrations. illusory world and our illusions distance us from our true Self. If the external world perceived by We humans differ in our experiencing capacity. our senses is illusory then how can we perceive For instance, when ten people gaze at a painting, our true source existing within? It is evident that ten different opinions are expressed. An artist may our senses cannot lead us to our source for sure. consider it as a great piece of art but a common In that case what is the medium that can channel man might consider it as just a spray of colours. us to our source? There should definitely be some Then which is true? A beautiful rendition of mu- means! sic might stir some hearts but not so for everyone. Our food tastes differ too. The reason behind all As stated in the Mundakopanishad(3:1:7) “Brah- this is diverse human perceptions. man is supreme; he is self-luminous, he is beyond all thought. Subtler than the subtlest is he, farther Time, distance and medium can affect our per- than the farthest, nearer than the nearest. He re- ceptions. The sun might appear like a football from sides in the lotus of the heart of every being.” earth but in fact it is millions of times bigger than what we perceive. Stars might appear tiny but tru- “The eyes do not see him, the senses cannot ly speaking some of them are bigger than the sun. reach him. He is to be attained neither by austerity When it is cloudy it appears as though the sun, nor by sacrificial rites. When through discrimina- moon and stars have disappeared. That doesn’t tion the heart has become pure, then, in medita- mean they have lost their existence. They are only tion, the Impersonal Self is revealed” (3:1:8). hidden behind the clouds. The earth might appear flat but even a school going child knows that the It is further said that the subtle Self existing with- earth is spherical. There are millions and billions of in is realized in that pure consciousness wherein bacteria in the air which are not visible, but we are there is no duality. The same consciousness which all aware of its existence. The sky appears blue but causes the body, mind and senses to function is the truth is it is colourless. So is the water colour- the same consciousness in which the Divine rev- less in the blue sea. We feel that everything has elation takes place. ceased to exist in the darkness, which is far from So let us free ourselves from our delusion and the truth. It is only that the absence of light has try to experience our subtle Self. Be what you are! stopped us from viewing the objects. We need only to free ourselves into spirit. For that All the examples cited above are proof enough which binds also frees. of our deceptive senses. We are witnessing that which doesn’t exist and missing out on the things - Subhadra K. 5 Nachiketanjali November 2015 If I am the Thread... You are the flowers in the Garland Very few people must have seen someone with a thread tied to the neck. If you have to tie a thread on your neck, you need to have flow- ers in it. Without flowers the thread is not tied to one’s neck. If my existence (astithva) is like the thread, then all those who are present here, all the good souls, all the sadhakas, everyone associ- ated with the seva (work or charity), whoever has dedicated themselves with their body, mind and soul to these programs are all like different flowers that are strung together. If I tie a thread on any person’s neck, people will find fault with it and say it is wrong, but the same thread if attached with flowers is tied on someone then it becomes an ornament. Your contribution has been tremen- dous and my contribution is to keep you all tied together. What is right can be seen by one and all and what wants to be hidden is concealed behind a young age of 30 and yet nobody knew about his the flowers. There are many souls like that among whereabouts. Swami Vivekananda left at an age of us who want to be hidden. For example Prasad, our 39. What these men have achieved is momentous. volunteer has scouted for this place (Tapovan Ash- Age does not matter if you have the right inten- ram). Without him we probably would not have tion and passion at heart. We do not need age, found this place and these events would not have wealth, name and fame. If we have this passion taken place. Behind all these programs if there is and the will to do something, we can do anything someone’s role then it is yours, because without easily and peacefully without informing anyone. you this program and service would be incom- First you will have to become a righteous person plete. I have always honestly felt that. The thread with good character. Your Character talks volumes gets its value only when flowers are attached to about you. It’s like an open book. Every human it, because it then becomes a garland, otherwise should strive to live like that.