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Vishwa BhanuVolume 1 Issue 1 April -& May 2011

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April 2011April 2011April 2011April 2011

Personality Develop-

ment Camp I for Tiny

Tots.

Personality Develop-

ment Camp II for Junior

Children .

Swami Mridananda

Smriti Puraskar to Ma.

Lakshmi Didi 12th April

Ganapathy Homa and

Srichakraa Puja.

EDITORIAL

With the dawn of the new year, and

with increasing number of activities,

an urge to start a bulletin which

would highlight briefly the monthly

events taking place at Vivekananda

Kendra Vedic Visions Anandadham, at Kodungallur, came forth

and took shape as VISHWA BHANU

which will hence forth be our

Bi-monthly English bulletin, so that

all our Kendra centres have an idea

of the various activities taking place

here apart from the five utsavas.

CHILDREN

ENGAGED

IN SINGING

GROUP SONG

Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation, Kodungallur


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We had fifteen children in this camp. Children

were taught Sanskrit slokas, stories from

Panchatantra, patriotic songs, kids yoga and

the most entertaining part was krida yoga. The

children enjoyed whole programme. On the con-

cluding day all the children were served with

delicious lunch and a special interaction session

with their parents was held. Unique thing about

the camp was that the children themselves

conducted the concluding programme where in

they exhibited their talents like singing songsand enacting the stories in small skits, Lakshmi

Didi gave her blessings to the children and ex-

tolled the parents to encourage the children at

home also what they learnt during the camp.

Its Play time with our camp teachers.

Lakshmi Didi delivering

the Inaugural address

Personality Development Camps 2011

The Parents would be eagerly waiting for the summer vacations, so

that their wards could be introduced to a new discipline in their lives. Tak-

ing many things into consideration like water availability, resource persons

etc., this time we decided to have three half-day camps for the different

age groups .

P D C NOI

Accordingly the first camp was inaugurated on 7th Morning by Sri

Rajappani,our Vanaprasti Karyakarta. Children belonging to the age group of

6years to 9 years participated. The main idea behind this camp was to give

an opportunity to the children to exhibit their talents and creativity.


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English action song

on animals

Childrens

drama basedon

Panchatantra

stories

Valedictory function attended by

Didi and Sri. Sudhakar. Children

demonstrated everything they

learned in the 7 days camp starting

with Samuhika prayer, action

songs, skits and yoga

.

Yoga Demonstration


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SWAMI MRIDANANDA MEMORIAL AWARD

FOR SPIRITUAL SERVICES

Srimad Swami . Purushottamananda Sarawati of Vivekananda Seva

Kendram, Cherrusserry and Srimad Swami Swaprabhanandaji of Rama-krishna Math, Quilandy gave away the prestigious Swami Mridanandaji

Memorial award to Rev Lakshmi didi on the12th of April 2011 at Trissur


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On the 18th of April we had Ganapathy Homam and

Sri Chakra Puja. Dr. Vijayan from Gurupadam along

with his wife Smt Shiela performed the puja. In the

evening we had Vishnu Sahasranam archana.

Monthly Yoga classes for men and ladies separately,

went on well.

From 1st April2011,summer vacation

started for the children

of Sandeepani Sishuvi-

har .

GANAPATHY HOMAM & SRICHAKRA PUJA


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Daily routine

started

with prayer and

Gita chanting ,

followed by lectures,

Yoga , Prasadam

and ending with

Games and prayer .

P D C NOII

The second camp

started after Vishu,

on 18th April and

concluded on 24th

April 2011.

The camp was for

the age group be-

tween 10 years to 12

years

belonging

to classes IV to VI


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Valedictory function on 24th April evening was a grand

one. Smt Valsala teacher the DEO was as the Chief Guest. Children

presented what they had learned during the

7 days camp. Sri Rajappanji spoke to the parents ofthe children after the function was over.


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Satsangh Prabhashan Parampara

Sri L. Girish Kumar, basically a scientist who is a well

known Shakti sadhaka was the speaker at our

monthly satsangh. He has agreed to take classes on

Lalitha Sahasranama, twice every month at Ananda

dham. On the 30th May 2011, was his

introductory class from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Ananda dham in its full bloom


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VEDIC VISIONFOUNDATION

Highlights of the

month of May

Personality DevelopmentCamp III

Didis visited Chattambi

Swamis Ashram, at

Panmana near Kollam on

4th MAY & Kottayam

Didis visit to Waynad to

attend RKBS 2011.


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PDC III was inaugurated by Didi on 2nd May 2011

Children from Cl VII to Cl IX were the target group. Ten children at-tended the camp. Routine included prayers, Geeta chanting. Lecture ses-

sions, Yoga, and Creative Games .

CHILDRENS P D C III

CREATIVITYBEST WITH WASTE


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STATUE OF BALAGOPALA AT VRINDAVAN LOOKING

FRESH AND AGILE AFTER PAINTING THANKS TO SRI SUDHIR DAS

DIDI AS CHIEF GUEST DURING DEEPA PRAJWALAN

CEREMONY, ON CHATTAMBI SWAMI S SAMADHI DIVASAM

AT HIS ASHRAM PREMISES, PONMANA ON THE 5TH OF MAY 2011


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Swami Nirmalananda Giri visited

Anandadham on 22nd May in the

after noon. As usual, after seeing the

patients who seek ayurvedic

consultation, he continued

Kathopanishad class.

Ill fated day of 29th May 2011 saw

the toppling over of our huge Budda

Tree ( Ficus tree ) in the Vrindavan

Park. This was done by the previous

nights furious Pavandeva.

Ex General secretary

of VK ,

Man. RBVS Manian

and family visited

Kendra on the 20th

of May 2011


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HOLYMOTHER - AN EDUCATOR PAR

EXCELLENCEBy Dr.M.Lakshmi Kumari

Education is the manifestationof the Perfection which is already inman says Swami Vivekananda. Agreat educator, therefore, has to be onewho would help the students to mani-fest the perfection which is already inhim or her. The educator has to be per-fect oneself and must also be ever eager

to impart this perfection to those he orshe comes in contact with, that is, help-ing the finite being to discover the Infi-nite within. How did an apparentlysimple uneducated village belle trans-

form herself into an educator par excellence? It is interesting to lookinto Holy Mothers life for clues which reveal the magnificence of herinner transformation which goes beyond all our criteria of education.The knowledge she acquired was so perfect that she could easily passon infinitude to ordinary human beings.

Let us start with her elementary training which integrated intoher wonderful character building foundational traits on which shebuilt up her future life. Born into a poor strictly orthodox Brahminfamily, gifted with unbounded wisdom, Saradas early childhood wasautomatically built on very strong foundations so that it could easilytake the weight of the Infinite on them. These foundational pillarswere of Sanatana Dharma, Truth, Dharma, Yajna and Tapas. Herearly life experiences look apparently very elementary or rural butthey were all lessons in unfolding the perfection inherent in her.Natural concern for the members of her family, for the labourers whoworked in the fields, to the famine stricken multitude this are the

golden threads which we find woven into the fabric of her life fromearly childhood. Her faith in Almighty, the various austerities whichwere part of an orthodox Brahmin family and of course her early as-sociation with Sri Ramakrishna, all helped her to mould herself into a


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wonderful human being.

Age of five was a turning point in her life as it brought her incontact with her Lord and Master at whose side she was to spent heradulthood. Her husband proved to be not only her Mentor and Tutor,but also her Supreme Lord and Guru.

Bereft of all the external confusing influences of the so calledmodern education, she brought an almost blank mind slate as shecame to her Master to share the bliss of married life. On one occasionshe pointedly asked Sri Ramakrishna what is his idea of her, knowingwhich she could fruitfully fill up her role in his life. Without hesita-

tion he imprinted on one side of her mind slate that she was noneother than the Divine Mother worshipped in the temple. On the other

side he added the note that to him she was no less than his ownmother who stayed in the Nahabath, his grand old mother Chandra-mani Devi.

Sarada Devi could absorb the second lesson very effortlessly as


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she had already started imbibing from her mother-in-law those won-

derful traits which had qualified her to become the mother of the bestof Avatars. In worldly sense Chandra Mani was a perfect mother,simple, undemanding, full of natural faith, rooted in Dharma andoverflowing with love and concern for everyone around her. Truthmanifested in her as a deep faith in their family deity SriRamachandra by whose grace, she believed Gadhadhar, the DivineChild was born to her. She was Dharma personified. With these twodeep seated awareness in her life turned out to be a combination ofNishkama Karma or Yajna and Tapas. Worldliness found no entranceinto her household. Herself an embodiment of purity the young brideSarada absorbed it all effortlessly.

The second lesson was not that easy to learn and Sarada left ittotally to her Master to enlighten her on the divinity of her self. At anopportune time Sri Ramakrishna through the famous Shodashi Poojabestowed on his consort the divine status and unfolded the divinitywithin her.

The worldly lessons made her acquire all the maternal quali-ties that make life smooth, harmonious and fulfilling, helping her totake care of not only her own fractured family but also of the largerand more variegated family of the devotees of Sri Ramakrishna. Eventhose who could not be made whole by Sri Ramakrishna were sentto Mother for their training and enlightenment.

One cant help drawing comparison from that immeasurablyprofound sthothra of Lalithasahasranama. The very first word SreeMatha denotes that motherhood is the greatest of gifts that DivineMother has bestowed on humanity. Mother is the kindergartenteacher helping the child to pick up the abc of life. She is the windowthrough which the child looks at the world and values its goodnessand badness. She is the last consolation of dying man. When in painor pleasure the natural expression that comes from a human being isthat of Mother. Languages may be different but the feeling remainsthe same.

No wonder that Sri Ramakrishna insisted on Sarada acquiringthe traits of a good mother first. Sri stands not only for wealth andprosperity but also for poison. A good mother has to consume ormop up a lot of poison that gets generated during interactions as a


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human being lives his life in a community. How wonderfully Sarada

Devi had imbibed this lesson and passed it on to her disciples be-comes clear in her famous last utterance. If you want peace ofmind..

As Sarada ascended her steps to perfection she came to acquirethe epithet which describes the Divine Mother. She became theMaharajni of the entire Ramakrishna Math and Mission which rec-ognized her as the Empress or Queen of the Sri Ramakrishna family.It didnt stop there. Her nobility and enlightenment percolated intothe society which recognized her greatness as a Holy Mother. Thusdid she ascend the throne of Supreme Motherhood as Simhasanes-wari. Like in all Avatars she was the Shakti who accompanied Siva to

establish Dharma. Sri Ramakrishna passed on to her the mantle of thegreat work of preserving the trends of Dharma which he came to es-tablish. After his Samadhi she remained as the pillar of strength andguidance for thirty four years making sure that Sri Ramakrishnas leg-acy is well taken care of and thus she became Devakaryasamudyatha,ordained to do the Devakarya of establishing Satya and Dharma.

Sri Ramakrishna himself recognized the Jnana Ganga that

flowed through her and he compared her to Sarada the Goddess of

Wisdom. Holy Mother played the role of teacher of Para and Apara

Vidya with equal and easy felicity, astounding one and all who sent

near her. The education she imparted to those who lived with her inday-to-day wordly matters was without parallel as it always carried

the fragrance of Adwaita. Abheda Bhava was her abiding characteris-

tics. Swami Vivekananda says all knowledge must lead ultimately to

the knowledge of Oneness. When Holy Mother brought her Para

Awareness to bear upon a daily chores they acquired a beauty and

perfection of their own. Even her Apara knowledge started leaning

more and more on her Para Awareness they revealed what Swami

Vivekananda later called as Practical Vedanta and this is how Sarada-

mani Devi, a finite human being transformed herself into a measuringrode for the Infiniteness of Motherhood.

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