SPIRITUAL RETREAT-18TH DEC TO 21ST DEC 2019

Four day Spiritual Retreat was  organised at Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation, Kodungallur from 18th December to 21st December. Srimad  Swami Hari Brahmendrananda Tirthapadaji from Somashram, Uttarkashi  was the Acharya and he spoke  exclusively on Vibhuti Pada and Kaivalya Pada of Patanjali Yoga Darshan. Apart from that Man. Lakshmi Didi took two sessions. 30 people attended out of whom 18 of them stayed in the campus. 

The classes were conducted in Malayalam. Swamiji in his unique style of teaching in a gurukula style made the participants glued to the classes with rapt attention. Ma. Lakshmi didi took couple of sessions on Indian culture and Dr. Natesan M. from Kalady Sri Sankara University conducted classes on  the fist two padas of yoga darshana. In all thirty participants took the benefit of the retreat. During the one-hour question- answer session during evening hours, Swamiji tried to satisfy all by answering all the questions that came to the participants mind by giving practical and in-depth explanations based on his experience. All participants left the campus with a vow to meet again in the next year along with their friends.

ARAVINDA KEERTI MUDRA AWARD FOR DIDI

Aravinda Keerti Mudra Award was conferred to Ma.Lakshmi Didi on 19th December for her extensive selfless  service for the upliftment of the common masses especially women. The award was conferred  by the Aravinda Charitable Society, Palikkathodu,Kottayam. Swami Sadananda,Acharya of Chinmaya  International Foundation Piravom who was the - Chief Guest , presented the award  in the presence of other dignitaries like Dr K.P. Kylasanatha Pillay -Senior advocate of Supreme Court of India , Sri Anirudhan-librarian of M.G  University and the Principal Smt Kavitha R.C of Aravinda Vidya Mandiram. The function was held in the mentioned Higher Secondary school run by the Society at Palikkathodu.
The award consists of a gold medal and a momento.

VANAPRASTHA

Divinisation of human life has beena pet theme of Indian seers.In every generation newer and wewer attempts are made by thinkers and social reformers to realise this highly meritorious ideal a living practice. Sri K.V.Dayal, concerned about the falling standards in human life -nature interaction has created a package of 20 formulae to rectify our  mistakes in agriculture practices,food habits education and inter human relationships.

On 15th evening Sri Dayal presented his ideas to a discerning audience at Vivekananda Kendra Kodungallur and invited them to participate in his 20 lecture course.Through a full day exposition he will deal with the problems connected with the above four major concerns of an individual's life so as to help one to de addict oneself from the wrong approaches and strive for happiness in personal and family life, reestablish sustainable agriculture- rectify the mistakes in the field of education and evolve newer and healthier practices in our food habits.

More than 50 people participated in the Introductory services of ' Vanaprastha' as Sri Dayal calls it. With reactions and eagerness many have come forward to participate in his wholesome programme of Divinisation of life.

MATRUPUJA-SANDEEPANI SISHUVIHAR

As a part of the regular annual programme Sri Sarada Devi's birthday is celebrated with Matru Puja  or worshipping their mothers and grandmothers by the  Sandeepani Sishuvihar children. 

This year too Matrupuja was conducted on 14th December from 10 a.m to 11.30 a.m. The parents and children started coming to Anand dham by 10 a.m. Prior to that arrangements were made for all the children to sit and do the wonderful yajna. Ma Lakshmi Didi while addressing the parents emphasized the need for inculcating the values in their  children by themselves living those values. She explained to all the mothers present that to please Mother Lakshmi they aught to dress themselves up modestly, so that the children adore them, to please Mother Saraswati Devi they should consciously use sweet words and never use abusive language and to please Goddess Parvathi Devi they aught to live happily taking all the members of the family just as the goddess does with all her children their  Vahanas( Peacock, mouse,snake,bull etc).Then and then only can they become 'Sri-Matas'

  All the children performed the puja with devotion as guided by Lakshmi didi. The programme ended with Shanti Mantra after offering the arati and feeding the children with prasadam. 25 children  took part.

Eka Bharatam Vijayi Bharatam for the month of November 19

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