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God is ones very own. It is an eternal relationship.

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Tapovan's Balayogis

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NACHIKETA TAPOVANPlot No.70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500 033

Phone No. 040 23113887 Mobile No. 9849168937Regd. By Govt. of A.P. (Regd. No. 53/IV/99)

Volume: 1Issue :22

25th November, 2009WednesdayNachiketanjali

NACHIKETA TAPOVAN ASHRAMGairan Tanda, Kodgal Village, Jadcherla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist-509301

Ph: +91-40-23113887 Mobile: 98491 68937 www.nachiketatapovan.orgE-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God

brings blessedness.

Samuhik suryanamaskar

Our little shimmering stars of Nachiketa Tapovan Vidya Mandir

performing Yoga Pyramid at Lal Bahadur Stadium on 22nd Nov.

2009 on the occasion of Samuhik Suryanamaskar event.


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EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor

Subhadra K.

Editorial Consultants:

Annapurna R.Sowja A.

EDITORIAL

Subhadra K.

One who makes a habit of prayer will easily overcome all

difficulties.

Contents Page No.

Message by Swamiji 3Mataji's Message 4Awakenings 5Spiritual Quest 6Children's Day 7Suryanamaskar 8Vote of Thanks 11

Publications & Events 12Upcoming Events 13Sponsor Options 14An Appeal 15

Quotes byMa Sarada Devi

We were all drenched with festive spirit in

the months of October and November.

Dasara, Diwali and the month long

observation of Kartika austerities were

followed by Skanda Shasti and our

Suryanamaskar event. Observing the

austerities of Kartika has been a custom since

ages. In primitive societies, customs were

powerful means of social self control but in

modern times their force has decreased. Any

vrat creates a shield of determination to

protect us from distraction and personal

laxity and I personally feel we should make

this a lifes program.

Skanda shasti is the joyous occasion for us

to worship Lord Subrahmanya in His

triumphant, all-conquering aspect, when He

annihilates the last remnants of the Ajnana

of the Jiva and signals the final conclusivevictory of the Divine over the undivine, of

light over darkness, of the ultimate Reality

by experiencing which we transcend all that

is transitory and unreal. His weapon the Vel

or spear reveals yet another great law upon

the higher rungs of Yoga. It tapers into an

absolute sharp point and vanishes into

nothingness above it. It represents the

absolute one pointed concentration. His

sacred alliance with Goddess Valli is symbolic

of absolute oneness, the union of Jivatman

with Paramatman.We shall be greatly benefited if we reflect

upon these truths rather than giving more

significance to the religious aspect of

festivals.

3Do the Masters work, and along with that practice spiritual

disciplines too.

Self efforts and Selfless efforts

Swami Nachiketananda

Self efforts or Selfless efforts?The answer to this question has been

sought and thought since agestogether by ancient sages, intellectualsand even ordinary minds. Self effortmeans where you are involved, yourI is involved, your body and mind areinvolved, your personality is involved,

your behavior is involved, yourcharacter, your relationship is involved,your intellect is involved but not theSelf. Even though we say there is Selfeffort in it, it is far from the Self or it isdevoid of Self. As we know efforts arealways limited and the outcome of thatwhich is limited will also be limited. Itwill have a limited impact on you oryour action. These limited effortscannot be transformed into unlimitedor permanent efforts until and unlesswe understand what Selfless effortsare.

Selfless effort means where there isno I or body and mind or intellect orpersonality or character or behavior orrelationship. In Selfless efforts Self isvery much involved. If you are in searchof Divinity or Spirituality or Supremeconsciousness or Self then it isimportant to know the role of Selflessjourney through the corridor of life.

Through Self efforts you can achievematerial world or understand thisworld better than others, but notcompletely what this world is about.

Whereas when your efforts are Selflessyou find the real world or a spiritualworld beautifully woven by God,expressing inner beauty by usingexternal world. Same fabric He uses tocreate both the worlds. There is noseparation between inner and outerworld or mundane and spiritual world.

What a wonderful creation! It is just amatter of fine tuning ourselves withthe subtle energies and you will be ableto find your Self, will be able tofunction through Self and will be ableto experience that which is beyond I.

But you need to earn on your owneverything that is possible by Self effortsor Selfless efforts. People are there tosort out your problems when youfunction through Selfless efforts.Whereas when you want to sort outevery possible area of life with Selfeffort, you are on your own. You maynot be able to see anybody helping youout. You will be desperate to knowwhether anybody comes and joins youon this path or not, whereas when youstart your journey through selflessefforts you will never have to seek helpbecause there is help coming to you

through every object that you come incontact. Every object becomes thebest instrument to explore unknownareas of life. You will enjoy newdimensions of life. The same worldbecomes more transparent andclearer.

It is our perception that makeseverything either possible orimpossible. Therefore if we are able tounderstand the subtle differencebetween Self and Selfless efforts andstart our spiritual journey throughSelfless efforts, the time will come

where there will not be time or spaceand you will be simply experiencing theexpansion of your own Self beyondtime and space where tiny I becomesinfinite Self. So let us begin ourjourney of Selfless efforts by dissolvingtiny I into Self.


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4One should always discriminate and strive hard for the

realization of God.

Swami Shivanandamayi

In Vedic times we used to

go on foot, now we have

many modes of

transportations. Due to

development in Science and

Technology man is living in

great luxury but is he happy? Is he able

to sleep well?In daily news you see many cases of

suicide. Unable to face the academic,

social or economic pressures many

people including youth are committing

suicide. Education is unable to save

victims from this escapist attitude.

What is happening? Why it is

happening? Do you have control on the

mind? Do you have control on the body?

Are you riding your mind? Or is mind

riding you? These suicides are

happening because of

imbalance. What will bring balance inthe life?

Today, man identifies himself with

education, career, marriage, children,

society etc. Dear sadhakas, if you are

thinking so, you are not right. Above

mentioned ones are only the phases of

life but not life. Life is something else

which has to be discovered by you.

Do you think the present education

system can give strength to withstand

the obstacles or difficulties of

life? Dear Sadhakas, aim of the todayseducation is survival or livelihood. It

doesnt teach us how to balance our

mind and body. Corruption and

greediness have found place in every

field whether it be political or

educational arena. Even Swami

Vivekananda said that the present

education system cannot produce a

man of character. Swamiji also says

that education is already within you, you

need to manifest it. That is what our

sages did. They not only discovered the

true life but they also experienced

beyond life and gave us treasure of

wisdom in various ways to discover oneself. Our sages and yogis had control

not only on the body and mind, sleep

and hunger but also life and death.

Manifestation of individual cannot be

learnt through present education. For

that you need to follow the ancient vedic

system. Swami Nachiketananda, having

identified the need of the hour conceived

the idea of popularizing

suryanamaskara and we started this

maha yaga. Suryanamaskar is not a mere

exercise, but is one of the ways of

experiencing ones true self. It is apowerful technique which brings

balance between mind and

body. Suryanamaskar is a combination

of Asana, Pranayama, Mantra and

Meditation and can be therefore called

the complete Sadhana.

Suryanamaskar works on subtle level

and brings harmony in various levels

of the life.

Just as Sun doesnt belong to only one

religion, Suryanamaskar also doesnt

belong to one faith. It belongs to the

mankind. If you discover yourself, you

can discover this entire universe at your

own will. So Suryanamaskar is a

powerful yet simple

tool to discover

your Self.

Spiritual Life

5Forbearance is a great virtue; there is no other like it.

R. Annapurna

Our life span is comprised entirely ofawakenings;some rudeand somegentle, eachone isp r e c i o u s .

However weneed tod e v e l o pawarenessto witnessevery singleone of them. There is no rule engravedon stone that we need to pass everytest that Life puts us through. As longas we learn from them, failures havemore to offer us than successes.

The so called civilized society tiesone down with the chains of fear offailure which alter his/her naturalbehavior. As chi ldren we are afraid todisappoint our parents, let down ourteachers and pals. As adults we worryabout the guaranteed economicsuccess, societal norms and approvalthat we avoid venturing off the track.Hence a huge gap between what wewish to do and what we actually do.Learning not to be attached to successas the outcome is the Primary measurewe can take to break these bonds.

Stranger anxiety, stage fear, askingquestions in a class, makingsuggestions in a company meeting aresome of the less risky areas to exercisethis freedom.

The Realized souls are abodes ofpeace since they have transcended

Awakenings

the standards of life set by the normsa n dexpectationsand live lifeas it comesand cherishpeople as

they are. Wecan achieveat least apart of thispoise andcontentment

by following few simple remediessince we cant afford to becomescientists of life and experiment withour daily duties and commitments.When something unexpected happensinstead of panicking review the eventfrom a positive angle (try hard you will

find one) and I bet you will find a gemof a lesson that can be treasured.Once by mistake I washed down myfavorite jewel down the gutter. I fretabout it and cursed myself for notbeing more careful. At one finemoment of that grief I got an insightas to how much value I was assigningto the trinket but now in the cess-pool, what I called a jewel is as goodas rest of the dirt! All the time it wasme who valued it high and made it apart of my identity. That awakening

has contributed to the alleviation ofmy attachment for precious things.It is in our minds to make every eventa learning experience and gain bigeven from a heavy loss. All we need issome patience and a fairly open mind.


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6The purpose of ones life is fulfilled only

when one is able to give joy to another.

SPIRITUAL QUESTSwamiji answers questions from the seekers.

Questions are welcome from everyone.

They can be e-mailed to [email protected]

How to experience differentdimensions of life?

Life is multi dimensional and this Lifeitself is a wonderful fabric throughwhich God has beautifully woven this

entire Universe. He did not leave anyplace where we cannot see diversity.Everywhere diversity is found andbecause of that diversity, life becomesmulti dimensional. This life is found inevery moment with total diversity. Nomoment is left without diversity.Therefore when it comes toexperiencing life we need to understandthis diversity first and accept it as it is.

We can try to understand thiswonderful phenomenon throughWater, Mud and Lotus plant. Water is

there, mud is there and Lotus plant alsois there. Everything exists. Water ismixed with mud, we say muddy water.Here we are able to see water butmuddy. We are not able to separatewater and mud and see it. From thatmuddy water the lotus emergesNowunderstand it clearly. Lotus is abyproduct of water and mud and theseed of lotus plant. Water and mud playgreater role in lotus plants life.Therefore we can say water is life, mud

is life and Lotus also is life. But to see orexperience water and mud in lotus isvery difficult. At the most you can seeLotus, leaves, stalk but not the wateror mud in lotus plant or life. To see wateror mud in lotus plant is to see orexperience different dimensions of life.With great Sadhana we can see life in

lotus. When this diversity isexperienced in one and one in many

then there is nothing to be known.Then you know everything. You will becalled the knower of everythinga true

Yogia liberated soul...Fabric is same but varieties are

many. Sant Kabir beautifully puts it -Kashi Kaba ek hai,

ekahi Rama Rahim

Maida ek pakwan bahu,

baitha Kabira Jeem.

Now, how to experience differentdimensions of life? There are manyways to understand and experience thiswonderful phenomenon. You can startintrospecting or experimenting in theoutside lab or make your body and mind

as a lab and start experimentingwhatever is possible as per guidelinegiven by your Guru. When you startexperimenting outside lab, you maywitness life but will never get even trueglimpse of it, whereas when youexperiment within or using body andmind as a lab then you will certainlyexperience true life. Difference lies inyour perception as well as inunderstanding. If we are seeingexternally then diversity is seen without

the essence, whereas when wedevelop subtlety and start seeinginternally then essence is seen withoutdiversity or in diversity.

Therefore make sure that you aredoing Sadhana sincerely in your ownlabthen you will see life in everyobject and in every moment.

Whenever you are in distress just say to

yourself, I have a mother7

CHILDRENS DAY CELEBRATIONS

November 14thmarks the birthanniversary of Indias first Prime

minister-Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. As

a tribute to Nehru and his love for

children, the day is celebrated as

Childrens day. This day reminds us of

the significance of children in our

lives. At Tapovan , Chi ldrens day wascelebrated in a variety of

ways. Swamiji took the tiny tots

by surprise by inviting them

to compere theprogram. Pandu from UKG was

invited to light the

lamp. Sravani and Prasanna from

5thstd were asked to anchor theprogram. Within minutes they were

totally in command and excelled in

their new found job. Some of the

children mimicked the Teachers

and Mataji and the hall resounded

with peals of laughter. The dance

group gave a spectacular

performance. Sleeping Beauty was

screened followed by a questionnaire

prepared by Veni, our volunteer.

Children gave spontaneous answers

proving their smartness. Shekar was

awarded a special prize for his

outstanding performance in study and

behavioral changes. A special feast was

given to the children and they enjoyed

their day.

Pandu lighting the lamp.


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9Remember one thing. If you want peace of mind then give up faultfinding. If you would search for fault at all find out your own faults and

shortcomings. Learn to accept everyone as your own. No one is alien to you, the whole world is yours.8

SAMUHIK SURYANAMASKAR EVENT

SUBHODAYAM!

Children basking in the morning Sun as they perform Suryanamaskaras to Ma Shivanandamayi's instructions.


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11As wind removes the cloud, so the name of God

destroys the cloud of worldliness.

Samuhik Suryanamaskar - Vote of Thanks

Just like any accomplishment, it all

started as a small idea of a great mind

that slowly started taking form and

materializing into a reality of great

scale and greater purpose. Like they

say When you want something, all

the universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it. This is all the more true

when the cause is good. Other than a

slight delay in the start time due to

10K related traffic jams experienced

by bus loads of school students, the

event proceeded very smoothly under

the able organization of Swamiji,

Mataji and perfect implementation by

many ardent volunteers of Nachiketa

Tapovan, inspite of the size of the

gathering. We owe this success of

Samuhik Suryanamskar to the helping

hands of all friends of Tapovan.

We thank SAAP Authorities of LB

stadium for considering our event as a

worthy sports event and renting us the

facility. Our thanks to Sri Ramesh for

helping us with the Public AddressSystem.

It is the learner who gives that status

to a teacher. We commend the spirit

of the students for taking this step

towards a healthier life and better

nation by diligently learning and

performing Suryanamaskara in the early

hours of a Sunday. We would like to thank

the parents for accompanying the

children. We mainly thank all the schools

for cooperating and taking efforts for

sparing time and sending students for the

training sessions and the event. Our

gratitude to Andhra Yuvathi Mandali,

Sanghamitra School and Radha Krishna

Balika Bhavan for letting us use their

facility for our training sessions.

We are thankful to all the sponsors, KVK

Energies and Hotel Sri Brindavan who

provided Aajya for this Yaga. We thank

Dukes for supplying Treff Biscuits and

Bibo waters for providing the refreshing

water to the students and their

attendants waiting in the Sun.

We convey our sincere thanks to the

Media giants like Eenadu paper and ETV

for covering the event and shedding light

on the humble activities of Tapovan.

With a little cooperation from parents,

school administrators, volunteers andsponsors, Nachiketa Tapovan pledges

that this is just the beginning and it shall

take up more such events with renewed

energy and doubled spirit.

Our heartfelt thanks to

all the Selfless souls!

10Through spiritual disciplines the ties of past karma

are cut asunder.

Samuhik Suryanamaskar at Lal Bahadur Stadium

Shortcuts to success are almost

mythical but Suryanamaskar is one of

the rare truths that can lead its Sadhaka

to physical, mental and spiritual

pinnacles when practiced with

persistence and devotion. Swami

Shivanandamayi and Swami

Nachiketananda with the sheer

intention of spreading this age old, time

tested and sage approved technique

among the budding youth of our nation,

started this Suryanamaskara movement

with the event in Lal Bahadur Stadium

on the 22nd November 2009 at 7:45a.m.

The expanse of the stadium studded with

a few hundreds of students looked like a

pond full of lotuses basking in the serenity

of shanti mantras and blooming at the

stimulating touch of rays of the winter

Sun, the most illustrious chief guest to

the program. Surbhi Dewra a brightfeather in Tapovans cap, graduate of

BITS Pilani and founder of Mera Career

Guide.Com, compered the program and

kept the spectators informed, engrossed

and well connected to the Centre Stage.

The special moment of the program was

when Ojas from DAV Public School, Aarti

from Nrupatunga, Pooja from Meridian

and Syed Imran from Vidya Bharati

lighting the ceremonial lamp. Swamiji

and Mataji conveyed briefly the

significance of Suryanamaskar to the

spectators who also got a chance towitness Matajis prowess in Agnisara and

Nauli kriyas. Swami Shivanandamayi who

stole the limelight congratulated the

students for taking the step onto the

Yogic path by attending Suryanamaskar

and also urged the students to continue

treading on this path towards a

healthier body, efficient mind,

sharper intellect, Spiritual life and

prosperous India. The core program,

the performance of Suryanamaskara

was carried on very smoothly, thanks

to Matajis clear instructions,

Students attention and awareness.

This was possible only because of

Suryanamaskar orientation

programs held by Mataji at several

schools for last one month. The

students did several rounds of

Suryanamaskara starting with mere

asanas, incrementally adding the

elements of pranayama, mantra and

meditation to them and finally

performed four rounds of full-fledged

holistic Sun Salutations. Towards the

end the groups of students of

Tapovan demonstrated their skill in

performing complicated yoga asanastwisting and turning their young

bodies effortlessly at lightning speed.

Siri Atluri yet another flower of

Tapovan pursuing her law degree,

aspiring to be part of Civil Services of

India presented the vote of thanks.

The program concluded with a

patriotic renderence of JanaGana

Mana and spirited Bharath Mata Ki

Jaichants led by Swamiji.


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13Whatever you yearn for, that you will get.

Up Coming Events

Celebrations of Ma Sarada Devi JayantiOn December 22nd 2009

At Nachiketa TapovanAt Nachiketa TapovanAt Nachiketa TapovanAt Nachiketa TapovanAt Nachiketa Tapovan

PERSONALITY

DEVELOPMENT CAMP

Venue:

Avanti Degree College

on

Tuesday 1st December 2009

Timings:

9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Ma Shivanandamayi, who has

attained Asan Siddhi, Mastered the

art of Nauli and has reached the

heights of spiritualism will be

conducting this programme

12Everyone can break down something, but how

many can build it up?

OUR PUBLICATIONS

Cost of CD - Rs. 35/-

Shakti Sanchalana the third in the

series of 8 yogic CDs released on

the 1st April, 2007 takes you on a

journey from thought to

thoughtlessness.

All CDs are available at the

Nachiketa Tapovan premises at

Kavuri Hills and also in leading

Book stores.

Suryanamaskar

Children, Parents and Public engrossed in doing Suryanamaskar.


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DearAtman

No man is an island. To fight the good

fight we need help. This has been the

basis for the Nachiketa Tapovans

inception and ensuing growth over the

last 10 years from a hut into a 3 storied-

building onto a 40 acre spiritual

complex. Imparting literacy to children

from impoverished families was the idea

with which the divine project started

before it grew into a multifarious

movement. All along Tapovans efforts

received great support from you all in

every way bringing fruition to the noble

intent..

The main focus has never shifted from

Vidya Mandir. Nachiketa Tapovan has

become the haven for the

underprivileged children who have

been nourished with not only milk and

food but also good academicssupplemented by the traditional values

of India. Vidya Mandir will be taking a

big stride this June from offering

Primary Education extending onto

Secondary Education. That is, this

academic year, Vidya Mandir will offer

classes ranging from LKG through 6th

grade.

It requires additional resources, both

monetary as well as human to fund this

progressive step. We hereby make a

fervent appeal for generous donations.

Please participate in this Vidya Daana

Yaga being performed to benefit the

most deserving children and help passon the legacy of our Cultural heritage,

Social values and Religious traditions.

It may kindly be noted that donations

to Nachiketa Tapovan are exempted

from Income Tax U/S 80 G of IT Act,

1961 of Govt. of India. Donations in

the form of Cheques/Demand Drafts

may please be drawn in favour of

Nachiketa Tapovan. We acknowledge

the generous contributions made by

donors.

Swami Nachiketananda

Yours in the service of Motherland

AN APPEAL

All teachers are one. The same power of God works through

them all.14I am the mother of the virtuous as well as the wicked.

SPONSOR OPTIONS

Anna daanam maha daanam; vidya daanam mahattaram.

Annena kshanika trupthihi yaavajjeevanthu vidyaya.

Vidya Mandir at Nachiketa Tapovan is currently able to accommodate a family

of about 150 children who receive all-round nourishment from man-making

education to milk-n- meals and basic health- aid in an atmosphere of genuine

love. Kind-hearted Well wishers have been the unseen force behind this offeringto God. We thank you for your continued support.

Vidya Daanam (Education ) Rs. 3500/ year/student

Anna Daanam (Mid-day Meals) Rs. 2800/day

Ksheera Daanam (Morning Milk) Rs. 600/day

Vastra Daanam (Uniforms) Rs. 600/ 2 pairs

Dinnerware (Steel Plates & Glasses) Rs. 5000/ 50 sets

Stationery Supplies (Copier Paper) Rs. 5000/ term

Festivals Celebration Rs. 1500/festival

Oushadhi (Medical Suppl ies) Rs. 5000/month

Celebrate your Special Days with the Children

at

Nachiketa Tapovan!

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