News & Notes - January 2005

     41st Jnaana yajna in Jamshedpur: Poojya Swamiji along with Maa and Swami Nirviseshananda ji will leave for Jamshedpur on 8th Feb ’05. They will halt at Kolkata for three days and reach Jamshedpur on 12th. Details of the Jnaana Yajna programme:

Poojya Swamiji, Maa and Nutan Swamiji will leave Jamshedpur on 3rd March ‘05, reaching Ashram on 4th. Contact: Sri SR Bhowmik 033 – 23347206 (Kolkata). Sri RS Tiwari 0657 – 2302409; Sri S Sengupta 2306180 ; Dr SR Sahu –2303154 (Jamshedpur).

 

     The 10th Annual Geeta Tattva Sameeksha (Series of discourses in Malayalam on Bhagavadgeeta, ch. 10) in Thrissur will be held between 16th and 23rd January 2005 at the Vadakkunaathan Temple Sreemoolasthaanam.

 

     The 15th Mahasamaadhi day of Mataji Sulabha Devi was observed in the Ashram on 17th December with due solemnity, love and devotion. Paada-pooja (worshipping of Poojya Swamiji’s Feet) was performed by Smt Sumam & Sri Narayanan Nambiar from Kannoor, on behalf of all the devotees. The function was attended by more than 200 devotees. Poojya Swamiji in his message highlighted the importance of renunciation, explaining how without a true sannyaasa-spirit fulfillment cannot be had in life by any one, whether he is given to ascetic or household life.

Chanting in chorus the naama-sankeertana composed by Poojya Swamiji – “Om Namah Sadasivaaya Om Namo Naarayanaaya ….”– devotees proceeded from the Vijñaana Bhavan to the Samaadhi Mandir and offered flowers at Mataji Sulabha Devi’s samaadhi as well as at the Lotus Feet of Poojya Swamiji. In the evening a Daana Satra was held distributing 3kg rice packets to a number of recipients.

 

     On 19th December ’04, Poojya Swamiji addressed the devotees assembled in the Mahaadeva Temple, Thalore, Trichur District, on the occasion of Thiruvonam-Punartham Festival. He enlightened the devotees on the fundamentals of devotional thoughts, worship and Temple practices, and explained how the installation of the Temple itself is based on the concept of Soul residing in the body.

 

     Sreemad Bhaagavata Tattva Sameeksha Satram: The 3rd annual event was inaugurated on 22nd December ’04 by Poojya Swamiji. Poojya Swami Purushothama Tirthaji Maharaj hoisted the Dharma-dhvaja. The Sree Krishna Yatra from Guruvayoor on 19th, Dharma-dhvaja Yatra from Tiruvilvamalai on 20th and Sreemad Bhaagavata Grantha Yatra from Narayanashrama Tapovanam on 21st culminated at "Naimishaaranyam", in Paralikkad, Thrissur, where elaborate  preparations have been made to conduct the grand function. Poojya Swami Sakranandaji Maharaj, President, Sree Ramakrishna Math (Thrissur), gave the presidential address. Poojya Swami Mridanandaji Maharaj of the same Math released Poojya Swamiji's 3rd Malayalam book on Sreemad Bhaagavatam.

 

 

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