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CREATIVITY FROM SUMMER CAMPERS

Participants of our Summer Camp - 2009 exhibited their creative skills.

These are but a few examples. A Splatter of colours from their creative

minds were displayed on paper.

Disappointment can come only to those who make

appointments with the future.1

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Volume: 1Issue 10

25th May, 2009Monday

Nachiketanjali

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AUM. AAPYAYANTU MMANGAANI|

NAKPRANA CHAKSHUHU SHROTRAMATHO BALAM INDRIYAANI CHA SARVAANI|

SARVA BRAHMAUPANISHADAM MAHAM BRAHMA NIRAKURYAM

MAMA BRAHMA NIRAKARODANIRA KARANA-MASTVA NIRAKARANAM ME ASTU|

TADAATMANI NIRYATE YA UPANISHATSU DHARMASTE MAYI SANTU TEMAYI SANTU|

AUM. SHANTI! SHANTI! SHANTI!

Om. May the different limbs of my body, my tongue, prana, eyes, ears and my

strength and also all the other sense organs be nourished! All, indeed, is

Brahman, as is declared in the Upanishads. May I never deny Brahman! May

Brahman never deny me! May there never be denial on my part! May all the

virtues described in the Upanishads belong to me, who am devoted to Atman! May

they all belong to me! Om. Peace! Peace! Peace!

“As large as the universe

outside, even so large is the

universe within the lotus of

the heart. Within it are

heaven and earth, the sun,

the moon, the lightning,

and all the stars. What is in

the macrocosm is in this

microcosm.” (Chhandogya

Upanishad 8:1:3)

Alert and vigilant living itself is a ‘Sadhana’ in the true sense.



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Page No.CONTENTS

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor

Subhadra K.

Editorial Consultants:

Annapurna R.

Sowja A.

EDITORIALSwamiji's Message 3 Message by Mataji 4 Wisdom Speaks 5 Ashram 6 Upanishad 7 Summer Camp-09 8 Valedictory Function 10 Parents' Views 11

Donations 12 Upcoming Events 13 Publication 14 An Appeal 15

Subhadra K.

Every limb and organ in the body has

been given to man to be used for a

sacred purpose. The tongue to utter

Lord’s name, the hands to offer worship

and do service and so on. Singing the

Lord’s name elevates the mind and

exhorts the individual to seek and findthe source of eternal joy that lies

within.

Emphasizing on this aspect Swamiji has

inducted Sankirthana in our Summer

Camps, the essential purpose of which

is to give the children a taste of Divinity.

Bhajan is one of the processes that

teaches the mind to revel in the glory

and majesty of God.

In the recently conducted 11th Summer

Camp, Swamiji explained to the

participants the importance of

devotional singing and urged them to

harmonize singing with devotion, love

and feeling to make it an out-pouring

of love towards God.

He stressed on the fact that singing

without Devotion and inner feeling will

turn out to be a mechanical

performance. Devotional fervour is

more important than musical skills.

Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and jnana is the attitude of the

intellect, both flow towards the Lord.3

There are four stages of Karma. I am

not talking about different Karmas

like Prarabdha Karma, Nishiddha

Karma etc. I am talking about the

four stages of Karma. These stages

are applicable to people of all ages

and are not confined to one person

alone.

In the first stage you will try to

accumulate Karmas. Here you don’t

know how to burn them and simply

accumulate. These Karmas bind you.

In the second stage you will burn

your Karmas and also accumulate.

For example, you may give some

charity but if you expect name, fame

or satisfaction then instead of

burning, you will be accumulatingkarmas.

In the third stage you will be burning

your Karmas and not accumulate

them. You will do wonderful charity

without any personal intentions or

selfish motives. In the fourth stage

you involve in actions but do not

accumulate Karmas. There is no

accumulation or burning of Karmas

because of your detachment with

your actions.

Till the third stage there is a

possibility of getting attached to the

other two stages. You might have

spontaneously saved a person from

drowning, but later when you come

to know that the person had killed

many people you might feel you

have accumulated bad karma. But

this will happen only when you

have some collective karmas. In fact

those collective karmas alone havebrought both of you together.

Swami Nachiketananda

Message by Swamiji

Happiness depends on what you can give, not on

what you can get.



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Now-a-days, I see that many parents are

trying their best to introduce to their

children various skills like music,

languages, sports, English and other

languages, to help them face the highly

competitive world. That’s a good idea,

because they learn more at that age.

But when it comes to Spirituality there

is lot of hesitation possibly due to the

notion that spirituality is for second half

of one’s life. On the contrary, childhoodis the right time to teach the right things.

Whatever a child learns now, is going to

form the basis for his or her l ife.

Among many facets of life

spiritual aspect plays all-encompassing

role. Ideally, an education is that which

dispels the darkness. However, the

present day education can only produce

an intellectual being with out the

knowledge of Self. It tells you how to fillyour own stomach but not others, not

even family members, otherwise why do

we see so many old-age homes? School

Education doesn’t teach how to become

a good human being which only

Spirituality can accomplish.

So today’s parents have to understand

that Spirituality is as essential as air to

lead a meaningful and purposeful life.

Mother is the first teacher in child’s life,

Father the second teacher and Guru

the third. So a mother should sow the

seed of spirituality in child’s life.

Spirituality changes the perception of

the world. Each and every child is

unique in this universe. Spiritual bent

of mind brings out this uniqueness.

Parents should remember that life’s

purpose is more than just

livelihood. Don’t raise your child to be

only a money machine? Spirituality

brings clarity in life. Parents with no

clarity, end up forcing their children toget high percentages without proper

knowledge. Such unreasonable

pressure sometimes leads to

undesirable events like suicides.

An ordinary person finds every

happening as a problem while the

Spiritual soul perceives every problem

as a happening. So try to live Spiritual

life. It is in your hands to create great

souls like Dhruva, Prahlada, Nachiketa,Vivekananda, Adi Shankaracharya,

Shivaji Maharaj etc.... Your life and your

child’s life should be like a lamp whose

light helps others find way to real and

true life.

Dear Parents,

ADHYATMIK PRANETA

Swami Shivanandamayi

Need for

Spirituality

Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the

rich. It is the choice of the wise man. 5

SU JOK THERAPY

CLASSES

WISDOM SPEAKS

By Annapurna R.

Often times we come across the

words ‘Wants’ and ‘Needs’ in

spiritual readings. Needs are things

required for our survival while

Wants are things we tell ourselves

that we need. Drawing a line

between the two is the biggestchallenge in today’s society. Until

we separate them and dwindle

down the Wants, the reins of our

mind will be in the clutches of the

horses rather than us controlling the

senses. In order to be freed from the

never ending illusions of the

mirage-filled mind and advance

spiritually, sticking to the Needs and

ignoring the screams of Wants is to

be inculcated.

It might help to remind ourselves

how much more content the

families used to be a few decades

ago when there weren’t these many

articles available in the market to

the common man. Simple programs

broadcasted on Radios were

enjoyed by families. Now, 100s of

Television channels, personal audio

and video libraries, computers and

i-pods are not able to buy that

quality time for a family. The homes

used to be full of family members,

now objects have replaced

members in the houses. Shopping

for provisions used to be a monthly

affair, now no such limits are set in

most homes. However, the choice

and multitude of things in themarket seems to be directly

proportional to the discontentment

among people. We find it hard to

please ourselves not to mention

our children. With so many wants

and desires lurking within how can

we pass even the entrance to

Spirituality?

I am not saying that plethora ofvarieties is bad or that we should

stop buying things or renounce basic

comforts. But, we can stop hoarding

things including food. This is one

way of starting to develop

detachment with material things

which becomes effortless as one

progresses. To begin with, try

cutting down on buying a part of that

we ‘don’t really need’ and use that

money to help a needy child. Let’s

work on accumulating the ethereal

treasures than the material riches.

Know the Self to be sitting in the chariot, the body to be the

chariot, the intellect the charioteer, and the mind the reins.



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AT THE ASHRAM

Temple construction in progress

He does not live in vain; who employs his wealth, his thought,

and his speech to advance the good of others. 7

There lived a king named Jaanashruta,

the great-grand son of Jaanushruti who

ruled over the kingdom of Mahavarsha.

He was known to be a good king who

offered gifts, gave alms, fed his subjects

and built rest houses.

One night while sleeping on the terrace,

Jaanashruta overheard two swansconversing while flying over the palace.

One of the swans cautioned the other

to be respectful to the great king while

the second defied the king’s merits

saying that he cannot be greater than

Raikwa. It challenged that “only

someone who knows what Raikwa

knows is like Raikwa.”

Jaanashruta on hearing this felt hurt and

bitter and sent his men to search forthe noble man named Raikwa in towns

and villages, but in vain. The search was

repeated, this time for a holy man in

forests and lonely places and lo, Raikwa

was spotted lying underneath a cart,

busy scratching himself.

CHHANDOGYA UPANISHAD On learning the news, the King

approached Raikwa with 600 cattle

head, gold and chariot asking for

instruction on the “deity whom he

meditated on”. Raikwa who was not

pleased with the King or his offer sent

him away. The king returned to his

kingdom utterly disappointed. Unable

to take the bereavement, Jaanashruta

went back to seek Raikwa’s teachings.

He paid salutations, offered more

cattle head, gold, chariot, his

daughter and a village and begged for

Knowledge. Raikwa was impressed

this time and imparted the

knowledge.

Raikwa’s appearance was very

uncouth but the knowledge hepossessed was the finest. He wanted

to see in the king, the thirst for

Knowledge that can not be possessed

as a barter for gold and riches.

Humbleness and readiness to give up

the most prized possessions and

attachments including his daughter

qualified Jaanashruta for earning the

knowledge.

THE STORY OF RAIKWA

The syllable Om which is called Udgitha, is the quintessence of the essences,

the supreme, deserving of the highest place.(Chhandogya Upanishad)



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Our 11th Summer Camp held from

3rd - 10th May unraveled and unleashed

the creativity in all the participants. It

was a one-of-its kind workshop. Children

entered a world of fun-filled activities

conducted by Swami Nachiketananda,

Swami Shivanandamayi and their group

of dedicated and energetic volunteers.

The target age group of the children

was 12-15 years. The whole idea of the

Summer Camp was to increase the

learning level of the children.

The camp explored various personalities

and cultures through a spectrum of

activities to stimulate aptitudes for Arts

& Crafts, Sloka Chanting, Reading and

Memory skills, Yoga, Group Discussions,

Positive thinking, Decision making,

Values etc. All the campers had a rich

diet of Quiz sessions to activate their

brains and were exposed to the skills of

Sanskrit and Sign Languages.

Smt Ratnamala who is an epitome of

Creative Skills taught the children how

to have fun through art using discarded

materials from the world of nature.

Valedictory Function was held on thefinal day and the parents opined the

camp had given a golden opportunity to

their children to learn various skills in a

short span of one week and thanked the

hosts for weaning their children from the

addictive computer games and TV.

Prizes were distributed to the best

performers. Children left the camp with

new techniques, new energy, new

friends and new goals.

SUMMER CAMP - 2009

Work without faith and prayer is like an artificial flower

without fragrance.

It is not the language but the speaker that we

want to understand.



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On the campers’ invitation, parents

came on to the stage and shared

their valuable views on the Summer

Camp. One of the parents picked up

greeting the Tapovan way i.e., ‘Om

Namah Shivaya’. They were glad for

taking the decision of enrolling their

children in the camp. Some of them

expressed how much they liked theambience of Nachiketa Tapovan. Sri

Mohan was very impressed at the

elements of Punctuality, Social

awareness and Value of recycling

being reinforced as part of the

program because these skills will

help them grow to be responsible

individuals. The parents and

grandparents were happy that in the

modern times, the children were

being imparted the values of

ancient Indian tradition like

Sanskrit, Slokas, Bhajans and Yoga

along with other creative skills like

arts and crafts from recycled articles,

debating, logic, memory etc.

The parents were amazed that the

children could learn to make a

conversation in “Sanskrit, the God’s

Language” and Sign language “the

Universal Communication” in just a

week. Smt Sridevi commented that,

“Arousing spiritual awareness inchildren and helping them discover

their individual capacity is unique

to Tapovan’s Summer Camp”. Some

mothers found it very surprising

that the kids, after a whole day at

camp were still very energetic and

eager to continue their arts projects

at home without caring to watch TV.

The parents and grand parents

unanimously voiced their

appreciation for the organizers and

the skills imparted by them. They

were very thankful to Swamiji,

Mataji and the Organizers for their

love and commitment and in turn

pledged their support to Tapovan.

Summer Camp Parents' Views

To give love is true freedom; To demand love is pure slavery.10

The week long summer camp concluded

with the Valedictory Function. The

campers showcased their newly

acquired skills in the form of skits, songs

and shows to the audience who

included the honored chief guest,

parents and the organizers.

The chief guest Ogeti Kripalu garu,

Secretary, Samskrita Bharati, Bhagya

Nagar addressed the gathering opening

with a sloka “ inspired by the

atmosphere of Tapovan”. He expressed

his deep satisfaction that the children

could grasp Sanskrit in just a week’s

time. He was elated to see that the

tenets of highly evolved, eternal and

timeless Sanatana Dharma being

imparted as Vidya in Tapovan. Because,

this kind of education helps in the

development of the internal self

through which one can meet any

challenge in life. Krupalu garu opined

that, “Good work is happening here inNachiketa Tapovan and I wish to see this

in more schools.”

There were many gems that one could

pick up from Krupalu garu’s talk. He

believed that real education should

make children energetic. It should lead

Summer Camp Valedictory Function them to understand their basic

human nature, realize the significant

part of God that is within them and

nurture It. Nature that takes care of

man should be respected. Those who

have been endowed by God with

surplus should help the needy. Blind

imitation of West should be bid good

bye. The country’s advancement liesin “going back to our values”.

Krupalu garu shared his personal

experience of how his association

with Sanskrit and Samskrita Bharati

transformed his life to that of

fulfillment in just 4-5 years.

Beautifully defined by him,

“Language isa tool of communication

between the Lord and an individual.

Sanskrit is the only language that

supplies you with enough words toexpress your boundless mind.”He

requested everyone to start

speaking Sanskrit. He explained how

by chanting a mantra as simple as

“Annam Brahma” before eating,

transforms the act of eating into a

Yajna. He promised that,”If you take

one step towards Sanskrit, Sanskrit

will take a hundred towards you.”

He who submits to discipline is a DISCIPLE.



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DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR ASHRAM

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Smt. Manikyamba

Smt. Shanthi R.

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Smt. Sowmya C

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Smt. Padma

Smt. G. Bhagyavathi

Smt. K. Surekha

Hotel Sri Brindavan.

Sneha Enterprises

Orphans Education Foundation

Saptagiri Camphor Limited

Intelli Group, Asia Pvt. Limited

Sri K.K. MangrulkarSmt. N. Suchi

Smt. Sucharita Tathe

Smt. A. Lakshmi

1. Advisory Committee

2. Medical Committee

3.Vidya Mandir Committee

4. Yoga Research Committee

5. Ayurveda Research Committee

6. IT Committee

7. Spiritual Committee

Construction Committees

1. Temple

2. Vidya Mandir

3. Dispensary cum Hospital

4. Ramakrishnalaya

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6. Dhyana Mandir

7. Vanaprastha

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Moksha is not ‘Freedom from Action’ but ‘Freedom in

Action’.13

UP COMING EVENTS

Dear Atmabandhu

We solicit your gracious presence with family &friends on the occasion of

CONVOCATION PROGRAMME FOR COMPUTER TRAINEES

at our

"NACHIKETA TAPOVAN"

on Sunday, 31st May 2009 at 10.00 a.m.

Sri Vijay Prakash Y.

MD, Ramp Technology Group.

has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest.

Yours in the service of Motherland

Susidhar V.

Director

Computer Dept.

Venue:

NACHIKETA TAPOVAN

Plot No. 70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills,

Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

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We solicit your gracious presence with friends on the occasion of

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Swami Nachiketananda and Swami Shivanandamayi


Madhukar A.

Director

Programme & Satsanga

Venue:

NACHIKETA TAPOVAN

Plot No. 70, Phase I, Kavuri Hills,

Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

You are successful and creative only when you see an

opportunity in every difficulty.



Construction Committee Members

Our sincere thanks to all the selfless souls who have happily consentedto be a part of Ashram's Construction committees...

1. Vijay Kumar K.

2. Rama Devi K.

3. Subhadra K.

4. Leela N.

5. Prasad Y.V.S.S.6. Sheshagiri Rao

7. Reddy P. S.

8. Manikyamba G.

9. Ram Sandila

10. Pawan Kumar

11. Subha D.

12. Durga K.

13. Annapurna R.

14. Sushma Sharma

15. Anand A.

16. Venkatram Reddy

17. Mallaiah

18. Krishna P.

19. Hema Reddy Y.

20. Chalapathi V.

21. Vijaysena Reddy22. Sandhya M.

23. Vinay K.

24. Sudha Rani M.

25. Nirmal D.

26. Sowmya C.

27. Madhukar M.

28. Shanti Y.

29. Dr. Ramesh C. N.

30. Dr. Leela K.

31. Dr. Surendra A.32. Dr. Rohini R.

33. Dr. Amulya

34. Dr.Ishwaracharya

35. Dr. Prafulla Kumar

36. Dr. Priyamvada

37. Dr. Vijay Kumar B.38. Dr. Sudhakar K.

39. Vijaya A.

40. Ajit N.

41. Prasad T.

42. Nageswar Rao

43. Anuradha K.

44. Sucharita Tathe

45. Swaroopa R.

46. Prashanti K.

47. Dr. Shiva Reddy

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that leads the reader through different

dimensions of Srimat Swami

Ranganathanandaji Maharaj’s life providing a

glimpse of his oneness with the nature

through His teachings. First edition of this

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March 2006 followedby the second edition on 11th July 2006 and 3rd

edition on 22nd November 2007.

The Books are available at Nachiketa Tapovan

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Become quietly effective.14 15

AN APPEAL

Any venture taking shape in the

divine presence backed by a noble

intent is bound to find fruition.

Over the years Nachiketa Tapovan

has been witnessing a phenomenal

movement; multifarious spiritual

as well as service activities!

Needless to mention we are

rejoiced to receive donations from

supporters who are a big part of this

spiritual endeavour.

Construction of Temples is the

current activity at the Kodgal

Ashram. Shrines for Lord Ganesha,

Shiva, Kali, Holy Trinity, Balaji, Rama,

Krishna, Saraswathi and Shirdi Sai

will be constructed. The proposed

temples are going to be unique in

the mode of worship.

Estimation of this Temple project

wasRs. 2.2 crores. We hereby make

a fervent appeal for generous

donations. Please participate in this

noble task so that our cultural

heritage and religious traditions will

be safeguarded for the coming

generations.

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.

DearAtman


They who give have all things; they who withhold

have nothing.

Swami Nachiketananda

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