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“Practice Vedas Daily; Practice well their prescriptions” says Shankara Bhagavath Padal. Our Spiritual Guru, Dr.Ranganji is not only reciting Vedas daily but also is practicing their prescriptions. Really we have been fortunate to have him here for the last 5 days and he has been kind enough to enlighten us on the glimpses of TAITTARIYA UPANISHAD, covering 5 topics mainly, Value education, Gurukula Education Vs Modern Education, What is Brahmam, What is happiness and Freedom from 5 adjuncts.
During his lecture, he clearly explained how our Vedas speak eloquently on human equality, dignity, fraternity, underlining the goals of life i.e. living better, living longer, happily, healthily, peacefully and finally to exit from the world in total peace. He also explained that how our Religion and our beliefs & faiths moulded a value system, as evolved by our ancestors thousands of years ago, had its profound impact on the future generations, crossing geographical boundaries till today and this impact will be there for generations to come.
His explanation of Sandhyopasana by Brahmacharis & Gruhasthas and how the great teachings of Lord Krishna in His GEETHA, the principles of Karma Yoga, Bakthi Yoga, Jnana Yoga are simply practiced by the doers of Sandhyopasana, without their knowledge even. Really wonderful! His simple explanation of our daily practicing Pancha Maha Yagna, Deva, Pithru, Manusha Bootha Yagnas and this causal practice by the mothers, while providing food to babies daily; Amazing; really.
The heavy topic, ‘what is Brahmam’ was explained by him vividly and lucidly, extensively quoting scriptures, making the subject light and lively. Ever simple persons like me can try to meditate upon Brahmam, through proper exercises and ofcourse with the guidance of our Spiritual Guru. His explanation that matter itself cannot move, as preached by scientist like, Sir. Isaac Newton and he explained in detail how such theories have their limitations and is devoid of wholesome. His theory of conscious principles over matter, after his explanation through examples, made us to realise the concept.
‘What is happiness?’, Sathyam, Gnanam, Anantham Brahma, and his explanation of Srushti, Sthithi & Samhara as Release, Establish and Withdraw and not as create, sustain and destroy, which is the normal explanation given by all, is very apt and his explanation made the words Srishti, Sthithi & Samhara to be more meaningful.
His explaining, “Brahmam’s very nature is knowledge, where knowledge is that Everything is in Brahmam, Anantham is limitless and Aanantham is eternal bliss, that is final.
Thus real happiness lies in spirituality, if taught by a preceptor and learnt by a seeker, as a science of experience.
In all these topics, his extensive quotings of all three Great Acharyas and telling how complimentary their Bhashyams on the subject matter was really a great one. This shows His extensive and in depth knowledge in the works of all the three Acharyas. Really amazing!
“Janthoonam Nara Janmam Durlabham” , among animals, life of a human being is rare. That is only human being is equipped intellectually to know God and realise him. Thus Hindu Sasthras urge us not to waste our lives but try to awaken our dormant spirituality by seeking the guidance of a Guru. Here our Spiritual Guru, Dr.Ranganji, while explaining what is happiness said, “pleasure and pain are inevitable concomitants of life and pain has to be endured to face good fortune without undue elation and misfortune without undue depression is acquired by a proper approach to things of the world. The source of all happiness is within our selves. So long as we grope for the source outside ourselves, we shall not find peace or develop the mental equilibrium.
Himself remaining a product of traditional Gurukula system of education on spiritual side, our Guru has also received education in management, science and technology under modern education system. A rare and unique combination of both Gurukula System of education and modern education system. Hence only our spiritual Guru is the one and only person who is competent to judge which form of education is the best suited for our soil. He has proved beyond any body’s doubt that our traditional system of education is the best suited for us through a scientific research, without brushing aside the advantages of modern science and technology.
My request to him is that he should not stop all this but go little beyond to suggest a curriculum for base level, primary level, higher, higher secondary and college level and to establish institutions to educate our next generation. This is the need of the hour, where we have children of higher level of IQ. Children of today are very much exposed to the materialistic way of life mainly due to advancement of Science and Technology. Their knowledge with high level of IQ should be oriented properly in our own interest and in the interest of the mankind in general. In short what Swami Vivekananda wanted to achieve for the mankind through our young and energetic Indians can be easily achieved by our Spiritual Guru, Shri Ranganji. He can create a New India, as dreamed by Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda said, “May the song of New India echo and reverberate amidst mountains and in forests and in valleys…..The whole world is a mixture of independence and dependence of freedom and slavery but through it all shines the soul independent, pure, perfect and holy”. With the young and modern spiritual leaders like our Dr.Ranganji, whom, I unhesitantly and vociferously address SPIRITUAL LEADER of 21st century, our BHARAT will lead the whole world.
With these few words, I conclude and I thank the organisers for having given me this opportunity of delivering this note.
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