VOLUME2-ISSUE–5 Feb-March 2013 1 A Bi-monthly bulletin of Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundattion ♦ SURYA KIRAN ♦ GANAPATHI PRATISTHA DIVAS ♦ YOUTH CAMP ♦ BHAGAVATHA SAPTAHAM ♦ VIVEKANANDA CLUB ♦ ANNUAL DAY OF SANDEEPANI SISUVI- Editors pen It Is Culture That Withstand Shock , not a simple mass of knowledge Swami Vivekananda Come summer there is a plethora of Personality Development Camps. Each organization conducts programmes which they think are best to expand the per- sonality of the candidates. Pondering over that, we came across four formulae from our treasure house of spiritual heritage to help Personality Development of an individual. Chidlren usually think that eating good food, putting on weight, wearing good dress and ornaments are all ways of developing their personality. This has to be modified with a new programme. Our great rishis with their deep in- sight into the personality of the human beings have given us these formule for a wholesome expansion of the human being. “Sareeramadhyam khalu dharma sadhanam” Children should be made to understand the glorious idea of making use of the body as an instrument to carry out Dharma. Truth must blossom into dharma through their lives. So all those activities centred on Truth like rec- ognising others as our own, serving them, giving up selfish desires and motivations, carrying out activities for the propagation of good, etc. can be brought under dharmic activities which will bring spiritual strength and vigour to FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
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VOLUME 2 - ISSUE –5 Feb-March 2013 1
A Bi-monthly bulletin of Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundattion
♦ SURYA KIRAN
♦ GANAPATHI
PRATISTHA DIVAS
♦ YOUTH CAMP
♦ BHAGAVATHA
SAPTAHAM
♦ VIVEKANANDA CLUB
♦ ANNUAL DAY OF
SANDEEPANI SISUVI-
Editors pen
It Is Culture That Withstand Shock , not a simple mass of knowledge
Swami Vivekananda
Come summer there is a plethora of Personality
Development Camps. Each organization conducts
programmes which they think are best to expand the per-
sonality of the candidates. Pondering over that, we came
across four formulae from our treasure house of spiritual
heritage to help Personality Development of an individual.
Chidlren usually think that eating good food, putting
on weight, wearing good dress and ornaments are all ways
of developing their personality. This has to be modified
with a new programme. Our great rishis with their deep in-
sight into the personality of the human beings have given
us these formule for a wholesome expansion of the human
being.
“Sareeramadhyam khalu dharma sadhanam”
Children should be made to understand the glorious
idea of making use of the body as an instrument to carry
out Dharma. Truth must blossom into dharma through
their lives. So all those activities centred on Truth like rec-
ognising others as our own, serving them, giving up selfish
desires and motivations, carrying out activities for the
propagation of good, etc. can be brought under dharmic
activities which will bring spiritual strength and vigour to
FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR FOUR TIME TESTED FORMULAE FOR
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTPERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTPERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTPERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
VOLUME 2 - ISSUE –5 Feb-March 2013 2
the body. Our youth are totally unaware of this
blissful expansion which they can effortlessly
achieve.
“Vasudhaiva kutumbakam”
The above concept centered in the
awareness of one Truth, visualizing the whole
Universe as one’s family leads to an unparal-
leled expansion of human mind which provides
a homely remedy for all the ills which are
creeping into one’s mind spoiling our interrela-
tionships with people and the environment.
The statement says that ‘the whole
universe is one family’. The welfare of the
family rests on the proper exercise of the rights
and responsibilities by all its members individ-
ually and collectively. Respect, regard, love,
sacrifice, service – manifold are the expressions
through which those rights and responsibilities
are exercised in real life. In the togetherness,
mutuality, each member responsibly carrying
out one’s duties remaining as part of the whole
and ever keeping at bay his individualistic
egotism, lie the wholesomeness of a family. To
get at this magnificent cohesiveness what else,
but the awareness of the spiritual solidity of
the whole, could be the basis?
This formula works at the mental level
and is the most important factor in deciding
the total health of a person including his out-
look on life. Here the mind is made to expand
absorbing unto itself everything around with a
feeling of one’s own. This helps to eliminate all
the negative vibrations and bad qualities like
jealousy, hatred, etc. from the mind which
obstruct the expansion of one’s personality.
With such an expansion one finds the whole
universe as one’s friend aiding and also
bestowing blessings. Peace, happiness, achieve-
ments are all by-products of one’s attunement
with the cosmos.
Unity in Diversity
The third level of expansion concerns
the intellect which is presently used by us to
gather only information for achieving materi-
al benefits like name, power and pelf etc.
Intellect should be used for better purposes,
to detect the Infinite in the finite, to see God
in everything, living and non living.
To see Unity in diversity is the formula
ideally suited for this expansion in our under-
standing at the intellectual level. That auto-
matically keeps one aligned on the path of
seeking Truth. Intellect becomes subtler and
sharper and it starts, like a torch light, re-
vealing knowledge deeply hidden or long for-
gotten in the depths of our being.
“Each soul is potentially divine”
Last but not the least guidance for
expansion comes from Swami Vivekananda’s
famous observation “Each soul is potentially
divine”. This is the ultimate source of
knowledge and energy which can illumine all
the layers of human personality from body to
the Self within. This formula brings into the
grasp of every human being that he is Divine
and the goal in his life is to manifest that di-
vinity. This can be done only by controlling
nature external and internal and the first
three formulae are ideally suited to bring
about the control of nature external and inter-
nal which in turn leads to real expansion of
the human personality. Such an expanded
personality is a blessing unto himself as
also to the whole world.
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On 17th of February, which fell on Ratha Saptami day,
900 children from class VII to class X representing
fifteen different schools gathered in the Gurushree
Public School ground, Chapara at 630 a.m. in the morn-
ing, to participate in the Samuhika Surya Namaskar
programme “Surya Kiran”. Circle Inspector of Kodun-
gallur Shri M. Surendran was the Chief Guest. S.N.D.P
Youth Secretary Sri Baby Ram and Sri Pavitranji, well-
wisher of Vivekananda Kendra were on the dias along
with Lakshmi Didi.
The programme started with prayer by Kum Radhika
followed by Deepa prajwalan by the Chief Guest. Didi
related the significance of Samuhika Surya Namaskar in
her introductory address. Sri Surendran also spoke to
the children regarding the benefits of Suryanamaskar.
Inspite of his busy schedule Sri Surendran stayed on
to watch the students’ programme. After 12 consecu-
tive rounds of Surya namaskar, there was a beautiful
demonstration of yogasanas by the students of
Gurushree Public school. Sri Pavitranji delivered the
vote of thanks.
After the programme, all the children and their parents
were treated to a sumptuous breakfast. The local
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SAMUHIKA SURYA NAMASKAR
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanthi Day, 18th February, was selected for Samuhika Surya Namaskar throughout
India. In Anandadham too, forty-five yoga yoga varga participants, 20 of them ladies and 25 gents
took part in Samuhika Surya namaskar. Sri Bhanuji, all India General Secretary of Vivekananda Kendra ,
attended the programme and took part in the Samuhika Surya namaskar. Shri Bhanuji briefed the par-
ticipants about the Sarda Shati Programme, in his benedictory address
GANAPATHI PRATISTHA DIVASAM
Ganapathi Pratistha Divasam was celebrated on
the 20th February, Wednesday. Early in the
morning there was Ganapathi Homam followed
by Kalasha puja and Abhishekam. Puja was
conducted by the Karumatra Gurupadam group.
Except for the inmates, only few devotees could
attend as it was a day of bandh. Ganapati Homam
was performed in the temple premises.
branch of State Bank of Travancore sponsored the breakfast. Every participant received a book on
Swamiji and a certificate of appreciation. Cost of the books was borne by Canara Bank, Kodungallur.
Best three schools got awards for performance in Surya Kiran and every school was given the
book ‘Incredible India, Love India As Swami Vivekananda Loved Her’ on Swamiji’s thoughts com-
piled by Lakshmi Didi, for their library, as a token for their active participation in the programme.
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YOUTH CAMP
In association with Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Department
of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt of Kerala, we conducted a full day
Youth Camp as part of 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of
Swami Vivekananda, for the age group of 18 to 30 years, on 24th
February. 104 students from 8 different institutions participated.
Resource persons were: Dr Harisankar, well known parenting special-
ist Smt Rema – Principal of a Teachers Education College, Poyya,
Sri P.N.Easwaranji and Dr N.M. Vijayan, well-wisher of Vivekananda
Kendra. Sri Sudhakarji who was the coordinator of the camp and
Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi who is also a member of the State Coordi-
nating Committee, were also present. The Village Officer, Kodungal-
lur Smt.Shyamala, inaugurated the camp. Sri Pavitranji, delivered
the welcome address. All the students were provided lunch and
snacks during intervals. The following topics were covered during
the camp
Dr. Hari Shankar Subject : The Need of an Idealogy
Sri . Sudhakar Subject: The Goal of Life
Smt. Rama Menon Subject: Personality Integration
Sri Eswaranji P.N Subject: Youth and their role in National
Integration
Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari Subject : Personality integration
Concluding session, Dr. N.M Vijayan and Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari
Each student received a participation certificate, a T-shirt with
Swamiji’s logo and a book on Swamiji.
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The annual Bhagavatha Saptaha jnana yajnam began on 2nd of
March with Mahatmya Parayanam and continued till 9 th of
March with distribution of Yajna prasadam by the Acharya. Ko-
zhikode Vasudeva Prasad Namboothiri who was the main Yaj-
nacharya. On the fourth day,
‘Sri Krishna Avataram’ was rec-
reated with a little Krishna
decorated and kept in a cradle
so that after the session devo-
tees could make their obeisance
to Him. Next attraction was
’Rukmini Swayambara’ on the
evening of the fifth day.
Rukmini ’s idol, well decorated
was carried by a young girl to-
wards the altar where Sri
Krishna was already kept.
After the session there was a
traditional ’Thiruvathira’ group dance by Smt Padmaja and her
troup. On the 9th was the concluding day. Over a hundred dev-
otees attended the programme on all the seven consecutive
days .
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DIDIS DIDIS DIDIS DIDIS PRABHASANAMSPRABHASANAMSPRABHASANAMSPRABHASANAMS DURING FEBRUARYDURING FEBRUARYDURING FEBRUARYDURING FEBRUARY----AND MARCHAND MARCHAND MARCHAND MARCH
7th February SV Jayanthi Celebration, MG University Kottayam
9th February National Teachers’ Union-Annual conference; Topic – SV & Education.
17th February Suryakiran– -Kodungallur and Samvardhini — Ernakulam
20th February Sri Krishna Temple Mukundapuram. Topic– SV His Life and Mission
24th February Vidya Gopala Puja– Chandrapini and Satsangh at
Sangameswara Yogam - Irinjalakuda
1st March Varuna Yaga - Valapad
3rd to 9th March Bhagavatha Saptaham — Anandadham-