' This may be a turning point in your life! Grace comes to your door step, seize it. Time employed is time mastered. Never miss this opportunity of listening to Geeta'

                                                                                          ............... Swami Chinmayananda

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 Siddhivinayak Ganesha to get golden makhar

The 24-karat gold decoration, costing over Rs 4 crore, will replace the existing silver on Gudi Padva this year. Despite recession blues, a city businessman has donated a makhar that is made of 24-Karat gold, which is estimated to cost Rs 4 crore.

True courage is not the absence of fear but the willingness to proceed in spite of it.

The Baha’I Faith ………..Words of wisdom by Baha’u’llah  

• O Son Of Man! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.  

• O Son of Man! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with the fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun has risen to the Zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.  

• O Son of Man! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Where fore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble.

• O Son of Man! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for thee. Make it the garment of thy temple. My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; Clothe thyself therewith, that thou mayest be to all eternity the revelation of My everlasting being.  

• O Son of Man! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can any one recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.

Part II

O Ye people that have minds to know and ears to hear! The first all of the Beloved is this: O mystic nightingale! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! Dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of  thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal.

O Son of Spirit! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal next, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange and pitiful: for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High, and remained far from he most effulgent horizon.

O Friend! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure  the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

O Son of Justice! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? And what seeker findeth restaway from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

Khandogya Upanishad

Part 1: First Prapathaka Second Khanda 

• When the Devas and Asuras struggled together, both of the race of Pragapati, the Devas took the udgitha (Om), thinking they would vanquish the Asuras with it.

• They meditated on the udgitha as the breath (scent) in the nose, but the Asuras pierced it with evil. Therefore we smell by the breath in the nose both what is good smelling and what is bad smelling. For the breath was pierced by evil.

• Then they mediated on the udgitha as speech, but the Asuras pierced it with evil. Therefore we speak both truth and falsehood. For speech is pierced by evil.

• Then they meditated on the udgitha as the eye, but the Asuras pierced it with evil. Therefore we see both what is sightly and unsightly. For the eye is pierced by evil.

• Then they meditated on the udgitha as the ear, but the Asuras pierced it with evil. Therefore we hear both what should be heard and what should not be heard. For the ear is pierced by evil.

• Then they meditated on the udgitha as the mind, but the Asuras pierced it with evil. Therefore we conceive both what should be conceived and what should not be conceived. For the mind is pierced by evil.

• Then comes this breath (of life) in the mouth. They meditated on the udgitha as that breath. When the Asuras came to it, they were scattered, as (a ball of earth) would be scattered when hitting a solid stone..

• Thus, as a ball of earth is scattered when hitting on a solid stone, will he be scattered who wishes evil to one who knows this, or who persecutes him; for he is a solid stone.

'An ignorant man is easily pleased, a learned man even easier, but a man distorted by little knowledge, even Brahma cannot please'...............Bhartrihari

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• Shree Somnath in Saurashtra
• Shree Mallikaurjan in Shail Parwath
• Mahakalleshwar in Ujjain
• Odhgeshwar in Maudatta
• Kedarnath in Himalayas
• Bhimshankar in Dakini
• Vishweshwar in Varanasi
• Trimbakeshwar in Nasik
• Vaidyanath in Chithabhoomi
• Nageshwar in Darukavan
• Rameshwar in Sethubandh
• Dushmeshwar in Ellora

Record donation at Shirdi Sai Baba shrine

The Sai Baba shrine at Shirdi received cash donations to the tune of Rs 60 crore, besides 14 kg gold and 235 kg silver, in 2007, making it the highest collection in a year. In 2006, devotees had donated Rs 35.25 crore in cash, 9 kg gold and 136 kg silver according to the Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Trust.

The nine days of Navratri are divided and devoted to the Divine Trinity in the female form – three days for Godess Durga, three days for Goddess Lakshmi and three days for Goddess Saraswati.

Puja is believed to be derived from the Dravidian word ‘pu-cey’ (flower action) or worship with the offering of flowers. Some trace it to the Dravidian word ‘pusu’, to anoint or smear with sandalwood paste or vermilion.

Bible on a chip smaller than a pinhead -- A page of the world's smallest electronic Bible. Israeli researchers were able to pack the 3,08,428 word Hebrew Bible - known to most as the old Testament - on a 0.5 millimeter square.

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People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing............Will Rogers 

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret........Ambrose Bierce 

Anger is a brief madness......Horace When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.........Mark Twain 

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor...........Elizabeth I 

Hell has three gates : lust, anger and greed.............Bhagavad Gita

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H. H. SHRIMAD SUDHINDRA THIRTHA SWAMIJI

1. Remember Ye men as soon as you get up in the morning,chant His name. Ye ladies, first pray for your mangalaya.
2. For the upliftment of the soul, perform Sandhya Vandan and other religious rituals.
3. Remember everday your Ishtadeva, Kuladeva and Dharma-guru, offer your respects and salutation to them.
4. Be merciful to all.
5. Don't annoy anyone.
6. Donate your mite and help others.
7. Keep your parents and elders happy and don't offend their feelings.
8. Honor those who are superior to you in knowledge, age, position and virtues. Never insult anybody.
9. Don't steal anything; don't crave too much for enjoyments.
10. Listen to the devotional stories of God and his devotees and commandments of our Dharma.
11. Speak what you think ;and act according to your words.
12. At night surrender yourself to God , beg for his pardon for all the mistakes that may have committed during the day and then go to bed.

COURTESY: SHREE VYASOPASANA SEWA VRINDA, MUMBAI.

Young people should cultivate good habits which will last them for a lifetime. For instance, getting up early in the morning, cleanliness of the body, regular prayers and worship of God are good habit to be cultivated in young age. These habits lay a solid foundation for a happy and successful life.

.For good health, regular physical excercise is necessary in youth, one should cultivate such a habit of regular exercise. The body functions properly only when it goes through the routine of daily exercise. Such daily exercise helps digestion of food, keeps the limbs in good shape for an active life, and contributes to a healthy life. The benefits of regular exercise and a healthy life become all the more evident as old age slowly replaces youth.

The biggest enemy of youth is idleness. It should be shunned as poison. Idleness in youth does not mean merely lack if any purposeful work. Idleness in young age turns the mind of youth to evil and destructive activities. Every moment of life should be engaged in doing one's duty and useful work.

Apart from doing one's duty well, young age is the proper time to learn to serve others. Service of one's fellow human beings is an integral part of a happy life. There are innumerable opportunities to serve society. It is a way in which one helps the less fortunate or those who need help. Service teaches one may virtues such as humility and love. These virtues help one lead a happy life, particularly in old age.

Service to one's fellow-human beings is one of the best ways of pleasing God. Young people should learn to distinguish between good and had, and avoid all evil in life. Bad qualities like gossip should be avoided with determination.

Swami Narayan Temple at Nesdon, London, U.K., inaugurated by H.D.H. Pramukh Swami Maharaj during his hectic record - breaking tour in 1995, inaugurating 350 Temple in 30 years

Garodianagar Bhaktha Sangh (Regd)  

(Registered under Societies and Public Trust Act)
C/o. 5/161, Satyam, Garodia nagar, Ghatkopar, 
Bombay 400077. India

Garodianagar Bhaktha Sangh, as you know is committed 
to fulfill the religious  and social needs of the populace 
of this great metropolis. Apart from conducting the 
Mandala Pooja as in the past, the endeavour to 
continue : * Educational Assistance * Medical Reliefs,  in the service of Lord Ayappa.
Donations in cash and kind for various items for 
Pooja, Prasadams, etc. will be gratefully accepted.

Thus spoke Jesus Christ

Raga Asa

One universal creator god. Truth is the name. Creative being personified. No fear. No hatred. Image of the undying, beyond birth. Self-existent. By guru’s grace:

Ragg Aasaa, First Mehl, First House, So Dar – That Gate: 

What is that Gate, and what is that Home, in which You sit and take care of all? Countless musical instruments of so many various kinds vibrate there for you; so many are the musicians there for you. There are so many ragas there for You, along with their accompanying harmonies; so many minstrels sing to You. The winds sing to You, as do water and fire; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door. Chitar and Gupat, the recording angels of the conscious and the subconscious, sing to You; they know, and they write, and on the basis of what they write, the Lord of Dharma passes judgement. Shiva  and Brahma and the Goddess Parvaati, so beautiful and ever adorned by You, sing to You. The Indras, seated upon their celestial thrones, with the deities at your Gate, sing to You. The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing to You, and the Holy Saints, in their contemplative meditation, sing to You. The celibates, the truthful and the patient.

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Shree Aniruddha Bapu

" I am just a normal man "

----- Shree Aniruddha Bapu

Under the invaluable guidance of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha, the Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Trust has launched the Shree Govidyapeetham Project. A 16 acre area in the vicinity of Karjat has been designated for the purpose. This unique project intends to make use of sophisticated equipment like the laboratory, the chiller room, etc. only as and when the need may arise. All activity will otherwise be conducted in natural surroundings.

The two essential aspects of the Govindyapeetham project are :
1) Gopalavidya 2) Shree Govindavidya or in other words, " Facets of the life of Shree Krishna"

Gopalavidya : The Indian culture worships the cow believing her to be divine and a source of life and energy.Modern science too emphasizes the importance of and values the cow, her milk, her excretory products, viz. The Gomutra and the Gomaya. Balram is known to have reared and groomed the "Gir" breed of milch cows. The Gopalavidya too aims at grooming and nuturing the cow and conducting research in the field. The project will also focus on a comprehensive study of our culture that associates sanctity with the cow and believes her to be a source of vital energy. Actual rearing activity with the help of modern amenities and equipment will also be undertaken with a view to understand well, all aspects involved in this 'vidya' of rearing and grooming cows. Not only the Hindu religious texts but also the Jain, the Parsee and the Sikh sacred texts too recognize and believe the cow to be a divine and holy being. It is also an accepted fact that the cow with all its goodness has a general virtuous effect on our lives and can thus lead to the welfare of the entire humanity.

Govindavidya : Govinda is Shree Krishna. His persona, His life, His powers, His role, His ideology and His value system put together compose the Govindavidya. To study the Govindavidya. And arouse thereby 'love', love for Shree Krishna and to become aware of and feel His love for us is  indeed the primary goal of this project. Govidyapeetham is the foundation on which 'bhakti', 'dharma' and valour will flourish. The architect of this design is none other than Shree Krishna Himself …..and so none other than the Poornavatar Aniruddha who has come with Sudarshan Chakra.

Prominent features of the Govidyapeetham.

# A magnificent temple of Shree Krishna bearing the Govardhan mountain on His little finger,
will be built on the 16 acre land at Shree Kshetra Kothimbe , near Karjat.
# The darshan of the Gurus of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha in 10 of the forms He had assumed at
various different times alongwith the darshan of the of the mates of Shree Krishna.
# The study and research of Gopalavidya and Govinavidya.
# Striving towards a solution to the problems that life is faced with today, falling back on the
Bhagwat Geeta ( told to Arjun to indicate to him, his duty, his dharma) and the Uddhav Geeta
or the bhagvat ( told to Uddhav to till and prepare the terrain of his mind) as frames of reference,
will be an important endeavor of the Govidyapeetham.
# The actual rearing and grooming with help of modern equipment, of the Gir breed of milch cows will be undertaken for the purpose of an in-depth and a comprehensive study of the various aspects of the Gopalavidya of Shree Krishna. To drive home to the masses and to reiterate the importance of the milk, the curds, the butter, the buttermilk and the ghee, all made from the milk of the cow is one of the principle tasks of the Govidyapeetham. 
# The revival and restoration of ancient Indian wealth, unfortunately lost in the tide of time, viz.
Ancient vidyas like the Govidya, the Gomatividya, the Gayatrividya alongwith some effective
mantras like the Gosukta, the Gomatimantra, the Surabhimantra and the Gayatrimantra is an
important objective of the project.
# Physical training and exercise alongwith the training in the ancient martial arts are part of the
curriculum and will be conducted in the midst of nature.

In the Dwapar age, Lord Krishna initiated new times that moulded the social order and were based on a new philosophy and a new value system These were times that had our culture and values at the helm and core. May the vidya of the great Shree Krishna, the author of this new era be fruitful. The Govidyapeetham takes up this thought at its very basic intent.

The events of the life of Shree Krishna portay His dharma undoubtedly leading to the achievement of Purushartha, does eventually even lead to moksha or liberation. The Govidyapeetham too is his very own design . It is Shree Krishna's, Lord Mahavishnu's and so Sadguru Aniruddha's.

Guru Nanak Dev

The founder guru of the Sikhs

Revered by Sindhis

Shirdi Saibaba 
Original Photographs in the Year 1916

Maya of Vedanta

The Vedantins say that Maya is the Sakti of illusion premised in Siva. Maya has no independent existence. Having brought out the illusion of the world as real, she continues to play upon the ignorance of the victims. When the reality of her not being is found. She disappears. “Recognition” says that Sakti (Power) is coeval with Siva. The one does not exist without the other. Siva is unmanifested whereas Sakti is manifest on account of ‘Her’ independent will ‘Swantantra’.Her manifestation is display of the cosmos on pure conciousness like images in the mirror. The images cannot remain in the absence of the mirror. So also the world cannot have an independent existence. Swantantra becomes eventually an attribute of the Supreme.

Sri Sankara says that Absolute is without attributes and that Maya is not and has no real being. What is the difference between the two? Both agree that the display is not real. The images of the mirror cannot in anyway be real. The world does not exist in reality. Both schools mean the same thing.

Their ultimate aim is to realise the Absolute Consciousness. The unreality of the Cosmos is implied in Recognition (Pratibhijna), Whereas it is explicit in Vedanta. If the world be taken as ‘Chit’ (consciousness), it is always real. Vedanta says there is no ‘Nama’ (diversity) meaning that it is all the same Reality. There is agreement on all points except in words and the method of expression.

Courtesy: Milchar,Bombay

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Saints of India

Thiruvalluvar – the rishi of Thirukkural

Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural is known as Tamil Marai- the Tamil Veda. These couplets were 
composed around the first century AD and were compiled in second century by various poets 
Thiruvallur’s parents, viz., Bhagavan, a Brahmin family, lived in Mylapur in Chennai. Thiruvalluvar 
was the youngest of the six siblings. Thiruvalluvar’s sister Avaiyaar was a poetess and famous 
for her classic compositions on alphabet. For example, for the first letter A she wrote Aramseya 
virumbu – ‘be religious’. For AA Aaruvadhu sinam – ‘control your temper’. For ‘E’ – Eyalvadu 
karavel’ “be kind to all” and so on. In one of her poems, Avaiyaar wrote, “The palm tree is tall and 
its seeds are big. Yet it cannot provide shadow to even a single head. The Banyan tree is shorter
and its seeds are very small. Yet it can provide shadow to a whole army. Thiruvalluvar’s wife Vasuki
is also legendarily famous for her unquestioning obedience to Thiruvalluvar.



Thiruvalluvar was a weaver by profession. One day while selling his produces in the market, the 
spoilt brat of a rich merchant came there. He took up a piece of cloth and asked for the price,
“Rs  2  said Thiruvalluvar. Immediately, the boy tore the cloth in two pieces and  asked for the price 
of each half. “One rupee” calmly replied Thiruvalluvar. Irked by his calmness, the boy tore the pieces
once more and asked for price again. “Eight annas”. Was the calm reply. This went on till the cloth 
piece turned into shreds. Unable to shake Thiruvalluvar’s calmness, the boy offered to compensate 
him by paying Rs 2. “For producing this cloth, a series of people toiled from cultivating cotton to 
making thread and then only I could weave the cloth. They all worked to serve the need of somebody. 
Can you compensate for all these wasted labour? You may of course replace a spoilt cloth by another 
one, but you cannot replace a spoilt life. Try to mend your ways’. The serenity of his behaviour made 
the brat a totally changed person. Seeing the change in the boy, his father was overjoyed. He searched 
out Thiruvalluvar to express his gratitude and requested him to always guide the boy. Everyday, the boy
would come to Thiruvalluvar and he taught him some beautiful couplets. These couplets were later 
complied as Thirukkural.



Thirukkural has three parts Dharma, Artha and Kama. The fourth purushartha “Mokhsha” has been 
dealt in ‘Yati’ section in “Dharma”. There are a total of 133 chapters in Thirukkural  -  38 on Dharma, 
70 on Artha and 25 on Kama. Each chapter has 10 couplets making it a total of 1330 couplets.
Thiruvalluvar is unique in his praise of human ability and Grihasthashrama. “He only is strong who 
dares to accomplish the difficult.The world belongs to one who can fully sense and perceive the 
magnificence of sound, light, touch, taste, and smell. By properly performing the duties of a householder,
you can achieve salvation without renunciation or penance” “It’s the householders who support the 
other three ashramas, viz. brahmacharya, vanaprastha and sannyas”.



Thirukkural has been translated in most Indian and many foreign languages. It was translated even in 
Latinby C J Besco in 1760. Foreign critics like Charles E Gower, M Ariel, Fredrick Pinkot, Dr GU 
Pope have praised the book most lavishly.

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SACRED WORDS

“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed.  I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible.  But I refuse to live in other people’s houses as an interloper, a beggar or a slave’.

-          Mahatma Gandhi

‘When we have learnt about the times we are passing through, known him who is teaching us, learnt which kind of gain we make by which kind of action and have faith in the truth of all these processes and facts of knowledge, there shall be no scope for musing over the pros and cons.  Excessive pondering is usually a sign of insufficient faith and superficial understanding.

-          Raja Yogi B K Jagdish Chander.

‘My opinion is a view I hold until – well –until I find out something that changes it.

                                                                                     -          Luigi Pirandello

“It is a great degradation to be conceited.  Look at the crow – how wise it thinks itself to be. It never falls into a snore.  It flies off at the slightest approach of danger and steals food with the greatest dexterity.  But the poor creature cannot help eating filth.  This is the result of being overwise or having the wisdom of a pettifogger.”

-          Sri RamaKrishna.

“Love and humility are more dignified and divine ways of dealing with people.  Our life should, therefore be so modeled that out of love for us, and not because of fear of us, people work heart and soul while we, on our parts, should become worthy, and be able to teach others to work, by ourselves turning out good amounts of work.”

-          Raja Yogi B K Jagdish Chander

“The moment you think you have seen everything or know it all, the universe senses arrogance and gives you a great big dose of humility.  You must give upon the idea that you can ever become so enlightened that you have nothing left to learn.

-          Cherie Carter Scott.

“What is the first business of philosophy? To part with self conceit.  For it is impossible for any one to learn to begin to learn what he thinks that he already knows.”

                                                                                    -         Epictetus

“While you are still beautiful and life still woos, it is such a fine gesture of disdainful pride to jilt it.

-          Eugene O’neill

“When I speak of discipline, I’m reforming to self-discipline not discipline that’s externally imposed on you by someone else.  Also, I’m referring to discipline that’s applied in order to overcome your negative qualities.  A criminal gang may need discipline to perform a successful robbery, but that discipline is useless.”

-        Dalai Lama.

“Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire”.

-         Epictetus.

“There is a raging tiger inside every man whom god put on this earth.  Every man worthy of the respect of his children spends his life building inside himself a cage to pen that tiger in.”

-          Murray Kempton

“Abandon all supports and look to me for protection.  I shall purify you from the sins of the past, do not grieve.”

-          Bhagavad Gita 18.66

“To fear god and commune with him is the whole secret of faith for those who serve the cause of the true god.”

-          Michi-no-Shiori.

“For most of us, fear is a part of our mental make-up.  Fear is a poison that quickly circulates the entire system, paralysing the will, producing a queer sensation in some part or the other of the human body.  Yes, fear is the cause of many diseases.  Fearlessness ensures health.  Do not fear.  For god is near”!

-          Dada J P Vaswani.

“Anger, conceit, greed, jealousy, fear, hatred and passion – all these are our emotions.  The mind would reflect the pattern of our emotion.  The fundamental thing is not mind but the emotion, which is the powerful factor that reflects our existence our consciousness, our inner being.  The purity of the emotion is the secret formula of health.”

-          Acharya Mahaprajna

“Behind everything we feel there is always a sense of fear.”

-          Ugo Betti

“The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of god, which is the secret of religion – these are two things that govern us”.

-          Oscar Wilde

“While men are ruled by fear they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate.”

-          Alan Paton

“To whatever extent the five senses, the four taints of emotions, and the four instinctive appetites are suppressed by a person who is well established in the path of righteousness, to such extent the doorway for the entrance of evil is closed for that person.”

-          Acarangasutra 4.15

'Ganeshaya Namah'

Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai

Sidhiivinayak Temple, Mumbai

Mount Mary Church, Mumbai

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