Vanakam and Namaskaram to All Atma,
Atma Namaste , Atma Jothi and Atma Sakti.
Om Namasivaya and Anbe Sivam to All Jeevatma.
A fantastic talk by an ardent Yoga Teacher , Yogiraj Lingam who has been practising Yoga for past 40 years. An accomplished Yoga teacher who has vast experience teaching overseas also.
He will be giving a talk about how Yoga is a science , and that everyone should learn and practise. He says that Yoga is Your Birth Right.
The talk will be held at his centre in Old Klang Road , KL.
Date : Saturday 11 February 2012 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Date : Sunday 12 February 2012 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Venue : First floor Yoga Centrum Danz Center , Lee Chong Wei Sports Arena Centre
Jalan Seri Sentosa 2A, Taman Sentosa , 58000 KL
Contact : 016 3929939 , 016 2325664
Entrance : Free but need to book your seat as the place is limited .
Email : artha.dharma@facebook.com.
Choose one of the day.
Inform and forward to all your friends.
Bless and Love.
Om Shanti
Sivajnani Nagappan
Artha Dharma Concept Builders
This program is supported by Artha Dharma Concept Builder
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Free Talk : Friday 3 February , 2012 - Spirituality and Prosperity
Blessed Atma
Beloved Atma,
Divine Atma,
Pure Atma,
You are the Atma,
Atma is God.
Spirituality and Prosperity are connected.
Attend the Free talk.
FREE introductory talk in English on
"Spirituality and Prosperity in our day-to-day life"
Venue: Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir (Ground floor Hall)
Date: Friday 3rd February 2012
Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
All Are Welcomed
Speaker: Shri Prem Nirmal
We are very privileged & fortunate to have Shri Prem Nirmal share some interesting insights on how one can attain Financial Freedom with happiness while journeying on the spiritual path. Participants will immensely benefit from the Secrets they learn. It is all about techniques of accessing the powers of the subconscious mind and use it to our benefit in a systematic & easy-to-practice manner. It is researched and designed in an experiential form, based on Cybernetics, Vivek management, Eastern Wisdom and esoteric secrets from various modern and ancient civilizations who knew ‘Money Mantras’ and had established the norms of money management in form of ‘Money Manuals’.
About The Facilitator, Shri Prem Nirmal,
Prem Nirmal, born in 1960, is a graduate in Electrical & Power Electronics Engineering and postgraduate in Cybernetics. He has done extensive research in the areas of Stress Management, Intuition development, Aura Reading and Meditation Therapy. He is the visiting faculty to various Management Institutes & professional keynote speaker for many social events. He is known for his sharp - edge western scientific approach balanced by deeply insightful eastern wisdom. He has wide experience in Personal Counseling, Consultancy and Training and has deep insights in human behavior and body-mind healing.
He is the visiting faculty for Stress Management at IIT Powai & Welingkar Institute of Management, Matunga. He is empanelled with the Life Positive Holistic Practitioners board.
for and on behalf of
The Management Committee of
Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
(Sanatan Dharam Sabha Kuala Lumpur)
68 & 69 Jalan Kasipillay, off Jalan Ipoh
51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603-40412993, Fax: 603-40455857
Mobile: 012-3979776
Email: mandir@sdskl.com
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/sdskl
Bless and Love.
Om Shanti
Sivajnani Nagappan
Artha Dharma Concept Builder
Beloved Atma,
Divine Atma,
Pure Atma,
You are the Atma,
Atma is God.
Spirituality and Prosperity are connected.
Attend the Free talk.
FREE introductory talk in English on
"Spirituality and Prosperity in our day-to-day life"
Venue: Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir (Ground floor Hall)
Date: Friday 3rd February 2012
Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
All Are Welcomed
Speaker: Shri Prem Nirmal
We are very privileged & fortunate to have Shri Prem Nirmal share some interesting insights on how one can attain Financial Freedom with happiness while journeying on the spiritual path. Participants will immensely benefit from the Secrets they learn. It is all about techniques of accessing the powers of the subconscious mind and use it to our benefit in a systematic & easy-to-practice manner. It is researched and designed in an experiential form, based on Cybernetics, Vivek management, Eastern Wisdom and esoteric secrets from various modern and ancient civilizations who knew ‘Money Mantras’ and had established the norms of money management in form of ‘Money Manuals’.
About The Facilitator, Shri Prem Nirmal,
Prem Nirmal, born in 1960, is a graduate in Electrical & Power Electronics Engineering and postgraduate in Cybernetics. He has done extensive research in the areas of Stress Management, Intuition development, Aura Reading and Meditation Therapy. He is the visiting faculty to various Management Institutes & professional keynote speaker for many social events. He is known for his sharp - edge western scientific approach balanced by deeply insightful eastern wisdom. He has wide experience in Personal Counseling, Consultancy and Training and has deep insights in human behavior and body-mind healing.
He is the visiting faculty for Stress Management at IIT Powai & Welingkar Institute of Management, Matunga. He is empanelled with the Life Positive Holistic Practitioners board.
for and on behalf of
The Management Committee of
Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
(Sanatan Dharam Sabha Kuala Lumpur)
68 & 69 Jalan Kasipillay, off Jalan Ipoh
51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603-40412993, Fax: 603-40455857
Mobile: 012-3979776
Email: mandir@sdskl.com
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/sdskl
Bless and Love.
Om Shanti
Sivajnani Nagappan
Artha Dharma Concept Builder
Blood Donation and Helpers Needed by NGO
Serve the Lord by Serving Mankind.
That is the kindness thing that you can give back to Mankind as the Mankind is God Himself
Blood Donation on February 6, 2012 by Sai Baba Organization
Dear Everyone,
The Thaipusam Blood Donation Campaign, will take place on 12noon 6th Feb (Mon) to 6pm 7th Feb (Tues), below the flyover opposite Bt Caves temple main entrance. It is going to be 30 hours non-stop campaign. Please come forward to help save life.
To the consistent donors, who are donating in name of God, our thanks and we are really looking forward to have you all again. Please do continue this great form of Venduthal, because some stays alive due to your contribution.
Volunteers are welcomed. Thanks.
Email :sairesh_76@yahoo.com
Divine Life Society :Vegetable Cutting and Annathanam 5 , 6 , 7 February
Hari Om,
Blessed self,
Om Namo Narayanaya.Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya.
Divine Life Society - Sivanandashram, Batu Caves has been involved in Thaipusam “Annathaanam” for many years as part of our contributions to serve the Devotees.
We serve around 20,000 people every year and planning the same for this year 2012.
We seeking more support from volunteers who can assist us in serving people.
Volunteers can help us in “Annathanam” Serving session and also for Cutting Vegetables.
The volunteers are needed for session as below :
5th. FEBRUARY 2012, SUNDAY.
6pm – 11pm - Cutting Vegetable and Banana Leaf Preparations.
6th. FEBRUARY 2012, MONDAY.
Annathaanam Serving :
8am - 11am - Breakfast
11am - 4pm - Lunch
7pm - 12am - Dinner
12am - 4.00am (Monday Midnight) - Supper
Cutting Vegetables :
7.00am till 5.00pm – Vegetable preparations.
7th. FEBRUARY 2012, TUESDAY – THAIPUSAM DAY.
Annathaanam Serving :
8am - 5.00pm - Breakfast & Lunch
Please let us know which session you can join us in helping and how long you can spend in doing this great service. You info will be helpful to us in planning the man power.
If you are Interested, please contact us :
Mr.Logen - 016-3694455 ( logen143@yahoo.com.sg )
Mr.Muthu - 019-3860275 ( muthugel@hotmail.com )
Mr. Kumarajah - 013-3644560 ( kumarajah@ornets.com )
DLS Ashram - 03-61896994
Your kind donation, however small will go a long way to meet the expenses of this feeding. The society takes this opportunity to express its heart felt gratitude in advance for your kind generosity. May the supreme Lord and Worshipful Gurudev bless your good self with long life, radiant health, supreme peace,sustained happiness, prosperity and spiritual illumination. Thank you for your kind attentions.
Blessed are the one who tirelessly serve the mankind without any reward , as every deeds that you do are indeed God's Grace and Blessings.
Forward our information about this noble activities to your friend.
Bless and Love.
Sivajnani Nagappan
Artha Dharma Concept Builders
That is the kindness thing that you can give back to Mankind as the Mankind is God Himself
Blood Donation on February 6, 2012 by Sai Baba Organization
Dear Everyone,
The Thaipusam Blood Donation Campaign, will take place on 12noon 6th Feb (Mon) to 6pm 7th Feb (Tues), below the flyover opposite Bt Caves temple main entrance. It is going to be 30 hours non-stop campaign. Please come forward to help save life.
To the consistent donors, who are donating in name of God, our thanks and we are really looking forward to have you all again. Please do continue this great form of Venduthal, because some stays alive due to your contribution.
Volunteers are welcomed. Thanks.
Email :sairesh_76@yahoo.com
Divine Life Society :Vegetable Cutting and Annathanam 5 , 6 , 7 February
Hari Om,
Blessed self,
Om Namo Narayanaya.Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya.
Divine Life Society - Sivanandashram, Batu Caves has been involved in Thaipusam “Annathaanam” for many years as part of our contributions to serve the Devotees.
We serve around 20,000 people every year and planning the same for this year 2012.
We seeking more support from volunteers who can assist us in serving people.
Volunteers can help us in “Annathanam” Serving session and also for Cutting Vegetables.
The volunteers are needed for session as below :
5th. FEBRUARY 2012, SUNDAY.
6pm – 11pm - Cutting Vegetable and Banana Leaf Preparations.
6th. FEBRUARY 2012, MONDAY.
Annathaanam Serving :
8am - 11am - Breakfast
11am - 4pm - Lunch
7pm - 12am - Dinner
12am - 4.00am (Monday Midnight) - Supper
Cutting Vegetables :
7.00am till 5.00pm – Vegetable preparations.
7th. FEBRUARY 2012, TUESDAY – THAIPUSAM DAY.
Annathaanam Serving :
8am - 5.00pm - Breakfast & Lunch
Please let us know which session you can join us in helping and how long you can spend in doing this great service. You info will be helpful to us in planning the man power.
If you are Interested, please contact us :
Mr.Logen - 016-3694455 ( logen143@yahoo.com.sg )
Mr.Muthu - 019-3860275 ( muthugel@hotmail.com )
Mr. Kumarajah - 013-3644560 ( kumarajah@ornets.com )
DLS Ashram - 03-61896994
Your kind donation, however small will go a long way to meet the expenses of this feeding. The society takes this opportunity to express its heart felt gratitude in advance for your kind generosity. May the supreme Lord and Worshipful Gurudev bless your good self with long life, radiant health, supreme peace,sustained happiness, prosperity and spiritual illumination. Thank you for your kind attentions.
Blessed are the one who tirelessly serve the mankind without any reward , as every deeds that you do are indeed God's Grace and Blessings.
Forward our information about this noble activities to your friend.
Bless and Love.
Sivajnani Nagappan
Artha Dharma Concept Builders
Monday, January 30, 2012
Volunteers Needed to Serve during Thaipusam
Vanakam and blessed Day to All Wonderful Atma,
Thaipusam is coming which is on 7 of February , 2012.
Many will be fasting and fulfilling your vows towards Lord Muruga.
Also at the same time , many volunteers are needed to serve the people and help up with the cleanliness of the place.
Hindu Seva Sangam
This NGO has been serving the Hindu community by serving food to about 50 000 people for the past 9 years. This year is their 10th year. They need a lot of volunteers to cut the vegetables and serve the food. They will need your service from 5th to 7th of February, 2012.Also if you cant make it but want to donate also welcomed. Contact person : Shri Maniventheran 0193266542 and Kumari Malar 0172003530. Check payable to "Hindu Seva Sangam"
Thaipusam Cleaning Project in Penang.
"Volunteers needed for Sampah Masyarakat Penang Thaipusam Clean Up. Bus departs Brickfields Mahavihara on Mon 6 Feb at (est) 10pm, depart from Penang on 7 Feb (est) 11pm. Since its a charter bus, seats are on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. for more info, email shyampriah@gmail.com.
Bless this NGO , Individuals and others who are involve in such noble act of serving the community and mankind.
Makkal Seva Mahesan Seva.
To Serve Mankind is to Serve God.
Om Shanti.
Artha Dharma Concept Builders
Thaipusam is coming which is on 7 of February , 2012.
Many will be fasting and fulfilling your vows towards Lord Muruga.
Also at the same time , many volunteers are needed to serve the people and help up with the cleanliness of the place.
Hindu Seva Sangam
This NGO has been serving the Hindu community by serving food to about 50 000 people for the past 9 years. This year is their 10th year. They need a lot of volunteers to cut the vegetables and serve the food. They will need your service from 5th to 7th of February, 2012.Also if you cant make it but want to donate also welcomed. Contact person : Shri Maniventheran 0193266542 and Kumari Malar 0172003530. Check payable to "Hindu Seva Sangam"
Thaipusam Cleaning Project in Penang.
"Volunteers needed for Sampah Masyarakat Penang Thaipusam Clean Up. Bus departs Brickfields Mahavihara on Mon 6 Feb at (est) 10pm, depart from Penang on 7 Feb (est) 11pm. Since its a charter bus, seats are on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. for more info, email shyampriah@gmail.com.
Bless this NGO , Individuals and others who are involve in such noble act of serving the community and mankind.
Makkal Seva Mahesan Seva.
To Serve Mankind is to Serve God.
Om Shanti.
Artha Dharma Concept Builders
Friday, January 27, 2012
KUIL ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR - MAHA KUMBABISEGAM- 29 January 2012
A DIVINE INVITATION
YOU, FAMILY & FRIENDS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE
3rd MAHA KUMBHABISHEGAM
OF THE SRI RAMALINGESWARAR TEMPLE, BANGSAR
ON 29th JANUARY 2012 (Sunday)
BETWEEN 8.30am To 9.30am
A Beautiful and Magnificent SIVA temple located in the HEART of Kuala Lumpur City at Bangsar (Jalan Maarof) with SHIVA both as THE LINGAM & LORD NATARAJA, dancing gloriously, vibrating the entire universe, showering HIS Grace to entire mankind. This temple was initiated, strictly by following the ancient AGAMIC rules. It was this Temple in Malaysia, that was chosen and closely monitored in the process of it being built, by the Great Disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri, - Saint, Sri Swami Haridas Giri. It is very rare that one would come across temples in Malaysia built under the guidance of Saints and highly Spiritual persons.
Sri Swami Haridas Giri on 4th September 1994 disappeared (Jala Samadhi), when he entered the Holy river at Koteeswarar Temple near Rudraprayag in the Himalayas, India. That itself proved to be a mysterious event, since he had done it quietly, to the wonder of his devotees.
LORD NATARAJA'S statue in this temple is believed to be more than a 100 years old. Sri ATHI RAMALINGESWARAR's statue in this temple too is more than a 100 years. Once before, prior to the 1st Kumbhabhisegam, it was decided to send-off this statue into the waters of the sea. Our LORD was brought to the seaside and was tied to a rope and put into the water to sink. A voice was heard, saying, behold, do not, do not...take me back.... Those entrusted with the duty ignored the call and continued to sink THE LORD into the sea. A miracle happened, whereby a passing police patrol vehicle pulled up, and two policemen stopped to witness the event, and ordered the workers to take back the LORD, and thus, OUR LORD "came back" to this temple to grace His devotees.
Other uniqueness about this temple include:-
1) To be the first "GO GREEN - SAVE THE PLANET" place of Hindu worship, on the materials used for construction, a role model temple in Malaysia. Thus, an eco-friendly monument.
2) To be the first "HANDICAP FRIENDLY" temple in Malaysia, which caters for all handicap persons to be able to reach the front of the sanctum sanctorum.
3) To be the only temple in the world, (outside India) where one is able to witness the yearly Chariot Procession for the 63 Saivite Saints (Nayanmars), going around the vicinity in Bangsar, accompanied by musicians, together with the melodious songs of Thirumurais being recited, vibrating entire Bangsar. You need thousand (1,000) eyes, to witness the beauty, of this occasion.
AUM
SIVAMAYAM
ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR TEMPLE
Lot 61, Jalan Ma'arof, Off Jalan Bangsar
59000 Kuala Lumpur
ALL DEVOTEES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE AND GET THE BLESSINGS OF ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR & SRI PARVATHA VARTHINI AMBAL
Rites & Rituals pertaining to the Maha Kumbhabishegam ceremony:~
Date
Time
Event
Sunday 22-01-2012
8.30 am
Anugnyai,Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Panja Kavya Pooja,Mugurtha Nirnayam,Pathirikai Vaasithal,Thevatha Anugnyai,Sri Ganapathy Homam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
7.30 pm
Sri Vgneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Ghraama Saanthi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Monday 23-01-2012
8.00 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Navakraga Homam,Thiraviahoothi,Poornahoothy,Navakraha Abishegam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
6.00 pm
Sri vikneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Pravesa Pali,Vaasthu Saanthi,Rakshokna Homam ,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Tuesday 24-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Saanthi Homam,Thisa Homam,Theepaaraathanai ,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
6.00 pm
Sri Vigneswara pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Maha Lakshmi Homam,Thana Pooja,
Koh Pooja,Thiraviahoothi,Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Wednesday 25-01-2012
8.00 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Thisa Homam,Samhitha Homam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.00 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Miruthsangirahanam,Angguraarpanam,Ratcha Panthanam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Thursday 26-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja, Punniaga vasanam,Prasannabishegam,Maganniyasa Ruthra Abishegam,Theertha Sangiraganam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
4.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja, Punniaga Vasanam,Soma kumba Pooja,Ratcha Panthanam,Kumbalangaram,Kalagarshanam,Yaagaa Salai Pravesam,Muthalam Kaala Yaaga Velvi,Moola Manthira Homam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Thhpaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatnam
Friday 27-01-2012
8.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Vishesa santhi,2nd Kaala Yaaga Velvi ,Moola Manthira Homam
9.30 am
Sthoopi Stabanam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja ,Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,3rd Kaala Velvi
6.00 pm
Yantra Sthabanam,Navarathina Stabanam(Devotees place Gold,Diamand,Silver and Navarathanas – until night)Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.00 pm
Bimba Sthabanam (Swami Prathistai Seithal)Ashta Panthan Marunthu Sathuthal
Saturday 28-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja ,Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,4th Kaala Yaaga Velvi
9.30 am
Thaila Kaappu (Devotees put oil for deities – from 7.45am till 9.00 pm)
Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi, Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja , Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,5th Kaala Yaaga velvi ,Koh Pooja ,Panjamuga Ruthra Thirisathi Archanai,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.00 pm
Bimba Suthi ,Bimba Ratcha Panthanam
Sunday 29-01-2012
4.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja , Punniaga Vasanam, 6th Kaala Yaaga velvi ,Naadi Santhanam,Isparsahoothi,Thiraviahoothi,Maha Poornahoothi,Yaathir Thanam,Kadam Purappadu
9.00 am
All Vimana(Kobura) Maha Kumbabishegam
9.15 am
All Moolasthana Vighraga Maha Kumbabishegam
9.30 am
Maha Theepaaraathanai ,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.30 am
Pattu Sathuthal Function
12.00 noon
Maheswara Pooja,Annathanam
4.30 pm
Moola Manthira Homam,Maha Abishegam
6.00 pm
Nithiya Pooja,Theepaaraathanai
7.00 pm
Thirukkalyana Vizha (Holy Wedding Festival)Swamy Temple Ula Varuthal, Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatnam
KUIL ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR
LOT 61,Jalan Maarof,Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur,Regd. No. 1556 (Selangor)
The 3rd MAHA KUMBHABISHEGAM (Consecration Ceremony)
29-01-2012 (Sunday) Between 8.30 am and 9.30 am
Lots of Love and Blessings.
Om Shanti.
YOU, FAMILY & FRIENDS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE
3rd MAHA KUMBHABISHEGAM
OF THE SRI RAMALINGESWARAR TEMPLE, BANGSAR
ON 29th JANUARY 2012 (Sunday)
BETWEEN 8.30am To 9.30am
A Beautiful and Magnificent SIVA temple located in the HEART of Kuala Lumpur City at Bangsar (Jalan Maarof) with SHIVA both as THE LINGAM & LORD NATARAJA, dancing gloriously, vibrating the entire universe, showering HIS Grace to entire mankind. This temple was initiated, strictly by following the ancient AGAMIC rules. It was this Temple in Malaysia, that was chosen and closely monitored in the process of it being built, by the Great Disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri, - Saint, Sri Swami Haridas Giri. It is very rare that one would come across temples in Malaysia built under the guidance of Saints and highly Spiritual persons.
Sri Swami Haridas Giri on 4th September 1994 disappeared (Jala Samadhi), when he entered the Holy river at Koteeswarar Temple near Rudraprayag in the Himalayas, India. That itself proved to be a mysterious event, since he had done it quietly, to the wonder of his devotees.
LORD NATARAJA'S statue in this temple is believed to be more than a 100 years old. Sri ATHI RAMALINGESWARAR's statue in this temple too is more than a 100 years. Once before, prior to the 1st Kumbhabhisegam, it was decided to send-off this statue into the waters of the sea. Our LORD was brought to the seaside and was tied to a rope and put into the water to sink. A voice was heard, saying, behold, do not, do not...take me back.... Those entrusted with the duty ignored the call and continued to sink THE LORD into the sea. A miracle happened, whereby a passing police patrol vehicle pulled up, and two policemen stopped to witness the event, and ordered the workers to take back the LORD, and thus, OUR LORD "came back" to this temple to grace His devotees.
Other uniqueness about this temple include:-
1) To be the first "GO GREEN - SAVE THE PLANET" place of Hindu worship, on the materials used for construction, a role model temple in Malaysia. Thus, an eco-friendly monument.
2) To be the first "HANDICAP FRIENDLY" temple in Malaysia, which caters for all handicap persons to be able to reach the front of the sanctum sanctorum.
3) To be the only temple in the world, (outside India) where one is able to witness the yearly Chariot Procession for the 63 Saivite Saints (Nayanmars), going around the vicinity in Bangsar, accompanied by musicians, together with the melodious songs of Thirumurais being recited, vibrating entire Bangsar. You need thousand (1,000) eyes, to witness the beauty, of this occasion.
AUM
SIVAMAYAM
ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR TEMPLE
Lot 61, Jalan Ma'arof, Off Jalan Bangsar
59000 Kuala Lumpur
ALL DEVOTEES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE AND GET THE BLESSINGS OF ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR & SRI PARVATHA VARTHINI AMBAL
Rites & Rituals pertaining to the Maha Kumbhabishegam ceremony:~
Date
Time
Event
Sunday 22-01-2012
8.30 am
Anugnyai,Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Panja Kavya Pooja,Mugurtha Nirnayam,Pathirikai Vaasithal,Thevatha Anugnyai,Sri Ganapathy Homam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
7.30 pm
Sri Vgneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Ghraama Saanthi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Monday 23-01-2012
8.00 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Navakraga Homam,Thiraviahoothi,Poornahoothy,Navakraha Abishegam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
6.00 pm
Sri vikneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Pravesa Pali,Vaasthu Saanthi,Rakshokna Homam ,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Tuesday 24-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Saanthi Homam,Thisa Homam,Theepaaraathanai ,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
6.00 pm
Sri Vigneswara pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Maha Lakshmi Homam,Thana Pooja,
Koh Pooja,Thiraviahoothi,Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Wednesday 25-01-2012
8.00 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Thisa Homam,Samhitha Homam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.00 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga Vasanam,Miruthsangirahanam,Angguraarpanam,Ratcha Panthanam,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
Thursday 26-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja, Punniaga vasanam,Prasannabishegam,Maganniyasa Ruthra Abishegam,Theertha Sangiraganam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
4.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja, Punniaga Vasanam,Soma kumba Pooja,Ratcha Panthanam,Kumbalangaram,Kalagarshanam,Yaagaa Salai Pravesam,Muthalam Kaala Yaaga Velvi,Moola Manthira Homam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Thhpaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatnam
Friday 27-01-2012
8.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja,Punniaga vasanam,Vishesa santhi,2nd Kaala Yaaga Velvi ,Moola Manthira Homam
9.30 am
Sthoopi Stabanam,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja ,Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,3rd Kaala Velvi
6.00 pm
Yantra Sthabanam,Navarathina Stabanam(Devotees place Gold,Diamand,Silver and Navarathanas – until night)Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.00 pm
Bimba Sthabanam (Swami Prathistai Seithal)Ashta Panthan Marunthu Sathuthal
Saturday 28-01-2012
8.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja ,Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,4th Kaala Yaaga Velvi
9.30 am
Thaila Kaappu (Devotees put oil for deities – from 7.45am till 9.00 pm)
Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi, Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
5.30 pm
Sri Vigneswara Pooja , Punniaga Vasanam,Vishesa Santhi,5th Kaala Yaaga velvi ,Koh Pooja ,Panjamuga Ruthra Thirisathi Archanai,Thiraviahoothi Poornahoothi,Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.00 pm
Bimba Suthi ,Bimba Ratcha Panthanam
Sunday 29-01-2012
4.30 am
Sri Vigneswara Pooja , Punniaga Vasanam, 6th Kaala Yaaga velvi ,Naadi Santhanam,Isparsahoothi,Thiraviahoothi,Maha Poornahoothi,Yaathir Thanam,Kadam Purappadu
9.00 am
All Vimana(Kobura) Maha Kumbabishegam
9.15 am
All Moolasthana Vighraga Maha Kumbabishegam
9.30 am
Maha Theepaaraathanai ,Distribution of Arul Prasatham
10.30 am
Pattu Sathuthal Function
12.00 noon
Maheswara Pooja,Annathanam
4.30 pm
Moola Manthira Homam,Maha Abishegam
6.00 pm
Nithiya Pooja,Theepaaraathanai
7.00 pm
Thirukkalyana Vizha (Holy Wedding Festival)Swamy Temple Ula Varuthal, Theepaaraathanai,Distribution of Arul Prasatnam
KUIL ARULMIGU SRI RAMALINGESWARAR
LOT 61,Jalan Maarof,Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur,Regd. No. 1556 (Selangor)
The 3rd MAHA KUMBHABISHEGAM (Consecration Ceremony)
29-01-2012 (Sunday) Between 8.30 am and 9.30 am
Lots of Love and Blessings.
Om Shanti.
Friday, January 20, 2012
KL Tamil Toastmaster Meeting- January 22, 2012. 3.30pm.
Join us and together we can make Tamil a powerful communication tool.
Date : January 22, 2012
Time : 3.30 pm
Venue : 25-1 Citras Hall, Jalan Thamby Abdullah 1 , off Jalan Tun
Sambanthan,Brickfields KL
Contact : Please call or sms to book a place .
Contact persons : 0162325664, 0163963242
Email : artha.dharma@gmail.com
Toastmaster Meeting is a powerful tool to help develop your self esteem and self confidence and instil and build a powerful leadership.
Who should attend ?
Any individual who wants to develop good leadership and build self confidence and self esteem. Business owners , Trainers, Working People and any person.
Some Tips on Leadership
Delegating Authority
The best way to wield power is to share it responsibly.
A leader is only one person and can only do the work of one person. In order to best accomplish the team’s goals and objectives, he or she must carefully delegate authority to team members.
Why we don’t delegate
Some leaders hesitate to delegate authority for the following reasons:
1.They think they can do it better themselves.
2,They fear others will make mistakes.
3.They think team members won’t like them if they give them a lot of work and responsibility.
4.They’re afraid the person will perform too well and make them look bad.
Truth is, the careful delegation of authority is one of the most important aspects of team building. When done right, it plays to the team’s strengths and gives team members valuable experience. It also gives people the opportunity to shine while freeing up the leader’s time for more important or appropriate activities.
How to delegate
While delegating authority and responsibility is crucial to team success, there are a few guidelines that should be followed:
1.Choose the right person. Select someone who is capable, able and willing to take on the responsibility.
2.Make expectations clear. Describe the project or task to be completed, the results expected and the timetable.
3.Establish how and when you want feedback on progress. Do you prefer daily reports? A weekly email?
4.Give appropriate authority. Don’t give a team member a project that he or she does not have the power to complete! For example, don’t assign someone a task that requires access to a database that they can’t get into.
5.Get the person’s agreement. The team member should commit to and be willing to carry out the work.
www.toastmasters.org
Bless and Love.
Sharing is Caring.
Share this information to all your Friends.
Date : January 22, 2012
Time : 3.30 pm
Venue : 25-1 Citras Hall, Jalan Thamby Abdullah 1 , off Jalan Tun
Sambanthan,Brickfields KL
Contact : Please call or sms to book a place .
Contact persons : 0162325664, 0163963242
Email : artha.dharma@gmail.com
Toastmaster Meeting is a powerful tool to help develop your self esteem and self confidence and instil and build a powerful leadership.
Who should attend ?
Any individual who wants to develop good leadership and build self confidence and self esteem. Business owners , Trainers, Working People and any person.
Some Tips on Leadership
Delegating Authority
The best way to wield power is to share it responsibly.
A leader is only one person and can only do the work of one person. In order to best accomplish the team’s goals and objectives, he or she must carefully delegate authority to team members.
Why we don’t delegate
Some leaders hesitate to delegate authority for the following reasons:
1.They think they can do it better themselves.
2,They fear others will make mistakes.
3.They think team members won’t like them if they give them a lot of work and responsibility.
4.They’re afraid the person will perform too well and make them look bad.
Truth is, the careful delegation of authority is one of the most important aspects of team building. When done right, it plays to the team’s strengths and gives team members valuable experience. It also gives people the opportunity to shine while freeing up the leader’s time for more important or appropriate activities.
How to delegate
While delegating authority and responsibility is crucial to team success, there are a few guidelines that should be followed:
1.Choose the right person. Select someone who is capable, able and willing to take on the responsibility.
2.Make expectations clear. Describe the project or task to be completed, the results expected and the timetable.
3.Establish how and when you want feedback on progress. Do you prefer daily reports? A weekly email?
4.Give appropriate authority. Don’t give a team member a project that he or she does not have the power to complete! For example, don’t assign someone a task that requires access to a database that they can’t get into.
5.Get the person’s agreement. The team member should commit to and be willing to carry out the work.
www.toastmasters.org
Bless and Love.
Sharing is Caring.
Share this information to all your Friends.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
How to Lead a Spiritual Life in Our Daily Life? First Principle of Niyamas :Remorse & Modesty - Hri
Summary
Allow yourself the expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension.
Explanation
Hri , the first of the ten niyamas, or practices, is remorse: being modest and showing shame for misdeeds, seeking the guru’s grace to be released from sorrows through the understanding that he gives, based on the ancient sampradâya, doctrinal lineage, he preaches. Remorse could be the most misunderstood and difficult to practice of all of the niyamas, because we don’t have very many role models today for modesty or remorse. In fact, the role for imitation in today’s world is just the opposite. This is reflected in television, on film, in novels, magazines, newspapers and all other kinds of media. In today’s world, brash, presumptuous, prideful—that’s how one must be. That’s the role model we see everywhere. In today’s world, arrogant—that’s how one must be. That’s the role model we see everywhere. Therefore, to be remorseful or even to show modesty would be a sign of weakness to one’s peers, family and friends.
Modesty is portrayed in the media as a trait of people that are gauche, inhibited, undeveloped emotionally or not well educated. And remorse is portrayed in the world media as a characteristic of one who “doesn’t have his act together,” is unable to rationalize away wrongdoings, or who is not clever enough to find a scapegoat to pin the blame on. Though modesty and remorse are the natural qualities of the soul, when the soul does exhibit these qualities, there is a natural tendency to suppress them.
But let’s look on the brighter side. There is an old saying, “Some people teach us what to do, and other people teach us what not to do.” The modern media, at least most of it, is teaching us what not to do. Its behavior is based on other kinds of philosophy—secular humanism, materialism, existentialism, crime and punishment, terrorism—in its effort to report and record the stories of the day. Sometimes we can learn quite a lot by seeing the opposite of what we want to learn. The proud and arrogant people portrayed on TV nearly always have their fall. This is always portrayed extremely well and is very entertaining. In their heart of hearts, people really do not admire the prideful person or his display of arrogance, so they take joy in seeing him get his just due. People, in their heart of hearts, do admire the modest person, the truthful person, the patient person, the steadfast person, the compassionate person who shows contentment and the fullness of well-being on his face and in his behavioral patterns.
We Hindus who understand these things know that hrî, remorse, is to be practiced at every opportunity. One of the most acceptable ways to practice hrî, even in today’s society, is to say in a heartfelt way, “I’m sorry.” Everyone will accept this. Even the most despicable, prideful, arrogant, self-centred person will melt just a little under the two magic words “I’m sorry.” When apologizing, explain to the person you hurt or wronged how you have realized that there was a better way and ask for his forgiveness. If the person is too proud or arrogant to forgive, you have done your part and can go your way. The burden of the quandary you have put him into now lies solely with him. He will think about it, justify how and why and what he should not forgive until the offence melts from his mind and his heart softens. It takes as much time for a hardened heart to soften as it does for a piece of ice to melt in a refrigerator. Even when it does, his pride may never let him give you the satisfaction of knowing he has forgiven you. But you can tell. Watch for softening in the eyes when you meet, a less rigid mouth and the tendency to suppress a wholesome smile.
Body Language and Conscience
There is another way to show remorse for misdeeds. That is by performing seva, religious service, for persons you have wronged. Give them gifts, cook them food. Some people are unreachable by words, too remote for an apology, which might even lead to an argument, and then the wrong would perpetuate itself. Be extra polite to such people. Hold the door open as they walk through. Never miss an opportunity to be kind and serve. Say kind words about them behind their back. The praise must be true and timely. Mere flattery would be unacceptable. This kind of silent behavior shows repentance, shows remorse, shows that you have reconsidered your actions and found that they need improvement, and the improvement is shown by your actions now and into the future.
Often people think that showing shame and modesty and remorse for misdeeds is simply hanging your head. Well, really, anyone can do this, but it’s not genuine if the head is not pulled down by the tightening of the strings of the heart, if shame is not felt so deeply that one cannot look another in the eye. When the hanging of the head is genuine, everyone will know it and seek to lift you up out of the predicament. But just to hang your head for a while and think you’re going to get away with it in today’s world, no. In today’s world, people are a little too perceptive, and will not admire you, as they will suspect pretense.
There is an analogy in the Saivite tradition that compares the unfolding soul to wheat. When young and growing, the stalks of wheat stand tall and proud, but when mature their heads bend low under the weight of the grains they yield. Similarly, man is self-assertive, arrogant and vain only in the early stages of his spiritual growth. As he matures and yields the harvest of divine knowledge, he too bends his head. Body language has to truly be the language of the body. It’s a dead giveaway. Body language is the language of the mind being expressed through the body. Let there be no doubt about this. To cry, expressing remorse—the crying should not be forced. Many people can cry on cue. We must not think that the soul of the observer is not perceptive enough to know the difference between real tears and a glandular disturbance causing watering of the eyes. Hrî is regret that one has done things against the dharma, or against conscience. There are three kinds of conscience— one built on right knowledge, one built on semiright knowledge and one built on wrong knowledge. The soul has to work through these three gridworks within the subconscious mind to give its message. Those who have been raised with the idea that an injustice should be settled by giving back another injustice might actually feel a little guilty when they fail to do this. Those who are in a quandary of what to do, what is right and what is wrong, remain in confusion because they have only semi-right knowledge in their subconscious mind.
We cannot confuse guilt and its messages with the message that comes from the soul. Guilt is the message of the instinctive mind, the chakras below the mûlâdhâra. Many people who live in the lower worlds of darkness feel guilty and satisfy that guilt through retaliation. This is the eye for an eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth approach. This is not right conscience; it is not the soul speaking. This is not higher consciousness, and it is certainly not the inner being of light looking out of the windows of the chakras above the mûlâdhâra. Why, even domesticated animals feel guilty. It is a quality of the instinctive mind.
True conscience is of the soul, an impulse rushing through a mind that has been impregnated with right knowledge, Vedic, Ågamic knowledge, or the knowledge that is found in these yamas and niyamas, restraints and practices. When the true knowledge of karma is understood, reincarnation, saμsâra and Vedic dharma, then true remorse is felt, which is a corrective mechanism of the soul. This remorse immediately imprints upon the lower mind the right knowledge of the dharma—how, where and why the person has strayed and the methodology of getting quickly and happily back to the path and proceeding onward. There is no guilt felt here, but there is a sense of spiritual responsibility, and a driving urge to bring dharma, the sense of spiritual duty, more fully into one’s life, thus filling up the lack that the misdeeds manifested through adhering to these twenty restraints and practices and the Vedic path of dharma, which is already known within the bedrock of right knowledge, firmly planted within the inner mind of the individual.
Compensating for Misdeeds
The soul’s response to wrong action comes of its own force, unbidden, when the person is a free soul, not bound by many materialistic duties—even while doing selfless service— which can temporarily veil and hold back the spontaneous actions of the soul if done for the expectant praise that may follow. The held-back, spontaneous action of the soul would, therefore, burst forth during personal times of sâdhana, meditation or temple worship. The bursting forth would be totally unbidden, and resolutions would follow in the wake. For those immersed in heavy prârabdha karmas, going through a period of their life cycle when difficult karmic
patterns are manifesting, it will be found that the soul’s spontaneity is triple-veiled even though the subconscious mind is impregnated with right knowledge. To gain absolution and release, to gain peace of mind, one should perform pilgrimage, spiritual retreat, the practice of mauna, recitation of mantras through japa, deep meditation and, best of all, the vâsanâ daha tantra. These practices will temporarily pierce the veils of mâyâ and let the light shine in, bringing understanding, solutions and direction for future behavior.
Having hurt another through wrongdoing, one has to pay back in proportion to the injury, not a rupee less and not a rupee more. The moment the healing is complete, the scar will mysteriously vanish. This is the law. It is a mystical law. And while there are any remaining scars, which are memories impregnated with emotion, much work has to be done. Each one must find a way to be nice if he has been not nice, say kind words if previous words have been unkind, issue forth good feelings if the feelings previously exuded were nasty, inharmonious and unacceptable. Just as a responsible doctor or nurse must bring the healing to culmination, so the wrongdoer must deal with his wrongdoing, his crime against dharma, his crime against right knowledge, Vedic Ågamic precepts, his crime against the yamas and niyamas, restraints and practices, which are in themselves right knowledge—a digest of the Vedas, we might say. He must deal with his wrongdoings, his errors, within himself until rightness, santosha, returns.
There are no magic formulas. Each one must find his own way to heal himself and others until the troublesome situation disappears from his own memory. This is why the practice called vâsanâ daha tantra, writing down memories and burning them in a fire to release the emotion from the deep subconscious, has proven to be a solution uncomparable to any other. Only in this way will he know that, by whatever method he has applied, he has healed the one he wronged. True forgiveness is the greatest eraser, the greatest harmonizer. It is this process of misdeeds against dharma, followed by shame and remorse, as people interrelate with one another, that moves them forward in their evolution toward their ultimate goal of mukti.
The Japanese, unlike most of the rest of the world, have a great sense of loss of face, and a Japanese businessman will resign if he has shamed his family or his country. This is hrî and is very much ingrained in the Japanese society, which is based on Buddhist precepts. Buddhism itself is the outgrowth into the family community from a vast monastic order; whereas Hinduism is a conglomerate of many smaller religions, some of which are not outgrowths of a monastic community. Therefore, hrî is an integral part of the culture of Japan. They have maintained this and other cultural precepts, as the Buddhist monastic orders are still influential throughout Asia.
A materialist who loses face smiles and simply puts on another mask and continues as if nothing had ever happened. The saying goes, “Change your image and get on with life.” No shame, repentance or reconciliation is shown by such people, as is so often portrayed on American television, and much worse, as it actually happens all the time in public life.
Humility, Shame and Shyness
The Hindu monastic has special disciplines in regard to remorse. If he doesn’t, he is an impostor. If he is seen struggling to observe it and unable to accomplish it all the time, he is still a good monastic. If he shows no remorse, modesty or shame for misdeeds for long periods of time, even though he continues apparently in the performance of no misdeeds, the abbot of the monastery would know that he is suppressing many things, living a personal life, avoiding confrontation and obscuring that which is obvious to himself with a smile and the words, “Yes, everything is all right with me. The meditations are going fine. I get along beautifully with all of my brothers.” You would know that this is a “mission impossible,” and that it is time to effect certain tests to break up the nest of the enjoyable routine and of keeping out of everybody’s way, of not participating creatively in the entire community, but just doing one’s job and keeping out of trouble. The test would bring him out in the open, into counseling sessions, so that he himself would see that his clever pride had led him to a spiritual standstill.
A monastery is no place to settle down and live. It is a place to be on one’s toes and advance. One must always live as if on the eve of one’s departure. Another side of hrî is being bashful, shy, unpretentious. The undeveloped person and the fully developed, wise person may develop the same qualities of being bashful, shy, unpretentious, cautious. In the former, these qualities are the products of ignorance produced by underexposure, and in the latter, they are the products of the wisdom or cleverness produced by overexposure. Genuine modesty and unpretentiousness are not what actors on the stage would portray, they are qualities that one cannot act out, qualities of the soul.
Shyness used to be thought of as a feminine quality, but not anymore, since the equality of men and women has been announced as the way that men and women should be. Both genders should be aggressive, forceful, to meet and deal with situations on equal terms. This is seen today in the West, in the East, in the North and the South. This is a façade which covers the soul, producing stress in both men and women. A basically shy man or woman, feeling he or she has to be
aggressive, works his or her way into a stressful condition. I long ago found that stress in itself is a byproduct of not being secure in what one is doing. But this is the world today, at this time in the Kali Yuga. If everything that is happening were reasonable and could be easily understood, it certainly wouldn’t be the Kali Yuga.
If people are taught and believe that their spiritual pursuits are foremost, then, yes, they should be actively aggressive— but as actively passive and modest as well, because of their spiritual pursuits. Obviously, if they are performing sâdhanas, they will intuitively know the proper timing for each action. Remorse, or modesty, certainly does not meanone must divorce oneself from the ability to move the forcesof the external world, or be a wimpy kind of impotent person. It does mean that there is a way of being remorseful, showing shame, being humble, of resolving situations when they do go wrong so that you can truly “get on with life” and not be bound by emotionally saturated memories of the past. Those who are bound by the past constantly
remember the past and relive the emotions connected with it. Those who are free from the past remember the future and move the forces of all three worlds for a better life for themselves and for all mankind. This is the potent Vedic hrî. This is true remorse, humility and modesty. This is hrî, which is not a weakness but a spiritual strength. And all this is made practical and permanent by subconscious journaling, vâsanâ daha tantra, which releases creative energy and
does not inhibit it.
Bless Bliss and Love.
Om Shanti.
Anbe Sivamayam Satyame Parasivam
Moved forward with Confidence.
Allow yourself the expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension.
Explanation
Hri , the first of the ten niyamas, or practices, is remorse: being modest and showing shame for misdeeds, seeking the guru’s grace to be released from sorrows through the understanding that he gives, based on the ancient sampradâya, doctrinal lineage, he preaches. Remorse could be the most misunderstood and difficult to practice of all of the niyamas, because we don’t have very many role models today for modesty or remorse. In fact, the role for imitation in today’s world is just the opposite. This is reflected in television, on film, in novels, magazines, newspapers and all other kinds of media. In today’s world, brash, presumptuous, prideful—that’s how one must be. That’s the role model we see everywhere. In today’s world, arrogant—that’s how one must be. That’s the role model we see everywhere. Therefore, to be remorseful or even to show modesty would be a sign of weakness to one’s peers, family and friends.
Modesty is portrayed in the media as a trait of people that are gauche, inhibited, undeveloped emotionally or not well educated. And remorse is portrayed in the world media as a characteristic of one who “doesn’t have his act together,” is unable to rationalize away wrongdoings, or who is not clever enough to find a scapegoat to pin the blame on. Though modesty and remorse are the natural qualities of the soul, when the soul does exhibit these qualities, there is a natural tendency to suppress them.
But let’s look on the brighter side. There is an old saying, “Some people teach us what to do, and other people teach us what not to do.” The modern media, at least most of it, is teaching us what not to do. Its behavior is based on other kinds of philosophy—secular humanism, materialism, existentialism, crime and punishment, terrorism—in its effort to report and record the stories of the day. Sometimes we can learn quite a lot by seeing the opposite of what we want to learn. The proud and arrogant people portrayed on TV nearly always have their fall. This is always portrayed extremely well and is very entertaining. In their heart of hearts, people really do not admire the prideful person or his display of arrogance, so they take joy in seeing him get his just due. People, in their heart of hearts, do admire the modest person, the truthful person, the patient person, the steadfast person, the compassionate person who shows contentment and the fullness of well-being on his face and in his behavioral patterns.
We Hindus who understand these things know that hrî, remorse, is to be practiced at every opportunity. One of the most acceptable ways to practice hrî, even in today’s society, is to say in a heartfelt way, “I’m sorry.” Everyone will accept this. Even the most despicable, prideful, arrogant, self-centred person will melt just a little under the two magic words “I’m sorry.” When apologizing, explain to the person you hurt or wronged how you have realized that there was a better way and ask for his forgiveness. If the person is too proud or arrogant to forgive, you have done your part and can go your way. The burden of the quandary you have put him into now lies solely with him. He will think about it, justify how and why and what he should not forgive until the offence melts from his mind and his heart softens. It takes as much time for a hardened heart to soften as it does for a piece of ice to melt in a refrigerator. Even when it does, his pride may never let him give you the satisfaction of knowing he has forgiven you. But you can tell. Watch for softening in the eyes when you meet, a less rigid mouth and the tendency to suppress a wholesome smile.
Body Language and Conscience
There is another way to show remorse for misdeeds. That is by performing seva, religious service, for persons you have wronged. Give them gifts, cook them food. Some people are unreachable by words, too remote for an apology, which might even lead to an argument, and then the wrong would perpetuate itself. Be extra polite to such people. Hold the door open as they walk through. Never miss an opportunity to be kind and serve. Say kind words about them behind their back. The praise must be true and timely. Mere flattery would be unacceptable. This kind of silent behavior shows repentance, shows remorse, shows that you have reconsidered your actions and found that they need improvement, and the improvement is shown by your actions now and into the future.
Often people think that showing shame and modesty and remorse for misdeeds is simply hanging your head. Well, really, anyone can do this, but it’s not genuine if the head is not pulled down by the tightening of the strings of the heart, if shame is not felt so deeply that one cannot look another in the eye. When the hanging of the head is genuine, everyone will know it and seek to lift you up out of the predicament. But just to hang your head for a while and think you’re going to get away with it in today’s world, no. In today’s world, people are a little too perceptive, and will not admire you, as they will suspect pretense.
There is an analogy in the Saivite tradition that compares the unfolding soul to wheat. When young and growing, the stalks of wheat stand tall and proud, but when mature their heads bend low under the weight of the grains they yield. Similarly, man is self-assertive, arrogant and vain only in the early stages of his spiritual growth. As he matures and yields the harvest of divine knowledge, he too bends his head. Body language has to truly be the language of the body. It’s a dead giveaway. Body language is the language of the mind being expressed through the body. Let there be no doubt about this. To cry, expressing remorse—the crying should not be forced. Many people can cry on cue. We must not think that the soul of the observer is not perceptive enough to know the difference between real tears and a glandular disturbance causing watering of the eyes. Hrî is regret that one has done things against the dharma, or against conscience. There are three kinds of conscience— one built on right knowledge, one built on semiright knowledge and one built on wrong knowledge. The soul has to work through these three gridworks within the subconscious mind to give its message. Those who have been raised with the idea that an injustice should be settled by giving back another injustice might actually feel a little guilty when they fail to do this. Those who are in a quandary of what to do, what is right and what is wrong, remain in confusion because they have only semi-right knowledge in their subconscious mind.
We cannot confuse guilt and its messages with the message that comes from the soul. Guilt is the message of the instinctive mind, the chakras below the mûlâdhâra. Many people who live in the lower worlds of darkness feel guilty and satisfy that guilt through retaliation. This is the eye for an eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth approach. This is not right conscience; it is not the soul speaking. This is not higher consciousness, and it is certainly not the inner being of light looking out of the windows of the chakras above the mûlâdhâra. Why, even domesticated animals feel guilty. It is a quality of the instinctive mind.
True conscience is of the soul, an impulse rushing through a mind that has been impregnated with right knowledge, Vedic, Ågamic knowledge, or the knowledge that is found in these yamas and niyamas, restraints and practices. When the true knowledge of karma is understood, reincarnation, saμsâra and Vedic dharma, then true remorse is felt, which is a corrective mechanism of the soul. This remorse immediately imprints upon the lower mind the right knowledge of the dharma—how, where and why the person has strayed and the methodology of getting quickly and happily back to the path and proceeding onward. There is no guilt felt here, but there is a sense of spiritual responsibility, and a driving urge to bring dharma, the sense of spiritual duty, more fully into one’s life, thus filling up the lack that the misdeeds manifested through adhering to these twenty restraints and practices and the Vedic path of dharma, which is already known within the bedrock of right knowledge, firmly planted within the inner mind of the individual.
Compensating for Misdeeds
The soul’s response to wrong action comes of its own force, unbidden, when the person is a free soul, not bound by many materialistic duties—even while doing selfless service— which can temporarily veil and hold back the spontaneous actions of the soul if done for the expectant praise that may follow. The held-back, spontaneous action of the soul would, therefore, burst forth during personal times of sâdhana, meditation or temple worship. The bursting forth would be totally unbidden, and resolutions would follow in the wake. For those immersed in heavy prârabdha karmas, going through a period of their life cycle when difficult karmic
patterns are manifesting, it will be found that the soul’s spontaneity is triple-veiled even though the subconscious mind is impregnated with right knowledge. To gain absolution and release, to gain peace of mind, one should perform pilgrimage, spiritual retreat, the practice of mauna, recitation of mantras through japa, deep meditation and, best of all, the vâsanâ daha tantra. These practices will temporarily pierce the veils of mâyâ and let the light shine in, bringing understanding, solutions and direction for future behavior.
Having hurt another through wrongdoing, one has to pay back in proportion to the injury, not a rupee less and not a rupee more. The moment the healing is complete, the scar will mysteriously vanish. This is the law. It is a mystical law. And while there are any remaining scars, which are memories impregnated with emotion, much work has to be done. Each one must find a way to be nice if he has been not nice, say kind words if previous words have been unkind, issue forth good feelings if the feelings previously exuded were nasty, inharmonious and unacceptable. Just as a responsible doctor or nurse must bring the healing to culmination, so the wrongdoer must deal with his wrongdoing, his crime against dharma, his crime against right knowledge, Vedic Ågamic precepts, his crime against the yamas and niyamas, restraints and practices, which are in themselves right knowledge—a digest of the Vedas, we might say. He must deal with his wrongdoings, his errors, within himself until rightness, santosha, returns.
There are no magic formulas. Each one must find his own way to heal himself and others until the troublesome situation disappears from his own memory. This is why the practice called vâsanâ daha tantra, writing down memories and burning them in a fire to release the emotion from the deep subconscious, has proven to be a solution uncomparable to any other. Only in this way will he know that, by whatever method he has applied, he has healed the one he wronged. True forgiveness is the greatest eraser, the greatest harmonizer. It is this process of misdeeds against dharma, followed by shame and remorse, as people interrelate with one another, that moves them forward in their evolution toward their ultimate goal of mukti.
The Japanese, unlike most of the rest of the world, have a great sense of loss of face, and a Japanese businessman will resign if he has shamed his family or his country. This is hrî and is very much ingrained in the Japanese society, which is based on Buddhist precepts. Buddhism itself is the outgrowth into the family community from a vast monastic order; whereas Hinduism is a conglomerate of many smaller religions, some of which are not outgrowths of a monastic community. Therefore, hrî is an integral part of the culture of Japan. They have maintained this and other cultural precepts, as the Buddhist monastic orders are still influential throughout Asia.
A materialist who loses face smiles and simply puts on another mask and continues as if nothing had ever happened. The saying goes, “Change your image and get on with life.” No shame, repentance or reconciliation is shown by such people, as is so often portrayed on American television, and much worse, as it actually happens all the time in public life.
Humility, Shame and Shyness
The Hindu monastic has special disciplines in regard to remorse. If he doesn’t, he is an impostor. If he is seen struggling to observe it and unable to accomplish it all the time, he is still a good monastic. If he shows no remorse, modesty or shame for misdeeds for long periods of time, even though he continues apparently in the performance of no misdeeds, the abbot of the monastery would know that he is suppressing many things, living a personal life, avoiding confrontation and obscuring that which is obvious to himself with a smile and the words, “Yes, everything is all right with me. The meditations are going fine. I get along beautifully with all of my brothers.” You would know that this is a “mission impossible,” and that it is time to effect certain tests to break up the nest of the enjoyable routine and of keeping out of everybody’s way, of not participating creatively in the entire community, but just doing one’s job and keeping out of trouble. The test would bring him out in the open, into counseling sessions, so that he himself would see that his clever pride had led him to a spiritual standstill.
A monastery is no place to settle down and live. It is a place to be on one’s toes and advance. One must always live as if on the eve of one’s departure. Another side of hrî is being bashful, shy, unpretentious. The undeveloped person and the fully developed, wise person may develop the same qualities of being bashful, shy, unpretentious, cautious. In the former, these qualities are the products of ignorance produced by underexposure, and in the latter, they are the products of the wisdom or cleverness produced by overexposure. Genuine modesty and unpretentiousness are not what actors on the stage would portray, they are qualities that one cannot act out, qualities of the soul.
Shyness used to be thought of as a feminine quality, but not anymore, since the equality of men and women has been announced as the way that men and women should be. Both genders should be aggressive, forceful, to meet and deal with situations on equal terms. This is seen today in the West, in the East, in the North and the South. This is a façade which covers the soul, producing stress in both men and women. A basically shy man or woman, feeling he or she has to be
aggressive, works his or her way into a stressful condition. I long ago found that stress in itself is a byproduct of not being secure in what one is doing. But this is the world today, at this time in the Kali Yuga. If everything that is happening were reasonable and could be easily understood, it certainly wouldn’t be the Kali Yuga.
If people are taught and believe that their spiritual pursuits are foremost, then, yes, they should be actively aggressive— but as actively passive and modest as well, because of their spiritual pursuits. Obviously, if they are performing sâdhanas, they will intuitively know the proper timing for each action. Remorse, or modesty, certainly does not meanone must divorce oneself from the ability to move the forcesof the external world, or be a wimpy kind of impotent person. It does mean that there is a way of being remorseful, showing shame, being humble, of resolving situations when they do go wrong so that you can truly “get on with life” and not be bound by emotionally saturated memories of the past. Those who are bound by the past constantly
remember the past and relive the emotions connected with it. Those who are free from the past remember the future and move the forces of all three worlds for a better life for themselves and for all mankind. This is the potent Vedic hrî. This is true remorse, humility and modesty. This is hrî, which is not a weakness but a spiritual strength. And all this is made practical and permanent by subconscious journaling, vâsanâ daha tantra, which releases creative energy and
does not inhibit it.
Bless Bliss and Love.
Om Shanti.
Anbe Sivamayam Satyame Parasivam
Moved forward with Confidence.
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