CREATIVITY FROM OUR LITTLE ANGELS

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and what not! We will showcase strengths of two students each fortnight.
Girija, our 2nd
Prasanna from
grader is a very
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neighbors.She is Issue 4 Nachiketanjali Wednesday
by everyone at
very good at Celebrations of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa Jayanti
Tapovan.
She is very good at drawing as taking care of her
“In the Let’s take time
well as studies. sibling.
Ramakrishna to remind
MEDITATION ourselves His
Incarnation
When we are noisy,our there is messages –
madam Asks us to do “God is very
knowledge,
meditation.
infinite love, real and
First time I disliked it. infinite work, within reach
As I started doing more I find and infinite of all”,
happy and peaceful. compassion
I remember my lesson and for all beings. What the whole “Sincere prayer is always
tasks. Hindu race has thought in ages, he answered and everyone will
It disciplines my mind and lived in one life. His life is the living become perfect, through the grace
helps me to concentrate on commentary to the Vedas of all of God”, “Unless a man is simple,
my studies. nations…” (Swami Vivekananda in he cannot recognize God ,the
I like to do more meditation. a Letter to Brahmananda , 1895) simple one.” What could be more
For Private Circulation only We are unfathomably blessed to be inspiring and encouraging to
born in the same lineage as Sri modern day seekers who have to
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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. So delicately balance their worldly
TO,
let’s celebrate His Jayanthi, our responsibilities and the yearning to
Nationality and human birth as realize the truth?
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 CONTENTS Page No.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Swamiji's Message 3
Discourse by Mataji 4
Celebrations 6 Editor
Shivaratri 8 Subhadra K.
At the Ashram 10
Computer Classes 11 Editorial Consultants:
Donations 12 Annapurna R. Message
Upcoming Events 13 Sowja A. by Adhyatmik Praneta
EDITORIAL W e try to create many Gods have every right to say ‘I AM
Education is the basis for a society are unable to attempt this. according to our perception. But GOD’! We are separating ourselves
healthy and happy society, because Swamiji has accomplished the there is a difference between from God and this separation is
the students of today become the impossible by granting intimacy in ‘Seeing’ and ‘Experiencing’ God. stopping us from experiencing
leaders of tomorrow. Swami many ways. Using the chisel of You might look at an idol and say 'I God.
Nachiketananda has strongly love He quietly moulds their have seen God’ but to experience, We create two different worlds,
stressed on the importance of character. There is something that is not enough. At the same ‘God’s world and Our world.’
adopting a value-based extraordinarily unique about his time to experience God, sometimes Because of this false identity we are
educational system. involvement with students. He is the seeing is also important. If I say not experiencing God.
Our Vidya Mandir is a unique at one stroke, mother, father, this is the Cosmic energy, how can
We have to drop this false identity
example of how tradition can be teacher, friend, philosopher, guide you experience that cosmic energy?
and say, ‘Yes, I am Consciousness!’
seamlessly woven into modernity. and much more. To experience Higher
The moment we say that our
It is in fact a modern Gurukulam. We have witnessed remarkable Consciousness you need to have
receiver will open and connect
In keeping with ancient tradition, changes in the behavioral pattern that Individual Consciousness.
directly to the Cosmic receiver.
education is offered free. Children of some of our children at the Sri Ramakrishna always used to When we start experiencing God
are taught Rudram and Vedic Vidya Mandir. We are sure they feed Mother Kali. He used to talk we realize that God is all
Chanting irrespective of caste and would be the torch bearers of to Her statue made of stone, but pervading.
creed. Hand in hand all the Indian Values. even in that stone statue He could Accept that 'You are God.’ When
elements of a conventional modern There couldn’t be a better feel the Supreme Consciousness. you accept ‘You are God’ you will
day education are being passed on example of “Education is the life- That is the true way of experiencing be able to see God.
to the students. building, man-making, character- God.
Energy in children needs to be making, assimilation of ideas” as Everything comes out of the
channelized properly to pave way advocated by Swami Cosmic Energy and we are a part
for a balanced society. Parents Ranganathananda. - of that Cosmic Consciousness. We Swami Nachiketananda
belonging to weaker sections of the K. SUBHADRA
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The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values. The brave alone can afford to be sincere! 3

Spirituality in daily life!
by Mataji
Swami Shivanandamayi or
Mataji as we address her, was
invited by the Rotary club members
to speak on Spirituality at Jubilee
Hills club on the 10th January 2009.
We appreciate the Rotary Club
members for their interest and
efforts in organizing this event. The
evening was a success in a way that
Mataji spoke few words but
conveyed a deep message to the
audience. She focused on how
Spirituality must be practiced in
daily life to improve the spectrum
and quality of our lives. Human
beings distinguish themselves from
other living creatures by the sense
of ‘awareness’ which is the
beginning of Spirituality in ones life
and this self-introspection can
culminate in self-realization by
No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law.
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putting effort to channelize the
mind. Every one is spiritual but the
divinity gets hidden by the mind.
Spirituality does not belong to any
one religion.
Spirituality is not something
that can be learnt merely by reading
books or listening to discourses.
Mataji quoted the example of Sri
Ramakrishna who did not read any
Vedas or scriptures but every word
he spoke was a Veda by itself.
Spirituality is Self-Science, looking
‘into’ your every action, it is
touching your inner chambers.
Spirituality is purity, silence and
ability to love everyone and
everything. Spirituality is neither
just a theory nor a philosophy not
even a set of rules given by our
sages. Spirituality is the right
living, it is the way of life, it is the
fragrance of life.
Simplest way to adopt
spirituality is to perform each
karma as an offering to God, with
no expectations, with total
detachment. As Sri Ramakrishna
says, “Do your duties with one
hand while holding on to God with
the other.” This will open up a
whole new world with no divisions,
no discrimination but one love and
one consciousness.
Mind could become a tool or an
obstacle in this journey to
Spirituality. Mind should be
channelized and used like a tool in
unearthing the divinity within so
that you will enjoy all aspects of
life, to the fullest. Like Swami
Nachiketananda says, “A polluted
heart is mind, a purified mind is
heart.” Anger and jealousy should
carefully be watched out for!
Irrespective of the path you choose,
keeping mind clean and pure is of
utmost importance in achieving
the ultimate.
SU JOK THERAPY
CLASSES
Su jok Therapy” is the
amazing Korean ‘Hand and
foot’ Acupuncture that works
wonders in healing our
various ailments. Introduced
by Professor Park Jae Woo
of South Korea, it is a simple
yet powerful healing
technique accessible to
everyone.
Smt Mamata Agarwal who
has masterd this art has
kindly consented to share her
God is present in every jiva. Who serves jiva, serves God indeed.
A spiritual person is beyond
everything. He not only has a
purpose but the higher goal in his
life. Satsangas could also be
helpful if attended to ‘change our
life’ than for a ‘change’.
Spirituality is as essential as salt
is to a curry. Spirituality is all
about understanding and accepting
our shortcomings leading to
transformation of perception.
Delve deep within, cherish the
journey and enjoy the treasures
you find.
knowledge with our Nachiketa
Tapovan volunteers and
teachers. The experience she
has gathered in this art has
helped her in giving an
impressive presentation.We
highly appreciate her services
and thank her for conducting free
workshops at our premises.
 SATSANGA & CELEBRATIONS
“Avatara Varishtaaya
Ramakrishnayate Namaha!”
We celebrated Sri Ramakrishna
Jayanti with great devotion and
humility. Theme was Sri
Ramakrishna’s Parables which are
invaluable gems left for us as his
legacy. Each one of them is like a
Veda in itself.
After ‘welcome address’ by
Basavaraj and Durga, lamp was
lighted by Chief guest Sri Madhav
Varma MD Infomile Solutions Pvt
Ltd. While Sri Swami
Nachiketananda, Madhav Varma
garu, and Mataji adorned the dais,
rest of us settled down to take the
pleasure of watching the children
perform various cultural activities.
The programs included ‘Three
Gunas’ a demo, a dance filled with
devotion to ‘Thakur’ , talk about
Mother’s Value, narration of Sri
Ramakrishna’s parables by
children, sharing jokes and more.
The skit on different names for
water compared to different names
for ‘One’ God was very well
presented. Prizes were distributed
for story-telling and week-long
drawing contests held at the
Tapovan.
Mataji began her address by
invoking the Grace of Gurus, gave
an introduction of Sri
Ramakrishna’s life story and
narrated a few parables of His. She
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highlighted Sri Ramakrishna’s idea
on education, "I do not care for
bread-winning education, I want
education which gives spiritual
satisfaction and will lift me above all
wants.”
Sri Madhav Varma garu then
chatted with the students in a very
casualOrganised by Rotary
and friendly Club.
spirit after Venue: Jubilee Hills Club.
energizing them with some simple
questions. He gave tips to the
children on how to develop
inquisitiveness, compassion and
public speaking skills.
Finally Swamiji sang bhajans on
Thakur. He spoke on how Sri
Ramakrishna was the supreme of
all the avatars of God! He also
talked about how Sri Ramakrishna
was praised by all great men even
the most fastidious of them. He
pointed out on how everyone has
to do extensive Sadhana in order
to enter ‘Samadhi’ state whereas
for Sri Ramakrishna efforts had to
be made to bring him out of the
‘Samadhi’ and Spiritual ecstasy.
Celebrations ended with Vote of
thanks to the Chief guest and one
and all who worked for the event.
Special thanks to Smt P
Vasundhara, Pallavi and Suharika
Reddy for putting the event
together.
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 SHIVARATRI CELEBRATIONS OF YESTER YEARS!

We share with you glimpses of Shivarathri
celebrations of previous years.
Maha Shivarathri has always been celebrated
on a grand scale at Nachiketa Tapovan
under the personal supervision of Swami
Nachiketananda. The preliminary Ceremonies
begin inside the Dhyana mandir at 10 AM. The
sacrificial fire is lit and the Homa is performed.
SU JOK THERAPY
Evening celebrations start from 9 PM with a
CLASSES
Satsang followed by bhajans. At the stroke of
midnight Abhishekam is performed to the
Shiva linga specially decorated for the
occasion. Dhyana mandir echoes with the
sound of Vedic chanting. The vast assemblage
spends the night long Jagaran with Bhajans
and dancing to the chants of ‘Om Namah
Shivaya’!Swamiji enthralls the gathering with
his Divine discourse and Prasad is distributed.

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 At the Ashram
SPIRITUAL INVITATION
Please join us in our
Spiritual Yaga! As small as it
could be each drop is essential
in filling the ocean. Cash or
kind, craft or skill, art or
technology combined with a
spoon of love will go a long way
in realizing our dreams. Your
contribution is much needed for
our continued success in serving
the needy. To be a part of
Nachiketa family visit us
anytime or contact our
Adhyatmik Praneta at
Ph. No.09849168937
email:
admin@nachiketatapovan.org
Work, apart from devotion or love of God,
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is helpless and cannot stand alone.
COMPUTER CLASSES
Tapovan started holding Computer
Literacy Classes since October
2008. The classes are open to any
8th class graduate at no cost. The
classes are held 3 times a week on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
for an hour each for about 10
weeks. There are about 12 working
systems at Tapovan that are offered
to the students. The classes focus
on teaching MS Office applications-
Word, Excel, Power Point and
Access apart from the basics of
Computer and Operating Systems.
The response has been great to
these classes. So far two batches
of 24 and 15 students have
graduated in November and
January respectively. Some School
teachers also have been benefitted
by these classes.
Sasidhar has been the person in
charge of organizing and teaching
the classes under the loving
supervision of Swami
Nachiketananda. Sasi is very much
liked by the students not only as a
teacher but as a brother and a
friend. The next batch will be
starting in the first week of April and
we are expecting many more
applicants.
Concentration is the essence of all knowledge, nothing can be done
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without it.
 Various Construction Various Ad-hoc UPCOMING EVENTS
Committees Committees
Pre-exam Preparation Workshop
1. Temple 1. Advisory Committee
2. Vidya Mandir 2. Medical Committee BY SWAMI SHIVANANDAMAYI
3. Dispensary cum Hospital 3.Vidya Mandir Committee FOR 10TH STANDARD
4. Ramakrishnalaya 4. Yoga Research Committee Date: 25th Feb 2009
5. Compound Wall 5. Ayurveda Research Committee Time: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
6. Dhyana Mandir 6. IT Committee
Venue: Natco School, Kothur.
7. Vanaprastha 7. Spiritual Committee
DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR ASHRAM
Sri VijayKumar K. Smt. Padma SPECIAL HEALTH CAMP
Smt. Rama K. Smt. G. Bhagyavathi DENTAL AND PAEDIATRIC CAMPS WILL BE CONDUCTED
Smt. Subhadra K. Hotel Sri Brindavan. ON SUNDAY MARCH 1ST 2009
Smt. Manikyamba Sneha Enterprises VENUE: NACHIKETA TAPOVAN
Smt. Shanthi R. Orphans Education Foundation TIME: 9.30 AM TO 1.00 PM
Smt. Nirmala K. Saptagiri Camphor Limited
By Dr. Surendra, Dr. Eshwara Chary, Dr. Sudhakar
Smt. Sowmya C Intelli Group, Asia Pvt. Limited
Smt. Premalatha Sri K.K. Mangrulkar
Smt K. Gunavathamma Smt. N. Suchi HOLI CELEBRATIONS
BY
EYE CAMP
VIDYA MANDIR CHILDREN
Date: 10th March 2009, Tuesday
Time: 5.00 pm
Venue: Nachiketa Tapovan

NON-RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS' CAMP

Date: 3rd May to 10th May09
Age: 10 to 15 years
Time: 08.00 am to 04.00 pm
Cataract surgeries were performed for Noorbi and Satyanarayana under
the supervision of Sri Krishnakishore, Opthalmologist at Sarojini Devi Eye Last date: 15th April 09
Hospital. We highly appreciate their immediate response to our request and Applications: At Tapovan
are thankful for their free services. Workshop in progress Rest rooms

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 Construction Committee Members AN APPEAL
Our sincere thanks to all the selfless souls who have happily consented
to be a part of Ashram's Construction committees...

1. Vijay Kumar K. 17. Mallaiah 33. Dr. Amulya

2. Rama Devi K. 18. Krishna P. 34. Dr.Ishwaracharya
3. Subhadra K. 19. Hema Reddy Y. 35. Dr. Prafulla Kumar
4. Leela N. 20. Chalapathi V. 36. Dr. Priyamvada
21. Vijaysena Reddy 37. Dr. Vijay Kumar B.
Dear
5. Prasad Y.V.S.S.
22. Sandhya M.
Atman
6. Sheshagiri Rao 38. Dr. Sudhakar K.
7. Reddy P. S. 23. Vinay K. 39. Vijaya A. Any venture taking shape in the Estimation of this Temple project
8. Manikyamba G. 24. Sudha Rani M. 40. Ajit N. divine presence backed by a was Rs. 2.2 crores. We hereby
9. Ram Sandila 25. Nirmal D. 41. Prasad T. noble intent is bound to find make a fervent appeal for
10. Pawan Kumar 26. Sowmya C. 42. Nageswar Rao fruition. Over the years generous donations. Please
11. Subha D. 27. Madhukar M. 43. Anuradha K. Nachiketa Tapovan has been participate in this noble task so
12. Durga K. 28. Shanti Y. 44. Sucharita Tathe
witnessing a phenomenal that our cultural heritage and
13. Annapurna R. 29. Dr. Ramesh C. N. 45. Swaroopa R.
movement; multifarious spiritual religious traditions will be
14. Sushma Sharma 30. Dr. Leela K. 46. Prashanti K.
as well as service activities! safeguarded for the coming
15. Anand A. 31. Dr. Surendra A. 47. Dr. Shiva Reddy
Needless to mention we are generations.
16. Venkatram Reddy 32. Dr. Rohini R.
rejoiced to receive donations
from supporters who are a big It may kindly be noted that
part of this spiritual endeavour. donations to Nachiketa
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