Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 January 15th News The above pictures were from this years Sankranthi in Puttaparthi. Morning Swami gave a discourse and presented the students with medals and cups for their sports achivements. In the evening there was a drama by the students about Ramayana. Thought for the Day The awareness of Swaswaroopa (one's real nature) is true knowledge and devotion is the means to achieve this knowledge. Jnana implies freedom from all thoughts. The Jnana Marga (the path of Knowledge) calls for the control of thoughts by appropriate efforts. Whether one takes to the Jnana Marga (the path of Knowledge) or the Bhakti Marga (the path of Devotion), the resulting illumination is the same. For instance, the light of the sun is reflected by the moon. The light from the sun is warm and bright. When the same light is radiated by the moon, it is cool and soothing. The same light is present in the sun and the moon; the principle that illumines both the sun and the moon is the Spirit (Atma-tatwa). The sun's light has been compared to Jnana and the moon's light to Bhakti. Jnana is effulgent, while Bhakti (Devotion) is blissful. Thus Bhakti and Jnana are the means to the same end. Attachment: (image/jpeg) www.puttaparthilive.com_06jan151.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) www.puttaparthilive.com_06jan152.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) www.puttaparthilive.com_06jan153.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) www.puttaparthilive.com_06jan154.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) www.puttaparthilive.com_06jan155.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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