Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Dear cyra A small correction in the web address it should be www.sivanandagurukul.org Lots of blessings Om namashivaya Vipin Cyra Kanga <crkanga wrote: Dear Vipin, Thank you so much for the detailed information. I am going to contact both the organisations for the orphans. You have been very useful. Thanks also for the wonderful stories. It uplifts my heart a lot that people who do not even know me care so much. God bless you. Cyra --- vipin kannan <vipinendran wrote: > Dear cyra > I am sending some information which would be of use > to you > 1.There are two organisations in Madras now called > chennai in tamilnadu in india who are doing > excellent work with orphans especially children > one is Udavum karangal (you could refer to their web > site www.myhelpinghands.org )this is run by a person > called vidyakar and he has some wonderful children > with him around 500 in number and i am there at > least one day a year to sponsor their > breakfast/lunch and spend the time with them.Well i > came to know from them that love is something where > the mathematics is strange if u divide it, it > increases..................these innocent children > make one forget all our problems! > The other is Sivananda saraswathi ashram in chennai > and they can be contacted at > sivanand contact name padmashree Dr. > S. Rajaram or website at www.sivanandagurukuk.org or > buildhope.org > You could contact them directly and ask them how to > send money and other details. > 2.Yes , you can chant mantras during this. > Out of my limited knowledge i would say that there > are different ways of reaching god one is manav > seva(helping our fellow beings,other living beings > etc.) the other is bakthi seva where one surrenders > one completely to the lord. Or well both! > Well as told in Bagavath Gita by Lord krishna if you > are born in this earth do what is just and help > others without any expectations and you will reach > me one day. > > 3.Whatever way we want to reach god is up to us and > for all practical considerations we > should............................................ > First do our duty to our fellow beings(in whatever > capacity let us say a > doctor,teacher.........husband,wife..............son,brother...................w\ ithout > expecting any return-unconditional love( pretty > difficult isn't it!) > > Well let me sum it up in this wonderful story:(as it > is very difficult for me to explain this > .................. > Sage narada wanted to know from Mahavishnu as to who > is the greatest devotee in this world.Vishnu showed > him "Look there is a farmer on the earth toiling in > the hot sun and chanting my name whenever possible > let us say during periods of rest/work etc. and > this farmer is my greatest devotee". > Sage narada was shocked to say the least!! > Well he said "Lord i chant your name "Narayana" a > million times a day but this is what you have to > say?" > Mahavishnu gave sage narada a job:He had to take a > pot full of oil filled to the brim and come around > the earth without spilling a drop.Well sage narada > did the same very carefully with utmost > concentration - PERFECTLY. > After the task mahavishnu asked him "Narada well > done.. but during this job how many times did u > remember me or utter/chant my name?" > Well sage narada sheepishly told mahavisnu that he > did not done so even once nor chanted narayana even > once during the job as he was completely immersed in > the job > > There is the lesson God has for us : Everything we > do everything we own is his and what we are capable > of doing today is also because of him ......so he > says "I will shower my greatest blessings on the > person who remembers me when fulffiling every duty > of his".................. > > Cyra,.........Bad times due to planetary positions > are like........ let us say we go to a person's > house for a visit and he has some fine dogs who > would bark at us or come to bite us and make us > terrified! (I have experienced it) but as soon as > we call the master of the house and he comes out > and command's his pets to remain quite they do so > and all our fear is gone and we breathe easy, it is > the same ---------------------chant om Namo narayana > or om namashivaya and as soon as we see god (the > master) and he gives us darshan all our troubles > disappear and we breathe free. > > So go ahead cyra happy chanting (rudraksha beads > will help u a lot for jappa) and the blessings of > god will always be with you. > Om Namashivaya........................ > > Regards > Vipin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks Vipin, Made note of the change. Cyra --- vipin kannan <vipinendran wrote: > Dear cyra > A small correction in the web address it should be > www.sivanandagurukul.org > Lots of blessings > Om namashivaya > Vipin > > Cyra Kanga <crkanga wrote: > Dear Vipin, > Thank you so much for the detailed information. I am > going to contact both the organisations for the > orphans. You have been very useful. Thanks also for > the wonderful stories. It uplifts my heart a lot > that > people who do not even know me care so much. > God bless you. > Cyra > --- vipin kannan <vipinendran wrote: > > Dear cyra > > I am sending some information which would be of > use > > to you > > 1.There are two organisations in Madras now called > > chennai in tamilnadu in india who are doing > > excellent work with orphans especially children > > one is Udavum karangal (you could refer to their > web > > site www.myhelpinghands.org )this is run by a > person > > called vidyakar and he has some wonderful children > > with him around 500 in number and i am there at > > least one day a year to sponsor their > > breakfast/lunch and spend the time with them.Well > i > > came to know from them that love is something > where > > the mathematics is strange if u divide it, it > > increases..................these innocent children > > make one forget all our problems! > > The other is Sivananda saraswathi ashram in > chennai > > and they can be contacted at > > sivanand contact name padmashree > Dr. > > S. Rajaram or website at www.sivanandagurukuk.org > or > > buildhope.org > > You could contact them directly and ask them how > to > > send money and other details. > > 2.Yes , you can chant mantras during this. > > Out of my limited knowledge i would say that > there > > are different ways of reaching god one is manav > > seva(helping our fellow beings,other living beings > > etc.) the other is bakthi seva where one > surrenders > > one completely to the lord. Or well both! > > Well as told in Bagavath Gita by Lord krishna if > you > > are born in this earth do what is just and help > > others without any expectations and you will reach > > me one day. > > > > 3.Whatever way we want to reach god is up to us > and > > for all practical considerations we > > should............................................ > > First do our duty to our fellow beings(in whatever > > capacity let us say a > > > doctor,teacher.........husband,wife..............son,brother...................w\ ithout > > expecting any return-unconditional love( pretty > > difficult isn't it!) > > > > Well let me sum it up in this wonderful story:(as > it > > is very difficult for me to explain this > > .................. > > Sage narada wanted to know from Mahavishnu as to > who > > is the greatest devotee in this world.Vishnu > showed > > him "Look there is a farmer on the earth toiling > in > > the hot sun and chanting my name whenever possible > > let us say during periods of rest/work etc. and > > this farmer is my greatest devotee". > > Sage narada was shocked to say the least!! > > Well he said "Lord i chant your name "Narayana" a > > million times a day but this is what you have to > > say?" > > Mahavishnu gave sage narada a job:He had to take a > > pot full of oil filled to the brim and come around > > the earth without spilling a drop.Well sage narada > > did the same very carefully with utmost > > concentration - PERFECTLY. > > After the task mahavishnu asked him "Narada well > > done.. but during this job how many times did u > > remember me or utter/chant my name?" > > Well sage narada sheepishly told mahavisnu that he > > did not done so even once nor chanted narayana > even > > once during the job as he was completely immersed > in > > the job > > > > There is the lesson God has for us : Everything we > > do everything we own is his and what we are > capable > > of doing today is also because of him ......so he > > says "I will shower my greatest blessings on the > > person who remembers me when fulffiling every duty > > of his".................. > > > > Cyra,.........Bad times due to planetary positions > > are like........ let us say we go to a person's > > house for a visit and he has some fine dogs who > > would bark at us or come to bite us and make us > > terrified! (I have experienced it) but as soon as > > we call the master of the house and he comes out > > and command's his pets to remain quite they do so > > and all our fear is gone and we breathe easy, it > is > > the same ---------------------chant om Namo > narayana > > or om namashivaya and as soon as we see god (the > > master) and he gives us darshan all our troubles > > disappear and we breathe free. > > > > So go ahead cyra happy chanting (rudraksha beads > > will help u a lot for jappa) and the blessings of > > god will always be with you. > > Om Namashivaya........................ > > > > Regards > > Vipin > > > > Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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