Swami_Chidananda

FACE FEAR

2012-01-04T06:18:00.004+05:30

A human being lives in fear. The rich and poor carry on their lives in the midst of fear. People leave, out of fear; they stay, out of fear.
Generally they run away from fear.
If they face fear, one-on-one, without anything else distracting them, the roots of fear can be seen.
The good news can be - these roots are false.

What to study?

2011-10-30T11:56:00.003+05:30

To study this book, that teacher or some system is secondary. The essence of all the wisdom they convey is that you are the student and you are the subject to be studied.
Your behaviour has volumes to read.
Your reactions are more fascinating that any mystery book.
Your emotions are more interesting than any movie.
Your pride and prejudice beat Jane Austin's work.
Your long story of hope, ambition, success and failure challenge Kalidasa's depictions.
So study yourself. Ask, "Who am I?"

HEAL YOURSELF

2011-09-21T06:33:00.004+05:30

The world and you have an intimate relationship. If you are all right, the world will be fine too. If you are sick, everything and everybody in the world seems to cause pain to you.
So heal yourself.
Give up all sorrow from your heart. Let go of memories of hurt. Equally so should be the case of your pride and conceit.
Personal likes and dislikes are one set of viruses that need to be eliminated. Be objective.
Strong habitual urges are another set of viruses; remove them by being alert in the present moment.
Being watchful here and now is the essence of the QUICK HEAL antivirus program that you need to install in the system called daily living.
Be fit. Be happy.

Guru Purnima Greetings

2011-07-15T12:17:00.004+05:30

Removal of Darkness is the implication of Gu-Ru.
Will it go just by repeating words?
Will it go by even "appreciating and enjoying" the words of scriptures?
The self (ego) remains strong, if our appreciation is of just literary beauty such as the language construction and philosophical imagery.
We must inquire what a scriptural revelation MEANS, and how it can affect the way we see life.
LIVING THE TEACHINGS, following their implication in full measure, is the true tribute to the great teachers.
Then darkness leaves us.

Live Intelligently

2011-05-27T06:37:00.005+05:30

Education is the ability to perceive
the hidden connections between phenomena.
- Vaclav Havel

Living intelligently involves integration
of thought, word and deed.
We must unify head and heart.
It does not mean being just intellectual,
talking of big stuff
but living in contradictions.

2011-04-29T14:01:00.003+05:30

TALKS AT MUMBAI - May 3, 4, 5

Tuesday, May 3

The Learning Mind—The Fountain Of Creative Living

Conference Hall, Mysore Association, 393, Bhaudaji Road Matunga (East)

(near Maheshwari Udyan gardens)

6.30 pm

Wednesday, May 4

Message Of Ramageeta

Dariya Mahal, Seven Bunglow, Versova, Andheri (W)

7 am to 8 am

Thursday, May 5

Inner Flowering Amidst Busy Life

Sheela Raheja Hall, Rotary Service Centre,
Junction of Juhu Road and Juhu Tara Road,
Santacruz (W)

7 pm to 8.30 pm

Do not divide life

2011-03-30T07:14:00.003+05:30

We may close the doors to our rooms and feel that nobody knows our thoughts, but what we do in so-called privacy affects the life around us.
VIMALA THAKAR

INTELLIGENCE

2011-02-01T03:43:00.003+05:30

There is no intelligence without compassion.
J Krishnamurti

A FORCE WITHIN YOU

2010-12-28T05:29:00.006+05:30

Welcome 2011
Love truth. Respect truth. Your reverence for truth is like a silent force inside you. No matter how disorderly your life is, this force will set it all right. To lose your feeling for truth will be disaster. Wish you Happy New Year.

FIGHT THE BATTLE WITH GENEROSITY

2010-11-16T05:06:00.004+05:30

Exert in life with gentle courage, not with obstinacy;
Avoid enmity and ill will, follow noble norms;
Non-attachment and compassion constitute gentle courage;
Fight the battle of life with generosity.
Thus Sang Manku-Timma 574

SELF-STUDY

2010-09-26T10:25:00.006+05:30

Study yourself.
Study the book whose contents are your thoughts and feelings.
Study your emotions.
Study the ways you pursue comfort and escape discomfort.
In this study, you lose more than gain.
You will lose your attachments and aversions (raaga-dvesha).
This study is complete when the ego is erased.
SALUTE SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI WHOSE MESSAGE IS: ERASE THE EGO.

Good things to do in the morning

2010-09-09T16:09:00.004+05:30

Meditate for a while
(which may mean just sitting quietly)
Go for a walk in the open
Do some yoga, pranayama
Worship the Lord of your Heart.

उत्थाय प्रथमं कुर्याद
ध्यानं प्रातस्तु नित्यशः
पश्चाद बाह्य-संचारो
योगाभ्यासश्च पूजनम

THE self and the SELF

2010-08-25T10:26:00.003+05:30

Let the self subside.
Let it be erased fully.
Whether you believe in the SELF or not,
Watch and put an end to the self for sure.

Om.

GURU PURNIMA 2010

2010-07-25T09:53:00.003+05:30

May the Luminous Teachings
Help us all to put an end to darkness
And discover compassion
In our hearts.

IN VARANASI NOW

2010-07-15T06:33:00.003+05:30

ABIDING JOY

Whatever you know is just words. They are names of finite phenomena.
It is the Infinite that is the source of abiding joy because it is not subject to change. Therefore seek to know the Infinite.

- - - Sanatkumara to Narada, Chandogya Upanishad, Sama Veda.

IN NEW DELHI

2010-07-12T10:43:00.003+05:30

Returned to India on Sunday, July 11.
Will reach Varanasi by Tuesday, July 12.

Two days in Singapore were good.

At 1 degree North of the Equator, this tropical country is prosperous and shows that different communities can live in harmony when there is a strict, disciplined government.

Best wishes to all.

ARRIVING IN INDIA

2010-07-06T22:59:00.003+05:30

US Tour Completed satisfactorily.

Programmes in San Jose (CA), Los Angeles, San Diego,
Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Washington DC
were received well. People showed much interest in
self-inquiry, Vedanta, Ramana Maharshi and Krishnamurti.

In New Delhi on Monday, July 12.

Reachable in Varanasi after July 14.

Attached picture shows LONELY TREE on the beautiful
17 MILE DRIVE in California, by the Pacific Ocean.

Hearty Best Wishes for all.

TOWARDS INDIA

2010-06-30T10:30:00.003+05:30

US Tour Completed.

Heading towards India now.

May all be happy; may no one suffer.

US TOUR 2010

2010-06-21T09:38:00.003+05:30

Please write to the Email id given for more details.

June 21:
7 pm, Pine Cottage
Ojai, CA, Dialogue at Krishnamurti Foundation of America
See www.kfa.org
Contact: marklee@kfa.org

June 24 – 27:
San Diego, CA, Shri Mandir, Black Mountain Road
Text: Saddarshanam
Contact: dvora@drvdesign.com

US TOUR 2010 SCHEDULE

2010-06-08T03:49:00.010+05:30

Please write to the Email id given FOR DETAILS.

June 9 – 15:
Chicago, IL: Lemont Temple, Text: Ramana Geeta ch. 5
Contact: shantala.sadananda@gmail.com

June 17 – 19: Washington DC / Baltimore area
Thurs June 17, 7.45 pm: Rockville, MD: Veda, Worship and Guru (English)
Fri June 18, 7.45 pm: South Riding, VA: Dakshinamurti Stotra (English)
Sat June 19, 9.30 am through 4 pm: Silver Spring, MD: Kagga (Kannada)
Contact: puttakrishna@verizon.net

June 20:
Thousand Oaks, CA
1 - 3.30 pm: Satsanga with Ramana Devotees
Email: dkumari@hotmail.com

June 21:
7 pm, Pine Cottage
Ojai, CA, Dialogue at Krishnamurti Foundation of America
See www.kfa.org
Contact: marklee@kfa.org

June 24 – 27:
San Diego, CA, Shri Mandir, Black Mountain Road
Text: Saddarshanam
Contact: DRVDesign@aol.com

US TOUR 2010

2010-05-23T11:33:00.007+05:30

SCHEDULE OF TALKS / QA SESSIONS

May 23 – 28:
Palos Verdes Area, LA, CA (Text: Saddarshanam)
Contact: bhatia_rita@hotmail.com

May 29 – 31:
Milpitas, SF Bay Area, CA, Special Day Retreat
(Mundaka Upanishad, 9.30 am – 1 pm daily)
Venue: (Haveli) Vaishnav Parivar, 25, Corning Ave, Milpitas 95035
See www.bayvp.org
Contact: suhridaya@yahoo.com

June 2 – 7:
Fortworth / Dallas, Texas Text: Upadesha Sara
Contact: ranj@ti.com

June 9 – 15:
Chicago, IL: Lemont Temple, Text: Ramana Geeta ch. 5
Contact: shantala.sadananda@gmail.com

June 17 – 19:
Baltimore, MD, Text: Dakshinamurti Stotra (English)
and Kagga (Kannada)
Contact: puttakrishna@verizon.net

June 21:
Ojai, CA, Dialogue at Krishnamurti Foundation of America
Contact: marklee@kfa.org

June 24 – 27:
San Diego, CA, Shri Mandir, Black Mountain RoadText: Saddarshanam
Contact: DRVDesign@aol.com

FLAME OF WHO AM I?

2010-05-21T20:35:00.003+05:30

Dr Harish Rao released the new book by Swami Chidananda -
THE FLAME OF WHO AM I?
on Monday, May 17
at the auditorium of the Jain Temple, Milpitas
(San Francisco Bay Area, USA).
The book covers essentials of SELF-INQUIRY, as taught by especially Shri Ramana Maharshi.
The book is dedicated to Maharshi.
It has a Foreword by Dwaraknath Reddy.

(People who wish to have a copy of it may write to fowaiforum@yahoo.com)

US TOUR

2010-05-10T11:13:00.003+05:30

US TOUR May - June 2010

Talks / Discussions / Programs
May 6 – 16: Informal Sessions in SF Bay Area, CA suhridaya@yahoo.com
May 11 - 14: 10.30 am classes at Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 897 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale
May 17 – 22: Talks at Jain Bhawan, Milpitas, CA: RAMANA GEETA
May 23 – 28: Talks in Torrance Area, LA, CA (SADDARSANAM) bhatia_rita@hotmail.com
May 29 – 31: Special Day Retreat in SF Bay Area, CA (MUNDAKA UPANISAD)
June 2 – 7: Talks at Dallas, TX: UPADESHA SARA ranj@ti.com
June 9 – 15: Talks at Chicago, IL: RAMANA GEETA
June 17 – 19: Talks at Baltimore, MD: DAKSHINAMURTI STOTRA, KAGGA (Kannada)
June 20 – 22: Ojai, CA
June 24 – 27: San Diego, CA (SADDARSANAM)
June 30: Last Session in SF Bay Area
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US TOUR May - June 2010

2010-04-29T07:07:00.003+05:30

Talks / Discussions / Programs
May 6 – 16: Informal Sessions in SF Bay Area, CA
May 17 – 22: Talks at Jain Bhawan, Milpitas, CA: RAMANA GEETA
May 23 – 28: Talks in Torrance Area, LA, CA (SADDARSANAM)
May 29 – 31: Special Day Retreat in SF Bay Area, CA (MUNDAKA UPANISAD)
June 2 – 7: Talks at Dallas, TX: UPADESHA SARA
June 9 – 15: Talks at Chicago, IL: RAMANA GEETA
June 17 – 19: Talks at Baltimore, MD: DAKSHINAMURTI STOTRA, KAGGA (Kannada)
June 20 – 22: Ojai, CA
June 24 – 27: San Diego, CA (SADDARSANAM)
June 30: Last Session in SF Bay Area

USA PROGRAM 2010

2010-04-03T22:52:00.007+05:30

Talks / Discussions / Programs
May 8 – 16: Informal Sessions in SF Bay Area, CA
May 17 – 22: Talks at Jain Bhawan, Milpitas, CA: RAMANA GEETA
May 23 – 28: Talks in Torrance Area, CA
May 29 – 31: Special Day Retreat in SF Bay Area, CA
June 3 – 6: Talks at Dallas, TX: UPADESHA SARA
June 9 – 15: Talks at Chicago, IL: RAMANA GEETA
June 17 – 19: Talks at Baltimore, MD: DAKSHINAMURTI STOTRA, KAGGA (Kannada)
June 20 – 22: Ojai, CA
June 23 – 27: San Diego, CA
June 29: Last Session in SF Bay Area

Topics / Texts will be announced here soon.

Erase the Ego

2010-03-24T10:24:00.004+05:30

Rama is within you.

Varieties of false notions are the ocean.
The Spirit in you crosses that ocean.
It then destroys the demons called likes and dislikes.
It thus re-unites with Inner Peace that is Seeta.
This is the Ramayana that takes place in every person's life.

(basis: Atmabodha)

US Tour 2010

2010-03-17T06:17:00.008+05:30

Visiting USA

Arrival in San Francisco: Saturday, May 8
Departure from San Francisco: Monday, June 28

PROGRAMS / TALKS
SF Bay Area: Jain Temple auditorium, Milpitas: May 17 through 22
at Venue to be announced: May 29 through 31
Memorial Day Weekend day camp
Los Angeles: May 23 through 27
Dallas / Fortworth: June 3 through 6
Chicago: June 9 through 15
Baltimore, MD: June 17 through 19
More details are being worked out.
Please write to suhridaya@yahoo.com for details.

Thus Spake Shankara

2010-03-03T22:51:00.004+05:30

Seeking liberation, being not interested in pleasures, some go for the wisdom of the Upanishads. The wisdom of the Upanishads then destroys their ignorance, which is the cause of worldly living.

MAHA SHIVA RATRI

2010-02-12T23:02:00.004+05:30

Om Namah Shivaya

SHIVA removes obstacles to seeing without prejudice.

SIGNIFICANE OF THE QUESTION WHO AM I?

2010-02-07T06:27:00.003+05:30

The question Who am I? goes to the root of our psychological suffering.
The I-Thought is the basis of our prejudices, attachments, aversions.
This I-Thought is itself the product of conditionings, memories.
Observe and question this aham-vritti.
Such watching and query cause an opening and unravelling of the mystery behind our behaviour.
Therefore the question WHO AM I? is the most important question in life.

SYMPOSIUM ON KRISHNAMURTI

2010-02-06T09:24:00.003+05:30

A Three Days' Symposium on
BEING ALIVE TO RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP
J Krishnamurti and the Challenge for Education
is going on at Delhi University.
February 4 through 6, 2010.

NEGATE THE FALSE

2010-01-19T23:02:00.005+05:30

By negating "what you are not",
Vedanta helps you realize the Self.
You are Existence, Awareness and Bliss.

WORKSHOP AT GOA

2010-01-08T21:16:00.004+05:30

Half-Day Workshop
at Ravindra Bhawan, Margaon
on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
between 9.30 am and 1.00 pm
by Swami Chidananda
on the themes
Building and Nurturing Teams
Change Management
Call 0 98229 82851 Mr. Gawde for details.

Live well, every day

2010-01-01T10:19:00.004+05:30

Wish you Happy New Year 2010.

May we be moderate in food, sleep and speech.

May we be alert every moment, every day.

May we be gentle to one another.

May there be joy in everybody's life.

BE HERE AND NOW

2009-12-24T21:04:00.004+05:30

Confront the present. What is important is the present. Living in the moment, in God, the Self, will stop the law of karma from operating in us. Try to forget the cycle of karma. There is no need to think of the past; it is a closed chapter.
Mata Amritanandamayi

CREATIVITY

2009-12-14T07:01:00.003+05:30

Why is society crumbling, collapsing? A fundamental reason is that the individual has ceased to be creative. You and I have become imitative; we are copying outwardly and inwardly. Copying is the worship of authority. J.Krishnamurti

Shri Ramana Maharshi

2009-12-08T22:04:00.001+05:30

Doubt the doubter.

NICE PROPERTY

2009-12-04T05:30:00.003+05:30

A school once ran here for 30 children of the hilly villages arround.
Near Uttarkashi, in Uttarakhand, this property belongs to Krishnamurti Foundation India.
The KFI has put it up for sale now.

GEETA JAYANTI TODAY

2009-11-28T07:29:00.003+05:30

Restrain first your senses
And give up desire
Which is the destroyer
Of knowledge and wisdom.
3.41 Geeta

Hearty Best Wishes to One and All on this Geeta Jayanti.

PLAY by Students of Vasanta College

2009-11-23T12:08:00.008+05:30

JIS LAHAUR NAI DEKHYA - a wonderful play (Hindi) was staged by the students of the Vasanta College for Women at Rajghat's Amphi-theatre on Sunday, November 22. A Muslim family in Lahore shelters an old Hindu lady (who had been the owner of the Haveli allotted to them, soon after partition). Noble human values and good teachings of Islam are brought out. Our faith in the goodness of humanity gets strengthened. The play is written by Asghar Vajahat. This performance was directed by Dr. Iravati, a faculty of the College.

ATTENTION, NOT ACTION

2009-11-18T21:38:00.002+05:30

Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj

The way to Realization is not through activity. No effort is necessary, but there is a precondition: earnestness now.

CONCLUDED

2009-11-14T12:30:00.007+05:30

The Gathering 2009 concluded with a wonderful PANEL DISCUSSION on Educating for a Religious Mind. The 350 pariticipants are leaving Varanasi today.

Picture: The Krishnamurti Study Centre

INVITATION

2009-11-11T05:23:00.004+05:30

Study and Meditation Retreat at Amboli Ghat, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
January 14 through 19, 2010
Texts: Atmabodha and (selected verses of) Geeta
Please write to fowaiforum@yahoo.com for details.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

2009-11-09T05:16:00.006+05:30

The KFI Gathering: Wednesday November 11 through Saturday November 14.
Theme: What is a Religious Mind?
at Rajghat Education Centre, Varanasi
350 participants; 5 speakers; 1 special cultural programme.

US TOUR

2009-11-07T11:16:00.002+05:30

What does US mean?
a) Upadesha Sara of Ramana Maharshi.
b) United States

If a, we regularly tour this wonderful text.
If b, my visit to California is postponed to May 1, 2010.

The Wise Say

2009-11-05T22:48:00.002+05:30

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MEDITATION IS TO BECOME CONSCIOUS OF OUR INNER LIFE.
- Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj