Karpagam University to confer Doctorate on Shri.Arunji.

It is with great delight that we share the news  of the  Doctorate - DSc  being awarded to our Shri. Arun Madhavanji by Covai Karpagam University. He will be receiving this honour at the Convocation Ceremony  commencing 11am on 3rd October, 2011  at the  Karpagam University Campus on Pollachi Main Road, Coimbatore 641021.


Arunji has dedicated this honour to Sri Sri  and all of us feel  proud  that  our Senior most Advanced Course Teacher and the  First Chairman of VVKI receiving this public honour in his Home State. 


There will  be a  Navratri Special satsang in the evening 5.30 pm onwards at the same venue. 

Reverential prayer to Devi the Universal Mother.

These clippings are excerpts from a spiritual function conducted by Shri Arun Madhavanji, wherein, shri.Arunji renders this beautiful song in obeisance to Devi the Univeral Mother. He has this Tamil song with so much of feeling that I wouldn't be surprised if the watcher is moved by it. (Video Courtesy sureshd2011)

Guruji's Birthday Celebration at Coimbatore

A Celebration is usually  to observe an occasion either with festivity or  prayerful ceremony 13th May 2011 provided the devotees in Coimbatore with an all-in-one experience whilst celebrating  G's birthday . Ceremonies began  with a grand  Guru puja by all Teachers followed by a pulsating, yet melodious bhajan evening led by Shri.Arunji.

One of the biggest halls in the Textile city was hired for the celebration  but it proved inadequate to fit in the large numbers who turned up.They poured in not only from the City but all  neighbouring Districts - some even visiting from Mumbai to soak into an evening of Celestial bliss. The event was truly memorable to hundreds of newcomers to AOL who could experience the Celebrations at times dancing and at times in silence and meditation.

Thean Amudham Satsang with Shri. Arunji. Othakalmandapam, Coimbatore

Thean Amudham Satsang with Shri. Arunji.

Thean Amudham Satsang with Shri. Arunji at Eswaran Temple Othakalmandapam, Pollachi Road, Coimbatore

Date.Saturday  09.04.2011
Time : 6.00 P.M.

All are welcome .

Shri Arun Madhavan on the Third Dimension in Educating Children

Vellore Mahasatsang with Poojya Gurudev

Saturday 11 th December saw  thousands gathering at the  playgrounds of a prominent School  in the heart of Vellore  to understand the mystery of the play of life. It was aptly named  and promised as a Confluence of Love; a promise that was more than fully delivered.


As is his wont, Shri.Arunji, who led the satsang gave the evening a punctual start. A stream of vibrant new bhajans from his new album  A Musical Yatra ( about to be released) followed  for more than an hour. The audience  was transported to a vibrant state and the arrival of Pujya Gurudev added much to their delight.


After a brief Q&A and meditation, Gurudev  requested that  the bjajans should continue.  He briskly walked across to wing where the Theanamudham singers were seated and handed a beautiful flower crown in a gesture of His appreciation. As  Vellore  began to resonate to the vibrant rendition of  'Pallandu', the rain God couldn't remain quiet either. The downpour witnessed shortly thereafter,in an otherwise  clear moonlit sky, was indeed a  rapturous  response from Mother Nature!

Shri Arunji at Eachanari Temple - Ganesh Chathurthi

In a session that lasted 150 minutes, the audience was soaked in mellifluous bhajans in celebration of the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi on 11th Sept 2010. The location was the very popular shrine of Echanari that witnessed a spectrum of enthusiastic devotees who were jostling for every inch of space but remained undivided in silence. The evening culminated with the glorious Thanga ratha Seva - Golden chariot darshan of the presiding deity.

AWESOME ANNAVARAM, A.P

The temple of Shri Veera Venkata Satya-Narayana Swamy is located on the Ratnagiri Hill in Annavaram Village in East Godavari District on the banks of the Pampa River in Andhra Pradesh. This holy place is considered second only to Tirupati in the State. 

Puranas would have it that the presiding deity of the place blesses the devotees with Anina Varam (wanted boon) hence, Annavaram. Lord Satyanarayana had manifested himself on the Ratnagiri hills in an unique form combining the Trimurthis - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. 

With the blessings of Poojya Gurudev, an Advanced Meditation Course in English is scheduled at Annavaram between 23rd Sep and 26th Sep’2010. Shri. Arun Madhavanji has agreed to lead this special program that includes his well known sessions on ‘Lessons from Yoga Vasisht” and his enchanting Celestial Nectar bhajans at the satsangs.

We welcome you on this journey to both a sacred pilgrimage centre and also to yet another amazing destination – Your inner consciousness.

Please contact  Ashok Kumar Vankineni - Hyd -095736 73099 / 9030099588
Sundaresan - 094437 02251+91- for details. Only few seats left.

Shri.Arunji at Srivilliputtur Temple and Sri Parasakthi College for women

8th august 2010. the scorching heat that has  almost parched all the wells in the town of Srivilliputtur didn’t deter the Celestial Nectar team from giving their  much awaited annual offering of divine melodies to Sri Andal. The eager listeners who turn up in thousands year after year were drenched in  the new bhajans prepared for the festival. The revered Resident  Pontiff of the Temple town and  the  respected  Chief Priest honoured Shri Arunji and the co-singers.Cloud bursts ensured that the weather  got cooled down as well. 


Following day the Shri.Arunji was the Chief Guest at the Sri Parasakthi College for Women  located in the scenic Coutrallam town. His presentation was enthusiastically received by the youthful audience and the faculty alike.

Guru Poornima -2010 at Bhavani

Bhavani: The legend:

Kubera was gifted with an aircraft in recognition of his devotion to Lord Shiva. While visiting all the Shiva temples, he was struck by a scene on the banks of River Cauvery where deers, tigers, cows, elephants, snakes and rats were drinking water without any sign of enmity. It was a place inhabited by holy men, gandharvas and such good people. Kubera heard a voice from the sky saying that the Vedas came to the Earth on this place and hinted at the presence of a Shivalinga beneath a tree, advised him to worship the Lord and reap the benefits.Bhavani Temple temple is ancient, the presiding deities being

Sangameshwarar and His consort Vedanayaki. As the name Sangam implies there is a confluence of three rivers viz: Cauvery, Bhavani and Amrutha. Hence the shrine is likened to be the Triveni or Dakshin Prayag; interestingly river Amrutha is invisible here as is the Saraswati River in Prayag. Lord Vishnu and His consort are worshipped here as Koodal Azhagar and Soundaravalli thaayar.

It is said that during the East India Company regime, the then Collector of Coimbatore and Salem Districts, William Garrow, who had his headquarters at Bhavani, worshipped Goddess Vedanayaki. One night the Goddess directed him in his dream to vacate his bungalow immediately. The moment he vacated, the entire bungalow collapsed. In reverence to this spiritual experience, he presented an ivory cradle which is still in the temple with his signature.

Guru Purnima -2010

Guru Purnima celebrations hosted by Bhavani- Komorapalayam devotees on 25th July 2010, began with special Pujas at the Shankar Mutt followed by three hours of enchanting Thean Amudham bhajans. The Satsang was led by Shri.Arunji. He took cognizance of a large number of youth in the audience and delivered a social message on ‘Safe Water and Sanitation’ asking them to take responsibility for their rivers. This was much appreciated by the School principals present. The new bhajans composed for the evening were enchanting and as always the audience longed for more of the Celestial Nectar!

Here is a comment received from a well wisher who took part in the Satsang:

Dear Arunji,

Namaskar,It is our great pleasure and punniam we have enjoyed your thenamutha sathsangh at Bhavani. Till this day our mind has not come out from your songs. your social message has published by us in all the schools in around Bhavani & Komarapalayam. We pray to god to give more strength and long life to you and your family to continue this service to the society. JGD

‘Present generation gains wealth but loses health'

COIMBATORE: The present generation is stressed out in its pursuit of wealth.

In the process, it loses health, Chairman of Art of Living Arun Madhavan said here on Sunday.

In his acceptance speech after receiving the Dynamic Indian of the Millennium Award from K.G. Foundation, he said “the generation in a hurry” was looking for instant relief from all problems.

Stress

It was to be noted that even doctors and paramedics were nowadays being increasingly exposed to stressful working environment.

As for the healthcare delivery system, the cost of hardware, software and manpower to run healthcare units had risen exponentially, beyond the reach of common man.

Mr. Madhavan spoke on the relevance of time-tested techniques to keep the mind clear and calm.

These included simple breathing techniques, singing and phonetic vibrations through chanting of mantras.

In order to commemorate the Doctors' Day Celebrations and also in order to recognise doctors for their distinguished contribution to healthcare, the K.G. Foundation honoured 71 of them from various parts of the State with the “Doctor of Excellence” award. Read More from the Hindu

''Dynamic Indian of the millenium" award conferred on Shri.Arunji

Coimbatore, Jul 4 (PTI) City-based K G Foundation today conferred the 'Dynamic Indian of the Millennium' award on Arun Madhavan, a former member of Prime Minister's special committee for model village development programme under the 20-point programme. The award, carrying a citation, was given for his 'distinguished achievements and contribution to society over the years', the foundation chairman G Bhakthavatsalam, said at a function got up as part of the celebrations of World Doctors' Day, here. Besides being conferred a global recognition for his 'project gateway' for promoting India as an investment destination, Arun had delivered a speech at the United Nationas, Geneva, on 'A New dimension to healthcare,' in 1996, he said. The first recipient of this award was the former president, A P J Abdul Kalam, a decade ago.

Read More from CNN IBN

Message from Guruji

Office of H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

dateTue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:51 PM
subject :Message from Guruji

Dear Arunji,

Jai Guru Dev!

Guruji sends you His love and blessings on being conferred the Dynamic Indian of the Millennium Award by the K G Foundation.

Congratulations to you from all of us!

Message from Shri.K.K. Ganesji International Faculty of Art of Living Foundation.

Jai Gurudev Arunji

Congrats. A fitting recognition for your untiring work in our organisation for over two decades.

Love

K K GANESJI

Guruji's Birthday Celebrations with Shri. Arunji in Dubai

Inspired by Lighthouse aolcbe web team we had a strong sankalpa of bringing the knowledge treasure through Shri Arunji into Dubai this year for our Guruji’s birthday celebrations on 13th May. We believed that it would uplift the positive energy of everyone in the midst of today’s challenges. The sankalpa did manifest as a dream come true. HIS grace flowing and the 100% team work by all the volunteers involved.

The trigger was the news in Suntrack with Shri. Arunji in your website about Koniamman kovil program in Feb 2010, where Shri. Arunji conducted raga based meditation and a beautiful isai sorpozivu.The rest is history and a fabulous mind blowing experience to each and every soul who attended his knowledge session.

Lessons from Yoga Vasishta on 12th May and “CELESTIAL NECTAR”- Special satsang topped with brief video clippings of his book “SAMPRADAYA – A Tribute to Tradition”. It was a great heavenly moment for each and every one.

Do view the picasa album of our beloved Guruji’s birthday celebrations with Shri Arunji and the Chief Guest Shri Vasu Shroffji, Chairman and Trustee of Temples at Dubai, U.A.E.

Click for photos of the event


Balaji.S.
Satsang Coordinator

Experiences of the Krishna Moments at Brindavan:

On the concluding day, a very senior teacher of AOL had the final word when she said " Nothing was exaggerated; whatever was promised in the invitation for the Yatra and the AMC have been fully delivered". She indeed reflected the sentiments of every participant who attended this unique retreat, the first of its kind at Brindavan. The Brajbhumi based AOL teacher was ecstatic that she could be part of the hospitality arrangements where people from across many states of India could participate.

As we write these initial notes with photo images, our minds are still rooted in the divine Krishna Moments that each one of us experienced. The premier presentation of "Lessons from Yog Vasishta" by Shri.Arunji was the highlight that will remain etched in our minds and hearts - such profound knowledge, so easily brought across in the audio visual medium.

Ms.Neera Tiwari from Udaipur writes:

You are such an inspiration-no wonder people did so many Part-2 with you.Its amazing how each one of us experienced the Supreme Knowledge so simply. Your whole group is amazing.

I am into Aol for last 10 years, enjoyed and gained so much from every Course and Teacher but this is something beyond words.We feel the nostalgia of Vrindavan which is something out of this world.And how I m getting calls and sms from so many AMC participants daily,all full of love and Gratitude. We definitely wish to give the same experience to Rajasthanis too.

You have proved that the HIGHEST IS THE SIMPLEST.Thanks to our beloved Gurudev for creating such beautiful KRISHNA MOMENTS at Vrindavan."

I am very grateful to our beloved Gurudev for blessing us to have wonderful experience in Brindavan.

When I returned home from AMC-Brindavan, I saw these wordings in a monthly magazine,( I am treating this book as my wise companion) " CERTAIN SPACES FILL PEOPLE WITH VIBARATIONS, CERTAIN PEOPLE FILL SPACES WITH VIBARATIONS" -

On seeing this, I am connected to the memorable and divine experience we had in Brindavan, Mathura and Barsana. As that wordings goes, - our beloved Arunji's very presence fills our places with Divine vibrations.
The most memorable was one we had in Barsna and satsang in Radha Rani Temple.

We are fortunate enough to have crisp of Yoga Vasita, in simplest form by Shri.Arunji, which is truly a commnedable effort. Thank you Arunji. I take this opportunity to thank Chitraji for all her motherly care and Ashokan Ji; Mr Ravvi - who is instrumental in all my memorable experiences in AOL.

Regards
Balasubramanian
Chennai

"ராதையின் நெஞ்சம், எனக்கும் சொந்தம்"

ராதே ராதே

பொதுவாக ஜெய் குருதேவ் எனத் தொடங்கும் எனது "அனுபவ கட்டுரைகள்", ராதே ராதே என ஆரம்பிப்பது சமீபத்தில் நிறைவடைந்த அருண் ஜி அவர்களுடான பிருந்தாவன் முதுநிலை த்யான முகாமின் தாக்கம். கிருஷ்ணர் பிறந்த பூமியையும், ராதை பிறந்த 'பர்சானா' என்ற ஒரு கிராமத்தையும் அருண் ஜி அவர்களின் விளக்கங்களுடன் கண்டு களித்ததும், அங்கு நடை பெற்ற சத்சங் - இல் பங்கு பெற்றதும் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் மனதில் நிற்கக்கூடியவை. இதை வர்ணிக்க வார்த்தைகள் இல்லை. ராதை-இன் கோயிலில் சத்சங் முடிந்து திரும்பிய் போது வழியில் இருந்த சிறு சிறு பெட்டிக்கடை வியாபாரிகள் அருண் ஜி அவர்களிடம் "மீண்டும் எப்போது இங்கு வந்து பாடுவீர்கள்?" என அன்புடன் விசாரித்தனர். (அருண் ஜி சிரிப்பையே பதிலாக தந்தார் என்பது வேறு விஷயம்)

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பிருந்தாவன் - இல் அருண் ஜி முதல் நாள் பாடிய "சோட்டி சோட்டி" என தொடங்ம் ஹிந்தி பாடலுக்கு அரங்கமே எழுந்து நடனமாடியது. தொடர்ந்து வந்த, 'சங்கராபரணம்' ராகத்தில் அமைந்த Qawwali பஜன் இன்னும் என் காதில் ஒலிக்கிறது. தென் இந்தியாவில் கவ்வாலி பஜன் மிக அபூர்வம். வட இந்தியாவில் கவ்வாலி -இல் "அச்ஹுதம் கேசவம்" பாடியது அதை விட அபூர்வம்.

கிருஷ்ணர் பிறந்து, விளையாடிய மண்ணில் நாமும் விழுந்து புரண்டு விளையாடலாம் என நினைத்து சென்ற எங்களின் மேல் பிருந்தாவன் மண் விழுந்து புரண்டு விளையாடியது; ஒரே ஆட்டோவில் 19 பேர் பயணித்தது; மிகுந்த ஏழ்மையில் இருந்தும் தாராளமாய் சிரித்த சிறுவர்களின் முகம்; அனைத்து கோயில்களிலும் இடை விடாது நடைபெற்ற 'ராதே கிருஷ்ணா' பஜன்; 'பர்சானா' செல்லும் வழியில் ஒரு வெள்ளை குதிரையை பார்த்து அருண் ஜி 'நீ ராதே தானே?' என்ற கேட்ட போது ஆம் என்று ஆடிய குதிரையின் தலை;..................... அனுபவங்களை சொல்லிக்கொண்டே போகலாம்.

இந்த முகாமின் போது, 'சுவாமி சுதந்த்ரானந்தா' ஆற்றிய உரை..............ஹிந்திதெரியாத நான் மற்றவர்களோடு சேர்ந்து சிரித்தேன்; கை தட்டினேன். உண்மையில் ஒன்றும் புரியவில்லை. நான் சென்னை திரும்பிய போது அவரது உரையின் தமிழாக்கம் அறிந்தேன். அவரது உரை ஒரு போனஸ் என்பதில் சந்தேகமில்லை.

வழக்கமாக அருண் ஜி ராமரை பற்றி பேசினாலே வானரங்கள் அரங்கத்தில் நுழையும். இதை நான் தொடர்ந்து கவனித்து வருகிறேன். பிருந்தாவன் - இல் "யோக வசிஷ்டா" விளக்கவுரை! கேட்கவா வேண்டும்? ஆனால் வானரங்கள் உள்ளே வர வழியே இல்லாமல் ஓர் ஏற்பாடு. என்ன நடந்தது? "யோக வசிஷ்டா" - முடிந்தவுடன் வானரத்திற்கு பதிலாக வருணரே வந்தார். சுமார் 100 நிமிடம் கன மழை நம்மை வாழ்த்தி சென்றது.

பல்வேறு விதமான ஞானமும், அறிவுரைகளும், அனுபவங்களும் கிடைத்த ஓர் இனிய பயணம் இது. பிருந்தாவன் இல் இருந்து கிளம்பும் முன் எங்களது சமையல் வேலைகளை கவனித்த வட இந்தியரிடம் சென்று நான், 'நீங்கள் இங்கு வந்ததில் என்ன கற்று கொண்டீர்கள்?' என வினவினேன். 'வெண் பொங்கல், அவல் உப்புமா, தயிர் சாதம்' என்றார். மேலும், 'உங்கள் ஆசிரியர் அருண் ஜி; எங்கள் ஆசிரியர் சித்ரா- அம்மா' என குறும்பாக சிரித்தார்.

ராதே ராதே

அன்புடன்

இரவிச்சந்திரன் முத்து தீஷதர்

94449 04644

Shri. Arunji at Sree Devi Kumari Womens College - Kanyakumari

Shri. Arunji addressed the students and staff of Sree Devi Kumari Women's College

Kuzhithurai, Kanyakumari, on 6th March, 2010.

Shri.Arunji's " Thean Amudham Isai Sorpohzhivu" at Koniamman temple Coimbatore

" Thean Amudham Isai Sorpohzhivu" at Koniamman temple Coimbatore

Please click on the image to have a larger view.

Brindavan where devotion is in full bloom

News Alert

With the blessings of Poojya Gurudev, we present an AMC at Brindavan during 1-4, April 2010. Special features will be:

§ knowledge from Yoga Vasishta each day by Shri.Arunji,

§ Satsangs with him - Govinda Nama sankirtan

§ Special Q&A session with Swami Swatantrananda at his Ashram

§ Sookshmavyayam sessions each day to enrich the overall experience.

The twin cities of Mathura and Brindavan are situated on the banks of Yamuna River. Mathura the nucleus of Brajbhoomi, is located at a distance of 145 km south-east of Delhi and 58 km north-west of Agra. Brajbhoomi divided into two distinct units - the eastern part in the trans-Yamuna tract with places like Gokul and Mahavan and the western side with Brindavan, Govardhan, and Nandgaon.

The Yatra will embrace the “Braj Bhoomi”, the place which Sri Krishna chose to be born and spent his child-hood with enchanting leelas, which the Brajwasis (including the animals, plants) who were present then were blessed with. When we visit this sacred place, we get to visualize where the leelas took place and enjoy the glories of Lord Sri Krishna as proclaimed by our Azhvars. At Braj Bhoomi, it is an age old practice to have parikrama (Pradikshanam). Parikramas are done for the whole Braj Bhoomi as well as individual areas. Keeping in mind the time factor and age of participants, Parikramas are planned at select areas like Nandgaon, Vrindavan and Govardhan.

Participants may choose to arrive by air at New Delhi or by rail at Agra. Once we know this information from you, we will make arrangements for you to travel by road to visit famed tourist spots like Taj Mahal and also Temples in and around Mathura on 31^st March 2010, before reaching Brindavan. We have identified good facilities at Brindavan to make the stay comfortable on all fronts. You may choose to schedule your departure for the afternoon of 4^th April, 2010.

As there is a ceiling on enrolment, please advise your participation to the following email ids.

Sri.Sundar +91-9443702251 E-Mail ID -sundar59@airtelmail.in,

Sri.Ravvichandran +91- 9444904644 E-Mail ID - ravvichandran@gmail.com

ஆனந்தமும், அமைதியும்

ஜெய் குருதேவ்.

திரு. அருண்-ஜி அவர்களுடன் நடை பெற்ற முதுநிலை த்யான முகாம் குர்றாலம் நகரில் இனிதே நிறைவடைந்தது. 31.12.2009 இல் 'ஓம் கண நாதா' என்ற விநாயகர் பாடலுடன் தொடங்கிய சத்சங் 3.1.2010 சனி கிழமையன்று 'வெற்றிலையில மாலை கட்டுங்க' என்ற ஆஞ்சநேயர் பாடலுடன் முடிவடைந்தது. நீண்ட இடை வெளிக்கு பிறகு பெரும்பாலான தமிழ் பாடல்கள் கொண்ட சத்சங், மனதை நிரப்பி ஓர் இனிய அனுபவம் தந்தது. மேலும், வாழ்க்கையை பற்றிய ஒரு கிராமிய பாடலை பல முறை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பாட சொல்லி அனைவரும் ரசித்தனர்.

குருஜியின் படத்தினை சுற்றி பூக்களால் புதிய வருட கொண்டாட்டத்திற்காக செய்யப்பட்ட அலங்காரத்தினை வர்ணிக்க வார்த்தைகள் இல்லை. சுமார் 170 க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் பங்கு பெற்ற புத்தாண்டு நிகழ்ச்சியில், அனைவரும் கையில் தீபம் ஏந்தி வாழ்த்துக்களை பரிமாறிக்கொண்டனர். அறியாமை எனும் இருளை ஞானம் எனும் ஒளியினால் அகற்ற இந்த தீப நிகழ்ச்சி ஓர் ஏற்பாடு. நான்கு நாட்களும் ஞான அருவியில் அனைவரும் குளித்ததை நன்றாக உணர முடிந்தது.

"நாராயண" என்ற சொல்லில் இருந்து "ரா" என்ற எழுத்தையும், "நமசிவாய" என்ற சொல்லில் இருந்து "மா" என்ற எழுத்தையும் எடுத்து "ராம" என்ற நாமம் ஏற்பட்டதாக அருண் ஜி கூறிய போது ஒரு சில குரங்குகள், பூனையை போல சப்தம் இல்லாமல், அரங்கினுள் நுழைந்தன. இதை பார்த்த ஒரு சிலர் இன்ப அதிர்ச்சியில் ஆழ்ந்தனர்.

நிகழ்சிக்காக அசோகன் ஜி செய்திருந்த ஏற்பாடுகள் பிரமாதம். நான் சென்னை திரும்பிய போது என்னுடன் ரயிலில் பயணித்த பீகாரை சேர்ந்த, தமிழ் தெரியாத நண்பர் திரு. பாண்டே, தான் பங்கு பெற்ற பத்தாவது AMC இது எனவும், மற்ற ஒன்பது AMC யிலும் கிடைக்காத ஒரு புதிய அனுபவம் தனக்கு தற்போது கிடைத்ததாகவும் தெரிவித்தார். தமிழே தெரியாத இந்த நண்பர் " விஷமக்கார கண்ணன்" பாடலை ஹம் செய்து வந்தார். முதல் நாள் முதல், தூக்கத்திலும் இந்த பாடல் காதில் ஒலிப்பதாக கூறிய அவர் "விஷமக்காரன்" என்றால் என்ன? என்று வினவினார். "Naughty" என்று பதிலளித்து naughty-யாக சிரித்தேன் நான்.

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