Introduction - New member

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Dear Bhaghavata-Utthamas:

 

I think I am fortunate to have joined the bhakti satsang. My full name is

Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan. My ancestry hails from the North Arcot district

(Poigai-pakkam). My great grandfather Srinivasa Raghavachar was a great

devotee of Lord Rama. The Lord instructed him (through a dream) to construct a

temple of Rama and he did so at Nandigama located not far from the banks of

river Krishna. It is a beautiful temple, and I generally take an opportunity

to visit that temple.

 

I am not so much well versed in our literature as to be of an effective

contributor to our discussions. All I can claim is that I have learned the

nitya-karmanushtanam (from the gopala desika annikam) at the feet of

Navalpakkam Devanathacharya Swami. I try to abide by that as much as

possible. The Late Madhuranthakam Veeraraghavachar Swami did the Samasreyanam

for me and his key upadesha to me was to be regular in Sandhya vandhanam and

not to partake of any food that is not offered to the Lord.

 

As for the "Upadhanam", I work at the Praxair Technology Center. I am a heat

tranfer researcher working on enhanced heat transfer surfaces. Praxair is

located in the snowy and cold town of Buffalo that helps me enjoy my heat

transfer experiments! Before joining Praxair I was at the Ohio State

University where I did my Ph.D. Prior to that I was working at BHEL in India.

 

As a comment on the way our philosophy, in general, is drifting I am surprised

to see how much advaita has a hold on our thinking (thanks to the Ramakrishna

and Chinmaya missions) and also the difficulty in the present world to have a

mono-theistic outlook. I hope to enlighten myself through the satsangh that I

am sure would go a long way in strengthening my convictions in the way of life

established by our acharyas.

 

I can be reached on the phone: Res. (716) 626 1904; Work (716) 879 7321. My

e-mail address is: Vijay_Srinivasan@internet

 

Looking forward to hearing from all of you.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Vijay