New year resolution for inculcating Athma guNAs- a loud thinking...

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Srimathe Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

I was greatly inspired by the audio upayasam cassette received (as a

blessing gift) from Sri U Ve VeLukkudi Krishnan Swami, considering even this

lowly self, as a person of worthiness for being the recipient of his

upanyasam cassette on Sri Kooratthazhwan.

 

The upanyasam (for the subject as well as the speaker) is simply superb.

Excellent. Very inspiring. It really brings great joy as well as tears while

we listen to the greatest qualities of Sri Kooratthazhwan. What a great

Srivaishnava smapradayam that we are blessed with! What a great AchArya

lineage that we are bequeathed with! If we keep on uttering our SadAchArya’s

name from this minute and keep praising our AchArya from this moment till

our last breath, even then, it will NOT equal to a peck of dust compared to

what They have done to us..

 

Sri Velukkudi Swamy took a nice Gita slokam to explain the AthmaguNAs of Sri

KooratthAzhwAn. I would like to mention that here so that we can attempt to

ape and inculcate a fraction of these gunAs. That can be the new year

resolution, isn’t it?

 

amaanithvam, adhambithvam, ahimsaa, kshaanthi:, aarjavam/

aachaarya upaasanam, saucham, sthairyam, aathmavinigraha:// (GitA- Ch 13- 8)

 

Very simple slOka: (since Velukkudi Swamy explained it so beautifully, I

would like to share) I am not going to explain how it refers to Sri

KooratthAzhwAn (it should be heard from Swamy’s cassette- then only one can

enjoy). Let me just say what it means:

 

1. amaanithvam: Vidya garvam, dhana garvam, kula garvam, etc.. is the

feeling of pride for one’s intelligence or knowledge (education), or wealth,

or kulam (that he is from great thatthachariar family, Bharadwaja gOthram

etc..), and that one is good looking, is all called “maanam” One who has it

is maanee. Amaanee is the one who does not have these prides. Means: the

moment one has this pride, other Bhagawathas will be looked down, by him,

means- he commits BhAgawatha apacharam.

 

2. adhamibithvam- no dhmbam- no blowing of one’s own trumpet: If one does

some good deed, dharmam, like contributing to some Divya Desam or for CD ROM

of Ramanuja, he shall not blow his trumpet.. It is His money, He takes it

for His temple.. We are only instrumental, as a messenger.

 

3. ahimsaa: not only in action, also by speech, and thought, we need to

avoid hurting other “beings”; not just human beings,- all beings...

 

4. kshaanthi: patience- At any point of time, one should avoid anger. We can

cultivate anger- i.e. pretending anger.. but not getting angry.. (Here, I am

not able to resist referring to KooratthAzhwAn’s asking the Lord for the

same good for Nalooran (who was responsible for even the loss of AzhWan’s

eyesight) too, as his..

 

5. aarjavam- manas, vaak, body (kaayam)- all shall be same working in

tandem.. What the mind thinks, the mouth shall speak.. (not vaay

vaazhaipazham, kai karuNaikkizhangu.). what one speaks, the body shall act..

uLLonru vaitthu puRamonRu pEsaadhirutthal.. Otherwise, it will be kapatam..

That is the lakshaNam of dhuraathmA; not mahAthmA.

 

6. Aachaarya upaasanam- praising one’s AchAryan at all times- thinking of

Him at all times- having a thought that whatever jnAnam that one possesses,

(sathvishayam) is all due to being His Thiruvadi. We need to prostrate Him,

very many times, ask, enquire respectfully, and get our “doubts” clarified.

We need to perfrom kaimkaryam to Him (of not physically, at least

monetarily..- by allocating some funds from the earning..). We need to

celebrate His Thirunakshathram, in a grand manner at our home, with family

and children, recite His thaniyan, and saying … SrimathE “…………” Namah: as

many times as possible on that day at least (108, 1008 times..)

 

7. Saucham- parisuddhi.. one shall be pure.. means: one has to perform

necessarily the nithya karmas like sandhyavandhanam. We need to be pure,

physically and mentally.. dhVesham (feeling jealous), telling lies.. is all

asuddham (dirt to our mind..) what is said as anAchAram, to be avoided in

Ahara niyamam, one needs to avoid as much as we can.. Avoid “as much as

possible”, para annam (hotels- eating outside) not that we disrespect, but

that it may contaminate our already contaminated minds..

 

8. sthairyam: being steady.. Firmness- That is essential. This can be

achieved only when we have no confusion or be influence by non-vedic

thoughts /arguments. (Sri Velukkudi Swamy said “just by a simple reading of

the meaning /commentary of Sri Alavandhar’s SthOthra Rathnam, one can get

all their doubts clarified.. Very true.. There are commentaries of Swamy

desikan, Periya vaachanpiLLai. On this great hymn.. Really marvellous.. all

our queries on tatvatrayam, Vishitadvaitham, anya dEvathA will all vanish..)

the best option is: Just stay as AchArya Thiruvadi.. means: What our

AchAryan says is TRUTH.. Close your ears for other things.. Where goes.. is

where the Thiruvadi will go.. It can not go separately..

 

9. aathmavinigarah: - means: Other than the knowledge of actual swaroopam of

jIvAthmA (which is being dhaasabhootham / sEshan / servant of Emperumaan

Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan), any other jnAnam / longing for any other

shall be KILLED (or in other words, CURTAILED..)

 

Please forgive adiyEn, if it sounds preaching. That is not the intent. I was

so inspired by this slOkam when Sri Velukkudi Swamy referred to, I wished to

share and would like to remind ourselves for inculcating the above nine

qualities and start (if not already being followed), as NEW YEAR

RESOLUTION..

 

Regards

 

Narayana Narayana

AzhwAr Emperumaanar Desikan Jiyer ThiruvadigalE saraNam

AchAryan Thiruvadi..

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear friends,

 

This is New Year eve and everyone's asking everyone

else what they are going to do to "ring out the old

century" and "ring in the New Millennium"!

 

Adiyen has been asked the question at least by a dozen

friends through telephone and private mails in the

last 48 hours!

 

Adiyen is a bit shy to confess that nothing great is

being planned for the momentous occasion except the

following:

 

My 10-year old son and I have decided to recite the

Vishnu-sahasranAmam this evening at home to usher out

the old year in gratitude to "peruMal" for all the

blessings and benefits He has showered on us all these

years!

 

Tomorrow morning at the stroke of dawn we have decided

to perform "1008" 'gAyatri-japam' to usher in the New

Millennium.

 

I don't how others on the list are spending their New

Year/New Millennium party!

 

dAsan,

Sampathkumaran

 

 

 

 

 

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