Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Namaste! Here's a note I just sent Greg which may bring relief to some members. >I think I'm going to back off the group and just be an observer. >I keep forgetting that there is a 'silent majority' of hundreds of >earnest young seekers, mostly Indian, who are seeking a traditional >exposition of Advaita. I keep thinking it's just an intimate conversation >between you, me, Venkat, Tony and the usual cast of characters. I >think that the purpose and integrity of the list whould be maintained. >It is not a forum for wide-ranging speculation, however enthusiastic. > >It was fun though, while it lasted! I might add this. I recently attended most of Sadanandaji's two lectures on the Upadesa Saram. I made a most fascinating discovery. Sri Sadanadaji is a SUPERB public lecturer. I may not always be able to follow everything on his posts, due to language shortcomings, but for some strange (perhaps mystical!) reason I could easily absorb the meaning of his words in public. It's quite rare that I can listen to someone for several hours and not notice the time passing! Much to my surprise, my understanding of Advaita was actually deepened. When I came in yesterday, I was bursting with enthusiasm to write a long account of whatever I could remember from the lectures. However, when I read about the understandable annoyance of some members regarding my long-winded digressions, my heart sank and the wind went out of my sails. Now, unfortunately, the memories of the lectures are rapidly fading from my aging brain... But it doesn't matter, because any verbal account is a poor substitute for the actual experience of listening to a talented public speaker. Om! Benjamin P.S. 'Youse' is a New York expression. Ask Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Dear Benjamin, Yes indeed, Sadanandaji is an excellent lecturer! A year ago he visited my hometown Stockholm, Sweden, and we met every evening for ten days or so. I also invited him to the Ganesha temple (the temple of the Tamil community here in Stockholm) where he delivered a truly excellent lecture on the logic of spiritually. He surely made an impression on the audience, and one of my friends (a mosleem sufi interested in Vedanta) still talks about this event everytime I meet him. Therefore, I would strongly recommend the members of this list (at least if you live in the Washington area) to attend Sadanandaji´s lectures. Warm regards Stig Lundgren Benjamin wrote: I might add this. I recently attended most of Sadanandaji's two lectures on the Upadesa Saram. I made a most fascinating discovery. Sri Sadanadaji is a SUPERB public lecturer. I may Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Thanks Benjamin and Stig Lundgren, for the heart warming testimonials. With that kind of support, I am happy to announce that the audiotapes of the lectures of the Memorial Day Weekend spiritual camp on Upadesa saara text are now available. There are 8 tapes all together and Shree Balan, Secretary of the Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center, informs me that the quality of the tapes is excellent. The total costs of the tapes is $20/- and shipping costs are $5/- within US. Those who want to order the tapes can send an email to "S. Balan" sbalan and mail the check to (Attn: S. Balan) Chinmaya Mission, 46 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905. The checks are payable to Chinmaya Mission. Of course I can always blame the tape recorder if you find any faults in the lectures. The credit of course goes to my Teacher who taught me what I know. Hari OM! Sadananda > I might add this. I recently attended most of Sadanandaji's two > lectures on the Upadesa Saram. I made a most fascinating discovery. > Sri Sadanadaji is a SUPERB public lecturer. I may not always be able > to follow everything on his posts, due to language shortcomings, but > for some strange (perhaps mystical!) reason I could easily absorb the > meaning of his words in public. It's quite rare that I can listen to > someone for several hours and not notice the time passing! Much to > my surprise, my understanding of Advaita was actually deepened. > > When I came in yesterday, I was bursting with enthusiasm to write a > long account of whatever I could remember from the lectures. .... But it doesn't > matter, because any verbal account is a poor substitute for the > actual experience of listening to a talented public speaker. > > Om! > Benjamin Dear Benjamin, Yes indeed, Sadanandaji is an excellent lecturer! A year ago he visited my hometown Stockholm, Sweden, and we met every evening for ten days or so. I also invited him to the Ganesha temple (the temple of the Tamil community here in Stockholm) where he delivered a truly excellent lecture on the logic of spiritually. He surely made an impression on the audience, and one of my friends (a mosleem sufi interested in Vedanta) still talks about this event everytime I meet him. Therefore, I would strongly recommend the members of this list (at least if you live in the Washington area) to attend Sadanandaji´s lectures. Warm regards Stig Lundgren ===== What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift to Him - Swami Chinmayananda. Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook. http://calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 advaitin, Benjamin Root <orion777ben> wrote: > I might add this. I recently attended most of Sadanandaji's two > lectures on the Upadesa Saram. I made a most fascinating discovery. > Sri Sadanadaji is a SUPERB public lecturer. I may not always be able > to follow everything on his posts, due to language shortcomings, but > for some strange (perhaps mystical!) reason I could easily absorb the > meaning of his words in public. It's quite rare that I can listen to > someone for several hours and not notice the time passing! Much to > my surprise, my understanding of Advaita was actually deepened. > I completely agree. It was a great exposition with relevant examples and stories to reinforce the topics. The satsanghas in the afternoon were very good also. I am looking forward to his Bhagavad Geeta talks in SSVT coming soon on Sundays between 2pm and 4pm. >But it doesn't > matter, because any verbal account is a poor substitute for the > actual experience of listening to a talented public speaker. > This is true, I enjoyed his talk much, much more than his writings. Sadananda-ji, Thankyou very much for your time and for the great stories too! the seventh vada and the mule stories were excellent - my kids enjoyed them too! Savithri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 --- savithri_devaraj <savithri_devaraj wrote: > Sadananda-ji, Thankyou very much for your time and for the great > stories too! the seventh vada and the mule stories were excellent - > my kids enjoyed them too! > > Savithri > Thank you for your kind comments. The stories are actually due to Swamiji. Of course the contents in between the stories are also due to Him. Hari OM! Sadananda ===== What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift to Him - Swami Chinmayananda. Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook. http://calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Thanks to Sri Benjamin and Sri Stig for writing about Sri Sadaji's lectures on Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's text Upadesa saara - 8 tapes covering the entire text. Sri Sadaji is known well to those of us on the Advaitin list as a profound scholar of advaita and a great spiritual personality filled with warmth and friendship and generosity. Benjaminji and Stigji, it takes great merit to be in the presence of a person such as Sadaji and so we are certainly all blessed with this. I will pass this on to so the information on ordering Sri Sadaji's tapes from the Chinmaya mission is readily available to the members. "There are 8 tapes all together and Shree Balan, Secretary of the Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center, informs me that the quality of the tapes is excellent. The total costs of the tapes is $20/- and shipping costs are $5/- within US. Those who want to order the tapes can send an email to "S. Balan" sbalan and mail the check to (Attn: S. Balan) Chinmaya Mission, 46 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905. The checks are payable to Chinmaya Mission." I am giving below the comments by Sri Benjaminji (of America) and Sri Stigji (of Sweden) on Sri Sadaji lectures on Upadesa Saram during this memorial day weekend (in Washington) and his lectures in Sweden on the logic of spirituality last year. Again, thank you for sharing these. Love to all Harsha >From Benjamin: > > >>I might add this. I recently attended most of Sadanandaji's two >>lectures on the Upadesa Saram. I made a most fascinating discovery. >>Sri Sadanadaji is a SUPERB public lecturer. I may not always be able >>to follow everything on his posts, due to language shortcomings, but >>for some strange (perhaps mystical!) reason I could easily absorb the >>meaning of his words in public. It's quite rare that I can listen to >>someone for several hours and not notice the time passing! Much to >>my surprise, my understanding of Advaita was actually deepened. >> >>When I came in yesterday, I was bursting with enthusiasm to write a >>long account of whatever I could remember from the lectures. >> >> >... > But it doesn't > > >>matter, because any verbal account is a poor substitute for the >>actual experience of listening to a talented public speaker. >> >>Om! >>Benjamin >> >> >From Stig: > >Yes indeed, Sadanandaji is an excellent lecturer! A year ago he visited >my hometown Stockholm, Sweden, and we met every evening for ten days or >so. I also invited him to the Ganesha temple (the temple of the Tamil >community here in Stockholm) where he delivered a truly excellent >lecture on the logic of spiritually. He surely made an impression on the >audience, and one of my friends (a mosleem sufi interested in Vedanta) >still talks about this event everytime I meet him. Therefore, I would >strongly recommend the members of this list (at least if you live in the >Washington area) to attend Sadanandaji´s lectures. > >Warm regards >Stig Lundgren > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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