Report on Sathsanga in NJ

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Dear Vaishnavas

 

The NY/NJ/PA/Connecticut chapter of VMS successfully conducted a Satsanga last

Sunday (4/16). This was held in my house, and here is a quick report on the

proceedings and follow-up actions.

 

Participants: Chetan Bhargiri and family (including parents), JV Acharya, Bindu

Madhavan & family, GV Srinivasan & family, Navaratna Murthy & family, Keshava

Rao & family, Madhusudhana Bheemasena Rao & family, Raghuprem Narayana Rao,

Badrinath & family, Naveen Bannur & family, Janardhan & family, Deepak Katte (my

cousin).

 

2:15 - 2:45 - Arrival

2:45 - 3:00 - Impromptu question & answer session on Jeeva Svarupa

3:00 - 4:15 - Shastra pATha by shri Keshava Rao. He delivered a wonderful

lecture on Pramana LakshaNa. As always, his communication was excellent and very

effective. He also provided handouts and answered everybody's questions

patiently.

4:15 - 4:45 - Discussion on follow up plans and gathering of feedback on the

logistics.

5:15 - 5:30 - HarikathAmrutasAra - vyApti sandhi by shri Raghuprem

5:30 - 6:30 - Group devaranama singing

6:30 - 6:45 - Informal discussion on devare puje (especially rAma naivEdya)

6:45 - 7:45 - Quick dinner (some families had very kindly brought dishes for

everybody)

 

Following were some of the decisions that we took in this meeting:

 

- The meetings would continue on a monthly basis. The duration and format would

remain the same.

- In order to make it convenient for Connecticut based members, the meetings

would alternate between Connecticut and NJ, on odd and even months respectively.

- NJ meetings would be held on the third Sunday of every month, provided it was

not an EkAdashi, dvAdashi or part of a long weekend, in which case it would move

to the next Sunday.

- Connecticut meetings would be held on the third Saturday, subject to the same

conditions as explained above.

- From the next session onwards, one of the adults would spend time with the

children and have them recite from a select list of stOtras and explain to them

our basic concepts. The list of stotras would be finalized based on feedback

received from the participants.

- shrI Keshava Rao would send out the topic and some overview in advance of the

meeting.

 

All the participants expressed their happiness at being able to participate in

such spiritual gatherings and listen to shrI Keshava Rao's excellent lecture. It

was very heartening to see people who had driven 3 - 4 hours just to participate

in this meeting. One cannot but help admire such dedication and zeal to learn

our shAstra. On behalf of all participants I wish to thank shrI kEshava Rao for

quenching our spiritual thirst in this manner.

 

vara guru upadEsha dorakitu yenaginnu, innEnu innEnu

sriprasad

 

 

 

 

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