Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I just posted about a favorite activity for many Westerners in Tiruvannamalai, Sunday bhajan singing. This is one of the activities that many like quite a bit, and many more do not even know about it. http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/sunday-bhajan-singing-in-tiruv\ annamalai/ Enjoy, Om Arunachala, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 RichardThanks for sending this. I feel happy to see this. God bless you all.PranamsHariOn Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Richard Clarke <richard wrote: I just posted about a favorite activity for many Westerners in Tiruvannamalai, Sunday bhajan singing. This is one of the activities that many like quite a bit, and many more do not even know about it. http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/sunday-bhajan-singing-in-tiruvannamalai/ Enjoy, Om Arunachala, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Namaste Sri Richard: The photographs express beautifully the vision of Bhakti Prayag (merging of all thoughts through devotional music). This expression of Bhakti Prayag comes from the Sangamam (merging point) of the three rivers - Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati (Mystical River) near the city of Allahabad in India. The photographs have captured the facial expressions full of emotions and conveyed how the audience got superimposed by the divine music. The pervading Bhakti Pralaya of divine music probably dissolved the plurality of minds and photos produce the nonduality in the facial expressions. The bhajans are one of the most effective ways to cleanse the mind. In modern life, we spent most of our time in cleaning outside (house cleaning, body cleaning, clothes cleaning, etc.) and we pay little attention for cleaning inside (mind cleansing). Many families in India (also traditional institutions including temples) practice bhajans on a regular basis. Bhajans sessions once a week may be one of the effective methods for cleansing the mind. When we put the clothes inside the washing machine with water and detergent, and start the machine, the cleaning is done within an hour. The bhajans sessions with chanting and divine music provide the necessary ingredients to cleanse the mind. An hour of bhajans session will (just like the cloth washing session) will cleanse the mind. This cleaning process needs to be practiced on a regular process. We have no problem in recognizing the importance of keeping the outside clean but fail to pay attention to cleaning our minds. In practicing Vedanta, we should pay attention to burn the desires (Vasanas) that arise through the body, mind and intellect. This burning of desires is accomplished through spiritual Sadhana of karma, bhakti and jnAna yoga: - karma yoga with a focus on the body, bhakti yoga on the mind and jnAna yoga on the intellect. The bhajans sessions fall within the Bhakti Yoga and the focus is on mind cleansing! I want to once again thank Richardji for sharing his photographic expression of Vedantic thoughts. He has done a wonderful job and I recommend everyone to visit his Web link. With my love and regards, Ram Chandran advaitin , " Richard Clarke " <richard wrote: > > I just posted about a favorite activity for many Westerners in > Tiruvannamalai, Sunday bhajan singing. This is one of the activities > that many like quite a bit, and many more do not even know about it. > > http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/sunday-bhajan- singing-in-tiruvannamalai/ > > Enjoy, > > Om Arunachala, > Richard > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Namaste Sri Ram Chandran, I appreciate very much your writing about bhajans. I can feel in my heart that this is worthwhile, but, as really a newcomer to India, I know lettle about the background of much that we find here. So thank you for telling us more a bout the benefit of bhajan singing. Om Arunachala, Richard advaitin , " Ram Chandran " <ramvchandran wrote: > > Namaste Sri Richard: > > The photographs express beautifully the vision of Bhakti Prayag > (merging of all thoughts through devotional music). This expression > of Bhakti Prayag comes from the Sangamam (merging point) of the three > rivers - Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati (Mystical River) near the city > of Allahabad in India. The photographs have captured the facial > expressions full of emotions and conveyed how the audience got > superimposed by the divine music. The pervading Bhakti Pralaya of > divine music probably dissolved the plurality of minds and photos > produce the nonduality in the facial expressions. > > The bhajans are one of the most effective ways to cleanse the mind. > In modern life, we spent most of our time in cleaning outside (house > cleaning, body cleaning, clothes cleaning, etc.) and we pay little > attention for cleaning inside (mind cleansing). Many families in > India (also traditional institutions including temples) practice > bhajans on a regular basis. Bhajans sessions once a week may be one > of the effective methods for cleansing the mind. > > When we put the clothes inside the washing machine with water and > detergent, and start the machine, the cleaning is done within an > hour. The bhajans sessions with chanting and divine music provide the > necessary ingredients to cleanse the mind. An hour of bhajans session > will (just like the cloth washing session) will cleanse the mind. > This cleaning process needs to be practiced on a regular process. We > have no problem in recognizing the importance of keeping the outside > clean but fail to pay attention to cleaning our minds. > > In practicing Vedanta, we should pay attention to burn the desires > (Vasanas) that arise through the body, mind and intellect. This > burning of desires is accomplished through spiritual Sadhana of > karma, bhakti and jnAna yoga: - karma yoga with a focus on the body, > bhakti yoga on the mind and jnAna yoga on the intellect. The bhajans > sessions fall within the Bhakti Yoga and the focus is on mind > cleansing! > > I want to once again thank Richardji for sharing his photographic > expression of Vedantic thoughts. He has done a wonderful job and I > recommend everyone to visit his Web link. > > With my love and regards, > > Ram Chandran > > > advaitin , " Richard Clarke " <richard@> wrote: > > > > I just posted about a favorite activity for many Westerners in > > Tiruvannamalai, Sunday bhajan singing. This is one of the activities > > that many like quite a bit, and many more do not even know about it. > > > > http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/sunday-bhajan- > singing-in-tiruvannamalai/ > > > > > Enjoy, > > > > Om Arunachala, > > Richard > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 ok--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Richard Clarke <richard wrote: Richard Clarke <richard Re: Bhajan singing in Tiruvannamalaiadvaitin Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10:20 AM Namaste Sri Ram Chandran,I appreciate very much your writing about bhajans. I can feel in myheart that this is worthwhile, but, as really a newcomer to India, Iknow lettle about the background of much that we find here. So thankyou for telling us more a bout the benefit of bhajan singing.Om Arunachala,Richardadvaitin@ s.com, "Ram Chandran" <ramvchandran@ ...> wrote:>> Namaste Sri Richard:> > The photographs express beautifully the vision of Bhakti Prayag > (merging of all thoughts through devotional music). This expression > of Bhakti Prayag comes from the Sangamam (merging point) of the three > rivers - Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati (Mystical River) near the city > of Allahabad in India. The photographs have captured the facial > expressions full of emotions and conveyed how the audience got > superimposed by the divine music. The pervading Bhakti Pralaya of > divine music probably dissolved the plurality of minds and photos > produce the nonduality in the facial expressions. > > The bhajans are one of the most effective ways to cleanse the mind. > In modern life, we spent most of our time in cleaning outside (house > cleaning, body cleaning, clothes cleaning, etc.) and we pay little > attention for cleaning inside (mind cleansing). Many families in > India (also traditional institutions including temples) practice > bhajans on a regular basis. Bhajans sessions once a week may be one > of the effective methods for cleansing the mind. > > When we put the clothes inside the washing machine with water and > detergent, and start the machine, the cleaning is done within an > hour. The bhajans sessions with chanting and divine music provide the > necessary ingredients to cleanse the mind. An hour of bhajans session > will (just like the cloth washing session) will cleanse the mind. > This cleaning process needs to be practiced on a regular process. We > have no problem in recognizing the importance of keeping the outside > clean but fail to pay attention to cleaning our minds. > > In practicing Vedanta, we should pay attention to burn the desires > (Vasanas) that arise through the body, mind and intellect. This > burning of desires is accomplished through spiritual Sadhana of > karma, bhakti and jnAna yoga: - karma yoga with a focus on the body, > bhakti yoga on the mind and jnAna yoga on the intellect. The bhajans > sessions fall within the Bhakti Yoga and the focus is on mind > cleansing! > > I want to once again thank Richardji for sharing his photographic > expression of Vedantic thoughts. He has done a wonderful job and I > recommend everyone to visit his Web link. > > With my love and regards,> > Ram Chandran> > > advaitin@ s.com, "Richard Clarke" <richard@> wrote:> >> > I just posted about a favorite activity for many Westerners in> > Tiruvannamalai, Sunday bhajan singing. This is one of the activities> > that many like quite a bit, and many more do not even know about it.> > > > http://richardaruna chala.wordpress. com/2008/ 12/16/sunday- bhajan-> singing-in-tiruvann amalai/> > > > > Enjoy,> > > > Om Arunachala,> > Richard> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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