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प्रभ ुं प्राणनाथुं विभ ुं विश्वनाथुं जगन्नाथ नाथुं सदानन्द भाजाम् । भिद्भव्य भूतेश्वरुं भूतनाथुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 1 ॥ गले रुण्डमालुं तनौ सर्पजालुं महाकाल कालुं गणेिावद र्ालम् । जटाजूट गङ्गोत्तरङै्ग विपिालुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 2॥ म दामाकरुं मण्डनुं मण्डयन्तुं महा मण्डलुं भस्म भूषाधरुं तम् । अनावदुं ह्यर्ारुं महा मोहमारुं , वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 3 ॥ िटाधो वनिासुं महाट्टाट्टहासुं महार्ार् नािुं सदा स प्रकािम् । वगरीिुं गणेिुं स रेिुं महेिुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 4 ॥ वगरीन्द्रात्मजा सङ्गृहीताधपदेहुं वगरौ सुंस्थथतुं सिपदार्न्न गेहम् । र्रब्रह्म ब्रह्मावदवभर्-िन्द्यमानुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 5 ॥ कर्ालुं वििूलुं कराभ्ाुं दधानुं र्दाम्भोज नम्राय कामुं ददानम् । बलीिधपमानुं स राणाुं प्रधानुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 6 ॥ िरच्चन्द्र गािुं गणानन्दर्ािुं विनेिुं र्वििुं धनेिस्य वमिम् । अर्णाप कलिुं सदा सच्चररिुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 7 ॥ हरुं सर्पहारुं विता भूविहारुं भिुं िेदसारुं सदा वनविपकारुं । श्मिाने िसन्तुं मनोजुं दहन्तुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 8 ॥ स्वयुं यः प्रभाते नरशू्शल र्ाणे र्ठेत् स्तोिरत्नुं स्िहप्राप्यरत्नम् । स र् िुं स धान्युं स वमिुं कलिुं विवििैस्समाराध्य मोक्षुं प्रयावत ॥ Meaning of the Sloka I pray to Lord Shiva (Sankara, Sambhu) Who is the Lord of our lives, Who is mighty, Who is the Lord of the world, Who is the Lord of Vishnu (Jagannatha), Who is always dwelling in happiness, Who imparts light or shine to everything, Who is the Lord of living beings, Who is the Lord of ghosts, and Who is the Lord of everyone. I pray to Lord Shiva, who wears a garland of skulls around the neck, who has a net of snakes around His body, who is the destroyer of the immense-destroyer Kaala, who is the lord of Ganesha, whose matted hair is spread-out by the waves of the Ganges falling on His head, and who is the Lord of everyone. I pray to Lord Shiva, who scatters happiness in the world, who rules the universe, who is the immense universe Himself, whose body is adorned with ash, who has no beginning, who is without a measure, who removes the greatest attachments, and who is the Lord of everyone. I pray to Lord Shiva, who resides below a Banyan tree, who has a roaring laugh, who destroys the greatest sins, who is always resplendent, who is the Lord of the mountains, the Ganas, and the demi-gods, who is the great Lord, and who is the Lord of everyone. Children can memorise things very quickly, and they only need to listen to a sloka twice or thrice to learn and recite it. Chanting slokas is beneficial for children as it improves memory and concentration. Studies have found that the positive effects of chanting slokas on the brain are permanent. Teach your child these slokas to experience the benefits of chanting.
MESSAGE FROM HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN
On behalf of the Member Institutions of Hindu Council Of Kenya
Kisumu Branch, my committee and myself, I would like to convey
our greetings to the Hindu Community at large.
We are fortunate enough to inherit one of the richest cultures in
the world, and we have the right to feel pride in our traditions.
We live in a time when young people are being pulled in all direc-
tions and they end up becoming confused and disorientated,
western influence has been increasing steadily. We follow their
education system and learn their language. Children speak their
language better than our own. Western Fashions are the norm
today. Our core values and traditions are slowly being eroded.
At this juncture, we need to step back, reflect and chart out a bal-
anced way forward and make a concerted effort about preserving
our own identity.
My aim as a Chairman is to bring is to bring the youths together,
to instil our culture right from the tender age, to look at the wel-
fare of our senior citizens and to bring in togetherness amongst
the community members and improve bonding within the com-
munities.
As a branch we also look at the welfare of local ethnic community
by organising eye camps, donating food to homes and the needy
and organising medical camps. This does not only bring in individ-
ual satisfaction but also brings in social security.
As a captain alone cannot sail a ship but it’s the team jointly that
sails a ship and for that I would like to thank my team from Kisu-
mu for having faith in me and steering our ship as a team towards
the goal we want to achieve.
Niyam N. Shah-HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN
A NEWS LETTER FROM HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA December 2018 ISSUE
ARTICLES DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES
HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA
HINDU DEEP
SHIVASHATAKAM
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HCK NOVEMBER 2018
CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM OUR HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN
HCK BRANCH ACTIVITIES
HCK MEMBER INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES
HCK VARIOUS DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2018
NEW HCK MEMBER– SRI MURUGAN KOIL
LADIES DAY TALK
MEDITATION AND YOGA
STORY FOR KIDS
EDITORS DESK
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Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
HCK BRANCH ACTIVITIES
Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
National Trustee Hindu Council of Kenya with Asst High Commissioner HE Shyam Sunder Dewani
And PS Dr Kevit Desai Ministry of Vocational n Technical Training in Ministry of Education met on
21.11.18 in mombasa.
Hindu Religious & Service Centre (HRSC) has 60 Schools with a population of 20,400 students under their
School feeding projects whereby each student get a hot meal of Maize & Beans every School days. All this
School have put up a sign board under the auspicious of Hindu Council of Kenya in all our other projects,
HRSC tries to give prominence to Hindu Council of Kenya & have high hopes that other institutions who are
affiliated with HCK should also adopt this, so that Hindus contribution can be acknowledged everywhere &
recognized.
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Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
HCK ACTIVITIES
Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
TREE PLANTING BY HCK TEAM
HCK CHAIRMAN AND TEAM VISITED HCK NAKURU BRANCH FOR LIAISON MEETING
GRADUATION DAY VIVEKANAND BAL MANDIR
HCK CHAIRMAN WITH TEAM VISITED KANNADA CULTURAL
ASSOCIATION EVENT CHAIRTY EVENT AT HCK BY RELIEF AAND WELFARE DIRECTORATE
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HCK BRANCH ACTIVITIES
The Hindu Council of Kenya Kisumu Branch hosts Post Diwali Cultural Nite
On 17th November 2018, Hindu Council of Kenya – Kisumu Branch hosted a post Diwali cultural night for its member institutions, where by 14 institutions participated and presented different folks of India.
Gujarati folk, Kashmiri dance, Marathi folk dance – Laavni, Rajasthani dance, Punjabi bhangra, qawali, Ras and garba were presented.
This was followed by dinner. Some refreshments were also served while the program was going on.
The chief guest for the event was Mrs. Hansaben Narendra Shah, wife of late Mr. Narendra Gosar Shah, the founder member of Hindu Council of Kenya – Kisumu Branch and a backbone of Kisumu community.
The program was also attended by the National chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya, Mr. Kamal Gupta from Nairobi and his team. We also had delegates from various branches of Hindu Council.
More than 1200 people attended the show . We had around 150 participants.
The convenor of the program, Mrs. Shobhna.N.Shah said that,”we are fortunate enough to have inherited one of the richest cultures in the world. Let us keep spreading the fragrance of our culture by organizing such events now and again and strengthening our unity.”
The chairman Mr. Niyam Shah said that his main aim is to bring unity amongst communities and increase the bonding, which is only possible through social activities.
Our National chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta and his team were also very impressed by the performances and said that, “KISUMU HAS GOT TALENT.”
Our chief guest Mrs. Hansaben Narendra Shah, a multi talented lady from a very prominent family, was also very much honoured and happy to be with us.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
HCK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Community Representatives on 9th June 2018
MR SATYAMURTHY MODERATOR FOR ENTREPRENEURS
HCK CHAIRMAN MR KAMAL GUPTA AND HCK TEAM
DR VIMAL SHAH Mr. RAKESH RAO DR MANOJ SHAH Mr. TEJINDER SINGH DR DARSHAN CHANDARIA DY HIGH COMMISSIONER BRITISH
HIGH COMM
Mrs. GEETA MANEK Mr. T. RAMAMURTHY DY HIGH COMMISSIONER
INDIA HIGH COMM Mrs.SUMITHA MUKERJEE Mr KEVIT DESAI
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HCK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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The Hindu Council of Kenya held the First ever
Leadership Summit on the 24th of November at the Visa
Oshwal center. “ The Vision of the Hindu Council is to
create a platform for exchange of information, knowledge
and experience to build up leaders of tomorrow who
would build value for the community, the society and the
Country” said Mr. Kamal Gupta, National Chairman of the
Hindu Council. The National Chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta
further added that the event was very carefully designed
to bring the best of the minds together to inspire the new
generation. “It is for the first time that we brought three
different groups of distinguished panels – the
professionals, the entrepreneurs and their Excellency’s
the Ambassadors on the same time, at the same Venue
and at the same event. This made this event brilliantly
unique and distinctly creative in its character, said
Mr. Kamal Gupta.
The event started with the National Chairman Shri.
Kamal Gupta welcoming the Key note speaker Dr. Kevit
Desai, PS Ministry of Education. Dr. Desai very
elaborately captured the policies of the Government of
Kenya in building capacity and technical skills through
the various initiatives including the vocational training
institutes. The skills and capacity was the key resource in
building up the country’s economy and achieving the Big
Four strategy plan of the Government in its development
Agenda.
The event was attended over 400 people as per the
Convener of the event Mr. Surendra Bhatia. HCK was
honored to have a leading lights from the Community
speak at the event and HCK is grateful to all the
speakers for their time and ideas in building up the event,
Mr. Surendra Bhatia further added. The speakers
included Dr. Vimal Shah, Dr. Manoj Shah, Mrs. Geeta
Manek, Dr. Darshan Chandaria and Mr. Ramji Bhai
Varsani in the entrepreneurs panel which was
coordinated by Mr. Satyamoorthy. The Ambassadors
panel was coordinated by Mr. Rohtash Tulyani of the
Hindu Council and graced by His Excellency the
Ambassador of Hungary, His Excellency the Ambassador
of Ethiopia, and the Deputy High Commissioners of
United Kingdom and Republic of India, Ambassador of
Ethiopia also attended this great event. The
Professionals panel was coordinated by Mr. Abhishek
Rana and the distinguished speakers consisted of Mr. T
Ramamurthy CEO of Bidco, Mr. Rajesh Rao CEO of
Crown Berger, Mrs. Sumita Mukherjee Director of Raira
university and Mr. Tejinder Singh MD of Standard
Chartered Bank.
Chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta said that the event had
one more unique feature which was presentation of the
Hindu Ratna Awards. This was the first time the Hindu
Ratna awards were being presented to individuals and
communities who had made a difference to the people
and the country. Mr. Kamal Gupta said it was indeed a
pleasure to present to leading lights of the Community
like Dr. Manu Chandaria, Mr. Narendra Rawal (Guru), Mr.
N P Seth, Mr. Rasik Kantaria and Mr. KVSK Sastry,
individuals who have given exemplary services to the
community with the Hindu Ratna Awards. Hindu Council
also recognized key community and institution projects
which has created value in the last couple of years by
presenting them with the Hindu Ratna Awards. The
Hindu Ratna awards were coordinated by the Liaison
Director of the Hindu Council of Kenya Smt. Aradhana
Trivedi. The Institutions who were awarded Hindu Ratna
awards included Hindu Swyamsevak Sangh & Jain
Social Group for Relief and Welfare Activities, Shree
Jalaram Satsang Mandal & East African Ramgarhia
Board for Medical Services, BAPS Swaminarayan
Temple & Sri Kalyanavenkateswara Temple for Religious
Services, Shree Cutchi Lava Patel Samaj & Oshwal
Education & Relief Board for Educational Services.
The evening filled with ingredients of excellence in
Leadership, came to end with the Hindu Council National
General Secretary Mrs. Sujata Kotamaraju offering a vote
of thanks to all the community leaders who shared their
knowledge and experience, officials of different
communities who participated in making the event a
great success, the organizing team specially the
Business and Professionals Directorate, all the sponsors,
each and every hand and heart who had worked for the
success of the event.
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HCK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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AUDIENCE LISENING TO THE THE SPEAKERS AND ASKING QUESTIONS THROUGH MOBILE APP.
HCK CHAIRMAN MR KAMAL GUPTA DR MANU CHANDARIA WITH MR KEVIT DESAI
REC EPTION TEAM AT REGISTRATION DESK
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HCK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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SPEAKERS BEING PRESENTED WITH MOMENTOS
SPEAKERS BEING PRESENTED WITH MOMENTOS
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Mrs ARADANA TRIVEDI NGS Mrs SUJATHA KOTMARAJU QUESTIONS BEING AKSED KEENLY LISTENTING
RAMJIBHAI VARSANI
ENTRPRENEURS PANEL DISCUSSION
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HCK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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HINDU RATNA AWARDS WINNERS
HINDU RATNA AWARD
PRESENTED TO KVS SASTRY
HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
EAST AFRICAN RAMGHARIA BOARD PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
BAPS SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
SRI NARENDRA RAWAL PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
SREE JALARAM SATSANG MANDAL PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
Mr N.P. SHETH IS PRESENTED WITH HINDU
RATNA AWARD Dr. MANU CHANDARIA IS PRESENTED
WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
SRI KALAYANAVENKATESHWARA TEMPLE PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD
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HCK MEMBER INSTITUTE ACTIVITES
WE WELCOME NEW MEMBER OF HCK SRI MURUGAN KOIL SOCIETY
SRI MURUGAN KOIL SOCIETY NAIROBI
It has been the dream of the community to have a temple for
Murugan known as Karthik swami in north India and Subramanya
swami in south India. There are several very famous Murugan
temples all over the world and by the Grace of Lord Muruga we
have a Murugan Temple in Nairobi the first of its kind in East and
West Africa.
Temples have been the most effective means of preserving our
culture and spiritual heritage. It is our prime responsibility to
maintain temples for the benefit of the generations to come.
Particularly for the community living outside India, how else our
children will come to know what temples are, how prayers are
offered at the temples and the significance of age old religious
practices. Temples also act as places of social gathering and
effective joint prayers.
It offers an opportunity to celebrate the age old religious festivals.
With the intention of putting up a Murugan Temple a group of
religious minded and enthusiastic people registered a society in the
name Sri Murugan Koil Society Nairobi in August 2016. The
Murugan temple started at a rented premises on Nduvu Ahamed
lane, off Second avenue parklands on 9th February 2017 the
auspicious Thai Poosam day. The stone idol of Vallabha Ganapathy
sculptured at Mahabalipuram, Chennai and the Pancha Loka idol of
Murugan made in Kumbakonam a famous temple town in
Tamilnadu, arrived on that day at site.
A very well qualified priest was recruited from Chennai to carry out
the daily rituals and Vedic prayers at the temple. We are indeed
very lucky to have Shri. Anantha narayanan as the temple priest. He
has undergone several years of Gurukula Veda pada and has
attained proficiency equal to a Master’s degree in this field.
With the support of devotees a WhatsApp group was formed in
which we have currently about four hundred members. The group is
used to post strictly only the temple programs.
The temple activities are carried out by a committed Managing
committee of seven members and a coordinating committee of four
lady members.
The temple celebrates the following monthly religious prayers apart
from the daily Rudrabhishekam for Vallabha Ganapathy.
Sangada Hara Chathurthi
Shashti Pooja
Krithigai Pooja
Pradhosha Pooja
Pournima Suhasini Vilakku Pooja
In addition the following major festivals are celebrated annually.
Vaikasi Visakam
Adi Krithigai
Kandha Shashti
Tamil New Year’s Day
Thai Poosam
Maha Jyothi Karthigai Deepa utsavam
Panguni Uthiram
In January 2018 we shifted to the Ground floor premises in the
same compound and constructed the Prayer hall and performed the
Balalaya Kumbhabhishekam at the new hall on 23rd September
2018.
This function was attended by over 600 devotees. This was followed
by a 48 days Mandala pooja culminating in the Mandalabhishekam
on 10th of November 2018.
We have come out with a scheme to give the opportunity for
everyone to contribute to this noble task of maintaining the temple
although a few well to do individuals would have gladly undertaken
this. The idea is to involve as many families as possible.
Under the MAPS scheme you are required to contribute sh5000 per
month towards maintenance of the temple. This contribution can
be made either monthly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly.
Those who cannot afford 5000 per month can contribute whatever
they can outside the MAPS.
ARUMUGANUKKU ARU DOLLAR
We have a long term plan to raise 6 Mn USD to procure land and
construct a community center cum Murugan temple and for this
purpose come out with a scheme known as Arumuganukku Aru
Dollar which means “ Donate six Dollars for the six faced Lord
Murugan”
Under this scheme we have come out with an E brochure which will
be circulated all over the world through our contacts, friends and
Tamil associations in different countries.
We have an updated website Murugankoilnairobi which contains all
the details.
We are on face book and on E mail nairobimurugankoil@gmail.com.
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HCK ACTIVITES
HCK CHAIRMAN AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE VISITED HCK KISUMU BRANCH FOR LIAISON MEETING
HCK TEAM WITH TRM HCK CHAIRMAN MET HON MINISTER Mr.NITIN GADKARI
HCK TEAM WITH IMMIGRATION ADIVSORY FORUM
HCK TEAM REPRESENTED DURING NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE WEEK HCK VOLUNTEERS DURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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HCK ACTIVITIES
HCK CHAIRMAN Mr. KAMAL GUPTA
CONGRATULATING OUR TRUSTEE Mr.RKD
SHAH ON BEING CONFERRED DOCTRATE
DEGREE
DURING DIWALI MELA
RELIEF AND WELFARE DIRECTORATE ORGANISED CHARITY EVENT
WITH HIGH COMMISION
HCK CHAIRMAN AND TEAM DURING ANNA KUT AT BAPS TEMPLE
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LADIES DAY
LADIES DAY TALK
SAI RAM Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Ladies Day!
My dear sisters the female gender are indeed blessed that Baba has bestowed this particular day in celebration and recognition of the various roles we play in our lifetime as daughters, wives, mothers, mother-in-law and grandmothers and if lucky – even as great grandmothers! Today I would like to acknowledge the role of mothers in nurturing values and in guiding her children on to the right virtuous path in life. In fact, Baba applauds the role of a mother as being extremely significant for not only is she the pillar of the home, but also of society, of the nation at large and of humanity itself. He carries on to say that Motherhood is the most precious gift of God. Mothers are the makers of nation’s future or misfortune. If one wants to know how advanced a nation is, study the mothers. Are they free from fear and anxiety, are they full of love towards all, are they trained in fortitude and virtue? Baba’s sentiments about the importance of a Mother is brought out even more emphatically when He says and I quote “The love of a mother is much more than that of a father”. Dear brothers, all I can say is that you will have to work extra hard to match these sentiments of our dear Swami! It is important to note that though Baba marvels at the role of a Mother, he does not hesitate to state that in order to foster virtuous children the Mother should work on her mental self too. She should develop good thoughts, good words and good deeds. Her womb is symbolic to the Mother Earth. Just as the seed of thought is sown in it, so too is the fruit that it yields. We cannot expect sweet mangoes to yield from the bitter neem seed we might have sown! Furthermore, the Mother has the added duty to work on her dharma or responsibility of giving good training in moral values i.e. devotion and detachment to her children, right from childhood. She should not overlook the mistakes of her children. If their actions deem punishment, so it must be administered or else they can stray from the right path. Discipline in this context, can be compared to speed breakers erected onto the roads to control the speed of vehicles to ensure safety. So too, restrictions must be imposed upon the child’s freedom for his/her own safety before he/she goes astray and out of control.
Therefore, the first responsibility of discipline of a child starts with the Mother. If at all the Mother faces disobedience from her child it is mainly due to her failure of negligence to inculcate discipline when it needed to be installed in the early years of the child’s life. However, it is interesting to note that Baba does not overlook the effort, the other side of the coin has to make too - in this case - the child and how he/she has to reciprocate in this relationship of love and trust with his/her Mother. Baba has repeatedly stressed in numerous discourses about the importance of children to show gratitude to their Mothers for their unconditional love towards them. He says that even if the Mother is illiterate, the child must have utmost regard for the sacrifices and discomforts she has undergone during child bearing and otherwise - in order to give all the care and comfort to her child. In fact, He says that we should consider the teachings of the mother as the Veda itself! If a Mother suffers, you can never live in peace. In ancient times is was said that if a woman sheds tears, peace and prosperity in that family and house would ultimately vanish. Moreover, a Mother is compared to the visible manifestation of God. He contemplates further that if you have no love for the Mother who is physically present before you, how can you love the invisible Divine? In conclusion, dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to reiterate that we, the children of our Mother Sai, are indeed very fortunate. Our Mother Sai is the best example of an ideal mother. Not only are we blessed with his endless grace of love, compassion, forgiveness and patience but also rebuked - sometimes with soft clidings but at other times with harsh, hard hiting reprimandation - in order to strengthen us out when we are out of line. We have to play our role in reciprocating and trusting Mother Sai’s grace and love for us at all times and in all circumstances. Thank You. Sai Ram Sister Jeeti Sura
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MEDITATIOIN
Meditation and Yoga by Lata Prasad Kodukulla The two most powerful words that we often hear today are meditation and yoga.These words definitely have a major role to play in each and everyone's lives in today's fast paced world , where stress is also a very commonly used term even by children. Meditation is a term that can be defined as the practice of curbing one's thoughts to achieve inner peace. Yoga on the other hand means a union of the body, mind and soul. As it is said, Practice is the key to achieve one's goal and this holds true for meditation and yoga too.Practising meditation on a regular basis helps in both calming the mind and developing a good thought process.One of the basic ways of meditating is to choose a fixed spot at home and closing one's eyes and concentrate on breathing. One can say the word SO while breathing in and HUM while breathing out,in one's mind. The word SOHUM is a Sanskrit word meaning I am that.In Vedic philosophy it means identifying oneself with the Universe. It helps to quieten the mind. The best time to do meditation is in the morning and if possible between 4,00. and 6.00. am. Yoga is also to be preferably done in the morning. Pranayam or the breathing techniques are very useful and beneficial. Here are two basic pranayams that could
be practiced by people of age groups 13 years and above. 1. Bhastrika-is a breathing technique that involves rapid and forceful inhalation and exhalation.The person practising Bhastrika should breathe rapidly and the final exhalation is followed by a deepest possible inhalation. It strengthens our immune system. It should however be done under the supervision of a trained yoga teacher. 2. Kapaalbhati-Kapaal means forehead and bhati means illuminating. There is a glow in the forehead on continuous practice of this pranayama. It involves strong and forceful exhalations leading to automatic inhalations. It removes stress and also enhances blood circulation and digestion.Please note that yoga asanas and pranayams have to be done under strict supervision by yoga teachers. One can learn from the teachers and then practice them independently. It is highly recommended that today's youth should practise both yoga and meditation to be fit both physically and mentally
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HCK DIRECTORATE—WOMENS WING
HCK DIRECTORATE—WOMENS WING
OFFFICE BOY
A jobless man applied for the position of “office
boy” at a very big firm.
The HR manager interviewed him, then a test:
clean the floor. “You are hired” he said, give me
your email address, and I’ll send you the
application to fill, as well as when you will start.
The man replied “I don’t have a computer,
neither an email.”
I’m sorry, said the HR manager, if you don’t have
an email that means you do not exist. And who
doesn’t exist, cannot have the job. The man left
with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do,
with only $10 US in his pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and
buy a 10 KG tomato crate. He then sold the
tomatoes
in a door to door round. In less than two hours,
he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated
the
operation 3 times, and returned home with $60
US. The man realized that he can survive by this
way, and started to go everyday earlier, and
return late. Thus, his money doubles or triples
every
day. Shortly later, he bought a cart, then a truck,
and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food
retailers in the US. He started to plan his family’s
future, and decided to have a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker, and chooses a
protection plan. When the conversation was
concluded, the broker asked him his email. The
man replied: “I don’t have an email.” The broker
replied curiously, you don’t have an email, and
yet have succeeded to build an
empire. Do you imagine what you could have
been if you had an email?
The man thought for a while, and replied: an
office boy!
The moral of this story:
1: Internet is not the solution to your life.
2: If you don’t have internet and you work hard
you can be a millionaire.
3: If you received this message by email, you are
closer to be an office boy, rather than a
MILLIONAIRE.
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