Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Shaankara Tattva Prasaara Abhiyaanam

 

August 1, 2011


Administrator and CEO Sri V R Gowrishankar addressing the audience at the Bangalore Shibiram

Launched with the blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, the Shaankara Tattva Prasaara Abhiyaanam continued in Bangalore and Swarnavalli (Shirsi) in July and August 2011. The Abhiyaanam focuses on developing Pravachanakaras (Upanyasakas) to spread the tenets of Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta with emphasis on the life and works of Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada. As part of the Abhiyaanam, a first level training programme for budding Upanyasakas was conducted at Bangalore on 23rd and 24th July at the Sringeri Shankara Math, Chamarajpet, Bangalore and in the premises of the Swarnavalli Math near Shirsi on 31st and 1st August 2011.

In both the programmes,  scholars from all around Karnataka addressed the participants and explained various aspects related to Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta.

Industralist and social worker Sri B N V Subrahmanya was the chief guest the Valedictory function. Speaking on the valedictory function at Bangalore, the Peetham’s CEO and Administrator, Sri V R Gowrishankar in his valedictory address conveyed the blessings of the Jagadguru to the participants. At the programme in Swarnavalli, the Mathadhipati of the Swarnavalli Math, Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati Swamiji graced the programme on both days and delivered a Bhashanam on Advaita. A total of about 120 participants attended the programmes in Bangalore and Swarnavalli.


The Shaankara Tattva Prasaara Abhiyaanam in progress at Swarnavalli Shibiram

 
  • The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking? Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Prabodha Sudhakara
  • If you pray with faith and devotion, the Lord will certainly listen to your earnest prayers. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names