Year after year, Chembur is fortunate to be graced by Guruji Shri Pattabhiram's lively discourses each of immense relevance to our daily lives, enriching and uplifting.
This year's programme held from 28th January 2013 to 02 Feb 2013 was on the most powerful Gayatri Mantra,the highest form of meditation known in the Vedas .
The programmed was preceded by Soulful Bhajans by Chembur Mahlia Mandal. Lighting the lamp by Guru Ji, and sadhaks on stage heralded the inauguration. The Chief Guest Mr. K.Ventatraman, a learned, eminent and yet unassuming personality then addressed the gathering. Mr. O.P. Khunger gave a good overview of Guruji’s illustrious background, his spiritual awakening, his mission and of Sadhana Sangama Trust, the trust founded by Guruji , its objectives and social activities.
Guruji during his daily talks on Gayatri Maha Mantra, enthralled the audience with his thorough rendering of the subject in his typical lucid and captivating manner.
He beautifully dealt with all aspects : What is a mantra, the types of mantras, the sage Vishwa Mitra to whom Gayatri mantra got revealed in his deepest meditation on divine, the detailed significance and power of Gayatari Mantra , the seed syllable OM, word by word meaning and explanation of the Gayatri mantra, its importance in our modern daily living, the feeling with which the mantra needs to be recited for maximum benefit, the best time for its chanting etc. .
This year's programme held from 28th January 2013 to 02 Feb 2013 was on the most powerful Gayatri Mantra,the highest form of meditation known in the Vedas .
The programmed was preceded by Soulful Bhajans by Chembur Mahlia Mandal. Lighting the lamp by Guru Ji, and sadhaks on stage heralded the inauguration. The Chief Guest Mr. K.Ventatraman, a learned, eminent and yet unassuming personality then addressed the gathering. Mr. O.P. Khunger gave a good overview of Guruji’s illustrious background, his spiritual awakening, his mission and of Sadhana Sangama Trust, the trust founded by Guruji , its objectives and social activities.
Guruji during his daily talks on Gayatri Maha Mantra, enthralled the audience with his thorough rendering of the subject in his typical lucid and captivating manner.
He beautifully dealt with all aspects : What is a mantra, the types of mantras, the sage Vishwa Mitra to whom Gayatri mantra got revealed in his deepest meditation on divine, the detailed significance and power of Gayatari Mantra , the seed syllable OM, word by word meaning and explanation of the Gayatri mantra, its importance in our modern daily living, the feeling with which the mantra needs to be recited for maximum benefit, the best time for its chanting etc. .
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| Vande Guru Paramparam |
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| Aspirants who have come for the Guruji's Session |
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| Aspirants who have come for the Guruji's Session |
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| Guruji explaining Gayatri Mantra Meaning |
Lovingly and with missionary zeal, Guruji held the daily practice sessions, teaching the correct posture, how to have inner purification including at material, emotional and spiritual planes, awareness of breath as it travels simulating our various energy centers with mental connection with divinity -- all these being preparatory exercises. As he said, mantra is an inner journey. The purpose of life is to lift our consciousness and merge it with supreme reality. In Gayatri mantra, we meditate on and connect with the eternal, who is the store-house of all energy, illuminating the entire cosmos and who by its very nature is Sat-Chit- Anand. This mantra is a prayer to the Lord to bless us and awaken not only our individual intelligence but also that of all our fellow beings. Thus the mantra connects us with entire universe and expands our horizon to cosmic level -- from “I to We” Daily during the sessions, the sacred chants reverberated in the air as all present had lofty experience of reciting the mantra with Guruji.
Daily for half an hour, before the lectures, Mahila Mandal used to present melodious music and bhajans to the delight of the audience.
On the last day, there was special session during which Guruji did his best to answer whatever questions were asked and remove doubts not only regarding the mantra and its practice but also on other topics of general spiritual nature.
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| Guruji interacting with the aspirants |
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| Guruji accepting pranams from Sadhaka's |
The lectures were well attended. Every body who came would long cherish the experience and get greatly benefitted, but for this regular practice of the Gayatri Mantra, is essential.
In his efforts to impart maximum possible spiritual knowledge, Guruji also conducted morning discourses on the famous Upadesa Sara, of Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi in which apart from explaining the essence of text, there was a close interaction between Guruji and earnest sadhaks.
- Report by Mr. Niranjan Hemmady and Mr. O.P.Khunger (SST Mumbai Chapter)
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