Kanchi Paramacharya video

Post by Usha Srinivasan.

Nice New Year Message of Mohanji

Post by Mohanji.

Guruji - Teachings of a Hindu Saint

Have been re-reading this wonderful book by Sunil Reddy on his experiences with his Guru Sri Verahur Srinivasan, a householder Saint. 

Sri Verahur Srinivasan, an ex-police IG, was a great devotee of Kanchi Paramacharya Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati and his spiritual experiences and also Paramcharya's Grace and Blessings on Sri Verahur Srinivasan is truly inspiring. Unfortunately none of the books authored by Sri Verahur Srinivasan seem to be available in the public domain or book stores. 

I have got the Kindle edition which is Rs 161 as the hardcopy is a bit pricey at Rs 1500 plus.

You may get this ebook on 

http://www.amazon.in/Guruji-Teachings-Hindu-Sunil-Reddy/dp/1462009190

On Children by Kahlil Gibran

On Children
 Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

How to pray to Ambal and Shiva by Kanchi Paramacharya

Found this nice visualisation in: 

http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/chit-chat/7425-living-ambal-shri-kamakshi-dasan.html

Kanchi Mahaswamigal has said that the 'live' form of Ambal residing in

the moon must be taken in our mind with her feet touching our head. He

has also said, the 'live' form of Shiva, His feet touching touching

our head, should also be taken in simultaneously with Ambal. They

should always be prayed 'together'. And while doing this, we must be

extremely happy and surrender ourselves to them with the knowledge

that they are our loving Mother and Father.

He has said this is the way to pray Ambal and Shiva and this is also

the way to pray to our Gurus.

He has said that if one prays like this Ambal will automatically make

us realize the Self. This final destination is what

is obtained by Ramana Maharshi's method of self enquiry. But self

enquiry may not be possible for anyone with 'limited' intellect

whereas praying to God is as simple as breathing, especially all the

more so when one is suffering. How I wished everyone prayed when they

were happy.

If we cannot identify or relate with a God then pray to the Guru whom

you love unconditionally. But when you look at the enormity of the

universe creation it is very easy to know it would have not been

possible without a Superior power. Pray to that as Ambal and Shiva

with infinite love and surrender to our Mother and Father, Ambal and

Shiva.