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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

67. A transformative experience

 


Yesterday, April 23, 2024  will ever remain a memorable day…Why?...As a participant of a  workshop on Indian Knowledge Systems,  I had the good fortune to attend   two sessions  of   the workshop on Indian Knowledge Systems   by   Prof. E.V.Rajan,  a  distinguished Scientist and  winner of the Man of the Millennium Award, Who is Who Bibliographical Records, Cambridge, 2000  and one who has received  numerous accolades.

A few months prior  to the  onslaught of Covid19,   I   had  pursued an Online  course  on Udemy  entitled:  An Introduction to the Akashic Records-Your Soul’s Journey.  The  course instructor   appeared to draw heavily on   the book by   the Systems  Theorist  Ervin  Laszlo’s Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything. (The book  is an attempt to present  the  unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything. It attempts to explain how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy).

Though I pursued the course,  I couldn’t  make much sense of  what  Akashic  Records  are  and I  naturally  lost all interest in it until I listened  yesterday to Prof. Rajan elaborate on his own deductive theory of  Space, Time and Consciousness  and  his  attempt at Vedic Coding of Knowledge.  The  talk, the   explanatory  PowerPoint slides  along with  anecdotes   related  to his exploratory research turned out to be a  real eye opener!

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In  my  notes book  of  the  Online course, I   had recorded   a  few observations  similar to the ones provided by Prof. Rajan.  A few include:

 * The records are a higher realm, a vibrational storage space…Connecting to your records brings you to a heightened state of vibration. When you are at the highest vibration you are feeling the universe. There is an increase in your energetic scale allowing you to receive not just words and information, but a higher plane of energy.

*Time is an illusion 

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The following  are  notes which I made   during  yesterday’s workshop and are indeed  food for thought.

*There is a difference between Brahmin and Brahmana.  Brahmana is one who through  study   and  performance of  his duties  raises to the level…just as there are elements  to satisfy certain properties. (Sankaracharya  adopting  a   washerman as  his disciple is an instance)

 *There  are three states  

*Jagarata state-Active consciousness   which is a blend of kinetic energy and information.

*Swapna state

*Shupti(deep sleep)- Static consciousness   which is a blend of potential energy and information. 

*Taithireeya Upanishad says : “space is the body of Brahman.” 

*Vedas are  encrypted scientific knowledge. 

*Vishnu’s ananthashayana posture, the lotus from navel are all  symbolically  explaining the  encrypted knowledge of the Vedas. 

*Brain has neurons…No information  is stored in the brain. Information is nothing but network. Information  is stored as patterns.  Every  event is an algorithm. 

*The  neurons are independent processors,   a network that connects. It is the mind that organizes the neurons. 

* Knowledge is  a pattern in the form of a network. Knowledge is embedded in your body. 

* The Universal mind organizes the universal network. The entire mind is controlled by the atma…Network  remains…but neurons keep changing. 

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*Vedas constitute  universal knowledge. 

*Every vedic chant has a coding behind it. 

*Our ancient rishis  have been able to gain knowledge through cosmic radiation  patterns …grant-in-aid  from Brahman..  and were able to hear the divine sounds of  the Universe. 

*By chanting  mantras  it is possible to resonate with the universal consciousness. 

* Through  electronic  frequency generation  of  specifically written mantras  it is  possible to  kill viruses. 







 

 

Saturday, January 13, 2024

66.Swami Vivekananda’s Vision

 


The Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), NIT Calicut   organized    a programme on  National Youth Day (January 12,2024).   Two invited  speakers  delivered  lectures.

Dr. M. V. Natesan, Prof. (Retd.), Department of Vyakarana and Head   of the Department of Education, Sree Sankaracharya University of  Sanskrit, Kalady   delivered a lecture on the  topic ‘Revalued and Restated Philosophy of   Swami Vivekananda’.

 This was followed by a  lecture  on  ‘Swami Vivekananda’s  Contributions for the Development of Science in India’  by Dr. K. Muralidharan, Principal Scientist, Central Plantation Crops   Research Institute, Kasaragod and President, Swadeshi Science  Movement Kerala on the topic,

 Excerpts  from the lecture:

 Dr.Natesan:


To Swami Vivekananda,  Education should be man-making, life-giving, and character-building  leading to nation building. For this he wanted  Darsana  to be the  foundation of education in India.

*Swami Vivekananda  advocated Karma  Yoga, Bhakti  Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga

     * One should control the mind  by avoiding  externals (Yama)  and  preventing the mind from wandering in any direction (Niyama)

*Each soul is potentially divine and the goal should be to  manifest this Divinity within, by controlling nature, external and internal.

*Understanding  Bharat   knowledge system is  essential.  The various branches include  Science, Darsana, Samskara and  Art. The end of art and science is self awareness.

*If  we  wish to  improve the  quality of  the   youth of today  then we have to ensure that they preserve  purity of character and  should not be addicted to a material way of  life.

Excerpts from the lecture

Dr.Muralidharan


*Swami Vivekananda was a great scientific visionary : “Do not believe a  thing because you read it in a book…Do not believe a thing because another has said  it so…Find out the truth for yourself!...That is realization…”

*Awakening from a trance that followed his deep meditation below an old peppul tree, beside a stream near Almorah (India), he jotted down his vision in a note book: “the scheme of the universe of both micro-world and macro-world are built on the same plan…the whole universe exists in the atom…”

In 1913, a student of Rutherford, Neils Bohr developed a model of atomic structure which was patterned on the solar system, and his model is termed  planetary model of atomic structure. In this model, electrons are orbiting  around a positively charged central nucleus like the planets orbiting around the sun.

*Swamiji  used the language  of science to explain Vedanta:

“…soul is a circle whose circumference is nowhere  but the centre is  the same body…God is a circle whose  circumference is nowhere, and whose centre is everywhere, and when we get out of the narrow centre of the body we shall realize God-our true self.”

The  programme  concluded  with  Prof. Sridharan, Chairperson CIKS  offering the vote of thanks. The invited  speakers were also presented with mementoes.  




All participants of the programmes  were  gifted  books  on  Swami Vivekananda.



 The  Chairperson, Prof.Sridharan also announced the formation of   Vivekananda Study Circle, a  forum  with the “objective of providing an opportunity and guidance to the interested persons who seek to acquire a clear understanding of life, values and culture, in the light of the life and the teachings of SwamiVivekananda”.



 

Friday, January 12, 2024

65.Life Skills Conference- 2024

 




The international conference  on ‘Global Synergy for Sustainable Development: Integrating Life Skills  for Systemic Change’  was  organized at Mar Theophilus Training College, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram, India from Jan 4 to 06,2024.  It was attended by delegates  from several  parts of India and abroad. The rationale behind convening  the  conference is that many are now beginning to feel  the pressing need for  a  concerted  evidence-based, and innovative effort to address the complex and  interrelated challenges confronting our world.  In the invited  talks  and  deliberations  several  ideas emerged:

 

Here are a  couple of extracts from  select speeches:

His Eminent Beatitude Cardidnal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis

quoted  Sree Narayana Guru:

“Act that one performs for own sake

should also aim for the well being of others”

  “Privilege is invisible to those who have it.” Prof Shekhar P. Seshadri

“We all  want to develop  our competencies…we would  like to refine/develop  our interpersonal skills…We want to be able to make informed judgments  and decisions where we encounter problems…we would like to build relationships…think  positively, … think creatively….” -Dr. S. Jaishankar  (Hon. Minister for External Affairs)

You can view the  deliberations  streamed  live, which  is  now available on YouTube.

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Day One: 04/01/2024

Inaugural session,  Symposium I: The Prospect and Retrospect of Life Skills Education in SAARC School Systems, Teen Talk: Life Skills for Personal and Academic Excellence, Nilavilakku (Cultural Programme)

 


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Day Two: 05/01/2024

Panel Discussion III: Fostering Self-Reliance and Employability Through Life Skills

                             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq1T-Obbf3A

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Day Two: 05/01/2024

NGO Conclave: Life Skills Education for Social Empowerment and Inclusion


                                           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IdFDyWciwY

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Day Three: 06/01/2024

Symposium III: Integrating and Mapping Life Skills in School & Higher Education Curriculum,

Focus Group Discussion: Life Skills in Teacher Education System


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Day Three: 06/01/2024

Valedictory function

                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq7x-6PpC88