These days where pub culture is rampant in almost all the Metropolitan cities many people due to bad company especially Youth (Ladies no Exception), children - - are getting addicted to all sorts of Bad habits: Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs, Unacceptable Relationships - - .If any of you have got addicted to these bad habits or suffering with loneliness, depression, stress, phobias, Inferiority Complexes - - -got vexed with the selfish and jealous people around, got deceived by your loved ones - - - all your dreams are shattered or may be your life itself has become a hell to you NO NEED TO DESPAIR, there is still hope, only hope and it is only by turning our Mind to the source, our Creator The Universal Mother.

There are many people who try incessantly to come out these bad habits and mental suffering but they often fail as these impressions on the Mind become so strong that they force the Man to commit the action. "The Mind is like a white laundered cloth, whichever colour you dye it in, it takes up the same." says Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.The only way to come out of this feeling of addiction or complexes in Mind is to make it have the taste of another strong feeling i.e., by having the taste of Lord's Name and his glory. Let the mind have the taste of the Lord by repeating his Name - Japa (which ever name we like), and sing his glories (which ever form we like). In this Kali Yuga, the path of Bhakthi (Intense Love for God) and Self Surrender is the easiest way reach the Almighty(Mother of all) The Source of Inexhaustible bliss. "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you" Holy Bible.

It all started three years back when I attended Bhajans (Devotional Singing) for the first time in my life out of curiosity at Ramakrishna Math. It was the day of Ekadasi, Swamiji was singing with such a devotion that all the devotees were Enchanted. Accompanying him, my mind got such a soothing effect for the first time that like an ant which has found a sugar hill it became ecstatic. From then every weekend it has become a habit for me to go on every Sundays for Bhajans and Bhajawat Gita Discourse. I became a Bhajan-alcoholic drinking the divine Elixir by singing lord's glories, meditating on his divine form, and repeating his divine name. I used to get rid of all the stress accumulated during the week for Project delivery in my previous company. Gradually, all my loneliness vanished and I found a good friend The Friend of all. "Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, "Mamma, mamma." You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc., If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her. So long as the child remains engrossed with its toys, the mother looks after her cooking and other household duties. But when the child no longer relishes the toys, it throws them aside and yells for its mother.Then the mother takes the rice-pot down from the hearth, runs in haste, and takes the child in her arms." Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

"I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him. He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes." - - Bhagawat Gita.

One of my most favourite Bhajans written by Sant Tulsidas on Sri Ramachandra:

Oh, blessed mind! Always meditate upon Lord SriRAmachandra, Who is full of
grace! He surely eliminates the dreaded fear of Bhava (transmigration through worldly existence.), which is extremely fierce! Oh, fortunate mind! Adore the beauty of His eyes, resembling the pink petals of freshly bloomed lotus. Worship His tender, fragrant, lotus face, the delicate reddish lotus flowers of His hands and feet. || 1 ||

Kandarpa aganita amit chavinava neel-neeraja sundaram,
Pata peet manahu tadita ruchi shuchi noumi, janaka sutavaram.

I prostrate to the most handsome Lord having infinite charm, whose beauty excels uncountable cupids, and whose transcendental bodily luster resembles
dark, fresh rain-filled clouds.

My sincere salutations to the chosen Groom of SitA Devi, the divine Daughter of
King Janaka, and to the Lord Who is clad in ever pure yellow silk garments,
shining as bright as the lightning. || 2 ||

Bhaju deenbandhu dinesh danav-daitya-vansha-nikandanam,
Raghunand anandakand koshalachandra dasharath-nanadanam.

Oh, simple, naive mind! Meditate upon the glory of Lord RAma, Who is the true Friend of the afflicted and the sole Refuge of the distressed! Being the effulgent transcendental sun, my Lord has destroyed the ignorant, evil-minded demons by His prowess. The beloved Son of King Dasaratha, who is the very source of Bliss, is also the source of joy and pride to the entire Raghu dynasty. He ever reigns over the kingdom of Kosala and shines as the cool transcendental moon. || 3 ||

Sira mukuta kundala tilaka charu udaru anga vibhushanam,
Aajaanubhuja shara-chaapa-dhara, sangrama-jita-khara dushanam.

Oh, restless mind! Fondly remember the tall, enchanting Personality of Beloved RAma, Who is adorned with the Royal crown, charming earrings, beautiful auspicious mark of Tilak on forehead along with other elegant jewels on His blessed body, Always think of His extremely charming form, holding the victorious bow and arrows in his lovely long arms which reach all the way up
to knee-point (AjAnubhuja), He who conquered the fierce demons
like Khara and Dushana in battle. || 4 ||

Iti vadati tulasidasa shankara-sesha-muni-mana-ranjanam,
Mama hridai kanja-nivaasa kuru, kaamaadi khala-dala-ganjanam

Tulasi DAsa is glorifying his Lord thus, "O Lord, Who is the Source of unlimited Divine Bliss to the minds of Lord Siva, Shesha as well as all other great Munis (Saints), O my beloved Lord, please reside in my Lotus-Heart, so that all the worldly desires and other offenses can be destroyed completely. || 5 ||

Let the mind repeat the divine name "Rama", have the divine nectar, let it enter each and every part of the body, every tissue, every cell and finally becomes a
part of the DNA.

Ah, the name which transformed a Robber to an Enlightened Sage by mere repetition of the name; made him author of the Life story of the Supreme Personality Godhead. The divine name meditate upon by Lord Shiva and Hanumanji.

"Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die." Swami Vivekananda

Living in a delusion that it is only by subduing others one can be prosperous.

Worrying about things, which cannot be changed or improved.

No proper understanding of one's own Strengths and Abilities (Lack of Self-Awareness).

Not able to stop paying attention to insignificant matters.

Not making any efforts to develop Mental Maturity.

We love you Motherland, for the kind of Values you stood for, for the Enlightened souls, Spiritual Giants you have produced from the time immemorial, for the path of Universal tolerance and Acceptance you have shown, for the highest Ideals of Peace, Non-Violence, Universal well-being, Motherhood, Unselfishness, Forgiveness, purity, Universal Brotherhood - - on which you are seated, for the highest goal of Self-liberation and God-Realisation you have given us - - -

People call you a poor country but it is very untrue; for you are sustaining 1/8 of world's population spreading over just 2.42% of land mass with rich cultural diversity, bio-diversity, Monsoons, abundant Natural resources - - vast portion of which are still unexplored, not utilized to optimum extent; for centuries together people from other lands raced one after the other to exploit your resources, wealth, riches - - . The west may be developed in science of External world, your children our Forefathers - - Ancient Rishis, Sages were researchers of Inner world, their goal was to go beyond the limitation of body, mind and senses, to conquer misery, to conquer the cycle of birth and death, to experience the inexhaustible bliss - - - by practicing rigorous austerities, renouncing all worldly pleasures with the only laboratory of body, only instrument The mind, they experimented for years together. Finally, they could conquer the limitations imposed by Nature.

"Political greatness or military power is never the mission of our race; it never was, and, - - - it never will be. Although we acquired immense wealth, perhaps more than any other nation ever acquired, yet the nation did not stand for wealth. It was a powerful race for ages, yet we find that we never stood for power, never went out of the country to conquer. Quite content with their own boundaries, they never fought anybody. The Indian nation never stood for imperial glory. India is great because of her Spirituality. The national ideals of India are Renunciation and Service." Swami Vivekananda

It is the insatiable greed of few, because of their ignorance, for their selfish needs almost 27.5% of your children are still below the poverty line. Vote bank politics using parochialism, secessionism, communalism, Regionalism, - - - are posing a serious threat to Nationalism. Good and bad are like two sides are same coin. There is no country in this world which is free from Evil - - Indeed some 5000 years ago - - Lord Krishna our first Acharya has proclaimed that this world is enveloped with Maya(Ignorance) binding Jiva with three gunas making it body conscious forcing to do evil. Some 2600 years Buddha stated that World is Full of Sorrow and enveloped with Ignorance. Forgive me Mother for many years out of Ignorance I have critisised you went on finding faults. I have realised by the grace of god that it is the prism of my mind which was then faulty, my thinking which was defective. "We need to become the change we seek in this world." Mahatma Gandhi.

You are the one and only one, so unique in God's Creation; Offering shelter to almost all the races, creeds, religions in the world; when their civilization and culture was completely destroyed. It is very true, may be because of too much of Material Growth we have developed head but we have lost our heart. May our culture get eroded, may our traditions, ancient spiritual treasure vanish but I feel there is no need to despair, for who has created this world is taking care of you himself. The Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent being has been sending so many Enlightened souls, Reformers, Bhakthi Saints - -.There was never a time where India was lacking Spiritual Gurus. I bet, if there is any external power, it definitely has special liking for this land The Punya Bhumi. As it is clear from the history that he has incarnated in other parts of the world as a Jesus, as a Mohammad, as a Zoroaster only but once, but this land has experienced the touch of his feet many times and has been deluged with Spirituality.

"Our life blood is Spirituality. If it flows clear; if it flows strong and pure and vigorous, everything is right; political, social, any other material defects, even the poverty of the land, will be cured if that blood is pure."

- Swami Vivekananda

We genuflect to offer pranams with respect to all Great Souls you have produced who have sacrificed their lives, broken the shackles of foreign rule and made you free; and to thousands and thousands of Soldiers who are guarding you day and night in the most uninhabitable conditions thousands who have laid down their lives to protect you.

Jai Hind

Great People about India

Mark Twain - American humorist, satirist, novelist, writer, and lecturer

"India is the Cradle of the human race, the birth place of human speech, the mother of history and the grand-mother of legend. Our most valuable and
instructive material in the history of man are treasured up in India only."

Albert Einstein - The Great Mathematician and Scientist

Henry David Thoreau The American Philosopher

Miss Margaret Noble of U.S.A. (Sister Nivedita)

"Western people can hardly imagine a personality like that of Sankaracharya. We
contemplate with wonder and delight the devotion of Francis of Assisi, the intellect of Abelaed, the virile force and freedom of Martin Luther and the political efficiency of Ignatius Layola. But who could imagine all these in one
person?"

Ralph Waldo Emerson - American author, poet, and philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer - German philosopher

"In the whole world there is no study so beautiful and elevating as that of the Upanishads. They are the solace of my life. They will be the solace of my death."

Aristotle - Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great (To Alexander)

- An Extract from Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda

The goal of mankind is knowledge. That is the one ideal placed before us by Eastern philosophy. Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end. It is a mistake to suppose that pleasure is the goal. The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure to be the ideal to strive for. After a time man finds that it is not happiness, but knowledge, towards which he is going, and that both pleasure and pain are great teachers, and that he learns as much from evil as from good. As pleasure and pain pass before his soul they have upon it different pictures, and the result of these combined impressions is what is called man's "Character".

If you take the character of any man, it really is but the aggregate of tendencies, the sum total of the bent of his mind; you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character. Good and evil have an equal share in moulding character, and in some instances misery is a great teacher than happiness. In studying the great characters the world has produced, I dare say, in the vast majority of cases, it would be found that it was misery that taught more than happiness, it was poverty that thought more than wealth, it was blows that brought out their inner fire more than praise.

If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Every fool may become a hero at one time or another. Watch a man do his most common actions; those are indeed the things which will tell you the real character of a great man. Great occasions rouse even the lowest of human beings to some kind of greatness, but he alone is the really great man whose character is always, the same wherever he be.

Now this knowledge, again, is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside. What we say a man "knows", should, in strict philosophical language, be what he "discovers" or "unveils"; what a man "learns" is really what he "discovers", by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge.

We say Newton discovered gravitation. Was it sitting anywhere in a corner waiting for him? It was in his own mind; the time came and he found it out. All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in your own mind. The external world is simply the suggestion, the occasion, which sets you to study your own mind, but the object of your study is always your own mind. The falling of an apple gave the suggestion to Newton, and he studied his own mind. He rearranged all the previous links of thought in his mind and discovered a new link among them, which we call the law of gravitation. It was not in the apple not in anything in the centre of the
earth. All knowledge, therefore, secular or spiritual, is in the human mind.

Karma(The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, to do; all action is Karma. Technically, this word also means the effects of actions) in its effect on character is the most tremendous power that man
has to deal with. Man is, as it were, a centre, and is attracting all the powers of the universe towards himself, and in this centre is fusing them all and again sending them off in a big current. Such a centre is the real man the almighty, the omnisicient and he draws the whole universe towards him.

All the actions that we see in the world, all the movements in human society, all the works that we have around us, are simply the display of thought, the manifestation of the will of man. Machines or instruments, cities, ships, or men-of-war, all these are simply the manifestation of the will of man; and this will is caused by character, and character is manufactured by karma.

The men of mighty will the world has produced have all been tremendous workers gigantic souls, with wills powerful enough to overturn worlds, wills they got by persistent work, through ages, and ages. Such a gigantic will as that of a Buddha or a Jesus could not be obtained in one life, for we know who their fathers were. It is not known that their fathers ever spoke a word for the good of mankind. Millions and millions of carpenters like Joseph had gone; millions are still living. Millions and millions of petty kings like Buddha's father had been in the world. If it was only a case of hereditary transmission, how do you
account for this petty prince, who was not, perhaps, obeyed by his own
servants, producing this son, whom half a world worships? How do you explain the gulf between the carpenter and his son, whom millions of human beings worship as God? It cannot be solved by the theory of heredity. The gigantic will of Buddha and Jesus threw over the world, whence did it come? Whence came this accumulation of power? It must have been there through ages and ages, continually growing bigger and bigger, until it burst on society in a Buddha or a Jesus, even rolling down to the present day.

All this is determined by Karma, work. No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law. We may sometimes think it is not so, but in the long run we become convinced of it. A man may
struggle all his life for riches; he may cheat thousands, but he finds at last that he didn't deserve to become rich, and his life becomes a trouble and a nuisance to him. We may go on accumulating things for our physical enjoyment, but only what we earn is really ours. A fool may buy all the books in the world, and they will be in his library; but he will be able to read only those that he deserves to; and this deserving is produced by Karma. Our karma determines what we deserve and what we can assimilate. We are responsible for what we are; and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.

With regard to Karma-Yoga, the Gita says that it is doing work with cleverness and as a science; by knowing how to work one can obtain the greatest results. You must remember that all the work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there, to wake up the soul. The power is inside every man, so is knowing; the different works are like blows to bring them out, to cause these giants to wake up.

Man works with various motives. There cannot be work without motive. Some people want to get fame, and they work for fame. Others want money, and they work for money. Others want to have power, and they work for power. Others want to get to heaven, and they work for the same. Others work as a penance; do all sorts of wicked things, then erect a temple, or give something to the priests to buy them off and obtain from them a passport to heaven. They think that this kind of beneficence will clear them and they will go scot-free in spite of their sinfulness.

Work of work's sake. There are some who are really the salt of the earth in every country and who work for work's sake, who don't care for name, or fame, or even to go to heaven. They work just because good will come of it. There are others who do good to the poor and help mankind from still higher motives, because they believe in doing good and love good. The motive for name and fame seldom brings immediate
results, as a rule; they come to us when we are old and have almost done with life.

If a man works without any selfish motive in view, does he not gain anything? Yes, he gains the highest. Unselfishness is more paying, only people have not the patience to practice it. It is more paying from the point of view of health also. Love, truth, and unselfishness are not merely moral figures of speech, but they form out highest ideal, because in them lies such a manifestation of power. In the first place, a man who can work for five days, or even for five minutes, without any selfish
motive whatever, without thinking of future, of heaven, of punishment or anything of the kind, has in him the capacity to become a powerful moral giant. It is hard to do it, but in the heart of our hearts we know its value, and the good it brings. It is the greatest manifestation of power this tremendous restraint; self restraint is a manifestation of greater power than all outgoing action. A carriage with four horses may rush down a hill unrestrained, or the coachman may curb the horses. Which is the greater manifestation of power, to let them go or to hold them? A cannon-ball flying through the air goes a long distance and falls. Another is cut short in its flight by striking against a wall, and the impact generates intense heat. All outgoing energy following a selfish motive is frittered away; it will not cause power to return to you; but if restrained, it will result in development of power. This self-control will tend to produce a mighty will, a character which makes a Christ or a Buddha.

Even the lowest forms of work are not to be despised. Let the man, who knows no better, work for selfish ends, for name and fame; but everyone should always try to get towards higher and higher motives and to understand them. "To work we have the right, but not to the fruits thereof:" Leave the fruits alone. Why care for results? If you wish to help a man, never think what that man's attitude towards you. If you want to do a great or a good work, do not trouble to think what the result will be.

The ideal man is he who in the midst of the greatest silence and solitude, finds the intensest activity, and in the midst of the intensest activity finds the silence and solitude of the desert. He has learnt the secret of restraint, he has controlled himself. He goes through the streets of a big city with all its traffic, and his mind is as calm as if he were in a cave, where no a sound could reach him; and he is intensely working all the time. That is the ideal of Karma-Yoga, if you have attained to that you have really learnt the secret of work.

"To work we have the right, but not to the fruits thereof."

- Bhagawat Gita

"Religion doesn't consist in doctrines or dogmas. It is not what you read, nor what dogmas you believe that is of importance, but what you realize. A man may have never entered a church or a mosque, nor performed any ceremony, but he feels God within himself and is thereby lifted above the vanities of the world, that man is a holy man, a saint, call him what you will. The Secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice. To be good and to do good that is the whole of religion"

- Swami Vivekananda

It is very sad to see increasing number of divorce cases these days, the reasons may be many but the result is collapse of the Institution of Marriage. The situation is so alarming that Every year, an estimated 10,000 divorce cases are filed every year with 10 cases on an average being filed in each court in Delhi every day. Studies have shown that the percentage of divorces has increased from about 5% in 1974 to 15% in 2000. Moreover, these figures are from the capital city Delhi alone, we can well imagine the count in entire country and not to speak of innumerable unregistered cases. "Temperamental differences and intolerance are the major causes for divorce," said Sheila Dikshit at the inaugural function of the pre-marital counselling cell set up by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) where young men and women and their parents can call for help and guidance.

Life alone teaches us many things if we start observing things happening around as a witness. We see in few homes full of Joy though they may not be very rich or religious but they seem to be always cheerful and have a smile on their face. For them home is their favourite place in the world. And if we observe their life, it will be a value based and the interests, qualities of husband and wife will be similar. Having certain Values is essential in life for peace, prosperity and Joy. Simple values like respecting wife and treating her as his equal, giving the required emotional support to one another - - can really make wonders. Then alone that Faith or Trust or Bond or Love whatever it may be develops, the Ego vanishes and the feeling of oneness comes between them. And that is the reason elderly people in olden days used to look for qualities in the bride or bridegroom. The Primary criteria for selection for a bride and bridegroom should be matching of Interests, Qualities and Character, there shouldn't be any compromise on that and all else of course is secondary. If there are no values and one of them knows about other's pre-marital relationships, bad habits, adultery during post marriage then the relationship is bound to fail.

Sri Rama and Sita are Ideal house holders.

Valmikiji says, if a form is given to Dharma - It becomes Rama.

If all the Good Qualities are given a Form - It becomes Sita.

If Bhakthi (Devotion) is given a Form - It becomes Hanuman.

Ah, What an Yearning Rama has towards Sita. How much he cries for Sita, being the personification of the Paramatman. How much she might have influenced him by her character; brings tears into our eyes. What a Love and affection. He can never think of any other woman even in dream other than Sita. What a respect, devotion, affection Sita has towards Rama. Unmatchable. Rama and Sita are one. They are Inseparable. Ramayana has the perfect food necessary for the Human Civilisation preventing it again from becoming Animals. It is a must read book for to be House Holders in this present day where the Foundation of the Institution of Marriage is being weakened day by day. I bow down to offer my pranams to the feet of Valmiki for compiling THE DIVINE LIFE STORY OF GOD for the benefit of FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Swami Vivekananda says, "Rama, the ancient idol of the heroic ages, the embodiment of truth, of morality, the ideal son, the ideal husband, the ideal father, and above all, the ideal king, this Rama has been presented before us by the great sage Vâlmiki. No language can be purer, none chaster, none more beautiful and at the same time simpler than the language in which the great poet has depicted the life of Rama. And what to speak of Sitâ? You may exhaust the literature of the world that is past, and I may assure you that you will have to exhaust the literature of the world of the future, before finding another Sita. Sita is unique; that character was depicted once and for all. There may have been several Ramas, perhaps, but never more than one Sita! She is the very type of the true Indian woman, for all the Indian ideals of a perfected woman have grown out of that one life of Sita; and here she stands these thousands of years, commanding the worship of every man, woman, and child throughout the length and breadth of the land of Âryâvarta. There she will always be, this glorious Sita, purer than purity itself, all patience, and all suffering. She who suffered that life of suffering without a murmur, she the ever-chaste and ever-pure wife, she the ideal of the people, the ideal of the gods, the great Sita, our national God she must always remain. All our mythology may vanish, even our Vedas may depart, and our Sanskrit language may vanish forever, but so long as there will be five Hindus living here, even if only speaking the most vulgar patois, there will be the story of Sita present. Mark my words: Sita has gone into the very vitals of our race. She is there in the blood of every Hindu man and woman; we are all children of Sita."

"The householder must always please his wife with money, clothes, love, faith, and words like nectar, and never do anything to disturb her. That man who has succeeded in getting the love of a chaste wife has succeeded in his religion and has all the virtues." Says Swami Vivekananda while taking about the Duties of House Holder in his famous work Karma Yoga.

Dasaratha to Kaikeyi

"Kaikeyi, who has corrupted your mind to see me dead and our race destroyed? I cannot believe that this evil thought is your own. How often have you told me, my dear, that, noble as Bharata is, Rama is nobler still? How can you even entertain the thought of his going away into the wilderness infested by ferocious beasts? How lovingly has Rama treated you and served you! How can you forget all this and steel your heart and utter the words, 'Send him to the forest'? What fault has he committed? Of the hundreds of women in the palace, has anyone ever uttered a word against his honour or virtue? The whole world loves him for his great and good qualities. How did you alone among so many find cause to dislike him? Is not Rama like Indra himself? Is not his face radiant with goodness and spiritual light like a rishi? The whole world praises his truthfulness and friendliness, his learning and wisdom, his heroism and humility. No one has heard a harsh word from his lips. How can I, his father, say to him 'Son, go to the forest'? This can never be. Have mercy on me, an old man nearing the end of his days. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rama left Sita and went to the King in answer to the message brought by Sumantra. Sita was expecting Rama to return in a chariot with the royal umbrella, followed by a great retinue. But now she saw Rama return alone, unattended, with none of the royal insignia. And she noted on his face the glow of some fixed resolve. Rama was thinking as he came how he could break to his beloved the news that his father had decreed that he was to go to forest.

"Something troubles the mind of my lord." thought Sita, "but what can anything matter so long as there is our love?" And she asked him: "What is the matter? Why do you look so strangely?"

Rama told the story briefly and then added: "Princess, my love, I can well imagine your sorrow at having to part from me and stay here. Janaka's daughter requires not my guidance to her duty. Be thoughtful of the comfort of the kind and the three queens your mothers. Your love for me, I trust, will not grow any less during this absence. I shall return from forest after these fourteen years. Till then do not neglect customary rites and ceremonies. Mother Kausalya in her sorrow will need your attentive care. Bharata and Satrughna are dear to me. You will look upon them as your brothers. Conduct yourself as befits your royal race and your own nature. Avoid extolling me as to give possible offence to other good men. I must go to the forest today. Keep your mind steady and calm."

When Sita heard this unexpected speech, her love for Rama manifested itself as anger that he should for a moment conceive that she could consent to part from him and live in comfort in the palace while he was a homeless wanderer in pathless forests.

"A fine speech you have made, O Knower of dharma. It is to me a strange doctrine that a wife is diverse from her husband and that his duty is not hers, and that she has no right to share in it. I can never accept it. I hold that your fortunes are mine, and if who Rama has to go to the forest, the command includes Sita also, who is a part of him. I shall walk in front of you in the forest ways and tread the thorns and the hard ground to make them smooth for your feet. Do not think me obstinate. My father and mother have instructed me in dharma. What you tell me is totally opposed to what they have taught me. To go with you wherever you go that is my only course. If you must go to the forest today, then today I go with you. There is no room here for any discussion. Do not think that I cannot bear forest life. With you by my side it will be a joyous holiday. I shall not be a source of trouble to you. I shall eat fruits and roots like you and I shall not lag behind as we walk.

I have long wished to go to the woods with you and rejoice in the sight of great mountains and rivers. I shall spend the time most happily among the birds and flowers, bathing in the rivers and doing the daily rites.

Away from you, I do not care for Heaven itself. I shall surely die if you leave me behind. I implore you to take me with you. Have pity on me. Do not forsake me now."

Beginning in anger, her speech ended in sobs. Raama explained Sita that life in the forest was not an easy as she thought and set out at great length the difficulties and dangers and again insisted that she should not think of accompanying him.

Sita's eyes filled with tears. "Tigers, lions, bears, snakes none of them will come near me. They will flee from us at the sight of you. The sun, rain, wind and hunger and the spikes and thorny you speak of I shall endure them all
cheerfully.

I am not in the least afraid, and on the hand you may be certain life will depart from this body if you leave me here and go."

"For whom is forest life unpleasant? Only to those men and women who have not controlled their senses. You and I can be masters of our senses and miss nothing. I implore you, put me not away from you, for parting from you is more cruel than death."

"A man said to Ravana, "You have been going to Sita in different disguises;
why don"t you go to her in the form of Rama?"

"But", Ravana replied "when I meditate on Rama in my heart, the most beautiful women-celestial maidens like Rambha and Tilottama-appear no better than ashes of the funeral pyre. Then even the position of Brahma appears trivial to me, not to speak of the beauty of another man"s wife.'"

"O Mother, make me like Sita, completely forgetful of everything-body and limbs-,totally unconscious of hands, feet, and sense-organs-only the one thought in her mind,

"Where is Rama?" " Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

RAMAKRISNA MATH AND MISSION

Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement (known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement), which aims at the harmony of religions, harmony of the East and the West, harmony of the ancient and the modern, spiritual fulfillment, all-round development of human faculties, social equality, and peace for all humanity, without any distinctions of creed, caste, race or nationality.


RAMAKRISHNA MATH is a monastic organization for men brought into existence by Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), the great 19th century saint of Bengal who is
regarded as the Prophet of the Modern Age.

RAMAKRISHNA MISSION is a registered society in which monks of Ramakrishna Math and lay devotees cooperate in conducting various types of social service mainly in India. It was founded by Sri Ramakrishna"s chief apostle, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), one of the foremost thinkers and religious leaders of the present age, who is regarded as "one of the main
moulders of the modern world", in the words of an eminent Western scholar A. L. Basham.


SWAMI VIVEKANANDA temple built at a place where his body was cremated.

Although Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are legally and financially separate, they are closely inter-related in several other ways, and are
to be regarded as twin organizations.

The Math and the Mission together have 162 branch centres all over India and in different parts of the world.

The Headquarters of these centres are situated in Belur Math. All branch centres of Ramakrishna Math come under the administrative control of the Board of Trustees, whereas all branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission come under the administrative control of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission.

The main goals and objectives of these twin organizations, based on the principles of Practical Vedanta, are:


To spread the idea of the potential divinity of every being and how to manifest it through every action and thought.

To spread the idea of harmony of religions based on Sri Ramakrishna"s experience that all religions lead to the realization of the same Reality known by
different names in different religions. The Mission honours and reveres
the founders of all world religions such as Buddha, Christ and Mohammed.

To treat all work as worship, and service to man as service to God.

To make all possible attempts to alleviate human suffering by spreading education, rendering medical service, extending help to villagers through rural development centres, etc.

To work for the all-round welfare of humanity, especially for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.

To develop harmonious personalities by the combined practice of Jnana, Bhakti, Yoga and Karma.

"For one"s own liberation, and for the welfare of the world."

If there is any place which is most favourite to me in this hell of a world it is VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF HUMAN EXCELLENCE.

There are many Institutes in our Country offering Money-Making Education; V.I.H.E is one of the very few Institutes, which offers Man-Making, Life Building and Value Oriented Character Building Education.

An Education which helps us to develop the Real Personality i.e., being Physically Fit, Mentally Strong, Emotionally Balanced, Intellectually Sharp, Socially Responsible and Spiritually Awakened.

An Education which gives us Powerful Positive ideas, the assimilation of which develops tremendous Faith in ones own Self, Strengthens our Mind to counter-act with all sorts of Inferiority Complexes, Ego Complexes, Phobias and Negative emotions and enriches our Positive thinking.

An Education which lets us know about the great leaders of our Country, the struggle behind their success and their immense love for Mother India.

An Education which makes us know the rich Cultural heritage of India, the Ideals and the Values which she stood for.

Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence

-Swami Vivekananda

A Country's future depends on the youth of that country. The young energy needs to be channelised in right direction in order to explore their hidden potentials and put them for better use. The teenage minds are susceptible to all types of negative influences. The right age to mould the individual is the teenage, where we can expose them to positive ideas for building their character and personality.

Swami Vivekananda had tremendous faith in the Youth of India. He said: "Arise, awake, for your country needs tremendous sacrifice. It is the young men that will do it. 'The Young, the Energetic, the Strong, the Well-built, the Intellectual' for them is the task."

Concerned about the gradual erosion of moral and spiritual values in every sphere of life and activity, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, felt the urgent need for starting an institute to impart the age-old cherished ideals and values aimed at providing, what the great patriot-monk Swami Vivekananda had said, 'life-building, man-making, character-making and nation-building', education and
training.

The result is the establishment of the Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence in the holy precincts of the Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, which was inaugurated by Srimat Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj, then President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on 10 September 2000.

The chief aim of the Institute is to instill faith in oneself and impart nobler values of life and life-giving strength, to raise individuals to higher levels of strength and felicity with spiritual, moral, ethical and eternal values of personality development and human excellence. Various programmes are intended for the aspirants coming from different cross sections of society, like the youth, students, teachers, employees of Government departments, public sector undertakings, corporate bodies and professionals like engineers, doctors and others.

Since the inception of the Institute, more than 3,00,000 candidates have been trained in different courses.

"We want that Education by which Character is formed, Strength of mind is increased, the Intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on One's own feet." - Swami Vivekananda

Courses Offered at V.I.H.E