My life was the usual extroverted jolly one though meaningless till I had my first Darshan of my Gurudev. They say that it is incorrect to say “I found a Guru” and that it should always be,
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Cherished Memoirs
Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 1
Below I share some pearls of knowledge during a few of my conversations with our Guru Maharaj… – K. Janakiraman. Originally, before the advent of Bhagavat Shri Ramanuja, the Brahmins were
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 2
Once a devotee came to Sri Swamiji and complained that he was not at all doing well. He said that he did visit an astrologer and the astrologer suggested that if he changes his name, it will bring
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 3
I continue to share a few of my conversations with His Holiness. -K. Janakiraman, Chennai. Ramaacharya In Srimad Ramayana, at the very outset, Valmiki Bhagavan asks Sri Narada a few questions. He
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji -4
Below is another interesting conversation from my conversations with Sri Swamiji.. -K.Janakiraman, Chennai. Science and Scripture The study of Science or Mathematics consists of learning the various
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 5
I continue to share pearls of knowledge from conversations with Sri Swamiji…. -K.Janakiraman, Chennai. Panpaadu We all know that the word ‘Panpaadu’ in Tamizh means culture. Do you know how
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Nothing happens against His Will!
Long back, once, Sri Sri Swamiji visited Kumbakonam. He camped at the residence of Cheenu, a very ardent devotee of Sri Sri Swamiji. During His stay there, Sri Sri Swamiji rendered a lecture on some
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 7
Mind – the creeper The mind is like a tiny creeper within our hearts. Just as a creeper needs some hold, onto which it entwines itself, the mind too needs an object to hold on to. Though a
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His Portrait is Him!
It was a sunny morning. Sri Sri Swamiji had just returned from a tour. After his morning ablutions, He started out from Alapakkam and beckoned me to drive to Premika Bhavanam. As we were on our way,
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 8
Catch the Shadow! Among all the personalities in our entire Puranas and Epics, Hanuman and Bheema are the only two persons who have been said to be extremely powerful and strong. Even among the two,
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The premonition
It was sometime during the July of 2004. Sri Sri Swamiji was then camping at Madhuramurali Bhavanam in Alapakkam. It was a silent night, but not really here. At around 1 am, Sri Sri Swamiji suddenly
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 9
The fortunate cows The recently concluded Vasantotsav in the Ashram was simply out of the world experience. Sri Swamiji performed elaborate pooja in the mornings and the evenings were filled with
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