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brahman
21 September 2009, 02:11 AM
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One Caste One Religion, One God for Man


Celebrating the 82nd Samadhi Day of The great Guru ,attained Samadhi on September 20, 1928



Some teachings of Shri. Narayana Guru

Whichever the religion,
It suffices
If it makes a better man.

One in kind, one in faith,
One in God is man
Of one same womb, one there is at all.

All are of one Self-fraternity
Such being the dictum to avow,
In such a light how can we take life
And devoid of least pity go on to eat

Ask not, Say not Think not caste

Acts that one performs
For one's own sake
Should also aim for the good
Of other men.

Love of others is my happiness,
Love that is mine is happiness for others.
And so, truly, deeds that benefit a man
Must be a cause for other's happiness too.

Grace, Love, Mercy -all the three -
Stand for one same reality- Life's Star
He who loves is who really lives.

Whatever may be the difference in men's
creed, dress, language etc. because they all
belong to the same kind of creation,
there is no harm at all in their dining
together or having marital relation with
one another.

Liquor is poison
Make it not
Sell it not
Drink it not.

Devoid of dividing walls
Of caste or race
Or hatred of rival faith
We all live here
In Brotherhood

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru

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brahman
21 September 2009, 06:35 AM
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Jñāna Vigraham, distinctively styled statue of the revered saint Sree Nārāyana Guru.

brahman
21 September 2009, 06:40 AM
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Commemorative coins issued by the Reserve Bank of India in 2006 on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Nārāyana Guru. .

brahman
21 September 2009, 06:48 AM
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“I have been touring different parts of the world. During these travels, I have had the good fortune to come into contact with several saints and Maharshis. But I have frankly to admit that I have never seen one who is spiritually greater than Swami Narayana Guru of Malayalam-, a person who is on a par with him in spiritual attainment. I am sure, I shall never forget that radiant face illumined by the self effulgent light of divine glory and those mystic eyes fixing their gaze on a far remote point in the distant horizon.”
Raveendra Nath Tagore

brahman
21 September 2009, 06:56 AM
Gandhiji’s Visit to Guru on 22nd March 1925, read the interesting conversation between them.

Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Sivagiri was three years after this. Gandhiji had sent his disciple Acharya Vinoba Bhave to Sivagiri as a pilot before him. Vinoba Bhave concluded that the Guru was one among the incarnations in Bharat. Mahatmaji who heard this definition, made haste to meet the Guru. So, on 22nd March 1925, the meeting took place.

Those were the days when Vaikkam Satyagraha was going on. Gurudev had already visited Vaikkam and blessed the Satyagrahis. The architect of this Satyagraha was the Guru’s favourite disciple T.K. Madhavan. He had gone to Thirunelveli, met Gandhiji and sought the co-operation of Gandhiji as well as the Congress party before launching this battle of perseverance. It is worth noticing that this was the first venture of Gandhiji’s Satyagraha programme. After visiting the Satyagraha camp, Gandhiji came down to Sivagiri and met the Guru. This meeting had brought about tremendous changes in Gandhiji. The dialogue between these two great men is given below.

Gandhi : Has Swamiji come across any injunctions in the Hindu Scriptures in favour of untouchablity?

Guru : None.

Gandhi Do you have any difference of opinion about the Satyagraha at Vaikkom meant for the eradication of untouchability?

Guru No.

Gandhi Do you suggest any additions or any changes in that Movement?

Guru No. I understand the Satyagraha Movement is going on very well.

Gandhi Besides removing untouchablity what else should be done to improve the lot of the lower sections of the society?.

Guru They should have education and wealth. I don’t think inter-dining and inter-caste marriages are to be taken up immediately. Give them enough opportunities for improving their lot in line with others.

Gandhi Some people say that this non- violent protest is ineffective and to secure one’s rights use of force is compulsory. What is your opinion about it?

Guru The Puranas (mythological legends) say that use of force is necessary for kings and they have made use of it several times. But the use of force by common man cannot be justified.

Gandhi Some people think that religious conversion is the proper way to get freedom. Do you recommend that?

Guru It is observed that those who had undergone religious conversion had secured some sort of freedom. On seeing that, if people say that conversion is a must for freedom, they cannot be blamed.

Gandhi Does Swamiji believe that the Hindu Faith is adequate for spiritual salvation?.

Guru Other religions also show the path to salvation.

Gandhi Let alone other religions for the time being. Do you think Hinduism is enough for spiritual salvation?.

Guru Of course Hinduism is quite sufficient for spiritual salvation. But people hanker more after worldly freedom.

Gandhi That is all because of the restrictions arising from untouchability etc., Let it be. But do you feel that conversion is a must for spiritual salvation?.

Guru No, conversion is not necessary for spiritual freedom and salvation.

Gandhi But we are trying for worldly freedom, will it be achieved?

Guru It will be achieved. But going to the grass root of it, to achieve total and complete freedom, Mahatma may have to be born again.

Gandhi (laughing) I believe it will be achieved in this lifetime itself. By the way, untouchability is observed even by the lower castes. Are all people allowed to enter Swamiji’s temples?

Guru Yes, all are allowed, At Sivagiri, Pulaya and Paraya children live, take food and study with other children. They take part in prayers and worship also, together.

Gandhi Very happy to know that.

Gandhi pointed to a mango tree in the courtyard and tried to justify the caste system by expressing that, as the difference in the size and shape of leaves is a natural phenomenon, difference between human beings is also natural. But the Guru negated this argument with the fact that though the leaves are different in shape and size, their juice tastes the same, similarly all human beings are the same in essence. Gandhiji appreciated the logic in this argument. He stayed at Sivagiri on that day, and participated in the rituals of worship.


Gandhiji returned from Sivagiri Ashram a different man. He himself had expressed it. His concentration on the upliftment of Harijans increased after this. He had declared, that the objective of his South Indian tour was fulfilled with the visit to the Guru, and that the visit was the most fortunate event in his life .

Along with Gandhiji, E.V. Ramasami Naickar, C. Rajagopalachari, Mahadeva Desai, Devadas Gandhi etc., were also there. Gnadhiji had visited Sivagiri twice more. Great men like Swami Shraddhananda, Pandit Rishiram, Divan C. Rajagopalachari, Divan Watts, Diwan Mandat M. Kishnan Nair, Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Rao Bahadur P. Sundaram Pillai, etc., had visited the Guru, at different times and received his blessings. Mahakavi Ulloor S. Prameswara Ayyer, who used to visit the Guru often and receive his blessings, had deep devotion and respect for the Guru. The eminent scholar Punnassery Neelakanta Sharma also was an admirer of the Guru, and had composed a number of poems in praise of the Guru.

Eminent poets like Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon, A.R. Rajaraja Varma, Vidwan Panthalathu Koyithamburan, K.C.Kesava Pillai, Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai, Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup and later poets like Shankara Kurup, Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon, Vayalar Ramavarma, Pala Narayanan Nair, M.P. Appan, Nalankal Krishna Pillai etc have also written poems praising the Guru. The Guru’s individuality was such a wonderful one that whoever came to know him, became his admirer.

brahman
03 October 2009, 01:48 AM
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Not argue and win, but to know and make known, should be our motto.

Shri. Narayana Gurudevan





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brahman
07 October 2009, 03:35 AM
Divine bliss,
the life eternal, creates supreme satisfaction to the soul,
far more greater than all worldly pleasures prompted by sensual indolence,
which are momentary and transient With this noble goal in mind,
men should surge forward for salvation.

Sree Narayana Gurudevan

brahman
19 October 2009, 12:15 AM
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If the ideals and ideologies of different saints, sages, and philosophers and synchronized and called as a single religion in the name of religious fonder,
why not a synthesis of all religions be contemplated and called as a universal religion of religious principles common to mankind be enunciated.

Shri. Narayana Gurudevan







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brahman
04 November 2009, 12:03 AM




Unlike a common man, True Yogi is the personification of goodness who, by renouncing his self, strives hard for the Welfare of mankind. Yogi is a Thiagi and a Great Benefactor.


Shri. Narayana Gurudevan