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Chyk Walk - Shiva Yaathirai

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A group of youngsters walked to Lord Shiva temple at Tiruvaalangaadu in Tiruvallur district. The yatra started at Veera-raagavar temple and it was a 17 km walk. Tiruvaalangaadu is named so because it used to be a forest of banyan trees. Therefore the name Tiru + aalam + kaadu. The Lord is worshiped in the name vata-aranya-ishwarar. This is the place where Lord Shiva and Devi had a dance fight and the Lord stunned Her when he took the fallen stud from the ears by His one foot and put it back onto His ears. Temple is more than 2000 years old. It is believed that kaaraikaal ammaiyaar eternally worships the Lord there.

Sangu abhishekam 2018

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சங்கு ஒலியில் தீய சக்திகள் நீங்கி நல்ல சக்திகள் உருவாகிறது. ஆலயங்களில் பூஜைகள் ஆரம்பிக்கப்படும் போது சங்கு முழங்கும் செய்து பூஜைகள் செய்யப்படும். மகாலட்சுமிக்கு ஒப்பான சங்கு எங்கெல்லாம் இருக்கிறதோ அங்கு லட்சுமி வசிக்கிறாள். பூஜைக்கு உகந்ததாக வலம்புரி பெருமை பெற்றது. வலம்புரிசங்கில் நீர்விட்டு கும்பத்தின் மேல் வைத்து புஸ்பங்களினால் பூஜை செய்து ஆராதனை செய்து அதன் பரிசுத்தமான தீர்த்தம் சுவாமி சிலைகளில் அபிஷேகிக்கும் போது அத்தீர்த்தம் மகாபுண்ணிய தீர்த்தமாக விளங்குகிறது. சங்கு ஐஸ்வர்யம், வீரம், மங்கலம் இவற்றைப் பிரதிபலிக்கும் பொருளாக அமைகிறது. வலம்புரிச் சங்கில் லட்சுமி, குபேரன் ஆகியோர் வாசம் செய்கிறார்கள். இதை வைத்துப் பூஜை செய்ய, சுபீட்சம் பெருகும். வியாதிகள் நீங்கும். ஒரு வலம்புரி சங்கு, கோடி இடம்புரி சங்குகளுக்கு சமம். எனவே, சுவாமிக்கு வலம்புரி சங்கினால் அபிஷேகம் செய்தால், விசேஷமானது. ஒரு வீட்டில் இச்சங்கு அலங்காரமாக வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தால் குபேரன் அருள், மகாலட்சுமியின் நித்திய வாசம் தொடர்ந்து இருக்கும். வாஸ்து தோஷம் உள்ள வீட்டில் துளசி தீர்த்தத்தை சங்கில் இட்டு பிரதி வெள்ளி தெளித்து வர தோ

Kandha sashti worhsip

Kandhasashti worship and celebration culminating in Surasamharam at Chinmaya Mission Thamaraipakkam, Tiruvallur district on November 13th 2018. About 700 people from 20 villages participated in the kaavadi proession following which abhishekam and annadhanam was also done. The programs were organised in a grand manner by a huge team of volunteers over 3 weeks under the guidance of Swami Mitrananda and Shri Pasumai siddhar. The function was graced by Shri Gopal ji of Dinamalar, also the State General Secretary of VHP. Thamaraipakkam panchayat decorated 2 chariots depicting 2 houses of Lord Muruga - Pazhani and Tiruchendur. Harihara Vidyalaya school children dressed up as Lord Muruga carrying spear (Vel) in their hands and chanting name of the Lord was a divine sight. The chande melam, udukkai, Arohara chants by children and devotees reverberated in the skies creating a devotional fervour. Witnessing the surasamharam event, people felt that the distance to Tiruchendur was reduced.

Balavihar Sevak Training program

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Currently around 500 balavihar children are in our fold. These children are guided by a team of 22 volunteers who continuously strive to equip themselves with more knowledge about our culture & country.   To strengthen the participation of the children and also to increase the number of classes per month for the children,  Balavihar sevak training program was conducted at Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam.  32 volunteers attended the program. Smt Srividya ji & Smt Priya Amma were the facilitators. The participants were given lesson plans translated in Thamizh. By Gurudev's Grace all went well. We hope that, this program will strengthen our Balavihar activity and enable us to produce more responsible citizens with dynamic spiritualism. 

Glory of Lord Ganesha - வினாயகர் சதுர்த்தி வாழ்த்துக்கள்

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Chinmaya Vettri Vinayaka, Thamaraipakkam உயர்கோபுரமோ, கொடி கம்பமோ, பெருமண்டபமோ வேண்டாம் மரத்தடியோ, நதிகரையோ, வீதியோரமோ போதும்! மெல்லிடையோ, சங்குக்கழுத்தோ, செந்தோளோ வேண்டாம் யானை முகமும் , தொந்தி வயிறும், ஷூர்ப்பகர்ணங்களும் நம்மை ஈர்க்கும்! பஞ்சலோஹமோ, பொற்சிலையோ, வெள்ளிக்காப்போ வேண்டாம் களிமண்ணுள் , மிதமஞ்சளுள், கருங்கல்லுள் ஒளி மிளிரும்! சீறும் நந்தி, கர்ஜிக்கும் சிம்மம், ஆடும் மயில் வேண்டாம் சின்னந்சிறு மூஷிகமே கொண்டு சேர்க்கும் நம்மையெல்லாம். கடுந்தவமோ, நெடுந்தியானமோ, ப்ராணாயாமமோ சிரமம்தான் தோப்புக்கர்ணம் ஒன்றே போதும் உயிரும் அருளும் பெருகும்.

Goal setting workshop

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September 9, 2018 Goal setting - A workshop for youngsters. Different College students and Chyks participated. Participants learnt about goal setting, obstacles and remedies. Interactions, activities, games and classroom sessions were much liked and the students felt it as an Eye opening workshop. We got positive feed back from them. workshop faculties - Sevaks Arun Vishwanathan and Smt.Priya Arun Assisted by - Ponraj (HHV), Nithiyan (YEP). Venue - Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam .

Chinmaya Arupadai Velan Yatra to Tirunindravur

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Chinmaya Mission Thamaraipakkam is organising the Velan Yatra program in Tiruvallur district for the past few weeks. Yesterday (August 25th, 2018 Saturday) the venue was Tirunindravur Krishna temple. Around 100 villagers took part in the worship and collectively did archana and abhishegam to Arupadai Velan. Swami Sakalananda ji, Full-time sevaks Arun Vishwanathan & Priya Arun addressed the gathering about Lord Muruga, His Leelas and also the need for regular satsang.

Courses at Sarveshvara

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Sw. Shridharananda Chinmaya Mission Thamaraipakkam, Chinmaya Sarveshwara has always been a place of knowledge dissemination to various categories of the society. The Ashram runs a free English medium Matriculation school for the rural children. Currently there are 350 students studying in this school. Apart from the school, Balavihar for children & Chyk classes for youth happens weekly. The Ashram has also been the home for various courses. Two Thamaizh Vedanta courses were conducted here. Three YEP courses were conducted here (2nd batch, 3rd batch and 9th batch) Sw. Mitrananda Chinmaya Mission Swamijies and  Brahmacharies who studied in Thamaraipakkam Sw. Aksharananda (Kodaikanal) Sw. Ramakrishnananda (Nagapattinam) Sw. Sakalananda (Polur district) Sw. Anuttamananda (Karur) Sw. Sureshananda (Chennai) Br.Sudheer Chaitanya (Kerala) S.No Course Name Time period Acharya    1  Thamizh Vedanta Course  1992 – 1995   Swami Shridharananda    2  Thamizh Vedanta Course  1996 – 1999   Swami S

Chinmaya Arupadai Velan

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Chinmaya Arpadai Velan resides at Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur located at Sarveshwara Dhyana Nilayam, Thamaraipakkam. The utsava-murthi has been placed in the sanctum sanctorum of all the 6 major houses of Lord Muruga namely Swami malai, pazhanai, pazhamudhircholai, Tiruthani, Thiruparangkundram and Tiruchendur. Also abhishegam and archana was done to the Arupadai Velan in the six houses. Because of this uniqueness and speciality, it is believed that the worship of Arupadai Velan will bestow the benefits of worshiping Lord Muruga in all 6 locations. To increase devotion in the hearts of the devotees and also for them to be benefited both materially and spiritually, Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur is organizing " Chinmaya Arupadai Velan Yatra " in the villages in & around Tiruvallur district. Devotees can take the  vigraham  on a saturday evening, gather all village people, do the abhishegam and return the vigraham the next day. Note: This requires pre registration (free of co

Bhagavad Gita yajna - 12th chapter day 2 notes

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Verse 12.1 अर्जुन उवाच | एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते | ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमा: || 1 || arjuna uvāca eva ṁ satata-yukt ā ye bhakt ā s tv ā ṁ paryup ā sate ye ch ā py ak ṣ haram avyakta ṁ te ṣ h ā ṁ ke yoga-vittam ā ḥ Arjuna’s question Amongst the devotees, who is greater? The seeker who worships the Lord with the form or the one who worships the Lord as nameless & formless? Nirguna upAsakAs or saguna upAsakAs? This question of Arjuna makes us think whether the Lord is with form or without form. To understand this, let us start from ourselves. Are we with form or without form? When asked thus, we say that we are both. i.e. we exist as form when seen at the gross level, but also, we exist without form as in the state of sleep or deep thinking. Hinduism embraces both ways of worship. i.e. worshipping the supreme reality in form and also without any form and attributes. Reference from kandar anubhuti உருவாய் அருவாய், உளதாய் இலதாய் மருவாய் மலராய், மணிய

Bhagavad Gita Yajna 12th chapter - day 1 notes

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Bhagavad Gita Gnana Yajna on 12th chapter " Bhakthi Yogam ". Discourses by Pujya Swami Sureshananda ji Talks in Thamizh. Swami Sureshananda ji Yajna on Bhagavad Gita 12 th chapter. Day 1 summary Before entering into the text, the following aspects of bhakti was explained. 5 questions What is bhakti? Bhakti is of how many types? What is the yard stick for measuring bhakti?   How to develop bhakti?   Results of bhakti?   What is bhakti? We all have love. When this love is expressed towards family it is called paasam ( பாசம் or attachment). The more we share, the more we get. (just like knowledge). When expressed towards friends, it becomes friendship. When love expressed towards the Lord , it is called bhakti. Love towards the Lord is expressed as service to all creatures. In the case of attachment, there is selfishness involved. In friendship also, there is selfishness involved – usually sustains on the foundation of give and take policy. In bhakti – there is only giving and