Page 1 December 2010

Om Namo Bhagavathe Ramakrishnaya

Ramakrishna Math Hyderabad

Newsletter

Calender Events of December 2010 Contents

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 01-12-10 Wednesday Ekadasi  Calendar Events and Contents 1

 15-12-10 Wednesday Swami Premananda Jayanti
 17-12-10 Friday Vaikunta Ekadasi Gita  Deepavali - Kalipuja Report 2
Parayanam 8.00 am
 24-12-10 Friday Christmas Eve  Nov.28 Spiritual Retreat - Report 4
 27-12-10 Monday Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
Jayanti  Swami Premananda Jayanti 7
 31-12-10 Friday Ekadasi & Swami Shivananda
Jayanti  Vaikunta Ekadasi 9

Calender Events of January 2011  Christmas Eve 10

  Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi Jayanti 12

 01-01-11 Saturday Kalpataru Day
 10-01-11 Monday Swami Saradananda Jayanti  Swami Shivananda Jayanti 17
 12-01-11 Wednesday Indian National Youth Day
(Birthday of Swami Vivekananda)  New Arrivals 19
 15-01-11 Saturday Makara Sankranti & Ekadasi
 18-01-11 Tuesday Swami Turiyananda Jayanti  VIHE Admission Program Details 20
 19-01-11 Wednesday Concluding Ceremony of
National Youth Week in  VIOL Spoken English and other 21
NTR Grounds Languages Admission Details
 26-01-11 Wednesday Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
 29-01-11 Saturday Ekadasi  Chronos of RK Math Hyderabad 25
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Deepavali - Kalipuja
Pictorial Report
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Spiritual Retreat - Report

The proceedings of the spiritual retreat programme at Sri Ramakrishna Vanaprastha Ashrama
on 28th November in which more than 600 devotees participated enthusiastically began with
Vedic Chantings & Bhajans by Revered Adhyaksha Maharaj. Revered Maharaj reminded the
devotees about the efficacy of Bhagawan Naama sankeertanam as the easiest path towards
Yoga in this kaliyugam and asked everyone present to actively participate in the whole programme
thus dwelling on the Lord and His glories.

Swami Shitikanthanandaji, who spoke next, ignited the hearts and minds of the audience by
placing their real nature before them in words of fire. Swamiji explained to them with his insights
and simple examples that by accepting God as the only Reality in this unreal and temporary
world of ours and acting accordingly alone we can get peace.

Then Swami Anupamanandaji spoke on Sri Ramakrishna, the embodiment of love. He instilled
faith in the hearts of the seekers by stating emphatically that Sri Ramakrishna’s unconditional
love for His children, the whole of humanity, has been and will be protecting and inspiring man to
reach perfection.

Swami Raghunayakanandaji then presented some teachings from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna,
showing us how Sri Sri Guru Maharaj very simply and beautifully answers all the doubts we in our
present times have regarding God, religion and our duties.

Speaking later, Swami Bodhamayanandaji stressed that the only purpose of living is to seek
God and see Him. He told them of the great sacrifice and pains underwent by all the great teachers
of religions & the Holy Trinity in order to teach and train man about the purpose of taking a human
birth and the way to fulfill that purpose which is realizing God.

Then, at the end, there were bhajans for one hour which were concluded with ‘Ramakrishna
Saranam’ when many devotees danced for joy of keertana before Sri Ramakrishna Deva, Sri
Sarada Mayi and Swami Vivekananda. The atmosphere there was filled with great spiritual
vibrations and everyone’s hearts were uplifted.

There was Prasad-lunch distribution. Devotees purchased many books and strolled around the
calm and serene premises of the Vanaprastha Ashramam.

Buses back to Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad started at 3:30 pm.

Report by Br Prasad
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Some pictures:

Cont........
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Photos by Prem Kumar Singh

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Swami Premananda
(1861 - 1918)

BABURAM GHOSH (SWAMI

PREMANANDA) was born in
1861 in the village of Antpur, in the
Hoogli district of Bengal. His
parents were pious, and the boy
showed a strong religious
vocation from
childhood. Baburam’s sister was
married to Balaram Bose, a
wealthy man who became one of
Ramakrishna’s most prominent
devotees during the last years of
his life. When Babauram started
his secondary education in
Calcutta, the principal of his
school was Mahendra Nath
Gupta and one of the students in
his class was Rakhal (later Swami
Brahmananda). Rakhal took
Baburam to visit Dakshineswar in
the autumn of 1882.

During his first visit, Ramakrishna

subjected Baburam to certain
physical tests. Ramakrishna often
did this, saying that an
examination of a man’s physical
characteristic reveal his spiritual
character - at least to the insight
of an initiated person. For
example, Ramakrishna would say
that eyes shaped like lotus petals
betokened good thoughts; that
eyes like those of bull betokened a predominance of lust; that the eyes of a yogi were reddish
and had an upward cast. Those who are in a habit of looking out of the corners of their eyes from
time to time, during a conversation are more intelligent than the common run. Again, a man of
devotional nature has a soft body with flexible joints; even he is thin, his joints do not seem
angular. Ramakrishna would weigh your forearm, asking you to hold it loose; if it was lighter than
ordinary he would say that this showed a ‘benefit intelligence”.
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He weighed Baburam’s forearm in this manner, and also gazed into his face and examined his
limbs. The verdict was evidently satisfactory, for Ramakrishna urged Baburam to visit him again.
He particulary praised the young man’s purity, saying that, when he was in a high spiritual mood,
Baburam was one of the only few he could bear to have touch him. Two years later, he asked
Baburam to become his attendant, and he told M.: ‘When I ask Baburam,”Why don’t you come
here?” he answers, “Why don’t you make me come?”. Then he looks at Rakhal and weeps.
“Rakhal is so happy here,” he says. Baburam’s hesitation to accept Ramakrishna’s invitation
was due to his fear of making his mother unhappy. But, soon after this, Baburam’s mother, who
had also become a devotee of Ramakrishna, came to Dakshineswar. Ramakrishna asked her
to give her son the necessary permission and she did so gladly, only asking him in return that she
might become perfect in devotion to God and not live to witness the death of her children.

Baburam begged Ramakrishna to give him the lower form of samadhi, bhava samadhi or ecstasy.
Ramakrishna appealed to divine Mother and was told that Baburam could not have ecstasy but
he would have non-dualistic knowledge of Brahman instead.

Baburam impressed all who met him by his sweetness. Ramakrishna would say of him that he
had the nature of a woman; adding that he was like a clean new pot in which milk could safely be
kept without fear of its turning sour. Yet this self-effacing young man matured into a marvellous
teacher and trainer of the young, during the period when, as Swami Premananda, he virtually
presided over the Ramakrishna Math (monastery) at Belur, from 1902 to 1916, two years before
his death. He looked after the young monks and novices in his charge devotedly. His love seemed
inexhaustible; it forgave and often overcame even their worst failings. Nevertheless, he would
say to them, “Do I love you? No-for if I really did, I should have bound you to me forever. Oh, how
dearly the Master loved us! We don’t have even a hundredth part of that love towards you”.

Teachings

• To follow the Master means to practice what he taught; otherwise nobody can advance by
just offering to him a few flowers or through some momentary sentimental outbursts.

• Can one become a great devotee of God simply by dancing and jumping or by quoting
plentifully from the scriptures? What is wanted is freedom from selfishness - freedom from
egotism... Mere talk will not do, this is an age of action.

• Not mere theory; actualize it - there has been enough talk and writing. Put the books aside
and let your actions speak. This is what the lives of the Master and Swamiji stand for.

• The poor, the weak, the fallen, the ignorant - all these you have to make your own. And yet
I warn you, that in loving one section of society you must not become hateful of the other,
the rich.
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Vaikuta Ekadasi
(1861 - 1918)

Ekadasi is a Sanskrit word,

which means ‘the eleventh’. It
refers to the eleventh day of a
fortnight belonging to a lunar
month. There are two fortnights
in a lunar month—the bright
and the dark. So, Ekadashi
occurs twice in a month, in the
bright fortnight and the dark
fortnight. The special feature of
Ekadashi, as most people
know it, is a fast, abstinence
from diet. This is how it is
usually understood. In India it
has become a routine to be
moderate, if not observe a
complete fast on this day. If one
observes the Ekadashi fast
regularly, Lord Hari is
propitiated, all sins are destroyed, the mind is purified devotion gradually develops love for God
becomes intense.

Vaikuntha Ekadasi is an important festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the Tamil month of Margazhi
(December-January). Vaikuntha Ekadesi festival is of great significance at the Tirupati Balaji
Temple, Srirangam Sri Ranganatha Temple and at the Bhadrachalam Temple. In Kerala, it is
known as Swarga Vathil Ekadashi. The significance of Vaikuntha Ekadasi can be traced back to
the Padma Purana. The Purana indicates that Lord Vishnu took the form of ‘Ekadashi’ – female
energy – to kill demon Muran. This happened during the month of Margazhi. Impressed by
‘Ekadashi,’ Lord Vishnu told her that whoever worships him on this day will reach ‘Vaikunta’
(heaven). Like all Ekadasi days, devotees fast on this day and observe vigil the whole night.
Some people indulge in meditation, Japa and singing of Hari Kirtan. Rice is avoided during
ekadashi days as it is believed that the demon Mura finds a dwelling in the rice eaten on Ekadashi
day. It is widely believed that the gates to the heaven open - the Gate of Vaikuntha - on the
Vaikuntha Ekadasi day. It is one of the most auspicious days in Lord Vishnu Temples in South
India. The ‘Vaikuntha Dwaram’ or ‘the gate to the heaven’ is opened on this day. This is the
passage encircling the innermost sanctum of the Lord. Scores of devotees queue up to pass
through the Gate of Vaikuntha in the temples.
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Christmas Eve

It is a great life that is the best commentary and revelation of another great life. It is the elephant
that understands the strength of the lion, not an ant or a rat. It is the lives of avatars like Ramakrishna
and his disciples that are the best commentaries to the lives of Christs and Buddhas. Religion is
essentially life. It is this life that once sanctified Jerusalem which inspired Ramakrishna and his
disciples and still continues to inspire millions of people in the world. As you might know, Sri
Ramakrishna was interested in every religion and he followed their particular paths to discover
the truth of them. And he found that all of them, like streams, mingled in the great ocean of love.

Shri Sambhuchandra Mallick used to read Bible to Master and then explain it in Bengali. In this
way Ramakrishna came to know something of Christianity. It was one day in the year 1874, he
visited the garden house of Jadunath Mallick which is situated to the south of the Kali temple at
Dakshineswar and he chanced to see a picture of the Madonna and Child. As he was looking at
the picture, it suddenly became living to him. His heart was filled with love for Christ. For a period
of three days and three nights he stayed in his room, filled with the presence of Jesus. He even
refused to go to the Hindu temple or worship any of the Hindu gods or goddesses. Curious to
know how the followers of Christ worshipped their Lord, he was granted a vision of devotees
kneeling before Jesus and praying to him. On the third day, as he was seated outside his room,
Ramakrishna noticed a luminous figure approaching him. At once he knew that this was Christ
the Savior. The figure approached and embraced him and entered into his body. And so
Ramakrishna came to understand that Jesus was an avatar, a divine incarnation.
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About two of his monastic disciples, viz. Shashi Mj and Sharat Mj, Ramakrishna used to say that
both of them were the followers of Jesus, the Christ in a former incarnation. Swami Saradananda
during his visit to the Basilica of St.Peter in Vatican experienced Bhava Samadhi. Swami
Ramakrishnanandaji during his stay in Madras used to visit the St.Thomas Church and spend
hours in prayers kneeling down before the altar.

Christmas has some more relevance for the Ramakrishna Order. After Ramakrishna passed
away in 1886, his disciples took their final vows of sannyasa on Christmas Eve. 24th December
is a red-letter day in the history of Ramakrishna Order. The mother of Baburam Maharaj i.e.Swam
Premanandaji, invited these disciples to her village house at Antpur, a few miles north-east of
Kolkata. Narendranath, the leader, was of course there in the party which included Baburam Mj,
Sharat Mj,Tarak Mj, Kali Mj, Niranjan Mj, Gangadhar Mj and Sarada Mj. In the calm and serene
atmosphere of the village, the spiritual fire that had been lighted in their hearts by the Master
blazed into a big fire. Naren’s body and mind were filled with the fire of sannyasa and the following
words came out of his mouth: “Let man-making be the goal of our lives! Let us make this our only
spiritual discipline! Away with vain learning! Let not the glamour of the world captivate our minds
even for a moment! Realization of God is the one and only thing in life! That is what Sri
Ramakrishna’s life represented! We must realize God!” They kept vigil around dhuni fire and
talked about the life of Christ and the glories of renunciation. It was later discovered that it happened
to be the Christmas Eve – 24th December 1886. Thus it was on that day the monastic order of
Ramakrishna came into existence formally at Antpur, a village in Bengal.
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Sri Sarada Devi

(1853 - 1920)

Endearingly known as ‘Holy Mother’, Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna,
was born on 22 December 1853 in a poor Brahmin family in Jayrambati, a village adjoining
Kamarpukur in West Bengal. Her father, Ramachandra Mukhopadhyay, was a pious and
kind-hearted person, and her mother, Shyama Sundari Devi, was a loving and hard-working
woman.

Marriage

As a child Sarada was devoted to God, and spent most of her

time helping her mother in various household chores like caring
for younger children, looking after cattle and carrying food to
her father and others engaged in work in the field. She had
no formal schooling, but managed to learn the Bengali
alphabet. When she was about six years old, she was married
to Sri Ramakrishna, according to the custom prevalent in India
in those days. However, after the event, she continued to live
with her parents, while Sri Ramakrishna lived a God-
intoxicated life at Dakshineshwar.

Visit to Dakshineshwar

At the age of eighteen she walked all the way to Dakshineshwar to meet her husband. Sri
Ramakrishna, who had immersed himself in the intense practice of several spiritual disciplines
for more than twelve years, had reached the highest state of realization in which he saw God in all
beings. He received Sarada Devi with great affection, and allowed her to stay with him. He
taught her how to lead a spiritual life while discharging her household duties. They led absolutely
pure lives, and Sarada Devi served Sri Ramakrishna as his devoted wife and disciple, while
remaining a virgin nun and following the spiritual path.

Ma Sarada Devi was the first disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. She mastered every religious secret
as quickly. Impressed by her religious potential, he began to treat her as the Univeral Mother
Herself and performed a puja considering her as veritable Tripura Sundari Devi. He said, ‘I look
upon you as my own mother and the Mother who is in the temple’.

Life at Dakshineshwar

Sri Ramakrishna looked upon Sarada Devi as a special manifestation of Divine Mother of the
universe. In 1872, on the night of the Phalaharini Kalipuja, he ritualistically worshipped Sarada
Devi as the Divine Mother, thereby awakening universal Motherhood latent in her. When disciples
began to gather around Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi learned to look upon them as her own
children. The room in which she stayed at Dakshineshwar was too small to live in and had hardly
any amenities; and on many days she did not get the opportunity of meeting Sri Ramakrishna.
But she bore all difficulties silently and lived in contentment and peace, serving the increasing
number of devotees who came to see Sri Ramakrishna.
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Leading the Sangha after the Master’s Passing

After Sri Ramakrishna’s passing away in 1886, Sarada Devi spent some months in pilgrimage,
and then went to Kamarpukur where she lived in great privation. Coming to know of this, the
disciples of Sri Ramakrishna brought her to Kolkata. This marked a turning point in her life. She
now began to accept spiritual seekers as her disciples. Her great universal mother-heart,
endowed with boundless love and compassion, embraced all people without any distinction,
including many who had lived sinful lives.

When the Western women disciples of Swami Vivekananda came to Kolkata, the Holy Mother
accepted them with open arms as her daughters, ignoring the restrictions of the orthodox society
of those days. Although she had grown up in a conservative rural society without any access to
modern education, she held progressive views, and whole-heartedly supported Swami
Vivekananda in his plans for rejuvenation of India and the uplift of the masses and women. She
was closely associated with the school for girls started by Sister Nivedita.

She spent her life partly in Kolkata and partly in her native village Jayrambati. During the early
years of her stay in Kolkata, her needs were looked after by Swami Yogananda, a disciple of
Sri Ramakrishna. In later years her needs were looked after by another disciple of Sri
Ramakrishna, Swami Saradananda, who built a new house for her in Kolkata.

Simplicity and Forbearance

Although she was highly venerated for her spiritual status, and literally worshipped as the Divine
Mother, she continued to live like a simple village mother, washing clothes, sweeping the floor,
bringing water from the pond, dressing vegetables, cooking and serving food. At Jayrambati
she lived with her brothers and their families. They gave her endless troubles but, established as
she was in the awareness of God and in Divine Motherhood, she always remained calm and self-
possessed, showering love and blessings on all who came into contact with her. As Sister Nivedita
stated, “Her life was one long stillness of prayer.”

Mother of All

In the history of humanity there has never been another woman

who looked upon herself as the Mother of all beings, including
animals and birds, and spent her whole life in serving them as her
children, undergoing unending sacrifice and self-denial. About her
role in the mission of Sri Ramakrishna on earth, she stated: “My
son, you know the Master had a maternal attitude (matri-bhava)
towards every one. He has left me behind to manifest that Divine
Motherhood in the world.”

Ideal Woman

On account of her immaculate purity, extraordinary forbearance,

selfless service, unconditional love, wisdom and spiritual
illumination, Swami Vivekananda regarded Sri Sarada Devi as
the ideal for women in the modern age. He believed that with the
advent of Holy Mother, the spiritual awakening of women in modern times had begun.
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Last Days

Under the strain of constant physical work and self-denial and

repeated attacks of malaria, her health deteriorated in the
closing years of her life, and she left the mortal body on 21 Jul
1920

Teachings

• If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others.

Rather see your own faults.

• Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a

stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.

• When one realizes God, He grants knowledge and

illumination from within; one knows it oneself.

• In the fullness of one’s spiritual realization one will find

that He who resides in one’s heart, resides in the hearts
of others as well - the oppressed, the persecuted, the untouchable, and the outcast.

• Continue to pray without losing heart. Everything will happen in time. If one surrenders
himself totally at his feet, the Master will see that everything is set right.

• One’s love of God depends entirely upon one’s inner feelings. Love of God is the essential
thing.

• “Everything depends on the mind. Nothing can be achieved without purity of mind. It is
said, “The aspirant may have received the grace of the Guru, the Lord and Vaishnavas;
but he comes to grief without the grace of ‘one’. That “one” is the mind. The mind of the
aspirant should be gracious to him.

• God is one’s very own. It is the eternal relationship. One realizes him in proportion to the
intensity of one’s feeling for him. It is the nature of water to flow downwards, but the sun’s
rays lifts it up towards the sky. Likewise it is the very nature of the mind to go to lower
things, to objects of enjoyment; but the grace of God can make the mind go towards
higher objects.

• Sri Ramakrishna left me behind to manifest the Motherhood of God to the world. I shan’t
be able to turn away anybody if he addresses me as Mother. I can’t contain myself when
one draws near me and calls me Mother. If my son wallows in the dust or mud, it is I who
has to wipe all the dirt off his body and take him to my lap.

• The aim of life is to realize God and remain immersed in contemplation of Him. Many
think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can
offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One
should practice renunciation in youth. Through japa and austerity the bondage of karma is
cut asunder, but God cannot be realized except through love and devotion.
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• One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak even an unpleasant truth
unnecessarily. By indulging in rude words one’s nature becomes rude. One’s sensibility is
lost if one has no control over one’s speech.

• My son, if a thorn pricks your foot, it hurts me like a spear entering my heart. I am the
mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Whenever you are in distress, just
say to yourself, ‘I have a mother.’

• “Try to remember the Master always and perform japa whenever you can; at least you can
salute him mentally, can’t you?”

• “The mind will be steadied if one repeats the Name of God fifteen or twenty thousand
times a day. It is truly so.” How can the mind be kept well without work? Is it possible to
meditate for all twenty-four hours of the day? So one has to take up some work. That
keeps the mind in good shape.

• One should always be active. One should never be without work. For when one is idle, all
sorts of bad thoughts crop up in one’s mind.

• “The result of karma, is inevitable. But by repeating the Name of God, one can lessen its
intensity. If one were destined to have a wound as wide as a ploughshare, one will get
pinprick at least. The effect of karma, can be counteracted to a great extent by japa and
austerities.” “If one does good action, that will counteract the past evil action. Past sin can
be counteracted by meditation, japa, and spiritual thought.”
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Swami Shivananda
(1854 - 1934)
Life

Swami Shivananda, the

second president of the
Ramakrishna Order, was
popularly known as
‘Mahapurush Maharaj’. Born
probably in 1854 at Barasat
of West Bengal, in a
respectable and deeply
religious family, Tarak — that
was his original name — got
a good education, both
secular and spiritual. When
he was working in Calcutta in
an English Firm, he got an
opportunity of seing Sri
Ramakrishna about whom he
had already heard. Later,
when he met Sri
Ramakrishna at
Dakshineswar, the latter was
pleasantly surprised to learn
that he was the son of
Ramkanai Ghosal, his old
friend. Needles to say, Tarak
had full approval of his father
for becoming a disciple of Sri
Ramakrishna.

Tarak was the first person to

join the monastery at
Baranagore after the demise
of the Master, and was
christened ‘Swami
Shivananda’ while receiving
the monastic orders. Though
Tarak had been married, he had successfully kept up the vow of brahmacharya (celibacy). This
made Swami Vivekananda remark in later days that he was a ‘Mahapurush.’ This name stuck
and he became known as ‘Mahapurush Maharaj.’ Like his brother-disciples, he also spent a few
years as an itinerant monk. But he had to settle down at the monastery in 1897 after the triumphant
return of Swami Vivekananda from the West. For some time he was in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) also,
preaching Vedanta at the behest of Swami Vivekananda. He also took a leading part in the first
plague relief work of the Ramakrishna Mission in 1899. It was he who started the Ashrama at
Varanasi.
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The most memorable part of his life was during his stewardship of the Ramakrishna Organizations
as the president from 1922 to 1934, when he blessed a large number of people with initiation
and brought spiritual solace and comfort to thousands of devotees. Like Swami Brahmananda,
he stressed meditation along with work. He gave great importance to prayer as a form of Sadhana.
He was full of love and compassion, and sincere seekers flocked to him.

He was one of the finest examples of the fact that the beauty and sublimity of the inner life of a
holy man can never be described in words but can only be tangibly felt. In April 1933 he suffered
a stroke and developed paralysis of one side. On 20 February 1934, a few days after Sri
Ramakrishna’s birthday, Mahapurush Maharaj left the body for the heavenly abode. His memory
is kept alive at Belur Math in the small room adjacent to the Old Shrine.

Teachings

• Low thoughts will come and go. Don’t mind them. Through His grace, as a result of constant
practice you will get strength. Devote your whole mind to japa, meditation, worship and
the study of the scriptures, whichever appeals to you for the time being.

• Mere mechanical japa does not help much. You must have love for the Lord. But then,
even mechanical japa has some results; after all it is Lord’s name that is being repeated.

• Pray to the Lord for strength, knowledge and dispassion. Pray to Him with all your heart
for His grace and for devotion and faith. It is not possible for everyone to practice hard
austerities, but then, through prayer everything is possible.
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Price : Rs. 850/-

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New Admissions - Spoken English

The next session Classes will commence on 03rd [MWF-batch] & 04th [TTS-batch]
January 2011
ELIGIBILITY:
• The minimum qualification required to join Spoken English course is SSC pass.
• The minimum age limit for obtaining application form is above 17 years (born on or
before 1993), the maximum age limit is 50 years (born in or after 1961).
• Foreigners are not eligible to take admission in Spoken English course.
Candidates must come in person with the following items for Application form:
1. The original SSC pass memo and any photo identification i.e. original driving licence,
voter ID, passport etc. must be shown for obtaining application form.
2. A photocopy of the SSC memo (should be enclosed with the application form).
3. Two recent Passport-size photos for admission coupon and ID card (old or stamp-
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4. Rs 100/- for Application form.
5. In case they don't have original SSC pass memo they should bring the following:
a). A custodian certificate.
b). An attested Photocopy of the original memo from the principal.
c). Valid identity card (original) of the college.
SPOKEN ENGLISH APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON
15th, 16th and 17th December 2010
Timings: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Duly filled-in-application form should be submitted immediately and acknowledgement
(admission coupon) should be obtained.
• Date of admission:
The selected candidates will have to come for admission as per
Batch schedule: 25th (Saturday) and 26th (Sunday) of December 2010.
Admission Fees Rs.550/-
Applications will be given on all the Three days irrespective of the number of students.
So students need not rush on the first day itself for application form.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. The duration for the whole course is of 4 sessions: Basic, Junior, Senior and Ad-
vanced levels.
2. Each session is of three months duration (approximately 36 classes). Classes are held
thrice a week on alternate days as follows:
MWF Batch - Monday, Wednesday, Friday OR TTS Batch - Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday.
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3. Students may opt for any one of the batches (either MWF or TTS). Details are given
below.

Batch Code Days Class Timings

Monday, Wednesday, Friday -
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday -
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday -
MWF -E [Evening] 05.30 to 07.30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -
TTS -M [Morning] 07.30 to 09.30 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -
TTS -D [Day] 10.00 to 12.00 noon
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -
TTS -E [Evening] 05.30 to 07.30 p.m.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
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Classes start with a 10 minute prayer. Attending the prayer is compulsory.
Latecomers are not permitted to attend classes.
Candidates are not permitted to join more than one language in a session.
Only four leaves are permitted in the entire session of 3 months (approximately 36 classes).
If a student exceeds this limit his / her admission shall be cancelled automatically without
any prior notice.
Students are requested to dress in a decent manner befitting the sanctifying atmosphere
of the Institute and the Math. Gaudy dresses, T-Shirts /Shirts/Pants with writings on
them are NOT permitted.
Jeans / T-Shirts / Tops/ Sleeveless dresses /Leggings etc. for girls are strictly NOT
permitted.

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New Admissions - Other Languages

French, German, Spanish, Sanskrit, Hindi and Japanese languages
The next session will start from 03rd (MWF) and 04th (TTS) January 2011.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ABOVE LANGUAGES
FROM 22nd November 2010 for Rs.100/-.
(Timings: 8.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. or 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Sunday Holiday)

Eligibility:
• The minimum qualification required to join for the above languages is SSC pass.
• The minimum age limit for obtaining application form is above 17 years (born on or
before 1993), the maximum age limit is 50 years (born in or after 1961).

Candidates must come in person with the following items for Application form:
1. A photocopy of highest qualification certificate (minimum SSC pass) should be en-
closed with the application form.
2. Any photo identification i.e. original driving licence, voter ID, passport etc. must be
shown for verification.
3. Two recent Passport-size photos for the Admission Coupon and ID card (old or
Stamp-size photographs will not be accepted)
4. Rs 100/- for Application form.

1. Interested students will take admission on Saturday, 11th December 2010 at 2.00 p.m.
seats will be allotted on first-come first-served basis.
2. The duration for the whole course the above languages is of 4 sessions: 1st Junior,
2nd Junior, 1st Senior, 2nd Senior. German & Sanskrit courses have an additional
Diploma of two (2) levels.
3. Each session is of three months duration (approximately 36 classes). Classes are held
thrice a week on alternate days as follows:
MWF - Mon, Wed, Fri or TTS - Tues, Thurs, Sat.
4. Each class is of about two hours duration: Students enter the Institute 15 minutes
before the commencement of classes.
5. German and French language students may opt for classes either TTS or MWF
batches; mornings 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. or evenings 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
6. Apart from the application fee (Rs.100), applicants will pay the following amount at
the time of admission (inclusive of tuition fee, examination fee and textbooks supplied
by the Institute):

Language Fees Batches available

German Rs.650 MWF: 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. MWF: 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
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TTS : 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. TTS : 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.

French Rs.650 MWF: 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. MWF: 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
TTS : 7.30 - 9.30 a.m. TTS : 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Japanese Rs.650 : 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Spanish Rs.650 : 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Sanskrit Rs.450 MWF: 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Hindi Rs.450 : 5.30 - 7.30 p.m.

Admission Schedule and Instructions

• Candidates must come in person with the following items on the day of admission
(11th December 2010 at 2.00 p.m.):
i) The admission coupon, bearing the institute seal on the photo.
ii) One passport-size photo for the Identity card.
iii) Rs.650 for tuition fee (cash only) and textbooks etc. for Sanskrit and Hindi Rs.450
(non-refundable and non-transferable)

Important Note:
• Please take an application form ONLY if you can come to classes on time i.e. 7.15
a.m. for morning classes or 5.15 p.m. for evening classes.
• Only four leaves (4) are permitted in the entire session of 3 months (approximately 36
classes). If a student exceeds this limit his / her admission shall be cancelled automati-
cally without any prior notice.
• Classes start with a 10 minutes prayer. Attending the prayer is compulsory.
• Latecomers are not permitted to attend classes.
• Students are required to dress in a decent manner befitting the sanctifying atmosphere
of the Institute and the Math. Gaudy dresses, T-Shirts /Shirts/Pants with writings on
them are NOT permitted.
• Jeans / T-Shirts / Tops/ sleeveless dresses / leggings etc. for girls are strictly NOT
permitted.
• Kindly fill up the application form immediately and submit the same at the counter and
obtain acknowledgement (admission coupon).
• Candidates are not permitted to join more than one language in a session.
First Class:- On the first day (MWF-batch on 03rd and TTS-batch on 04th of January
2011), you must come half an hour before scheduled time so that you can see your
section and room number which will be displayed on the notice board and follow.
Students must read prospectus for further course details, syllabus and rules and regula-
tions which will be available with admission coupon.

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* Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna : (open to all, except for children below seven
years) 5.00 a.m to 12 noon & 4 p.m to
8.15 p.m; 5 a.m - Mangal Arati 9.30 a.m -
Puja , 6.45 p.m Arati and bhajans (After
evening Arati, there will be Ramanamam
Sankirtana on Ekadasi days, and Special
Bhajans Programme on Saturday, Sunday
and other festival days.)

* Basement Hall of the temple : Telugu weekly discourse & Meditation

Saturday (5.45 p.m to 6.45 p.m)

* Vivekananda Auditorium : English weekly discourse Sunday (5.45 p.m

to 6.45 p.m)

* Office : 8.30 a.m to 12 noon & 4 p.m to 8 p.m on all

days

* Book Stall : 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m & 4.00 p.m to 8.00p.m
(Book Stall adjacent to Gita Darshan
Building is open on all days from 9.00 a.m to
8.00p.m)