A penace of Ramayana discourse to be held for the dawn of the MahaGurukula

Honnavara: A MahaGurukula will arise in the ancient land of Ashoke, Gokarna. The place which has witnessed Sri Shankaracharya’s arrival will be the place for the Gurukula which will be capable of imparting all knowledge. The Vidyalaya will come up as a university in its truest sense. As part of this, SriSamsthana said that the […]

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Maathes should become the foundation of GouSwarga – SriSamsthana

Siddapura: GouSwarga should not run with just few millionaires. In goseva everybody’s participation is more important than expectation of money. Maates should devote themselves to goseve by participating in not only building the GouSwarga but also in managing it, Maates should become the foundation of GouSwarga, said SriSamsthana.   In GouSwarga of Bankuli of Siddapura […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Let us Sing and Dance Through Life – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

Once a person was travelling in a snow clad region.  It was noon and he had to cross a river which was completely covered with ice. There was no bridge but the river was covered with a formation of  ice which acted like a bridge. He began to worry- “How to cross this bridge of […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Story of Vedavathi – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

The story of Vedavathi celebrates pure, divine love. It is a story of Sita Devi’s greatness. It is also a story of the lust and desire of evil minded demons. But we will focus on the story of noble minded Rama and Sita.   Vedavathi was the daughter of Rajarshi Kushadwaja. She was born as […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Story of a Purse – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

Once, an old man was travelling in a train. When he was fast asleep, his purse slipped down from his pocket and fell down. A youth picked up the fallen purse, but he could not locate its owner as the train was crowded.   The youth got down at the railway station and announced that […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : A Life of Contentment – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

There lived a fisherman who used to go to the sea every day, catch some fish, sell it and earn money adequate to meet his needs. One day after a day’s work, he rested under a tree and sang to himself merrily. A wealthy trader who had been watching the fisherman for some time asked […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Worship With Your Mind – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

An ardent devotee of Lord Shiva undertook a vow that whenever and wherever he came across a temple of Shiva, he would offer puja. He also decided that he would not worship Lord Vishnu under any circumstance. For a long time he took great care to follow this principle of worship.   Once, the devotee […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Hold my hands and Lead me – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

Once, a young child and her father had to cross a weak and long bridge. The father became worried about the safety of the child and told her- “Hold my hands and walk slowly over the bridge.”   The child told the father- “Papa, you hold my hand.”   Father asked- “Child, what is the […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : ‘I’ Should Go – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

One day a person knocked on the door of God’s mansion. The door was bolted. A voice from inside enquired- ‘Who is it?’   The person answered- ‘It is I.’   The door did not open. He waited for a long time. Disappointed, he went to a forest and sat in deep meditation.  Years rolled […]

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Pearls of Wisdom : Flattery ~ the Golden spear – H.H. Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji

Once, a mosquito was flying alone among a crowd of people. Wherever, it flew, the people clapped. The mosquito thought that the people were clapping in its honour and felt very happy and flew even further among the crowd. After flying for some time, the mosquito went back to its group. Everyone in the group […]

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