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Man's
True Identity
As
long as a person is attached to the
objects of sensory gratification, he
cannot experience his true nature —
the Self (Atman). Spiritual progress
primarily involves developing
dispassion (Vairagya) towards the
world. How does one develop
detachment?
Hundreds
Of Musicians Pay Homage To Thyagaraja
They
render pancharathna kritis in chorus
at the samadhi in Thiruvaiyaru
Hundreds of musicians paid homage to
saint composer Thyagaraja by rendering
his pancharathna kritis in chorus at
the 159th Thyagaraja Aradhana at
Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur . . .
Thyagaraja
Linked Human To Divine
Programme
on dance form of `pancharatna kritis'
begins The 12th edition of the dance
form of saint composer Thyagaraja's `pancharatna
kritis' was inaugurated by
industrialist P. Obul Reddy here on
Thursday.
Lessons
For Devotees
The
lives of some saints have important
lessons for those who are given to
immoral ways or despair that there is
no hope of redemption for them.
Dance
Of Flowers
The
flowers are in full bloom. And their
fragrance will waft through the
sprawling Lalbagh for a week starting
tomorrow. And flowers which are not
local to India too will vie for
attention with home grown flowers at
the Glass House.
Yoga
Helped This Youth Overcome Many A
Disability
He
performs 200 asanas, some complicated
even for able-bodied persons
Birth
Of Saints
The
Supreme Being incarnates from time to
time in the world to re-establish
Dharma.
Happiness
Is Living In The Now
For
many of us having more choice is a
good thing. We believe we have more
freedom and more freedom of choice.
One of the choices that most people
who come to me are struggling with is
to choose between material life and
spiritual life.
Need
For Role Models
It
is human nature to look up to role
models and emulate their behaviour.
Move
To Maintain Traditional Names In
Madurai
Police
plan to install information boards
Temple city, cultural capital, a city
that never sleeps...and the list goes
on.
Role
Of Sociologists Vital To Tackle Hiv
Ways
to create AIDS - free society
discussed Care and effective
communication are necessary for
efficient tackling of the HIV disease.
Role of sociologists was indispensable
to contain this killer disease, said.
Dr. Lalitha Kabilan, Director, . . .
Manuscript
Documentation To Begin In February
Documentation
of manuscripts, antiques, palm leaf,
birch barks, hand-made paper and cloth
in Dharmapuri district would be taken
up in the first week of February.
Thiruvaiyaru
A Paradise For Carnatic Musicians:
Mridangam Maestro
159th
aradhana of Sri Thyagaraja gets under
way "If there is a paradise on
earth for Carnatic musicians, it is
Thiruvaiyaru," said mridangam
maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman on
Monday.
Turning
Point
The
root of man's unhappiness is his ego,
which makes him blind to his spiritual
nature.
Advice
For All Seasons
When
life's many challenges and problems
seem to be a Herculean task to a
majority of mankind, Lord Krishna's
advice in the Bhagavad Gita sparkles
in its unique blend of universal and
practical applicability.
Behind
The Lore Of Lepakshi
Two
red spots on the walls are believed to
be the place where the builder threw
his own eyeballs at. The Veerabhadra
Swamy temple in Lepakshi is full of
such legends, says L Ramachandra Rao.
The
Flame Stays Afire
Pushya
Bahula Panchami (19th Jan. 2006) is an
auspicious and thanksgiving day for
musicians and music lovers. On this
day the aradhana of Saint Thygaraja is
celebrated all over south India. The
day opens with singing of ever-fresh
Pancharatna . . .
More
Light On The Siddhas
Terrorism
has an unlikely opponent — the
philosophy of Tamil Siddhas, ancient
ascetics of whom little of substance
is known. A unique initiative aims at
compiling their works, writes L
Subramani.
Monolithic
Offering For Bahubali
The
57-ft monolithic statue of Bahubali at
Shravanabelagola, has been brilliantly
captured on a wall hanging by an award
winning weaver from Bangalore - R
Narayanappa. A senior weaver with the
Karnataka Handloom Development
Corporation here, . . .
Icon
Of Humble Devotion
Tradition
assigns a unique place to the Acharya
(preceptor) for his prime role in
enabling the Jivatma to attain the
Paramatma. But for his compassionate
intervention, this quest of the
Jivatma cannot become fruitful.
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