Saturday, March 2, 2024

Gita Mahotsav Colombo 2024 - Ramakrishna Mission Programmes.

 



கீதாமஹோத்சவம்  கொழும்பு .
01-03-2024 முதல்
 03-03-2024 வரை
Programmes by 
3-day International Gita Mahotsav 
01-03-2024 to 03-03-2024.
at Nelum Pokuna Theatre premises in Colombo.


03-03-2024  Music Programme
By the students of  Swami Vivekananda Sangita Sadhanalaya,
Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.




Dasavatara Dance Programme 
by the Artists of Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.





03-03-2024  Procession













The three day #InternationalGitaMahotsav commenced in Colombo

Book Stall


















One liner Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 1 - Wrong thinking is the only problem in life .
Chapter 2 - Right knowledge is the ultimate solution to all our problems .
Chapter 3 - Selflessness is the only way to progress and prosperity .
Chapter 4 - Every act can be an act of prayer .
Chapter 5 - Renounce the ego of individuality and rejoice the bliss of infinity .
Chapter 6 - Connect to the higher consciousness daily.
Chapter 7 - Live what you learn .
Chapter 8 - Never give up on yourself .
Chapter 9 - Value your blessings .
Chapter 10 - See divinity all around .
Chapter 11 - Have enough surrender to see the truth as it is.
Chapter 12 - Absorb your mind in the higher.
Chapter 13 - Detach from Maya and attach to divine .
Chapter 14 - Live a life- style that matches your vision.
Chapter 15 - Give priority to Divinity .
Chapter 16 - Being good is a reward in itself .
Chapter 17 - Choosing the right over the pleasant is a sign of power .
Chapter 18 - Let go, let us move to union with God .

ॐ तत्सत्


A declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.” Swami Vivekananda in USA on 11th September, 1893


Krishna talks of himself as God, as Christ does. He sees the Deity in himself. And he says, "None can go a day out of my path. All have to come to me. Whosoever wants to worship in whatsoever form, I give him faith in that form, and through that I meet him. Quote by Swami Vivekananda from Gita, IV. 12.

A very small amount of religious work performed brings a large amount of result. If this statement of the Gita wanted an illustration, I am finding every day the truth of that great saying in my humble life. My work has been very insignificant indeed, but the kindness and the cordiality of welcome that have met me at every step of my journey from Colombo to this city are simply beyond all expectation. Swami Vivekananda in Kumbakonam.


"He who looks upon the learned Brahmin, upon the cow, the elephant, the dog, or the outcast with the same eye, he indeed is the sage, and the wise man"; "Even in this life he has conquered relative existence whose mind is firmly fixed on this sameness, for the Lord is one and the same to all, and the Lord is pure; therefore those who have this sameness for all, and are pure, are said to be living in God." This is the gist of Vedantic morality — this sameness for all. Quote from Gita by Swami Vivekananda

Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Evening) - 19-08-2022








Bhagavad Gita Quote mentioned by J. R. Oppenheimer
Chapter 11, verse 32

Oppenheimer was the architect of Atomic bombs developed by the US.
J. Robert Oppenheimer in one of his interviews after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. 

The context of this verse is -
Arjun had asked Krishna to show him his universal form. When Krishna showed him, Arjun was overwhelmed by the sight. He saw countless universes and all the beings within them. He was filled with awe and wonder but also fear, and confusion. Arjun did not feel like fighting.


That’s when Shree Krishna tells him that he is the mighty Time, and Time destroys everything and everyone. Arise, Arjun, and fight! These warriors are already slain by me. You are simply an instrument of my will.

Similarly, Oppenheimer was perplexed when he realised the true potential of what he had created. And he advocated for placing a ban on nuclear weapons. Using Bhagavad Gita's teachings on the cyclical nature of creation and destruction, Oppenheimer sought solace and consolation after the tragedy.

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