YOGA AND MEDITATION CAMP IN BHARATIYA TEMPLE -JUNE 18 -JUNE 23, FRIDAY

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Hello,

        Bharatiya Temple has YOGA and  MEDITATION session is going on from September 10th, Sunday to May 2018. Each Sunday 10 AM TO 12 PM. 

Sanskrit definition of Yoga means ‘union’ or ‘connection’. In Sanskrit, the word ‘yoga’ is used to signify any form of connection. Yoga is both a state of connection and a body of techniques that allow us to connect to anything. Conscious connection to something allows us to feel and experience that thing, person, or experience. The experience of connection is a state of yoga, a joyful and blissful, fulfilling experience. Awareness is the secret of yoga.

          If we wish to connect to the intuitive, creative part of us, and realize the eternal Self at our core, we need to consider what yoga really is. Each definition of yoga reveals part of the ocean of knowledge and experience that forms the yogic path.

         Do you know we do not use more than 3-5% of our mind capacity?

Ø  How many times you really had a choice to lead life the way you wanted?

Ø  Have you ever noticed a constant, unwanted chitchat going in your mind?

Yoga starts with controlling the wavering mind. Once the mind is completely stopped from wavering, the dawn of self-realization arrives. It is this conscious plane where soul starts its journey from, to reach to its master – the almighty, the supreme soul, the God! Yoga enriches physical, mental, and spiritual benefits are as follows:

PHYSICAL BENEFITS

Ø  Better Sleep                                                                  

Ø  Faster healing

Ø  Improves eye sight

Ø  Lower blood pressure

Ø  Increases energy level

Ø  Strengthens the nervous and the immune system

Ø  Increases lung capacity for better breathing

MENTAL BENEFITS

Ø  Lowers stress

Ø  Develops creativity

Ø  Improves performance

Ø  Improves concentration and memory

Ø  Balances emotions

Ø  Brings clarity to the mind. Controls addictions like Alcohol, smoking and drugs

SPIRITUAL BENEFITS:      Encourages sense of peace - A consistent sense of well being

                                                    

Contact person: Rita Sheth

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HASYA SAMMELAN: FEATURED POETS in BHARATIYA TEMPLE ON MAY 4TH, THURSDAY

SPRING 2017 HASYA SAMMELAN: FEATURED POETS

Sunil ‘Jogi’ Trivedi, of Delhi, a recipient of India’s fourth highest civilian award
‘Padmashri’, and U.P.’s highest civilian award ‘Yash Bharati’, is a PhD in Hindi
literature and a distinguished and gifted poet who pens and publishes a new poem almost
every day. He is known for his unique style of humor and satire rendered in rhythm and
melody. He is a Hindi advisor in Indian railway ministry, and has been the chairman of
Hindustani Academy, Allahabad. Sunil Jogi is the founder and president of MAA
Foundation, a non-profit organization helping orphan and poor children in rural areas.
Popularly known as Jogi ji, he has authored over 80 books, half-a-dozen film songs, title
songs and dialogs of several TV serials, and 30 audio-video albums. He has long been a
poet of choice for TV channels and Akashvani. He is an exceptional performer who has
participated in over 5000 Kavi Sammelans in India and abroad. He has performed in over
25 countries, including UK, France, Norway, Singapore, Surinam, Oman, Dubai, Thailand, and Mauritius. This is his 5th trip to the United States, and 2nd to Canada.

Gajender Solanki, also of Delhi, is an arts graduate and an established humorist and lyricist of eminence who is well known for his songs of valor-patriotism that glorify India
and its rich culture. He is a creative and reflective poet and a skilled manch-sanchalak
who has recited his compositions in thousands of Kavi Sammelan events worldwide for
last 20+ years. He is well known for his melodious voice. His rendition is so impressive
that leaves the audience spellbound willing to listen to him more. Gajender Solanki was a
member of the organizing committee of 2015 Vishva Hindi Sammelan in Bhopal. He is a
Hindi advisor in the ministry of science and technology and a member in the governing
board of Indian Council of Cultural Relations. He has over 600 compositions, several
books and CDs to his credit, including a CD titled ‘Priya Pravasi’ dedicated to NRIs. He is
the writer, composer, and singer of the title song for Ekal Vidyalay, and the welcome song
for prime minister Modi’s victory rallies at the Madison Square Garden and Canada. This is his 15th visit to the United States and 3rd to Canada. He has also performed multiple times in Australia, UK, France, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Oman, Dubai, Nepal, Surinam, and Trinidad.

Sudeep ‘Bhola’ Soni, son of poet Sandeep Sapan, is a native of Jabalpur. He is a young talented poet who has established himself as a popular humorist. He is famous for his political satire and one liners, and is celebrated for his entertaining melodies and parodies on social and political dissonance, including poems on Indian soldiers and martyrs,
helpless farmers, and child labor. His creative writings and compositions have touched the
hearts of poetry lovers all across the globe via electronic and social media. He is a regular
on national TV. Sudeep Bhola is a commerce graduate from Durgawati University, and a
skilled jewelry craftsman with a family jewelry business in its third generation. He is
also an office bearer of Rastriya Kavi Sangam Samiti, and Kavi Sammelan Samiti of
Madhya Pradesh Cultural Department. As a poet of distinction, he has been felicitated
with numerous awards and honors by many prestigious organizations and institutions.
Sudeep Bhola has been invited to recite his poems from India's prestigious national Kavi Sammelan at Red Fort and
Delhi Hindi Academy, to Oman, Qatar and Hong Kong. This is his first visit to the United States and Canada.

BHAGAVAT GITA CHAPTER 18 – APRIL, 6th, THURSDAY BY PRAVEEN SHARMA IN HINDI AT BHARATIYA TEMPLE ON AT 7 P.M -2017

          भारतीय मंदिर

   १६१२, काउंटी लाइन रोड; शैलफ़ॉन्ट, पेन्सिल्वेनिआ १८९१४ 

      फोन #२१५-९९७-११८१/215-997- 1181

              बृहस्पतिवार, ६ अप्रैल​​​, २०१७

      ७:०० बजे सांयकाल - ८:३० बजे सांयकाल

6 अप्रैल, 2017 7:00 बजे शाम - 8:30 बजे शाम

चर्चा का विषय: भगवद्गीता अध्याय १८: मोक्षसंन्यासयोग: श्लोक १० - २६

१८.११ कर्मोंका सर्वथा ही त्याग क्यों न कर दिया जाय​?

१८.१७ ठीक देखनेवाला कौन है?

१८.२२ तामस ज्ञान क्या है?

१८.२३ सात्त्विक कर्म क्या है?

१८.२६ सात्त्विक कर्ताके क्या लक्षण हैं?

परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों एवं मित्रों के साथ आएँ तथा सत्संग का लाभ उठाएँ

अधिक जानकारी के लिए संपर्क करें: रीटा शेठ (610) 275-7472 btiedu11@aol.com

  Link for Praveen bhai’s Gita satsang
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Y9fjvaJbK8X2hVV1ZMWFJDaUk

  भगवद्गीता अध्याय १८:     मोक्षसंन्यासयोग: श्लोक १ - ९   

 

       बृहस्पतिवार, ३० मार्च​​​​, २०१७ ७:०० बजे सायंकाल - ८:३० बजे सायंकाल

30 मार्च​, 2017 7:00 बजे शाम - 8:30 बजे शाम

 १८.५ त्यागके विषयमें भगवानका क्या मत है?

१८.६ यज्ञ, दान और तपरूप कर्मोंको कैसे करना चाहिये?

१८.७ तामस त्याग क्या है?

१८.८ राजस त्याग क्या है?

१८.९ सात्त्विक त्याग क्या है?

परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों एवं मित्रों के साथ आएँ तथा सत्संग का लाभ उठाएँ

अधिक जानकारी के लिए संपर्क करें: रीटा शेठ (610) 275-7472 btiedu11@aol.com

There is nothing in this world so purifying as Knowledge. He who is perfected by yoga finds it in himself in the fullness of time.  
  Link for Praveen bhai’s Gita satsang
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Y9fjvaJbK8X2hVV1ZMWFJDaUk

Have a wonderful year filled with peace, prosperity, happiness. Happy Holi!

HOLI

                     Holi is one of the most festive, joyous holidays of the Hindu year.  Holi is celebrated from the full moon day (Pournimā) of the Hindu lunar month of Phālgun until the fifth day ( Rang Panchamī). Depending on regional variations, it is celebrated from two to five days. It has various names such as Hori, Dolayatra in North India, Shimga, Holi and Hutashani mahotsav, Holikadahan (burning of Holika) in Goa, Konkan and Maharashtra, and Kamadahan (burning of desires) in South India. One can also call it Vasantotsav or Vasantagamanotsav that is the festival celebrated to welcome the Vasant (spring) season.

                      Shri Vishnu performed Dhoolivandan at the beginning of Tretayuga. The implied meaning is, Lord Vishnu began His 'work' through the incarnation of various radiant colors. Rang panchami, played without Dhoolivandan signifies the 'Play' (Leela) of the Incarnation, which is manifest in the forms of various colors. The Dhoolivandan is the worship of the destroyer form of the Deities. The fire, which shines with its brilliance on Holi, decomposes the raja-tama particles in the atmosphere and this helps activate various Deities in the form of colors. This bliss is celebrated by throwing colors in the air.

The story of HOLI :  In some parts of India the story is told on Holi of Kamadeva (God of Love;Cupid), whom Lord Shiva burned to ashes as he tried to seduce Him out of His meditation. The message is: Holi is a celebration of divinity and discipline over passion. celebrate love, but don’t be carried away.

           The Puranas describe Holi as a celebration of virtue over vice. Prahlaad was a young,  pure, divine devotee of God. However, Prahlaad’s father was a powerful king who believed that everyone should worship him. At Prahlaad’s refusal to do so, due to his single-minded love of God, his father decided to have him killed. Prahlaad’s aunt (his father’s sister), Holika, had been given a special shawl as a boon from God for various austerities she had performed. When she wore this shawl, she could not be burned by fire. Therefore, Prahlaad’s father and his sister devised a plan in which she would wear her shawl and hold Prahlaad tightly in her arms as they sat in fire. In this way, Prahlaad would be killed. However, as divine plan works, a strong gust of wind came and blew the shawl off of her, as well as carried pure Prahlaad to safety. Holika was burned in the fire of her own evil and immorality.

Significance of Holi :  One of the great obstacles in life to our spiritual progress is the difference between what we do or say on the outside and how we really are on the inside. Holika on the outside, she was “pious.” But, on the inside, she was not pure. Prahlaad, was a simple, pure, loving devotee of God. This is what saved him. This inner purity and inner piety are what truly save us, what truly make our lives divine. So many of us go to the temple, do the rituals, offer money to the priests, and chant a certain number of Malas and Mantras. Then, we go out and act in selfish, unpious, dishonest ways. It may simply be the way we speak to our loving children, spouse, family members, or friends. It may simply be the way we try to cheat those with whom we do business. It may be the way we sit and gossip about others.  Any rituals and puja in the world cannot make up for a lack of piety, honesty, and compassion. The goal of going to temple is not just to perform rituals; the goal is to become spiritual. God is happier with pure, innocent, devoted Prahlaad than with all the austerities and rituals performed by his father and aunt.
               One meaning of the word Holi is sacrifice. On Holi, we light so many bonfires to revel in joy and to burn the effigies of Holika. The meanings of these bonfires are to burn that which is devilish and impure, leaving only the purity and divinity after Holi. We must remember to sacrifice that within us, which is devilish and impure. There is some demon-nature in all of us. We must burn that demon-nature on Holi and emerge as pure and pious as divine Prahlaad. Thus, on this divine occasion, we should pray to be filled with the purity and devotion of Prahlaad. We should commit ourselves to performing our puja, meditation, and japa with focus, dedication, and deep love for God. We must have an ever-burning bonfire of impurity, so that we are continuously renewed, continuously purified, and continuously rejuvenated. On Holi, we sing loudly in the Hindi language: “Holi I, Holi I, Holi I….” However, let us not just chant this rhyme; rather, let us truly pray to God that on this day “I” may become holy. Our “eye” may become holy, that we may be granted the divine vision by which we behold Him in all whom we see. Let us pray that through our holy eye, we never are led toward anger, greed, desire, or jealousy. In that way, our lives, our hearts, and our souls will be forever protected, at His holy feet.

LET THIS HOLI BE A TIME WHEN WE CHANGE ,NOT ONLY THE COLOR OF OUR FACES,
                                                BUT THE COLOR OF OUR HEARTS.
                                                              LET US NOT ONLY “PLAY” HOLI,  BUT LET US BECOME HOLY.

HAPPY HOLI……HAPPY HOLI…. WITH LOVE & HARMONY

May the shines of this Holi brighten your path towards progress and continued success.   May this splendid festival spread colorful joy, wealth, celebration and remove  ignorance in your life.  
 Have a wonderful year filled with peace, prosperity,  happiness. Happy Holi! From Dilip,Rita, Mom to Kishan forever

Friday, March 3rd, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Adult & children Satsang in English By Swami Pratyagbodhanandaji

                   

Bharatiya Cultural Center

1612 County Line Road, Chalfont, PA 18914

www.b-temple.org/(215) 997-1181

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  Friday, March 3rd, 7:05 PM – 8:50 PM
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 

 Adult & children Satsang in English  

By  Swami  Pratyagbodhanandaji

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17- Adult & children Satsang in English  

By  Swami  Pratyagbodhanandaji

 Separate session for children with Brahmacari Suryanarayana.   

               

    The bulk of the chapter is the analysis of food, sacrifice, charity, and penance. Yajnya or sacrifice represents our duty towards Ishvara. Daana or charity represents our duty towards our fellow human beings. Tapas represents our duty towards ourselves. All of these are classified into three types: saattvic, raajasic and taamasic. Penance is broken down into three components: bodily, mental and speech. A warning against extreme and harsh penance is also given so that we do not harm others or ourselves.
 

           Swami Pratyagbodhanandaji, a disciple of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati follows the traditional methods of the teaching of Vedanta. Swami Pratyagbodhanandaji is at home in handling three languages - English, Gujarati, and Hindi. He teaches in all these languages, not only Vedantic texts like the Gita, Upanishads, Panchadasi, and the like, but also Tulsi's Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana. Swami Pratyagbodhanadaji has had extensive satsang with Swami Akhandananda Saraswati and his disciples in Brindavan. His discourses on Ramayana and Bhagavatam reflect these invaluable devotion-rich satsangs.   http://www.arshavidya.org. He also teaches at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.   He has touched the hearts of a number of people. With his love and understanding, he has endeared himself to all those with whom he has come in touch.

        More Info. Please contact: Praveen Sharma: 215-361-0145; Chetan Ranjan  : 215-393-0102

 Jahnavi Patel :610-584-9756;  Pushpa Vij : 610-275-4554 Poornima Potti : 215-628-2032 ;

Raju Chintalapathi : 267-483-5060; Rita Sheth :610-275-7472, Padma ben:215-362-7478

(Dinner will be serve at 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm only)

                                       
                               

BHAGAVAT GITA CHAPTER 17 – JANUARY 26th, THURSDAY BY PRAVEEN SHARMA IN HINDI AT BHARATIYA TEMPLE ON AT 7 P.M -2017

     भारतीय मंदिर

      १६१२, काउंटी लाइन रोड

शैलफ़ॉन्ट, पेन्सिल्वेनिआ १८९१४ 

फोन #२१५-९९७-११८१/215-997-1181

चर्चा का विषय: भगवद्गीता अध्याय १७:                   श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग: श्लोक १५ - २८

बृहस्पतिवार, २३ फरवरी​​​​, २०१७ ७:०० बजे सायंकाल - ८:३० बजे सायंकाल

23 फरवरी​, 2017 7:00 बजे शाम - 8:30 बजे शाम

१७.१५ वाचिक तप क्या है?

१७.१६ मानसिक तप क्या है?

१७.२० सात्त्विक दानके क्या लक्षण हैं?

१७.२६ 'ओम् तत् सत्' इस मन्त्रमें सत् शब्दकी क्या व्याख्या है?

१७.२८ परमात्माके उद्देश्यसे रहित जो कर्म किये जाते हैं उन्हें क्या कहते हैं?

परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों एवं मित्रों के साथ आएँ तथा सत्संग का लाभ उठाएँ

अधिक जानकारी के लिए संपर्क करें: रीटा शेठ (610) 275-7472 btiedu11@aol.com

Link for Praveen bhai’s Gita satsang

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Y9fjvaJbK8X2hVV1ZMWFJDaUk

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          26 जनवरी​, 2017 7:00 बजे सांय - 8:30 बजे सांय

चर्चा का विषय: भगवद्गीता अध्याय १७: श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग: श्लोक १-१४

१७.२ श्रद्धाके क्या भेद हैं ?

१७.४ अपने इष्टके यजन​-पूजनद्वारा मनुष्योंकी निष्ठाकी पहचान किस प्रकार होती है ?

१७.८ कैसे आहारमें रुचि होनेसे मनुष्यकी पहचान हो जाती है कि यह मनुष्य सात्त्विक है ?

१७.११ किस भावसे करनेसे यज्ञ सात्त्विक कहा जाता है ?

१७.१४ शारीरिक तप क्या है ?

 परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों एवं मित्रों के साथ आएँ तथा सत्संग का लाभ उठाएँ

अधिक जानकारी के लिए संपर्क करें: रीटा शेठ 
(610) 275-7472 btiedu11@aol.com

Link for Praveen bhai’s Gita satsang

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Y9fjvaJbK8X2hVV1ZMWFJDaUk