Sringeri
Swamigal Visited Chinmaya Mission Madurai on 27.05.2012. He was received
traditionally with vedic chants by the devotees. He offered flowers at the feet
of Sri Guru Dakshinamoorthy at chinmaya Meenakshi Dyana Mandapam. Swami
Sivayogananda welcomed the Acharya of Srigeri Peetam..Later His Holiness addressed
the large gathering present in the Satsangh Hall.
In his address His Holiness quoted from Geeta saying that " of
all the knowledge the knowledge of the self is glorified by lord
Sri Krishna. People generally run after the material wealth for seeking
happiness. But the knowledge of the Self alone is supreme
and relieves one from all kinds of sorrows. By the grace of Iswara
alone, one get's advaita vasana. Such a seeker alone receives the instruction
from the knower of Truth. 'Dakshinamoorthy' is a deity who blesses all with such knowledge.
He
blessed all the devotees and appreciated the activities of Chinmaya Mission.
On 27th May, Poornahuti of the Shatachandi Mahayaga took place in the Jagadguru’s presence. In the evening of 27th May, the Jagadguru graced the Chinmaya Mission, Doak Nagar, had Darshan of Lord Dakshinamurti and gave an Anugraha Bhashanam. The Jagadguru quoted the Lord from the Gita, अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानाम् – Self-knowledge is the supreme amongst all knowledge.This is so because while all other knowledge only help us to live in the world, Self-knowledge alone leads to Moksha or liberation. For Jnana to dawn, one has to remain immersed in Adhyatma Vidya. The Lord describes that the means to Self-knowledge is to regard it as the most essential entity in life – अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् । एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तम्. Only then the Guru will appear and instruct. The Lord’s Grace is very essential here because the Lord’s Grace is required even for an interest to arise in Advaita. Lord Dakshinamurti is a special form representing the Supreme Teacher. Sri Adi Shankaracharya has praised Lord Dakshinamurthy thus – तत्त्वार्थमन्तेवसतामृषीणां युवाऽपि यः सन्नुपदेष्टुमीष्टे । The Jagadguru ended the Bhashanam with prayers to Lord Dakshinamurti to increase the Shraddha in Adhyatma of the Ashram’s members.
courtesy: http://vijayayatra.sringeri.net/
