Friday 31 July 2015

11 POINTS ABOUT VEDAS

ELEVEN POINTS ABOUT VEDAS (JUST FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE)

1. Vedas were composed by more than 200 Rushies mainly belonging to Viswamitra Kula..

2. These Rushies composed Vedic hymns separately and Krishna Dwaipayana recognised as  Veda Vyasa compiled them as Rigveda, Yajurveda, Saamaveda and Atharvaveda.

3. Veda Yyasa compiled the hymns in such a way that the knowledge (jnaana kaanda) based hymns are included in Rigveda, Yaaga perfoming (karma kaanda) hymns were included in Yajurveda, music/songs oriented hymns included in Saamaveda and all other subjects connected with common men like agriculture, health, medicines, and so on were included in Atharvaveda. There are many common hymns in all these Vedas too.

4. When Puraanaas give messages through stories; epics (Iitihaasaas) give messages through experiences of the people; Vedas give the messages DIRECTLY. That is the significance of Veda. Generally Vedas contain no stories and experiences by plain messages as statements, prayers or adorations.

5. In short words or lines, thousands of messages are given in Rigveda. Some of the Rigvedic hymns are included in Yajurveda for performing yaagaas. Some hymns are also included in Saamaveda for chanting as Saamagaanas during yaaga performance

6. Vedas are known as anaadi and apourusheya. The Rushies composed these Vedic hymns by directly watching the nature. Thus these Rushies are known as mantra dhrushtaara. Since, composing these hymns are not possible by ordinary human beings, hence they are known as apourusheya beyond humanly possible.

7. Vedas have 10 sruthies (sounds) (udaattha, anudhaattha, swaritha, repha, hraswa, pracheya, anunaasika, kampa, deerghkampa and plutha). Learning these sruthies is very difficult, hence it is told that one need not learn Vedas but anyone can listen them.

8. Vedas should be learned (by anyone) from childhood without committing any mistakes in pronunciation and those who know Vedas are known as Brahmins. It is wrong to say that only Brahmins can learn Vedas. Brahmin is a title and not a caste. (Caste of Brahmins can be Smartas,Vaidikis, Namboothiri, Iyer, Iyyengar, Shenoy and so on)

9. All the four Vedas are composed in different styles and the oldest one is Rigveda. The rules of learning all these Vedas are the same. Vedas are now included in the list of world heritage by UNESCO.

10. It has been scientifically proved that Veda mantra chanting has excellent positive effect in brain functioning and growth, tension releasing, maintaining the smooth functioning of body including brain, heart, lungs and so on

11. Try to listen at least one Veda in your life, whether you are a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, or an atheist. This can be done while working in your computer, driving car, or taking rest or through temple speakers.

Wednesday 29 July 2015

SIMPLEST WAY TO BE FREE FROM ALL WORRIES

Srimad Bhagavad Gita or the Song Divine carries in it the loftiest wisdom for the whole of humanity for all times. People take solace in these sacred verses whenever they are afflicted with troubles, challenges and difficulties of life. This one book is sufficient to sum up the eternal message that the godhead gives to mankind to live a purposeful and confident life on this earth.

One of the most striking verses in the Bhagavad Gita is this.

Ananyas Chintayanto Ma Yejana Paryupasate
Tesham Nityabhi Yuktanam Yoga Kshemam Vahamyaham

I take care of both the material and spiritual welfare of the individuals who constantly think of me with the exclusion of everything else.

In this verse Lord Sri Krishna reinforces the eternal assurance that God constantly keeps a watch on the welfare of his devotees. The strong message contained in this verse enjoins man to practice total surrender and stay free of any worries whatsoever. If this message is fully grasped and man is fixed in his devotion to the godhead, then he can hope to demonstrate the highest quality of life.

Sri Chaitanya describes the concept of surrender thus, “True surrender is to stay completely fearless under the unfailing protection of the divine.” Thus, the sense of surrender is genuine and complete only when it brings about fearlessness. And, fearlessness is the gift man enjoys when his faith in the Lord is absolute and unwavering.

In yet another verse, Lord Sri Krishna prescribes the highest form of Sadhana for man.

Sarva Dharman Parityajya Mam Ekam Sharanam Vraja
Aham Tva Sarva Papebhyo Moksha Ikshyami Mashucha

When Arjuna asks the Lord what is the right form of spiritual practice that one must do in life, the Lord replies, “Just leave all other forms of Dharma (spiritual practices) and take refuge in me alone. I shall remove all your sins and confer the highest state of liberation to you. This second assurance from the Lord clears most doubts that we might have of the course that we need to take in life.

There are a lot of religions and paths for men. Each one describes God in its own way and prescribes a set of spiritual practices that it deems the best. The more concepts and philosophies that man comes across, the more he is confused on what is the best one for him to adopt. This verse removes this confusion putting man in the simplest terms of spiritual life.

The essence of spirituality is to cultivate total belief in God. The more this belief grows, the more man grows in spirituality; the more he matures and the more he stays stable and fearless. While this is the highest achievement that one might imagine, this can be brought about only by intensifying one’s love for God.

Srimad Bhagavad Gita’s message is said to be eternal since it is relevant for all times and all places and for all men. Through these two verses, the Lord says, “Cultivate unwavering faith in the Lord and sincerely carryon with your duties and all is done.” Can there be any other simpler message than what is conveyed through the two verses discussed now?

Tuesday 28 July 2015

SAARE JAHAAN SE ACCHAA - translation

My freelance translation of 'SAARE JAHAAN SE ACCHAA'
Scholars please pardon me for the mistakes if any.

Hindustan the dazzling Sapphire
Is the best in the world entire
She is the garden we are the cuckoos
Singing ever in the warbling choir

That great mountain stands so high
Nothing it is but shade of sky
That guard tough and too much tall
Allows away foes always fly

Frolic brooks that play cris cross
In her lions with all rivers
Hide and seek in floral
Ready to always vie with heavens

Any religion God’s creation
Teaches not to harbor spite
We are the citizens of this nation
That gives boons of many a trait

CHERUKU RAMA MOHAN RAO

Pemmaraju Purnachandra Rao

Dear Sri ramamohanaraogaru. Your English version of Iqbal 

Saare jahase achha to the extent of relativity to our country is 

laudable. I particularly likedthe English words chosen for the 

original Hum bulbule hai iske ye gulisitan hamaara. Cuckoos. 

arblingchoir. The words warbling choir.sounded Musical. 

Resembling. Onomatopoeia And quite appropriate.Laststanza 

spite is most appropriate word for aapas me bair rakhana


Parvateesam Vepa

Your ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR SAARE JAHAAN SE 

ACHA...IS MARVELLOUS.All the rhyming words are so nicely

Placed quite descriptively..THE VISUALISATION OF 

THOUGHTS THROUGH THE WORDS IS LOVELY. THE 

GREATNESS IN YOUR POETRY IT SOUNDS MORE 

POWERFUL THAN THE ORIGINAL HINDI,URDU 

SONG....WHICH SHOWS YOUR POWER OF POETIC 

EXPRESSIONS AND YOUR COMMAND OVER ENGLISH.

I ADMIRE YOUR CAPABILITIES AS AN ENGLISH POET 

ALSO...RAMA MOHANA RAO GARU.

GREAT OF YOU SIR.


Friday 17 July 2015

GENERATION GAP

GENERATION GAP

https://ramamohanraocheruku.blogspot.com/2015/07/generation-gap-it-is-tough-time-both.html

It is a tough time both for parents and children to get mutually tuned to the frequencies of each other.

The parents bitterly complain about ‘their children that they are independent and impertinent regarding their behavior and thus they have gone out of control and stopped relating to them. Almost all parents point their finger at the young and see no fault of their own. Little do they realise that the problem of relationship invariably emanates from parents, from their clinging attachment and possessiveness towards the children.

In the absence of the intellect the constant emotional pressures exerted by them virtually strangulate the young. The first step to straighten relations is for the parents to realise their inherent weakness and make a careful study of the psychological traits of their children.

Children are born with the capacity to absorb knowledge from the external world. It is called udana (ఉదాన) in Sanskrit, the power of grasping fresh knowledge which is optimum at birth. It diminishes with age. And when a person reaches old age it practically disappears. That explains why youngsters absorb ideas and ideologies, trends and fashions faster while the elderly take much longer to do so. The disparity in time for such absorption is being called as a generation gap. Hence the older generation perceive the world differently from the young.

This disparity leads to argument and altercation, confrontation and conflict between parents and their children. If only either one understands that the other helplessly manifests his own nature then there would be greater tolerance, understanding and harmony. But the problem people face everywhere is the lack of such understanding on both sides which has strained or practically destroyed parent-child relationship.

Children possess extraordinary energy whereas the elderly do not. They are prone to becoming tired and they try to combat it with stimulants, weekend breaks and vacations. The reason for this contrast is the absence of worry and anxiety in children, while adults are plagued with worries of the past and anxieties for the future.

In their desperation to exercise control over the children’s tireless activities parents suffocate them with incessant restrictions. The solution lies not in stifling them but in studying their natural tendencies and giving direction to their energy. Hence adults need knowledge of higher values of life and practice them. By living those values and educating the children, parents can help children’s energies flow in the right direction instead of stifling them.

This procedure is very similar to preventing road accidents. There are two ways of avoiding accidents. One way, which is no way, is to reduce the speed limit of vehicles to a ridiculously low level. The other, sensible way, is to provide drivers with proper road sense by educating them with traffic rules and regulations. So too, youngsters should be provided with value education rather than being showered with dos and don’ts.

The general trend in the world is that parents fail to set examples of right living but merely pester their children with ill-founded advices. To set the relationship right they will have to live the life they wish their young to follow and avoid giving them sermons. Therefore it is incumbent upon parents to set the standards through right examples for their children to follow. Only then can there be less conflict and there is a good possibility of bridging the so-called generation gap.

Swasthi.

Anuradha Gadiyaram

Very nice post

Recent generation people facing this faces

పవని నాగేంద్ర ప్రసాద్

తరాల అంతరాల గురించి చక్కటి విశ్లేషణ చేసారు.. ప్రతి కుటుంబం లోనూ ఉండే సున్నిత సమస్య ఇది..పరిణితి చెందిన అవగాహన తో ఇటువంటి సమస్యలను అధిగమించాలి..

Anuradha Gadiyaram

Thank-you sir

Gowri Shanker

Very good article. Generation and communication Gap..The parents should take class to them as and when required about our tradition culture .Food for thought.

Nishanth Reddy

Really nice sir!

Nittur Guruprasad

Very knowledge giving post. Yes every home has this issue. Difficult to overcome. Hope your article throw some light in easing. With regards

Chittaranjan Babu Lakshmi

Good post for the present day parents.

Prathap Nyshadam

Everyone thinks what is known to him is correct other is wrong. What we have seen may be correct at that time for your circle only but not to others. The same you like to make your children. But the changes that have sprung up in between is not taken. The same conflict you have faced with your parents. We must see the thing from the angle of the present generation not only from our weak eyes and ears. Just use spectacles available in showroom. You don't find your father model used latest hearing aid smallest invisible. We don't find old odel. just you are adopting the adoption of modernity. Your thoughts are also to be adopted. we don't ride cycle rickshaws of manual pulling or pedaling. Life is adoption to the present world for smooth living happily

Janaki Sistla

A bit exaggerated. Now elders also know more about the changing world and working habits of youngsters. They know their children well. Only they r to allow the children to be free with their ways but communicate their ways to parents whenever they feel or ask for. Gap comes when parents r not properly educated and r possessive. The children r everything for them at the old age. They want them to be nearer and helpful. Here comes the gap. Present opportunities and technical education takes the younger generation to far of places for work. Working habits week ends, eating habits too change for them. They r busy active and stressed with time elements and competitions.

Think a bit today there is enough connectivity between parents and children with technological gadgets. They talk more often and communicate. They r very happy with each other, distance has been covered, they see each other and talk with each other happily as the children gets time.

Old order changes place to new. Old habits of affection and feeling continue with understanding. Children know how and what to talk with their parents. Many of us r fortunate with the intelligent affection children in faraway lands. Even to come to India and stay with parents for some time is not difficult, as there r enough fast travel facilities.

Realize it is now a technological world of connectivity and communication. Affection and feelings continue with proper understanding of each other. We r happier with our children than when they were nearby.

Old age is an advantage to counsel the children well. The children carry on our traditions and culture in faraway place with good faith.

Have a good day. U have expressed very well.

With regards.

Nagabhushanam Goteti

Good suggestions and advice

Subramanyam Juturu

The human psychology place an important role between the elders and youngsters. The ethics of elder generation is not acceptable to the present generation. Development in science and technology is different in elders and the youngsters. First the parents must set an example for the children to follow them.

Subramanyam Juturu

It is plays not place. Err occurred. Pl correct.

Nittur Guruprasad

Thanks for all expressing your views. Learned and understand a lot

Murali Thotapalle Venkata

Because of charge in the environment No surprise to see the sea change in future.

Abburi Nagabose

Children should respect their parents. Parents should love their children and be friendly and share their experiences in solving the issues. There should be good understanding between them for heathy relations

Cheruku Ramamohanrao

Yes. This is what I tried to emphasize.