If one wants to experience the greatness of Bhagavad Vishayam, one needs to dive into it fully by learning it from ‘elderly’ who experience the sweetness of the work in their day to day life. Here ‘elderly’ means one who have comprehensive knowledge, deeply devoted, have a crystal clear understanding of the scripture and experiences [...]
Several visitors are dropping in to JIVA asram to seek blessings, pay respects, ask questions, seek guidance, invite, or listen in to discourses during this auspicious time of Chaturmasam. It is a huge blessing to have Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji give discourse on Bhagavad Vishayam everyday in the morning. After the discourse, Swamiji graciously is [...]
Principals of JET Vedama, Aagama, Divya Prabandha schools, Sriman Mudumbai Madhusudana Acharyulu, Sriman Maranganti Govardhana Acharyulu, Srimathi Neela have played a key role in conducting the exams in a systematic, disciplined and authentic manner. 135 students from all over Bharath appeared and 80 students passed the exams. Not an easy task! The tests were thorough, [...]
Lakhs and lakhs of people across the world accept and read Bhagavad Githa. Is it because it was said by Sri Krushna? No! We accept it because it is in agreement with Vedam, our primary pramanam (source of knowledge). It is so important to understand the significance of pramanam, the Vedam here. We accept the [...]
Lakhs and lakhs of people across the world accept and read Bhagavad Githa. Is it because it was said by Sri Krushna? No! We accept it because it is in agreement with Vedam, our primary pramanam (source of knowledge). It is so important to understand the significance of pramanam, the Vedam here. We accept the [...]
We all wonder about what exactly is the reason to think beyond this body. Is it necessary? Can we just live by each moment and experience whatever comes across and die on a day like anyone, not worrying about anything else beyond this. Imagine you are mountaineering to Mukthinath carrying a backpack. You have been [...]
Brief excerpt of today’s discourse: Knowledge that is perceived through sensory organs is called ‘Pratyaksha Pramanam’. For example: Knowledge about food is obtained through the taste of it using tongue. But, when our body suffers from an ailment and the temperature rises high, the food that used to be tasty becomes tasteless or even intolerable. [...]
Anagha Tadepalli is an 8 year old girl who is seen with her brother and mother quite a lot in the JIVA, asram. She lives in Chennai, but attends all the major events in the asram with her family. She does not attend regular school, but is schooled at her home by her mother, Padmashree [...]
Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, personification of divine knowledge and pure love is gracing us these two months with discourses on Bhagavad Vishayam, the king of all knowledge – the songs composed by Nammalwar 5000 years ago which carry the essence of Vedam in a beautiful way. While Nammalwar is the mother who gave birth to [...]
July 9th marks the day of Guru Pournami this year and we would like to travel back for a minute to bring memories from last year live. It was the day when lakhs of men and women,children and elderly, learned and illiterate, on-site and at offshore spent time with their beloved Guru – a master [...]