The Souvenir
This is a collection of experiences that persons had had with His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji. Also included are articles by various eminent personalities.
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Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada
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An article on Sri Adi Sankara ByHis Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Mahaswamigal Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
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Guru Bhakthi
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His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Sarasvathi Svamigal Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham on Guru Bhakti, dedication to the Guru.
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Let His Grace Protect us
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His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sankara Vijayendra Sarasvathi Svamigal on Sri Sri Sri MahaPerivaa
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The life and work of Sri Sankara
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An interesting article on Sri Adi Sankara, written by Prof. P. Sankaranarayanan
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A grand Social Idealist, Dr.
Radhakrishnan
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Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on the System of Sri Sankara, and his philosophies, etc.
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The System of Sankara By Dr. Will
Durant
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An interesting article by Dr. Will Durant, on the teachings of Sri Adi Sankara
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Sankara and the West By Prof. Ninian
Smart
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Various reactions and thoughts of the West with respect to the teachings and philosophies of Sri Adi Sankara
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Tributes by Ancient and Medieval
Saints
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A collection of tributes to Sri Adi Sankara by well known persons, including: various Acharyas, Sri Appayya Dikshita, Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, Annie Besant, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Rajaji, etc.
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Kanchi - The Kamakotipuri
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An article on Kanchipuram, the Holy City, describing what makes Kanchipuram an important city, and what makes it a sacred site (mokshapuri)
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The Acharyas of The Shri Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetham
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A list of particulars of all the Jagadgurus at the Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham; the names, place of birth, place of attainment of Samadhi, Year of Siddhi (Christian era), and the duration of Pontificate
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Sri Sankara and Kanchipuram
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An article on Sri Adi Sankara and His association with Kanchipuram
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The episode of The 'Arrest' of the Kanchi
Math! By Sri MahaPerivaa
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H.H. Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal recounting a real story that occurred at the time of the 64th Acharya.
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What Life has taught Me: Sri
MahaPerivaa
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Rarely do saints like our Paramacharya talk about themselves. But he did so and what he said was marked by humility of which he is never tried of speaking. Said the Acharya: God has created some souls to live for others only.
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God Incarnate By Allur Sri Viswanatha
Sivachariar
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A short but moving article on Sri Maha Perivaa by Shri Allur Sri Viswanatha Sivachariar
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Let His Grace protect us
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A short and moving article on The Jagadguru Sri MahaPerivaa by Shri A. R. Venkatraman
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The Sub-Judge of Kumbhakonam and His
Holiness
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A must read article. Contains a moving and very interesting article that shows the simplicity and boundless Grace of The Jagadguru
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Some family reminiscences by
Kalyani Rajagopalan
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Another interesting article on The Jagadguru Sri MahaPerivaa, the experiences of a family. A small example of some of His Miracles and boundless Grace !
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Paramacharya an Avatar of Lord Sankara
Himself by
C.N. Kuppuswamy
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A rather moving article showing the simplicity of Faith and Belief, yet another example of Guru Bhakti and how priceless, invaluable and precious it could be.
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Paramacharya's boundless concern by
J. Sudha
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A touching example of Sri MahaPerivaa's concern for his devotees.
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A Unique Seer by
Prabha Devi
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Another short article on The Jagadguru
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Paramacharya's grace in a devotee's life by
K.S. Padmaja
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Sri MahaPerivaa's Grace and experiences of a family with Him
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Mahaswamigal of Kanchi by
Srimathi Sarojini Varadappan
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Some touching experiences and incidents with The JagadGuru.
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Solace in faith by
Mrs. Rajalakshmi Sastry, M.A., B.ed.,
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Another incident that shows the simplicity and value of faith and belief in The JagadGurus.
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My experiences with Sri Paramacharyal by
Srimathi Radha Sadasivam
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A very interesting set of Experiences with Him that remind one of The Jagadguru's unique ways !
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His Holiness and Sri Lalita Geetha
Narayanam
byt Smt. Kalakkad R. Seethalakshmi
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Yet another set of examples that show His Boundless Grace and Compassion
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Invisible power by
R. Seshaiah
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An incident in the life of R. Seshaiah showing the power of belief
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Grace of Sankara Incarnate by
Dr. T.M.P. Mahadevan
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A tribute to The MahaSwamiji, Sri Sri Sri MahaPerivaa by Shri T M P Mahadevan, an ardent devotee of The Peetham
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(Life sketch of His Holiness from His 75th
Year) ,
The Evening of an Epic Life by Shri.
A. Kuppuswami
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A very moving and touching tribute to the JagadGuru, Sri Sri Sri MahaPerivaa by Shri. A. Kuppuswami
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Kanchi Paramacharyal ,
Sri-la-Sri Sivaprakasa Desika Paramacharya Svamigal , Thiruvavaduthurai
Aadheenam
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An article about the Aadheenam and Their relationship
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Kanchi Paramacharyal
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Sri-la-Sri Shanmugha Desika Gnana Sambandha, Paramacharya Svamigal, Dharumai Aadheenam
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Kasi Math's Tribute to The Sage of
Kanchi
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A tribute by Sri-la-Sri Kasivasi Muthukumarasvami Tambiran Svamigal, Tiruppanandal
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The MahaPerivaa of Kanchi: A rare
phenomenon of this Yuga
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By Poojya Sri Vamadeva Muni Rajaguru of Thailand
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The Mahapurusha of Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetham
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A tribute by His Holiness Paramahamsa Om Tat Sat Ananda of Rishikesh
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The Wandering Sannyasi
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Acharya Vinobha Bhave's tribute to The Acharya, a warm and inspiring article
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The Sage of Kanchi
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A tribute to The MahaSwamiji by Shri R. Venkataraman (Former President of India)
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A Buddhist garland for The
Jagadguru
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A tribute by Shri Marco Pallis
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His Holiness and the Red Indian
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By Frithjof Schuon. A spiritual encounter between His Holiness the Jagadguru and a Red Indian holy man
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The Master I found
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An article by Robet Walser, after his meeting with His Holiness in November, 1993
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Jnana Yogi with Bhakti
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Arthur Koestler's moving and inspiring article recounting an encounter with His Holiness
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Sankaracharya
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A tribute to His Holiness by Milton Singer, from the University of Chicago
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His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya
of Kanchi
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A tribute to His Holiness by Dr. A.B. Franklin, Former American Consul-General
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From a Russian Indologist
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Interview of Dr. S.I. Tulaev with His Holiness
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Evening with A Sage
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Arthur Isenberg's meeting with His Holiness
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My experience with His
Holiness
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A very motivating and inspiring article by Miss Eugenia Borghini
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Dr. J.W. Elder's interview with H.H.
Kanchi Paramacharya
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Excerpts from the well known interview, with The Jagadguru answering questions in His own inimitable style
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An interview with His Holiness
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Sir Paul Dukes and M. Philippe Lavastine, Feb' 1958
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Spiritual quest- A challenge to the
Physician
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An article by Shri Dagmar Liechti (Zurich)
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Meeting with Perfection by
Dr. T.M.P. Mahadevan
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Yet another tribute by an ardent devotee of His Holiness
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A few moments with
Paramacharya
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N.A. Palkhivala pays a tribute to The JagadGuru
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A few moments with
Paramacharya
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The experiences of Dr. K.R.V. Rao with His Holiness
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A few moments with Paramacharya
by Dr. Raja Ramanna
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Experiences that bring forth the Magic of the boundless Grace and Blessings of His Holiness
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Why am I so moved by this
Swamiji?
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An emotional tribute to The Jagadguru by Shri. H.V.R. Iyengar
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Embodiment of Enlightenment
by Dr. Kripanandavariar
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Shri Kripanandavariar writes about some moving incidents on the infinite Compassion of The JagadGuru. A must read article.
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The Ideal Prophet of our Age
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Agnihotram Ramanuja Tatachariar's tribute to His Holiness. An interesting article on some of the tasks undertaken under the Blessings of His Holiness
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The Light that shines in Kanchi
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Sastra Ratnakara S.R. Krishnamurthi Sastrigal brief article on His Holiness
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A Few moments with
Paramacharya
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An interesting set of incidents with His Holiness by Kulapathi S.Balakrishna Joshi
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Globe's beacon light at Nagareshu
Kanchi
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Justice T.S. Arunachalam 's tribute to His Holiness, includes an incident, an example of His Compassion and Kindness
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Paramacharya's Perception
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Justice R. Sengottuvelan narrates an incident that shows a glimplse of His perceptions
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The Sage of Kanchi
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Yet another tribute to The JagadGuru by Late N. Chandrasekhara Iyer (Retired Judge, Supreme Court of India)
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The Universal Guru
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Dr A.C. Muthiah's tribute to His Holiness. Also includes some rather moving incidents.
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Obeisance of the Paramacharya of Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetham
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Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy's article on His Holiness, expounding one of the most simple messages of His Holiness.`
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The Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetham
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Dr. K. Venkatasubramanian's moving article on His Holiness
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The Sage of Kanchi-A vision of
divinity
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Dr S.V. Chittibabu's tribute to The JagadGuru, contains some excellent quotations and thoughts of His Holiness.
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My experience with His
Holiness
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Dr. Mandana Mishra's experiences with His Holiness
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Kanchi Mahaperiaval
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Dr. N. Mahalingam's tributes to His Holiness
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My blessed experience
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Mahavidwan Dr. S. Arunaivadivel Mudaliar's tribute and experiences with The JagadGuru, yet more glimpses of His Compassion
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Compassion and objectivity of H.H.
Paramacharyal
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Dr. P.K. Sundaram's inspiring article on His Holiness
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A living God on earth
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Dr. S. Padmanabhan's tribute to The JagadGuru
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The Paramacharya-
The confluence of compassion
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Dr. S.O. Ramakrishnan's moving article on his experiences with The JagadGuru
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The Saint amongst Saints
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Kainkarya Siromani Dr. S.V. Narasimhan, D.Litt.'s experiences with His Holiness. A set of emotionally inspiring Divine incidents narrating The JagadGuru's Foresight and Divinity.
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The Maha-Svami and The
Maharishi
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Ra. Ganapati's tribute to His Holiness and to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi. A must read article.
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The Chandrasekhara of Kanchi and The
Chandrasekhara of Sringeri
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Ra. Ganapati's article on the two Saints, shows more of His initimable and unique style
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Paramacharya's benign grace
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Some moving incidents with His Holiness, by C.V. Narasimhan, I.P.S. (Retd)
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Paramacharya of Kanchi
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Pon Paramaguru, I.P.S. (Retd) writes on the boundless Kindness and Concern of The JagadGuru
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The Sage of Kanchi
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P. Sitapati I.A.S.(Retd.), on the Great Saint, more incidents with The MahaSwami
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Embodiment of the essential Indian
spirit
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B.Viswanatha Reddi's tribute to The MahaSwamiji
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My experiences with His
Holiness
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Mantri Ratnam A.R.Seshiah Sastrigal's tribute of His Holiness showing glimpses of His boundless powers and compassion
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Mahaswamigal's Grace
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P.Chennarayudu's experiences with The MahaSwamiji, yet more glimpses of His infinite Kindness and Compassion
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Our Great Jagadguru
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K. Balasubramanya Iyer's tribute to The MahaSwamiji
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My experiences with the
Paramacharya
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T.S.Parathasarathy's experiences with The JagadGuru
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Master in our personal lives
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R.Subbaramaiah's incidents with The MahaSwamiji, a set of quite emotional and moving experiences.
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My experience with His holiness
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Silpi: A tribute to The Saint
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A cherished memory of Pujyasri
Mahaswamy's stay
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Bhimarao Jahagirdar's moving memories of his experiences with The JagadGuru
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My experiences with the sage of
Kanchi
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Shri P.Balakrishnan's moving incidents with The MahaSwamiji
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Paramacharya and miracles
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Shri S.Balakrishnan's tribute to The Great Saint, showing a few instances of His Miracles.
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My experience with Paramacharya as a
devotee
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By Shri R.Krishnan
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My personal experiences with His
Holiness
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Encounters with His Holiness by Shri T.R.Krishnamurthi Sasi & Sekar. A very interesting set of incidents
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The Sage's sense of humour
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Shri V.J.Chandrasekharan narrates incidents portraying the The MahaSwamiji's inimitable and unique sense of humour.
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Revival of vastu vignanam
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Shri V.Ganapati Sthapati's tribute to His Holiness and some incidents.
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Paramacharyal's grace
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K.S. Ganapati Subramanyam's experiences with the MahaSwamiji, and His Boundless Grace
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The Matchless Mahaswamigal of
Kanchi
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Incidents narrated by Shri L.V. Ramaiah, (Former Trustee, T.T. Devesthanam)
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Unique darshan of Sri
Paramacharya
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A tribute to His Holiness by Shri. K.K. Govinda Rao
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Homage to the Sage of Kanchi
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Some incidents narrated by K. Ganesan
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God on earth
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Shri Y. Krishnamurthy's tribute to His Holiness and a few incidents
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Boundless grace and
compassion
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A very inspiring article by Shri. T.B. Nagarajan
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Reminiscences
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An interesting article by Kainkaryya Siromani K. Padmanabhan
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A touching incident
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Shri. A. Sundaram writes on an incident with His Holiness
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An experience with the
Paramacharya
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An incident narrated by R. Pattabhiraman
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The Invisible saviour
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By Shri. V. Raghotaman
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A Sage at Pandharpur
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A. Prasanna Kumar writes about some incidents with The MahaSwamiji. An interesting article.
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Yes, I am blessed
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Shri. B.L. Satyanarayan Sastry writes about some moving and divine personal incidents with His Holiness
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Mere Wish Becomes a reality
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By Shri. N. Rajagopalan
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Rare moments with
Mahaperiaval
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Interesting experiences by Shri. S. Rajagopalan
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Unforgettable experience of an ardent
devotee
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Shri Rajah Iyer Suriyanarayanan's moving experiences with His Holiness
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Great compassion of the Sage of
Kanchi
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Shri. B. Anantaswami's tribute to His Holiness
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Strange are the ways of
Paramacharya
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Shri. K.R.K. Mohan's tribute to His Holiness
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Paramacharya as I knew Him
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Shri. K. V. Srikanthan's persnaol experiences with The MahaSwamiji
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Renovation yielded redemption
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Capt. N. Rengaraj's experiences with His Holiness
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Peace-maker of human hearts
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Shri. V. Subramanian's tribute to His Holiness
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My experience with Paramacharya of
Kanchi
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Shri G. Subramanya Shastri narration of some interesting incidents with The MahaSwamiji
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A pleasant remembrance
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Mrs Seetha Chidambaram's narration of an interesting incident with His Holiness
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The sour pomegranate fruit
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V. Swaminatha Atreya's narration of some very interesting events with His Holiness.
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Acharya's Call is a well known book containing speeches of His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji. Some interesting articles from this book are provided here.
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Nature of True Bhakti
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True Bhakti or devotion is that condition of a devotee’s mind when it is unable to bear even a moment’s separation from the shelter of God, and when even if is forcibly withdrawn from that shelter, by force of circumstances, it struggles and rushes back..
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The Way to Eternal Bliss
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It is only a person who has developed a proper mental outlook that can face adversities without being unduly perturbed. Such a person will have the equanimity of mind to...
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The Doctrine of Surrender
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What the grace of the Divine Mother can achieve is illustrated by Sri Sankara Bhagavathpada in this verse occurring in Soundarya Lahari. Ananga, Cupid, is able to conquer this...
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Value of Bhakthi
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Lord Narayana made up His mind to remain as a man when He incarnated as Rama, in order to teach the world the importance of reverence or Bhakti towards father, mother, teacher and God...
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Meditation on God
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This verse occurs in Bhoja Champu and describes vividly the picture of Sriman Narayana as He appeared to the Devas. This verse forms part of the Ramayana story composed by...
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Vyasa and Vedic Religion
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Sage Vyasa is known as Veda Vyasa, as he classified and compiled together, the vast body of Vedas or mantras then existing. He classified the Vedas in four...
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Preservation of the Vedas
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All of us take care to keep our bodies and our clothes clean. But do we bestow any attention on our inner or mental cleanliness? Inner impurity is the result of desire, anger, and fear...
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Mother Annapoorna
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Importance of prayers to Mother Annapoorna and significance
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Divine Mother
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The Divine Mother as KANAKA PARAMESWARI
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Need to worship the Divine Mother
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How devotion and worship can bring Knowledge
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Devotion to Bhavani
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In praise of the Divine Mother, from Soundarya Lahiri
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Divine Mother, Bestower of Prosperity
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The importance of the verse Sri Kanakadhaaraastavam
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Surrender to Divine Mother
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The verse of Sri Adi Sankara's Kanakadhaaraastava
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Uma Paramatma Swaroopa
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Uma, the Divine Mother, is the personification of pranava (Om).
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Divine Mother's Kataksha
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Verse from Soundarya Lahiri
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Soundarya Lahiri
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The importance of Soundarya Lahiri
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Sarada Navarathri
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Conception of Parasakthi
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The Way Of Knowledge
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The forms of God are not distinct and different. They are manifestations of the same Divinity assuming aspects for different purposes, and according to the predilections and tastes of the worshipers
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Nature Of The Vedic Religion
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The forms of God are not distinct and different. They are manifestations of the same Divinity assuming aspects for different purposes, and according to the predilections and tastes of the worshipers
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Value Of Prayer
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The JagadGuru explains the importance, necessity and value or prayer.
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The Teaching Of Vedanta
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The JagadGuru explains certain aspects of Vedanta in His own unique style
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Surrender To God
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Let us strive to pursue the path of surrender and devotion, and earn the grace of God.
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One Supreme Being
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Some western scholars in their ignorance have dubbed Hindu religion as polytheistic
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Study Of The Vedas
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The Vedas are the roots of our religion. All other Paraphernalia, like feast and festivals, are like the leaves and fruits of that tree, depending for their sustenance on the Vedic roots.
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Study Of The Puranas
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If our religion survived many vicissitudes in the past, it is because of our temples and the festivals associated with them. The spiritual, moral, and ethical principles expounded by the Vedaas have survived and spread through the Puraanaas.
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The Sanctity Of Sastras
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We have inherited a veritable treasure of knowledge in the shape of various Sastras.
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Path Of Self-Control
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How the Self Control can lead us to lead a more better and peaceful life.
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Mental Discipline
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In the Gita, emphasis is again and again laid on developing that mental equipoise which is not disturbed either by adversity or by prosperity. This state can be achieved only by completely surrendering ourselves to God.
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Many Paths To Same Goal
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Different schools of philosophy have come into existence to satisfy the needs of varying human temperaments, tastes and aspirations and any path, if consistently pursued, will lead to the same goal
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Guru Bhakti
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Devotion to ones Teacher or Guru and why is it so important.
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God Is One
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The Acharya explains the fact that God is One, irrespective of the fact that we call Him Siva, Vishnu, etc.
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Detachment
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How the process of being Detached can affect us for our benefit. Jan 19, 1958
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Concept Of Maya
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The Acharya expounds the concept of Maya in His own Unique style. December 26, 1956
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Chaaturmasyam Of Sanyasins
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The Chaaturmasyam of Sanyasins, importance, nature and explanation.
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Importance Of Bhakti (Devotion)
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The Acharya explains, in His inimitable style, the nature and importance of true devotion. Oct 16, 1957
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The Age Of Vedas
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The Acharya expounds some thoughts and teachings of the Vedas
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Advaita Vedanta
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The Advaita Pinciple of Non Duality or Advaita. The Acharya explains it in very simple terms.
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Adherence To The Sastras (Ancient
Scriptures)
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How the adherence to our ancient scriptures can help us.
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Acquisition Of Jnana
(Knowledge)
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The acquision of Knowledge and our everyday lives. How it can help us overcome suffering, sadness, etc. From the teachings of The Acharya, December 7, 1957
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