Dharma Conference

[Kartik Subbarao]

I wanted to share something that might be of interest. There will be a
Dharma Conference in Edison, NJ from Sep 11-13:

http://dharmaconference.com/

I attended the first one back in 2003 and it was an enriching
experience. I'm looking forward to getting a sense of how the speakers
present Dharma in the current context.

-Kartik

[Kartik Subbarao]

I wanted to share my impressions of the conference -- it was a good
experience overall. There were some interesting sessions such as "Dharma
and the Inner Battlefield", where a panel of 5 swamis discussed various
aspects of the Bhagavad Gita and how it relates to inner conflict. There
was a nice Yoga session led by H R Nagendra who is Modi's Yoga teacher.
Nagendra also gave a talk later where he related the story of Bhrigu and
Varuna from the Taittiriya Upanishad to the practices of yoga. He
mentioned efforts in India to introduce Yoga to schoolchildren to
develop lifelong skills for physical and mental wellbeing. He is a good
speaker and conveyed an experiential understanding of the subject.

There were also some aspects of the conference that I did not find too
appealing. Some of the speakers expressed strong concerns about India
being marginalized and not getting recognition for its contributions to
the world. They felt that "India's knowledge" was being exploited,
appropriated without attribution, and misused. I can appreciate that
many in the audience shared these views and they liked hearing it
articulated clearly by the speakers. But I felt there was a missed
opportunity to point out how our spiritual philosophy enables us to
loosen our attachments to national identities -- whether to India, the
US or any nation for that matter -- and recognize universal truths that
can never be diminished in any way, because they are always present.

Overall, I thought it was a good opportunity to get a sense of how
people are thinking and feeling about this space, see how my
perspectives compare, and come back with an improved awareness and
understanding.

Regards,

-Kartik

[mysr...@aol.com]

Thanks for sharing.  Sound like an enlightening experience, overall.

 

Nataraja

 

 

>
> I attended the first one back in 2003 and it
was an enriching 
> experience. I'm looking forward to getting a sense of how
the speakers 
> present Dharma in the current context.
>
>     -Kartik

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[Keshav Sundaresan]

Thank you very much for your feedback on the just concluded Conference.

I would have attended the conference myself but for prior engagements on Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully, I shall be able to attend the next one whenever it may take place.

How is the sankethi family tree project initiated by you some years ago doing?

Regards

Sundaresan 

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[Yelleshpur Jayaram]

Thanks for sharing

Very good summary

Jayaram 

"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Dr Jayaram
(Dr. Jay)

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Subject: Re: Dharma Conference

[Kartik Subbarao]

The sankethi family tree project is in a stable state at the moment. Every now and then people will make updates, but typically not a large number of changes.

    -Kartik

[Yelleshpur Dathatri]

Dear Kartik: Thanks for the message summarizing your impressions about Dharma conference. It was nice meeting you and your sister Lakshmi at the conference.

I completely agree with your impression about many speakers expressing apprehensions about not giving proper credit and recognition and about the misuse of Sanatana Dharma principles. I carried the same impressions and was a little turned of by some of the speakers.

As you say the whole world has to start thinking that we are all one family to love and cherish one another.

I did not attend the session on Dharma and the inner battle field. I was with another group on environment which was a very session.

The cultural programs were very impressive to say the least.

Looking forward to the next Dharma conference and more particularly to meet you to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Dathatri   

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[Kartik Subbarao]

Likewise, was nice seeing you at the conference as well!

    -Kartik