July 2018, Issue 119
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SPECIAL AUDIO RELEASE
KALI DHARMA UNDIYAR
Exposition by Sri Ramanujamji
A detailed verse-by-verse exposition of the divine masterpiece of His Holiness Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, on the apt path for this current age.
Releases every Wednesday. Free download until the weekend.
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Editing & Production Team:
Narayanan Sathiamoorthy, Boston MA
Nisha Giri, Houston TX
Nithya Sriram, Redding CA
Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose CA
Sowmya Balasubramanian, Dallas TX
Yamini ZivanPrakash. Dallas TX
Other Contributing Writers:
Aravind TRA, Dallas TX
Lekshmi Nair, Houston TX
Pavithra Radhakrishnan, Minneapolis MN
Kavitha Subramanian, Dallas TX
Sriram Ramanujam, Houston TX
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Infinite Ways to Infinite Bliss
Guru Poornima Message from Sri Swamiji
 Sri Swamiji celebrated the special occasion at the holy kshetras of Senganoor and Govindapuram, near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. That night was a rare total lunar eclipse, an extremely auspicious time to perform Nama sankirtan. So on Guru Poornima night, at Govindapuram, under the shining full moon, blissful Mahamantra kirtan was performed. During the day, as part of the celebrations at Senganoor, Sri Swamiji gave a brief upanyasam about the significance of Guru Poornima and the importance of the Guru. Click here to read it.
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General Interest
Importance Of Spiritual Path For Kids
 Why is spiritual foundation for a child necessary? What is the difference between a child that grows imbued with spirituality versus the rest? How can we provide the much required dose of spiritual nourishment to the child in this day and age?
Click here to find out.
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Cherished Memoirs - 62
Sri Swamiji’s Simple but Profound Insight on the Purpose of Human Birth
This series chronicles sweet and amazing experiences recounted by the devotees of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji as well as certain divine experiences of Sri Swamiji himself. These articles are translations from the series “Madhuramaana Mahaneeyar” that is published every month in Madhuramurali Tamil monthly magazine, in India.
This article is from the June 2018 issue. Dr. Bhagyanathanji pens profound thoughts on the purpose of human birth shared by Sri Swamiji recently.
Click here to read the article.
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Madhurageetham Sloka Series
Vedanta Athichudi - Verse 10
Orumaiyudan Dhyanam Sei!
 In this series, we present, each month, divine verses and slokas of praise and prayer composed by His Holiness Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, and their meaning.
“Athichoodi” is a type of poetic work (in Tamil) that comprises of a collection of one-line philosophical verses. HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji has composed a "Vedanta Athichoodi", a poetic work that speaks of life's most important principles. We had published the entire Vedanta Athichoodi and its overall meaning as part of our Madhura Geetham Sloka Series, earlier this year.
Here we present an in-depth look, into the meaning of each of the lines in this Vedanta Athichoodi.
Click here to read the tenth verse - Orumaiyudan Dhyanam Sei
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Quiz-Time
Ajanta and Ellora Caves
 We recently began a new quiz series based on famous temples and monuments in India. Happy answering and learning!
This month’s quiz is on the historical Ajanta and Ellora caves. Take this challenge and stimulate your grey cells!
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Youth Contribution
Kardama and Devahuti
 The Lord descended down as Kapila. This was the result of the sage Kardhama’s steadfast penance and the Lord’s compassion. He showered his grace on his mother Devahuti. Srimad Bhagavatam gives us a nectarine account of this story…. and a teenager from California retells the story for us.
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Experience in International Gopa Kuteeram Camp, India July 2018
 For kids growing in the West, how would a jaunt into their core culture and tradition feel? Getting back to their roots…. This summer, GOD had arranged a two-day camp designed especially for children that live outside India on July 16-17.
The kids were exposed to a variety of Indian traditions – from art, archaeology, entertainment, customs, ethics, science and what not – all rooted in the Indian tradition. One of the young participants gives an account of the enriching experience.
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