Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Sringeri Community Centre in Canada

 

December 30, 2008


SVBF Canada Community Centre

With the blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, a Sringeri Community Centre with two halls named after the rivers Tunga and Bhadra was inaugurated in the Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, Canada on December 13th 2008. Hundreds of devotees attended the function bearing the severe winter weather. The Administrator and CEO of Sringeri Sharada Peetham Padmasri V.R.Gowrishankar attended the function and conveyed blessings of the Jagadguru in person.

In His Anugraha Bhashanam, the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji relayed live from Sringeri, commended the efforts of the Astikas led by Sri Ravi Subramanaym and Dr.Yagna Subramanyam, who had come together to make the community centre possible, and stated that peace of mind can be obtained only by intense devotion to God, as described by the Lord in the Bhagavad Gita and by Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya in His works. The Mahaswamiji gave His Blessings for building a full-fledged temple for Goddess Sharada as temples serve as focal points for Astikas to gather and intensify their devotion.


SVBF Canada Hall

Sri Rudra Homa, Purusha Sukta Homa, Sri Sukta and Durga Homa and Srividya Navavarana Homa were performed on the auspicious occasion. On December 14th, Lalitasahasrama Laksharchana and Suvasini Pooja was performed the following day by 108 Suvasinis. Carnatic Music and Bhajans were organised in the evenings.

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names