The Mahasamadhi day of Poojya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda was observed on
Tuesday 3rd August 2021
In reverence of Poojya Gurudev on this special day, a humble tribute was paid to Him by study class members of Sevika Bina Kejriwal and the Bhajan team of Chinmaya Sagar zone.
We started with the invocation and chanting of Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu on which our little sevika Anika Kedia from Balvihar class performed.
Significance of Mahasamadhi Day was explained …..it is when a man of wisdom drops his physical body. It is observed as Sadhana day where we remembered Gurudev and His teachings. Also the importance of Sadhana was described by one of the members ….
It a spiritual practice, done consciously, to reach our ultimate goal of self-realization and freedom from bondage. It helps purify the mind and also helps make contemplation possible. Sadhana is done on different levels.
The members recited and they shared their understanding of the various verses from the NIRVANASHATKAM and also how it has helped them in their spiritual journey .
Nirvana Shatkam is a declaration by Adi Shankaracharya. It is his direct experience of the absolute peace, tranquillity, freedom.
We watched a very insightful slideshow on “Easy and powerful spiritual practice for busy people” by Swami Shivananda. This was followed by a quiz about Gurudev which was also very enlightening. The Bhajan team enchanted all the 79 participants with their soulful recitation of the Sadhana Panchakam.
Sadhana Panchakam is also written by Adi Shankaracharya where he enumerates 5 verses with 40 sadhana tips which list the ways and means which can be readily followed by all students of Vedanta seeking a direct experience of the divine state beyond the mind. It is a path shown to us by Shankaracharya ji.
We ended with the Aarti and the Shanti Paath seeking the blessings of our Gurudev.
