VALUES FOR EACH MONTH MONTH VALUE FESTIVAL September Satsanga/Vivek (Right thinking)/removal of negative thoughts and cultivation of noble thoughts Navaratri/Ganesh Pooja October Satyam/Ahimsa/Sense Control/Victory over ego/light of Knowledge Gandhi Jayanti Vijayadasami Deepavali November Gratitude/Victory over devilish qualities Thanks Giving/Karthik Poornima December Giving/Surrender and act Christmas/Geeta Jayanti January Newness/Darkness to Light New Year/Makara Sankranti February Dispassion Maha Shivaratri March Unity in Diversity/ Obedience/ Righteousness/ Compassion/ Gratitude Holi Ramanavami April Humility/Devotion Hanuman Jayanti May Titiksa (Endurance)/ Forgiveness/ Self pride/ Oneness of Truth Mother s Day Gurudev Jayanti Shankara Jayanti June Self-Discipline/ Guruseva Father s Day Swami Tejomayananda s Birthday July Love for Humility Guru Poornima August Introvertedness/ Freedom/ Friendship Maha-Samadhi Independence Day Raksha Bandhan
Values September: Satsang Relationship with Sat (Supreme God, Changeless) Importance to the changing world goes away One can accept changes with love and without any tension IT makes our mind fit for the highest goal of life; i.e. Self-Realization October: Love/ Compassion Gandhi Jayanti Love is to human beings what fragrance is to flower. True love is free from limitations. Love does not ask but gives. It is Universal. If we can love one, we can love all. It is known as Devotion. Ever increasing, never decreasing. Removes the differences and makes one. Love knows no fault finding, but finds a reason to help. November: Gratitude-Thanksgiving If we don t appreciate the person who has given; we won t enjoy what is given Thanks is for giving. Be thankful to the Lord as He alone has given the world and the BMI to experience it to gain wisdom. Ego craves, Diving gives. December: Giving-Christmas Human nature is to give; the Lord made us to give; one true nature is to give. A person whose nature isn t demanding can only give. The clouds, rain, sun, trees give without any expectation of receiving anything in return. Goddess Lakshmi has two open hands, one facing up and other facing down. Upper hand is for receiving and the lower one for giving. So the secret of receiving is giving. When you give don t remember what you gave. When you give, give without any expectations. Even when given bad things we should always give good things. Giving is forgiving. January: Newness Mind is always preoccupied with the past: remember Each moment is a gift from God. How can we make our life a present? 1. Don t hold on to the past. 2. Whatever is happening now is good for me! The future is the modified past; the past modified in the present makes the future. Present moment is always fresh, bobbling with hopes and opportunities. It is a present from the Lord. What we do with it will be our present (Worship) to him.
January: Humility The quality of the mind where one is able to understand that nothing is mine but everything is given by God (Definition by respected Shranji) A truly humble person will always recognize the Lord s greatness in every achievement (Quote by Respected Sharanji) One doesn t take credit for anything; no Bragging. February: Dispassion Shivaratri Giving up the false understanding regarding a thing or being. Dispassion comes from understanding the true nature of things. Dispassion is a diving quality and there is no dependence, no attachment. Dispassion is being peaceful, happy and cheerful irrespective of the presence or absence of an object. Our happiness does not depend on the presence or absence of the object. Passion is misunderstanding the person to be the body; attachment arises and this becomes a comfort zone and we feel that this thing is our only source of comfort and we use it for our selfish reasons. Dispassion brings harmony and selflessness in society. March: Unity in Diversity Holi Among the differences we see the oneness, the one has manifested in many forms. Accept everyone as they are; enjoy the varieties of life; variety is the spice of life, enjoy the uniqueness of everyone. Celebration of the differences. These are all temporary colors which once we take a bath in the ocean of love (devotion) these differences will disappear. The colors are put with the attitude of love; in the spirit of love not competition. The variety in nature does not created problems, the differences do not create problems but our incorrect understanding does. April: Satyam and Fearlessness Ramanavami Intellectual Honesty: there is no conflict between mind and intellect. Sat is truth that doesn t change remains the same in all 3 periods of time. To understand our true nature is truthfulness, one doesn t identify with the body but lives as the self. How to practice satyam: 1. Always tell the truth before it is asked. 2. Confession of mistake immediately no hesitation (by lying we are taking revenge on ourselves) 3. Tell truth in a nice manner. 4. Try to help correct the other persons fault. 5. Telling the truth will give you strength.
6. Telling the truth you don t have to remember anything. 7. Telling the truth doesn t create fear. 8. Believe in yourself. Fear is created by: 1. The sense of losing something. 2. Uncertainty What is going to happen in the future. 3. Always be ensured that your future will be good. 4. Faith in God will remove uncertainty. 5. Everything is given to us nothing is our own; when there is nothing to lose there is no fear. May: Love/ Endurance/ Forgiveness/ Oneness of Truth/ Service of the Humanity Mother s Day/ Gurudev Jayanti/ Shankara Jayanti June: Self Discipline/ Courage Father s Day July: Love for the scripture and Service of the teacher Guru Poornima August: Janmashtami
Values against the stories (Tarangini 3,4,5,6 and Tell Me a Story 2) Tarangini 3 1. Value of Rama Nama - Page 1: JAPA 2. A Mother s Love Page 5: OBEDIENCE 3. Nahusha Page 8: HUMILITY 4. Utanga Page 11: UNITY ( See the oneness in everyone) 5. Three Thirds of Life Page 14: HUMILITY/PRIDE/ARROGANCE??? 6. The dishonest Shopkeeper Page 16: HONESTY 7. Lame and Bline Page 18: BROTHERHOOD 8. In Whose hands? Page 20: DEVOTION 9. Markandeya Page 23: SINGLEPOINTEDNESS (Working towards your goal) 10. The wish-fulfilling tree Page 27: PURITY (think good thoughts) 11. Leave it to the Lord Page 29: FAITH 12. The children of the vessels Page 31: GRATITUDE 13. The churning of the ocean of milk Page 34: SHIVRATRI Tarangini 4 1. Mere snapping of fingers Page 1: DEVOTION 2. Selfishness Page 6: KINDNESS 3. Pride, the bitter enemy Page 9 : HUMILITY 4. The wise minister Page 12:??? 5. The three axes Page 16: HONESTY 6. All is for our good only Page 20: GRATITUDE 7. The bird with the broken wig Page 23: KINDNESS/ COMPASSION 8. A more beautiful pair of eyes Page 26: DEVOTION 9. When can I see God? Page 29: DEVOTION 10. The wise choice Page 32:??? 11. Eat when you are alone Page 34: GOD IS EVERYWHERE 12. Patience Page 37: PATIENCE/FORGIVENESS 13. Renunciation Page 39: FAITH 14. The vanity of the Gods Page 42: HUMILITY Tarangini 5 1. Eat Dear Coat, Eat Dear Hat Page 1: UNITY (See the oneness) 2. Mrita Sanjeevani Vidya Page 5: MYTHOLOGY??? 3. Sreesaila Sikhara Page 11: Faith 4. The Kindly king Page 15: GENEROSITY/GIVING 5. Fear of death Page 17: FEARLESS/ COURAGE 6. The power of Satsang Page 19: SATSANG 7. Nectar from Heaven Page 23: MYTHOLOGY or HONESTY??? 8. Suka Yogi Page 29: SINGLEPOINTEDNESS (focus, concentration)??? 9. The Merchantsand the Thieves Page 33: CLEVERNESS??? 10. Parasurama - Page 37:??? 11. Doing God s work Page 41: RIGHTEOUSNESS 12. Jarasandha Page 45:???
Tarangini 6 1. The Test Page 1: KINDNESS 2. Word of Authority Page 4: GURU 3. The two gems Page 7: GENEROSITY/GIVING 4. Initiation Page 10: JAPA 5. The three questions Page 12: LOVE 6. Confidence Page 17: BROTHERHOOD 7. Ramanuja and the sacred mantra Page 21: GENEROSITY/GIVING 8. Visbakesa Page 24: GOD IS EVERY WHERE 9. Gautama Buddha Page 28: SAINTS 10. The Rishi s Dilemma Page 32: CLEVERNESS 11. Corrupt officials Page 34: HUMILITY 12. The needle Page 36 : DETACHMENT 13. Dharmavyadha Page 39: RIGHTEOUSNESS 14. Wisdom and action page Page 43: MOTHER S DAY Tell Me a Story Part II 1. Sahasranama Page 3: JAPA 2. Destiny of a skull Page 9: HUMILITY 3. God Page 16: FAITH??? 4. Budhu-Ram Page 27: HAPPINESS/ HOW TO BE HAPPY 5. Lord, the Creator, an Interview Page 30: DEVOTION 6. Vertical and Horizontal God Page 41: UNITY 7. My Uncle Tell a lie Page 44: TRUTH 8. The Wise bandicoot Page 51: CLEVERNESS or HUMILITY??? 9. The magic garden Page 58: GENEROSITY/ GIVING 10. My Uncle Kittu, the wise Page 63: OBEDIENCE 11. Takoreji s Topi Page 70: DETACHMENT or HUMILITY??? 12. Monkey s fast page 82: SINGLEPOINTEDNESS (focus, concentration) 13. The glass house Page 83: CLEANLINESS 14. The Mahatma of Kanakapal Page 88: GRATITUDE
Grouping of stories as per the value (Tarangini 3,4,5,6/ Tell Me a Story 2) JAPA Value of Rama Nama: Tarangini 3 Page 1 Initiation: Tarangini 6 Page 10 Sahasranama: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 3?? (devotion or faith?) GOD IS EVERYWHERE Eat when you are alone: Tarangini 4 Page 34 Visobakesa: Tarangini 6 Page 24 DEATTACHMENT The Needle: Tarangini 6 Page 36??? (Humility?) Takkoreji s Topi: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 70??? (Humility?) OBEDIENCE A Mother s Love: Tarangini 3 Page 5 My Uncle Kittu, the Wise: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 63 HUMILITY Nahusha: Tarangini 3 Page 8 Three-thirds of Life: Tarangini 3 Page 14??? Pride, the bitter enemy: Tarangini 4 Page 9 The vanity of the Gods: Tarangini 4 Page 42 Corrupt Officials: Tarangini 6 Page 34 Destiny of a skull: Tell Me a Story part 2 Page 9 UNITY Utanga: (See the oneness in everyone) Tarangini 3 Pge 11 Eat Coat, Eat Dear Hat: (See the oneness in everyone) Tarangini 5 Page 1 Vertical and Horizontal God: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 41 BROTHERHOOD (Loving, caring, sharing, helping, giving) Lame and Blind: Tarangini 3 Page 18 Confidence: Tarangini 6 Page 17 SINGLEPOINTEDNESS Markendaya (singlepointedness, working toward your good): Tarangini 3 Part 23 Suka Yogi (Singlepointedness, focus, concentration): Tarangini 5 Page 29??? Monkey s fast: (singlepointedness, focus, concentration): Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 82???
DEVOTION In whose hands: Tarangini 3 Page 20 Mere snapping of fingers: Tarangini 4 Page 1 A more beautiful pair of eyes: Tarangini 4 Page 26 When can I see God: Tarangini 4 Page 29 Lord, the Creator, an Interview: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 30 FAITH Leave it to the Lord: Tarangini 3 Page 29 Renunciation: Tarangini 4 Page 39 Sreesaila Sikhara: Tarangini 5 Page 11 God: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 16?? (Devotion?) GURU Word with Authority: Tarangini 6 Page 4 SATSANG The Power of Satsang: Tarangini 5 Page 19 PURITY The Wish-fulfilling tree: Tarangini 3 page 27 FEARLESSNESS/ COURAGE Fear of Death: Tarangini 5 Page 17 HAPPINESS: HOW TO BE HAPPY Budhu-Ram: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 27?? KINDNESS/ COMPASSION Selfishness: Tarangini 4 Page 6 The Bird with the broken wing: Tarangini 4 Page 23 The Test: Tarangini 6 Page 1 GIVING/ GENEROSITY LOVE The Kindly King: Tarangini 5 Page 15 The two gems: Tarangini 6 Page 7 Ramanuja and the Sacred Mantra: Tarangini 6 Page 21 The magic garden: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 58 The Three Questions: Tarangini 6 Page 12 PATIENCE/ FORGIVENESS Patience: Tarangini 4 Page 37
RIGHTENOUSNESS Doing God s work: Tarangini 5 Page 41 Dharmavyadha: Tarangini 6 Page 39 TRUTH My Uncle Tell a lie: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 44 HONESTY The Dishonest Shopkeeper: Tarangini 3 Page 16 The three axes: Tarangini 4 Page 16 CLEANLINESS The Glass House: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 84 CLEVERNESS The Merchants and the Thieves: Tarangini 5 Page 33??? The Rishi s Dilemma: Tarangini 6 Page 32 The Wise Bandicoot: Tell Me a Story Part 2 Page 51?? (Humility??) FESTIVALS Shivratri: The Churning of the ocean of milk : Tarangini 3 Page 34 Mother s Day: Wisdom and Action: Tarangini 6 Page 43 SAINTS Gautama Buddha: Tarangini 6 Page 28 MYTHOLOGY Mrita Sanjeevani: Tarangini 5 Page 5??? Nectar from Heaven: Tarangini 5 Page 23 (Honesty??)??? Means we are not sure Stories not put on list: we were not sure where they belong: Three-thirds of life: Tarangini 3 Page 14 The wise minister: Tarangini 4 Page 12 The wise choice: Tarangini 4 Page 32 Parasurama: Tarangini 5 Page 37 Jarasandha: Tarangini 5 Page 45 We will review this list with Sharanji to confirm the correct categorizes.