TALK on ‘ISHVARA’ BY PUJYA SWAMI DAYANDA SARASWATI
A talk from Hastamalakiyam Camp – 2009, Rishikesh

In this talk (part of the Vedanta retreat on the text ‘Hastamalakiyam’ at Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh, in April 2009), Pujya Swamiji makes his audience see that Ishvara is not a matter of belief, but a matter of understanding. He illumines the fact that Ishvara is manifest in the form of one mahā order which includes all orders. The infallible order is Ishvara. In the abiding presence of Ishvara as order of orders, the jīva’s thoughts and emotions are validated. As they occur they have a place in the order. That understanding frees us from guilt and helps us do what is to be done. If we have that understanding, we can relax. Pujya Swamiji makes us ask ourselves: Can you be away from Ishvara? The answer is that Ishvara, who is manifest in the form of order, pervades the jīva all the way – and we cannot be alienated from him at any level of our life.

 ‘SARASAWATI ANTARVAHINI’
A Kalakshetra Foundation Dance Production

Introduction by Smt. Revathi Ramachandran, Director – Kalakshetra Foundation
In this special dance production, Kalakshetra Foundation brings to life the concept of ‘Saraswati’ – a timeless idea that cannot be captured in a given space. The ancients offered a naama and rupa to this idea. They named it Saraswati. If it flows through the terrain with a physical source, course and destination it is called nadi Saraswati. If it is contained in a stone or wood through a ritualistic installation, it is called pratishta Saraswati. If it is manifested in words, it is kavya Saraswati. If it is enacted through dancer, it is called natya Saraswati – Antarvaahini.

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