[Advaita-l] FROM SANATHANA DHARMA TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - MURALI JI AND HIS TEAM – FACTS UNKNOWN TO THE SISHYA WORLD*

[V Subrahmanian]

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The Author was in Sringeri between 24th evening and 26th Morning. Group
Chairman of one of India’s leading Corporates was also in Sringeri for
Acharyas Dharshan.

On 26th January between 3:20PM and 4:50PM, there was a 90-minute
presentation by the backbone team of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in the
presence of their leader - Guru Seva Niratha Sri PA Murali and the
Distinguished Guest - the Group Chairman.

90 glorious minutes espousing what Sringeri Sharada Peetham stands for. Any
Sishya would have felt floating high seeing the presentation impregnated
with rarest of information and data.

It all started with Sri Tyagarajan and Sri Anand’s presentation, a
combination of texts, Anugraha Bhashanas, discussions between the Acharyas
in the Vidwad Sadas, the rare Manuscripts, and what every Sanathani should
aspire and work towards for its upkeep, preservation and propagation.
Intricate details emitted through them in a flawless flow. The content
though very strong was digestible, and the doubts and concerns raised were
impactful.

Sri Murali Ji aided the presentation in bringing out the social angles and
conditions of both the Vaidekas and the Vedantis - Marriage, family, social
identity and the future prospects of the upcoming young scholars, besides
the depletion in strength across universities in learning and pursuing
Shastras. The presentation also displayed the MOUs entered into with
various institutions on the preservation of rare manuscripts.

This was followed by a short but a very sweet presentation by Gowtham
Bharadwaj of Aham Bhramasmi. The data shown through the slides was very
inspiring - Team of over 80 scholars, discourses over hundreds of centers,
penetration into various continents evoking overwhelming responses and the
way forward. It concluded by shooting out a surprise angle that Aham
Bhramasmi is running short of Scholars as the demands are progressing
astronomically.

 *The distinguished guests watched the telling paradox – less and less
scholars trying to learn the Shastras and Vedanta while the world is
demanding more and more of them and discussed what are the worrying
factors.*

Is it insecurity, material recognition, social status or an uncertain
future. Do these scholars end up as school teachers or professors in
colleges/universities and whether scarcity of students lead to closure of
these institutions and unable to go past this fixed prototype.

Sri Ranganathan brought out a slide show on how important it is to have a
multi-specialty hospital in rural areas and how it can save lives of many
who simply perish for want of medical care. The CEO engaged in a very
meaningful discussion as to why such hospitals do not emerge in Rural
areas. Middle aged professional doctors find it impossible to relocate due
to lack of good schools for their children, along with the insecurity of
missing the urban influence. Critical care gets delayed easily by 3-4 hours
as one had to rush either to Shimoga, Manipal or Mangalore and how Sringeri
can become a hub to serve and cater the needs of the poor and the
unaffordable in the radius of 100 kms.

The presentation finally ended with a very impactful slide show of Sri
Krishna Venkatesh who pioneers our scientific research institute in
Bangalore and heads the governing council of our Management Institute in
Delhi.

The distinguished guest was stunned and remarked “over 25 new innovations
through research displayed in 15-min” and congratulated him as the spectrum
was too large and the two ends were indeed so wide. Starting from alternate
raw material for storage batteries to reaching the Artic Circle and
hoisting the banner of Sri Adi Shankaracharya, it covered simply too many
things.

The guest rose up and surged forward to congratulate Sri Murali Ji for such
a powerful presentation ranging from Sanathana Dharma to Scientific
Research. All of us should be truly thankful to Sri Murali Ji in bringing
out these talents and getting it recognized from a Global Business leader.
All of them along with Vidhya Shankar, Pala Chandra, Satish and the rest
are gems studded to the gold plate – the CEO of the Sringeri Sharada
Peetham. Someone who slogs from 9:30AM – 9:30PM, 7 days a week and 30 days
a month without any break.

The Author was in two minds whether to seek permission and then write or
write and receive the bashing and chose the latter as seeking forgiveness
is much easier than seeking permission.

The idea of writing this is young Sishyas should know the kind of
sacrifices all these people make for our sake. All of us land in Sringeri,
have Dharshan and move away into our routines and in the back of our mind,
will give a one-line compliment “great job”. The endeavor is to connect and
make the Sishyas know what is that “great job” and how people slog it out
in bringing the best of ideas, rather the needed ones and all of us as
Sishyas should be drawn towards it and be part any one of the causes which
each one of us is fond of.

The Author has requested Murali Ji to soon convene a 2-day workshop for
young Sishyas across all locations to assemble at Sringeri and seek focused
guidance from Sri Sri Sannidhanam.

Wherever we are, let us rise up for a minute and offer a standing ovation
to the whole team and its leader.

Offering at the Lotus Feet of Acharyas.