Monday, July 03, 2006
I have listened to these talks ! Great Experience- Bijou Kartha
Comments from Sri. C.V. Kartha:
Hari Om! I had the good fortune of listening to Br. Sandeep Chaitanya's talks on Bhagavad Gita on many days in Ernakulam (Cochin) during December 2005 -February '06. Swamiji spoke in excellent Malayalam, the language of the locale. The talk progressed at a steady pace, without haste, covering 7 or 8 Sanskrit slokas per day. The interpretation of the Gita was true to the slokas, filled with humourous modern-day anecdotes to bring Bhagavan Krishna's original message to the listeners' level and deep into the heart. The talks were very entertaining and there was plenty of laughter and liveliness emanating from the audience in contrast to the seriousness and heavy pondering which sometimes accompany such religious talks. On most days, the main auditorium of the TDM Hall (where the event was held) was overflowing with attendees at least 10 minutes before the start of the one-and-half-hour talk and the lower level auditorium had to be opened up for accommodating additional attendees with viewing/hearing facilities via a large television(s). The talks were, thus, regularly attended by more than fifteen hundred enthusiastic listeners from all walks of life. People used to pass on written questions arising from Swamiji’s talk within a day and he, with cheerfulness, responded to the questions at the beginning of the succeeding day's talk. It is appropriate that I thank SukumarCanada for the excellent English translation of the daily-talks (22 already completed out of 108) and hope that he would continue his efforts to complete the entire series. I would also recommend these talks to anyone interested in Bhagavad Gita and wanting to learn how Bhagavan’s message can be applied to modern-day living. Please check Swamiji's program before you plan your next trip to India and plan to attend the forthcoming series of talks, if you are interested. Om Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaaya.
C.V. (Bijou) Kartha
Canada
Hari Om! I had the good fortune of listening to Br. Sandeep Chaitanya's talks on Bhagavad Gita on many days in Ernakulam (Cochin) during December 2005 -February '06. Swamiji spoke in excellent Malayalam, the language of the locale. The talk progressed at a steady pace, without haste, covering 7 or 8 Sanskrit slokas per day. The interpretation of the Gita was true to the slokas, filled with humourous modern-day anecdotes to bring Bhagavan Krishna's original message to the listeners' level and deep into the heart. The talks were very entertaining and there was plenty of laughter and liveliness emanating from the audience in contrast to the seriousness and heavy pondering which sometimes accompany such religious talks. On most days, the main auditorium of the TDM Hall (where the event was held) was overflowing with attendees at least 10 minutes before the start of the one-and-half-hour talk and the lower level auditorium had to be opened up for accommodating additional attendees with viewing/hearing facilities via a large television(s). The talks were, thus, regularly attended by more than fifteen hundred enthusiastic listeners from all walks of life. People used to pass on written questions arising from Swamiji’s talk within a day and he, with cheerfulness, responded to the questions at the beginning of the succeeding day's talk. It is appropriate that I thank SukumarCanada for the excellent English translation of the daily-talks (22 already completed out of 108) and hope that he would continue his efforts to complete the entire series. I would also recommend these talks to anyone interested in Bhagavad Gita and wanting to learn how Bhagavan’s message can be applied to modern-day living. Please check Swamiji's program before you plan your next trip to India and plan to attend the forthcoming series of talks, if you are interested. Om Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaaya.
C.V. (Bijou) Kartha
Canada
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 1:05 PM 
