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FEDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATIONS       President   :      N.P. Bali 705, Sur, Veena Saaz, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai - 400 101 Mob : 9820324213 Email Id -   npbali@hotmail.com General Secretary :       D Krishnan No.6/1, Sreshta Riverside Apartments, Wood Creek Road, Nandambakkam, Chennai - 600089 Tel : 9176635967 / 044 42850049. Email Id -   dkrishnan1@gmail.com E circular DK/62                                                                                   22-4-2019   Dear Friends, Our case in the Supreme Court             Despite reports th...

Perhaps in lighter vein if I suggest that there is only one demand of all of us, pensioners, and that, is , as we all know is UPDATION. But, one sees clearly,(!) how one single demand is projected differently by different Associations by the Associations who are fighting for it at the Supreme Court.  S o appears BRAHMA  SUTRAS. VEDHANTHIC PART. THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY  NAMELY ADVAITHA, (NON DUALISTIC) , THE VISHISTADWAITA (QUALIFIED NON DUALISTIC) AND DWAITHA.(DUALISTIC) . THE PROPONENTS OF THESE MAJOR SCHOOLS ARE SANKARACHARYA, RAMANUJACHARYA AND MADHVACHARYA.  WHERE DO THEY DIFFER IN THEIR INTERPRETATION OF BRAHMA SUTRAS IS PRECISELY DEFINED BY SWAMI SARVAPRIYANANDA HERE: LISTEN INTELTY.     

WHAT FOLLOWS  IS A PAGE FROM PRABHUPADHA'S WORK ON BHAGHAVAT GITA. Chapter 6: Sankhya-yoga TEXT 5 uddhared atmanatmanam natmanam avasadayet atmaiva hy atmano bandhur atmaiva ripur atmanah SYNONYMS uddharet— one must deliver;  atmana— by the mind;  atmanam— the conditioned soul;  na— never;  atmanam— the conditioned soul;  avasadayet— put into degradation;  atma— mind;  eva— certainly;  hi— indeed;  atmanah— of the conditioned soul;  bandhuh— friend;  atma— mind;  eva— certainly;  ripuh— enemy;  atmanah— of the conditioned soul. TRANSLATION A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. PURPORT The word  atma  denotes body, mind and soul—depending upon different circumstances. In the  yoga  system, the mind and the conditioned soul are especially important. Since the mind is t...

We are all subject to getting lost in the tremendous complexity of daily life, and this can prevent us from appreciating the true source of peace and contentment within us. A proper guru can lead us out of this "forest of struggle and suffering" and teach us how to never again get lost. *************************************************************

Today was the polling day in my state (TN) and I voted early at 9 AM .It will be interesting to know what weighed with LIC pensioners while exercising their franchise on different parts of the country. On my part,I took the following facts in deciding on whom to vote for. Since independence one particular group or combinations have ruled for 65 years which is now fiercely fighting another with hardly five years in office. Anti incumbency  perhaps might be good for private organisations but running a   govt.is   different.The five-year wallahs have not after all badly fared either .Why then should there be a change?                I hope that there will be some exchange of views on this through your blog ---GN Sridharan