........BAPU......
FRIEND-PHILOSOPHER-GUIDE.

............................................................................... HARI OM
IN A WORLD OF CUT-THROAT COMPETITION, AN ENDLESS GREED TO ACHIEVE POWER AND A NEVER ENDING PURSUIT OF FINANCIAL SUPREMACY , WE ALL MISS A FRIEND
A ‘FRIEND’ WHO GUIDES US TO ACHIEVE WITHOUT DOWNTREADING THE COMPETITION,
WHO GUIDES US TO RAISE OUR LEVELS OF VALUES AND GOALS AND AT THE SAME TIME ENCOURAGES US TO VALUE EACH PASSING ‘MOMENT’ AS PRECIOUS, NO MATTER HOW ORDINARY .
A FRIEND WHO ENCOURAGES US TO THINK BIG ABOUT TOMORROW BUT NOT WITHOUT A QUIET AND BLISSFUL CONTEMPLATION OF EACH TODAY AND THE PRESENT ‘NOW‘.
BAPU’S PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE : THINK BIG FOR TOMORROW BUT BE CONTENT OF WHAT YOU ACHIEVED TODAY AND PRAY TO THE ALMIGHTY THAT THIS TODAY GIVES YOU THE STRENGTH AS YOU ENDEAVOUR TO SCALE GREATER HEIGHTS TOMORROW.

BAPU- Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi i.e. Shree Aniruddha (Bapu) is an M.D., a professional medical consultant and A perfect family person who believes that it is very much possible to achieve the highest purpose in life without turning away from worldly life, ‘’Spirituality is not escapism. And shrugging off responsibilities, giving up home, walking away from the family and smearing the body with ash just cannot be the means to achieving the highest goal in life.

‘BAPU’ IS SO CALLED ,FONDLY, BY HIS FOLLOWERS.‘FOLLOWERS’ ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCEPTED BAPU’S PHILOSOPHY AND THINKING AND MADE IT A WAY OF THEIR LIFE SO AS TO ACHIEVE A BEAUTIFUL HARMONIOUS LIFE NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES BUT ALSO FOR THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. AND ALL THIS DRIVEN BY THE LOVE FOR ‘BAPU’ , WITHOUT ANY FORCE OR PERSUASION , COZ BAPU SAYS , THAT HE WILL STATE WHATEVER IS THE TRUTH AND FOLLOWING IT , ACCEPTING IT , OR DISCARDING IT ,IS UPTO EACH INDIVIDUAL AS EACH OF US HAS BEEN BLESSED BY THE ALMIGHTY WITH THE POWER TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG.
AND TO MAKE THIS CHOICE SIMPLE BAPU ADVOCATES 3 PRINCIPLES OF- TRUTH , LOVE AND JOY. i.e. SATYA , PREM , ANAND.

HARI OM
THESE 3 PHILOSOPHIES HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY EXPLAINED IN DETAIL IN THE 3 BOOKS AUTHORED BY BAPU HIMSELF . EACH OF THESE BOOKS ARE SO POWERFUL IN THEIR CONTENTS YET SO SIMPLE IN THEIR DECLARATION OF THE TRUTH THAT ONE CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL THE SELFLESS ‘LOVE’ OF BAPU AS EACH PAGE BRINGS YOU CLOSER TO THAT ONE UNIFYING FORCE THAT CREATED THIS AND EVERY UNIVERSE ,EVEN BEYOND THE IMAGINATION OF MAN.
EACH BOOK-‘GRANTH‘- IS IN ITSELF A SADGURU, A GUIDE AND A TRUE FRIEND AND SHALL REMAIN SO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.COZ ‘TRUTH’ NEVER CHANGES.

BAPU’S COMMITMENT TO SEE A BLISS FUL ,PEACEFUL AND HARMONIOUS WORLD HAVE LED HIM TO INITIATE VARIOUS CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE:

THE 13 POINT PROGRAMME STARTED BY BAPU

THE 13 POINT PROGRAMME.WHERIN EACH BHAKT
NOT ONLY SINGS AND PRAISES THE LORD BUT ALSO DOES CONSTRUCTIVE WORK FOR THE SOCIETY AT LARGE.THIS PROGRAMME INCLUDES

*CHARKHA YOJNA---SPINNING THE CHARKHA FOR INITIATING THE PROCESS OF CLOTH MANUFACTURINGTill date, 4000 charkhas have yielded 1,58,700 metres of fabric resulting in 71,376 uniform sets that were received by 35,683 needy students.

*12 MONTH WATER AND FODDER PROGRAMME-WATER AND FODDER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR FAMINE AND DROUGHT STRIKEN AREAS.

*OLD PAPERS /OUTDATED NEWSPAPERS PROGRAMME-THESE ARE COLLECTED TO MAKE ECO FRIENDLY GANESH IDOLS.

*OLD IS GOLD PROGRAMME-OLD CLOTHES ,TOYS AND UTENSILS ARE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE NEEDY

*WARMTH OF LOVE- DRIVEN WITH COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE STITCHING MATTRESSES TO KEEP THEM WARM IN THE COLD UNFRIENDLY WINTERS.

*EDUCATION AND LIGHT PROGRAMME-- REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS WHO CANNOT STUDY AFTER SUNSETS DUE TO LACK OF LITE AND ELECTRICITY ,BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE CANDLES AND MATCHBOXES.

*CLEANLINESS DRIVE--THESE DRIVES ARE INITIATED IN SCHOOLS,HOSPITALS ,TEMPLES.ALSO THE RE IMMERSION OF GANESH IDOLS AND CLEANING OF THE BEACHES THEREOF .

*AHILYA SANGHA-- EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH THE ART OF SELF DEFENCE,EDUCATING THEM IN BASIC HYGIENE AS WELL AS HELPING THEM TO CREATE A HARMONIOUS HOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES

*SHREEMAD PURUSHARTHA GRANTHARAJ---OUR PERSEVERANCE TO UNDERSTAND AND IMBIBE THE ULTIMATE TRUTH.

*GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BANK--COLLECTION AND ANALYTICAL FORMATTING OF THE VAST KNOWLEDGE AVALIABLE TODAY

*UNION OF THE DIFFERENT STREAMS OF INDIAN LANGUAGES--STUDYING A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN WE ALREADY KNOW.

*THE STUDY OF THE 5 CONTINENTS---THIS ANALYSIS CAN BE VERY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHAT AFFECTS OUR NATION WITH SOCIO POLITICAL CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBOURING CONTINENTS

*DISASTER MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION--THIS WAS PRIMARILY SET UP TO HELP OUT IN ANY UNFORSEEN, UNEXPECTED CALAMITIES BUT TODAY IT STANDS READY TO HELP PREVENT CALAMITIES .

BAPU’S EDITORIALS IN THE DAILY ‘PRATYAKSHA’ AND THE OTHER FEATURES IN THE SAME NEWSPAPER ARE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT FOR THE WEARY TRAVELLER GROPING IN THE DARK, LOST IN THE JUNGLE OF PAIN AND MISERIES.

BAPU’S BOOK ON WAR-THE THIRD WORLD WAR-IS AN EXTREMLY ENRICHING COMMENT ON THE SOCIO- POLITICAL SCENE UNFOLDING BEFORE US AS ALSO THE ONE LURKING BEHIND.
EXCERPTS FROM THIS BOOK:
the 11th September episode happened in so less a time and with so little an expense, that the U.S.A. which considered itself the one and only supreme power on earth and, therefore, indomitable, became conscious and mindful of the real strength and capacity of terrorism. The misery inflicted by terrorist activity that India had been suffering through many
years, boomed so powerfully into the face of the U.S.A. that it ended up scorching it completely. And the U.S.A., that had hitherto constantly turned a blind eye towards the evidence presented by India, was forced to roll up its sleeves and prepare to fight terrorism, the very terrorism that it had once nurtured and fostered.
The subject of this series of articles is not merely terrorism or anti-terrorism war based on the study of events that have occurred till now; it is a reflection over the possibilities that will unravel in the times to come.
There is no doubt that over the next twenty to twenty-five years, conflict will become an aspect of everyday doings and in every region on earth. Values based on theory or principles will have no place whatsoever in this conflict and ‘survival of the fittest’ will, on the contrary, be the only commandment. Thus, although political games and secret conspiracies are going to be sure directives, quantitative power that can resort to aggression, violence and extreme ruthlessness is going to prove more dominant
and successful in the conflict and for a long time to come. Once the war begins and more and more allies begin to take their stand on either side, the open and defiant violation of all ethics, one after another along with that of restraint begins with equal pace. Then there comes a stage when neither side feels the need to give any moral justification of its deeds, not even a superficial one. This is what has already started to
happen and with every coming year, such instances are going to mount rapidly. Pure democracy is the only strength that can mellow down the horrific face of war; but today, how many nations of the world are real democracies? The democracy in Great Britain that boasts of being the father of the parliamentary democratic system too is growing feeble owing to corruption and internal conflicts. Though democracy has struck firm and deep roots in the Indian subcontinent, the innumerable big and small
political parties tend to lead it astray, not to mention the eternal downpour of corruption that drowns it in deep sorrow.
In the coming times, the equation of today might not be valid tomorrow and what was valid at seven in the morning, might be flung right out of the window after its purpose is served, and at five minutes past seven.
This is not telling the future. This is a study, a study of history and of the present circumstances. This is research, a research of the intent of the various characters on the stage of the world. In the next twenty years, a thousand occurrences will happen and literally in a hundred different places and that is one fact that every wise and studious thinker is aware of. A hundred different occurrences might be happening even at this very moment but here, there is a figurative mention of only ten selected ones. It is just that the remaining ninety occurrences have not been recorded, though they have certainly been part ofthe study undertaken. The calendar is released every once in a year because there is a definite kind of
mathematical formula and construction involved. The calendar of the coming ‘third world war’ is however, going to be a new one every day.

I wanted that all My friends, ordinary as they are just like I am, acquaint themselves with at least two percent of what the third world war means. Hence this written endeavour........for My friends,

AFTER THE GHASTLY ATTACKS ON MUMBAI BAPU DID NOT STOP AT MERELY REGISTERING A PROTEST BUT INITIATED A UNIQUE SATYAGRAHA. PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE MOVEMENT AIMED NOT AT PROTESTING AGAINST THE PREVAILING AUTHORITY BUT EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY TO THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES AND AT THE SAME TIME MOTIVATING THEM TO TAKE THE RIGHT STEP.

HAR HAR MAHADEV!

Mumbai, the political capital of a large state that goes by the name of Maharashtra and the financial capital of the entire Indian nation.
‘The most prosperous and favourite child of India and the favourite queen of the state of Maharashtra’ was the epithet the late Acharya Atre, one of Maharashtra’s most famous litterateurs and dramatists, used to describe Mumbai during an election gathering. But today, the entire world has seen the extremely pathetic condition to which Mumbai has been reduced; every resident of Mumbai has actually experienced it, India’s armed forces and the Mumbai police have borne the brunt of it. But, just where do we go from here on?
What actually happened in Mumbai in those 54 hours was more frightening than what happened on 9/11 in the US.
If the intensity and magnitude of the attack is to be decided merely by the number of
people killed, then it is going to be a very difficult proposition indeed. Certain situations are such where it is more important to take into consideration the ‘qualitative’ aspect rather than the ‘quantitative’ aspect.
People who have been witness to and survived the carnage that took place at the Taj,
the Oberoi and the CST have already started going about openly narrating what actually took place. That these people, who have lived under the shadow of death and actually stared at death in the face, cannot be branded as rumour mongers and brushed aside, is what the Government of India and of the state of Maharashtra had better realize. because, till now, the terrorist attacks had been largely perpetrated in public places, such as in trains, buses and offices, this class of people, which had been suffering, did not, barring the elections, hold any regard or value for the politicians. But this time round, the people who have died are from the upper echelons and extremely wealthy sections of society and their next of kin and relatives are, unlike the medium class people, are totally unafraid of the politicians, the people in power, and the Government officials and it is they who are full-throatedly revealing the factual position before the entire world. This elite class has got a contact network that is bigger and wider than that of any TV channel or newspaper and it is for this very precise reason that they have been able to reach across to a large section of the elite class Indians not only in India but across the world and, as a result, they have now come to know about the unprecedented destruction and loss of lives that took place. This class of people which, inspite of being extremely influential, was generally indifferent to terrorists, acts of terrorism and the administrative set-up of our country, has now, in an instant, with the fear of the shadow of death meandering over their own heads, found their sensibilities ignited and have taken it upon themselves to put pressure wherever required. Along with this elite class, every common man of India too has been outraged by this dastardly act, and the common man is not scared, but is rising in anger and if these developments are not taken cognizance of by the politicians, not only the people of India, but destiny itself will never ever forgive them. The Heritage Taj, which stands facing the Gateway of India was virtually reduced to rubble by a mere handful of terrorists.
Post 9/11, the Government of the United States of America immediately took stern
steps and it is because of this, that in the last seven years several planned terrorist
attacks were unveiled and preempted before any damage could be done. But for that,
was required an extremely strong political will and that is precisely what is being put to test. I haven’t the slightest doubt about the capability of our three armed forces, the Indian intelligence system and the Police; rather, I have tremendous faith in them. After getting the backing of the then Hon. Prime Minister of India, the late Smt. Indira Gandhi’s knowledgably discreet, competent and mature political leadership, the valour and raw courage that General Maneckshaw and the three armed forces displayed, continues to flow in the veins of the armed forces with the same intensity and force.
The time has now come for action, action & action.
But from whom is the action expected? from the Government of India, but, of course. If the Government of India were to confine itself to merely using strong words and
indulging in rhetoric, deporting envoys or suspending bilateral talks, India will not only become a laughing stock before the world, but, in time to come, will fall prey to even more dastardly acts of terrorism. This act of terrorism definitely has had the firm backing of Pakistan and, therefore, India should not show any leniency towards Pakistan.If words are not translated into actions, the following seven things will occur:
1. The confidence of Pakistan’s ISI will receive a boost and will embolden them to step up terrorist attacks on India;
2. It will become easy for Pakistan’s give and take relationship with China and North
Korea to open more avenues and consolidate the arrangement;
3. If during this period, Iran were to join hands with them, the situation could well go out of hand and this possibility cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be ruled out;
4. If Pakistan is allowed more time, the likes of Osama will increasingly start offering
help to Pakistan;
5. If Pakistan is not stopped in its tracks by India and Iran by the United States of
America, certain countries and groups of the Middle East and Africa will join them in
the confrontation;
6. There is a giant possibility of labeling these terrorists as heroes not only in India but all over the world by few groups; and if India does not take stern steps, such hero
worshipping by innocent, impressionable young minds may actually lead them, in large numbers, on the path of terrorism and then, this will not be a mere spark but a major conflagration;
7. Those wielding political power in India will forever lose the faith and confidence of
not only the people of India but also those of the friendly nations, and India, which
presently boasts of a prosperous and vibrating economy, will be transported back to
the decades of the sixties and seventies of the 20th century, as a backward economy.
The need of the hour is for everyone to join hands and come together; and political
parties should throw those politicians who merely care for political gain and opportunism, into gutters. The mantra ‘Do or Die’ is once again the dire need of the nation. Not only that, “Victory shall be ours and death unto you” shall be our motto.
My dear Shraddhavan friends, the time has come for every son and daughter of India
to make up their minds like soldiers and if the need arises, to be ready to make
themselves available to the Indian Government and the Indian armed forces for any
kind of work that may be required of them.
“I AM READY” should be the pledge of each of my friends.
It appears that destiny has entered into an agreement with India, that the first few
attacks on the witch, that is the Third World War, be made by India.
RAAMO RAAJAMANI SADAA VIJAYATE
RAAMAM RAMESHAM BHAJEY
RAAMAYNA ABHIHATAA NISHACHARACHAMU
RAAMAAYA TASMAI NAMAHA

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THE ABOVE LINKS ARE AVALIABLE FOR DETAILED EDITORIALS OF THE SATYAGRAHA MOVEMENT

ANNAPOORNA PRASADAM---.
The ‘Annapoornaprasadam’ project offers to students of the rural and tribal areas a mid-day meal. The volunteers themselves cook the food and serve it to the children. As of today 3100 students belonging to 32 different schools avail of this seva. The Kolhapur-Karanjphen project could offer mahaprasad (food) to 40,000 adults and children in the region. here again it was the volunteers who cooked and served the food with love to them.

HARI OM
RAM NAAM BANK-
WRITING THE JAPA PREPARES YOU FOR FACING EACH TOMORROW WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOUR GOD IS YOUR FOREVER COMPANION.

THE KOLHAPUR CAMP--
A health and hygiene campaign
has been implemented for the last five years at Kolhapur-Karanjphen. LAST year(2008) about 16,300 students and villagers availed of medical examinations. Accordingly medIcines were distributed and treatment advised. Many were given spectacles. .Tests like the ECG, the sonography, X-ray, etc. and even dental check-ups and treatment are conducted free of cost. Besides, 7634 students were examined medically and were then given uniforms (2 sets each and so 15,268 sets), sports material, caps, slippers, etc. all free ofcost so that they attend school regularly. The uniforms
thus distributed are made from the fabric woven from the yarn that results from the ‘vastra project’ (charkha project) under the 13 point programme. The volunteers themselves spin the charkha and the yarn produced is used to make uniforms for the needy students. Till date, 4000 charkhas have yielded 1,58,700 metres of fabric resulting in 71,376 uniform sets that were received by 35,683 needy students.

BAPU INSPIRES MOTIVATES AND UNFAILINGLY WORKS TOWARDS GROOMING EACH OF HIS FOLLOWER TO WALK THE PATH OF TRUTH WITH BLISS IN HIS HEART AND LOVE FOR ALL .THE SELFLESSNESS THAT BAPU SHOWS IN CREATING A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING NEEDS TO BE REFLECTED IN EACH OF US, ‘US’ ,WE WHO BELIEVE IN BAPU AND WISH TO BE WITH HIM AS HE LEADS US TO A BETTER TOMORROW.
OUR SELFLESS PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRUST, OUR HELP IN ANY WHICH WAY TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE HELPING THE NEEDY AND OUR ENDEAVOUR TO BE WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE SITUATION AROUND US AND OUR ’EXPECTED’ RESPONSE ,THANKS TO ’PRATYAKSHA’ IS SOMETHING EACH OF US CAN READILY DO.

IF EACH OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR HOME, OUR SOCIETY THAN THIS WORLD WOULD INDEED BE A ’RAM RAJYA’,A PLACE WHERE NO EVIL CAN RESIDE

An era of pure friendship! BAPU cherishes in His open eyes, the beautiful dream of the dawn, the dawn of the new era. His relentless and infinite effort will mark the break of dawn. The one singular focus and aim, the one life mission of the One, who will cause the break of dawn, the sunrise and light the way is,

“I shall fill this world with happiness and abound with joy, all that be.”

..................WHAT CAN I DO!!!!!!!

*PARTICIPATE IN THE 13 POINT PROGRAMME.

*CONTRIBUTE FOOD GRAINS FOR THE AANAPOORNA YOGNA.

*HELP IN THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES OF THE TRUST(BLOOD DONATIONS, MEDICAL CAMPS) AS IT STRIVES TO ACHIEVE A RESPONSIBLE HEALTHY SOCIETY.

*KEEP UPDATED WITH THE PREVAILING TIMES BY READING THE DAILY ‘PRATYAKSHA’ AND BE WELL PREPARED TO FACE ANY SOCIO POLITICAL CHANGE.

*THE GRANTHAS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY OWN HOME.THEY HELP NOT ONLY IN CLEARING OUR MISCONCEPTION BUT ALSO ANSWER ALL OUR SPIRITUAL AND WORDLY QUERIES ,EQUIPING EACH WITH THE RIGHT VALUES TO BE THE IDEAL HUMAN BEING AND LEAD A BLISSFUL LIFE,THE ‘GRANTHAS’ TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY OF EVOLVEMENT FROM WHAT WE WERE TO WHAT WE NEED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ’PATH’ OF THE ALMIGHTY.

*AND AT ALL TIMES ‘HUMBLY REMEMBER ‘,YOUR ONLY TRUE FRIEND ,PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE-BAPU, AS WELL AS THE UNSEEN DIVINE FORCE THAT CREATED THIS MARVELLOUS UNIVERSE AND GAVE IT TO US-UNCONDITIONALLY.
* HARI OM. *

STRIVE TO BE THE DAS OF RAMA AT ALL TIMES. HARI OM.

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