Discourse by

Dr.Ramachandra.G.Bhat,
Dean of Academic Programs and Division of Yoga-Spirituality.,S-VYASA, Bangalore, India

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Abstract

1.‘Nigraha’ means managing world affairs. ‘Anugraha’ means providing helping hand.
2.God / Goddess are omnipresent, omnipotent & omniscient.
3.Among god, we worship Ganpati, Shiva and Vishnu. Among goddess, we worship Saraswati for Knowledge, Lakshmi for wealth and Durga for strength.
4.Lord Ganpati gives obstacles for bad deeds and removes obstacles for good deeds.
5.‘Gana’ mean common people. ‘Pati’ means lord.
6.He is lord of success and pure intelligence.
7.He gives intelligence for analyzing and harmonizing.
8.His elephant head with big ears symbolizes listening for receiving great knowledge.
9.Let’s us worship Lord Ganesha (Ganapati) on the festival of Ganesha Chauth.
10.Let’s us take his blessings.

Dr.Ramachandra.G.Bhat,PhD
Dean of Academic Programs and also of the Division of Yoga-Spirituality.
He was brought up in the traditional way in Samskrta and completed his Vidvat in Samskrta. He also went through the conventional degree,Master's degree in the same subject including PhD from Mysore University. He started teaching in Janaseva Vidyakendra,a residential school near Bangalore and developed many novel teaching techniques for effective communication.During his stay he also read and mastered various systems of philosophy: Advaita,Dvaita and Visistadvaita and gained insights into the Self. His practices to transform himself to fathom the higher dimensions of Reality took him to the path of yoga and spiritual lore. In 1994 he founded Veda Vijnana Gurukulam in Channena Halli.He has participated in numerous Samskrta, philosophical conferences in different part of the country and is involved in active research and published various articles and papers in the journals.