August 2022

Dear Friends,

Namaskaram!

Leo Tolstoy   (1828 – 1910), was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy.

Tolstoy's notable works include the novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”, often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He wrote several short stories, plays and numerous philosophical essays.

In the 1870s, Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, had a profound impact on Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.

This month, our front page covers the Sufi story which tells us how Self Consciousness is the Disease and so Be Unself-conscious.

In happenings section, we have covered (i) Training programme on “Azolla technology” (ii) Commissioning of Bio-methanation plants (iii) Green health home and workshop on “Traditional Siddha Varma Bone setting Practices” (iv) NABARD officials visit (v) Exposure visit to our center (vi) Eco-friendly Ganesha Idol making and (vii) Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations etc.

In the wisdom section, Max Ehrmann, Writer of a famous prose poem "Desiderata" explains the man’s immense potentialities and the need to ignite the minds for its manifestations. Authors Simon Bell and Stephen Morse explain that the Sustainability is like measuring the immeasurable and finally Bodhisattva’s story of immeasurable sacrifice.

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With best wishes

G.Vasudeo,
Secretary,
Vivekananda Kendra - NARDEP,
Kanyakumari - 629 702,
Tamilnadu.
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