Ayyappa Gurusamigal Conference

Ayyappa Gurusamigal Conference Held on 16/12/2006
Dharma Rakshna Samithi an Unique Organisation promoted by Swami Dayananda Saraswati has conducted an August meeting of Ayyappa bhaktas (Ayyappa Guruswamigal Mahanadu) at Meenakshi college, Chennai. Famous Film Director P.Vasu was the Chief Guest of the meeting. Dr.Jayam Kannan a leading Gynecologist has inaugurated the function by lighting Thiruvilakku.
Panthalam Raja hailing from Pandyan dynasty in whose family Lord Ayyappa grew as a child has said that common man could attain Lord only through Bhakthi unlike Sanyasis who attain through Gnanam. He has also stressed the need to protect the sanctit of Sabarimala .
Swami Paramarthananda a close disciple of Swami Dayananda Saraswati and a reputed Acharya of Vedanta well known to Chennaities has given an excellent speech explaining the eighteen Holy steps of Sabarimala through 18 disciplines starting with Ahimsa and ending with renunciation of Papa and Punya. Such discipline is described by the Vedas for the human beings to accomplish four purusharthas. He said if we follow first sixteen disciplines required for dharmic living Veda Anustanam Lord Ayyappa will take care of 17th and 18th steps to attain the Lord the ultimate goal in life.
Sri S.Gurumoorthy eminent Journalist said that a chappal as a mala was put on Rama's photo in 1967 and it was taken in a procession in Tamil Nadu. There was none to question or protest. He explained how black shirt promoted nastigam in Tamil Nadu almost threatening to separate it from main stream of Bharat. But common people through silent revolution by wearing the very same black shirt promoted Ayyappa Bhakthi and established asthigam (belief in God). Ayyappa Bhakthi has united the humanity without any barrier of caste, creed or status. That is why Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati has decided to focus the vision of Dharma Rakshana Samithi on Ayyappa Bhaktas for preserving spirituality. He explained in his inimitable way that the problem is because of separating spirituality from nationalism which are intertwind as for as India is concerned.
A book-let containing the spiritual disciplines to be followed by Iyyappa bhaktas released by Swami Paramarthananda Saraswati and another book-let on Vedic Vision of God by Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati were distributed to the participants.