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/aum namO nArAyaNAYa |

Just a remark on the comments of Sri Mukund and Sri Ramachandran.

I was perusing the notes and comments from gItA JyOti of Sri Chinna Jeeyar 
SvamikaL. It is a gathering on a large scale. But when done on small scale with 
opportunities for discussion, it is a retreat. /tirup/pAvai can be a retreat 
during the month of /mArkaZi. A retreat gives time and scope for introspection, 
which is /maDi. I think in /tirup/pAvai, the concept of /maDi is prominent, 
because the group is to take a bath and get purified physically followed by 
active introspection (manadinAr cindikka) and then also to worship with 
flowers. The lines in /pAcuarm 5 are full of the /maDi concepts. 

The emphasis is also on small groups, not kumbha/mElA type that is built into 
/maDi. So wde can revive /maDi with positive inputs by combining a period of 
introspection in groups. People in /maDi usualy perform /japaH, but may not 
actively bring to consciousness (/cindittal) the meaning. That is why an 
/acAryaH becomes crucial --- some kind of spiritual leadership. 

So what we need to do is to add a weekly retreat (/maDi) during /mArkaZi 
reviewing that week's pAcuarms. Something similar on /gItaH should also be 
tried. 

/vantanam.

Visu




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