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   Managing Oneself    
  Srimathe  Ramanujaya Namaha !
  Srimathe  Vedhantha Desikaya Namaha !! 
  Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri  Narayana 
Yatindra Mahadesikaya namaha !!!
   
  Dear Bhagavathas ! 
   
  The writer , humbly , submits this article  to the group , prepared , keeping 
in mind , the present situation of the modern youth  in the world , some of 
whom  , are  probably  not lucky enough so far , to have an exposure to these 
subjects .  The article was written based on the details collected during the 
various lectures and upanyasams  attended  by the writer and also reading some 
of the  books on the subject. While many may find it very elementary , it is 
hoped that , this article would  be of use to  some ,  within the appropriate 
audience .
  May Sriyapathi bless us all. 
  Regards 
  yours- Ramanuja Dasan G.Sampath. 
   
  Managing Oneself 
   
  When the whole world is talking of Managing an enterprise , managing other 
human race, managing natural and material resources etc. talking about ? 
managing oneself ? may appear  a bit strange . But , if one analyses in depth , 
one would note that ,   it is an important aspect in every one?s life . If we 
are able to achieve this effectively ,  instead of  efficiently , then we all 
would have managed all things in this universe around us , very satisfactorily 
. All our current problems are attributable to not managing our selves 
effectively.
   
  On the day of ? Peria Alwar?s  ? Thirunakshatram , falling on the 6th July  ( 
Tamil month of Aani,  Swathi  Thirunakshatram ) , it would be a befitting 
tribute to the Alwar , if we are able to do  some introspection within  and 
work out a methodology of ? managing our own  self?. For, Vishnu Chittar alias 
Pattarpiran got his name changed to ?Peria Alwar?,  by the will of Almighty , 
since he became the father in law of Sri Ranganathar of SriRangam through the 
wedlock of his foster child Sri Andal ( an avatar of Bhoomadevi ) to Sri 
Ranganathar .  Also he did ?Mangalasasanam ? to Thirumal . When alwar was taken 
in procession in the streets , on a decorated elephant ,  by the Pandian King 
Vallabadevan ,   to celebrate the victory of Alwar  in establishing the 
supremacy of Sriman Narayanan as the only Paramathma and when Sriman Narayanan 
Himself appeared in the sky , sitting on the Garuda along  with His consorts ,  
Perialwar did not want evil eyes to be cast on the
 Paramathma. Hence he did this ?Mangalasasanam ?. Normally , only the elders 
would do the blessings to the younger ones for their welfare and longevity . 
But by doing this , Perialwar established a new tradition in the Srivaishnava 
community.  He did it out of his utter devotion and outflowing affection  to 
the Lord Sriman Narayanan , arising out of pure ? Gjnam ?about the Lord coupled 
with true ? Bakthi ?.  Manavala Maamunigal , in his ? Upadesa rathnamala ? , 
brings out this  aspect very vividly. So also Swami Desikan , in  his Vyakyanam 
on ? Thirupallandu ? . In view of this ? Thirupallandu? , the mangalasasana  
Divya prabandam gifted to us by Perialwar , is being compulsorily  sung in all 
temples and rituals in the Sriivaishnava Sampradayam , during the Thirumanjanam 
time of the Lord . 
    
  In our Visistadvaitha philosophy , we strongly believe that every ?Jeevathma 
?, who becomes eligible to attain ? Makshaprapthi ?  is blessed with a ? 
Saamyapatthi ? state , i.e , he acquires all the  Thirukalyanagunas of the Lord 
and enjoys the company of the Lord along with Him.  This is what Sri Andal ( 
foster daughter of Perialwar ) prayed for ,  in her 28th verse in the ? 
Thiruppavai ? and did total Saranagathi to ?Sri Krishna ? in the 29th verse. 
She learnt these principles during her association with  her father  Perialwar 
. 
   
  Perialwar did the ? Pushpa kainkaryam ? to the Lord Vatapathrasaayee in 
Srivilliputhur in Tamil Nadu by maintaining an exclusive  ? Nandavanam ? for 
the Lord , a great enviable  Kainkaryam one would like to do to the Almighty. 
He concentrated on this activity , with full devotion to the Lord, instead of 
concentrating on worldly material pleasures induced by ?  Maya ? . Thus he 
evoked true ? Bakthi ? in him about the Lord , developing ? Saathvik? Gunas?  , 
a process of managing his mind and thus his Self. 
   
  It would be interesting to note the following statistics. As a child , we all 
laugh  on an average , about 400 times a day.  During our adolescent period , 
we laugh 17times a day . When we grow up , we laugh only 2 to 3 times a day . 
Still we all call laughter as  the best medicine . In this modern times  , we 
do have special classes and courses  to teach us how to laugh and keep 
ourselves happy.  This only shows to prove how much we all have  lost our value 
systems in life . 
   
  It is a known fact that,  smile costs nothing. So The best way to find a 
smile  is  , to give one away .It is a contagious one. There is a saying , when 
one smiles , the world smiles with you. But when one weeps , the person weeps 
alone. Keeping a smiling face mproves one?s personality a lot . For frowning , 
more number of body muscles have to work and strain themselves , where as for 
smiling there are no  such strains involved. Hence it would be better for every 
one to keep a smiling countenance. Smile keeps one always in a happy state and 
look  positive. It exhibits confidence in oneself. Such a person is able to  
interact with any one effectively. Smile with sincerity, with your eyes and 
your face as well as your lips, and you'll naturally bring out the best in the 
people around you.  When you come across  a smiling face , automatically people 
around also becomes happy. Thus the happiness pervades and the place becomes an 
enjoyable one to live . I am sure , no one
 would like to be in a company where people are quite serious and frown at each 
other most of the time . It only increases the blood pressure of all around. 
   
  Similarly if we go in detail , we would  note  that we have almost forgotten  
to develop in ourselves , certain  basic Saathvik  attributes ,  viz . Empathy, 
Compassion , Love , spirit of sacrifice, sincerity , dedication ,  self control 
, building up character and integrity  , developing proper attitude,  providing 
a proper leadership,   Valuing other?s opinion, giving up ego centric desires , 
winning confidence of others , safe guarding our age old culture and religion 
etc.  All these would come in handy , once we start managing our inner self 
effectively .
   
  We all do our routine physical exercises to take care of our body and to lead 
an active life,  only to enjoy the materialistic pleasures  , created by ? Maya 
?, of this mundane world.We do not for a minute think of the ? Antharyami ? ( 
Paramathma ) inside  us and do not take any actions to cleanse our inner  mind 
. We allow ourselves to be led and controlled by our Indriyas , only to enjoy 
the fruits of life in this mundane world .  We are allowing all the time ,  to 
develop in us only ?Tamasic?  and ?Rajasic? Gunas and never bother to  develop 
?Saathvik ? Gunas , which is the basic essential thing for the ?Antharyami ? to 
 become active within us. Let us not forget Sriman Narayanan is the only ? 
Suddha sathvam?  and if we have to attain ? Saamyapatthi? with the Lord , we 
also should have only ?Saathvik ? Gunas within us. This can be achieved only by 
Managing our inner self as was done by the Alwar. 
   
  Thus Spirituality in us  and spiritual  sadhana  can help us to introspect 
within  us and realize our true self  , to enable us to handle ourselves  and 
things around us in a better way. India is a pioneer in the knowledge of 
Spirituality . Still we are  all struggling  in life .   We have all inherited 
the wrong things from the East and West under the pretext of modernization and 
development . We have made our lives on this earth  , more materialistic and 
miserable compared to the times of our forefathers . We have lost all value 
systems in life in the bargain. 
   
  So , we should  take corrective steps , forthwith, by trying to look into our 
selves and develop all  the ?Saathvega ?gunas within us . Then  we will  be 
able to manage our inner  selves better like the  Alwars and can hope to  make 
our Saranagathi to Lord Sriman Narayanan , a fruitful one. 
   
  Alwar Thivadigale saranam !
   
  Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu ! 
   
  Yours , 
  Adiyen Ramanuja dasan 
   
  G.Sampath.    
     

                                
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