Children - The Future

One of the pillars of Swadhyay work is the Child Development Center, or Bal Sanskar Kendra. When is the right time to instill the qualities of morality, heroism, patriotism, etc. in a person? If they are instilled during the formative years of childhood, their roots penetrate deeply and result in an integrated personality. Such qualities are clearly visible amongst the thousands of children who regularly attend Bal Sanskar Kendra - child development centers.
Bal Sanskar Kendra inculcates qualities like heroism and nobility among children by the telling of inspiring stories from Vedic literature, as well as stories of contemporary heroes. A feeling of gratitude is the cornerstone of all moral and spiritual perfection. These centers teach children to be grateful to God, sages and saints, to one's country, parents, and teachers.
Every teacher in the child development center gives thoughts and warmth to up to 25 children. These teachers shower motherly love upon. They are in constant touch with the childrens' parents.The parents, children, and the teachers feel united by a bond of spiritual love.
Since the beginning of the Bal Sanskar Kendra over three decades ago, thousands of children have grown up with a sense of gratitude, with a desire to do something for their country, and a sense of reverence and duty toward their culture. These young people are grateful to God and ready to work for God. They form the core of the Swadhyay force.

Swadhyay Pariwar and the Power of Youth...

"I have faith in three entities: God, Scriptures, and the Youth.". These are the words of Pujya Dada, the inspirer of Swadhyay, which has now spread widely in India and in numerous other countries. From Dadaji's perspective, a youth is "a living symbol of an indomitable enthusiasm and will to completely change the era, tie up in knots the whole sky, and crush to pieces the mighty Himalayas". It has been His clear belief that if a youngster is drawn closer with a divine, selfless relationship and given a proper understanding of religion, spirituality, and devotion, then his latent creative tendencies and spirit are truly awakened. This can lead to a spiritual & religious revolution.
Years ago, several young men were drawn to Dadaji, who possessed dynamic thoughts and a charismatic personality. These men eventually vowed to undertake the work of rejuvenation of religion and culture. In 1971, under the auspice of Divine Brain Trust - a name given by Dadaji - an ever-expanding set of activities took shape, including "Yuva Kendras", study circles, youth contact & 'reach out' programs ("yuva sampark"), celebrations of traditional festivals in their true original spirit, sports-events, picnics, youth gatherings, and youth conferences.
Ever since Pujya Dada turned over the responsibilities of guiding the mammoth Swadhyay work to Aadarniya Didi (Mrs. Dhanashree Talwalkar), the youth activities have acquired a new dynamism. Didiji, who is completely dedicated to Dadaji and his work, has given a new shape to His vision of developing Swadhyay work in all its facets and dimensions. She has achieved this by focusing the collective energies of young men and women and by imparting selfless love and warmth to the youth, who are brimming with enthusiasm and sheer energy. Under her able guidance, the last few years have witnessed young men and women of Swadhyay in India and abroad taking on a plethora of divine goals, the results of which are rather heartening. Listed below are some of the key ones:
Present number of Yuva Kendras: over 15,000
Number of young connected with Yuva Kendras: over 300,000
Indian States in which Yuva Kendras are active: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Hariyana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (total 9 states). These are conducted in Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu, Tamil and English (total 7 languages)
Foreign countries in which Yuva Kendras are held: U.K., U.S.A., Gulf Countries, Singapore
Details of street-plays staged by youngsters of Swadhyay
during 2002:
total number of teams which staged the plays: more than 12,000
total number of young men who were members of these teams: 125,000
total number of shows staged in different parts of India: 120,000
Details of national level elocution competition held during 2002 on occasion of Geeta Jayanti:
total number of participants in the competition (1,50,218)(the corresponding number was 3286 in 1998)some highlights of the participants participants included,
aadivasis from Gujarat and Maharashtra
vanvasis from Gujarat
Muslim and Christian participants (some were winners too)
illiterate women
young Kshatriya women from extremely conservative background
Tamil youth learned Hindi to be able to understand thoughts of Dadaji to be able to compete better.
The event was covered by several major news papers and media entities.
Details of national level sports competition held in 2002-03
Number of participants: 205,310
Number of participants in the finals held in Dadoba Konddev Stadium in Thane: 900 In the tradition of The Olympics, torch rallies were held in thousands of villages in several states
In connection with the celebrations on the 12th of July, 2002, hundreds of thousands of young people participated in "Madhav Vrunda Dashabdi" programs held in Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Thane, Nasik, and Aurangabad. The youth participated with enthusiasm and with a resolve for future action.
July 12th also happens to be the birthday of Didiji, who has successfully channeled the energies of youth and emotionally integrated them on the basis of a selfless & divine relationship. The day is also associated with the Madhav Vrund and Vruksha Mandir projects. In addition, the Swadhyayee youth celebrate that day as the annual "Yuva Din". Major highlights of that day's celebration include cycle and scooter rallies in villages and cities respectively, launching of new Yuva Kendras, a resolution to selflessly meet new young people, etc..
These young men and women simultaneously manage their academic/professional lives with their expression of gratitude for Dadaji and Didiji in an activist manner, exemplifying the true spirit of an ideal youth.

PARAM PUJYA PANDURANG SHASHTRI ATHWALEJI 'S THOUGHT

THE DYNAMIC TRADITION OF GREAT ANCESTORS
It is said that there is no point in tracking the source of river & the ancestry of a 'Rishi' the visionary; as these may be insignificant. But it is also true, that a common man may find source of inspiration in the ancestry of a sage, however insignificant it may be. It also satisfies the inquisitiveness & enables him to interpret the sage's life in a better way. In this we notice the prudence of the omnipotent God & the way He works.
It is great wonder as to how a powerful thought, the pure devotion to God and spiritual philosophy get manifested in one single individual! How is it that a person, the very embodiment of purity and penance could be born only in the family of Athavales' of pen, in this 20th century? God's realm has it's own laws, the coming up of Pandurang among the Athavales' can be explained in the light of sacred linage of God centered ancestors.
The great-grand father of Rev.Pandurang Shastriji bore the same name 'Pandurang'. He was a God centered holy & truthful. His son Parshuram Panth led his life honestly as a stamp vendor. He added glory to his father in personal behavior. He once stood a surety for someone. This resulted in the total sacrifice of his personal possessions. He stuck to his promise till he breath the last.
Rev. Pandurang Shastri's grandfather Laxman Rao use to go to the colony of harijans, who were treated as untouchables, to teach 'Manache Shlok'(a sacred text in Marathi). This incident naturally brings out the memories of the devotional saint, Narsinh Mehta. Dynamic ancestors, exhibited courage of visiting the residence of harijans while their offspring Pandurang Shastri- Rev. Dadaji took harijans closer to him self & lovingly mixed them in swadhyay family. How can we describe the lustrous person Pandurang who gave concrete shape to his thought. 'Bhakti (devotion) is a social force'; a religious reformer or a revolutionary philosopher.

Jay yogeshwar ,

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