A purposeful life is a planned life and there is no

importance to personal instincts. Man should not be a

product of atmosphere; he should not be at the mercy of

circumstances. If the river flows from east to west and if

one has to go to the east, he must go against the current.

One's life should not be like that of the stray cattle in the

cities. When person go behind them to take them to

cattle-pound they close all the avenues and keep only that

open which leads to cattle-pound. The cattle just seeing

the other roads blocked by these men take to the road

which appears favourable but they end up in confinement

of cattle-pound. Our life should be just like these cattle

avoiding the obstacles and difficulties and ultimately

ending up meaninglessly. Many young men are creatures

of circumstances. They try to make their way where

circumstances are favourable. They aspire to go to medical

faculty: if that is not possible, try for engineering side, if

not, then be a B.Com, if that is not favourable, then try

something else. If the road to one aspiration is blocked,

leave it and try another like the cattle and the dog which go

by the way they find easy. You must always remember that

you are a man, a rational animal and you must pave your

way for liberation. Strive hard, build up your future and

reach the final goal. You have the power and faculties to

live a purposeful life. Think always how you can contribute

to the betterment of the world. What account of your life

are you going to render?

One life One Mission: Life must be like an

arrow hitting the target

You must refuse to be a slave of circumstances. You

must create circumstances. Time at your disposal is very

short. There are hundreds of Arts and Sciences; we cannot

even think of them, leave alone the idea of even knowing

them and much less the idea of mastering them. Life is

short and knowledge is vast. So we must choose the

proper mission and utilize the whole life for it. One life,

one mission should be the ideal. There are a number of

attractive things in life, but if they do not fit in with the

master plan that we prepare for the accomplishment of

the mission, we must refuse them, however good they

may be. Thus, we must possess the discrimination of

selection and election in life. There are many people who

have not decided about their goal even at the age of sixty,

when it is the evening of life and death is just knocking at

their doors. Life should not be like a person who goes to a

huge library, sees so many books, reads none and gathers

no knowledge. Rolling stone gathers no moss they say.

Only fortunate people decide their goal at the dawn of

their life. They have the satisfaction in the evening of life,

that, they had not lived vaguely, and wasted time in

searching for the goal. Life should be like an arrow hitting

the target directly and not going off the mark. Life is like the

game of Kabaddi. One can show his skill and play a fruitful

game only as long as the breath lasts. Otherwise one

moves about here and there, shouts, dances and returns

empty-handed. Futile is his play. One must have the full

satisfaction of having accomplished one's goal when one

breathes one's last. Otherwise, embittered by frustration,

one will exclaim life's morning and noon have already

gone, the evening has crept in and now the sun is about to

set. What have I gained?

Swamiji understood the goal of life at the feet of his

Guru. There are hard days and easy days too. But it is the

time that will decide the exact mission of one's life. There

is no compromise and no concession in that. Life is full of

obstacles and difficulties. It is like the river which has to

reach its destination, the ocean. It is not an air flight. So

Swamiji also doubted and doubted, and ultimately at this

southernmost end of the country, at Kanyakumari, he

discovered his mission. As a matter of fact, the mission

dawned upon him. When such a mission is fixed for

anybody there is only one road to reach it, all other roads

are blocked for him. Like a commander, decide the mission

to be fulfilled and then plan the strategy, taking into

consideration the power, the potentialities and the

limitations. Think of the best manner in which the goal is to

be achieved. 'Ifs' and 'buts' have no place in this. After a

stern determination, not only the goal and the mission are

fixed, but a master-plan will have to be prepared and all the

strategy necessary to accomplish it must be settled. Then

and then alone something noble can be achieved.

Live a Purposeful Life II

(This is the second part of a lecture delivered by Mananeeya Sri Eknathji Ranade to the first batch of

Life Workers of Vivekananda Kendra in their training programme)

Activities at Glance at Soumarbhumi Vibhag

Sanskriti Anweshak at Sivasagar

Sanskriti Anweshak programme on the topic 'Indian

Womanhood' was held at Natya Mandir, Sivasagar on th

Monday, the 4 of May, 2015, with a gathering of 300

peoples. The speaker of the topic was Man. Nivedita

Bhide, Hon'ble Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra,

Kanyakumari. She dealt at length about the respectable

position women have enjoyed in the Indian society since

time immemorial. The west has now started to look up to

the Indian value system with respect. They are fascinated

by the bonding in the Indian household, which is fast

losing in the western society. But the cause of concern is

that many of us are trying to imbibe the western model of

living, which we must avoid and go back to our rich

tradition. The inspirational talk lasted for about an hour

and was followed by interaction with the audience, which

made it enjoyable and lively.

Earlier, Dr. Dhrubajyoti Nath, Vavyastha Pramukh of VK,

Sivasagar introduced Man. Nivedita Didi to the audience,

while Dr. Protim Sharma, Nagar Pramukh, Sivasagar

delivered a brief speech about Vivekananda Kendra and

the significance of Sanskriti Anweshak. Dr. Prakash Kotoky,

Vibhag Pramukh of Soumarbhumi Vibhag, offered the

vote of thanks. Started with Mangalacharanam, the two-

hour programme ended with rendering of the song 'Vande

Mataram' by the students of Vivekananda Kendra

Vidyalaya, Sivasagar.

Vimarsh on Indian Womenhood at VKV Dibrugarh

rd

On 3 May 2015, Sunday in Vimarsh, Mananeeya

Nivedita Bhide, Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra,

Kanyakumari addressed on the topic Indian

Womanhood at the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya,

Dibrugarh in the presence of some selected karyakarthas

of Kendra, well wishers, teachers and parents.

Mananeeya Didi started by quoting Swami

Vivekananda, The degradation of India was because of

the neglect of Women and Masses. Today, lot of talk of

Woman empowerment is going on. We should understand

the basic vision, principles of our culture to know how in

today's context we should proceed.

Speaking on the topic further Didi said that the whole

existence is interconnected, interrelated and

interdependent. The extended form of man is family,

society, Nation and whole creation. It is the expression of

Oneness. So it is necessary to bring changes in the system

in the light of oneness of existence, maintaining the

connections with these larger collectives. The

participation of 'Stree Shakti' in all walks of life is to be

enhanced for such a change.

Shikshak Sammelan at VKV Dibrugarh nd

On 2 May 2015, Saturday Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide,

Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari

addressed Principals, Vice-Principals and senior teachers

of various Vidyalays (Tinsukia, Borgolai, Bokuloni, Tingrai,

Sibsagar, Golaghat, & Dibrugarh) at VKV Dibrugarh. Total

40 selected representatives attended interaction. Man.

Pravinji, Joint general Secretary and Secretary of VKSPV,

North-East, Man. Raboti Didi, Jt. Secretary, VKSPV, Assam

and Nagaland, Man. Meera Didi, Prant Sangatak, Assam

Prant, Sri. Suvan Sett, Regional Administrative Officer, Sri

Kamalakant Baliarsingha, Regional Administrative Officer,

VKSPV were also present in the address.

Core team being the soul of the school, Man. Nivedita Didi

put emphasis mainly on importance of the role of the core

team plays to run the Vidyalaya purposefully with the

Mission of Man making and Nation building. The other vital

aspects of the address were careful and transparent

admission procedure, Parents-teacher meet, involvement

of parents in the different activities conducted by Kendra

and to motivate the youth to work for the society.

Yuva Prashikshan Sibir (mejsp)f

Yuva Prashikshan Sibir or Soumarbhumi Bibhag was th th

held from 18 April 2015 to 19 April'2015 at

Vivekananda Kendra Dibrugarh. Where 32 nos of

participants from all the three districts (Sivasagar- 6,

Dibrugarh -21. and Tinsukia 5) attended the sibir.

Workshop for Teachers at VKNRL Hospital

A workshop for school teachers was organised at th

VKNRL Hospital, Numoligarh on 16 May, 2015 on the

theme Teachers as Nation builders. It was a MEJSP

programme by the hospital team. Total 40 teachers from

16 schools attended the programme. The programme was

started at 2pm and finished at 5pm. At the beginning Dr.

Binit Barua gave the welcome speech. The video film on

Man. Eknathji was shown to the participants. The Pranta

Parva Pramukh, MEJSP spoke few lines on the objective of

the workshop and MEJSP programme. Dr. B.C Das

Purkayashtha delivered the keynote address. After this

the participants placed their queries and views. Dr. Heera

conducted the prgramme and the whole hospital team

extended their support in arranging the programme

successfully.

Vimarsh at Jorhat :

Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari Branch Jorhat th

organized Vimarsh on Religion the Soul of India on 10

May, 2015. Man. Bhanuji, Gen. Secretary, Vivekananda

Kendra Kanyakumari was present as recourse person. The

programme was attended by 45 participants.

Plantation at Jorhat :

A plantation programme of Krishnachura Sapling was

organized by Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari Branch th

Jorhat at Choladhora Road on 20 May 2015 with the

cooperation of local peoples of that area.

Activities at Gurubhumi Vibhag

Srimanta Shankardev Pragna Pratijyogita

at Tezpur

Vivekananda Kendra Tezpur Branch organized

Srimanta Shankardev Pragna Pratijyogita at Tezpur in two th

venues. First on 10 May 2015 at VK, Tezpur Branch with

total Registration 148 and no. of participants 110. The th

second on 17 May 2015 at Beseria High School with total

Registration 36 and no. of participants 36. The Pragna

Pratijyogita will continue in the month of May. In summer

vacation Personality Development Camp will be

organized for all the participants.

Activities at Devibhumi Vibhag

Sanskar Varga Prashikshan Baithak at

Mangaldoi

A three hour Sanskar Varga Gata Pramukh Prashikshan th

Baithak was organized by VK Mangaldoi branch on 4 May

2015. 20 Gata Pramukh of nine sanskar vargas from the

Nagar and Karyastans of Mangaldoi have attended the

Prashikshan.

Activities at Devobhumi Vibhag

Your contribution matters

We appeal to all to join this effort by contributing

your time, energy and money so that together we

realize the vision of Swami Vivekananda, One vision

I see clear as life before me: that the ancient Mother

has awakened once more, sitting on Her throne

rejuvenated, more glorious than ever. Proclaim Her

to all the world with the voice of peace and

benediction.

The contributions are eligible for Income Tax

exemption under Section 80 G.

E-mail : assam@vkendra.org

Activities at Kamrup Bhumi

Kendra Varga

Weekly two Kendra Vargas are going on regularly at

Guwahati Mahanagar, one for the Mahanagar and other in th

Ambikagirinagar of Guwahati Mahanagar. On 6 May

2015, Man. Balkrishnanji, Vice-President, Vivekananda

Kendra, Kanyakumari was present in the Kendra varga with th

other 24 Karyakartas while on 19 May 2015 Man. Bhanuji,

General Secretary Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari,

Man. Pravinji, Joint General Secretary Vivekananda

Kendra, Kanyakumari, Man. Meera Didi, Prant Sanghatak

Assam Prant were present in the Kendra Varga. Total

present Karyakartas were 31.

Srimanta Shankardev Pragna Pratijyogita at

Guwahati

Guwahati Mahanagar has organized Srimanta

Shankardev Pragna Pratijyogita. Till now it has covered

two schools with 22 and 31 participants respectively.

Activities at Swarnabhumi Vibhag

Vimarsh at Dhemaji

A Vimarsh was organized by VK Branch Dhemaji on

Indian Womenhood.

Vimarsh at North Lakhimpur

Another Vimarsh was organized by VK Branch N

Lakhimpur on Manav Seva Hi Iswar Seva (Serve Man Serve

God) The talk was delivered by

Karyakarta Sammelan at Dhemaji

and North Lakhimpur

ryakarta Sammelan was organized for Dhemaji and N

Lakhimpur.

Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide, Vice-

President, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari was present

as resource person. The total number of attendance was

75.

Mananeeya Nivedita

Bhide, V ice-Pres ident , V ivekananda Kendra,

Kanyakumari. The audience of the programme was 130.

Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide, Vice-President,

Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari has visited

Swarnabhumi Bivhag in this MEJSP year. In this occasion a

Ka

APPEALVivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari is inviting youth of

age 20-45 years to serve the society as 'Seva Vratis'-

Volunteers, to serve.at least for 2 years.

Selected youth will be offered an honorarium to meet

basic needs of food and accommodation.

They should be HS pass and be able to communicate &

understand basic English. This is great opportunity to

serve the society in Assam & North-East.

Those interested can contact :

Kum. Meera Kulkarni, Assam Prant Sangathak,

Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari

Ph. No. : 0361-2607971, Email: meera@vkendra.org

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