Bengal guv opens Nava Oli Jyotirdinam celebrations

Thiruvananthapuram: Inaugurating Navajyoti Karunakara Guru’s 24th Nava Oli Jyotirdinam celebrations at Santhigiri Ashram, West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose said Guru’s concept of transcendental spirituality is the beginning of a great renaissance. “Even a journey of a thousand years begins with a small step. The first step of the renaissance in the modern day was initiated by the Guru of Santhigiri. His purpose was to guide the people to the path of truth. The Guru taught the world that instead of lecturing on spirituality, one should first give food to the poor,” he said.
He said the biggest value distortion in India today is the lack of importance given to the institution of family. “We are blindly imitating the West ignoring our traditional values in the illusion that the West is best. The Guru understood that the world’s welfare is possible only if a fundamental change is made at these three levels: family, individual, and society. That is why the Guru focussed on family life and worked hard for it and succeeded in that,” the governor said.
Ashram president Swami Chaitanya Jnana Thapasvi presided over the function. General secretary Swami Gururatnam Jnana Thapasvi, Manickal grama panchayat president KJayan and welfare and development standing committee chairperson of the panchayat R Saheerat Beevi spoke at the meeting.