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A Discourse was held on 16th March 2025 in Kashi. Where the importance of Kashi in relation to the Rishis was discussed.
Excerpts from Bk 3 of 7 Wisdom must be gained to eradicate ignorance – Adi Shankaracharya
- Why is Kashi the holiest city in the world and the history of Kashi and its first few Rishis.
Kashi is the first place of birth of Vishwamitra Maharishi. Now we have a Jyotirlinga on that place.
The tapas of 7 Rishis on the place of today’s Kashi Vishwanath and Gyan Vapi mandir, including Adi Shankaracharya. The latter’s previous spiritual energies are still stored over Vishwanath mandir in the astral form. - Maharishi Markandey and the Rishis who made Kashi a manifestation of God’s wish
Satsanga Content:
- Adi Shankaracharya & Vibhuti Mandir
- Chief authors of the ancient scriptures of Bharat – Markandey, Shivananda, Vashishtha, Adi Shankaracharya…
- Markandey Maharishi and the connection of Manikarnika Ghat
- Tanme Manah Shivasankalpamastu – May my mind always dwell on that which is auspicious
- Revival of Om at Manikarnika Ghat at 5 AM by meditating with 144 Rishis
- Patanjali Maharishi wrote his manuscripts in Kashi but took it with him and walked on foot to save it the cold place in Uttarakhand in Dwarahat before he died.
- Agastya Maharishi’s Gurukul once in Pondicherry. He lived a very long life of 103 years due to Kaya Kalpa granted for documenting his wisdom.
- Adi Shankaracharya and his one life in Rajgir where he made a Vedic Gurukul after casting his body in Kashi
Sarika Ma,
You have written a lot on Kashi. But as per historians, Indus Valley Civilization, Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were the oldest sites of human civilization in Ancient India. Town planning, jewelry and many other features were associated with Indus Valley Civilization. Even today the concept of town planning is absent in Kashi and most of the Indian cities. Toiletry culture was also absent in most parts of India before 5-6 decades. Even today we do not have proper sewage disposal and waste management system in most of the Indian cities and towns. Capital Delhi has got huge fill up area and no systematic efforts are being undertaken to reduce that. Delhi is having one of the worst air pollution levels among the cities of the world. Road accidents are also numerous in Indian cities and towns. I myself have been hit by careless two wheelers many a times. So amidst all these things which we see daily, how one can simply glorify ancient culture? Who built Indus Valley Civilization, particularly cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa? Why town planning, sewage disposal and waste management which was there in Indus Valley Civilization was forgotten by later Indians? Why are we having maximum law breakers and people without civic sense in Modern India? I am asking you these questions because every day I am seeing people throwing out kitchen wastes and numerous other wastes on the sides of public roads.
Regards,
Jerry.