8th Anniversary Meet : Summary

A Saffron Salute to you all for making MRC’s 8th Anniversary a Grand Event in the annals of MRC’s history. Saffron is the epitome of Patience,Persevearence,Courage,Confidence and Consistancy but definitely Not Terror.All these attributes have been shown in an exemplary manner by the members of MRC in the last 8 years and as Luck would have it, the function on 10th Feb 2013 was presided over by a Saffron clad Sannyasin Sw.Vimurthananda,Editor Ramakrishna Vijayam,Chennai who delivered an outstanding oration on STOP CHASING MONEY AND START ACQUIRING WEALTH.The work of a True Sannyasin is to uproot the weeds of doubt and merge and molt our minds into Trust,Surrender and in a deep and a total YES, this was the feeling one had at the end of the talk by Swamiji on that day. The distinction between Money and Wealth was the starting point of his talk and he said that when one loses all his Money what remains with him is the wealth.While Money is the Visible Wealth, Wealth is not only the invisible Money but includes Name,Fame,Positions,Education,Culture,Good Deeds and Simplicity and much more.Swamiji’s talk was laced with many anecdotes of which the one relating to Goddess Lakshmi and her Sister was really like the icing on the Cake. He brilliantly concluded his talk by seeing the call of Swami Vivekananda to his fellow Indians when he said Arise,Awake and Stop Not till the Goal is Reached, in an amazingly different perception and said Arise from Your Poverty,Awake when you start Getting Money and Stop Not till you yourself become the Wealth. A Message of far reaching implication was delivered not only to us but to the entire world outside.A Fitting Tribute to Sw.Vivekananda thru MRC,truly memorable indeed.

While the Welcome Address by our member Mr.Jayabaskaran was impressive,vote of thanks by Dr.Srinivasan was impeccable.The meeting also felicitated the representatives of Aravind Eyecare,Hindu and Turning Point for their outstanding support to the cause of our Group Activities.The members were then treated with a sumptuous Dinner after which they departed in perfect Peace,Love and Harmony cherishing the memories of the just concluded Anniversary.