Introduction & MIssion Statement
I am Sachith Anandan, born in a brahmin Iyer family, tho based on my neglect of all rituals, currently I cannot claim to belong to any particular caste or even any religion!
I do appreciate the preparedness of the brahmin community for higher life, tho such preparedness is not exclusively found in them alone. They are qualified for a life of yoga generally through their greater level of detachment towards material things.
In this village of about ~2000 people near Kumbakonam we at this Siva temple (Sri Sarguneswar Aalayam, Karuveli, 23 km from Kumbakonam, TN) have been working hard over the last 10 years to raise the spiritual consciousness of the people, apparently without much success. But now(December 2008) the "Vaazga Valamudan" group held a 4-day camp at this renovated(for the 2'nd time in 12 years at the cost of about 1 crore & it is a sadhu's paradise)temple, and I see its potential towards the elevation of the Tamil people (in particular) to a higher life .
Members of this group are also appreciating the potential of this place as a center for spiritually-oriented service to the community, and are beginning to congregate & integrate themselves with us. A small ashram-like structure has been shaping up here over the last 2 years, with 3 young ladies (age group 16-20) who are committed to a celibate life geared towards community-service as the way to self-realisation.
I as the mentor of these ashramites serve them in a variety of ways, including maintaining a modern computer center & teaching them English, Mathematics, Physics, Theoretical CS etc. just so their burden is lessened to some extent, while they struggle to detach themselves from the phenomenal world, even while they utilise it for that very purpose.
We are looking for people who are willing to dedicate themselves to community service as the means for self-realisation. A Trust fund is being shaped so that these members never have to go hat-in-hand during their life, tho they usually will be college graduates.
Love & regards,
Sachith Anandan