Living and Giving by the Book
Sri Sarma Sastrigal in his book “The Great Hindu Tradition”
has this to say about Dharmam – Dharma
is pure philanthropy. It is giving with no motive, no specifications and no restrictions.
No expectations either. Anyone can do dharma at anytime – in fact one
should do it the moment one thinks of it, with no delay.
Sri S Balasubramanian, who
is known as Kala Niketan Balu to
his friends and well-wishers, decided to give away much of his savings when he
turned 85. On that eventful day Sri Sarma Sastrigal through his team of Vedic
pundits organized Veda Parayanam, Rituals and Homams. Immediately after that Sri
Balasubramanian distributed donations ranging from Rs One Lakh to several
thousands to many service ans philanthropic organizations. A trust
associated with the Cancer Institute at Adyar, the Sivananda Ashramam, the Raja
Patasala of Kumbakonam, the Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt, the Thambras, the Bala Vihar are just few names amongst the
organizations whose representatives received the munificence through the hands of
Sri Cho Ramaswamy who was the Chief Guest.
“I have benefited immensely from reading the book”
said Sri Balasubramanian at the function. “I wish that the book is read
by more young people since it has a wealth of information so lucidly put in
such simple language. The section on frequently asked questions is a good reference
guide to base your life on” he said. A few of the present there present at the function were
given a copy of the book much to the delight of them. Sri Sastrigal can be reached at his mobile number: 9444380973
