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Prahlad & Bindu Pant Scholarship Award

Prahlad & Bindu Pant Scholarship Award

Awarded on the basis of student’s financial needs 

Managed by

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

Please click here to download Application

  1. An annual $2,000 (Two Thousand US Dollars) scholarship award has been established by Dr. Prahlad and Bindu Pant. This award is managed and coordinated by Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA).
  2. This scholarship is awarded annually to one student on the basis of the financial needs of the student and not on the basis of merit.
  3. The scholarship award is open to any student of Nepali origin (one or both parents from Nepal) residing in the United States, who is a US high school graduate and has been admitted as a full-time student to a US college or university.
  4. The selection process involves completing the application form together with all the documents (listed in no. 15 in page 3 of this application form) and the verification of the total annual income of the student and/or the student’s parents.
  5. NASeA Academic and Professional committee will make the selection on the basis of the financial needs of the applicant, and its decision will be final.
  6. Application forms are due by the second Saturday of every August. For this year, the application deadline is Saturday, August 9, 2014. Please complete the application form in the next page and submit documents mentioned in no. 15 of page 3 and send it to Academic and Professional Committee chair at ramjee.sharma@gmail.com by August 9, 2014.
  7. The decision on the winner and a runner-up of the award is made by the fourth Saturday of every August. For 2014, the selection is made by Saturday, August 23, 2014 or at the earliest possible date thereafter.
  8. The award is given out to the winner at the NASeA ANMA Convention in Denver, Colorado during the cultural program. The student must be present at the convention to receive the award. Visit convention website www.jointconvention.org for more information about the convention. If the winner fails to show up at the convention, the award will be given to the runner-up if he/she is present.
  9. For questions or information, please contact ramjee.sharma@gmail.com.

    Application deadline August 9, 2014


Monthly Talk Session: Mr. Khagendra GC, President of NRN NCC of USA

This event has originally scheduled on Sunday July 27, 2014, but due to unforeseen circumstances it is rescheduled to August 3, 2014

The Public Relations Committee of  Nepalese Association in Southeast America(NASeA)

Extends a cordial invitation to the Monthly Talk Session with

Khagendra GC Jee
President of NRN NCC of USA

Sunday, August 3, 2014

11:00 Eastern Standard Time
Conference Call (712) 432-0385 / Code: 139004#

The theme of this month’s talk session is:  The Future of the NRN NCC of USA!
Reaching out to wider spectrum and making NRN more effective!

Khagendra Gharty Chhetry Jee is recently elected as the President of NRN NCC of USA. He secured resounding majority votes in the first ever election in NRN. He is one of the most accomplished Nepali among Nepalese Diaspora. He will share his vision and goals to strengthen the NRN movement in the USA. Chhetry Jee is the first Nepalese to be admitted to practice law in the United States. He also practiced law in the Supreme Court of Nepal. His rich and diverse resume (given below) reflects his significant achievements in life and his contribution to the societies both in Nepal and in the USA. Let us welcome and hear him.

Moderator: Dr. Nar Kaji Gurung, Associate Professor


Nepali Temple in Atlanta

Dear all,
 
I am pleased to invite you to a meeting of the proposed Nepali Temple in Atlanta:
 
Date and Time: July 13, 2014; 11:00AM
Venue: Haveli Restaurant
Address: 490 Franklin Rd SE, Marietta, GA 30067
 
(The World Cup Final game begins at 4:00PM on this day. Therefore, we have scheduled this meeting in the morning hours).
 
By a secret ballot during the June 8th 2014 meeting at Himalayan Spice Restaurant, we have received a mandate to start a Nepali Temple in a rental space. A tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows:
 
(1) Registration of the Nepali temple with the Georgia Secretary of State
(2) By-laws preparations
(3) Application for tax-exempt 501(c)3 certificate from the IRS
(4) Finding a rental space at a convenient location
(5) Murti order to Nepal
(6) Priest search
Please let me know if you would like to include any other  items in the agenda.
 
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
 
Thank you.
 
Prahlad Pant
Cell: 513-226-6009

Invitation Summer Meditation Retreat

Invitation Summer Meditation Retreat Art of Blissful Living & Meditation

LIMASS-USA: Lessons in Meditation and Spiritual Sciences, USA
Oshodhara International

July 22 – 27, 2014
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Info / Registration: www.limassusa.com

Contacts:
E-mail: limass.usa@gmail.com
Divya Pradhan, Ph.D. :  256-830-2115
Tilak Shrestha, Ph.D.  :  256-970-9112

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Sadar Namaste!

The question, most revolutionary yet pertinent to our core being, remains – ‘who am I?’ Humanity of all regions, cultures and histories have been contemplating it, since the beginning.

One Swami Jee was praising wealth and its good uses. But just to be on the safe side, he also added that money can buy convenience ‘subidha’ only, not happiness. True happiness comes only from within. Let us remember the critical difference and act accordingly.

Dharma is about seeking truth ‘satya’ and spiritual disciplines ‘yoga.’ The ‘Gnan yoga – way of knowledge’ is the discipline of the intellect / mind, the ‘Bhakti – love and devotion’ of the heart, ‘Karma – way of unattached action’ of living in the world, and ‘Raj – way of meditation’ of realizing the ultimate reality.

  1. Shiva taught the meditation to realize I, the ego, is a part of the self conscious universe.
    A conversation between Parvati and Shiva – Vigyan Bhairav Tantra – 112 meditation techniques:
    http://www.meditationiseasy.com/mCorner/techniques/Vigyan_bhairav_tantra/Meditation_techniques_index.htm
  2. Buddha confirmed it empirically ‘Tathagat’ and taught to practice within ‘Appo deepo bhava.’ His favorite meditation technique is ‘Vipassana.’Vipassana Meditation: An Introduction by S. N. Goenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-CL8z32Jo&hd=1
  3. Western scientists, psychologists are also beginning to realize that pure materialistic interpretation is inadequate and leads to meditation for better understanding.Stanford Scientist: Vast, Powerful Realm between Particles Influenced by Human Consciousnesshttp://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/535619-stanford-physicist-vast-powerful-realm-between-particles-influenced-by-human-consciousness
    The Primacy of Consciousness:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_dGwu2gbg&hd=1

    What Is Consciousness? Deepak Chopra, Rudolph Tanzi, Menas Kafatos and Lothar Schäfer:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scI9ZFImN8o&hd=1

  4. Even the pure physics makes same conclusion. The quantum physics can demonstrate the link between object and observer.
    Quantum Mechanics: Animation explaining quantum physics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpXrbZ4bnU&hd=1

Consciousness Science Kept Hidden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFSRTsLOiv0&hd=1

The Art of Blissful Living & Meditation Program is designed to tap into the vast reservoir of thousands of years of teachings of Shiva, Buddha and modern scientists. We will a. discuss the techniques for proper understanding and b. practice under the guidance of highly evolved masters. Our masters “Swami / Maa” are evolved beings with decades of practice and teaching experiences. You will feel their inner transformations. The program is designed to explore different techniques in ‘Satwik Satsanga – spiritual fellowship.’ Individuals will choose the techniques suitable to their own inclinations and useful in the stressful life styles.

The program is designed to directly experience the inner transformation, peace and wisdom. It is the self evaluation. The gains are observable within our experiential world. These are goodies on the side. The ultimate goal still remains to be free from the cycle of Karma, go beyond the measures of happiness / sadness, and to deal with the original question – ‘who am I?’

You are all cordially invited to join the Satsanga. Information: www.limassusa.com

Most sincerely,

Tilak B. Shrestha, Ph.D.

tilakbs@hotmail.com
Cell: 256-970-9112
Huntsville, Alabama, USA