The unique University

8 October 1981, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Prasanthi Nilayam

Professor Kasturi's English.

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This day, I am announcing an event which will give you great joy. is ever full of joy. Anxiety, grief and unrest cannot approach , not even as near as millions of miles, Believe it or not, does not have the slightest experience of anxiety, for is ever aware of the formation and transformation of objects and the antics of time and space and of the incidents therein. Those who have no knowledge of these and those who are affected by circumstances are affected by sorrow. Those who are caught in the coils of time and space become the victims of grief. Though is involved in events conditioned by time and space, is ever established in the principle that is beyond both time and space. is not conditioned by time, place or circumstance. Therefore, you must all recognise the uniqueness of the Will of , the . Know that this sankalpa is - it is irresistible Will. You may ignore its expression as weak and insignificant but, once the will is formed, whatever else undergoes change, it cannot change. Fifteen years ago, while inaugurating the College at , I had said that it will soon be transformed into a University. People thought that uttered those words in that strain merely to enthuse them. We established a College at only last year. While doing so., I said "This will be transformed into a University next year and so, we must ensure a stable basis." When I said so, remarked: "It is impossible". "Institutions working for twenty or even thirty years, having acquired many distinctions and equipped themselves with postgraduate faculties, have yet to realise this goal. is declaring thus! What course will this take"? he thought within himself. He knows what course it will take. Still, it appeared to him doubtful that it would become a University in the very second year of its existence.

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Uniqueness of University This is the second year of the College. Since 's will is the Almighty Will, the Government of India has agreed to the inauguration of a University by us here. Therefore, this very day, , the College at and the College at are raised to the status of constituents of the new University. This University will not be imparting in its Botany Course merely a knowledge of trees in Nature; we will spread the knowledge of the Tree of true living. It will not be imparting the knowledge merely of economics; the knowledge of theistic ethics too will be included. It will not be merely teaching Chemistry (); it will also unravel the mystery of "," the Supreme Embodiment of nectarine sweetness, the . It will teach not only the science of the material world (); it will also teach the science of the non-material world (). It will not differentiate the material from the non-material or treat the nonmaterial as irrelevant to the material. We have decided that this shall be the uniqueness of the University.

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is based on Truth and for Truth A few minutes before I came here, I performed the (consecration of the site) for the Administrative Building of the University. There, on top of the range of hills, commanding a beautiful vista of nature's charm, the imposing, attractive centre of University activities will come up soon. For the mind, (calm comfort); for the body reft (cool softness); for our life, - that is the Reality here. On the hill behind your eyes can feast on the sight of a magnificent building next year, at this time. Our construction schedules or schedules for other projects are not planned for five years or ten years. They are 'five-day' plans and 'ten-day' plans. Since we have to conform to the rules and limits set by the Government, this delay is caused. Otherwise, they can happen in a moment because My resolves are based on Truth and are for Truth. Their purpose is the promotion of human well-being, the prosperity of the world. It is not tainted by either a sense of ownership or self-aggrandizement. So, there is no need at all to doubt. Will must fructify at the specified time. May you all derive benefit and joy from these developments!