"When you say to yourself, "I am all right, right now," you immediately bring the forces of the mind together. All fears, worries and doubts cease. An influx of spiritual energy fills the subconscious, and a sense of dynamic security permeates your being."

Gurudeva

Gurudeva Darshan of the Day

Bodhinatha in California

Bodhinatha is still in California. Shanmuganathaswami and Yogi Jivanandanatha continued learning more about ways to use our data base for all kinds of operations. And they all met with Hindu Heritage Endowment financial managers.

Below is Part Five of the Bodhinatha's Satsang in Chicago.

 

Today's Pilgrims and Visitors

A sweet family from San Mateo, California arrived today. Vidya S. Amirapu with his wife, Padma Shri, and son and daughter, Anjana and Anish.

Ken and Judy Bowles are devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles. They were so impressed with the pure peacefulness and beauty of the Aadheenam.

"We want to return here again soon" said Judy; "It is oh so perfect."

Some Other Permanent Residents

We saw this very smart caterpillar today, happily crawling on a leaf. It curled up when we approached, saying "don't mind me, I'm not tasty!" We think the two spots on his back are designed to look like eyes, fooling birds into thinking think he's watching them all the time. Oh, Siva's endless creation!

Our Spiritual Park and Monastery on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean

Welcome again to our monthly Ganesha Havana at the Spiritual Park of Mauritius. This month a special and elaborate puja has been organised for those students sitting for their end of year school and university exams.

We bring you today a few photos of the event...

Early morning, all preparations are completed for the grand ceremony.

The Mandapam is tightly packed with youth of all ages. One can barely walk around, each single space is occupied...

Today all seats inside have been reserved for the youth only.

Our young ladies contemplating the murthi just a few feet from them..... Some of them are lucky to be inside the Mandapam for the first time. Many came very early in the morning to secure a seat inside.

...... politely seated and waiting for the ceremony to start

Our young men are happy too to be so close to the huge Ganapati murthi .....

Sivacharya Arunachallum from Goodlands officiates the ceremony. Kulapati Siven Koothan is seated opposite him ....

The puja starts with some traditional rituals...

More young ladies seated outside on the steps of the Ganesha Mandapam....

These youth have travelled from all over the island to attend this special puja.

Our ladies helping with the offerings brought by the incessant flow of devotees...

More devotees now arriving over the Ganesha Bridge with their offerings....

The Homa is lighted and devas invoked to hover around it. Thousands of written prayers will be burnt to reappear in the innerworlds.

A view of the the large crowd outside....

Some devotees stayed standing all through the ceremony...

Lord Pancha Mukha Ganapati showers His Blessings to all..

The Homa ceremony about to end with the last offerings to be sent into the fire.

A copy of the Ganapati prayer has been circulated to all youth by Kulapati SK Moorghen, which everyone read after the priest.

More photos of this event coming in our next TAKA ..... Till then.