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Title: Listen in for a colorful talk. Category: Hinduism and Tradition Duration: 4 minutes

Gurudeva speaks today at the Fourth Annual Vedic Astrology Conference.

Cybertalk: Gurudeva responds to a question today about the use of art in religion. Just how important is art? Gurudeva also adds some news about the art projects he has begun with artists in Bali and India. Listen in for a colorful talk.

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What can I say about myself? I am from Chennai, India. My husband's work brought us to the US in May last year. We are in New Jersey.

I have a varied career path. I have an M.Phil. degree in Physics and my first job in '84 was as a lecturer. In '86, after my marriage I switched streams to software development and training. In '93, I felt it was time for me to put something back into society. Decided to work, but not be employed. Just made myself available to whomever I could support in whatever they did, with whatever I had/could get! Found myself doing everything from editing a Physics book, to statistical analysis for a Ph. D thesis, to re-organizing the material for a consumer protection organization, to arranging lectures in the community, to organizing a public meeting to advocate good governance, to supporting the training and healing practice of an energy worker, to designing and managing the construction of our home in Chennai ...

I am still finding my feet here in the US. My husband and I never had any "US-plans", unlike almost everyone in software. In spite of that, if we are here today, there must be a greater purpose. In the meantime, I just go on living .... and loving every moment of it! If there is one resource that I have on hand, it is TIME. I am very fond of reading and having a 24-hour cable connection to the Web is such a BLESSING for me. It is how I found you!

I have listened to Gurudeva's talks, applied them to my life ... I am so fascinated by the daily lessons!! I will order "Merging with Siva" soon. In fact, I want to have ALL the books!!! I sometimes wonder if my thirst will ever be quenched!! "Endru thaniyum intha suthanthira dhagam?" --- applies to my thirst for liberation, for knowledge!

--Sheela Venkatakrishanan

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