A Chosen Journey

Om Gam Ganapataye Namah

I find myself facing obstacles again Baba, not so much physically but mentally and spiritually as well. I know however that You will never abandon me and so I place not only my troubles, but myself at Your Lotus Feet and allow my faith and trust in You to help me overcome.

Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah

Jai Sri Ganesh.

Never condemn what you don’t understand. Never condemn the bridge that you eventually have to cross one day.

—Unknown.

Expand your awareness a little and mistakes no longer need make you feel guilty. For example, if you saw your life as an Actor does his play, you would see one scene unfolding after another. Each passing scene, having passed, is now over. Wisdom says: This is how to see it. Letting bygones be bygones is easier if you remember You cannot change the past but you definitely can change the future. You can change, here and now, so that a mistake is not repeated. Connection with God gives you so much power that your faults can be erased.

—Dadi Janki

In Sanskrit, Te means they. The literal meaning of NAMASTE hence is “Not me, they”. The word they refers to all the Gods. NAMASTE is hence a philosophical statement affirming that the doer of everything is not me but the Gods. RAM-RAM or JAI SHRI KRISHNA or HARE KRISHNA or JAI SHRI RAM or JAI SIYA RAM are some of the common greetings in Hindus. All of them have name of a deity and either proclaim the victory of the said deity or declare the said deity to be GOD. Sikhs say SAT SHRI AKAL, which means that Truth is the God and is timeless. Sikhs also say WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA, WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH. This is a declaration that the ultimate victory will be of the Guru and his followers. Muslims say KHUDA HAFIZ, which means Khuda is the Protector. While wishing you NAMASKAR, Samarth Bharat proclaims a complete absence of arrogance. We accept that we are virtually nobodies while the Cosmos is the Ultimate Being. We see ourself in mathematical terms as “Limit tending to Zero” while the Cosmos is all pervading and is infinite. We see ourself as a part of this Infinite. The reality is this infinity and role of each one of us is only a small beep on this time-space continuum.

In Sanskrit, Te means they. The literal meaning of NAMASTE hence is “Not me, they”. The word they refers to all the Gods. NAMASTE is hence a philosophical statement affirming that the doer of everything is not me but the Gods.

RAM-RAM or JAI SHRI KRISHNA or HARE KRISHNA or JAI SHRI RAM or JAI SIYA RAM are some of the common greetings in Hindus. All of them have name of a deity and either proclaim the victory of the said deity or declare the said deity to be GOD.

Sikhs say SAT SHRI AKAL, which means that Truth is the God and is timeless. Sikhs also say WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA, WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH. This is a declaration that the ultimate victory will be of the Guru and his followers.

Muslims say KHUDA HAFIZ, which means Khuda is the Protector.

While wishing you NAMASKAR, Samarth Bharat proclaims a complete absence of arrogance. We accept that we are virtually nobodies while the Cosmos is the Ultimate Being. We see ourself in mathematical terms as “Limit tending to Zero” while the Cosmos is all pervading and is infinite. We see ourself as a part of this Infinite. The reality is this infinity and role of each one of us is only a small beep on this time-space continuum.

(Source: aumnipresence, via kalikarma)

Last night was the first  night of Nau Ratri puja at our Mandir and it was just so beautiful. We came home afterward and we couldn’t even sleep properly because we were just so happy. We couldn’t stop smiling. Thank you Maa for the opportunity to know You.Thank you Maa for the opportunity to kneel before You.Thank you Maa for the opportunity to serve You. Looking forward to tonight with so much gusto!Happy Nau Ratri Brothers and Sisters :) Om Shanti.

Last night was the first  night of Nau Ratri puja at our Mandir and it was just so beautiful. We came home afterward and we couldn’t even sleep properly because we were just so happy. We couldn’t stop smiling.

Thank you Maa for the opportunity to know You.
Thank you Maa for the opportunity to kneel before You.
Thank you Maa for the opportunity to serve You.

Looking forward to tonight with so much gusto!

Happy Nau Ratri Brothers and Sisters :)

Om Shanti.

aumnipresence: I am far from perfect Maa, but my love and faith in you is perfect, Bless us Maa, Jai Durga Maa! This seems to be fitting to start the Nau Ratri period. Jai Ma Durga!

aumnipresence:

I am far from perfect Maa, but my love and faith in you is perfect, Bless us Maa, Jai Durga Maa!

This seems to be fitting to start the Nau Ratri period.

Jai Ma Durga!

It is when we are trapped in incessant streams of compulsive thinking that the universe really disintegrates for us, and we lose the ability to sense the interconnectedness of all that exists.

—Eckhart Tolle (via lazyyogi)

(Source: lazyyogi)

Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.

—Winnie the Pooh

Yesterday at our Mandir, our Leader spoke to us devotees before the start of Puja about fasting and preparations for the upcoming Nauratri period and he made a statement that made me stop and think. He said “When you don’t have anything to eat, take it as an opportunity to fast and when you do, thank God that you have.” Instead of just seeing the negative, think again, look again and you may see the positive. Situations that may happen or may not happen may just be blessings and opportunities in disguise. The trick is how you look at it, or better, how you CHOOSE to look at it.

A lot of the negativity that plagues our everyday lives is self-inflicted. We allow ourselves to bring ourselves down. We weigh ourselves down with negative thoughts, words and actions and turn a blind eye to the blessings and Divinity within and around us. Most of the time, we have no one else to blame but ourselves for the way we feel.

Don’t be ignorant to the many wondrous sights, sounds and opportunities around us. There’s so much more there than what the blind eye sees. Close your eyes, take a deep breathe and try again.

Om Shanti.

This is the tallest Murti to date in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a Murti of Lord Hanuman and stands at 85 feet tall. When the opening puja had to be done for this Murti and the accompanying Dattatreya Yoga Centre and Mandir, a helicopter was used to shower the Murti of Lord Hanuman with flowers and other offerings. Its even more beautiful in person :)Jai Shree Hanuman!Om Shanti.

This is the tallest Murti to date in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a Murti of Lord Hanuman and stands at 85 feet tall. When the opening puja had to be done for this Murti and the accompanying Dattatreya Yoga Centre and Mandir, a helicopter was used to shower the Murti of Lord Hanuman with flowers and other offerings.

Its even more beautiful in person :)

Jai Shree Hanuman!

Om Shanti.