Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 JAYA GURU DATTA! I was visiting New York City last month & had brought some of Sri Swamiji's music CDs & DVDs, as well as brochures about our Guruji to share with others. I considered part of my trip to be a mission of sorts, to spread awareness & knowledge of Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji; especially to the creative community, including individuals from Bollywood. I asked for Sri Swamiji's blessings during my travels & felt as though he was assisting me every step of the way. I didn't have any ideas or plans of how I would get Swamiji's material into the hands of the right people - open minded & receptive - since so many people in this day & age feel uncomfortable discussing spiritual or religious interests & beliefs. I just trusted that if it was important to share the gifts, it would simply happen, naturally, casually, effortlessly. And so it did. Most of the time, as I gave the transformational items to people, I was thoughtless & speechless, almost like standing before Sri Swamiji himself. I was embarrased & continually wondered at my inadequacies with spoken words at these oportune moments. I wanted to be witty & charming, hoping to impress upon these people a positive image. But are spoken words even necessary at a time like this? Perhaps it is more important for the energies to envelope us with the unconditional love we desire to share with others, without the distractions of words & thoughts. While in New York City, I found myself unexpectedly invited to a South Asian Journalist function which was focusing on the Indo- Caribean diaspora. The journalist who was my host, was Aseem Chhabra, writer for www.rediff.com & India Abroad. At the SAJA event, a group of "experts" on different aspects of the Indian-Caribean culture & lifestyle comprised the panel to discuss their area of expertise or specialty. One person on the panel was a photographer named Preston Merchant, who has traveled throughtout India & other countries, studying & photographing the Indian culture & communities. As I sat & watched Preston's photo slide show presentation, my thoughts strayed to various situations, my recent travels & adventures & why I thought I was maybe a little crazy to be traveling so far at my own expense to be a background actor in a Bollywood movie & to disperse Swamiji packages to celebrities in New York City, but happy to do so anyway... And then I saw Lord Hanuman standing tall before my eyes! The photo slide show captured my attention & brought me back to the Indo- Caribean function. There, in Preston's Indo-Caribean slide show, was our Lord Hanuman from Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji's ashram in Trinidad! Preston's website: http://prestonmerchant.com I strongly felt that the photo of Lord Hanuman was a sign or message that Sri Swamiji was guiding, protecting, assisting me as I had requested. On Oct. 31st, Aseem wrote about our evening experiences after the SAJA event. Aseem even mentions Sri Swamiji in the article: http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/31kank.htm I don't know whether Aseem has listened to Sri Swamiji's music yet, but he was excited to know that Sri Swamiji was playing with Dr. Subramaniam! I know he will love it! I don't know everything Lord Hanuman represents, but I know his energy was very much present with Sri Swamiji's during my travels in New York City. Thank you Lord Hanuman! Thank you Sri Swamiji! Jaya Guru Datta! Lalita BombayJen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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