Happy Ganesha Chaturthi to one and all !

[Guest guest]

Dear Sadhaks :

 

After the holy celebration of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, today , we

are celebrating Vinayaka Chaturthi !

 

Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha ! Om Gam ganapathaye namaha ! Gam is the

Beeja aksharah for Lord Ganesha !

 

Today , it is my pleasure to share an interesting anecdote about

Lord Ganesha .

 

Why does the elephant faced Lord Hanesha have such huge ears ?

 

There ia an esoteric meaning attached to this - Lord Ganesha with

his large ears knows how to do 'selective' listening! Lord Ganesha

knows how to separate the 'wheat' from the 'chaff!

 

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVOTEES PRAY FOR DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN THEY

APPROACH THE LORD! !

 

" vidyArthI labhate vidyAM

dhanArthI labhate dhanaM

putrArthI labhate putrAn.h

mokshhArthI labhate gatiM "

 

One who desires knowledge (vidyA) gets it; one who

desires wealth (dhana) gets it; one who desires sons

(putra) will have sons; onewho desires liberation

(moksha) attains it.

 

but really speaking , do we need to tell the Lord what we need ? He

is 'antaryami' - HE knows WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT WE DESERVE . tHE

LORD FEEDS AN ELEPHANT AS WELL AS AN ANT EACH ACCORDING TO ONE'S

NEED !

 

We ask the Lord to bless us with material things - A luxury car , a

beautiful wife likwe Ashwerya Rai , a palatial house , a big estate

etc etc etc and we try to bargain with the Lord! In fact , Amitabh

Bacchan and his induatrialist friendS Ambani and Amit Kumar each

made a contribution of 51 lakhs donation to the Tirupath Balaji

temple treasury ( hundi) just before Amitabh Bachan's son's

wedding ! The idea was to seek God's blessings and remove all

obstacles . Later on , it came to be known in the press that Amitab

was guilty of tax evasion and this was his way of taking a tax

shelter by making a philantrophic contribution ! We can fool the

public and the press but can we Bribe the Lord in this way ?

 

The lord is pleased with real devotion -

 

patram pushpam phalam toyam

 

yo me bhaktya prayacchati

 

tad aham bhakty-upahritam

 

asnami prayatatmanah (chap 9 verse 26- SRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA )

 

 

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or

water, I will accept it.

 

From this verse , it is appararent that it is easy to please Lord

Krishna - all he wants is pure devotion from a true devotee !Sabari,

the Hill woman, gave 'berries' to Lord Rama after tasting it!

Sudama , Lord Krishna's childhodd playmate , gave 'poha' ( a poor

man's food) to Lord Krishna !

 

WHO IS TO GIVE WHOM ?

 

THE VERY FIRST VERSE IN ISHAVASYA UPANISHAD GOES THUS

 

Om Isavasyamidam sarvam yatkiñca jagatyam jagat |

tena tyaktena bhuñjitha ma grdhah kasyasvid dhanam 1

 

This entire universe is pervaded by the Lord Hari, for the reason

that it is dependent upon primordial nature, which in its turn is

also pervaded by Him. He alone is thus independent. For this reason,

enjoy whatever is given to you by Him, and do not seek wealth from

any other source (since Hari alone is independent, do not worship

others such as kings in hopes of wealth).

 

REALLY SPEAKING, He is 'purnam' - He is Bhagwan - It literally

means " possessing fortune, fortunate " (from the root " Bhaga " ,

meaning fortune, glory) , and hence " glorious, divine, venerable,

holy " , etc.So , Ishwera itself means Aishweryam! So , we qare all

beggars in front of Him - he alone is the Giver - He is the one

gives us 'bhoga' and 'yoga' !

 

So, nothing in this universe belongs to us - It all belongs to

Ishwara! sO, TODAY , ON GANESHA CHATURTHI DAY , what are we going to

ask LORD GANAPATHI ?

 

 

Don't ask the King for the water when you can ask for the kingdom

itself !don't ask for material riches but for spiritual riches which

is eternal bliss - Sat-chit-ananda! but a true devotee does not even

ask for liberation or moksha - He simply prays thus - I truly don't

want anything; I don't even care what happens as long

as my mind is fixed at Your lotus feet. " . This is real Shraddha -

devotion mixed with unconditional love ! This is the qualification

of a uttama devotee of the calibre of Dhruva, Prahlada , Uddhava ,

Gopis etc ....

 

Bhaktajano, Lord Ganesha has 'winnowing' ears - He will hear only

what he wants to 'hear' and will grant you only what he thinks

is 'right' for you ! so pray to him with sincerity and devotion and

the kingdom of god will be yours!

 

Let us pray :

 

Nitaantikaanta Dantakaanti Mantakaanta Kaatmajam

Achintya Rupa Mantaheena Mantaraaya Krintanam

Hrudantarey Nirantaram Vasantameva Yoginam

Tameka Danta Meva Tam Vichintayaami Santatam.

 

I constantly reflect upon that single tusked God only, whose

lustrous tusk is very beautiful, who is the son of Lord Shiva,

(Shiva, the God of destruction), whose form is immortal and

unknowable, who tears asunder all obstacles, and who dwells forever

in the hearts of the Yogis. ( adi shankara bhagvadapada- Ganesha

pancharatnam)

 

Om Shri Ganeshaya namaha!

 

Om Shri Omkara Murthaye Namaha !

 

Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha !

[Guest guest]

This and Aum's mango post completed my day.

 

-- Deito

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

, urvashii_mohan <no_reply wrote:

>>

> Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha ! Om Gam ganapathaye namaha ! Gam is the

> Beeja aksharah for Lord Ganesha !

[Guest guest]

Dear sadhaka's,

 

Wish you all Happy Vinayagar chathurthi.

 

Sarvamaatha.

[Guest guest]

same to all of you. Without his auspicious name all pious activities are said to

remain incomplete

 

deito01 <no_reply > wrote:

This and Aum's mango post completed my day.

 

-- Deito

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

, urvashii_mohan <no_reply wrote:

>>

> Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha ! Om Gam ganapathaye namaha ! Gam is the

> Beeja aksharah for Lord Ganesha !

 

 

 

 

 

 

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