Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Jaya Guru Datta. Such a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing it with us all. It has many lessons for all of us. The greatest one being that as you said, " If He wills it, it will be done! " Very inspiring. Sri Guru Datta. Sahana New York On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 1:41 AM, srilakshmi prasaad <srilaipswrote: > > > Dear All, > Let me share a little more with you. > Besides the concert , Chennai ashram celebrated Karyasiddhi Hanuman temple > Kumbhabhishekam on 25th Feb besides the annual keerthanothsvam( where > renowned carnatic music singers render Sri Swamiji's compositions in > different styles) from 24th to 26th.The task before us was unnerving as we > neither had funds nor manpower. We had *ONLY *Sri Swamiji's blessings.It > had > been a long time since Chennai saw a grand function.Some times the very > magnitude of the task frightens people and makes them go underground. Many > were critical and said that it was not wise to take up so many things at > the > same time.Most of the people didnot come forward enthusiastically.Various > doubts were raised... can we raise funds? Can we mobilize crowds? Can we > successfully complete the task? > The people who talked never worked. They all came after Sri Swamiji > arrived. There came a point of total desperation too but our *only > *STRENGTH > was that Sri Swamiji had blessed us and said " *Donot worry...Chennai Concert > will the grandest of all. Every effort will be sucessful* " With Utter > *faith > *in this statement we made ceaseless efforts and the rest is now history! > We learnt that if *HE wills, IT shall Happen*... *no matter how impossible > it may be!* > Credit must be given where it is due hence let me tell you about a > wonderful > trustee here. Shri Jayaraman. A 71 yrs *young man*. > Shri S. Jayaraman has been the sole soul interested in making the > impossible > possible.He repeatedly pestered Sri Swamiji for a date for the concert > inspite of knowing that *it would not be a cake walk.* He had worked > tirelessly to achieve this herculean task, did all the legwork all by > himself, drove long distances himself to meet donors, took praise,criticizm > and insults with equanimity, ate frugally, missed his sleep often, and more > than anything else carried the team composing various attitudes with him > sucessfully! No one else can match his devotion to the cause.He was > self-effacing to the extent that he gave everyone else the credit without > reservation even if they have done a miniscule of the work.*He never hung > around Sri Swamiji for publicity despite all the work he did silently*. > This one gentleman has made all the difference to Chennai ashram activities > in recent times..Chennai is very lucky to have the services of Shri > Jayaraman uncle. > Mrs and Mr jayaraman are devotees we all should emulate. May Sri Swamiji > shower His choicest blessings on them and their family. > jaya guru datta > srilakshmi prasaad, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 JAYA GURU DATTA Adding a few lines about Shri Jayaraman uncle..I had met him many times but the one at Mysore ashram on 11th December 2008 is memorable( I remember that date as Swamiji brought me back to life on that Datta jayanthi day) with the can do spirit for the Chennai concert to be held in February 2009 after the Singapore event . He was not only instrumental for the success of Chennai event but I am sure his hand is there in the inauguration of the Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple at Dallas, USA. I saw him sitting with the priest at the Homa kundala . Swamiji arrived and as usual all of us diverted our attention to Swamiji and trying to be close to Him or fall on His feet. Swamiji came and stood behind Shri Jayaraman uncle but he never took his attention away from what he was doing. *A lesson to learn here* Swamiji has mentioned in many forums that we need not worry once we boarded His train. Keeping our baggage on our head after boarding His train is our foolishness. His WILL will not go too far away from His GRACE. If the problem was persisting its either to strengthen our will or to erase our past karma. There is no need to tell our problems personally ( but in tight situations we all do run to Him) Just talk to His photograph. He listens. I had a personal experience of this when I kept the cheque and agreement to buy a house at his feet and handed over to the agent, I receive an email exactly at the same time( to the second) 'Swamiji says donot buy a house for the next on year' . Join the sat sang, join the sevas of local datta temples /groups .for satsang or seva. You will receive His grace as He is there to listen to us. ( I was tempted to go to Swamiji to tell my worries about our son's college admission at KL Malaysia but resisted . But At the same time our son in singapore gets a mail from prestigious University of Texas, Austin for a honors program in Electrical and computer engineering But we do need to visit the ashram atleast once a year to recharge our depleted energies or have His darshan whenever wherever possible to bring us back to our normal self as we keep slipping back due to our past karma of 42 births . So dear devotees , Lets emulate great leaders like Shri Jayaraman uncle. Unconditional love and selfless service shall be our endeavor. SHRI GURU DATTA Commander Ramakrishnan On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:55 AM, Rosemary Nulty <ronulty wrote: > Jaya Guru Datta. > > Such a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing it with us all. It has many > lessons for all of us. The greatest one being that as you said, " If He > wills > it, it will be done! " > > Very inspiring. Sri Guru Datta. > > Sahana > New York > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 1:41 AM, srilakshmi prasaad <srilaips > >wrote: > > > > > > > Dear All, > > Let me share a little more with you. > > Besides the concert , Chennai ashram celebrated Karyasiddhi Hanuman > temple > > Kumbhabhishekam on 25th Feb besides the annual keerthanothsvam( where > > renowned carnatic music singers render Sri Swamiji's compositions in > > different styles) from 24th to 26th.The task before us was unnerving as > we > > neither had funds nor manpower. We had *ONLY *Sri Swamiji's blessings.It > > had > > been a long time since Chennai saw a grand function.Some times the very > > magnitude of the task frightens people and makes them go underground. > Many > > were critical and said that it was not wise to take up so many things at > > the > > same time.Most of the people didnot come forward enthusiastically.Various > > doubts were raised... can we raise funds? Can we mobilize crowds? Can we > > successfully complete the task? > > The people who talked never worked. They all came after Sri Swamiji > > arrived. There came a point of total desperation too but our *only > > *STRENGTH > > was that Sri Swamiji had blessed us and said " *Donot worry...Chennai > Concert > > will the grandest of all. Every effort will be sucessful* " With Utter > > *faith > > *in this statement we made ceaseless efforts and the rest is now history! > > We learnt that if *HE wills, IT shall Happen*... *no matter how > impossible > > it may be!* > > Credit must be given where it is due hence let me tell you about a > > wonderful > > trustee here. Shri Jayaraman. A 71 yrs *young man*. > > Shri S. Jayaraman has been the sole soul interested in making the > > impossible > > possible.He repeatedly pestered Sri Swamiji for a date for the concert > > inspite of knowing that *it would not be a cake walk.* He had worked > > tirelessly to achieve this herculean task, did all the legwork all by > > himself, drove long distances himself to meet donors, took > praise,criticizm > > and insults with equanimity, ate frugally, missed his sleep often, and > more > > than anything else carried the team composing various attitudes with him > > sucessfully! No one else can match his devotion to the cause.He was > > self-effacing to the extent that he gave everyone else the credit without > > reservation even if they have done a miniscule of the work.*He never hung > > around Sri Swamiji for publicity despite all the work he did silently*. > > This one gentleman has made all the difference to Chennai ashram > activities > > in recent times..Chennai is very lucky to have the services of Shri > > Jayaraman uncle. > > Mrs and Mr jayaraman are devotees we all should emulate. May Sri Swamiji > > shower His choicest blessings on them and their family. > > jaya guru datta > > srilakshmi prasaad, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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