Saluting and invoking Sri Ganesh

Increasingly, Everywhere and constantly – Oh, the white and the red Living jewels, The blush and the rose Of infinite tenderness, The clusters of tinkling bells

As you calmly celebrate Within the silent heart

The perfect density Of the Presence…! (14-08-09)

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Sri Ganesh, Brahmin, King and Soldier, Equipped with knowledge And filled with the tenderness Of a Brother, By your figure and presence You show How light and shadow Are but the means

To fashion and reveal The True Incarnate, Like the two hands Of The Carver… (25-01-10)

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Sri Ganesh, you do these mudras, Crossing and gathering and channeling, Like a farmer organizing the flow Of Energy, Or the conductor of a wide company Of skilled musicians, Like a king attributing the tasks and goals,

Like a wise Counselor imparting What knowledge can be received,

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