with Sri Ganesh

You are the gentle Magus Whose wealth and strength Directly flow From Her feet…

- 22-11-08:

… It rained most of the night and it continues through the morning and there is something wrong both with the transformer and with the pole connection to our meter-box: there is no power here and sparks and claps and loud snaps erupt from there now and then; Manikandan went to inform…

The sky is so dark that I must light candles for the preparations of the puja…

Early this morning, Parthipan and I read a story about an image, a statue of Lord Ganesha (I don’t remember whether it is in Thiruvannamalai or in Thirupati) which has a very special function: one can go to it and unscrew the top part of it; the torso is hollow and one can then put one’s money in it and, later on, one can remove the same amount one has put and take it back; with that money, one then proceeds to do worship and puja to whatever aspect, whether of the Lord or of Shakti; and then, that money will multiply and bring prosperity to the one who has offered it…! It is interesting for me, as it confirms that Sri Ganesh charges the offerings with the power of prosperity; it is not that he gives it directly as money, for example, but that he places in the offering – money, flowers, anything – the power to direct prosperity…

Sri Ganesh, Human beings turn power Into divisiveness, But with you All the power of the Shakti is What makes it possible For love, delight and Ecstasy To play –

And by this, Your service absolute, You are made

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