with Sri Ganesh

A couple of local staff come in to do pranam and offer Rs. 10/- and, almost at the same time, Venkatesh also comes in on his way to work and offers another Rs. 10/-

From That Sun Quietly cascade The Waters of Conscious Light, But today, Sri Ganesh, You sit in the shade of the woods, With a twinkle of shy humor, And in your lap is A very large bloom Of deep love To bless And bless With the Grace, And flames run through the woods, The blood of love coursing, Brimming with nectar

To establish Harmony...

- 23-04-09:

… This morning Manikandan has left me the following note: “This is clarity. Thank you for your help of Rs. 500/- for my own use. Now I am clear that I would not depend on any human help other than the Divine Grace. I personally let you decide whether to help me or not. I trust in GOD! Thanks. Not angry! Smile. Manikandan” I reproduce it here as part of the movement of offering... I still find a measure of falsity and opacity there and take his note to actually mean that he is upset that I have not complied with his other demands and therefore judges me to be just a mere ordinary selfish human being…! In any case, to want to turn to the Divine Grace for everything is a great step which one can never be wrong in taking…! Then, in reply, I simply underline his word “clarity” and write underneath it: “It appears we are not using the same dictionary” and leave the note there with a fresh flower…

The problem before me now is that, no matter what comes next, the body of trust which had slowly built up over the years, despite his

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