with Sri Ganesh

Through Knowledge Of the obstacles And direct intimacy With the Shakti –

Sri Ganesh, you have no equal, Your position is ancient And uncontested, Your smile and The tenderness of your fire Are a boon To gods and men, A comfort to all creatures –

You are the seal Of the Lord’s Promise –

Here you are seated, Solemn, unique and complete, Brimming with the authority Of knowing And yet A magnet To the Red Fire of Love And Delight…

… It is hard to tear myself away from gazing at you, Sri Ganesh, and again I feel deeply embarrassed and a little sad that no one else has the chance to see – to have this Darshan…

- 20-05-09:

… Today the flowers lady at Koot Road has given me a mass of garlands – it is worth so far more than the market rate that she is actually making thus her daily offering to Lord Ganesha: most days she gives so much extra, sometimes a full bag of loose flowers, sometimes several garlands… Today it is a splendor…!

… Somehow, the principle of this manifestation has now become quite clear, and our job in it at this stage…

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