with Sri Ganesh

Clear the way of the obstacles That still remain, Wherever they may be, To further service…? You are so big, Sri Ganesh, And yet your touch Is so soft And precise, Like love’s arrows Coming home…

- 27-05-09:

… I see that M. has sat before Sri Ganesh, either yesterday evening or earlier this morning…

… Today I am not in harmony: my voice breaks, the slokas come out of pace, there is no depth, but only the physical dimensions… Perhaps it is because I have planned to leave early, as I have errands to run in town which can only be done in the mornings, but it is surely also because I am annoyed with myself at how little progress I seem to make…

Yet you are, Sri Ganesh, A simple joyous song Of blessed, auspicious harmony; Fully armed and equipped Yet nimble and unencumbered, You amble and from your Figure tumble The propitious gifts Of Her Harmony.

- 28-05-09:

… Arriving, I see that M. must have spent quite some time here, probably yesterday evening, and watered the area outside the gate and laid many flowers, now wilted, on the inner step in the shrine…

… Later, as I am watering part of the garden, a group of men arrive, accompanied by two Aurovilians, Subramanian and Mahalingam; they

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