with Sri Ganesh

The same goes with a need I have since childhood to establish a direct relationship with the Presence in Matter, through beauty and harmony and calm – and this is always given me.

And the need not to be caught by gender and those egotistical attributes: this too has been supported.

And the need to learn to de-realize the hypnotic dominance of the border between life and death …: that too is part of my experience.

And so on and on… And when I look at things from this perspective, I am struck by how privileged and protected and embraced I am…! … I spend a little while preparing Parthy for the implementation of the design I have made for this garden at Aurofood; I am not happy with the way his elder relative is going about it but, as a practical experience it may be good for Parthy anyway.

Sri Ganesh, you appear festive Today, A dancer and a clown and a king All in one, But even as you jest And cavort and play Tender minstrelsies And, with generous humor, Mime the riddles Of existence, There is always the dignity That true knowledge Confers –

When you dance Your knowledge, it spans and embraces The entire creation –

And therefore One turns to you To clear the way Constantly...

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