with Sri Ganesh

… Today I remove Sri Ganesh’s ceremonial dress and crown, and clean his stone figure thoroughly and adorn it with just a little oil and a few flowers and a garland and I do not make a regular puja… tomorrow perhaps I’ll start again…

Sri Ganesh, Your figure today Is such as The finest jewel Filled and charged With meaning, An expression of deep Artistry That is a tribute To the Shakti’s Innumerable beauties, A tribute given With the Lord’s Caring tender love…

- 17-09-10:

… Today I have begun again the puja, and Uma comes to sing happily to Sri Ganesh for a while, and the AVES team, who just completed the work, attends the Aarti, and even a Highway crew comes in for blessings… … I find myself rather unsure of the quality of my service, and struggling with various confusions; it is also that I feel the reality of this place and of this relay and relationship has grown weightier and more substantial and has become an active part of the sadhana. But as far as Lord Ganesha himself is concerned, I clearly see I have a long way to go before I am genuinely able to channel the generosity, the welcoming care which ought to be the signs of this service… However, I am almost awed by Sri Ganesh’s beauty and density… Truly, Sri Ganesh, this Chaturthy is a time of renewal, and the neatness, the strength, fineness, exactness and fluency of your figure and countenance are striking…

- 18-09-10:

Sri Ganesh, High, Chosen Officiant

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