with Sri Ganesh

is deteriorating, and generally there seems to be no balancing power at work in the organism against the effects of “ageing”… It was so bad the day I went to Pondy that I was led to think again how to organize my “departure” as gracefully as possible…! The thing is – and it has become clearer and clearer – that all “spiritual” realizations are of little value beyond that of their maturing effect on the individual consciousness; it is only with You, Mother Sri Aurobindo, that a way has opened to strive for a realization that would be established HERE in Matter, and “shareable”. And it is only insofar as there is a glimmer of possibility of nearing the tail of that realization that one is willing to remain in the body…

Sri Ganesh, Leader of the Troops,

Splendid and opulent in your robe, Of luminous gold is your crown, Nourishing and generous is your stance –

For it is not Through authority and power That you lead, But through The radiance and density Of your knowledge Which alone can unlock And unveil A wealth of beauty For all And clear the way To plenitude -

That is why Before you, In the midst of all Offerings Is the fruit Of Love divine…

- 17-12-10:

… The headman today offered Rs. 10/-

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