with Sri Ganesh

- 19-08-11:

,... Among those who came this morning, a family of four Tamil devotees, a little rich, came in to have darshan; they were almost rude to me; hearing them talk among themselves, I understood they have known Kusum and could not possibly credit me, a white man, with any ability to do this service; they left without offering even a single coin! A man who comes in to pray now and then, a quiet and decent fellow, today introduces himself: his name is Krishna and he works as an assistant to Lakshmanben of Aurobrindavan, and he wishes to help fund the purchases of laddus for the Chaturthy... Someone else has offered Rs. 10/- ... Bitti has informed me that Nanditadi and a couple of other teachers of Udavi School have agreed to come and sing a few songs on the Chaturthy day...

Sri Ganesh, You are riding abroad

And circling a vast reserved area, Wearing the luminous insigniae Of your unique rank, Your figure is rich and bountiful Yet unseizeable

And self-contained, And in the wake of Your fast passage

A groove of white light Strewn with joyful gems Becomes the path One treads,

A fiery harmony Of becoming... Aum.

- 20-08-11:

... Yesterday evening Parthy came in with Viji and Maargita to offer the first two green coconuts of a young tree on his land...

Its is as if, Sri Ganesh, today You were riding a rainbow,

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