Ganeshchaturthi
10.9.2013, Mumbai
I
just love the festivals of India and look forward to the magic that starts Rakshabandhan, then Naag Panchami, followed by Janmashtami,
Gokulashtami and Ganesh Chaturti. The elephant God gets ready to come home
and all of us getready to receive him. He is the lord of physical creation and
he is entrusted the task of letting in only a true seeker. The seniors say that
the only way to access the energy of Ganpati is through selflessness because as
Yogi Ashwin explains creation is not run on selfishness. The sun gives away
heat and light, the rivers distribute water, the wind blows and the earth bears
plants and nurtures animals. Nothing is stagnant; nothing is stationary and
nothing for the individual self. Yogi
Ashwini explains that turning and twisting or just shirsasan is not yoga. Yoga is a state of mind,it is a change
from selfishness to selflessness and that too quietly and naturally. He advises
that look for a guru not for physical, mental, financial gains but to intend
positive forces in creation.
Ganesh Chaturthi falls on the fourth day of the waning moon /
krishnapaksha of bhadrapad. It is a powerful day when the energy of the Lord is
the most easily accessible and therefore the tradition of bringing the deity
home and fulfilling all our dreams.
Bhawana
Somaaya /@bhawanasomaaya.
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