Hari OM
'Text-days' are for delving into the
words and theory of Advaita Vedanta.
Finishing off the reflections on the discourses presented in Sydney
in April, you may now be inspired to think more about the Gita.
As a further incentive, you can listen to excerpts taken from
Gurudev's own talks from the Gita HERE. These have been 'cleaned' up as best
as possible for sound and also carry subtitles for those who may struggle a
little with the accent. After a few listenings, though, your ear will tune and
it is hoped you will gain much from listening to the Master himself. Remember,
too, that you can purchase the publications from CM West or CM Vani (see
sidebar).
Gurudev was straightforward. No nonsense. No sugar-coating. His was a
mission of urgency to help as many people as possible to understand their
rightful place in the spiritual context and how to go about bettering that.
Much as Krishna did with Arjuna!
Now, to round off the Sydney connection from this year, Saturday
13th and Sunday 14th saw the Sydney centre celebrate Shri Ram Navami, and we
had the blessing of Pujya-Swami-ji to recite the opening stanzas of the Sri Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas for us.
Starting at 10am on Saturday, chanting of the entire puraana went on
through the night (chanters taking shifts!), completing at 10am that day. Then
at midday, after refreshments and sustenance from food blessed at the closing
puja, we went into full 'birthday' celebrations for our Lord.
It was a wonderful seva with which to involve oneself and the
heart was filled.
