Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – morning – August 28, 2015 – KSHT Frisco, TX USA
Sri Maha Ganapataye Namaha
Sri Saraswatyai Namaha
Sripada Vallabha Narasimha Saraswati
Sri Guru Dattareyaya Namaha
All I understand from Murali’s announcement is project, bless. All projects are blessed. Each project is a good project.
Priests’ quarters and a music school. Indians want them more than the Americans, but to embarrass us or to put us to shame, the first person to initiate the process is an American, John Wilkins from JDRC, who gave the first donation. He came forward. Very good. Many of the other devotees are coming forward now, my good devotees, and family members. Without a large audience today, we have made a good start. Good so far. Once we have a larger audience, we hope to do even better.
Priests are living far away. They should live in nice quarters on the premises. Second floor will be for Priests’ quarters. Ground floor will be for Bala Datta classrooms, and a Music School, with also rooms for visiting music instructors. The rooms will be very busy and occupied. Anyway, canteen is arranged. The Indianization phase will be taken up later after the huge loans are paid off for the temple construction.
All my money has been kept with you for safekeeping. Only if you give it back to me now, I will have it to complete these projects.
Vara Mahalakshmi Puja day today. A very auspicious day to begin this new project. Many devotees are giving in Appaji’s name. I am very happy. People are at work and watching the program on livestream. They are donating. Because it is for a music school there is great interest. Very happy that soon a sound proof music school with quarters for visiting teachers, and an auditorium, will be built. Many are watching online and responding to this fund raising. I gave loans to so many. They are now paying back. They are only paying the interest now. When will they repay the original loan? The principal that I gave them?
Appaji has good devotees. We are getting responses from Dubai, Switzerland, Japan, Hawaii, Saudi Arabia, Washington DC, and many from India – Bangalore, Mysore, Pithapuram, Chennai, Vijayawada, and so on. Good, now go and sleep. I am surprised that even Indian people from India are giving. Internet is helping a great deal, thanks Yogasangeeta.
Just wondered whether I should announce this today, or tomorrow when there will be a larger crowd. Did it today itself.
Today’s collection, of pledges, checks, and cash, Ayyappan is going to match the total collection received today.
Same history as for building the Malaysia Ashrama. More livestream pledges are coming in. Including Ayyappan’s matching donation, I think we got about a half of the estimated required amount.
Sri Guru Datta
Compiled by Smt Hira Duvvuri