Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – July 6, 2016 – JDRC, USA
Compiled by Archana Penukonda
Want more cake? With eating cake everyday, Appaji will be very thin. Everyday is a birthday. When you saw Guru the first time, that day was your birthday. Every moment is a birthday. Because, who knows, what’s in our fate? We must remember and respect God every second. He gave us this birth. We have life this minute. He controls every breath, every hamsa. Whether we breathe 2 times or 3 times or a million times, it’s in his control, not our control.
Every minute is our birthday because God gave us this human birth as a gift. We need to use it for a good purpose. I’m very happy about this membership today. Usually, I’m doing all announcements for membership, but I wanted to give a chance to the members to do it this time. I thought there would be only 25-30 people, but I’m very happy. Continue this service every year, not just this year.
[To the organizers] Take all the email addressees, phone numbers and residential addresses of those who are pledging and send them to me, because, they are the founders and members of this Ashrama in the future.
(Note: Message received by me on Whatsapp: [ 7/6/16, 7:17:33 PM: Srinivas Chundu: Jgd. Pujya Sri Swamiji, in order to support and develop JDRC has just now instituted an initiative called JDRC Patrons. $1000 per year renewable every year. Please join to support wonderful JDRC. Please reply with your name and email ID. Jai Appaji…tel: 609-903-2681 or srinichundu@sgssoftware.com])
You are all future patrons and members. You are all children of this Ashrama. This Ashrama has good vibrations. We can’t see such beautiful vibrations in any other Parvati Ashrama. Dallas is a city Ashrama, and it has good vibrations too. Datta temple in Baton Rouge is in a factory area and that has good vibrations as well. But, this is the first Ashram and it’s in a natural setting,
One word is not sufficient to describe this Ashram. It’s not enough to say this is a Good Ashrama. There are no words to describe this energetic Ashrama. It’s your duty to maintain this place. Everyone likes this Ashrama. Not only Indians, but Westerners like it too. You must use this Ashrama to meditate and to do good bhajans and yoga. You can learn yoga and teach every week. I am especially happy about the contributions. But what about contributions in the my name, in my mother’s name, in my father’s name. You can come forward to pay that membership in the name of Swamiji, in the name of Pujya Jayalakshmi Mata and in the name of Sri Narahari Teertha. I reserved Swamiji’s name, I want to decide who will pay. [Devotees immediately volunteered to pay in the name of Jayalakshmi Mata and Sri Narahari Teertha]
Today’s program is finished.
We will do a lucky draw to decide who will pay membership in Swamiji’s name.
Sri Guru Datta