Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji in the morning at Datta Jayanti Day – December 6, 2014 – Msyore
Jaya Guru Datta
Search for it. Mallesh said, I want to live. I want to save my life. I went down some stairs and went back to get my IPad. Jana kshema/protection of the people is all I want.
I thought of something. I had planned something. Something else happened. All happens as per His will.
Thailabhishekam will commence now. Come silently in a line. Always don’t announce beforehand. The final word should be said only in the end. Otherwise, the important message gets lost in the sound of the applause.
Kuppa Krishnamurthy said Swamiji’s two sisters, Varalakshmi and Saraswati were waving the chamaras/fans for Swamiji. There was a huge applause. That did not give him a chance to say that one of them, Varalakshmi, had passed away.The sad news got drowned in the sound of the applause.
Music we do not know. When the Pallavi finishes we clap. How can the musician sing the second stanza? Fools. I feel so bad. They have no sense. I feel like scolding. But it will spoil the mood of the program. So I keep quiet. Sometimes I give a sign with my hands that you should clap. I am hinting for you to clap. You do not take the hint. You do not clap then. The musicians pause because they have to calculate the timing before resuming. In between you clap. That silence between the beats is the beauty. You don’t allow it. In the end, when they actually finish the item, you don’t clap, waiting for him to continue.
In the end only, you should announce, that it is the end. Tell the audience: You may clap now. It happened yesterday. University people gave a recognition certificate to Swamiji. By the time you said that, everyone clapped. The details were not heard.
Amazing speeches Dr. V.V. Prakasa Rao gave on Guru Tatva. I suggested that he should bring out as a book, a collection of all his prepared speeches. His wife supported his work. It will be translated into Telugu. Those who know English, you read and you will understand about Guru. All welcome speeches are compiled, with references, and explanations, into a book.
Sri Guru Datta