Speeches of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – July 18, 2015 – Frisco, TX USA
Speech in the morning
Sri Maha Ganapataye Namaha
Sri Saraswatyai Namaha
Sripada Vallabha
Narasimha Saraswati
Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namaha
Tvamasmin karya niryoge … Hanuman is a unique, invisible God. He took form only in the Ramayana. That form has been blessed by Rama as a form fit for worship. Invisible, means, like Prana/Life force, or like breath. He is immortal. For eternity. This Life God remains in all gods. He is the first amongst the five elements. He is in all five of them. Vande vanara naarasimha khagaraat … The five manifestations of Hanuman are described here, including Yajna Varaaha Murti. He is a combination of all five forms. In the Vedantic way Hanuman has to be understood. But it is very difficult to understand Him. He looks like Monkey, Agni/Fire, Vedanta, Aswa, and Yajna Varaha but He is not any of them.
Go to Sundara Kanda in the Ramayana to understand Hanuman a little bit. Spiritual history of Hanuman is very difficult to explain. Hanuman is our God. Our Guru. We need Air. Without air we cannot live. Without Agni/Fire, we cannot live. Without Vak/speech, we cannot live. Without Aswa/the sense organs/Indriyas, we cannot live. Nadis, the three of them, Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna, without them, we cannot live. Five organs of perception and five organs of action are in our body. I will explain later. They are linked to Aswa/Horse, Yajna Varaha/Boar, Vanara/Monkey, Naarasimha/Man-Lion, and Garuda/Eagle, the five forms of Hanumanta.
All of the above are connected; that is Hanuman’s incarnation. That is why he grants victory, success, in all our efforts. Humans are filled either with desires, or fears, especially the fear of death. Humans go between swinging moods because their mind, body and soul become disconnected. Harmony between the three of them makes one a Siddha Purusha.
There is actually no Pratishtha/consecration or installation for Hanuman because He is formless, eternal, and immortal. But Hanuman took a form in the Ramayana. Therefore we use that form. Later the Agama Sastras came. Temples with that form have been built. Rama gave boon to Hanuman that through eternity He will remain. He is the future Brahma. We worship such a God. Beautiful great yoga it is for us, wonderful good fortune and luck for us in this Kali Yuga to build such a temple. We are only volunteers. Devotees. Children. His Maya is beyond our comprehension. We are all His children. Our one lifetime is not sufficient to praise Hanuman enough. We have turbulence in our lives. To liberate all of us Hanuman took an incarnation. Music and breath are needed. They are indispensable. All religions respect Hanuman. We experience His proximity. Devotion. Jnana. Life – for all the three, He is the supreme example. Hanuman – every syllable of that name has special significance. July 23rd is the grand Kumbhabhishekam/consecration ceremony. Attend daily for 40 days thereafter. If you are working, then attend every evening at least. It is called Mandala/40 day tapas/penance.
In my life I have never stayed for 40 days in one place. This is an historic event. Wish it were in India. But you are all lucky. You all came here for different reasons, for earning a livelihood, or other reasons. Cannot stay. Cannot go back. Like hot ghee. Cannot swallow. Cannot spit it out. Diamond. Cannot eat. Displaying in public is risky; afraid of thieves. Must preserve. Wait for fruit to ripen but cannot eat; very tasty. Children are like that. You are like such children. Afraid to return to India. Work hard, get old, and then die. Life is full of tension. No peaceful sleep; always afraid the alarm will go off or the telephone will ring. No deep sleep. No peace. Anxieties. You left India to come here. More devout here. Here you do so much work. In India you never did. Servants are cheap there. Once you come here, you practice Vedanta, karma yoga, exercises, wash dishes, clean house, you do so much work, because you are forced to do everything for yourselves. In India you call a koolie/porter to carry your luggage. Here you carry it yourselves. Here you calculate for every penny you spend. You convert into rupees and stop yourself from spending. You don’t know how to enjoy your earnings. Go to the supermarket. Calculate. Go to thrift store to save money. No free spending; cannot remain without spending.
Something is missing here. There, in India, no rest, afraid of strikes, inconveniences, fights. Half of one’s life gets spent in flights. Swamiji’s life, half of it is gone in travel. Flights.
Hanuman temple we have built. All should participate in all the activities. All are devotees. Do not expect formalities and invitations and felicitations. Trustees do not own the temple. Do not look for recognition. You gave for Swamiji out of love and devotion. Not for God or for the temple committee. You only follow the master. He explains about Hanuman. He explains about different gods. You like Swamiji. So you follow. You know only a little bit about Ganapati or about Hanuman. He explains. He says do this. We say yes. We believe. Never argue. No second thoughts. So do this Puja. Yes. Only dinner today, no Puja. Yes. No Bhajans. Yes. Today bhajans. Yes. You never say No. Okay, master. Master is our master. Your master’s master is Hanumanta. That is a real devotee, who accepts that and follows that attitude of surrender to Guru. No arguments. You are then free. There are no problems. No questions. Simply Follow the master. Face the devil. Fight to the end. Finish the Game. Definitely one day the game will finish. This is only Maya/illusion. We don’t know who we are. Who are you? Who am I? You don’t know.
We are all traveling in one boat; the Karya Siddhi Hanuman boat. Swamiji is the captain. This Ocean is Samsara/worldly life of births and deaths. 40 days attend daily. After work, if you are working. Otherwise during the day also. Only a sinner seeks recognition for work rendered. All are only volunteers. Selfless work. No payment. At Shuka Vana in Mysore, there are over 30 well qualified workers. All are volunteers. No recognition is sought or given, for devotion. You lose merit if you look for recognition. Swamiji is also a servant to Hanuman. Volunteer also. All are volunteers. It is indeed a miracle that Swamiji has come here leaving the birds. The way the travel from Rajahmundry occurred is certainly a miracle.
I am happy. I pray for success. Use Swamiji’s visit properly. Like Maya/illusion, the 40 days will pass.
Apply for leave; come stay here in the hall. Makes me happy to see your presence here. Makes me wish to stay here longer. Jai Veera Hanuman ki Jai.
Swamiji needs one lakh video recordings of Hanuman Chaleesa by individuals to be placed in the sky for eternity. Now no restriction about following Swamiji’s tune. In any tune you may sing. Six classrooms are there. You can record there.
Jaya Guru Datta
Sri Guru Datta
Speech in the evening
Sri Maha Ganapataye Namaha
Sri Saraswatyai Namaha
Sripada Vallabha
Narasimha Saraswati
Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namaha
Today we did microphone testing, hall acoustics testing, healing with sound testing. Normally Swamiji does these before a concert. For testing the vibrations. Instrumental. Vocal. We offer worship to Micasura (negative aspects of the sound system, so that they do not interfere or disrupt the program). Then it is easy to kill Ravanasura, the demon. There are three Ravanasuras. Mairavana, Ravana, and Satakantha Ravana, representing the three gunas, Satva, Rajo, and Tamo gunas. More Rajo and Tamo gunas contribute to more wickedness. Micasura is Ravana’s friend. Sound quality. How far the sound carries and how, is the Science of Sound – Sabdabhedi Vidya. Arjuna was taught this knowledge and skill by Drona. We read about it in the Mahabharata. By following sound vibrations, Arjuna could find and hit the target. Mahabharata and Ramayana are Science. They are not just stories.
Parasurama’s mother Renuka called out loudly to her son 21 times, when enemies, the sons of King Kartaveeryarjuna, were trying to murder her husband. No telephone then. Now we use telephone and text messages for everything. The wireless energy. 21 times Renuka called. The Air waves traveled. Sages Agastya and Kanva also called far away disciples by their names, using powerful sound waves. Like present day telephones. For ten miles the sound was heard. Ears are powerful. Forty years ago what was spoken here, can be heard. Muladhara Chakra to Anahata Chakra, the inaudible sound travels. It travels wireless. Home to village for 25 km. with no wire, air waves were transmitted. But for this process to be successful, it is required to have a pure mind and senses. Sankalpam/the intention should be pure. Prayers offered in temples are heard by God. A Kalasa atop the tower, and the Dhwaja/flag Stambha/pillar serve to carry the inaudible and audible sound waves. The roof plays an important role. The second phase of the temple construction includes the Simha Dwara/the main entryway and the Dhwaja Stambha/Flag post. The third phase is to Indianize the building. That is the program.
Cosmic power transmits the prayers to God. Prayer process involves the sounds from the temple bell, the fire’s sound produced by the Homa fire, and the Mantra sounds. Our energy multiplies thousand or million fold when these factors are brought in. Mixed waves arise when group prayers are offered, from friends and relatives. All pure cosmic waves are of Hanuman. Pure. God blesses if prayers are not selfish. A devotee should believe: My duty is to do japa. Do like that. Daily one Mala, daily one Hanuman Chaleesa I do, not for personal profit, but as a duty because my Guru has told me to do it.
Tvamasmin kaarya niryoge ….
Rama prayed to Hanuman for reunion with Sita. This prayer occurs in Sundara Kanda in the Ramayana. Same mantra Sita also had used. Many other mantras are there. Many mantras are selfishly employed by devotees. Do the Hanuman Chalisa Parayana (continuous chanting) unselfishly. Selfish prayers are answered slowly. Not good. Unselfish prayers give quick results. It is your duty to chant the mantras or the Hanuman Chalisa, because your Sadguru has told you to do so. Do it without a selfish motive. Then definitely you will succeed.
So many countless wishes and ambitions you have. Daily new desires emerge. New wishes. Today’s wishes replace the old wishes. You forget. Always in a hurry. Tomorrow another ambition. Wound is instant. Healing is slow. Desires are instant. Fulfillment is slow. Plant a tree. Have to wait for fruits. Cow takes time to yield milk. The moment you acquire a cow, if you demand, it may not even give you urine. We should forget troubles. Forget desires. Pray with pure mind and pure devotion. Certainly success comes. Prayer in temple or at the home altar is effective. At least keep a shelf dedicated as an altar. Cosmic power is there; transformer meter is there. The tower, the pillar, the Kalasa, all transmit your prayers. The sounds of your prayers get transformed into good vibrations. Temple is Science. It is not blind belief. Mantra, temple bells, drumbeats, homa, colors and fragrance of flowers offered in worship or used for decoration, sounds of prayers, everything produces vibrations. These are not blind beliefs. It is all science. Any religion. Prayer energy is the same. Cosmic power is the same. No contamination. They are like different foods. But not like Maggie noodles, which are harmful and banned. I don’t know why I mentioned that. Forget that.
Gobi (cauliflower) is good. Beautiful energy. Vibrations. My throat is not good today. Being in the waters, bathing in the river Godavari. Thereafter sitting in air conditioning throughout, the past few days. Sudden changes from extreme hot temperature outside to cold air conditioning inside. Godavari is our Ganga. Pure and sacred. Good water. Everywhere AC. It is very hot outside. A little bit of coughing, please permit. Suppressing it will cause harm. One or two bhajans only I will sing. My tunes are different. Cough is also a good tune.
Bhajan – Om Om Om Gam Gam Gam
Bhajan: Hoova chelladuvenu
Kannada bhajan. After birth, what happens to the soul? Very powerful bhajan.
Bhajan: Rama hare jaya shoure
Why were these three specific bhajans selected? What is the inner meaning? First Ganapati. Why? Selection of bhajans by Swamiji is a healing science. It is not random. Ganapati bhajan first is for cleaning the place. Removes all negative vibrations. Mother Goddess was then invoked. She is Adi Parasakti/Supreme, Primordial Energy. Hanuman likes Mother Goddess. But unless Rama comes, Hanuman will not come. When Rama is called, at once Hanuman comes. Ganapati cleaned the premises and made it ready for invoking God’s presence. Then Mother Goddess was invoked as Kamakshi, Meenakshi, and all Her forms were invoked, not just as Sri Jayalakshmi Mata. She came as energy. Rama likes Sri Rajarajeswari. Once Rama is called Hanuman will certainly come.
If only the Parivara/entourage of Swamiji is invited, they come, simply eat, and go away. Will not bless. If Swamiji is called, then everyone comes. Blessing comes.
Bhajan: Sanjeevi parvatadhari jayati
This is a rare Saptaha bhajan. Not a regular keertana. I feel like singing more. But the voice is not cooperating. I wish to sing a particular note. The voice is choosing a different note.
No one should miss witnessing the Kumbhabhishekam. It is very hot. Get caps. They sell caps here also. Get bottled water. Umbrella. Participate in everything. Important, rare days. Utilize. Historic event in life. This place is like an Agraharam (a temple surrounded by homes of the pious). Come running when you hear temple bell. 24 hours of Hanuman Chalisa Paryana I wish to conduct on Guru Purnima. From the afternoon of July 31 and it concludes on the evening of Aug 1. Swamiji will lead. Throughout the night there will be chanting. Register early to participate. Marathon nonstop Akhanda Hanuman Chalisa Parayana. Night also. 5 minutes per hour rest is given for the selected lead singers. Swamiji will be present. Meditation and Healing Music Concert on August 1 evening.
Harati song: Koti surya teja maruti
Tvameva mataa..Kayena vaachaa …
Sri Guru Datta
Compiled by Smt Hira Duvvuri