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Day 4 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012
Day 4 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 4 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book “Loving Ganesha”

DECEMBER 24, GREEN
The sadhana of day four is to draw forth the vibration of joy and harmony that comes from music, art, drama and the dance. Family, relatives and friends gather for satsanga to share and enjoy their artistic gifts. When the program is over, all sit together before Pancha Ganapati, Patron of the Arts and Guardian of Culture, discussing Hindu Dharma and making plans to bring more cultural refinements into each household. More gifts are placed before Lord Ganapati.

A young girl prays to Ganesha in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Photo: A young girl has just completed her morning prayers to Ganesha and apply sacred ash and flowers from the shrine on her head. Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Day 3 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012
Day 3 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 3 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book “Loving Ganesha” DECEMBER 23, RED The family sadhana for the third day is to create a vibration of love and harmony among business associates, the casual mercha...

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Day 2 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012
Day 2 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 2 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book “Loving Ganesha” DECEMBER 22, BLUE “The family sadhana (spiritual practice) for the second day of Pancha Ganapati is to create a vibration of love and har...

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Day 1 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012
Day 1 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu family festival of the Five-Faced (pancha means “five”) Ganesha. The festival was created by my guru many years ago and extends over a 5-day period. Each day has a particular focus and a spiritual practice for all members of the family to perform. Her...

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What Is the Inner Source of Violence?
What Is the Inner Source of Violence?

Looking deeper into peace and violence I’d like to share some further insights by my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. This is taken from his book Dancing with Siva published by Himalayan Academy (Page 196). What Is the Inner Source of Violence? Violence is a reflection of lower, instinctive c...

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Insights on Peace
Insights on Peace

The recent tragedy at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, is needless to say at the very least heartbreaking. It made me reflect a lot on the source of peace and violence, and this brought me to recall a talk given my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami about 12 years ago. The talk was title...

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Speaking at EO Alchemy 2012 in Seattle
Speaking at EO Alchemy 2012 in Seattle

On October 27th I was invited to give a keynote presentation at the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) west coast regional event called EO Alchemy 2012. The event took place in Seattle and the topic of my keynote was “The Art of Balancing Life”. The vision for the event as stated on their web...

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