Dear Brothers and Sisters, Mother’s Day is special here in America, but the significance should lie not merely in one single day, but from birth ’til death. The mother is a very special person and that relationship is very special and beyond all. No one can replace the mother. That is why it is said
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Devotee: Would you talk about the relationship of seva to bhakti? Shri Anandi Ma: Seva and bhakti are interrelated. Who do you do seva for?  That’s where it starts; if you have some level of love or devotion for someone, then you will be motivated to do seva for that person. At the same time,
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Hope you are well. It has been very long, it seems, since we last communicated with you. After our return from India we got busy almost right away and a few programs are already behind us. We look forward to seeing you very soon. The world and circumstances, both personal and general, are constantly changing. In the midst of all that, the one thing that should never change is the effort towards the goal, to intensify the connection with God, to
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The following is a talk that Shri Anandi Ma gave at the Hanuman Jayanti celebration in Antioch on April 7, 2012. Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the Ramayan, Lord Hanuman meets Vibhishan, and Vibhishan addresses him by stating, “I am convinced now that without the grace of the Lord, a saint cannot come into one’s
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Devotee: How can individual consciousness, and collective consciousness, be applied when natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes occur? I try to be stoic and compassionate, but honestly, I find it quite devastating, both on a personal level and for the planet. So what kind of attitude should we have towards these events, and how
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The following is part one of a talk given by Shri Anandi Ma in 2012. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I welcome you all with love and peace. It is often quite surprising when it is asked by a person in the later years of his or her life, What is my goal, Why am I
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श्रीराम-हृदयम्   ततो रामः स्वयं प्राह हनूमन्त मुपस्थितम् । शृणु तत्त्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि ह्यात्मनात्मपरात्मनाम् ॥   आकाशस्य यदा भेदः त्रिविधो दृश्यते महान् । जलाकाशे महाकाशः तदवच्छिन्न एव हि  । प्रतिबिम्बाख्य मपरं दृश्यते त्रिविधं नभ: ॥   बुद्ध्यवच्छिन्नचैतन्य्मेकं पूर्णमथापरम् । आभासस्त्वपरं बिम्बभूतमेवं त्रिधा चितिः ॥   साभासबुद्धेः कर्तृत्वं अविच्छिन्नेsविकारिणि । साक्षिण्यारोप्यते भ्रान्त्या जीवत्व्ं च तथाबुधैः ॥  
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Chaitri Navratri (March 22 – 31) and Hanuman Jayanti (April 7) are ideal times for anusthan, focused spiritual practice.

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Devotee:  What is grace? Guruji:  When one person is suffering and another person feels this suffering as his own, wanting to help in whatever way he can, in thought, word, or deed; if he can remove the suffering of that person through his energy or through his power, then that is grace. God and Guru
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The following conversation between Parvati and Shri Mahādeva, Lord Shiva, about the qualities of Lord Rāma is from the Adhyātma-Rāmāyana. It is presented here in celebration of Rām Navami, Rāma’s birthday on March 31st. I sing the praises of the lord of Jānaki, Lord Rāma, the embodiment of supreme knowledge, indestructible, who incarnated on earth
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