Next January 12, 2013 will be the 150^th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s birth, which will be celebrated in India and the world over. Before he left his body, he stated, “I have given tremendous material for human welfare, which will continue to inspire for at least the next 150 years. “Arise, awake, stop not until the goal is reached! Spirituality is not for the cowards. Strength, strength is my religion, and religion is not for the weak.” . . . >>>

Part 1 of this talk by Ma was published in April. The yogis experience the kundalini energy in a certain form as coiled at the base of the spine. The term for this coil is the kunda, and that’s why they refer to it as the kundalini. But, once again, it has to be understood
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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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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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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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Dear Ones, Jai Mahadeva. The exquisite night of Lord Shiva – Maha Shivaratri – is coming up. It is an opportunity to once again open further and strengthen the bond with the Supreme. As is said in the Ramayana, Lord Rama does not accept any devotion if the devotee does not also show love and
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I send my love and blessings to you all. In India, just as in other countries, it is traditional to wish each other Happy New Year. But there is also a custom from time immemorial to seek blessings from elders. We all,
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Shri Anandi Ma

sends her blessings

to us all.

Dear Bothers and Sisters,

As we prepare to enter the new year,

let’s put the first step on the threshold

with the name of God in our hearts,

on our mind and tip of the tongue . . .

Shri Anandi Ma sends Diwali Blessing to us all from her home in Antioch, California.