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[Oct 13, 2011]

A video from

this year’s birthday

celebration in Antioch.

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[Oct 10, 2011]

The following teaching is from a talk given by Shri Anandi Ma in 2002. In the Guru Gita, Lord Shiva teaches that one can transcend obstacles on the spiritual path through the practice of the sashtang pranam, bowing down to the Lord and Guru with the two hands, the feet, the knees, the chest, the
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[Sep 16, 2011]

Shri Anandi Ma: [audio:https://shaktionline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SoundClip1MahasamadhiBlessing.mp3|titles=SoundClip1MahasamadhiBlessing] Without the Guru, it is impossible to attain knowledge. Without the Guru, it is impossible to realize the secret of the Divine. Without the Guru, doubts can never be dispelled. Glory to such a Guru. May we sing his praises. To such a Guru we bow down millions of times. Dear
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[Aug 6, 2011]

The following is a transcription of Shri Anandi Ma’s Guru Purnima Blessing, which was sent via video while she and Bapuji are on sabbatical. The video of this blessing is posted here.   [audio:https://shaktionline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SoundClip1GuruPurnima20111.mp3″>MaChants1GuruPurnima2011] Dear Brothers and Sisters, When the devotee surrenders to the Lord, at that point the Lord no longer holds the faults of the
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[Jul 15, 2011]

This post now includes both a video and a transcription of the English translation (also published as: A Heart of Devotion).

 

Sita Ram,

Shri Anandi Ma has graciously sent us all her Guru Purnima Message and Blessing on video since she and Bapuji are on sabbatical.

The prayer to the Guru’s sandals, referred to in the talk is reprinted here.

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[Jul 6, 2011]

Part one of an interview that Shri Anandi Ma and Dileepji gave in 2004 where they answer questions about the practice of anusthan.  We rarely encounter the term anusthan in spiritual litera­ture. Why did Guruji decide to emphasize it as a practice? The term anusthan is widely used in India, although Guruji stressed it more
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[Jun 4, 2011]

  Shri Anandi Ma gave the following talk at the 1995 Guru Purnima celebration, the first large event in the U.S. since Guruji’s Mahasamadhi in 1994. Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the scriptures Lord Shiva has stated that He bows down to the faith of the disciple for the Guru. When that faith is complete
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[Apr 30, 2011]

The following is a talk that Ma gave on Mother’s Day 1992: We have set aside a day to remember our mothers and show special love and respect, but in reality each and every day in one’s life should be mother’s day. No one can ever repay the debt to one’s mother. The sacrifice, the
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[Mar 27, 2011]

The following is from a talk by Shri Anandi Ma. I bow to Rama, the world pleaser, giver of all fulfillments, remover of misfortune. “Rama, Rama, Rama.” Delight in Rama is delight to the mind.” from the Rama Raksa Stotram The significance of “Rama” is infinite as described in the scriptures. The following is from
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[Mar 8, 2011]

As part of the India trip in January, Shri Anandi Ma, Bapuji and disciples traveled from Nikora to spend five days at the ashram in Bandhwad, a small village where Guruji spent many years doing sadhana. A beautiful white marble murti (statue) of Guruji was to be installed with a Pran Prathistha Ceremony of pujas
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