Om Ganesha,
Morning Pujas and Prayers
Namaste my chelas all over the world.
May I take these next few words to assert my bragging rights as the Mother Guru Of Kashi.
Yesterday I witnessed our Grandmother of Kashi our Kali Ma Bhagavati reach down and almost touch her toes in Kali Natha Yoga.
Then I thought I was seeing things when she got up on her toes in the SONG OF THE FLOWING GANGA.
We are talking of a woman who is over eighty and who has been with Her Ma fully devoted for almost thirty years.
I tried not to show my delight only it was hard to hold back the tears.
Then came my Mummsie who just looked like a young girl doing her Kali Natha Yoga making us all try harder.
On and on I watched my children.
In Dead Dawn Darshan, I looked in amazement at my Tara Jaya who has cheated death twice and lives at my Feet for so many years.
What an amazing young woman.
I look at all my children with awe and joy.
All of you are growing so quickly and profoundly.
I would not know how to live with out my Swami Rudra Das and my Achariya Krishna Priya.
My Achariya Durga Das and my Yoga Achariya Laxman Das have come to me in their early twenties.
All of you know how much this Ma loves you.
All of you feel my pride in what you all have accomplished and all you will accomplish.
And then last night I saw my child the little boy I raised at my Feet on T.V. at first I held my hands over my ears and closed my eyes I was so nervous.
I saw a very rich older developer speak and then look at our Swami Durga Das in amazement.
Who is speaking? I thought.
Who is carrying this whole show with facts and numbers and bringing the heart to the elderly and those in need as he spoke of our BY THE RIVER AFFORDABLE LIVING FACILITY.
I though how my Kimti Jaya Bhagavati has worked with this young man of ours and how proud his dad our Achariya Shiva will be when he sees the video.
My Kimti Jaya Bhagavati who is the most revered architect in India lives Here part time as he travels back and forth to our Beloved India.
Yet I always see him in his seat in Darshan.
Our Gumti Jaya his daughter is doing good and I am proud of her.
Every thing became a blur as I was watching my son, my Swami Durga Das speak so eloquently.
He represented us all.
I remember thirty years ago when we all were young that I told our Mata Giri Jaya to build our first temple and the next day somehow or another this young woman was up on a roof working on our temple that she was building.
You all have stories of your Ma and you.
Yet I think it is your Ma who has the most stories of all.
Every one of you has pages and pages in my book of life.
My Mata Ram Jaya is still my Wild Irish Rose.
She has been my Rose for many years and life times and I can still hear my Papa saying to her TOP OF THE MORNING TO YA.
My own Grandfather Thomas Green lived in Ireland all His Life.
Yeah a Jewish Irishman.
So if I did not mention you just know that I am thinking of you all this pre dawn morning on our Sacred Kashi Ashram.
And of course what would I be with out my Shody?
A real cranky chela as she is growing older and more beautiful yet she is my cranky chela.
I love you all so very much.
And I will take you to where you have to go as you fight injustice in all its forms.
From your proud Guru Mother.
And your proud Baba Neem Karoli.
All of you get involved in By The River as you live on our Sacred Kashi.
All of you know that here is your opportunity to serve and make so many lives so much better.
So many of the people we are talking about are old and alone and many sleeping in cars since the hurricanes.
There are only 14 beds for those who are poor according the the anchor on t.v. last nigh in Vero Beach.
My Swami Durga Das Thank you.
My Swami Rudra Das Thank you.
My Achariya Krishna Priya Thank you.
All of you Thank you for making this Ma proud.
You sounded great Soma I could not believe it was you I was listening to.
So eloquent and my Mata Ram and my Bhajarangi and others
See I did not mention that person who knows Brighton Beach and Coney Island and my life like the back of her hand.
You are all in my heart.
Did you know that I have Swami Krishna Bai since she was a very little girl.
And my Radhe my Radhe who use to lay her little head on my lap in Darshan when she was a little girl and go right to sleep.
So many and so much more to come.
My old ones and my new ones and every one in between I love you all.
Let us make my dream come true BY THE RIVER.
Love Ma
Jai Kali Ma
Always at the Feet Of Our Neem Karoli Baba Ki Jai
