Om Ganesha,
Morning Pujas and Prayers
December 7, 2007
Namaste my chelas all over the world.
Today I honor our Achariya Durga Das THE ELDER.
( I get such a kick out of that word being he came to me when he was in his twenties )
My son, I don’t always make a fuss about all you do and all who you feed in New York and all whom you clothe.
I have just made it a part of our life and work together like I do with every one of my chelas.
Today is your Birthday and I want to give you this present of acknowledging all you do.
And the way you have taken care of your Ma for the past 35 years.
You better save this Darshan Line, because this is very rare indeed.
You have given your life to the poor and those in need and have been an inspiration to all my chelas.
Yet with all you have done with your Ma, we always laughed and had fun along the path and so much more to come.
Yet what very few know is the way you have always been there for our Jimmy Boy and still are. You and my soon to be Swami Uma never fail to take care of our Jimmy’s Grave in Staten Island though it is a long ride from our Ashram and many obstacles in your way.
So this is a personal thank you from your Ma with every one all around the world reading this.
OK stop crying.
You can still do more you know.
Even I don’t know how.
You have opened our Ashram to all who I send you to take care of.
Never ever refusing your Ma , ( you wouldn’t dare ) only kidding.
You took in my chelas from India when they needed help.
You also help raise our many children.
My Achariya you have come to me with our Swami Laxman Das Jaya and I named you pretty Michael and pretty John.
To me you will always be that young boy unafraid to tell the world you were gay and proud of it.
I taught you to always be proud of being who you are.
You have helped me bury so many while your own heart cried out in pain.
Never will I forget the courage of our Arjuna and the way you took care of him until the day he died and then no matter how much pain you had, you took care of his family.
I love you my Courageous Achariya Durga Das Jaya.
I am proud of you my son.
I hear you every time you teach saying IN THE NAME OF MY GURU, the way your Guru says in THE NAME OF HER GURU.
You are my heart.
I thank my Baba every day for you.
I would like to ask all who live any where near our New York Ashram to lend a hand to a man who has given his heart and soul to all who are in need.
He works day and night and he and my Uma need more help then you can imagine to serve the hundreds that they do serve.
Happy Birthday my pretty Michael.
My Achariya Durga Das Jaya.
You are indeed my Hero.
Love Ma and Baba.
Jai Kali Ma Ki Jai
Always at His Feet Of Our Neem Karoli Baba Ki Jai