Trinidad Hanuman Datta Mala, Carapichaima (2025)

21/09/2025

Chant Om Ayim Hreem Shreem Shree Lalita Parameshvaryai Namaha!
After the Hyderabad Navaratri last year, Swamiji had promised that hall, Swamiji did puja there despite it being the first year of Devi Pratishtha in Mysuru.
So this year, we are doing it here. It's not a question of increasing or decreasing the rituals, but there are some we will do and some we will not. Mother is verily light. The formless Paramatma who is in the form of light takes a form to help us steady the mind.
The world is based on the Vedas. Vedas are part of our ancient tradition. Vedas are our court, our testament, our bible. I am using these words because people say these are important words. Vedas are much bigger. Vedas are not printed works. They were passed down as tradition from one generation to another. Why did the Devatas choose Bharat? Because it is a very powerful land, it's the land of Adi Para Shakti. Mother is our very direct witness.
God has no birth or death. It is important to live and die in our Dharma. We should not even think of another Dharma. We are folllowing our Dharma. These are not festivals for feasting alone , they are for us to follow the spiritual path. These are like chariots to reach our destination. We need a way. The festivals are not for feasting alone, there are many profound secrets to uncover along this path.
We also have so many Vratas such as Satyanarayana Vrata. No other country is as fortunate as we are. There are some ta***ic practices and superstitions that grew along as well, but all those finally also lead the sadakas towards God. Sacrificing animals for example is based on superstitions. We should follow only what is sanctioned by the Vedas.
We demonstrate ostentation for devotion. Even the followers of Vedas have descended to the cheap thrills of ostentation. What we observe for Navaratri is very ancient - Sri Rama, Krishna and other incarnations also worshiped Mother. Mother is formless. She was seen with a form in Manidveepa. Devi Bhagavatam is proof, Tripura Rahasyam is proof, Trishati is proof. When we study all these, we understand Mother's true nature that is represented by her form.
When Krishna was lying on the leaf of the banyan tree, he saw mother as an effulgence. Both are one, but Krishna asked her to reveal her original form. Mother said she would when she helped the Devatas. You know these stories that Swamiji narrated before including Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas etc.
Sometimes we understand what Swamiji is saying and sometimes we do not. Let's set all that aside for now. That Swamiji is doing Navarati here this year too is our greatest fortunte. Swamiji is in our midst, whether He wishes to do Nava (9) or Pancha (5) avarana puja. It does not matter. Swamiji is doing avarana puja everyday within. That is why we are all able to live happily.
Even despite appearing human outwardly with human ailments, Devi's shakti pervades Swamiji and makes Swamiji move. This Peetham has all the amenities one needs. You can check other countries, you will know yourself. That is why this land is called karma bhoomi (land).
You must train your children to be dharmic. Introduce the Ashrama to your children. Encourage them to follow Swamiji until they reach a turning point. After that, Swamiji will take care of them. Swamiji's bhajans also are very unique, they are not light music, not keertans, nothing. Swamiji does not follow any one fixed tradition. This is a tradition we have followed, that works for us just as when we go to colder climates, we wear warm clothing.
For some reason, we are doing Navarati here again. Be strong, courageous, happy. Do not be afraid. Do not be fearful of what's going to come and pensive about what happened.
I am not attached to anything, but I inquire about everything. Nothing sticks to me, I am not attached to anything. I have no grief at all whatsoever. Everyone participate to the extent possible in all the programs. You can chant this mantra - Om Aim Hreem Shreem Lalita Parameshvaryai Namaha for these 9 days. Mother has many names, we are calling her by this name now.
Mother appeared as a female, but she has no gender. That is why we depict her with Sri Chakra. When we worship the Sri Chakra, we are worshiping the world. People talk about idol worship these days. Our murti worship should not be brought down to that level. We are all idols. Murti worship is for our mental convenience. Our body is a sri chakra. It's not needed to buy a Sri Chakra with a certain material. God is showing us so many forms, he gave us eyes to see those forms.
God has given us ears so we can listen. He has never forced anyone to listen, but he has given us ears to indicate so. He gave us a tongue and preach and sing the glory of the Vedas. God created this body and let us be. He created attachment. Some control it, some succumb to it. The latter will be subject to rebirth.
Attachment and aversion are given to us. Because we have this body, God gave us all the karmas, all the attachments. We believe the body is everything. We protect the body so carefully. We don't even want a headache. We must apply the same care and consideration for God.
But we are forgetting the essence of the world and only focusing on the world. We should absorb and protect the essence of this puppet show. Normally, there is a system for telling a story. Swamiji's has a unique way of telling a story.
There is a method for writing a poem. it needs to have a certain meter and certain grammar. But Swamiji's words do not have anything like this. Yet Swamiji speaks and we listen. We do not understand anything. We will have a healing session on the third day of Devi Navaratri. All seats on this day will go for Rs. 10k. The mantra Swamiji gave for these 9 days is Om Ayim Hreem Shreem Shree Lalita Parameshvaryai Namaha. Follow
Courtesy Archana Penukonda; Rutvigvarana • Sri Devi Navaratri Festival 2025 • 21 Sep 2025

21/09/2025

Sarva Pitru Mahalaya Amavasya
We made a beautiful healing theater. It’s very nice to look at and to participate in. It has been made scientifically. Datta Prabhu designed the theater.
There are 14 and 15 seats in first 2 row onwards where Datta Prabhu will come and touch. For the other rows He will not come and touch, that’s reserved only for front 2 rows . For the other rows you’ll get sensation like touch in your ear only.
It is like a healing experience and seva contribution too. In that way we too can take part of this Yajna. Each Yajna is done at a certain time and that time doesn’t come back. Use washroom and then sit in the theatre so that you will not be disturbed. On the 3rd day of Navaratri this inauguration takes place.
All of you buy as many tickets even if you cannot make it you can still contribute to fill the hall. You can give that seat to someone else. Datta Prabhu is giving instructions to devotees here how to offer the samidha for Chandi Homa
Next Datta Prabhu will worship at the Kalabbairava temple. Kala Bhairava was consecrated in 1966. There used to be a big cave , which extended many kilometres underground, children used to venture inside so I got it sealed. There used to be an old Bhairava there, then Datta Prabhu installed a new murti of Bhairava along with the 8 forms of Bhairavas. They are like angels and protectors. Any accident or unforeseen incidents occur one can first pray to Bhairava.
Today we first worship Bhairava then Rathotsava (chariot procession). Also today we perform Akala Mrutyu( untimely death) stupa puja- but that place is not enough to accommodate all the people at once because it’s a Bonsai garden. So you must go inside very systematically one after another and have Darshanam. We will have food only after that Puja. So food after 1 or 2 pm. Follow
Courtesy Teja Pratap ; Pitru Paksha Rituals • 21 Sep 2025

10/09/2025

Mahima of Bhagavad Gita!
All of you should learn Gita Saram by taking online classes. The beats and the pitch should be correct. Gita Mahatmyam should also be chanted at the end. Only then the benefit of reading 18 chapters come.
Swamiji has written a book. The English version is coming up for it. In Tamil, Swamiji has recorded Bhagavad Gita (BG) meanings. It will come on YouTube you can also listen to it.
The meaning are very small. Next Swamiji will give big meanings as well later. If you know that, it is enough you will be getting all the meanings given in Upanishads. Knowing the meaning of BG is enough. Big scientists have also read BG. Having Bhagavad Gita book at home is enough. Everyone should have a book at home. It comes in all languages now. If we learn few words in Sanskrit, it will be good for us to read and do Parayana of BG.
BG Parayana is very good. After Parayana, chanting Gita Mahatmyam is very important. Only then you will get all the benefits. Right now you have lost all the benefits. If you read one chapter a day then it’s fine if you miss Mahatmyam chanting. But if you do full Parayana or half (9 chapters) then you should do Gita Mahatmyam Parayana to get the fruit.
Secondly, take few shlokas that interest you and look up the meaning of those shlokas and understand them and store it in your mind. Keep reading those meanings from time to time. Those meanings will then come to your mind and help you. Those meanings are given by Guru Himself. If there are fights happening, you can tell the meaning you have learnt to make the people understand.
If you get negative thoughts or upset you can remember those meanings. It will be very useful. Even when you feel happy, sad, in danger, in sickness - all of it has shlokas in BG. It will give you immense mental peace. There is no such guru as Bhagavad Gita. BG is guru. Nowadays you get small BG books. You can keep them with you. In Mysore Ashrama, we have a huge BG book and got Guinness world record. In USA,
One girl had shloka written on grains of rice. However the girl who had done that BG on grains of rice was not doing well. Swamiji advised her to start reading Bhagavad Gita and now she has written each shloka in each grain of rice. At the beginning, her household were atheists but now they have so much devotion. There are around 2000 volunteers in Dallas ashram. If you see the canteen in Dallas ashram, it’s filled with our volunteers except for two cooks. This is the rice in which the girl wrote each shloka of Bhagavad Gita. Earlier that kid was not of good nature, always on phone and her parents used to worry. After having Swamiji’s darshan, she liked a lot. For her Tataji is everything. Now she has finished college.
Same way there was another child in Chicago who had difficulty in speaking and had autism. Swamiji told her to learn the Bhagavad Gita. The mother of the child had lot of faith in Swamiji unlike the father. The father laughed when I said learn Bhagavad Gita. Mother was very fond of Swamiji so first she learnt Bhagavad Gita and then made her husband learn. They were eating only non-veg but now they eat only veg. They earn well. They give 75% of their earnings to Swamiji and keep only the rest for their livelihood. That’s why Swamiji is attracted to that devotion and love. You all also have that devotion but some doubt is still there. It should go. So the child in Chicago slowly learnt and now says all the 700 shlokas. Secondly, he also says the shloka if a shloka number is mentioned. Now he is able to take care of himself
There is another child in Dallas who had difficulty she also says BG fully. The whole family had come to Kurukshetra with Swamiji after completing Bhagavad Gita. Whole family included 4 adults and 2 children including grandparents who had finished Bhagavad Gita. Same way there are 200 families- two batches who have gone to Kurukshetra with Swamiji after completing. Just seeing Kurukshetra is good. You can come to the trip but only families who have finished learning can do the Parayana. The next batch of families are waiting for the Yatra and Parayana.
There are around 400 families waiting for it and waiting to do anything for Swamiji. All their children have all finished Bhagavad Gita and got gold medals. They all study in prestigious colleges and have received many accolades.
This is the Mahima of Bhagavad Gita. You should have interest. If we have interest, no can stop us. We should be adamant that we should learn the BG for Swamiji. You should take it as a challenge. Swamiji takes it as a challenge and travels a lot.
Whoever challenges oneself will come a long way in life. They will become closer to god. If there are people who challenges themselves and achieve in society, the whole world will become better.
Such a BG Swamiji has given you. Use me. Make use of me. I mentioned about the autism child, that child is now like an “avadhoota” and does poojas.
I also visited their houses and ate at their houses. They all like the Bhagavad Gita so much. They only have Swamiji’s photo in their pooja room. They say Swamiji is their everything and every God. They even said they want to put an even larger picture. Wherever Swamiji sat, slept, ate, those places are all blocked from others. No one else can sit there in their house.
I am mentioning the devotees Swamiji has. You also are like that but lots of instability is there. You should be constant. You should have that firm devotion that Swamiji is everything. There are few people like that here that’s why I am visiting. I see everyone. When I close my eyes I see you all. Soon Ashrama should be established here.
So, all of you be confident and take up Bhagavad Gita. Keep listening and do full 18 chapters parayanas especially on festival days. Invite the public for the Parayana and without fear do the Parayana. Start learning bhajans. Even more people should join for bhajans. We shouldn’t say we can’t sing. You should practice and sing and join the group. You should come forward and join the group.
You are lazy that’s why you’re not taking any challenges. You should take the challenge and keep singing and you will sing well. Just like if we keep digging the ground we will get water, with practice you can sing well. You just keep saying the group is not accepting you as an excuse and escape from singing. Not good. Join more people to the bhajan group. Learn Harmonium online. If you learn for 10 days, 11 th day you will get it.
You think Swamiji is just saying for the sake of it and all of this is not needed. Is this enough? No it is not enough. One day I want to do Homa for all the phones and put it inside. iPhone in one Homa k***a and Android in one Homa k***a and put them all inside. Follow
Srimathi Bharadwaja; 10.09.25 • Bhagavad Gita Chanting • Sri Chakra Pooja • Discourse of Sri Datta Nada Prabhu (HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji) in Gnana Bodha Sabha Malaysia.

10/09/2025

World is filled with lies!
Om Aim Hreem Shreem Shree Lalitha Paramesawarya namah! There was total of 18 aksharas if you total that it is number 9 There are 18 chapter in Bhagavad Gita (BG) which also totals 9. It’s an auspicious number. Today’s date also forms a total of number 9 - 09/09/2025. It means victory. Number 9 is victory
Bhagavadgita is a compilation of all puranas and scriptures. Bhagavan was a Gopalaka. The cows milk is the taste in Bhagavad Gita. The calf is Arjuna! When there’s a cow which has given birth to a calf, they first leave the calf to drink the milk and then keep it aside and then take the milk for the owners use. Then they leave the calf to drink I In this case, the calf is Arjuna!
Then later the milk is sold and made to various dairy products. But the calf which is there from the beginning takes only little. The rest of the milk is for us. The various dairy products are then consumed by us after the owner sells the milk. The owner distributes the milk to lot of people. That is Bhagavad Gita. That’s why there’s so much respect given to cows. We should not kill cows. Whoever kills and eats the meat of cow should not be spoken to. We should not have ties with them.
Such a Bhagavad Gita which comprises of all Upanishads. We are doing sins from the time of our birth and even when we are inside the womb. Matru Panchakam. We give lot of difficulty to our mother inside the womb. We do sins as soon as we develop brain. We do sins for hunger, money. We lie for everything and manage everything. Inside our house we lie for small small things. Everyone in the household lies to each other. Small lies! We don’t know, but we lie. All of that is a sin.
Secondly we do harm to animals and other beings like insects and ants. People deceive a lot! They deceive on the basis of belief. Earning through deception is wrong. Nowadays business means deception. So what do we do now after incurring these sins? You might be thinking you are right Swamiji but what do we do? We open our mouths and a lie slips out. Whom do we tell ? It is wrong we are incurring sins. We are taking another birth to face the sins we have committed.
To be sattvic we have to live only in the forest. Earlier people used to live in the forest and eat leaves and whatever they could get. No relation with any people. Those people incur no sins and attain moksha. But we cannot go to the forest now. We cannot survive without food. We have to eat daily various food items.
Can we live without lying? We lie even for small things. Small things- when you don’t like your mom’s cooking, you lie saying I’m not hungry. You want new dishes. That is also wrong. To not hurt your mother you lie saying I’m not hungry or there’s stomach ache. Such a small thing you lie for it. Why don’t you just say the truth that you already ate outside?
You lie for some other things which people ask also. If they ask you tell oh I don’t have it while having it with you. World is filled with lies. You cannot speak to truth to everyone. That is also subjective.
In this Kaliyuga, what should we do to clear the sins? They say at 5am to go and have a bath in Holy Ganga. We say it’s too cold. What do we do? We take few droplets and sprinkle on us saying “Namah Sivaaya” What will happen if you dip? It is just cold you won’t die. You have travelled so much to see Ganga Mata and see all shrines but you complain about the cold water after going all the way.
If you go very often then you can say that you can take bath later. What is the worst that will happen? Nothing. Just one dip you can say Namah Shivaya and take a dip. No one will die because of that cold water. Nothing will happen. When you take the dip in the cold water, Lord Shiva gives you darshan. We should not miss that chance
So many people go to many temples in VIP treatment and special darshan. That will not bestow any merit. We should go in a queue in a disciplined manner. We should take some effort and then have darshan. If possible, we should climb the hill and then have darshan. We should not pay money and go in special queue fast and have darshan. Putting effort and having darshan gives good merits.
It’s a fashion now to do Yatra and talk about it. But personally what’s the change that has happened for you? You say you have a guru - but what did you learn from your guru? You say He did pooja and then gave prasada and we ate. But what did you learn from Him? You say, all material things was satisfied. But these are all worldly. Sprititually what did you learn? You should say you got mental peace after Swamiji darshan. But you list down all the material satisfactions
All the material wishes will be fulfilled because of Swamiji’s darshan but spiritually you should learn and know what you have learnt. You should know your good habits learnt. You say you know Swamiji for 30 years but you just say that your stomach ache was cured by Swamiji. But how much did you change personally? That you should tell. You should list down that and tell people what all you have learnt. You should tell how you gained belief. You should tell about the learning journey of Bhagavad Gita( BG). You should tell I am able to sit and listen to BG without any mental disturbances.
All the worldly things are needed for sure but spiritual knowledge is very important. I have been telling so many times about Bhagavad Gita. To learn, read and by heart. We are not going to be living for a long time. We will slowly lose our abilities to speak and hear. It will slowly fade away. We will be unable to sit, sleep, eat. Everything changes when one turns old. It will make us mad.
So many take sleeping pills to sleep. After some time they will get addicted and that medicine will also stop working No sleep so instead they sit and cry or spend time on phone at 3am. So when we turn old so many changes will happen. Before that, we should walk in the path that Sadguru has shown us. We should keep thinking about it. So when we turn old, we will keep thinking about the same and we won’t need any sleeping pills.
If we keep chanting divine names, automatically sleep will come. Instead of that you think about everything. About your kid, house, pain, other people and so on…
You will become mad thinking about other things. No sleeping pills will work then. So now take training. You have got a chance by getting Swamiji. It’s like a lottery. It Is unexplainable the friendship the bond you have got with Swamiji. You should yearn to learn things. At least guru mantra. Keep chanting and be happy. This body will keep paining.. this body doesn’t come with us. We should not bother about the body because it is not ours.
Ramana Maharishi faced lot of body pains. He even had surgery without anaesthesia. He didn’t have any pain he was smiling. Because, he was thinking that body is not mine. But we are so attached with our body. Every part of it. We lament so much for the pain. In that time of pain, chant divine names - Krishna Krishna, Shiva Shiva…Why don’t you say that? Why do you whine “ayyooo”? Some people don’t even say “ayyo”. They keep moaning with pain. You can atleast say “ayyappa” Like an owl you make sounds in pain. So these all shouldn’t happen. For that, we should practice meditation. Just for 6 minutes we should practice silence. In 6 minutes we can attain Dhyana Dharana Samadhi.
We will get mental peace but no one is sitting for meditation. Some people keep thinking about their own death. They keep talking about. Everyone dies one day, we should not fear death. We should feel lucky that we are living till now present. We should think let’s make use of the time and do Japam or listen to Bhagavad Gita
Sri Krishna is our Guru. In Guru Swaroopa he has given us Bhagavad Gita through Arjuna. Such Bhagavad Gita you have all chanted during pooja. I am happy. You should not leave Bhagavad Gita. All of you should read BG. Make groups and chant. All volunteers and everyone here should read BG. If you want Swamiji’s friendship and you have strong belief in Swamiji and want a bond forever, then make sankalpa to learn BG and 200 members of Malaysia ashram to get gold medal.
5 or 10 members are not enough. I want 200 members to get gold medal. I will be very happy. It’ll make me feel like I have received billions and trillions. Memory power will increase after learning BG. It will help all the children. If we read BG, our mind will be controlled, timeliness will be learnt, we will gain confidence. We should not think other things while listening to BG. We should slowly learnt the meanings of each shloka. Next time I visit this ashrama, I want more members to have finished learning BG. I will feel very happy.
So many foreigners have learnt the BG and read because they have so much love towards Swamiji. You all don’t have that love? Then why aren’t you getting gold medals? You should get! At least learn fluent reading as first step. If you keep reading 10 times and keep listening, it will automatically come. You listen to all film songs continuously but does that give you moksha?
So many people are obsessed with film songs they memorise and perform them also. Does that give you moksha? Learn BG and I will give you gold medal. It will be a great blessing to get the gold medal and certificate. Swamiji will get closer to you.
Everyone keep encouraging each other and get new people to learn Bhagavad Gita. Talk to outside people, even fight and bring them to learn. You shouldn’t just get people to learn, first you should learn and then get more people to learn. Follow
Courtesy Srimathi Bharadwaja; Gnana Bodha Sabha, Malaysia • 9 September 2025

10/09/2025

Dedicate 1 month to Bhagavad Gita!
You should all join Bhagavad Gita (BG) soon! Raise hands who all are very interested to join BG classes?
3 years and 4 year olds have memorised the full BG in Qatar, Dubai, USA and India. Around 10,000 people have memorized. Even Malaysia should become like that. At least fluent reading you all should begin and read. Whoever has the ability to read should join and learn fluent reading.
If not, you are just wasting your time. At least all kids should learn and do BG Parayana. If you get dhyana shlokas memorised, it will surprise you. If you get one dhyana shloka correctly, then you will get the full BG easily. Sri Krishna is our Guru and he has passed down the Bhagavad Gita which is the compilation of all the Upanishads
Even in Malaysia so many people are reading BG. Some have memorized it too. You should not fear about learning. You can do it. It is like learning a language. Just like learning French, German, Hindi Nothing to be scared about. BG - Sanskrit is easier than all other languages. It’s the human language. It is the first language.
If you read one shloka each 100 times then you will get it memorised. Then slowly you can know the meaning. If you read BG, lord Shiva will get very pleased. Even lord Shiva and Devi read Bhagavad Gita. Durga Devi, Lord Siva , Muruga, Venkataramana Swami all like it very much if we do Bhagavad Gita Parayana. All the angels and gods keep thinking of BG. This is the easy way to learn about the atman (self)
You should have innate interest to learn BG. If you only have interest in so many worldly things like film songs, eating, money, thinking about children, people and others things then you won’t get BG. Although being in worldly things, you should have interest in BG. We are all lazy. We sit in sofa and waste time and keep watching movies If you watch 10 movies continuously you waste a lot of time and go mad. Your ears also stop working. You can watch a movie occasionally but not always. Some people watch constantly. They watch every night before sleeping. It’s bad it’s like drugs.
The lord has given such an easy way - Bhagavad Gita. It makes us healthy and it’s good for our house, education, career, future family. It is like a big mantra. So new kids have come here today that’s why I’m saying to them that they should learn Bhagavad Gita. Many kids in various places like Qatar, Europe, USA have all learnt it. It is our duty to learn the Bhagavad Gita.
We are born, study, work and then die. But we should know why we are born? All the answers are within the Bhagavad Gita. There is no need to for anyone to ask the questions. If you’re facing difficulty, you don’t have to search for the answer. You can just open BG book and read then you will understand about your question.
There are lots of Tamil language and English books as well which have the meaning of BG. But we only eat, sleep, watch movie and fight. We keep arguing at home. Leave all of these arguments and confusions. Think about Bhagavad Gita. Just 1 month keep thinking about Bhagavad Gita and tell me. Try for a month thinking about BG and reading and then still if you don’t feel good then I will give you money. If not, you should give me money. But one month you should dedicatedly study. For Tamil people, Bhagavad Gita will be so easy.
So many Tamil dialects are there. Even within Tamil Nadu so many dialects are there and even Malaysia Tamil is tough. Bhagavad Gita is a universal language. There is no change. Even English has dialects within states. In the whole of the West Indies their English is totally different. Tamil, Telugu, English, Malayalam all have different dialects and changes within the same language. But Bhagavad Gita is ONE language. In Vaikunta, Naraka, everywhere it is the same language. No change.
Even within home, husband and wife talks different dialect. We don’t always understand. When watching movie also there are only fight scenes and film songs that we can understand but we don’t understand the language at all.
No need to be highly educated to read BG. On the contrary you will get educated after learning BG. You should have seriousness when learning. We should have a purpose while learning it shouldn’t just be for getting gold medal. You should think more. You should think what is the meaning? What is Arjuna asking? What is Krishna saying? You should ponder over that while learning.
I didn’t have a plan to speak today but I bless you all. Keep coming to this Sabha Ashrama and sing bhajans. Be associated with the Ashrama and have satsang. Read hanuman chalisa as well.
Don’t be disappointed and depressed for anything. Be happy always and learn bhajans. Happiness is needed. Sing bhajans and feel happy and refreshed instead of learning film songs. For film songs we listen and clap but for bhajans, the lord within us claps hands.
So this is a great opportunity for all of you. All of you are tender in age and you have come here. You need this. You are all lucky. Don’t let go of this opportunity. The chance has come very close to you. Some people search so much to find a BG teacher. You have gained a good opportunity. Follow
Courtesy Srimathi Bharadwaja; Discourse of Sri Datta Nada Prabhu (HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji) in Gnana Bodha Sabha Malaysia. 10/09 /2025

09/09/2025

A LESSON FOR ALL!
What makes Sri Rama great? He lived over 14000 years. In those days many people lived a long time. That is not the reason. Science also does not dispute that. Sri Rama's kingdom - Rama Rajyam - was a rule of Dharma. Rama means happiness. And Rama's name is synonymous with Dharma. We also believe Rama is Maha Vishnu, he is verily God. His human character is also extraordinary. He had all the virtues.
We humans have mostly only Rajo Guna. We do not even have Sattva Guna. We have Tamo Guna. It is very difficult to get uplifted to Sattva Guna. So, practice spirituality and practice living systematically. Automatically, you will gain Sattva guna and Guru's grace. But Rama transcends the gunas gunaateetam.
All virtues that human beings need, per Brahma's sankalpa - Sri Rama practiced and displayed. That is why He is great. He is the greatest among human beings.
Whether it is English people, or Indian people or any other people - Sri Rama is greater than every human. That is why Sri Rama is Bhagavan/God. His kingdom too reflected his nature. That is why even today people wish for Rama Rajya, but it's not happening, what can we do, this is Kaliyuga.
Good mind, truth, sacrifice, Sattvic nature, Sattvic food are very important for us to have a Sattvic household. We can try to have Rama Rajya at least in our households. If we eat Tamasic food, we will have a Tamasic household! If you eat food that comes from violence against other beings, your mind will be Tamasic as well. If you eat Sattvic food, your house will become sattvic, children too will be Sattvic. You can chant Nama Shivaya, visit temples, go to Kshetras, do Teertha Snana, chant the Gita etc. - these are all chances to get closer to God.
Many ask if they will get liberation. Liberation is not sold in stores. You should not even ask. You cannot buy liberation in any birth. Asking for liberation is foolishness. We should not even think about that. You are not practicing the basics. If you want to walk towards liberation, you must prepare yourself with good conduct, good habits, good speech, no arguments at home. You must be filled with Sattvic nature.
Due to the non-Sattvic food you are eating, your intellect too follows the food you are eating. If you are eating chicken, your buddhi follows that. Desire, anger, arrogance, jealousy etc - all come from the non-sattvic food we eat.
We have confusion all around - with business, job, marriage, children. We have no time to pray to God. We have no faith either. We are too busy with worldly matters. We want 10 TVs, we want 3 Teslas, we want two more homes - like this the buddhi is constantly looking to aggregate more. We think the body is everything, the body needs comforts, we hanker after children.
We think we don't need God, hospitals can cure us. Cancer too can be cured by hospitals, why do we need God, people question. And then they ask for liberation. When you know Guru, from that moment, you must start living Sattvically. You say your wife eats non-sattvic food, that's okay, you eat Sattvic food. You must not even drink dairy milk.
The great sages used to worship cows, they would use milk and ghee for yajnas, how is that? Those cows were Kamadhenu. Moreover, those cows were not ordinary. They would speak to the sages. But cows today eat garbage. That causes infection. There are other kinds of milk like almond or other plant based milk. So, we should try to find what other kind of milk gives us the same nutrition, and try to consume that.
We lived during Sri Rama's time. But we are here again now. We missed the big boat that Sri Rama took. We walked the other way and are here. Due to some sanksara left in us, we chant Jai Sri Ram. Many do not even chant like this.
We were all there during Ramayana. Due to bad influence, we came here. For example, Swamiji got a 6 acre site that was very good. Many here kept saying it's very far, it's difficult. In that melee, that land was gone. So, Swamiji's trips have gone down. Everyone said to give up that land because it's too far. Do you have to walk? You have a car or a bus. You cannot get the ashrama or the temple right next to your house. You should go to where the temple is. You kept say no to that choice of site. Rahu, Shani Ketu was sitting on everyone's head. Everyone said no to the land. Then, I thought we will do whatever you want. I was defeated. Your Shani won. If we had bought that land, how happily we could have gotten an Ashrama.
Now, we are getting old. Children do not feel the same attachment. If you had just put your mind in Swamiji's sankalpa, you would have enjoyed a big ashrama. Whoever said no to that site are all partaking in that sin. I am only giving this as an example. Just as you got distant from Swamiji, you got distant from Sri Rama during Ramayana. This will be in Swamiji's life history. Now, there is not enough place here, in this residential area.
You all think about this. I am giving you a warning about this historical event. Some people were crying, some were fighting at that time. That is not good. What is Guru's sankalpa, that must be done. No one except one devotee Jaichander worked hard for Swamiji's sankalpa. No one else wanted it. I came here for this reason - so you can realize what you did. How did we get distant from Guru? How did we get distant from Rama? Back then too it was due to bad food, bad influence. We are seeing the same thing now.
When Sri Rama was going to Vaikuntha, many went with him. Sarayu river used to be 15km long, it was akin to Ganga. Sri Rama invited everyone to go with him to Vaikuntha. "My wife is 8 months pregnant", "I have 8 cows, who'll take care of them?" "I cannot walk, I just got treatment", "I have a lot of businesses, who will take care of them?" "I am very intelligent, so I want to give this intelligence to all the people like a yogi" All of them had a chance to be with Rama, but they gave that up.
But many also went with Rama. Crores of people went with Rama. Billions of them did not go with Rama. Sri Rama lovingly invited everyone: My children, come with me. Our ancestors did not go, that is the regret. Perhaps it was us back then, we reincarnated now. Now, what is the use crying out for Rama? You already lost, just as you lost the Ashrama nearby. I am giving you an example, I am not finding fault with you, I am not upset. But Rama was upset at that time, perhaps your Swamiji was too at that time.
You cannot be here, you lost the new Ashrama, the other place, we do not know The countdown for Swamiji's body has started. The next generation will not get Swamiji like this.
Whenever I think about it, I feel very bad. You did not experience what that would be like. If you sit and contemplate on it, you will realize your folly. Now, everyone will say you were not a naysayer. You must acknowledge. May be you did not directly say no, but you were quiet when others said it was far away. That too is a mistake.
If you give refuge to a thief, you are also a thief. Now, you are suffering. You are suffering within, you cannot express outwardly. You wanted the Hanuman temple soon, but that is not happening. A good chance was missed, there is that suffering internally. At least i have that suffering, I do not know if you do. You may be happy with the life and comforts you have, but I have that regret within that the Ashrama did not happen. Like that, Sri Rama called everyone, but many did not go. They were worried about aging parents at home or other matters. We do not take our bodies with us when we depart.
When we are served food on the banana leaves, we wash the leaf, wipe it and then eat the food on the leaf. You eat the meal and then throw the leaf. Our body in the end is like that leaf. Now is the time for us to live by good actions. Our bodies have prana - breath. The moment it leaves, it is like the banana leaf we discard. We take it to the crematorium and burn it and it's gone. This body is like that leaf.
Despite knowing this, you are making a mistake. That is surprising. This is part of the questions that Yaksha asked Dharmaraja.
If we realize that we will also leave like those who left before us, we will be cautious and do good deeds. As long as you have life in you, you must want to do good deeds. You must use the body to get self realization. What is the use of only earning money? Someone will take it - government or your children who'll throw it way or someone else who'll take it away.
So, this body is like that leaf. We have prana right now, we have consciousness. While we do, we should make good use of it. 100 years is not a long time to live. That is why, we should eat Sattvic food, do good yoga and exercise and keep the mind peaceful. Now, the flute comes from bamboo tree. But the flute makes sound, how? One day, the bamboo asked Krishna: I wish to be in your hands, I wish for liberation.
Krishna said, when your inner core is removed, you become empty and then I will enter. So too, if you leave your core of desires, attachments etc and practice everyday and cleanse yourself of all the impurities, you will become empty. When you become empty, I will enter.
When you sit for meditation, you do not become empty. You think of your bank balance, the choices and decisions you need to make, the money people owe you, the casinos to visit, etc. Is this meditation? Also you think about the diseases you have, what medications you need etc. You think about how you can live longer, your child's birthday coming up, ordering chicken from a good restaurant for the birthday etc. This is what your Dhyana is like.
You have a discussion about these impure things during Dhyana or you think about your love affair or you think about the messages on your phone you missed. Many keep looking at their phone at all the time. They do not even look at books.The books say: Bend your head and read books. If you do, I will help you raise your head high. The phone says: Bend your head and keep looking at me. I will make you lower your head all your life.
You can choose whether you want the phone or the book. This is samsara. Choices, decisions, thinking, debate - this is samsara. You miss eating a masala dosa for a long time. This thought occupies your mind.
99% of the mind is occupied by these worldly things. Only 1% is for spiritual matters. No one is inviting people to do Hanuman Chalisa at their place. Or to sing bhajans, or to participate in Ganesha puja. That is why we need an Ashrama. You must tell everyone - whatever you wish to do at home, you are now doing in Ashrama, you will chant or sing for a few hours, and will serve food to everyone.
You should all think about coming together to decide what to do, how we can help construct a temple. It's not just the committee's responsibility. It's all our responsibility. Everyone is only trying to escape.
Do I have to work so hard to come here? I came here with great grief within my heart that you missed getting a temple here. You must pray to Hanuman. It is your duty to pray for what you want. We are still very happy, no major problem. You can choose to come to Mysuru or Singapore. It is up to you. You must collect money to get a temple. You say have no money to file an application. You must make your best effort to contribute and participate. Every second lost is time lost.
So, use the opportunity. This is a life opportunity. You must do something. Swamiji's blessings are always there, but you must do penance, you must work, you must support the committee. You only keep chattering. I think you understand what I am saying. Remember that our body is like that leaf this is discarded after eat and lick everything off it. Follow
Courtesy Avadootha Datta Peetham; Gnana Bodha Sabha, Malaysia • 9 September 2025

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