On Gurupurnima(Teacher's Day) for my Spiritual Master who adopted me a few years ago!
On Tuesday,7th July was Gurupurnima, and I did not know that it was so close, until some of my friends happened to also drop in a temple near my home where I was invited to bring my Dolak(Indian drum) to make some sounds and sing a bajan(devotional song.) They reminded me about Guru's date! I was thankful that I had already bought some materials,etc. a few days earlier to figure out on how to make a new hat for my Spiritual Guru on my alter at home, and he is none other than the deceased SHIRDI BABA!
Come Tuesday, Baba(Father), I call him kept me so busy at home, just like how he keeps me busy, tied to his legs when I go and visit him at his Mystical temple in Sydney, Australia!
I forgot to mention that I decided to cook "Kuei Dieu/Teow" for prasadam to bring to temple.(You can watch how I cook such a dish on www.youtube.com/cookingwithnancy, if you click on this as you wish.)
When evening came, I dressed only in dark Navy-blue loose pants and a sky-blue jumper and a new multi-coloured fine striped slip-over woolie-blouse with "butter-fly" winged sleeves if I streched out both my hands! Looked and felt happy, as it is Winter over here and that's the main point! So I went to Shirdi Baba's temple for his evening Aarti service where singing was done in Merati dilect, which this Saint spoke during his life-time! The temple was packed with devotees as the temple had been opened from morning 5 a.m. if my memory was correct! As we queued to squeeze in, somehow or rather, I was ushered to go to the front but I could not see anyspace where I can sit! devotees were all packed like "sardines," males on one side of the hall and ladies on the other! Then a Senior -volunteer lady pointed to me to go up and sit on the same platform where the Lotus feet of Baba-ji sits. Another lady -in -charge came and beckoned the same thing for me to do. So I thankfully bowed to Baba-ji before I scrambled up there with my Dolak(Indian drum). The bajans were still going on, I gazed at Baba-ji and was full of admiration and noticed that he was dressed in blue, as I was too, I realised! Then I whispered to the lady that told me to sit on the platform that, that morning I also adorned a blue braclet for Baba in my home and she nodded her head! I actually put an identical one on a crystal that has an image of Goddess Raddha & Krishna & Buddha all in one on my alter at home as well! I had selected a lovely old blue "Seluar Kamis," (Indian dress)also in blue to iron to wear, but had not time to do so!
I thanked Baba-ji and felt the satisfaction that he was so pleased with the little new "hat" that I stitched it up in time for him at home for his "Gurupurnima", as I did not know how to form a hat for him from tiny strips of orange, white and green ribbons and and other glittering stones that I purchased from the shop, and that was why he gave me such an "honourable" spot to sit near to him that evening which I will never forget for the rest of my life!!!
Baba-ji also gave me an opportunity to drum and sing along some bajans that were rendered that evening so I was most happy! That day most of the other devotees worked day and night for Baba-ji to make his day momorable for all in different ways! Baba-ji bless them in different ways too!
To me, this is TrueHappiness as Blessings, and I understand that Baba-ji will welcome you to see him even if you come in ordinary clothes! So, please don't be shy to come and see him!
Jai Sai Ram!
On Tuesday,7th July was Gurupurnima, and I did not know that it was so close, until some of my friends happened to also drop in a temple near my home where I was invited to bring my Dolak(Indian drum) to make some sounds and sing a bajan(devotional song.) They reminded me about Guru's date! I was thankful that I had already bought some materials,etc. a few days earlier to figure out on how to make a new hat for my Spiritual Guru on my alter at home, and he is none other than the deceased SHIRDI BABA!
Come Tuesday, Baba(Father), I call him kept me so busy at home, just like how he keeps me busy, tied to his legs when I go and visit him at his Mystical temple in Sydney, Australia!
I forgot to mention that I decided to cook "Kuei Dieu/Teow" for prasadam to bring to temple.(You can watch how I cook such a dish on www.youtube.com/cookingwithnancy, if you click on this as you wish.)
When evening came, I dressed only in dark Navy-blue loose pants and a sky-blue jumper and a new multi-coloured fine striped slip-over woolie-blouse with "butter-fly" winged sleeves if I streched out both my hands! Looked and felt happy, as it is Winter over here and that's the main point! So I went to Shirdi Baba's temple for his evening Aarti service where singing was done in Merati dilect, which this Saint spoke during his life-time! The temple was packed with devotees as the temple had been opened from morning 5 a.m. if my memory was correct! As we queued to squeeze in, somehow or rather, I was ushered to go to the front but I could not see anyspace where I can sit! devotees were all packed like "sardines," males on one side of the hall and ladies on the other! Then a Senior -volunteer lady pointed to me to go up and sit on the same platform where the Lotus feet of Baba-ji sits. Another lady -in -charge came and beckoned the same thing for me to do. So I thankfully bowed to Baba-ji before I scrambled up there with my Dolak(Indian drum). The bajans were still going on, I gazed at Baba-ji and was full of admiration and noticed that he was dressed in blue, as I was too, I realised! Then I whispered to the lady that told me to sit on the platform that, that morning I also adorned a blue braclet for Baba in my home and she nodded her head! I actually put an identical one on a crystal that has an image of Goddess Raddha & Krishna & Buddha all in one on my alter at home as well! I had selected a lovely old blue "Seluar Kamis," (Indian dress)also in blue to iron to wear, but had not time to do so!
I thanked Baba-ji and felt the satisfaction that he was so pleased with the little new "hat" that I stitched it up in time for him at home for his "Gurupurnima", as I did not know how to form a hat for him from tiny strips of orange, white and green ribbons and and other glittering stones that I purchased from the shop, and that was why he gave me such an "honourable" spot to sit near to him that evening which I will never forget for the rest of my life!!!
Baba-ji also gave me an opportunity to drum and sing along some bajans that were rendered that evening so I was most happy! That day most of the other devotees worked day and night for Baba-ji to make his day momorable for all in different ways! Baba-ji bless them in different ways too!
To me, this is TrueHappiness as Blessings, and I understand that Baba-ji will welcome you to see him even if you come in ordinary clothes! So, please don't be shy to come and see him!
Jai Sai Ram!
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