Discourse by Sri Swamiji at the Euro Datta Centre, London

Sri Ganeshaya Namah

Sri Sarasvatyai Namah

Sri Padavallabha Narasimha Sarasvati

Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namah

I don't want to speak much. Only little words. Today's programme a wonder. Sri Ganesh grace.

I wanted to go back to India. There is a big temple in Vijayawada. 30,000 to 35,000 people gathering today for Ganapati festival. So I am waiting for inauguration of Guru Nilyam there in that Ashram New house.

Also a little bit problem in my teeth. Vinayaka also one danta. Ekadanta. (Swamiji signals pulling out tooth)……

Wisdom teeth means Ahankara. Must cut out Ankara – Kama (desires), Karoda (anger).

There is plan to go back to America to do more work on teeth……

We don't understand Ganapati's Leela (play). We are talking as if we know everything. We are acting everything. We are very knowledgeable! We acting like nonsense.

Invisible play is always going on. We must cut out our Ahankara, our confusion. Ganesh Purana says if you want bliss, first cut out Ahankara. And sacrifice is very important. Ganesh Purana says if you want bliss, sacrifice to people, to family, to county, then Ganesh bless you. Ganesha like science. Get English version of Ganesh Purana. Very beautiful.

Ganesh Purana is like Vedanta. I will give you little bit information on Ganesha.

(Swamiji proceeds to draw and explain)

This is "I". Ego. (Sri Swamiji draws a vertical line:  l )

You sacrifice ego. Like this. Minus. (Sri Swamiji draws a horizontal line through vertical line:   + )

Symbol is cross. This sign before Christ. From Vedanta.

This "I" must cut out "I". Sacrifice. Sacrifice means to do good service, do good work, to do chant always for good, to think about good. Take out ego, give ego to Sadguru. Sacrifice. To serve . To serve people.

Now you find out Atma. (Swamiji draws) Looks like Omkara.

Finally get happiness. (Swamiji draws moon with star).

First cross. Must cut ego. Sacrifice. To your country, to your family, to your Sadguru. Take out ego. Take out confusion.

Don't say you know everything. Always student. Next birth also student. All births student. Learning. Not completed.

Then Omkara. Atman. If sacrifice, then find out Atma - "Who I am". Atman means Omkara. So now like small moon, small star. That final goal happiness

The Omkara symbol is many say is Hindu

The cross symbol is so many people say Christian

The Ananda - moon, star symbol, so many people say is Islam

So this is secret of our symbol. The secret of our religion.

Cross not religion. Omkara not religion. Chandra not religion.They choose. Groups choose, this is good, this is bad.

If go cross, also Vedanta

If go Omkara, also Vedanta.

If go Islam also Vedanta. Also happiness.

Three parts of Omkara (Swamiji divides picture as he explains).

One part "Am Asmi", "Brahma Asmi", "Tat Vam Asi"

Second part "Hum Brahma"

One is Karana body

One is Shorda body. Our body.

One is Shuksma body. Causal body.

Three parts … this Atma Vidya. Very important for our life. Don't waste time. Take Vedanta classes. Take again and again. At least 16 classes. Then little bit understand.

First letter, Omkara, like a Ganapati Trunk shape. First chakra, Muladara relates to Ganapati…..

Moon is always Annada, happiness, Moksha.

We are fed up with all this Janmas. Again birth, again death … again Karma, again happiness, again sorrow.

Don't make mistake of always asking to give boon. Don't ask gifts from Sadguru. Ask for only knowledge.

He (God) already computed. What you want…..You simply maintain for Karma. If you get sorrow maintain sorrow. If you get happiness maintain happiness. If you get pain maintain pain. Because this is your gift. You already chosen these things.

So many people always doubt, doubt, doubt. Doubt is not good. What He (God) wants is giving. His grace. If you go doubt, then question, answer,question, answer, question, answer.......

He (God) knows everything. But why we still practicing - praying, chanting names etc. Because our pain is forgetting. This is all pain killers. Sadguru is painkillers.  Karma painful. Janma always pain - sorrow, confusion..

We are taking painkillers

Now final offering to Ganapati Homa. Pray what you want. Few minutes back, say don't ask anything… Again your Karma. Ask something… My recommendation please ask for strength. If any mistake I will correct myself.

I think next Bhakti Mala go with Ganapati Purana. Stories.

Anyway once again, I bless you. Such a good occasion. And this year completed Swamiji birthday here.

I am very happy to perform Swamiji birthday here. So many people come. (Sri Swamiji asks for all those who came to 60^th birthday celebrations in Mysore to raise hands. Many raise hands). You are very lucky people. Same energy Swamiji brought again here.

Once again I bless you.

Now the world is very tense. Big problems. People create own problems. Don't worry about it. You Pray.

(Devotee in audience ask "How long the problem?")

Swamiji replies:

How long staying? How many years you staying? 100 years? You don't know? Problem also you don't know. This is very secret. Problem always secret…….

In life one day good mood, one day bad mood. So also world like that. Also in shares one day good market, one day bad market. One day good rains, one day not. Some people suffering fire. Fire in California. In Germany some parts suffering from rains.

Balancing. Always balancing. We need problems always.  Otherwise we don't understand for this secret of problems. We are balancing good and bad.

In our body good and bad bacteria. If kill all the bad bugs then you also die.

So it is also balancing. All problems also balancing. Automatically balancing problems.

Anyway I bless - happiness.