Indian Independence Day Celebrations
- 15th August, 2008 & Music for Meditation and Healing - 17 August,
2008
Independence Day Celebrated at Hawaii
- 15th August, 2008
This beautiful day started with a seashore
walk by His Holiness Sri Swamiji. As He was walking, Pujya Swamiji
narrated special prayers and offered respects to the sea. He stood
along the seashore while the divine waters of the pacific washed His
feet with humility and reverence. Later, Pujya Sri Swamiji hoisted
the Indian and American national flags. He wore a tiny flag on the
forehead and held both the national flags in both His hands. He spoke
high of the motherland India, mentioning, specially the 77 Ashrams
established by Him and also applauded the United States of America
as a beautiful country. He also
mentioned that He missed the motherland India on this day. A group
of fifty devotees present there sang the national anthems of India
and America followed by salute to the national flags. Later, Pujya
Sri Swamiji gave the Independence Day message. Devotees present there
were thrilled by His captivating words of advice.
Samudra Snana (sea bath) in Pacific Ocean
at Hawaii on Shravana Poornima (full moon in the lunar month of Shravana)
- 16th August 2008
Pujya Sri Swamiji took a dip in
the waters of the Pacific at 830am on 16th August 2008. A number of
devotees who were present with Swamiji were also blessed to take a
dip in the ocean with Sri Swamiji His Holiness blessed all the devotees
and mentioned that it is very auspicious to have a dip in the ocean
on a full moon day and that too in the presence of Sadguru. Devotees
were thrilled by this rare and unique experience. Later in the evening,
His Holiness made all the devotees to chant the Mrutyunjaya mantra
on the seashore in moonlight. A Homa was also performed and Pujya
Swamiji blessed all the devotees with a personal audience. Sri Swamiji
explained that we must learn to accept all kinds of situations in life
with equanimity. Both pain and pleasure are different experiences.
One must learn to accept such situations with a balanced mind and treat
all of them as experiences in life.
Music for Meditation and Healing - 17th
August 2008
Pujya Sri Swamiji performed a Healing
Music Concert at the Paliku theatre, Kane’ohe
Hawaii, arranged by Sheree Lipton. Sri Swamiji said that this was a
family concert and that He liked the Aina (land) and people of Hawaii.
Sri Swamiji mentioned that people of Hawaii are very open hearted and
that this land had pleasant meditational vibes. Sri Swamiji also said
that He was performing this concert to establish a heart to heart communication.
The concert started with raga Rushyaketu Priya followed by a song on
Lord Ganapati ‘Namo
Namo Ganapataye….’ in Dharmavati raga. Sri Swamiji then
played the main ragas for the day- Pushpalatika, Hamsanadam. Hindola
and Chakravakam followed by the Tani Avartanam (percussion turns).
Pujya Sri Swamiji concluded the concert with a composition in Keeravani
(Kurukshetra) and Saama ragas. The high light of the concert was the
song Sri Swamiji sang in Hawaiian language, describing the glory of
Hawaii. Nearly 200 and odd audience gave a standing ovation to Swamiji
at the end of the concert. .
August 15, 2008 - Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji hoisted
the Indian national flag on the Indian Independence day
