INTRODUCTION (An Indian Soul in a Mexican Body)

October 19, 1997

Hello, Mani Varadarajan and Bhakti List rs,

Thank you for letting me to this list.

I know I will feel like family. This will be a short

introduction, as I hope to learn a lot from this and also

to share something to it.

I was born in, and have always lived in Mexico

City. From a very early age I feel attracted to knowing more

about life. I read all sorts of books and investigated faiths

other than my native Catholic.

Then in 1977 I was fortunate to discover Transcendental

Meditation. I practiced it regularly for six years and took

all their wonderful courses. In 1980 I visited India for the first

time and studied the scriptures under a teacher. Then in 1983, I

discovered Siddha Yoga -- it felt like home, I learned to sing

bhajans, and other chants. I loved it so much that I went to live

there in the Ashram in Mexico for one year, and then went again

to India, for two years. My latest visit to Mother Bharat was in

1992 and I feel that I am homesick to go there again soon.

My Indian soul came for some reason into this Mexican

body. When the Bharatnatyam dancers perfrom here, I always go

to see them, but I always sit at the last row, because I feel

embarassed that people see me cry there, for no good reason.

There is a Hare Krishna temple near where I live, and

I go there to pray and to meditate, but mostly I worship at home.

I want to learn more about the Vaisnava Philosophy and to share

our love and experiences with other bhaktas.

My original language is Spanish. My western name is

Maria Esther, but my guru, Swami Nityananda, gave me the name

'Nityeshwari', which I would like to use to communicate with

this group -- I love it so much.

Well, I hope to read other postings and start enjoying this

communication.

Om Shanti

* Nityeshwari *

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