Loving Ganesha - Dedication--Samarpanam

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Namaste all,

 

Here is the first posting of Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

My many thanks again go to Sri Paramacharya Palaniswami of the Himalayan Academy

for his kindness in giving permission for this work to be shared within the

group. The page contained in this email can be found at

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/lg/lg_dedication.html

 

At the bottom of this mail (and in each of the following Loving Ganesha

postings) there are contact details for the Himalayan Academy (website, email &

postal address) for those who wish to view the source materials, read their

extensive web site or learn more about Sanatana Dharma.

 

Jai Ganesha,

 

Neil

 

 

 

Samarpanam

Dedication

T WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT SEEKERS REQUESTED THAT WE PUBLISH MORE ABOUT THIS

MYSTICAL GOD, MOST BELOVED OF THEM ALL. So we did. Now, into your hands we

present a lovable Loving Ganesha. Why did we choose that name of all names?

Because everyone, young and old, thin and hefty (especially the latter) loves

Ganesha. Of course, He loves us all very, very much. He is the God of unfailing

laws, such as gravity, retribution and karmic responses. In matters of less

gravity, He is the lover of all things sweet. He is also the Prince of Culture

and Patron of the Arts. Everyone loves music, art, drama and the dance. He, in

His joyous ponderousness is the Remover of Obstacles, and that is just what He

did for us -- removed the obstacles we faced in publishing Loving Ganesha, and

in producing this second edition, and those you faced in finding it. Many

months of research and effort went into this gem. Help was given by

mathadipatis, acharyas, swamis, pandits, "Ganeshologists," Sanskrit scholars,

brahmacharis, brahmacharinis, housewives, husbands and children, experts in all

fields of knowledge about Hindutva's elephant-faced Lord, to be worshiped first

before starting any quest. This book is lovingly dedicated to my satguru, the

venerable sage of Sri Lanka, Satguru Yogaswami, whose ashram in Colombuthurai

rested across the road from the Varasitthi Vinayagar Temple in the northern

Tamil domain. May Loving Ganesha bring to you a deeper, subtler appreciation of

Hinduism -- the venerable Sanatana Dharma.

Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Web sites: http://www.hindu.org/ & http://www.himalayanacademy.com/

email: contact (AT) hindu (DOT) org

Himalayan Academy Kauai's Hindu Monastery107 Kaholalele RoadKapaa, HI 96746-9304

 

 

 

 

 

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