One never knows what to expect when a major holiday comes around especially during the Avatar’s 85 birthday year. This celebration went from Saturday night the 24th to Monday night 26th.
It was an incredible few days that many will remember for a long time.
There also 2 big television sets allowing many people in Kulwant Hall to see what they normally wouldn’t be able to see. One set at the South end of the women’s side with the others near the wall on the East side where the white line meets the wall. These television sets were a test for birthday
All rooms were taken. There were long lines at the canteens. The weather was cloudy with rain at times.
Also, stepping outside the ashram was hazardous to your health. It was a mess. One side of the road had been paved from the last arch to Sai Towers. The entire paved area was divided into block sizes to hold water on top of the cement. Each block was surrounded by dirt.
Meanwhile, traffic was not able to move in front of the ashram. The rain made getting through this area hazardous as one might fall from the water mixing with sand, gravel or other items.
People were good. They helped each other. Inside the ashram everyone was under the careful eye of security, police and seva dals.
And here in Florida it has been pretty cool because its been raining every day. Gentle little rains which make all the green things so happy. You know, years ago I wrote a series of coloring books based on the teachings of 'Mr. Gardener' who was, of course our precious Swami. In those books there was a little vine with heart shaped leaves and the lovely little pink flowers of love. In the stories, Mr. Gardener always planted this vine when the negative forces seem to be taking over the garden.
That little vine has been growing all over our home here at 1019 lately and I didn't know it really existed!. It really does seem to be growing out of His pure love , even up to the windows on the second floor. Actually the real one is far prettier than my version as the pink flowers are on little sprays which move in the breeze. It is really beautiful here and I'm hoping to go to the beach soon.
There is another place I want to see again called, 'sacred lands' I'm sure I mentioned it earlier. It is very lush and beautiful with peacocks and squirrels as large as pussy cats. The best part is that it is on the bay. The other day I actually walked all the way down Jungle avenue to Park Street, a distance of about a mile. Then I sat on a bench and did a mantran before comeing back. I wasn't even too tired.
I would like to go to the Sai Center but it really isn't in St. Pete and I can't expect my sister to take me again. But really, I worship my Beloved inside my heart now and really don't need all the outer stuff.
I haven't really 'blogged' since my old computer got fried. St. Pete is called 'the sunshine city' but it has another name too. It is the 'lightning capital' All that wonderful lightning from the Divine Mother' and yet I didn't have a surge protector. Had one in Puttaparthi but it was too heavy to bring. So my machine got fried. they said at 'Best Buy' Fortunately the hard drive was still usable so I spent my entire pension on a new, small purple laptop. I don't know why I do these things. Got it home and couldn't find google. I panic if I can't find google so I decided I should buy a used computer and take the 'fashion accessory' back to Best Buy.
So I looked in the yellow pages and found a shop which sells used computers. When I called him there was just something about his voice. My sister. Bless her heart, took me. His name is Cerk Smith and he is most cour-teous but that's not all. I left my old fried machine so he could transfer the hard drive.
When we went back to get the new used one, he asked me about a children's book I had written about Kashmier. Come to find out, he is a student of Kashmier Shaivism!! He studied with Swami Muktananda and His disciple, Gurumayi. Isn't that amazing? Such a lovely person. Anything spiritual makes me so happy now days, where as in India, I took all of that for granted. Maybe one reason I had to leave.
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