SHREE GURUDEV

MUCH BLESSINGS & BEST WISHES
TO EVERYONE ON THE BEGINNING OF 2003

We have all been having a very sweet time here in Magod. The weather is perfect, not hot or too cold. Being together in satsang brings a feeling of content fulfillment.

Each day the young people have been given classes in Sanskrit Grammar, Logic, Sankhya philosophy and the Puranas by the resident students. The idea was to give them a base so as they grow they can enjoy satsang. It is important to start young. The adults joined in as well. In the afternoons, they learnt to sing praises to the lord.

Each night we watched a different video of Baba. Last night Baba said, "We think the senses are our friends, whereas actually they are our enemies. Living in the subtle body they carry the samskaras and thus give our report to the Lord of Karmas. Become free of all the inner enemies. Realize everything comes to you in its own time. Anger is simply the unfulfilled desire. Shift that energy and be content."

On this day we pledge to ourselves to:

Wake up and Open our eyes.
Learn to discriminate.
Realize Life is short as Time is fleeting.
Shake off all weaknesses and Stand up with courage.
Perform duties satisfactorily in accordance with the stage of life.
Always keep the goal before our mind's eyes and attempt to realise the ideal by regular and daily spiritual practices.
Experience Eternal Bliss and Supreme Peace.
The Infinite alone is Bliss.

With much love to everyone,
Swami Nityanand