Pujya Acharya Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja - Dhuni Pratishta at Sri Sai Baba ...

This video has been released just a few hours ago and what a treat it is. Mastergaru's Aradhana utsavam is on April 12th  and as per tithi (Indian Calender) on the 6th (that is just day after tomorrow).  What a treat it is to see Master in this clear video and attune our minds for the coming days. I saw Mastergaru as a child and do not remember him clearly. O mind! be ready to receive the Master.


   

 

Master on Action

" Life is a drama......." - Pujya Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja - SaiMaster

Pujya Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja's own handwriting.

Radish Harvest for Divyajanani - Mastergaru Kalyana Utsavam March 6th 2014

Super Radish production under DJ aka Babugaru's direction @ New Garden, Nagole

Babugaru (Dwarakanath Gnaneswar Ekkirala) harvesting a radish.

Babugaru (Dwarakanath Jnaneswar) discussing the bumper harvest using Permaculture garden design and techniques with a farmer client.

At work on the radish recipe

Sai Baba Magazine (Telugu) Jan 2014 issue

A New Year and beautiful new issue of Sai Baba Magazine gifted to us.  See the contents below.

 Tajuddin Baba on the Left page below. Mastergaru's message to us on the occasion of New Year on the right below.

Sankranthi 2014 with Divyajanani Alivelu Mangamma

Mastergaru as a boy for this bhogi! The pot of milk overflowing with blessings for us :-)

Ammagaru blessed us with her beautiful smile

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Babugaru offoring flowers and bhogi pallu to Master

Ammagaru just before singing a melodious bhogi song.

Teerthacharan's (in yellow), Mastergaru's grandson, sweet fingers playing the mridangam.

Those who were fortunate to witness this beautiful, joyous celebration

Campfire Evening with Babugaru @ Nilayam

Babugaru winding down the day after the heavy PDC ( Permaculture Design Certificate Course) with Music and Meditation with the kids. Add a campfire at the entrance to Nilayam. Symbolic. What else do you need?

String Music in front  of the Fire

One step at a time

Looking through my Facebook messages, I saw how the New Year brought a spate of resolutions in some, a lot of jadedness this year - questions such as, 'So what's new about it?' and so forth. Here at Nagole, there was the big bang of brand new PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate Course) conducted by Babugaru (Ekkirala Dwarakanath Jnaneswar).

So is Permaculture different from spirituality? Why do we need to garden? Why do we need to 'forego' some of the conveniences others take for granted and change our lifestyle? And what does that have to do with again Spirituality? .. Such Qs have been well answered in the whole of last year's discussions and talks by Babugaru and for those of you who are interested, I will be blogging more on that soon.

In terms maintaining 'Bhavana' (devotion) and learning to be aware of the rare and precious great presence "sannidhi' we living in every day, there is a great, great deal we have learn. We go about our chores and complaints and comments. All the while 'Mahatmas' are there. We wouldn't dream of doing this if we were in the same room as them. Like a piece of iron in front of a magnet, in their presence, all our senses and mind are alert and attuned and everything of the noise and chaos of the regular world & life is simply tuned out. And we pray and bow to Baba & Master & Ammagaru as say, ' You are omnipresent and omnicient. What more can I tell you of my woes. Indeed in your presence I feel I have none.'

Yet, when we are in the next room or even a few houses away, we revert to our normal selves and say, ' So & so said so & so and did so & so. Therefore I am angry or upset or inconvenienced. We forget The Presence. And all the benefits it has brought us.

From 1st January to 8th Feb, 2014 we have usually had a deeksha. This year, Babugaruconsidering the inexplicable low spirits everyone was in, recommended that we start again afresh with just one activity a day. Everyday we listen to 'Vishnu Sahasranam' (and such others in succeeding months) and one speech of Mastergaru every morning. A time was fixed so that the group's thought process would evolve in a similar fashion.
As Master has said repeatedly, once we are in the presence of the Sadguru, we need to keep uplifting ourselves again and again with our own effort  in order to be able to utilize their Presence.

Master's Sayings

Amma Amma

 

Sri Datta Jayanthi Celebrations - 17th December 2013

Let us recall the 'essential spirit of Datta', the purpose of study 'Sree Guru Charitra' everyday and take his name (see video)

Lord Dattatreya

Lord Dattatreya

Sree Guru Charitra

Mastergaru's Birthday function as per tithi - 9th November 2013

On 30th Oct 2013, Mastergaru's birthday function was in progress. Babugaru requested Sadghoshti by Ammagaru. In the course of her talk, unexpectedly Ammagaru, declared Nov 9th, Mastergaru's birthday as per tithi, an open day. She announced that this was a private celebration Ammagaru, had since the very beginning conducted at home exclusively. However, this year all were welcome. That is, Ammagaru invited personally every devotee of Master to come, be part of the family!!!

This amazing declaration set in motion the form of the days to come. Immediately on the 31st Babugaru, spoke to different devotee groups representatives at Hyderabad about ways in which they could contribute to and participate in the event. Nagoleites were concerned about stepping up the scale of auditorium/stage and other arrangements. Another opportunity to better ourselves and create an event worthy of the Master!

On the eve of the 9th, there was something of the calm before a storm. The ladies prepared chappatis and curry to boost the guys working through the night. The younger children were cooperative without having to be told. After the Shej aarati, usually silence pervades. But not this night, in the quiet of the night, within the white cloth walls of the Tent erected for the function, a hum of joyous voices could be heard.  Babugaru sat in front of the dias on his coffee-coloured bean bag and surrounded by the Boys designed and directed.

The chill of November nights was slowly seeping. Masses and masses of flowers were brought in for the alankaram (decoration). It took more than a dozen people to merely unbox the flowers and soak them in water to keep them fresh for the next day. 

Babugaru sat admist all the durries, lights and other stage paraphernalia. While a few guys worked on hanging up rows and rows of round, coloured paper lamp shades, Babugaru sketched out The Plan. Others chipped in excited. There were to be two daises. The one in the front for the morning and another behind to be unveiled in the evening. We ladies were to prepare simple bouquets to attach the stage background randomly. At the very top there would a thick panel of bouquets and grass. The latter alone took half the night. 

The morning birds began to chirp. The cold began to sting a little. A few people, who had gone back at night to rest, drifted in now, freshly washed and dressed and wondering at the progress. Others got busy with the regular morning chores - washing the yard & steps of Ammagaru's residence and  drawing powder rangoli designs. Ah! miraculously with Babugaru's encouragement and presence, all the work appeared done. Then the hunting for brooms!began to furiously clear up the area in readiness for guests. 

And there was an important task remaining. Master Himself had to be readied for event. Standing up on tables a few of us got the wonderful opportunity to apply tilakam to Master on this auspicious day and arrange a huge rose garland and flowers. At 6 am, just as the strains of the morning aarati could be  heard, Master ascended the stage.

Sayings of Master