May 23, 2015
Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji in the morning - Bala Datta Summer Program - May 23, 2015 - Mysore
Grownups have ears, but they don't listen, because their minds are filled with a hundred eight other preoccupations. Children have only Tataji in their hearts, so they hear my whispers.
These children will be the future leaders in many fields, holding important positions.
First and foremost, we must teach our children to sing bhajans. Before birth, you have them listen to healing music. Once they are born, have them listen to bhajans. It will make them good singers, gives them a good voice, good behavior, and good memory.
Many of you tell people to turn off playing bhajans. That is wrong. Children register bhajans in their minds at once and will never forget them. Many children fall asleep listening to bhajans. They keep watching Swamiji's videos. One child kept listening to the same bhajan or watching the same video day after day. Children detect some unknown power and energy in certain bhajans and certain of Swamiji's videos. I live for the sake of children. I keep singing bhajans as per their request, even if the same bhajan I had sung a hundred times before. If you keep children away from the ashram due to special classes, when they grow up, they stop coming to the ashram. and to Swamiji.
Out of three days holidays, dedicate one day to bring them to the ashram. Make sure they fall into the right track. Provide them spiritual security. Do not discourage them from listening to bhajans. Cajole them to study after listening to a few bhajans. The devotion that they have naturally acquired, should not be suppressed because you think they are spending more time on bhajans than on studies. If you force them to only keep studying, then they will forget devotion. Later on, they will not be able to return to Swamiji. Convince them to balance their time between studies and their love for Swamiji. If you keep them away, they will lose at both ends.
Every day it happens here that parents complain about children being very stubborn and self-willed. The children only play video games and stay with friends and say that they will leave home.
I drew one such child close, and hugged and kissed him. I persuaded the child to study well. Now he has graduated from high school in flying colors. I did not do any mantra or tantra.
I simply promise the children who attend VGBS to give them a kiss if they pass with distinction. The children who had previously lagged behind academically, succeeded beautifully with that incentive.
Scolding them constantly will not help. It will only create fear in them. They merely eat, sleep or wander about. Parents get disturbed. You must learn how to raise children properly. If your children grow up to be good individuals, it makes me very happy. You also feel happy. That is our bank balance. Discipline in studies is our bank balance. It is an important job for parents to do this. Children love it when Swamiji hugs them. They get Goosebumps. Appaji gives them a transfer of energy. It is healing for them. A small kiss from Appaji is a healing gesture. Your kiss is only a show of love. If Swamiji touches them, the children feel a sense of thrill, like a mild current shock. They always yearn for Tataji's hugs.
You sang very well. You must improve your talent. Develop your group. Follow the example of the Chennai children. Develop three groups, this is the small kids group.
The children have now explained about the Facebook pages. This is Swamiji's way of propagation of spiritual and social values. So many different sections. We do not want to mix. Charitable activities, Bhakti Mala messages, and personal communication with Swamiji also. Only a few members from Australia, Germany, and America are in the personal group. If Swamiji is giving any orders, they receive. If Swamiji sees the page to see their greetings or comments, that is enough of blessing for them. There are a few such private pages.
Now Gss Puttu Gam is the official public page. Your photo should be there, preferably a photo with Appaji. Share Appaji's photo on your wall as wallpaper. That makes it special.
No continuation of membership for the people who were members of the old Puttu Gam page. Most of them never liked or commented or shared any of the messages.
So Gss Puttu Gam is the personal passport for Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji. Limited membership only to devotees. In Puttu Gam, there is no activity, so it is getting deactivated.
Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is a new miracle page. For a small photograph, 200,000 Likes are coming. In one hour thousands of Likes. No messages with the photos. Only a photograph is posted. Guess the location of the picture and Swamiji's mood. The photo alone gives the message. If you want details, go to Datta Peetham official page, where these photos were previously posted.
Personal page is Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji page. You can only subscribe by using with your email ID. Log in to Facebook and view. Go to google and search for Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji. Muslims and Christians are also writing comments on this page. It has become so famous. Those who do not Like this page are the most unfortunate persons, if they happen to have a Facebook account. They may throw their accounts in the sewer.
Daily you will get a photo. It contains no language, no quote. Only the photo; it is the message in itself. Give location if possible. To learn the location, go search in dattapeetham.com.
Sindhu and Bhairavi are the names of two of the hyacinth macaws. Two other names are there for the other two birds. Find out what they are.
Last night another photo was posted. Show that photo.
Why do you show only my photo playing the veena? Now I am playing the violin also.
I got 36,000 Likes and 800 comments for the Hanuman photo.
For Dattatreya photo, we got 1,96,000 Likes and 1400 comments. Only photo. Wow. For Hanuman photo from Bengaluru ashram, 265,000 Likes and 1900 comments. What they write, I don't know. Do they ask for an interview? Those who have not Liked are unfortunate. If you Like, you come close to Appaji. He will know who loves Him. The number of views worldwide is 44 lakhs, and 41 thousand people only in 21 hours. For Hanuman photo, the numbers are astounding. It will be like this till the Birthday celebration. After that, it will continue, no doubt, but in a different way.
Within 5 minutes, 1000 hits come. At 7:30 PM people in America wait eagerly for the photo to be posted. Within 24 hours another photo is posted.
I examine everyone's wall and see the girlfriends and boyfriends and love affairs. I keep track, I telephone to their homes and warn them. Now all the boyfriends are gone. Only friendship with Appaji, the old man, remains. Now the girl only loves this old man. The parents are grateful. Another girl also, now is married happily.
Swamiji's Leela is such that, no need to come here or sponsor pujas and listen to Swamiji directly. Through Facebook now far away people are receiving messages from Swamiji. Old people have now learned to use the computer. Grandparents are pestering the small children to teach them how to use Facebook.
No more stealth. IT Swamiji has revolutionized the Facebook generation. The youth are sometimes behaving very bad through smart phones and computers. The gadgets have destroyed the world and have also uplifted the world. Bad habits, these FB and smart phones. I hate, about those who misuse.
Last night I posted this photo. Swamiji sang Bhajans. How many bhajans did He sing? Who is standing behind Swamiji? You have to go to the Internet to find out. Yogasangeeta would have shown the program on live webcast. Next photo, no quotes. Only photo. Next, Dattatreya from here. Our Kalagnisamana Dattatreya. This was posted three days ago. Before that, photo taken in Brazil, in a museum. You can see such crystals only in a photograph. You will not find it in reality to see it in person. 53,000 likes for it. This one is a serious bonsai plant in Appaji's garden. Identify the plant.
This one is in the top ten. Bengaluru Hanuman photo (with Purnaphala). It is leading with 2,56,000 plus Likes, and 1900 comments. It had over 4000 shares. So far not a single bad comment was received.
In the Himalayas, in Mexico, the Mayan people also are following this Facebook page of Swamiji.
Next, 21,400 Likes for the Sydney photo. This is how it will be.
First, only 3000 likes, when Swamiji started it. Gradually the numbers grew. Only till the Birthday, this communication. Afterwards, it will be a different way of communication.
I am very happy that the children have introduced to you the FB pages. Now the new page is Gss Puttu Gam, launched last night.
Sri Guru Datta
Compiled by Smt Hira Duvvuri