| A Historic Time for Bhakti Marga |
 | Swami Vishwarevatikaantananda, SPN |
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| Jai Gurudev dear family, |
| July will have a very tough time following up what was surely the greatest month in Bhakti Marga’s history! The opening of the incredible Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir, the 40th appearance day of our beloved Guruji, and another incredible Just Love Festival have passed, and now we begin our slow descent back down to planet Earth. |
| Reflecting on the incredible Jubilee of Love, what can we learn? First of all, we have seen what we can accomplish when we come together to manifest Guruji’s vision. The temple was planned by devotees, funded by devotees, constructed by devotees, painted by devotees and is now served in by devotees. It is our temple, built by our efforts, and it is BEAUTIFUL! Most importantly, Guruji is so happy to see it manifest. It is a place where more of us can now sit and express our love for God. |
| Secondly, the main deity is Bhutabhrteshwarnath Narasimha. Guruji changed His mind a few times before settling on this wonderful form of Ugra Narasimha. Why? Because the world needs His strong, yet loving, nature to re-balance itself. In Guruji’s own words, ‘Soft, soft is no longer working!’ So then let us be strong on our path of loving service, bringing it forward to new heights. |
| Guruji’s Appearance Day was just another opportunity for us to witness the ocean of Love that He pours out on us all. He put smiles on all our faces, joy in our hearts, got our feet dancing and our voices singing, and quite literally ‘rocked the boat’! But, my greatest take-away from the celebrations was just how united we all were as one big family under His loving wings. |
| And lastly, the Just Love Festival. Well, for me it is very simple. The Festival always reminds me of just how incredibly FUN our path of loving devotion really is. Simple, powerful and enjoyable beyond measure. We get to eat yummy prasad, party, sing, dance, and spend quality time in Satsang with all our friends, family and beloved Guruji. And, the best part is that not only is this not seen as a distraction to our spiritual efforts, it is actually EXACTLY what we are prescribed to do. We should never take for granted just how precious this Bhakti path truly is. And this leads me to my final point. |
| For the ten days that followed the end of the Just Love Festival, the Bhakti Marga Academy held a Bhagavad Gita training for all the Swamis and Swaminis. Very soon, we will have many more Bhagavad Gita courses held around the world, spreading this invaluable treasure to all of you. The Gita takes all this happiness, all this joy and beauty of bhakti that we experienced throughout the Jubilee and presents it to us in a systematic way so that we may realise our soul’s highest objective – the Love of Sriman Narayana. |
| Although the road is beautiful, we cannot ignore the challenges it brings. Life can be perilous, and life can be very difficult, but for the one with knowledge of the Gita, life’s challenges are transformed into life’s opportunities to grow. And, the greatest opportunity of all is the one to surrender at the Lotus Feet of Guruji. I hope you’ll grab Him with both hands and never let go. |
Much Love,
Swami Vishwarevatikaantananda |
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PARAMAHAMSA VISHWANANDA
MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS |
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Paramahamsa Vishwananda was present at the first Darshan of the deity, Bhutabhrteshwarnath.  |
| Paramahamsa Vishwananda performed the first arati in the Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandirafter the final Prana Pratishta ceremony concluded. |
| Directly outside of the new Mandir, Paramahamsa Vishwananda installed the deity of Sudarshana Narasimha. |
| Paramahamsa Vishwananda in the evening after the inauguration performed kirtan in the Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir. |
| Paramahamsa Vishwananda, with the attending priest, conducted a traditional procession around Shree Peetha Nilaya. |
| Paramahamsa Vishwananda performed abhishekam to Sripeeteshwari Maha Lakshmi at Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir on 23 June 2018. |
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SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| Jubilee of Love |
| The Jubilee of Love was truly an event to be remembered for all time. It was the biggest event in Bhakti Marga history, spanning 12 days of non-stop events and excitement. Devotees from around the world attended the four-day temple inauguration, took part in Guruji’s two-day birthday celebration and topped it all off with a 3-day non-stop party: the Just Love Festival. |
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| One of the highlights of Guruji’s Appearance Day celebration was the 108 yagnas held simultaneously on the back lawn. Guruji led the ceremony from the newly built Yagna Chalet outside the new temple. Later in the evening the entire family gathered for a picnic on the lawn under the stars. The cruise down the Rhine River was another lively rock’n’rolling party celebrating our beloved Gurudev. |
| Once again, the Just Love Festival was a huge success. News of the festival is spreading far and wide; 800+ new people came to SPN and experienced Guruji for the first time. Visitors were so happy to experience the new temple, meet Gurudev and take part in the festivities, upon leaving most new guests said they will happily return again. Mark you calendars, the Just Love Festival will take place 12-14 July and is linked to Gurupurnima on 16 July. |
| Check out the Jubilee of Love photo albums. |
| The Ashram |
| One month ago we launched a new website focused exclusively on Shree Peetha Nilaya. The website was designed to give visitors a taste of what they can experience during a visit to The Ashram. Be sure to check it out for yourself and share it with others. Check out The Ashram website. |
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| We’ve also started a new Instagram for The Ashram to share snapshots of life in the Home of Divine Love, please tag your photos with #theashram or #shreepeethanilaya. Check out The Ashram Instagram. |
| Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir |
| The new Shree Peetha Nilaya website has a special page dedicated to the new Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir: a Living Celebration of Bhakti. The page is filled with beautiful photographs and videos of Guruji explaining the deities and the artwork. Check out Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir web page. |
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| We also have a new Instagram account linked to the page so you too can receive a daily Darshan from the deities. Check out Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir Instagram. |
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PARAMAHAMSA VISHWANANDA
MESSAGE OF THE MONTH |
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| 'The revolution in understanding who we belong to: |
| The turning point in our life is to understand and realise that WE BELONG TO THE EXISTENCE, LIFE, GOD, GIRIDHARI, SATGURU and not to society. |
| We contribute to the society with our unique gifts, talents, abilities and above all, the love we share freely, as we know that the source of Love is inside us and actually we are that LOVE. |
| To claim we belong to God and Satguru, life and existence, is to claim our true nature. It is freeing ourselves from the slavery of our own psychology imposed by society. Basically society is an expression of collective unconsciouness, deeper unconsciousness and stronger ego, which distances us from our true Self, our core, truth and God. The spiritual family is an oasis where we can drink fresh water ... READ MORE |
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RECENT
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| ‘Those who truly want to seek the Grace of Lord Giridhari should get rid of all ego, ... |
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM
TWITTER |
| Swami Vishwananda @vishwananda · 23 JUN |
| One may live in this #world and do his #duty but all that is on the #periphery. In his #focus there is only one pointed #devotion to his #Beloved, his #Guru only |
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| Swami Vishwananda @vishwananda · 7 JUN |
| Let 1 minds be absorb in deep #meditation on the lotus feet of #Guru n #Giridhari 1 shall get the grace of #realising n hearing the #eternal conversation of the soul with the supreme lord awakening beyond the judgment of dualistic mind seeing only his #grace in all n at all times |
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