The Lord's family is our ideal, maintaining harmony and peace in spite of antagonistic elements present amongst them. The vehicles of Shiva (the bull), Parvathi (the lion), Ganesha (the mouse) and Subrahmanya (the peacock) in their natural state are inimical to each other. But living in the presence of the Lord, they shed their enmity and live peacefully. Harmony in the Divine family shows that where there is Divinity, there is peace and amity! Hatred and jealousy arise when the Omnipresence of the Divine is forgotten or ignored. Holy days like Vinayaka Chathurti should be celebrated to remind ourselves of sacred truths and to sanctify our minds and lives accordingly. They should not be treated as holidays for feasting and merry-making. Ganapati should be worshipped so that all Ganas (beings) become friendly and helpful to us. Tyagaraja sang that if one gets Lord's grace (deivanugraham) all planets (grahas) will be in his grasp. We must purify our hearts so that God may shower His grace on us.
BAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
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