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“The fourth step comes as we plunge awareness into the essence, the center of this energy in the head and spine. This requires great discipline and exacting control to bring awareness to the point of being aware of itself. This state of being totally aware that we are aware is called kaif. It is pure awareness, not aware of any object, feeling or thought. Go into the physical forces that flood, day and night, through the spine and body. Then go into the energy of that, deeper into the vast inner space of that, into the essence of that, into the that of that, and into the that of that. As you sit in this state, new energies will flood the body, flowing out through the nerve system, out into the exterior world. The nature becomes very refined in meditating in this way. Once you are thus centered within yourself, you are ready to pursue a meditation, a mantra or a deep philosophical question.” –Gurudeva
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Dr. Ramesh and Sujata Sachdeva, their son Shiva and daughter Simran returned today and had darshan with Bodhinatha before departing home to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The gold leaf gilding work continues, now with Gurudeva’s bronze murthi. Kulapati Deva Rajan and Kulamata Gayatri washed the murthi yesterday and applied the sizing at the end of the day. This morning it was tacky and ready for the gold leaf. Kulapati Deva Katir came by to help along with Tandu Sivanathan.
It wasn’t long before the bottom portion was complete and then more sizing was painted over Gurudeva’s body and allowed to dry over the mid-day period.
Two Hindu families were on an interisland cruise. One of them hosted Kiran Bedi at their home in New York and she told them to be sure to visit the temple when they got to Kauai.
The sizing, which you can think of as a kind of thick glue like material, dries quickly in the middle of a sunny day and the team was back at work this afternoon working from the base up to Gurudeva’s neck.
Brahmacharini Lila Shaktidevi and Kulamata Isani Alahan join the team for a few hours.
We were delighted to see Gurudeva out in the open. He has such a happy smile… it seemed to get wider and wider as the gold was applied.
Gayatri is also painting the granite stone “log” to look like an actual wooden log…
Gurudeva’s face and head will be gold leafed tomorrow… stay tuned.
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