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Poojya Swami Bhoomananda
Tirtha Ji's Message
in the context of the
Spiritual Programmes at
CIRD (near Delhi) in November 2005
31
October 2005
Dear
and blessed seekers and devotees:
Harih
Om Tat Sat. Most of you have received information and updates
on my surgery and the subsequent developments, through email,
telephone or Vicharasetu. Days of anxiety, wonder, doubt,
suspense and the rest, have all subsided by now and you can
confidently breathe the air of relief and assurance.
After
my return from Malaysia and subsequent hospitalization in
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, the decision
about the Delhi Jñaana Yajña had to be taken. I have been
visiting Delhi without break for the past 31 years to conduct
the Annual Jñaana Yajña.
However, the fever and extreme weakness plaguing my body
throughout the hospitalizations in Malaysia and Kerala
persisted after my return to Narayanashrama Tapovanam, and I
myself had to declare that my body would not be able to
undertake the journey to Delhi.
This
stand was not acceptable to my heart.
Each
year, along with Nutan Swamiji and Ma Gurupriya I visit Delhi
twice: in October/November to conduct the Annual Jñaana
Yajña and also in March/April for a closer, informal
programme. Last March (2005) due to ill health my visit could
not take place. It is a full year now since we were last in
Delhi.
To
be distanced further will be disconcerting. Nonetheless, the
body will not be able to take the strain. Doctors had
originally approved of the visit, but the incidence of
repeated fever has reversed their stand. Malaysian doctors who
cared for me during my hospitalization there feel that I
should not travel or undertake strenuous programmes for
another few months.
So,
I am postponing my visit though with unwillingness. In my
place, I am asking Nutan Swamiji
to come there for 2-3 weeks of stay with all of you. Even
during my visits, both Ma and Nutan Swamiji play important
roles. That is of course, as part of my visit. This time, Nutan
Swamiji will in my absence, strive to intensify your saadhana
through classes and satsangs.
I
keep you all in my heart, with even greater fondness and
intimacy. I am waiting for the earliest date to bring you and
me together, either there or here. Take everything in its
stride. Be confident, cheerful and hopeful, but prudent and
dispassionate.
Love
and ashirvaad,
Your
own Antaaratma,
Swami
Bhoomananda Tirtha
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