OM NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA

BALAJI VANI Volume 3, Issue 7 July, 2009

Sri Jagatguru Balganganatha Swamiji and N. Swamiji at

the Kshetra, May 2009

APAVITRA PAVITROVA

SARVAVASTANGA GATOPIVA | YESAMRET PUNDALIKASHAM

SABHAYA BHYANTARASUCHI || Whether impure or pure, under all conditions, Who ever remembers the Lord, becomes purified inwardly and outwardly.

UTTATHA JAGRATHA PRAPYA VARAN NIBHODHATA Arise! Awake! And realize the Truth following the great teachers. Truth cannot be realized with out struggle. All life is known to undergo struggle. Everybody is struggling to achieve something or other. But spiritual struggle is a struggle for consciousness. Let us not be afraid of struggles.

Swamiji with MLA, M. Krishnappa at Maruti Shanbhag’s residence

HARI OM N. Swamiji returned back from a very successful trip to India. Swamiji visited the silversmith who is finalizing the details on the silver Kavacham for the murtis of Sri Vittala and Sri Rukmini. We have now registered a sister non-profit organization in Bangalore, India. The goal of the sister organization is to provide medical services and Vedic/general education to the poor and needy in India. On June 1, the temple performed the annual Ganesh Abhishekam. Lots of people visited the temple and got the blessings from the Vignahartha. The temple celebrated the monthly Purnima Sri Satyanarayan Pooja. This day being a Saturday, Abhishekam was also performed for Sri Venkateshwara. Abhishekam was performed in honor of Lord Ganesha on occasion of Sankatahara Chathurti. On June 26th, Abhishekam was performed to Sri Mahalakshmi along with the weekly Devi puja. Poem by Swami Vivekananda (“Meditation and Spiritual Life”); very much applicable in today’s environment. If the sun by the cloud is hidden a bit, If the welkin shows but gloom, Stillhold on yet a while, brave heart, The victory is sure to come. No winter was but summer came behind, Each hollow crests the wave, They push each other in light and shade; Be steady then and brave. With all the economic trouble people are facing, it is natural to feel depressed and the rise of wrong thoughts in ones mind. Vivekananda says this is natural. He says through steady practice you have to make higher spiritual experiences your own. We have to bring the super consciousness into our conscious state. It is only a question of time, if we follow the spiritual path steadily with faith in the Lord, we will succeed and victory will be ours.

As long as man has not realized God, he thinks he is free. It is God Himself who keeps this error in man. Otherwise sin would have multiplied. Man would not have been afraid of sin, and there would have been no punishment for it. Those who have realized God are aware that free will is a mere appearance. In reality man is the machine and God its Operator, man is the carriage and God its Driver.

--Balaji Temple board

MONTHLY EVENTS July 2nd, Thursday Ekadashi Sai Bhajans and Aarthi 7:00 PM

July 4th, Saturday Sri Balaji Suprabatham and Abhishekam 7:00 PM

July 5th, Sunday Sri Vishnu Sahasra Namavali Puja 7:00 PM

July 6th, Monday Guru Purnima Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM

July 10th, Friday Sankata Hara Chaturthi 7:00 PM

July 12th, Sunday Sri Lalitha Sahasra Namavali Puja 7:00 PM

July 17th, Friday Sri Durga Devi and Lakshmi Puja 7:00 PM

July 18th, Saturday Free medical checkup by Dr. A. Kumar 10:30 AM-12:30 PM July 19th, Sunday Mahapradhosam Shiva Abhishekam 7:00 PM

July 25th, Saturday Hanuman Chalisa 108 times 6:00 PM July 26th, Sunday Garuda Panchami, Sri Subramanya Swami Puja 7:00 PM July 31st, Friday Vara Mahalakshmi Puja and Abhishekam 6:00 PM

REGULAR ACTIVITIES Temple open daily from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm

Daily Puja & Aarti Morning 8:00 AM Afternoon 12:30 PM Evening 8:30 PM Every Monday Rudrabhishekam (Shiva Puja) 7:00 PM Every Tuesday Hanumanji Puja 7:00 PM Every Wednesday Meditation 7:30 PM Every Thursday Shri Sai Bhajans 7:30 PM Every Friday Santoshi Mata Puja 7:00 PM Lakshmi Puja, Lalitha Stotram & Mahaprasadam Every Saturday Sri Venkateshwara 8:00 AM Suprabhatam Seva & Vishnu Stotram Every Sunday Yoga & Childrens class by Pushpa Dhar 9:30 AM Bhajans, Puja & Aarti 7:00 PM Every Sankasthahara Chaturthi Sri Ganesha Puja 7:00 PM Every Purnima Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM Third Thursday of every month Homeless feeding service

OUR PURPOSE The purpose of Balaji Temple is to form a Hindu Temple and Vedic Cultural Center on the Peninsula in the heart of Silicon Valley where people can come together to study and worship, regardless of our different backgrounds. Our aim is to promote the feeling of universal love and unity among all people. We will share the ancient wisdom of the Vedas and the Upanishads (sacred texts of India) with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. We will celebrate the One Truth behind all religions: that God is One and in all of us. Our worship services are free and open to all who wish to celebrate with us. All are welcome. We have acquired land at P.O. Box 1146, 5004 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95002 to construct our new temple. Construction to begin soon. Your generosity will expedite this good cause.

BALAJI MATHA BOARD MEMBERS President Sri N. Swamiji (408) 203-1036 Secretary Rajesh K. (408) 718-3655 Treasurer Padma G. (408) 242-8278 Exe. Member Sashi N. (510) 856-6435 Newsletter Vinay Singh (510) 226-6801

BALAJI TEMPLE, 678 Cypress Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Ph. #: (408) 203-1036 Email: balajitemple1@gmail.com http://www.balajitemple.net Non-Profit Organization