THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
Lord Vinayaka is the leader of all, He has no leaders or master. Whenever
a new task is undertaken, it is customary to invoke Lord Vinayaka's blessings
for the successful completion of the task. When you pray to Him and seek His
blessings, all your efforts will meet with success. Lord Vinayaka's
elephant-head denotes that He can be compared to an elephant in intelligence,
which always thinks twice before setting its foot forward. Lord Vinayaka is
full of wisdom. The name Ganapati denotes that He is full of vijnana (higher
wisdom), sujnana (discriminatory wisdom), and prajnana (constant integrated
awareness). People today forget the underlying meaning in the name Ganapati and
engage themselves in mere rituals. You may not perform any rituals, but never
give up worshipping Lord Vinayaka.
BABA
