Special Gratitude at Aspiration-Ground

All those who have celebrated Yogamaya’s birthday deserve my very, very special blessings and gratitude. Today you have observed my mother’s birthday, plus Ranjana’s arrival day³² – the anniversary of the day she joined our path – most beautifully, most soulfully, most lovingly. For that, to all of you, I am offering my boundless love and gratitude, gratitude, gratitude a million times.

What manpower can do! Previously, Ranjana, with the help of very few assistants, used to do the cleaning and decorating, and it took them quite a few days. But now in two days, manpower – 60 or 80 people – has done it. I am very grateful, very, very grateful to Ranjana’s previous group. Now also, Ranjana is the boss, the main boss. Under her express direction, you have all done it. For that I am very, very grateful to you.

Please give thunderous applause to Ranjana. Ranjana’s direction you have got. Today is not only grandmother’s day, but also granddaughter’s day, together.

Those who have worked incredibly hard deserve my most, most, most special blessings and very, very special gratitude. My gratitude I want to implant inside your heart, on the golden tablet of your heart. Please, please, you do not know how grateful I am to you, those who have worked very, very hard. I deeply appreciate your self-giving. Whenever I am in need of helpers, I am so fortunate that I get them. Today is indeed the highlight of our celebration. Those who have worked very, very hard deserve my very, very special gratitude, plus pride.

³² 32. Ranjana was Sri Chinmoy’s personal secretary from 1971 through 2007. Sri Chinmoy had requested Ranjana to keep up the tradition of honouring the members of his family several times a year, with the help of her Bhajan group, the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers. Ranjana currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Sri Chinmoy Centres International.

8 April 2005, Aspiration-Ground, New York