Invoking the many aspects of Ganesha

" #Ganesha is the swami of Riddhi and Siddhi. Riddhi is the force responsible for prosperity and abundance all material riches and luxury pertaining to the five senses.Siddhi refers to spiritual powers, including extra-sensory perception, clairvoyance, clairaudience, premonition and thought manifestation.
Ganesha was born of the `dirt' of Adi Shakti, as she bathed, indicating that all the riddhi and siddhi in creation are nothing but a speck of dirt of the phenomenal force of the Mother. Ganesha is the deity closest to physical creation, the swami of ridhhi and siddhi, which are nothing but maya, unreality. They are temporary and so are bound to leave. Most people spend their lives chasing these, forgetting the temporary nature of these forces and oblivious to what lies beyond ... "

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"Invoking The Many Aspects Of Ganesha" Yogi Ashwini's article in todays The Times of India Speaking Tree column, page 22

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