When an individual seeks fulfillment outside himself, he fails; if he seeks it within himself, he is successful in obtaining it. The divine principle within us is always accessible and always responsive. Pain is felt only as long as attachment or aversion to outer forms remains. Ultimate relief from pain can come only by the effacement of the ego, by the elimination of that which reacts to one thing as pain and to another as pleasure, and whose memory and conditioning sustains the recognition of the dualities of joy and grief.

-SSSB

Namaste,

Georgie Ayala

Those who wish to establish themselves in Divinity must seek solitude, practice Dhyana (meditation) and Japa (repetition of God’s name) at specified times, acquire one-pointed ness through these practices, and be always engaged in deeds for the welfare of all beings. They should always be engaged in performing work without any concern for the fruits thereof.                      

-SSSB                    

Namaste,      

Georgie Ayala

The mouse is the vehicle of Lord Vinayaka. What is the inner significance of the mouse? The mouse is attracted by smell and is considered as the embodiment of the sense of smell. The mouse is a symbol of attachment to ‘Vasana’, which means both smell and worldly tendencies. It is well known that if you want to catch a mouse, you place strong-smelling bait inside the mouse-trap. The mouse also symbolizes the darkness of night. The mouse can see well in the dark and moves about freely in the night. As Vinayaka’s vehicle, the mouse signifies an object that leads man from darkness to light. Thus, the Vinayaka-principle signifies that which removes bad thoughts, bad habits and inculcates good thoughts and good conduct in people.

- SSSB

Namaste,

Georgie Ayala