Gonga speaks in Bangalore at Vadalur Sri Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal Sanamarkka Sangam

On February 17, 2008, Gonga and his wife Tara were invited to attend
the Thai Poosam celebration held at the Vadalur Sri Jothi Ramalinga
Swamigal Sanamarkka Sangam in Bangalore.

Gonga addressed the assembly telling them that India has a special
purpose as the spiritual heart of the world and a great destiny to
share the wisdom of the Siddhas with those throughout the world who are
longing for enlightenment.


TEXT OF GONGA'S SPEECH AT THAI POOSAM AND
FEEDING OF THE POOR IN BANGALORE, INDIA


Arut Perun Jothi
Arut Perun Jothi
Thani Perun Karunai
Arut Perun Jothi

It is a great honor to be here today at this celebration of Thai Poosam
in Bangalore. My wife and I came to India because the wisdom of the
Siddhas drew us here. When we were young children growing up in
America, we heard stories of yogis and enlightened masters in India.
Everywhere in the world, when people hear the word  "India" they think
of enlightenment. The country of India has a special purpose in the
family of nations to preserve precious spiritual teachings and it has a
special destiny to share those teachings with all of humanity.

Over the centuries, India has produced many great yogis, sadhus,
avadhuts, rishis and Maharishis, going all the way back to the Vedic
seers who cognized the Vedas.  The names of Sri Ramakrishna, Ramana
Maharshi, Shirdi Sai Baba and Paramahansa Yogananda are known to many
around the world. But, Ramalinga Swami, Vallalar, was one of the

greatest of the great. He attained a rare state of spiritual
development by purifying his physical body and ultimately merging his
body with the Grace Light, the Light of God. There have been other
great masters who merged with the Light of God, but what makes
Ramalingta Swami unique is that he wrote extensively about how he
accomplished this and he explained in detail how every human being can
attain this state of perfection. This is the great message of the
Siddhas of India. It is not that they are special and different from
us. The message of the Siddhas is that they demonstrate through their
lives what we all can be by becoming one with God, beings of infinite
love, wisdom and compassion.

It is time for us all to practice what Ramalinga Swami and the great
Siddhas taught and to bring their teachings to the world.

I would like to share my experience with you. I am 60 years old and I
have lived in the largest cities in America; New York, Boston, Chicago,
San Francisco and Los Angeles. I've also traveled to many countries
around the world and what I have experienced is that, while the West
has much material wealth, there is also great spiritual poverty there.
People in the West are thirsty for the spiritual wisdom that has been
preserved in India for ages. You, as Indians, are the custodians of
profound spiritual wisdom that people around the world need now.  You
are the keepers of the flame, the Light of Divine Knowledge that can
dispel the darkness of ignorance. Please give us your good wishes and
bless us that we may be successful in bringing the wisdom of the
Siddhas back from India in order to share this spiritual treasure with
the people of the world who are in soul pain and are longing for
enlightenment.

Arut Perun Jothi
Arut Perun Jothi
Thani Perun Karunai
Arut Perun Jothi

After speaking to the assembly, Gonga and his wife Tara enjoyed meeting
those in the audience and shared food at the feeding of the poor.

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