The Ordinary Mystic

Why would a person who doesn’t believe in or worship “idols” enjoy listening to a forty-verse devotional anthem to a monkey god?

That’s right, a Hindu monkey God - the divine monkey - also known as Hanuman.
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I recently attended a small portion of a Hindu Sangam program held in Cupertino. Didn’t spend as much time there as I originally intended, but I did get to listen to a talk given by Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda. He was well-recognized by the predominantly Indian crowd who packed the small auditorium to see and listen to this young self-realized master. I had never heard of him until this program, so I was curious as to how he would come across and what message he would present.

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