Lord, Please Don’t Go!
We talk too much to our Gods. It’s time we start listening to Them. Photo by Abhijeet Gaikwad on Unsplash Disclaimer: This is with malice to no one’s religious feelings. I am a hardcore Hindu theist, in my own way, of course, a firm believer in the existence of a Super Intelligence popularly called God all over the world. So, finally, he departed after a solid 10-day (September 10–20) of pomp, show, gaiety, and…and hullabaloo! And, believe me, I am still grieving over his departure. I simply loved (not feared) him, and I still do, since my childhood. His persona is such, you just can’t help adoring him. Yes…right! This is about Lord Ganesha , the one and only elephant-headed God from Bharat ! Just as an aside, when I started learning Vedic Astrology as a pastime (it is absolutely fine if astrology doesn’t make sense to you, kindly bear with me a little!), I realized that I am a Virgo ascendant with Mercury as my ascendant lord. The ruling deity of Mercury ...