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E d i t o  i a  Gur uPoor ni mai sa na us pi c i ousf ul lmoonda yi nt heHi nduc a l e nda rmont hofAs a dh( Be t we e nJ unea ndJ ul y ) , c e l e br a t e d byHi ndus , J a i nsa ndBuddhi s t s , t opa yt he i rr e s pe c t sa nde x pr e s st he i rg r a t i t udet ot he i rt e a c he r swhoi mpa r tr e l i g i ousa nd s pi r i t ua lt e a c hi ng st ot he i rdi s c i pl e s . Thewor d‘ Gur u’ i nS a ns kr i tl a ng ua g ei sde r i v e df r om i t sr ootwor ds‘ Gu’ whi c hme a ns da r kne s sori g nor a nc e ,a nd‘ Ru’me a ni ngr e mov e roronewhodi s pe l s .Thus ,Gur ui st heonewhor e mov e st heda r kne s sof i g nor a nc e . La s tf e wmont hsha v ebe e nhi g hl ys i g ni f i c a ntf orS a imov e me nti nt heUS A. Ont he2 4 t hofJ une , Gur uj iope ne dt heU. S . Hous eofRe pr e s e nt a t i v e sa tWa s hi ng t on,D. C.a sag ue s tc ha pl a i n.I nt he2 2 8y e a rhi s t or yoft heUSHous eof Re pr e s e nt a t i v e s ,Gur uj ibe c a met hef i r s tI ndi a nt oha v ebe e nbe s t owe dt ha thonor .I nde e dar e ma r ka bl eda yi nt hehi s t or y ofI ndi a ns pi r i t ua l i t y !Theg r owi ngr e nownofGur uj iS a t pa t hyJ ia ndt hei de a l sofGl oba lS a imov e me ntha v eobv i ous l y g a i ne dpr omi ne nc ea ndr e c og ni t i oni nt heWor l d. Awe e kl a t e r , Gur uj ia l s oi na ug ur a t e dt hef i r s tGl oba lOdi s haConf e r e nc e onJ ul y1 s ti nWa s hi ng t on,D. C.a nda ddr e s s e dt heg a t he r i ng .Fr om t heWa s hi ng t onD. C.t ot heS a it e mpl ev i s i ti nDul l e s , Vi r g i ni at ot hel a ndc ons e c r a t i onc e r e monyf ort heupc omi ngS hi r diS a it e mpl ei nCha s ka ,Mi nne a pol i s ,S AI I S Ml e dby Gur uj ii sboundt ot ouc hmi l l i onsofl i v e she r ei nt heUS Aa ndt hewor l dov e r . Ont he2 ndofJ ul y , Gur uj il a unc he dt he‘ S a iAme r i c a n’ mobi l ea ppofS a iAme r i c a nFounda t i on. I ti st hef i r s te v e rmobi l e a ppt ha tha sbe e nbui l tt os pr e a dt hei de a l sofGl oba lS a imov e me ntunde rGur uj i .I ti sa v a i l a bl ef orbot hAppl ea nd Andr oi dde v i c e sa ndc a nbei ns t a l l e df orf r e e .I tc ont a i nsv a r i ouss e c t i onsonS hr i diS a iBa ba ,Gur uj iC. BS a t pa t hyJ i , Gur uj i ’ sdi s c our s e s , me s s a g e s , g l oba le v e nt sa ndTheS a iDi v i neMa g a z i ne . Mor ea ndmor ede v ot e e sa r ec onne c t i ngt hr oug h ourFa c e bookg r oupa ndourwe bs i t eha smor et ha nha l fami l l i onhi t sa l r e a dy . Wi t hBa ba ’ sbl e s s i ng s , oure v e rg r owi ngS a i Fa mi l yi sg e t t i ngbi g g e rbyt heda y . Fort hi se di t i onofTheS a iDi v i ne ,Iwa ntt ot ha nka l lofmyS a if a mi l yme mbe r s ,e s pe c i a l l yBa ba ’ ski dswho c ont r i but e dt he i ra r t i c l e s ,pi c t ur e s ,poe msa ndpa i nt i ng st ot hema g a z i nea ndt heS a iDi v i net e a m whohe l pe dusputt hi s t og e t he r .It ha nkt he mf r om t hebot t om ofmyhe a r tf ort he i rha r dwor k,de di c a t i ona ndt i met he yha v eputf ort hi st o c omet hr oug h.S pr e a di ngBa ba ’ sme s s a g et hr oug hS a iDi v i neha sbe e noneoft hemos te nj oy a bl ee x pe r i e nc e sIha di nmy l i f e . If e e lS a ia l la r oundmea ndIwi s hy ouf e e lt hes a mewhe ny our e a dt hi se di t i on. J us ts ur r e nde rt oy ourS a dg ur uwhol e he a r t e dl ya ndma key ourl i f es i mpl e-Hewi l lt a kec a r eofy ou! Ont heoc c a s i onofGur uPur ni mawes e e kbl e s s i ng sf r omourg ui dea ndme nt orGur uj iCha ndr aBha nuS a t pa t hy J i ,a ndPa r a mS a dg ur uS r iS a i na t hMa ha r a jt obl e s st hes e c onde di t i onofTheS a iDi v i ne .Onc ea g a i nwet ha nkGur uj ia nd S hi r diS a iBa bat oha v eg i v e nust heoppor t uni t yt os e r v et he ma nds pr e a dt he i rdi v i neme s s a g et ode v ot e e sa c r os st heg l obe t hr oug hS a iAme r i c a nFounda t i on.Ma yBa babl e s sa l l . Zi nnyS a t pa t hy ( Edi t or )