Festivals and Sacraments, Page 1

Holiday Karma Peaks

Description: Gurudeva tells us karma peaks and inspiration is high during the Holiday Season explaining why we need to be careful. He compares celebrations...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Description: Gurudeva discusses steps of conversion to Hinduism for those who were previously members of another religion. Gurudeva tells us we can create a wonderful future for...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Celebrating Pancha Ganapati

Description: Gurudeva tells about Pancha Ganapati, even Hindu's today are celebrating Christmas. Gurudeva explains how and why we may reverse this trend. Gurudeva also tells us about...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Celebration of Pancha Ganapati

Description: Gurudeva describes Pancha Ganapati, the five day festival, explaining how Hindus experience each day by bringing forth harmony and joy and happiness in all three...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

First Day of Pancha Ganapati

Description: Gurudeva talks about control of the mind, how can we control thoughts, the 5 parts of the mind, finding a teacher, and starting at the beginning. Gurudeva tells...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Second Day of Pancha Ganapati

Description: A question about ahimsa is answered by Gurudeva who tells us we can go about harming others with thought, even long distance. Thought is the first thing that you do...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Third Day of Pancha Ganapati

Description: Gratitude comes from the soul Gurudeva explains, as he talks to us today about gratitude and appreciation. Gurudeva then gives us a sadhana for the holiday season...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Fourth Day of Pancha Ganapati

Description: Gurudeva answers a question concerning harmony with the Guru. Gurudeva tells us that harmony with the Guru is harmony with our own soul. The Guru is like a barometer...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Gurudeva Jayanthi

Description: Gurudeva talks about his birthday parties worldwide, and his campaign to stop corporal punishment of children. He explains how the orphanage he sponsors in Batticaloa,...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Mahasivaratri

Description: Today Gurudeva talks about the difference between karma and fate. He explains how bad karma can be mitigated. He explains the principal of sadhana, doing the same practice every day at the same time, striving for...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Importance of Samskaras

Description: Today Gurudeva talks about the importance of samskaras, how beginning with the name-giving sacrament at one month through first feeding, ear boring, coming of age, and marriage, these religious ceremonies help shape and reinforce the person's...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Samskaras, Love and Kindness

Samskaras; Birth to First Learning

Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti (1 of 4)

Description: Lord Muruga Part 1. Today Gurudeva familiarizes us with the nature of Lord Muruga who puts dharma into action. Gurudeva discusses Lord Muruga in relation to penance, problem solving, suffering and mitigation of karma. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti (2 of 4)

Description: Lord Muruga Part 2. . Gurudeva tells us that Lord Muruga has vowed to stop war in the world, war at home, child and spousal abuse and to bring peace. The story of how Lord Muruga appeared in a vision to Gurudeva is told, as is the ancient Hawaiian worship of Lord Muruga, known to them as God Ku or Ku-mara. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti (3 of 4)

Description: Lord Muruga Part 3. Lord Muruga is watching closely worldwide. He sees children beaten down so they have no self will, no identity. Inspired by Lord Muruga, Gurudeva tells us how husbands should be responsible, treating wives properly, and that we all must protect all the children of the world. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti (4 of 4)

Description: Lord Muruga Part 4. Lord Muruga and millions of devas see us, they hear our conversations, they know what goes on behind closed doors. Bad karma will return. Gurudeva tells us to invoke Lord Muruga today to make a difference. True stories of crimes against children are presented. Gurudeva gives us solutions through simple practices of Hinduism. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Sivaratri 2000

Description: Today we begin posting segments of Gurudeva's inspiring talk from the great holy night of Siva, Mahasivaratri, celebrated by the mathavasi last phase. Gurudeva begins by saying that there are no hard rules for Siva's worship, just to give your whole heart to Siva. Then, Gurudeva offers, Lord Siva will realize himself in you. We haven't heard Gurudeva speak of realization like this before, and he uses this theme throughout the talk. Don't miss it. ...
Time: Less than 4 minutes

Sivaratri 2000, part 2

Description: On Siva's great night Gurudeva explained to devotees that Siva is the God of Love and exactly what this love is. Gurudeva also discussed how Saiva Siddhanta is an experiential path and what these experiences will catalyze within you. ...
Time: Less than 4 minutes

Sivaratri 2000, part 3

Description: Part 3 of Gurudeva's Sivaratri upadesha explores spiritual solutions to the problems of humanity. Gurudeva stresses that Lord Siva's philosophy teaches that problems are meant to be solved, they are not meant to be lived with. Gurudeva also explains the powers that Lord Siva gives to His devotees, to take negative energy and make it positive and to influence by example. ...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Sivaratri 2000, part 4

Description: Gurudeva makes the distinction clear between those who complain about rules, and those who follow them happily. He also outlines the practices and principles of the Saivite Hindu family, and how Lord Siva teaches his devotee by revealing to them and concealing from them. ...
Time: Less than 4 minutes

Sivaratri 2000, part 5, conclusion

Description: Gurudeva concludes his Sivaratri upadesha by expounding upon the "only real security," the depth of Siva consciousness, never changing, always there. And Gurudeva gives an amusing analogy of devotees on the path to fish caught on a hook, with Siva as the fisherman. ...
Time: Less than 4 minutes

The Hindu New Year

Description: Gurudeva gives a brief answer today to a question about the name, Vikrama, of the Hindu New Year begun in April. What does the name signify for the year to come?...
Time: Less than 4 minutes

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