Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-04-13
- Happy Tamil New Year, everyone! #
- Watch the Christian and Jewish leaders' answers to the question of evil and suffering at the Midland interfaith event. http://bit.ly/fLxgIk #
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Jai Siva Yogaswami and Happy New Year!
Today is a doubly auspicious day as New Year’s day coincides with Yogaswami’s Annual Maha Samadhi which is celebrated on the April Aslesha nakshatra which also occured on New Year day today. Yogaswami’s shrine is specially decorated at the Aadheenam today and a simple arati was performed before our early morning meditation.
Happy New Year! Nartana Ritau Begins.
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Christian and Jewish Leaders Discuss Evil and Suffering
As promised, here is the video showing the Christian and Jewish leaders’ responses to the question “How does your faith tradition explain the problem of evil and suffering?” at the interfaith gathering held at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Midland, Texas, on April 7, 2011.
Speakers in this video: Monsignor James Bridges of St. Stephens Catholic Church, Pastor Jay Mayo of Stonegate Baptist Fellowship, Reverend James E. Liggett, Jr. of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church and Rabbi Sidney Zimelman of Temple Beth El.
(Our apologies for some of the framing issues in this video)
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami’s answer to this question can be viewed here.
From Our Gurus' Teachings
- Gurudeva's Master Course Lesson of the Day
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Bodhinatha's Latest Upadesha: "Detachment from Experiences; Importance of Daily Vigil" (May 5, 2013)
All experiences are good experiences, necessary to get us here. Awareness of aspects of ourselves that are constantly changing is a liberating perception, breaking our chains to mundane areas, detaching from instinctive and intellectual to go into superconscious. The greatest challenge facing youth today is the lack of relating to the devotional side of Hinduism. Daily practice, daily vigil, moves us forward spiritually. Commentary on Merging with Siva, The Master Course, Lesson 21.
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