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This rough stone is Iraivan's Nandi. 4 feet long & 2 high. The sculptor's marks show where to carve next. #
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Bodhinatha- Satsang in Malaysia, Puvana Receives Initiation
Bodhinatha had a more meetings with devotees yesterday and then an evening Satsang in Kajang at Bala Devado’s home with Malaysian members. Puvana Murugesu took her vishesha diksha vows.
Siva Darshanam Work Renewed
With Kulapati Deva Rajan back, work is continuing on the Siva Darshanam outdoor display. Our Siddhidata Kulam jumps into help but setting up scaffolding yesterday to support his work on the roofs.
Today the roofs were picked up from near by the shop at the Aadheenam and taken out to San Marga.
Brahmachari Mayuran walks along to make sure the roofs are stable.
Stay tuned for more episodes of from the exciting story of “Siva Darshanam Manifestation,” the long planned and continued effort to bring life to Gurudeva’s vision that was the source of Iraivan temple.
Lotus Emerges!
Though our stream has had no water from the reservoir for nearly a year, with rain and run off the stream beds are quite moist. Happily there is enough water to support the birth of one of the lotuses whose roots lie dormant in the mud.
This carpenter bee is happy too, about to load up on the pollen to take back to her babies in some hole she bored deep into a tree or into the side of our buildings.
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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