Comments on: Swamis From Karnataka Come for One Day Visit http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2011/07/10/swamis-from-karnataka-come-for-one-day-visit/ News from the Hindu monastery on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA Sun, 19 May 2013 20:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sankuthi (Chandra Hoezoo) http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2011/07/10/swamis-from-karnataka-come-for-one-day-visit/#comment-2333 Sankuthi (Chandra Hoezoo) Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:09:34 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=9721#comment-2333 Aum Nama Sivaya! Thank you Sivakatirswami for your candid reply about the banyan tree. It will no doubt serve me well in the future! Aum Nama Sivaya!

Thank you Sivakatirswami for your candid reply about the banyan tree. It will no doubt serve me well in the future!

]]> By: Himalayan Academy http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2011/07/10/swamis-from-karnataka-come-for-one-day-visit/#comment-2332 Himalayan Academy Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:24:02 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=9721#comment-2332 Aum Sivaya, Chandra: The tree is proably about 100 years old, we keep putting a small Ganesha image in crannies of the main trunk and they are "consumed" as the tree grows around them. There are about six little Ganapati's inside the tree by now. Gurudeva loved to put large images here and there. These are not murthis to be worshiped as such but evoke reverence and devotion nevertheless. Among the many initiatives Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami made, one was to immerse ourselves in the art and culture of our faith and to bring these images into our landscape, environment and homes. Huge sculptures in outdoor environments is a global phenomenon in many cultures. The significance being, IMHO in all cases: inspiration, reverence to make us look up and beyond, to lift our heads and hearts to bigger realms and fire up our aspirations. Sivakatirswami Aum Sivaya, Chandra: The tree is proably about 100 years old, we keep putting a small Ganesha image in crannies of the main trunk and they are “consumed” as the tree grows around them. There are about six little Ganapati’s inside the tree by now. Gurudeva loved to put large images here and there. These are not murthis to be worshiped as such but evoke reverence and devotion nevertheless. Among the many initiatives Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami made, one was to immerse ourselves in the art and culture of our faith and to bring these images into our landscape, environment and homes. Huge sculptures in outdoor environments is a global phenomenon in many cultures. The significance being, IMHO in all cases: inspiration, reverence to make us look up and beyond, to lift our heads and hearts to bigger realms and fire up our aspirations.

Sivakatirswami

]]> By: Sankuthi (Chandra Hoezoo) http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2011/07/10/swamis-from-karnataka-come-for-one-day-visit/#comment-2331 Sankuthi (Chandra Hoezoo) Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:59:57 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=9721#comment-2331 Jai Ganesha! Thank you for sharing the news of the Swamis from Karnataka! A great joy and pleasure to see such devoted Swamis serving God and the needy! The picture above of the Swami about to place flowers/fruits at the feet of Lord Shanmugam under the banyan tree has evoked a spiritual question? I wonder though what is the significance of Lord Shanmugam under this tree and the age of the tree. I thank you for sharing the beautiful Lord Shanmugam! Jai Ganesha! Thank you for sharing the news of the Swamis from Karnataka! A great joy and pleasure to see such devoted Swamis serving God and the needy! The picture above of the Swami about to place flowers/fruits at the feet of Lord Shanmugam under the banyan tree has evoked a spiritual question? I wonder though what is the significance of Lord Shanmugam under this tree and the age of the tree. I thank you for sharing the beautiful Lord Shanmugam!

]]> By: Ushadevi http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2011/07/10/swamis-from-karnataka-come-for-one-day-visit/#comment-2330 Ushadevi Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:02:05 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=9721#comment-2330 Jai to All !!! Jai to All !!!

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