2014 Mahasamadhi Celebrations Begin!
Today marked the first day of our 2014 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi festivities. About 40 pilgrims flew in from off-island to join our monks and island devotees for four days of worship, classes and sadhanas. This first day began with a homa, followed by breakfast and then a hour and a half class with Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, at which he gave a powerful dissertation on the first few verses of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, looking at their similarity with the Shum language and unraveling their experiential depths. After having lunch together the pilgrims will end their day with a class with Shanmuganathaswami.
It is up to you to put your religion into practice. Feel the power of the Gods in the pūjā. If you don’t feel them, if you are just going through ritual and don’t feel anything, you are not awake. Get the most out of every experience that the temple offers, the guru offers, the devas offer, that your life’s experiences, which you were born to live through, offer. In doing so, slowly the kuṇḍalinī begins to loosen and imperceptibly rise into its yoga. That’s what does the yoga; it’s the kuṇḍalinī seeking its source, like the tree growing, always reaching up to the Sun. Gurudeva
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October 19th, 2014 at 11:18 pm
Jai Gurudeva
October 24th, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Jai Ganesa! Jai Satguru Bodhinatha! Jai Gurudeva!
So wonderful to attend. Sincere and heartfelt thanks to all the Monks and mission members who worked tirelessly to have such an uplifting observance. I never stop learning how to make the most of Gurudeva’s Teachings. I loved meeting devotees that I had not met before . It was also great to meet visitors with genuine interest . Thanks Dear Sadhaka Nandinatha and your culinary team for such delicious meals. Our family always enjoys this privileged experience. Heartfelt and grateful thanks. Aum Shanti