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An Update to the Gurudeva App

Long ago, the first mobile app Himalayan Academy produced was a rather simple concept: random photos and quotes from Gurudeva to keep you inspired. Long had this little app been enjoyed by those who knew about it, and long has it been in need of some updates to its code and interface. Over the last few weeks our team has been rebuilding it and yesterday we released the version for Apple iOS, with Android coming very soon.

You can get it for iPhone here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gurudeva/id1031437551

Or if you already have it installed, simply update the app.

February 2024 Chitra Padapuja

Jai Gurudeva!

Today was the Chitra nakshatra and our monthly padapuja to Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's tirvadi in Kadavul Temple.

"You become everything when you merge in Siva, but you are no longer you." - Gurudeva

Gurudeva Jayanthi – Alaveddy

Jai Gurudeva!

January 5th was Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Jayanthi, and while we and many others the world over celebrated Gurudeva's birthday in our own quiet way, devotees in Sri Lanka were now able to gather at the newly completed Subramuniya Mandapam. Rishi Thondunathan sends us photos of the event.

"On January 5, we celebrated Gurudeva's Jayanthi at our Alaveddy Subramuniya Temple. Many children attended the event, along with Nallai Adheenam and Vethantha Madham Swamis, as well as local elders.

Some of the children's grandparents studied at our Subramuniya Ashram. It is heartening to see Gurudeva's legacy continuing through the generations in Alaveddy. Some elders recalled Gurudeva's Jayanthi in Alaveddy in 1983"

December 2023 Chitra Puja

Today is the Chitra nakshatra, so a padapuja was performed for Gurudeva's granite Tiruvadi in Kadavul Temple. Sannyasin Tillainathaswami and Yogi Haranandinatha performed the abhishekam. Jai Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami! Om Namah Sivaya.

We’re Collecting Photos of Gurudeva

We're asking people far and wide to send us their historical photos of Gurudeva, just in case we're able to find something that isn't in our archival collection. If you have such a photo, please click this link and drag the file(s) into the folder that it opens. Please read this appeal for more information: HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A PHOTO OF GURUDEVA?

Jai Gurudeva!

Today marks 8,033 days since Gurudeva's Maha Prasthana, his great departure into Siva's world of light. And today, in a few hours, we will celebrate his life and teachings, his remarkable accomplishments, for the 294th time. We quote from Gurudeva who describes the unfathomable profundity os Siva's path, the Saiva Neri.

"The Natha Sampradaya has revealed the search for the innermost divine Self, balanced by temple worship, fueled by kundalini yoga, charted by monistic theism, illumined by a potent guru-shishya system, guided by soul-stirring scriptures and awakened by sadhana and tapas.

Thank you, Gurudeva, for setting us on the right path. And keeping us there!


Noni Fruit Picking, and Gurudeva Annual Puja Events Underway

We took taskforcer Tarun Nathoo (in green) over to Himalayan Acres for the first time, to join us in picking hundreds of pounds of noni fruit. Suresh and Rajkumar also joined us. They got to briefly experience the picking platform to reach the higher fruits, while spending most of the time picking the younger trees from the ground.

The second group of photos shows the Ganapati Kulam updating our Guru Puja pilgrims on some of its media activities, including new artwork commissions, videos to show US sixth graders about students visiting the eastern dharmic religions' places of worship, and the Sanskrit pronunciation website we recently created.

September 2023 Gurudeva Chitra Padapuja

This morning we observed the 288th monthly paduka puja to honor our late Gurudeva's mahasamadhi that occurred on Chitra nakshatra.

Exerpt from the Kularnava Tantra scripture--

"The world you reach after the physical body is shed is determined by the level of consciousness reached while in the body. So, as long as the body lasts, exert yourself towards the goal of Liberation. Remember, the physical body does not last forever. Age prowls like a leopard; diseases attack like an enemy. Death waits not to see what is done or not done. Before the limbs lose their vitality, before adversities crowd in upon you, take to the auspicious path.
Therefore, choose, then worship a satguru. Worship his feet. Cherish the very sandals (paduka) which hold his feet. All knowledge is founded on those paduka. Remember and cherish those paduka, which yield infinitely more merit than any number of observances, gifts, sacrifices, pilgrimages, mantra-japa and rituals of worship.
It is these feet, when remembered, that protect in times of distress, danger or calamity. Study, remembrance, knowledge, donations, sacrifices and worship are truly done by him who ever remembers the satgurus feet. Look toward the direction in which the lotus feet of the satguru lie and bow down to them every day with devotion. There is no mantra higher than that of his feet, no merit higher than his worship."

Be Still

One of Yogaswami's most frequent admonitions to devotees seeking Siva consciousness was also one of his simplest. He would say, "Summa iru," Be still. One of his most ardent devotees, Germanswami, was so determined to fulfill that edict that he tatood the two words on his right forearm. Today we give some words of wisdom from Gurudeva on the topic of quieting the mind in order to go within. Not easy, he would say, but well worth the effort.

"The still mind of the sage is a mirror reflecting the depth of the universe. It is in that state of mental tranquility that you become acutely aware of the eternal present."

"Simplicity, the art of accomplishing a lot with a little, is what helps quiet the mind. When we are too encumbered with the world, there is no space for spiritual thoughts."

"The quest for enlightenment begins with the quieting of the mind. It is in silence that we hear the whispered wisdom of the soul."

"The ultimate aim is to be at home in one's body, to be at one with the nature of oneself, and to experience exercise as a creative and delightful experience. It is through this quieting of the mind and body that we tap into our divine source."

"Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully. It is a soundless voice, a shy breath, a flicker of light. It is the sacred fount of your existence."

"The quiet mind allows the voice of intuition to be heard."

"When the mind becomes still, a new consciousness between man and God becomes apparent."

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