 Satguru Siva Yogaswami Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
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 Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Kauai's Hindu Monastery, USA |
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June 22, 2000
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Satabhisha Hindu Year 5102: Vikrama, the "Year of Fulfillment" |
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 We have this wonderful testimony from a dear soul in Brazil, who visits these pages often: Davi Murbach Furlan of Campinas, SP, Brazil says:
Cybertalk: A Texas e-devotee would like to find just the right guru to guide him on the path to God realization. He asks Gurudeva how he will know if he has found the right one. Gurudeva offers some very practical advice and explains the need for research and qualification for spiritual pursuits.
Do you have questions for Gurudeva? A detailed index of past inspired talks is available here. Transcription of One of Gurudeva's CyberTalks June 14, 2000 Title: House, Home, Hotel Category: Home & Family A cyberspace cadet named Jiva, in Santa Rosa, wonders about poor people, living on the street. He sees so many of them and so many rich homes and wonders if there is a solution. Is there ever going to be a solution? Let's ask ourselves what is a home? It's closeness. It's family togetherness. It's having a conversation with the entire family every day. I, too, have seen entire families on the street. They live together, they sleep together, they talk together, they eat together but they are a family. And a family's at home wherever they are. You don't need a roof to make a family. You don't need a roof to make a home. The true homeless people are the rich people that build multi-million dollar homes and don't live in them. The true homeless people are those who have turned their home into a hotel. Husband works, wife works, children are delinquent, there's no companionship. They don't talk together every day. They don't eat together every day. They rarely see each other. The true homeless people are those with babysitters, caretakers, gardeners, maids. Babysitters often abuse their children. They are unaware. Too busy making money outside the home that they do not live in. So this is another way of looking at the homeless. Who's to be pitied? Aum Namah Sivaya, Aum Namah Sivaya, Aum Namah Sivaya Aum  Davi Murbach Furlan continues:
 Today Gurudeva gives his Sun Five talk to all the devotees on the island.  Kavita Mardemootoo asks a heartful question that sparks a little enthusiasm on her part.  The thought provoking query about why woman in Hindu art are always depicted so scantily clad, elicits a profound response from Gurudeva. (to be heard in the near future)  The upadesha (spiritual discourse) follows the 6:00 am Muruga puja. Lord Muruga is colorfully dressed today!  A few of the members along with Jane Nelsen meet for a light breaksfast and coffee with a few of the monks. Sannyasin Saravananathaswami has the on-going project to help develop parenting resources and end physical punishment and abuse of children throughout the whole universe.  Ganeshalingam Devendra and his wife and two sons, Ganesh Ponnambalam and Rajin Kumaran.  Retrospective from Malaysia Gurudeva being greeted at the Selangor Kandasamy temple.
 The traditional entry parade for the arriving holy man.  In the beautifully decorated hall there is a magnificant statue of Lord Muruga.  Gurudeva stands before a picture of his Guru, Siva Yogaswami, which is kept reverently in the temple along with a picture of Rishi TiruMular.   Gurudeva presents a small publication in which renowned Malaysian scholar and writer Dr. S.M. Ponniah, translates selected verses of Rishi TiruMular's Tirumantiram from Tamil into English.  The Tamil script in the back are the famed saying from the Tirumantiram: Anbe Sivam God is Love
 Gurdeva presents the Saivite Hindu Religion Course, Books One and Two for children. An endowment for the printing and free distribution of these books in Malaysia was created by Dr. Arjun Subramaniam. Over the past several years thousands have been given to children throughout Malaysia.  Gurudeva signs copies of the course text books as children come forward.  Dr. S.M. Ponniah also signs his book for the enthusiastic crowd. Gurudeva's Travel Itinerary/Visiting Kauai's Hindu Monastery Click here for information about Gurudeva's travels. Next on the travel roster will be the July trip to Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Information on events there and who to contact for program dates and times are posted. And if you are planning to visit Kauai, please go first to our our visitor's page.Thank you. Visit the Himalayan Academy Book Store Web Site to purchase books and to read our many wonderful not-in-print on-line publications. 12 Glorious Days, 8 Enchanting Countries and One Chance in a Lifetime! Join Gurudeva for Himalayan Academy's 17th travel-study program, the 2001 European Innersearch, themed the "Hinduism Today Adventure". Go to www.innersearch.org and for more detailed information, please contact Sadhaka Dandapani. Space is limited and filling up fast! Very Important: Please include your mailing address and telephone number in the body of your message. We will keep you posted as the program develops. Sign our guestbook and we will send you a free issue of our global full-color bi-monthly magazine, Hinduism Today. For those who have been touched spiritually by Gurudeva's work, his books, his guidance, his inspired life and example and even his website, the "Thank You, Gurudeva Fund" has been established within Hindu Heritage Endowment. Proceeds from this fund last forever; they're not a one-time gift. So gifts to this fund have eternal gratitude built into them. They live on in perpetuity. Each month Gurudeva receives the income from the fund to be used at his own discretion to promote his work and mission around the globe. He loves this, for he knows that it comes from all the good souls who have met him and studied with him, traveled with him or just talked with him over the years. A contribution to this fund is tax-deductible. |
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