Satguru Siva Yogaswami
Satguru Siva Yogaswami

Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Satguru Siva Subramuniyaswami
Satguru Sivaya
Subramuniyaswami

Hawaii, USA
TAKA - A Daily Chronicle of Kauai's Hindu Monastery Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami

Kauai's Hindu Monastery, USA
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December 01, 2002




Gurudeva speaks at the a Rotary Club meeting on Kauai.

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Sadhu Paksha Day One

The monastery will be on retreat until December 15th. We still continue our normal Sivathondu inside the monastery but inter-action with guests and people is reduced to a minimum. No tours are hosted. TAKA will also be very 'light" during this period.



Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th, 2001
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Special News Release: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Complete Text of "Loving Ganesha, Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-faced God" Now on line! at

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December 1st , 2002: Kauai, Hawaii: Himalayan Academy Publications continues its tradition of providing in-depth internet resources with the on-line release of the entire text of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's very popular book "Loving Ganesha, Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced God." India's rich spirituality begins with Ganesha. Even the most austere yogi starts his inward journey by invoking the God who softens karma and guides dharma. He reigns over our beginnings, our changes, earthly decisions and problems -- always there when needed, never aloof. Here a Hindu master invites us into Ganapati's interior meanings, rites, mantras and sacred symbols, unfolding an intimate depiction of the mysterious Deity. The on-line version includes over 300 images from the original print edition, documentation of Lord Ganesha's global "Milk Miracle" a complete description of how to perform a puja at home to Lord Ganesha, traditional lore from Ganapati's homeland of Maharastra, India, and more. Loving Ganesha is part of the comprehensive works of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a traditional satguru who was immersed in the global Hindu renaissance for half a century, named by New Delhi's World Religious Parliament as a Jagadacharya or world teacher, elected one of three presidents to represent Sanatana Dharma at the 1993 Chicago Parliament of World's Religions, and presented the U Thant Peace Award during the historic 2000 United Nations's Millennium World Peace Summit for Religious Leaders.

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Title: Good Conduct Means to Assist
Category: Good Conduct
Duration: 10 minutes, 53 seconds
Date Given: November 13, 2002
Date Posted: December_1_2002
Given by: Bodhinatha

Cybertalk: Bodhinatha elucidates from Gurudeva's Master Course lesson of the day on good conduct and reminds us that our conduct should always be aimed to assist, never hinder. He tells a great story from his trip to Russia a number of years ago about competitiveness between two religious groups in Russia. The moral of this story is that religious groups shouldn't act like businesses in competition with each other, which is based on low self-esteem.

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The color edition of Dancing with Siva is nearing the end of pre-press editorial production. Here is a sample of the artwork for one of the chapters. This piece is by S. Rajam, Chennai.



Some new artwork was added for the resources sections. This piece is for the comparative religion page on "Atheism." Poor fellow....


Meanwhile the Lord Siva and the devas have another standard for artwork. This blue jade plant is out of this world!


MORE UPLIFTING THINGS Innersearch 2003-4 in India!

We just completed the July 17-23 Kauai Innersearch, 2002. Bodhinatha will lead the next Innersearch to India, between Dec 2003 and Jan 2004. We will visit Bangalore and the Iraivan Carving Village, and settle in the South in Tamil Nadu, Click on the above for details on what will be an inspiring journey to our holy land of Bharat!

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