"A saintly star has taken a celestial abode. Now it can bestow its blessings over a wider coverage.

"Gurudev Sivaya Subramuniyaswami who was listening ot Muruga was Loving Ganesha and who was dancing with Shiva has now merged with Shiva. Undoubtedly, Shiva must have kept a special place reserved for him.

"The sublime substance of Saiva Siddhanta was being succinctly and successfully spread all over the world by this saint. How was this possible for somebody who was born and brought up in a totally different culture? it could not be anything other than an unbreakable bondage from the previous birth „ poorva janma bandham. He came to this world 74 years ago and took off from where he left in the previous birth. He had done whatever was ordained by God and gone back now and merged with Him.

"The Kauai Aadheenam will continue his noble work. His books will speak for many, many more years. Iraivan temple will reverberate with his words for many more centuries. The spiritual awareness brought about by him among the Hindus of western countries is just amazing. Was it one of his Thiruvilayadals, game of the Gods with a noble moral, to make an alien spread the message of Saiva Siddhanta among the Hindus so that it will have more impact? Was it also to prove the point that geography or culture of a land of birth of a person does not totally decide upon what he is going to be or the point that a saint will emerge out of as a saint out of any situation?

"Gurudeva's unique method of explaining the most complex principles in the simplest way was astounding. That was how he could reach more and more people. He could imbibe an interest in the uninitiated person through his lucid and alluring writings in Hinduism Today. The most complicated philosophies appeared as the simplest and easiest messages in his hands, but with the same power and essence.

"Sri Sri Subramuniyawami was an embodiment of love and affection. He was teaching the way of life through the Sutra. The fragrance of his noble teachings was all pervading and will last eternally.

"Hindu philosophy defines life and death as two states of two levels of the same cycle. Simple mortals may not be able to understand this and they miss the ones who pass away. But saints make such a mark, a deep impression while alive, that their nonexistence physically is never felt or noticed. There will be a continuity and the connections will be at a higher strata.

"Gurudeva is now looking at us from a higher plane. The glow from him is lighting mankind with warmth and grandeur. We will try to recognize these rays and get benefitted and blessed. by them."

Swami Bua,
New York City
USA

Title: Effective Karma Management Part 2 Category: Karma Duration: 21 minutes, 21 seconds Date Given: January 31, 2002 Date Posted: February_8_2002 Given by: Bodhinatha

Cybertalk: Review of part 1 plus... Fifth principle: create no negative karmas. Refrain from actions that will create negative karmas. Promise to. Sixth principle: Mitigate past karma. As long as we're creating karma, life is upset. When we stop, life calms down. We can make karma less severe by good behavior in the present; by helping others, karma yoga; worship, bhakti yoga, blessings of the Gods, worship which is intense enough; and penance, punishing yourself now, getting it over with so it won't come up in the future.

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