Gurudeva Padapuja

Today we celebrate Gurudeva as we invoke his inner blessings and observe the love with which he changed all of our lives. Jai Gurudeva!

From Living with Siva:

"Love is inclusive, not exclusive, on the spiritual path...
Hindu temples sustain Hinduism around the world. Scriptures keep us always reminded of the path we are on and the path we are supposed to be on, but only from the satguru can you get the spirit, the Sakti, the sustaining spirit, to make it all come to life in you, to make the temple meaningful and to complement the scriptures with your own sight, your own third-eye sight. Otherwise, it's just words. Nathas are not on the path of words. The Rishi wandered down from the Himalayas to Bangalore. What did he say? Nobody knows. Whom did he talk to? Nobody knows. Did he influence crowds of people? Perhaps, but he only had to influence one individual, Kadaitswami, to speak out to the world. Kadaitswami caught the spirit of the Rishi, who had caught the spirit of the previous Rishi, the previous Rishi and all the ones that preceded him. It is that spirit of sampradaya that makes the traditional teachings meaningful, that gives you the power to discriminate between what is real within those teachings and what is superfluous or just plain nonsense, that gives you the power to blend Siddhanta with Vedanta, Vedas with Agamas. The irreversible spirit of the guru carries through all of the sishyas. It is basically the only gift a guru can give--that sustaining spirit. He doesn't have to give knowledge, because that has already been written down. He doesn't have to build temples, because there are more than enough temples for everyone. The rare and precious gift that he can convey is the inner spirit of his religious heritage. That is his unique gift to the world. Nathas do not follow the way of words.

Natyam Rajanatha and Sadhaka Jayanatha perform today\

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\"You are a being that has unlimited power within. \" - Gurudeva

\"Some people desire peace of mind so intensely that they never have peace of mind. \"

\"Draw awareness inward, toward the center. When you are elsewhere, you are in one place. When you are the center, you are everyplace.\"

\"No man is my enemy. No man is my friend. All men are my teachers. Some teach me what to do, some teach me what not to do. \"

\"Let your mind cognize itself by turning itself back on itself. Become consciously conscious. All you have to do is to watch your mind think. \"

\"Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.\"

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