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Today Gurudeva was "roaring like a lion" in his annual New Year's message which was directed this year to the officers, directors and administrators of temples. "This is the year of Vrisha, the year of aggressiveness, will power and accomplishment. Stewards of our Hindu temples have been elected to serve and they should take a more aggressive, active role in nurturing the lives of the members of the congregation of the temple. If they find out that some member of the temple has a problem with alcohol, coming home at night drunk, beating his kids, the stewards of the temple should take the responsibility to counsel him, see to it that he goes to AA. If the wives of the stewards of the temple find out that one of the women in their congregation is being abused by her husband, they should see to it that she has a place she can go to, to be protected, and to make sure professional help is brought in to counsel the family. Every officer of a temple should stand up before a mirror and ask himself if he really can live up to upholding the Sanatana Dharma, which is ahimsa, non-violence, the very core of our faith. And if he can't, then I recommend he resign!" Listen to it in today's and tomorrow's audio.

Cybertalk: Gurudeva sends his best wishes and blessings to all to mark the beginning of the New Year. In his New Year talk he speaks out to temple trustees around the world encouraging them to take the leadership responsibility seriously.

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Date: April_03_2001
Title: Reincarnation into Animal Bodies
Category: Change and Transformation
Duration: 1 min., 0 sec
Date Given: March 25, 2001

A cyberspace devotee from bellsouth.net. Surya wonders, "Can humans incarnate into animals?"

Yes, that has been done occasionally. When someone has a very serious automobile accident, where the entire physical body is injured, if they have been murdered or in war time. They often incarnate into an animal, often a cow, as a resting situation to get all of the pranas and currents reorganized within their bodies. Their next life would be a human life. It doesn't mean, you have to reincarnate into an animal. It is only a convenience, for reorganizing the pranic forces and rejuvenating the astral body.
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At exactly 8:11 AM this morning, the Sun moved into Aries constellation-- this is the classical new year as deemed so by Vedic astrology. It also marks the beginning of the "Nartana Ritau" the season of the year with Saiva Siddhanta Church opens its mission doors and satsangs to friends and relatives.

The morning weather teetered between clouds and sun as we walked to the flag pole. All the trees that were planted in the last ten years are gaining in maturity and every where the property is full of beauty.

Gurudeva also spoke this morning to the local congregation and to those young men going back to Malaysia about our island wide push for a "Drug Free Kauai." He made it clear again as he does over and over again:

"If you know of drug use, or child abuse, you are duty bound to take action. If you do not, you are also party to the crime. Just in the same way.... if you were driving in a car and stopped at a petrol station and your partner got out, went in and robbed the convenience store and then came back to the car and told you to drive off... If you did not protest, you would be an accessory to the crime, equally culpable. In Mauritius, we found out that a young man was being beaten by his father. I told my monks and my Kulapatis... It's very simple: tell that man if he ever again lays a hand on that boy, we will put him in jail."

A joyous day as the coral colored flag of Hindu dharma is lowered.

Our flag is quite large, being nearly twenty feet long and ten feet high.

Aravindraj attached the flag for the new season.

The orange colored dvaja (flag) of Hindu dharma will fly for four months.

Gurudeva meets with the Kulapatis of the Wailua Mission. Iraja Sivadas on the left foreground is moving with his wife, Kulamata, Nilani, back to California. Today he asked Gurudeva how they could, while being far away, stay in tune with his darshan and feel his vibration. Gurudeva advised, "Get involved with the Golden Gate Mission. Get behind the goals and the agenda there and put your energy there."

Meanwhile we just recently had another joyous occasion in California with the marriage of Easan Sankara to Gowri Sivanesan from Malaysia. Another "cross national" marriage that will strengthen the bonds between Hindus in Malaysia and America, breaking down barriers in the microcosm between people, countries and cultures, bringing up a wonderful new race of children.

Easan and Gowri we wish you all the happiness and success in your new life together. May your union be the foundation of a home and family in which dharma flourishes and the world is enriched with fine children who will make great contributions to the Hinduism of tomorrow!

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This link takes you to a review of the cruise ship that Gurudeva will be conducting the Northern European and Russian Innersearch on. Read about Holland America's brand new, state-of-the-art, pride of the fleet MS Amsterdam. This Innersearch voyage will begin on August 10th for 12 days sailing to 10 historic ports of call. Join Gurudeva on this great mystical adventure. Visit /innersearch/ for more details.

This Innersearch voyage will begin on August 10th for 12 days sailing to 10 historic ports of call. Join Gurudeva on this great mystical adventure. Visit /innersearch/ for more details.

This picture shows Gurudeva steering the MS Volendam forward during the 2000 Caribbean Innersearch. Gurudeva was given a special tour of the bridge - the navigational command centre of the chip � by Captain Edward van Zaane, standing to the left of Gurudeva. Also in the picture is Chief Hostess Appollonia van Ravenstein and Sadhaka Thondunatha. Incidentally, Captain van Zaane and Chief Hostess Appollonia will be navigating us through the Baltic seas come this August.

12 Glorious Days, 8 Enchanting Countries and One Chance in a Lifetime! Imagine spending 12 days with one of the greatest spiritual leaders of this century. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami will be leading this exotic educational and spiritual voyage himself combining the mystical path of Indian spirituality with a superlative retreat from it all. Take advantage of this one chance to be in close proximity with a living master. Come with us on an inner and outer voyage to Northern Europe and Russia. www.innersearch.org