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June 19, 2001 
Another historic day in the history of our Order and mission work, thougn it may not seem like much to a lot of people: After careful review of our budgets and future, the plan to print the Master Course Trilogy books (Dancing with Siva, Living with Siva and Merging with Siva) in color was decided to be put into effect immediately instead of "sometime in the future." Also, the books will be redesigned to a slightly larger size: 7 by 10 inches to match the format and feel of Lemurian Scrolls. Beginning with the printing of Living with Siva, all the beautiful art that we have commissioned for years, but printed in black and white, will now appear in color at the front of each chapter of the books.
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Date: June_16_2001
Title: What is a self-effulgent form?
Category: God and Lords of Dharma
Duration: 1 min., 09 seconds
Date Given: May 24, 2001
A cyberspace devotee at cs.com, by the name of Barry, wonders about souls living in the third world in their self-effulgent form. "What is the self-effulgent form?"
Well Barry, it is very easy to understand that. When you have a thought, it is lit up. You see the picture of what you are thinking about. When you watch your mind worry or being happy, being confused or being peaceful, the watcher is the same. That watcher is the soul, living in the Sivaloka and is self-effulgent, meaning full of light. Its energy is permeating the astral body and the physical body.
So Barry, the energy in your body right now is coming from Siva, permeating your soul, your intellect, your emotions, your astral body, your emotional body and your physical body.
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Today was guest day, being the end of the phase and we enjoy the presence of Lord Siva in the form of many wonderful visitors.
A wonderful Hindu family, Mr. and Mrs. Sundar and their two daughters Nithya and Divya from Wheaton, Illinois, came on a visit-piligrimage to Kauai Aadheenam.
Ved and Geeta Sahani from Concord, California are also "temple builders" like the Sundars and were excited to see the silpis joining the granite stones to the foundation.
Here is the ever fascinating "jyotisha" board that sits in the center of Kadavul Hindu temple. Every day the board is adjusted and the actual planetary positions are reflected by the positioning of the colored balls.
A major transit change happened a few days ago, when the planet Jupiter known as "Guru" moved into the constellation Gemini, where he will "live" for a year or so. This will cause a shift in everyones general focus of energy. Gemini stimulates the powers of mentality, intellect, creative thinking, and with the "big man Guru" there, we could be feeling a tremendous stimulation of mental faculties on various levels. Good for engineers and programmers and organization planners... but, beware the "endless thought stream." In a few days we will see a partial solar eclipse, with the Moon joining Jupiter and the Sun in Gemini.
Our dear friend and long time sishya of Gurudeva and key man in India, Lakshman Nelliappan from Chennai, came to the Aadheenam today to stay with us for a month or so. Mr. Nelliappan is our official "Liason Officer" in India, a trustee of the San Marga Trust in India and a man who knows how to get things done. Formerly a government official working in the field of Tamil Nadu Handicrafts development, he has years of experience in the field of making connections with the carvers and craftsmen of South India, getting things made and shipped overseas, and all the ins and outs of business arrangements in Tamil Nadu. It is wonderful to have him with us.
This is a rarely viewed item of the Kadavul Siva temple. A giant silver Trisula. It was gifted by a man in South India who received Gurudeva's blessings to have a child. It is placed in the right hand "nook" by the door way, which is traditionally the place where the "terrific" form of Siva is placed in a shrine as "Bhairava," to act as guardian of the temple. A large deva who came along with the Trisula stands here and guards Kadavul from astral intruders. Just one of the many unseen helpers of our monastery/temple.
This "banana" plant doesn't actually produce edible bananas but is valued for its incredibly beautiful lavendar banana flower.
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