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Oh Radiance that illumines my sight, making me
Bashful to own that you and I are one, slumber sweetly.

Oh Thou Chellappan who endowed me with grace
To beg near and far for my daily food, slumber sweetly.

Who can know thee, oh priceless Guru-Gem
Of immeasurable height? slumber sweetly.

As I rock thee to sleep in the cradle of my heart,
No other God will I ever dream, my beloved.

--Natchintanai. 196-197.
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Easan Katir talks with one of the swamis. Easan said: "I look around and am amazed, every rock, every plant... this entire place is all here because of Gurudeva's vision."

Lord Muruga is beautifully dressed in the Kadavul Temple after the morning puja.

Sometime we have an abundance of food items from our gardens and trees. We offer these for the members. They in turn often bring food for the monks.

Gurudeva's spiritual center in the island country of Mauritius
in the Indian Ocean near South Africa

Some of Mauritius our kulapatis at the Saiva Dharmasala are having their monthly COM meeting to propose new projects for the Dharmasala. At present they are planning to have new sign posts to better guide our visitors on the Spiritual Park and also to erect a high lava rock wall at the far end of the property. Many friends of the Park enjoy helping financially in such projects.

The Rajwanee family are famous traders of Indian goods in the island. They manage a large business in Quatre Bornes that deals mainly in sarees and churidars. They are very happy to see the many beautiful natural spots at the park. Here there are enjoying an exquisite view of the river meeting the sea.

Little Toshadeva, 5 years, is the son of our dedicated karma yogi, Amba Valayten who lives in Flacq. He always accompanies his father to the Park and here he is happy to rake the dry leaves and put them into the wheelbarrow. Such tasks are always adventures for little boys like him.... and the angelic devas hovering over the park are happy too.....

People often say that cleanliness is next to Godliness. Conscious of this our karma yogis of the Park see to it that the Ganesha Mandapam is always kept clean. Here we see them busy cleaning and polishing the Mandapam floor. Many visitors like to sit on the cool and refreshing floor of the Mandapam to worship and meditate.

A humble group of Gurudeva's sishyas have met at the Saiva Dharmasala one evening for a special satsang to pray for a blessed Mahasamadhi of their Beloved Satguru. After singing devotional songs they all shared wonderful testimonies about their love and gratitude to Gurudeva.

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Date: May_11_1999
Topic: Mother's Duty to Stay Home
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Duration: 4 min., 59 seconds

Today at Kauai Aadheenam, 11th of May. Greetings everyone. Cyberspace doors are open and a question comes from Alex, Templeton, I guess. "I am 7 years old. I would like to know why you wear your beads around your head."

Well, it is kind-of a crown, a mark of distinction, because I am the HGIC - the Head Guru-in-Charge here.

Another question { durai}, who recently purchased a copy of 'Merging with Siva' and noticed that consciousness is flowing through various chakras from above the muladhara and others below. The question is, "Can one determine for him/herself, the spiritual state, to find out which chakras are predominantly active within the individual? Or only a spiritual master can help one with this right understanding?"

Well, a lot within Sanatana Dharma is a do-it-yourself kit. You can do-it-yourself, for each chakra represents a state of consciousness. You can read this very carefully through, in 'Merging with Siva'. The ones below the muladhara are fear, contention, jealousy and anger. You know the angry persons are persons angry all the time. That is where he is residing.

The muladhara itself is memory and the one above that is reason. Then, we come into will-power and then the various forms of the divine side. Yes, you can not only determine where you are on the spiritual path, but, also where are your mother, your father, your brothers, your sisters, your school teachers, your friends, everyone. So, go to work and be your own spiritual master.

We hear a lot today, about happenings of what is wrong with the youth - why are they killing people, why are they carrying guns, what is wrong with CDs that teach kids how to kill and on and on and on. We are hearing a lot about what is wrong but very few solutions. We only want solutions. What is voiced is that both parents work. Are we hearing that one parent should take responsibility for the family and stay home, take care of the children? No, we are not hearing that. Two paychecks coming in and two taxes being paid. Perhaps the mother's taxes to the county and to the state, to the Federal Government is paying for her delinquent kid, because of her neglect. So, is it all worth it to raise a generation of the b-word children? Or, are we going to find some solutions, stick to the solutions until we solve the problem?

Fifty years ago, it was very different. Mothers ran the home. They were called that awful, awful word - a housewife. They had lost their independence. That's another awful word - losing independence. Well now, they've lost their children, and they'll lose their husband.

Is it possible for the news media perhaps to talk more about solutions? We already know the problems. To actually encourage humanity to implement - a mother's place is in the home. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Let's look for solutions and implementation of solutions does take will-power. But, can be done. Else, we just won't have a New Age. That's all there is to it.

And, now try to capture this in the beautiful Tamil language, French language and in Malay.
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