April Chitra Puja

Over the retreat, the monastery celebrated the chitra nakshatra with our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva's tiruvadi in Kadavul Temple. Local members joined the monks for the silent abhishekam. As milk, yogurt, honey, coconut milk, rose water and more were poured over Gurudeva's sandals, His loving energy permeated the temple and the minds of those present. Sadhaka Jayanatha and Natyam Rajanatha performed the ceremony.

"Because sound is the first creation, knowledge is transferred through sound of all kinds. It is important that one listen to the highest truths of a sampradaya from one who has realized them. The words, of course, will be familiar. They have been read by the devotee literally hundreds of times, but to hear them from the mouth of the enlightened Rishi is to absorb his unspoken realization, as he re-realizes his realization while he reads them and speaks them out. This is Saiva Siddhanta. This is true sampradaya--thought, meaning and knowledge conveyed through words spoken by one who has realized the Ultimate." Gurudeva

\"The spiritual path is a long, enduring process. It does not reach fruition in a year or two years. The spiritual path brings lots of ups and downs, and the greatest challenges will come to the greatest souls. With this in mind, it becomes clear that steadiness and perseverance are absolutely essential\" Gurudeva

\"One of the great spiritual powers that people can have is to accept things as they are.\"

\"The spiritually proud never open themselves to a satguru. The mystically humble do.\"

\"Lean on your own spine. Live a dynamic, God-like life every day. Dance with Siva, live with Siva and merge with Siva.\"

\"Control your circumstances and your life. Guard your weak points with understanding, and don\

t allow yourself to be put into a position where you will react. Then you can become fully conscious of what is within you and within your fellow man.\"'

\"The secret is that we have to correct all matters within ourselves. We have to bear our karmas--the reactions to our actions--cheerfully\"

\"Face yourself and find out what is keeping you from expressing the great things which are within you here and now. After all, life is meant to be lived joyously.\"

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