Honoring Siva Yogaswami

All that is here, all that we have as a monks... our life, our mission, our path, the glorious unfoldment we strive for every day, the magical manifestation of Gurudeva's vision for Kauai Aadheenam and Iraivan and Saiva Siddhanta which spreads across the world... It is all here because of Siva Yogaswami and the Guru Parampara.

Today on Ashlesha Nakshatra, the monks honor the great sage of Columbuturai, Jaffna in the dim hours at dawn (we had to enhance the photos by adding light...), in the Guru Peetham where we have a small shrine with Siva Yogaswami. We honored him with a small arati before the morning meditation. Not a day goes by when we do not reflect on his Natchintanai or Good Thoughts! They are the lodestar, the North Star, keeping our heads held high, with the unfailing knowledge - Intha aanmaa nitthiyam - The soul Is eternal! We share some of his words...

Naam athuvena arivathu kavasam
To know: We are That! Is our protective armor.

Summaa irukkum sugam ariya veyndum
To know the bliss of Being Still, we need...

Aanmaa aliyaathendru
Indeed, the soul is indestructible!

paramaanmaa naanendru untheepara
Supreme Spirit - I am, thus - rise and fly!

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