2021 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Celebrations - Day One

Aum Namah Sivaya!
Jai Kailasa Parampara!
Jai Gurudeva!

Today begins our first of four consecutive days of worship in praise of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Every year during the Chitra Nakshatra in October/November we celebrate the day of Gurudeva's grand departure into the inner planes, honoring his life and teachings. This morning began with a puja at Gurudeva's shrine in Kadavul Temple. The monks chanted the sacred hymn of Sri Rudram after which Sannyasin Tillainathaswami and Yogi Haranandinatha performed the puja, offering flowers, incense, cut fruit and passing the sacred flame.

We thought it would be nice to bring you snippets from our 2001 Gurudeva memorial issue of Hinduism Today Magazine, so you can enjoy the outpouring of love and respect from many Hindu leaders. Click here to download today's pdf.

You can also read an online version here: www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/april-may-june-2002/2002-04-tributes-and-testimonials/

Satguru and monks chant Sri Rudram in front of Gurudeva\

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\"The emanation of the light that wells from within the lotus of the heart is always there, regardless of what you do.\" - Gurudeva

\"You may not be aware of the existence of it, but it does exist.\"

\"You may not care to realize it, but it still exists.\"

\"When man does not wish to look for the Self God, it is only because his awareness is busy in other areas of the mind, concerned with desires, and he is on the road to fulfill them.\"

\"The fulfillment of desires causes reactionary conditions within the subconscious mind itself and clouds vision.\"

\"This causes what is known as the darkness of the mind.\"

\"When man wishes and desires to find his true Self, his external desires fall in line with basic religious codes for living, and he then is on the path.\"

\"He is able to realize the essence of each desire on the path of enlightenment,\"

\"and is able to sense Reality within himself.\"

\"A beautiful practice is to try to sit quietly, visualizing within the lotus within the heart a light, a strong light emanating clearly, a light that is always there.\"

\"This light is radiating at a higher vibration than any form with which you are familiar.\" Aum Namah Sivaya

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