Through the Lens of Rajen Manick

Jai Ganesha!

Today we bring you a selection of photos from Rajen, who is currently here from Mauritius. Rajen has been working along side the monks, and will be for his full 5 month stay here. He also happens to enjoy photography! Over the last few weeks Rajen has been exploring with his camera, to bring you all some new perspectives of Kauai Aadheenam.

\"You become everything when you merge in Siva, but you are no longer you.\" - Gurudeva

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s Rajen on the left, taking photos during the Ardra Darshanam homa'

\"Are we ready for the final journey life has to offer? Are we prepared to endure the hardships of sadhana, to suffer the death of the ego? Or would we prefer more pleasures in the world of \

I\' and \'mine?\'\"'

Saivites all over the world love God Siva. God Siva loves His devotees. For each step the devotee takes toward Siva, Siva takes nine steps toward the devotee.

Purity, devotion, humility and charity are the four keys to good conduct. Of these, purity is the cardinal virtue. We cultivate purity by thinking, speaking and doing only that which is conceived in compassion for all.

The Self is so simple. You have to be so simple to realize the Self.

If you must lean on something or someone, lean on your own spine.

\"I have seen myself, in a certain state of samadhi, as pure life force flowing through a jungle, through trees, through plants, through water, through air. That is superconsciousness. It is so permanent. It is so real.\"

If you take responsibility for all that happens to you, then you will have the power to deal with your karma through the grace of Lord Siva.

In practicing affectionate detachment, we are learning to live in the here and now, right in the moment. We are awakening the power of direct cognition, the power that enables us to understand what happens, when it happens and why it happens.

Hinduism has no founder. It was never founded. It has neither a beginning nor an end.

Being on the brink of Self Realization, having lost consciousness of the physical body and of being a mind, you are only conscious of a vast, bluish white light. You get into this through going into the clear white light and out through the other side of it.

The best thing to do when you begin meditation is to live in a good environment, among good people.

ontentment is there, inside you, and needs to be brought out. It is a spiritual power. Santosha is being peaceful in any situation.

When your timing is right, when everything is happening just right during the day, you are superconscious.

It is up to us to choose how we want to create the mind, conscious and subconscious. I say how we want to create the mind because we are creating our mind each instant.

Walking can quiet the subconscious of the conscious mind.

Only after you have attained samadhi can you answer the question \

Who am I?\' from your own experience.'
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