August 2025 Chitra Padapuja

Sadhakas Sabanatha and Shankaranatha offer flowers to Gurudeva’s granite tiruvadi

“The cosmos is perfect, you know. Its laws are divine, its timing flawless, its design unique.” – Gurudeva

“If we are still reacting to our experiences, we are only starting on the yoga path to enlightenment.” – Gurudeva

“We make very little progress when we strive to conquer these baser instincts in a good mood. However, vast strides are possible when we are miserable and work with ourselves to replace our misery with joy and understanding.” – Gurudeva

“Humility is intelligence; arrogance is ignorance. To accept one’s karma and the responsibility for one’s actions is strength. To blame another is weakness and foolishness.” – Gurudeva

“Turn awareness back in on itself and simply be aware that you are aware. Try to penetrate the core of existence.” – Gurudeva

Jai Gurudeva!

Early this morning, our monks celebrated August’s Chitra nakshatra with our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva. This was the first time Sadhaka Sabanatha performed the puja as the main pujari, with Sadhaka Shankaranatha assisting. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami is traveling, but our monks and island members attended, invoking the love and blessings of Gurudeva. Aum.

“We do not follow the way of words, which is repeating from memory verses and stanzas of scripture with meager mental interpretations of their meaning. We follow the way of transformational spiritual unfoldment. We follow the mārga of sādhana and tapas.” – Gurudeva