New Arulsishya Archana Pillay
During the previous Sun One puja and talk, Archana Pillay was able to read aloud her new vows as Arulsishya. Satguru, devotees and monks were all in attendance to witness the event. Archana is taking a momentous step forward to becoming a formal disciple of Bodhinatha as a member of Saiva Siddhanta Church.
Recent Visitors
Repeat visitors Gyan and Sushila Joshi from Florida, with daughter Seema and son-in-law Ashish family on their first visit
Recent Visitors
Vyramuthu, daughter Mythilie and grandson Vanavan from California. Vyramuthu met Yogaswami as a child.
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Path to Siva Commentaries
How Do We Receive Guests?
Treat the guest as God; the guest's heart is more sensitive than the most sensitive flower. If we generously give to others, we will attract more wealth in this and future lives. Siva's followers serve holy men, honor elders, help each others families and grow together in Godliness. Giving to a temple builds punyam; you are helping the temple help humanity. "Charities merit cannot be measured by gifts given, it is measured by measuring the receiver's merit."
Path to Siva, Lesson 52
How Do We Use Our Home Shrine?
We need to perfect Ishvarapujana, personal worship, before we can expect to do really well in meditation. "The idea of Ishvarapujana, worship, is to always be living with God, living in Siva in God's house..." Learn the spirit of the puja, learn the spirit of devotion, get deeply into worship in the home. During puja, we're giving prana and devotional energy to the Deity; we receive blessings in return. God isn't living in your house, it's God's house and you are living in it.
Path to Siva, Lesson 53
What Are Our Saiva Forehead Marks?
The three stripes of vibhuti across the forehead signify trying to purify ourselves from the influence of anava, karma and maya. There are two ways we're attached to the world, that which gives us pleasure and pain. We're slowly changing our karma over a period of many lifetimes through wise action in the present. With humble action we work on lessening the ego-sense rather than enhancing it.
Path to Siva, Lesson 54 Click here to go to an index of all of Bodhinatha's and Gurudeva's online audio.
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