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Theism, Monism, Meditation, the Shumif Perspective

urudeva's teachings and Saiva Siddhanta: Monistic Theism, Advaita Ishvaravada. Become a great Theist first. When perfected, through charya, kriya, yoga and jnana, when devotion to God Isvara is really strong, ...
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The Soul's Relationship to God

Combining Theism and Monism into Monistic Theism—s it a question of becoming God or a question of being God or a question of both? We are That! There is no ...
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Monthly Video - August 2009

Kauai's Hindu Monastery's monthly video for August 2009. In this edition, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his Publisher's Desk article from the October/November/December 2009 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. He speaks ...
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Hinduism: Religion or Way of Life?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Apr/May/Jun 2013 edition of Hinduism Today magazine, confronting a long-standing misapprehension about our faith, showing us why Hinduism is more than a ...
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How We Describe Our Deities - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the April/May/June 2015 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "Hindu views of God can seem complex and confounding on first encounter. In this edition Bodhinatha explores four different ways of describing God. The most common perception is to identify God as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (God of creation, preservation and destruction). Bodhinatha refers to the Scriptures, namely the Puranas and Agamas and highlights that ultimately all practices refer to only one Supreme God and this is echoed in the texts as "Truth is one and Sages use several names to describe the ultimate Truth. ...
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Hinduism--Religion or Way of Life?

Our publisher confronts a long-standing misapprehension about our faith, showing us why Hinduism is more than a way of life. Religion is defined as a spiritual way of life and ...
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Hinduism: the Original Humanism - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Apr/May/Jun 2014 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "A critical examination of secular humanism and Hindu humanism for youth immersed in the academic atheism of college" In this editiion Bodhinatha raises concern as to how modern universities and colleges are ...
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Path to Siva

A richly illustrated catechism of Saiva Siddhanta for youth, drawn from the Master Course Trilogy, exploring how to live life, know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, ...
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What Are the Main Hindu Denominations?

Hinduism's primary denominations are Saivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Smartism. Gurudeva's view of Hindu solidarity is unity in diversity while maintaining sectarian roots and heritage, respecting all Hindu paths. The beauty ...
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What Is Saivite Hinduism

Bodhinatha reviews the main characteristic of Saivite Philosophy with an indepth focus on the four stages of religions evolution, chariya, kriya, yoga and jnana. This highlights how different Saivite Hinduism ...
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What Is Monistic Theism?

Our doctrine in Saiva Siddhanta is Monistic Theism, Advaita Ishvaravada. To experience oneness with God, to really do well in meditation, first, as a foundation, perfect theism. Become a great ...
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Dancing with Siva

Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural ...
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Weaver's Wisdom

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a living legend, yoga master and author of Merging with Siva, recognized the immense value of the Tirukural in 1949 as a young seeker in Sri Lanka. ...
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Lemurian Scrolls

Enliven your spiritual quest with a lavishly illustrated, clairvoyant revelation of man's untold journey to Earth from the Pleiades millions of years ago, and the struggles faced in ensuing eras ...
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Five Suggestions to SBNRs - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the January/February/March 2018 edition of Hinduism Today magazine: "The challenge for the SBNR is to make significant spiritual progress without traditional guidelines. The key is to craft your own systematic approach based on a proven spiritual path. And remember, enjoy the journey!" ...
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The Roots of Martin Luther King

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami honors Dr. Martin Luther King's accomplishments and offers insights into his experience and adoption of Gandhi's non-violent civil disobedience and the Hindu roots from which the world-changing ...
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Six Streams of Hindu Philosophy

Darshana is the art of seeing. To see is ordinary. Everyone sees, but when a rishi sees, it makes a difference. He reflects on what is seen, questions it, examines ...
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The Life and Teachings of Shri Nimbarka

Who am I? Why am I here? Who are all of these other beings? What is this material universe? What is the source of all this? How am I related ...
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Excerpts from Path to Siva

Twenty-eight lessons excerpted from our new book based on Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswams Master Course Trilogy, exploring how to live life, know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, ...
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The Mystic Mind and Music of Kabir

For over five hundred years, Kabirs poetry has been remembered, recited and sung throughout North India and today in various parts of the world due to the Indian diaspora. Sant ...
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Yamas and Niyamas part 2 Foundation

Today many people interested in a spiritual path say "Forget the basics, let's just start with the end of the path." Of course this approach doesn't work very well because they don't have a foundation. Gurudeva said that the yamas and ...
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Dancing with Siva in Tamil

Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural ...
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Introduction to Hinduism

Hindus in the West are sometimes invited to give a talk explaining their religion at a local college, schoolroom, interfaith group or even a Christian church. Some have confided to ...
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Sarvajnanottara Agama Vidya and Yoga Pada in English

Sarvajnanottara Agama Vidya and Yoga Pada or section translated to English by Dr. S.P. Sabharathanam Sivacharyar. One of the most important Saiva Agamas. Subjects include the "direct blissful experience of absolute oneness with Siva," the nature of ...
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Pauskara Agama, Vidya Pada English

Pauskara Agama, Vidya Pada or Knowledge section, translated to English by Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar. A deep philosophic section dealing with the nature of Siva, Maya, the bound soul, time, ...
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Mrgendra Agama Vidya Pada English

Mrgendra Agama, Vidya Pada or knowledge section, translated to English by Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam. The knowledge sections of the agamas are very dense philosophically, this one dealing with, just for ...
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Matanga Agama Vidya Pada English Translation

Matanga Agama, Vida Pada, or section on knowledge translated into English by Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar. This is an agama of very deep philosophy on the nature of Siva and ...
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How the Major Religions View God

Beliefs about sacred matters God, soul and cosmosare essential to ones approach to life. As you will see from a perusal of this Educational Insight, the beliefs among the worlds ...
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12 Beliefs of Saivism

Modern history records six main schools: Saiva Siddhanta, pashupatism, Kashmir Saivism, Vira Saivism, Siddha Siddhanta and Siva advaita. The twelve beliefs on the following pages embody the centuries-old central convictions ...
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Sivagnana Siddiyar: Parapakkam

A brief analysis of other Indian philosophical systems from the standpoint of Saiva Siddhanta. ...
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Sivaneri Prakasham

Sivagnana Siddiyar: Parapakkam by Sri Arulnandi Sivacharya A brief analysis of other Indian philosophical systems from the standpoint of Saiva Siddhanta. published by Sri Aghora Sivacharya Trust, Chennai, 2003 (Tamil) ...
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Humanities Diverse Faiths

If religions have ever confused & confounded you, take heart! This resource was written just for you. It is the humble attempt of the HINDUISM TODAY editorial team to gather ...
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Le Catechisme Hindou Sivaite

Traduction: Les Moins de Kauai's Hindu Monastery ...
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Danzando con Siva

Una fuente ricamente ilustrada de la espiritualidad de la India en formato de preguntas y respuestas, explorando cmo conocer lo Divino, honrar a la creacin y ver a Dios en ...
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Hindu-Christian Point Counterpoint

A Point-Counterpoint on Hinduism and Christianity ...
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What Is Hinduism?

Since 1979 the international magazine HINDUISM TODAY has been producing a treasury of educational features on all aspects of Sanatana Dharma. Guided by the founder, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, the magazine's ...
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The World and Theism

The Saiva Siddhanta concept of the world is presented as well as bhashya on monism, theism, maya, moksha, dharma, mukti, the role of the householder and the renunciate and then ...
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Niyama 4 - Astikya, Faith

Bodhinatha speaks on the niyama of astikya, faith. In Hinduism experience develops faith. Faith starts out as a belief in what we have not yet experienced. This leads to experience ...
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Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 4

Bodhinatha continues his Gurudeva mahasamadhi observances class with this part on the importance of The Master Course Trilogy in helping us establish our foundation of philosophical understanding (Dancing with Siva) ...
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Path to Siva in Tamil

A richly illustrated catechism of Saiva Siddhanta for youth, drawn from the Master Course Trilogy, exploring how to live life, know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, ...
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Path to Siva in Russian

A richly illustrated catechism of Saiva Siddhanta for youth, drawn from the Master Course Trilogy, exploring how to live life, know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, ...
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Remolding Subconscious

Take the emotion out of experience. Vasana daha tantra. Change the subconscious; change the future. Affirmation: visualize, feel and think. Cultivate and increase humility and devotion. Theism becomes strong through ...
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The Summit of All Religions; Regular Meditation

Religion has a oneness in mysticism but has major differences in terms of beliefs and practices. Unrelenting effort, working on the outside with our faults and weaknesses, allows us to ...
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Monistic Theism

Theism: focus on temple, puja, homa. Monism: focus on meditation, on the identity of the soul with God. Dualists: God is there, I am here. Shumif and dimfi. When looking ...
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God Within and Without

The highest philosophy: Everything is One. To have a well rounded Hindu philosophy both perspectives are important: To worship God in the temple; to claim our identity with God in ...
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Monism and Theism Both Are Needed

Our tradition combines the two perspectives of monism and theism, dimfi and shumif, into one tradition. It is important to get acquainted with the reality of the personal form of ...
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Eight Features of the Natha Sampradaya

We have to discover that part of us that is the Self. One of the important benefits of temple worship is it softens the ego. Recognize and love a Being ...
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Eight Features of Natha Sampradaya (Version 2)

Don't put the search for the innermost divine Self in the future tense. You are Brahman. We're already identical with Siva. Kundalini is a slow awakening. Shum meditation gives you ...
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Siva Is More Than Just the Destroyer

Bodhinatha mentioned he is preparing to visit Atlanta later in the year, where a Siva temple is being built. His talks there, four of them, will be on Siva and ...
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Siva Meditation Only for Serious Meditators

Shi Va. Two syllable version of the Panchakshara, a monistic version. When we go deep enough in meditation the inner forces are experienced and actually change our karma and dharma. ...
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All Knowing is Within You: No Good, No Bad

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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All Knowing is Within You: Inner States, Outer States

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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No Divisions in Life, Live Spiritually Every Day, Hour, Minute

Following a path of religion that involves theism or worship, not relying too much on philosophy alone, we can avoid the abysses of intellectual arrogance and doubt. Religious practice should ...
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The Nature and Worship of Lord Murugan

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents a Keynote Video about the worship of Lord Murugan. ...
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How Do We View Other Faiths?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 68 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing how Hindus view other religions ...
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How Do We View Other Faiths?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 68 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing how Hindus view other religions ...
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New Hindu Generation, Part 1 (with Tamil)

Gurudeva talks about the differences between the previous generations and the current generation of young Hindus who want to understand their religion. Tamil Translation. (Tamil Translation in the Audio) ...
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Merging with Siva, Part 1

Gurudeva gives an inspired "review" and first-hand account of the creation of his recent masterpiece book, Merging with Siva. He adds insights into how to study, and how you will ...
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Merging with Siva, Part 2

Gurudeva delivers part 2 of his very own "review" of his recent masterpiece book, Merging with Siva (with Tamil translation). He explains how the change in perspective its study will ...
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Why are Hindu Gods Married with Children? part 1

Gurudeva dares answer the forbidden question, which one of our cyber-cadets fearlessly asked, "Why are the Hindu Gods married? Why do they have children?" Thank you, Anusha Gantan of the UK for the great question. We hope you like the ...
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Why are Hindu Gods Married with Children? part 2

Gurudeva concludes his answer to the question, "Why are the Hindu Gods married? Why to they have children?" ...
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Just a Way of Life

Today's talk is short and to the point. Gurudeva has answered this question so many times that he has fine tuned his response. Yes. There are still those out there, ...
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A Lifetime of Study

A question about how books are selected for libraries in Hindu temples leads Gurudeva to speak about the choices made by devotees on what to study and why. Gurudeva stresses ...
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Committment vs Looking in From the Outside

Gurudeva shares with a cyberspace devotee the difference between becoming a Hindu and just studying the religion. ...
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What Is the View of Monistic Theism?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami discusses the Hindu view of Monistic Theism, which says God is transcendent and immanent, eternal and temporal, Being and becoming, Creator and created, Absolute and relative, efficient ...
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Realize What You Know

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 156 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Merging With Siva, titled "Japa Opens Inner Doors." Satguru discusses the importance of personal inner experience for a true spiritual life. ...
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Bursts of Light and Intuition

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 202 from Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, titled "Bursts of Light and Intuition" ...
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2020 Mahasivaratri Upadesha

During Kauai Aadheenam's evening celebrations of our 2020 Mahasivaratri, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives an upadesha about the power of this important and mystical annual festival. Aum Namah Sivaya. ...