Reincarnation

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      The Primary Goals and Practices of Hinduism

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami of Kauai's Hindu Monastery answers the second of five questions posed to a panel of diverse religious leaders at the Permian Basin's first interfaith gathering held at ...

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      Publisher's Desk: Television as a Tool for Spiritual Progress

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher of Hinduism Today, Talks about television and how it can be used as a spiritual tool. Television can govern and guide actions of the world. ...

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      Monthly Video - February 2009

      Kauai's Hindu Monastery's monthly video for February 2009. In this edition, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. This article ...

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      Introduction to Hinduism (Part 2/5)

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 issue.In part 2, Bodhinatha outlines the four basic Hindu beliefs, namely, Karma, reincarnation, ...

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      What is Reincarnation?

      The destiny of all souls without exception is moksha. To achieve moksha we need to engage in the world positively, fulfill dharma well, resolve karma and realize God not just ...

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      How Do We Prepare For Death?

      For our "Great Departure" we prefer to be at home in a religious, uplifting environment, in a clear minded high state of consciousness, having resolved all differences and fulfilled all obligations. ...

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      What is Reincarnation?

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 33 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining Reincarnation. In essence, it is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. In each life, we ...

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      Karma Management Part 1

      I get many questions about karma that are way off the mark. We need to understand karma and apply it to our life. Here are 4 of the principles Principle ...

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      Nine Beliefs of Hinduism in Ukrainian

      Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life, which in turn direct our actions. By our actions, we create our destiny. Beliefs about sacred matters--God, soul and cosmos--are essential ...

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      Hinduism's Nine Beliefs

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      Our Daily Journey In Consciousness

      Consciousness is the very basis of our existence, abiding as the steady inner light behind the changes of outer life. We are by nature conscious beings working through the instrumentalities ...

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      Life After Death

      Death is the most fateful experience of each of our lives. But no Hindu really fears death, nor does he look forward to it. Death for the Hindu is merely ...

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      Who Is a Hindu?

      Definitions of Hinduisms shared central beliefs were garnered from prominent Hindu organizations and individuals of the 20th century--evidence that the imperative to formalize conviction is a recent phenomenon. Overall, the ...

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      Karma and Reincarnation

      Swami Vivekananda, a brilliant young Hindu monk from India, preached about the great law of karma in the United States to all who drew near. He explained, "Any word, any action, any thought that produces an effect is called karma. Thus, the law of karma means the law of causation, of inevitable cause and effect." ...

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      Karma and Reincarnation

      An inspired talk from Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami ...

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      Saiva Siddhanta A Path of Devotion and Meditation

      Bodhinatha provides information on various sects of Saivam and then describes the padas of Nalupadasaivam which "are what each human soul must pass through in many births to attain its final goal of moksha." Mahavakyam of Sivayogaswami which include summa (silence) are bestowed. ...

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      Good and Evil People

      That there are good and evil people who should be treated differently is not the correct Hindu perspective, and we don't want this to go into the minds of our ...

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      Reincarnation, the Sum Total of Past Lives

      Today Gurudeva answers a question about reincarnation and past lives. Should we seek knowledge of our past lives? He tells us we are all of a sum total of our ...

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      Reincarnation

      Gurudeva answers questions about reincarnation. Is it possible we were together in a previous birth? Gurudeva tells we reincarnate wherever our mind is, it is an inexpensive way to travel. ...

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      How Is All Karma Finally Resolved If We Make Karma in Each Life?

      Bodhinatha answers an interesting question: if we are making karma in each life, how can we ever possibly resolve all our karmas so that we can attain moksha? Bodhinatha reads ...

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      Reincarnation, Karma and the Purpose of Life

      After reading an e-mail from a devotee about a dream of Gurudeva, Bodhinatha tells us about a movie based on reincarnation called Audrey Rose, made in 1977, which the monks ...

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      How to Realize God: Defining the Destination

      Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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      The Superconscious Mind: Consciously Superconscious

      Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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      Sleep and Dreams: Interpreting Dreams

      Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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      Success from Life to Life

      Today Gurudeva talks about the success that carries over from life to life, the control of yourself under all circumstances. He gives advice on how daily sadhana can help you ...

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      How do You Know What You Know?

      Today Gurudeva explains the karmic entanglements that arise from blood or organ donation. ...

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      Building Willpower

      Today Gurudeva talks once more about willpower, how some people possess more than others, developed in this life or a past life. He talks about how to get more willpower ...

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      Animals and Reincarnation; Soul Power; Controlling Anger

      Today Gurudeva answers a question about what happens to pets after they die, then goes on to explain more about will power, how we need it to progress on the ...

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      Chakras, Energies, Death and Reincarnation

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 10. Defines chakras and moving awareness through them. Kashumlinga, sushumna, simshumbisi. Cycles of man's life every seven years. Defining Aum. Body as temple. Muladhara and memory ...

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      Reincarnation

      A cyberspace cadet wonders what it means when it is said that you reincarnate where your mind is. Gurudeva explains that the journey from one physical body to another is ...

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      Purifying a home, Anger is inexcusable, Is Self-realiztion for humans only?

      Cybertalk: A cybercadet asks today how one can purify a home. Gurudeva says it would be customary to invite a priest of the family's religion to come and bless and ...

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      Past Lives, Why Siva created the universe?

      A cybercadet asks why don't we remember our past lives. Gurudeva says that the memory of past lives is available to us and that it is possible to trace back ...

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      Fear of Death, Part 1

      Gurudeva answers an e-devotee's question: "Why do we fear death?" This is extremely timely as relatives of two of our Saiva Siddhanta Church families decided to leave their physical bodies behind yesterday. Gurudeva mentions ...

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      Fear of Death, Part 2

      Gurudeva continues today with part to of his answer to the question, Why do we fear death when we know all about the soul, karma and the reincarnation process? Gurudeva ...

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      Qualities of a Guru; Heaven and Hell

      A cyber devotee asks how does one tell the qualities of a guru. Gurudeva says that those who surround the guru are a reflection of his inner qualitites. The duty ...

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      Caste System, Karma and Moksha

      A cyberspace devotee from Malaysia ask why high caste people do not mix with low caste people and is caste a part of Hinduism. Gurudeva explains that the caste system ...

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      Anger, Reincarnation, Evolution and Willpower

      Today we include a discussion Gurudeva had with devotees in the Kadavul temple. Gurudeva answers a question about "Exactly how angry is angry?" He talks about how a soul might reincarnate into an animal ...

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      Suffering, Disease, Unhappiness...Oh my!

      An e-devotee in Selangor, Malaysia asks why there is so much suffering in the world, why people are so different from each other and if it is OK to fulfill ...

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      Karma and the Jivanmukti

      Occasionally a question comes in that inspires Gurudeva to expound deeply upon the subject. So it is today with the intruiging question, "Does the Jivanmukta still make karma?" Gurudeva first talks about those who are ...

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      Reincarnation into Animal Bodies

      Does reincarnation into Animal Bodies ever happen? A short talk. ...

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      Making the Right Choice

      Mohana Das from Malaysia asks if one passes on is he born into the same lineage. Gurudeva says that this is usually the case for if not it would be ...

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      Teaching Hinduism to Non-Hindus

      Bodhinatha presented his insights on how best to teach Hinduism to non-Hindus, especially students. He likes to share the Hindu understanding of the four purusharthas (goals of life): dharma (duty, ...

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      No Need to Ponder Past Lives - Look to the future

      We are the sum total of actions and reactions set in motion in past lives, recorded in the astrologic sign under which we are born. We do not have to ...

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      Importance of Associations; Hinduism In the Technological Era

      Part 1 of Bodhinatha's Karma Management Course preliminary to a presentation to be given in Singapore including questions and answers from pilgrims/devotees during the 10th Annual Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Celebration. ...

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      Importance of Associations; Hinduism In the Technological Era

      The inner nature of every person is divine. We need a balance in recognizing the inner divinity but discriminating as to the outer relationship. We learn from own mistakes but ...

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      The Soul and Its Five Bodies

      One of the ways of understanding the soul is to understand what it is not. The faculties of memory, reason are limited therefore not the soul. Annamaya kosha allows the ...

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      Karma Management Seminar Part 2

      Karma Management Seminar day 2 given to pilgrims and devotees at the 9th Annual Mahasamadhi Celebration preliminary to the presentation in Malaysia with questions and answers. ...

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      No Guilt, Do Penance, Live Joyously

      Think of heaven and hell as being states of mind, available in the present moment. Live in a heavenly or peaceful, blissful state of mind. The state of mind we're ...

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      Find That Within That Never Changes

      We think of people, the world, as separate from us. Siva sees only a oneness. He doesn't see anything as separate from Him. Human nature, we identify with what changes. ...

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      Power of Affirmation, Part 3; Reincarnation, Part 1

      The Self God is within man. Feel the spiritual force permeating the entirety of your body. All knowing is within oneself. Accept that you are not the body, mind or ...

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      Reincarnation, Part 2

      Reincarnation: After transition and some time on the astral plane, a new physical birth is entered according to the power of desire in the previous life. Be the being of ...

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      Reincarnation, Part 4

      The need is for a physical birth to attain nirvikalpa samadhi, the highest realization of God, the Absolute. We have to transmute, refine the physical instinctive forces to help in ...

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      Reincarnation, Part 3

      "Reincarnation is a refining process, attributing to the evolution of consciousness." Exploring theories of reincarnation from various civilizations. We hold the belief that when prayers are burned in the homa fire, they manifest in the inner worlds. Evolution occurs on ...