Religion

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      On Religion's Role in Public Policy-making

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami of Kauai's Hindu Monastery answers the third 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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      Gurudeva at the Parliament of World's Religions, 1993

      Gurudeva speaks at the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago, in 1993, where a hundred years earlier Swami Vivekanada entranced the audience with the wisdom of Hinduism. How bold, how ...

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      When Kids Embrace Hinduism - Publisher's Desk

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the April/May/June 2011 issue of Hinduism Today magazine. "For best results in passing on your faith, present concepts as life-enhancing tools rather than life-restricting rules." In this video, we address two big ideas: that everything affects our consciousness and ...

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      God, Soul and World - What Is Hinduism? Pilot

      This pilot episode of our new educational video series is based on Chapter Three of the book "What Is Hinduism?" by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine and is inspired by the ...

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      The Impact of R-1 Religious Worker Visa Changes Part 2

      Part 2 of 2: A presentation by Sannyasin Arumugaswami, Managing Editor of Hinduism Today, about the negative effects the proposed changes of the R-1 Visa would bring on America's Hindu ...

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      An Invasion through Conversion Part 2

      Part 2 of 2: A video by the Dharma Raksha Samiti, Bangalore, presented here with their permission, to broaden awareness of the problem of conversion of Hindus to Christianity by ...

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      Religion and the Media Part 3

      Part 3 of 3: Presentation analyzing religions, specifically Hinduism, and their presence in the media, as well as cogent suggestions of what Hindus can do to improve their community's relationship ...

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      Religion and the Media Part 2

      Part 2 of 3: Presentation analyzing religions, specifically Hinduism, and their presence in the media, as well as cogent suggestions of what Hindus can do to improve their community's relationship ...

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      Proselytization and Religious Freedom Part 2

      Part 2 of 2: Presentation given by Sannyasin Arumugaswami, Managing Editor of Hinduism Today, at World's Religions After September 11: A Global Congress, held Sep 15, 2006, in Montreal, Canada, ...

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      Bodhinatha's June 2013 Mid-West Trip Part 1

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami was invited to Minneapolis for a first visit to the Hindu Temple of Minnesota. For the occasion, the temple created a special event on June 14th and ...

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      The History of Hindu India, From Ancient Times

      The History of Hindu India (Part One) was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine in collaboration with Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus of History, California State University Northridge. ...

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      January 2015 News Video

      Our January 2015 news video covers events in December 2014, including: progress on carving the Iraivan Temple perimeter wall and the arrival of the avudaiyar, or base, for the Sivalingam, ...

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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: 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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      Where Am I Going? What Is My Path?

      The soul body plus the essence of the soul, Parashakti and Parasiva, together equals the totality of the soul. The essence of the soul is being Siva and the soul ...

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      Is Hinduism a Religion or a Way of Life?

      "Hinduism is recognized as the most compassionate, mystical and enlightened faith on the planet." Is India's ancient faith Hinduism a religion or a way of life? All religions are ways of life but there are ways of life that don't involve God and ...

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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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      Bodhinatha's Upadesha on Mahasivaratri 2010

      Is Mahashivaratri the marriage of Siva and Shakti? In one of his deepest talks, Bodhinatha gives a crystal clear explanation of a highly mystical topic. ...

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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 5/5)

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 issue. Part 5 is entitled Hinduism in Practice. Bodhinatha outlines the three main ...

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      The Impact of R-1 Religious Worker Visa Changes Part 1

      Part 1 of 2: A presentation by Sannyasin Arumugaswami, Managing Editor of Hinduism Today, about the negative effects the proposed changes of the R-1 Visa would bring on America's Hindu ...

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      Religion and the Media Part 1

      Part 1 of 3: Presentation analyzing religions, specifically Hinduism, and their presence in the media, as well as cogent suggestions of what Hindus can do to improve their community's relationship ...

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      Proselytization and Religious Freedom Part 1

      Part 1 of 2: Presentation given by Sannyasin Arumugaswami, Managing Editor of Hinduism Today, at World's Religions After September 11: A Global Congress, held Sep 15, 2006, in Montreal, Canada, ...

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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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      God of Fear/God of Love - Publisher's Desk

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Jul/Aug/Sep 2013 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "Love is the basis of worship in all Hindu denominations, expressed through bhakti yoga toward one's chosen Deity." Bodhinatha clarifies that Hinduism is a joyous religion characterised by an outpouring of love ...

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      2014 Midland Interfaith Event Video

      On February 19, 2014, one Hindu, one Jew and three Christians sat together to answer questions submitted by the moderator and the local community before an audience of mixed faiths ...

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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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      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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      Karma is not destiny

      If the manifestation of karma is inevitable, why do parents need to discipline their children at all? If something is in the child's karma and it's going to manifest inevitably, ...

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      Megatrends

      The Pittsburgh Venkateshvara temple is having an event on "Hinduism Past, Present and Future" in a few months. I have been asked to come and speak to the group. The title of my talk, ...

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      Need for Religion Part 1

      Gurudeva said there is a need for religion. Gurudeva at first just taught meditation, but then later he started teaching devotion and had everyone building temples. Gurudeva realized his devotees ...

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      Need for Religion Part 2

      Gurudeva said there is a need for religion. Gurudeva at first just taught meditation, but then later he started teaching devotion and had everyone building temples. Gurudeva realized his devotees ...

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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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      Malaysia Youth Seminar

      The first one-day Master Course youth seminar has been held by Sivaneswaran and Aravidraj in Malaysia. These two young men came to Kauai last year on a Task Force program ...

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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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      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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      Como Volverse Hind

      Un manual que hace historia, que incluye un estudio interreligioso, lista de nombres y con ancdotas de occidentales que entraron en el Hinduismo y de Hindes que profundizaron en su ...

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      Hinduism: The Greatest Religion in the World

      Hinduisms venerable age has seasoned it to maturity. It is the only religion, to my knowledge, which is not founded in a single historic event or prophet, but which itself ...

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      Experiential Faith

      Bodhinatha compares faith based on belief with the faith that comes from one's personal experience of God. Three stages in the development of faith are presented and Bodhinatha then gives ...

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      Malaysia Conference Part 2

      Bodhinatha continues his talk about unethical and ethical religious conversion and cites a number of very useful quotes from Gurudeva's recent book, How to Become a Hindu. Gurudeva encourages religious ...

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      Strengthening Hinduism in Your Community

      Bodhinatha delivers a wonderful talk which he will be giving at the Hindu Renaissance 2, the second rally on Hindu Rennaisance organized by the Malaysian Hindu Sangam. Gurudeva encouraged Hindus ...

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      The Importance of Knowing Thy Self

      Finding our spiritual identity, "Knowing Thy Self," is not a concept at the forefront of the world's mind. With knowledge so readily available, people fill themselves up with knowledge about so many ...

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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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      Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru Part 6

      Part 6 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru and his task of helping us improve our behavior, Bodhinatha talks about the ...

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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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      Who Are the Devas?

      Religion is the working together of the beings in the three worlds. The first way we actually experience something of a divine nature, the power and energy in a temple, ...

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      Harnessing Reaction; Live in the Box of Dharma

      Responding and handling karma when feeling mistreated. The goal: insight into our self, get into a more refined cycle of life. Harness instinctive and intellectual reaction and forgive, karma's totally ...

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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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      Meditation Empowers the Mind with Restraint and Intuition

      Superconsciousness is always there within us. A simple key to contacting it is relaxation. Step back, become internalized. Meditation requires retraining the way we think. The mind is used to ...

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      Staying in Tune with Superconsciousness

      By having a strong habit of a daily religious practice we don't lose contact with with superconscious by the demands of the external. Saying and believing, "I'm all right right now," influences the flow ...

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      The History of Hindu India, 1850 to 1947

      The History of Hindu India (Part Four) was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine in collaboration with Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus of History, California State University Northridge. ...

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      The History of Hindu India, 1947 to Present

      The History of Hindu India (Part Four) was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine in collaboration with Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus of History, California State University Northridge. ...

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      AIDS - A Hindu View

      Today the topic is AIDS as related by Acharya Palaniswami who just returned from an Aids and Religion conference put on by the Ford Foundation. Gurudeva speaks about softening of ...

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      Monastic Order - Religion of the Now

      Bodhinatha shared with visitors in the temple an overview by Gurudeva of the monastic order and its mission. He also spoke of how Hinduism is more centered in the now ...

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      What is the New Age?

      Today Gurudeva talks about the New Age and how he responded to a group of Japanese visitors to the aadheenam when they asked, "What is the New Age?" He explained how many of those ...

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      Tradition, Adaption for Modern Life, Karma Yoga

      God comes when you chant in Sanskrit, the language of invocation; English wouldn't work. Hinduism needs to change tradition to keep up with the times. Do karma yoga to help ...

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      What Makes a Religion

      Gurudeva explains that tradition and religious ceremonies build up a religion. ...

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      2019 Thai Pusam Abhishekam

      Kauai Aadheenam's 2019 Thai Pusam abhishekam held in Kadavul Temple. ...

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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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      The Mind of Light

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 8. Aura, awareness, thought forms, astral body, astral plane. Defining superconsciousness. How to know superconsciousness? Reincarnation. Defining awareness. Study Guide: Allow yourself to absorb the teachings ...

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      Sacrifice and Renunciation, the First Step to Religion,

      Gurudeva defines the several components of religion and explains the dynamic nature of Hinduism and our traditions guiding us into a sublime, secure and healthy future. ...

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      Sacrifice and Renunciation, the First Step to Religion

      Gurudeva tells us the next steps to take. The soul of the individual moving forward stems from sacrafice. Souls gather together. Gurudeva tells us about the magic of religion, the ...

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      Heaven and Hell; Keeping Good Company

      A cyberspace devotee from Trinidad asks if there is a heaven and a hell. Gurudeva explains that heaven and hell can be translated into the higher nature and the lower ...

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      Talking about Religion

      Gurudeva asks "What if there were no priests in your temple?" Gurudeva tells us to keep the priests happy and the vibrations in the temple will come up. Sanskrit awakens religion within us. Supreme Energy comes through the ...

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      Sanskrit for Invocation of the Gods

      Gurudeva tells us the importance of Sanskrit in the temple. The Priest is talking to and invoking God and Gods. Destruction of religion and darshan, attraction of asuras, takes place ...

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      East and West

      Sometimes our questions to Gurudeva stimulate a response that is not what we expected. That may be the case with today's question from cyberspace, which asks, "Why were all the major religions born in the middle east?" Gurudeva answers that ...

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      Culture of Religion, Part 1 (with Tamil)

      Hear now part 1 of an insightful talk by Today's Cybertalk: Hear now part 1 of an insightful talk by Gurudeva on the Culture of Religion as it compares to ...

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      Culture of Religion, Part 2 (with Tamil)

      It's about the relationship of Are you a part of nature, or apart from nature? Hear Gurudeva explain the difference in part 2 of his talk on the Culture of ...

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      Culture of Religion, Part 3 (with Tamil)

      Gurudeva continues to explain the Culture of Religion. In part 3 of this talk, hear how all culture in the world has come out of religion, and especially the highest ...

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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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      Why so Many isms?

      Why are there so many "isms?" Why, if there are so many enlightened people, do they each have their own version of the Eternal Truth? Gurudeva explains that he and ...

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      Hinduism In a Nutshell

      siva: Recent Google search on What is Hinduism yielded some 223,000 answers. Many are from outsiders offering their best take; many are from antagonists taking their best shot. Too few ...

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      Listen in for a colorful talk

      Gurudeva responds to a question today about the use of art in religion. Just how important is art? Gurudeva also adds some news about the art projects he has begun ...

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      The West's Role in Religious Resurgence

      We continue our series of Gurudeva's answers to questions posed by the editor of Jain Spirit magazine in England. Today Gurudeva focuses upon his views on the working together of ...

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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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      What Makes a Religion

      Gurudeva explains that tradition and religious ceremonies build up a religion. ...

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      Memories in Color and Black and White

      Today we share another portion of one of Gurudeva's inspired talks in Kadavul temple after the morning homa ceremony. First Gurudeva tells about the book "How to Become a Hindu" and how you can ...

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      Chaperone Yourselves; A Study in School Success

      A young lady asks Gurudeva how to go on after some "past mistakes" in her relationships with men. Gurudeva suggests that she and her female friends chaperone each other and take ...

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      A Karma Poem; Saiva Siddhanta Church Activities

      Today Gurudeva first reads a statement about karma from the Winner's Camp program. The word "karma" is not used, but you know it is karma they are talking about. Then ...

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      One Religion in the Home

      An e-devotee from Malaysia asks about marrying a man of another religion. If she does, what religion should she follow? Gurudeva says that tradition tells that she should follow the ...

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      What Is Religion?

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson four of the Himalayan Academy publication ...

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      Church and State

      Today we offer part of an impromptu talk by Gurudeva in which he discusses the issues of separation of Church and State in the context of the upcoming "Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders" to ...

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      Not Bound by Birth

      Does our physical and social place of birth indicate the spiritual path that we were "destined" to follow? Gurudeva addresses this question today for an e-devotee in Delaware. His advice, ...

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      Wisdom from Gurudeva on His 1994 Jayanti

      As part of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's 1994 Jayanti celebration he gave this upadesha in Kadavul Temple, sitting in the same space where his guru shrine resides today. ...

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      Dancing with Siva Audiobook

      A richly illustrated sourcebook of Indian spirituality in question-and-answer form, exploring how to know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, in everyone. Read by Ansh Rajput ...