Planning

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      Overcoming Disappointment

      Overcoming disappointment - An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha at Kadavul temple on June 17 2011 Discouragement, depression and despair are obstacles to all human endeavours. The goal of a seeker ...

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      Planning and Choosing Goals (an upadesha by Bodhinatha)

      An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha at Kadavul Temple on April 26, 2011. Part 1 There are three distinctive features of our calendar called Ritaus and there is a season for ...

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      Explaining Willpower: A Bodhinatha Upadesha

      Bodhinatha shares his insights on using willpower to succeed in meditation. Willpower is defined as the strength to carry our one's decisions or plans. Willpower has to be cultivated. There ...

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      Persistence and Push (Planning, part III)

      An upadesha by Bodhinatha: May 19, 2011 Bodhinatha explains how to perfect an enterprise or task with deliberate thoughtfulness. It entails having a clear purpose,wise plan, persistence and giving the ...

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      The Need for a Wise Plan (an Upadesha by Bodhinatha)

      An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha on May 12 2011 This is a continuation of Bodhinatha's talk on planning. There are three seasons in the Hindu calendar. The first season is ...

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      Willpower and Concentration (An upadesha by Bodhinatha)

      An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha on March 14 2011 Bodhinatha explains the relationship between our inner and outer life. Continuity of efforts made in both our inner and outer life ...

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      How Do We Prepare for Death?

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 34 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining how Hindus prepare themselves for death. Bodhinatha explains that the soul never dies; only the physical ...

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      Nartana Ritau

      Saiva Dharma Shastras talks about the Nartana Ritau and says it is a period of creation. It's key word is planning, it's teaching is Dancing with Siva. We should update ...

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      Creating a Family Plan Part 1

      Nartana ritau, the season from mid-April to mid-August, is the season for planning. Gurudeva put emphasis on the three seasons, as he liked variety, and Bodhinatha tells us all about ...

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      Creating a Family Plan Part 2

      How do we develop goals as part of our plans? Bodhinatha answers this question in part two of his talk on planning. He gives many sample goals and hopes that ...

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      Aging Gracefully

      Secrets from India on Soaring Spiritually through Your Precious Senior Years on Planet Earth ...

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      A Personal Plan - Part 1

      Having an up-to-date personal plan is quite helpful for our spiritual life. It helps us follow a balanced approach to living and provides specific goals in the various departments of ...

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      A Personal Plan - Part 2

      Continuing his talk on having personal plans, Bodhinatha invites participants to list four activities each in the five areas of a plan, namely - spiritual, social, cultural, economic and educational. ...

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      Resolving Difficult Situations - A Sadhana for the Jivana Ritau

      The talk begins with an overview of the sadhanas for the Jivana Ritau, the second of the three seasons. This is a natural time for action and implementation follwoing the ...

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      Hindu Temple of Atlanta, diversity, Nartana Ritau

      Bodhinatha reviews last year's visit to the Siva Temple of Atlanta and preparation for this year's visit, He presents the topics of solidarity and diversity then quotes from scriptures and ...

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      Travel, Personal planning-Nartana ritau

      Bodhinatha gives a short talk about travel, dreams and realization. He then elucidates on developing of a personal plan, which encompasses the five-fold division of life; Spiritual, Social, Cultural, Economic, ...

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      Moksha Ritau

      Bodhinatha gives a talk on the Moksha Ritau, the cool season and the third of three seasons or ritaus in the calendar given by Gurudeva. Moksha means release from the ...

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      Karma Management Day 4, Part 2

      2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 4, Part 2 Bodhinatha gives us two final correct concepts about karma, that we are creating our future in the present and that the ultimate future ...

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      State of the Church 2007

      Planning for the future. Shum Mamsani booklet in progress includes: Story of Shum language, states of awareness, meditations, alphabet, colors. 12 related classes during Innersearch 2008. "Saivite Hindu Religion" Book 4 published ...

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      Nartana Ritau - A Season For Planning

      Bodhinatha describes Nartana Ritau, one of three seasons as created by Gurudeva. Each season corresponds to a book of the Master Course Trilogy. Nartana Ritau-Dancing with Siva-philosophy, begins on the ...

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      Darshan Goes Both Ways

      Reading from Gurudeva's upadesha on darshan, Bodhinatha delves into Gurudeva's special insights on the spiritual darshan of the guru. The concept of darshan goes beyond the devotee's seeing of the ...

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      Don't Get Stuck in the Mud

      One reaction many face in life is the feeling of being unworthy and wanting to give up in our spiritual efforts. This feeling of despair can make a person feel ...

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      Willpower

      Avoid jumping from one thing to the next. Have a plan for the week. Create a structure. Challenge, strengthen willpower. Willpower can be wrongly used. "With love in the will, the spirit is free." ...

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      Yama 6 - Dhriti, Steadfastness

      Yama number 6 - dhriti, steadfastness. Willpower has to be used to be steadfast. Overcoming fear, and perseverance, are steadfastness. Gurudeva said, "consistency is the key to the conquest of karma." Dhriti is also important to progressing on ...

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      Niyama 2 - Santosha, Contentment

      Bodhinatha speaks on santosha, contentment. This niyama is about being content and happy on the inside of ourselves no matter what happens on the outside. Unfulfilled desires keep us from ...

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      Stay in the Now, Create Your Future

      Bisi in Shum: ["I am aware of the unreality of time and the eternity of the moment."] To quiet the mind for meditation hold your mind no more than 4.5 ...

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      Life Planning, Part 1, Set Clear Goals

      Nartana Ritau is a natural time for planning. Having goals for our lives. Spiritual, social, cultural, economic, educational and physiological goals. Questions to reflect upon to make sure our purpose ...

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      Life Planning, Part 2. Success Depends on a Wise Plan

      A wise plan includes learning about the field and consultation with experienced others. Start the activity out with prayer, religious blessings and on an auspicious day. Send your precise plan, ...

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      Life Planning, Part 3, Persistance and Push

      Planning ahead in the various departments of life. Lack of persistence happens all the time. Changeableness is reconsidering the plan without any new information. The larger a project the more ...

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      Story of the Pleiades

      Gurudeva describes the wonderful day after his birthday, with cultural events, and his talk with the six young men from Mauritius and Malaysia who are today having their upanayana in ...

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      A Plan for Planning Ahead

      Today Gurudeva gives a complex though short talk beginning with the concept of how to plan ahead. This requires, Gurudeva explains, the ability to look into the future, which in ...

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      Conquering Fear

      Today Gurudeva again addresses the subject of fear, how to conquer fear with a positive plan. He suggests you write out your mission in life, first by stating that, "I am an important person," ...

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      Explaining Willpower

      Meditate well by controling thoughts, directing awareness. Will refers to the strength and ability to carry out decisions and plans. Two keys to strengthen willpower. The nature of willpower is ...

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      Attending Your Innerversity - Part 2

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple. This week he continues on the subject of awareness, as found in the teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Satguru also discusses ...

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      Now Is a Good Time to Update Your Plans

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents his July/August/September, 2021, Publishers Desk Editorial from Hinduism Today Magazine. The restrictions imposed by the pandemic can give us time to plan and manifest a positive ...