Pancha Ganapati Celebration at Puchong, Malaysia
January 6, 2009We had a wonderful and blessed Pancha Ganapati in the home of Aravindraj and Renu Chandrasekaran on December 25. Here, fellow devotees arrive bright and early in anticipation. We decorated the altar in the living room and tried to make it look a bit like a jungle with banana trees,...
Homa Marks New Phase and Gurudeva's Jayanthi
January 5, 2009Aum Namah Sivaya, Jai Gurudeva! Today is Gurudeva's Jayanthi, the 82nd anniversary of his arrival on this physical plane to guide, inspire and change countless Saivite souls. Gurudeva gave us the most precious thing imaginable: our true identity; the realization that we are one with every single atom in the...
Classic Photos of Gurudeva
January 5, 2009We bring you some classic shots of Gurudeva. This photo was taken in Malaysia in the 1980s by Rohini Kumar. All photos in this section can be downloaded. Just click on any photo! Honoring Yogaswami in Sri Lanka.
Pancha Ganapati in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Day 5
January 5, 2009Yesterday some photos arived of the Pancha Ganapati Festival on 25 December 2008 at the Sithivinayagar Temple, Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, ended on a joyous note. Everyone who attended felt blessed. They found a wonderful religious tradition introduced by Gurudeva and fully appreciated this modern-day Hindu festival. The day...
Glowing in the Inner Worlds
January 2, 2009It's a rainy Sun Six at Kauai Aadheenam. Lord Siva's devas have been very diligent in watering the plants these days. We can hear and feel resounding thunder from here -- how grandiose nature is! It's winter, which means quite warm and pleasant temperatures but lots of water falling from...
What Is on our Screens Today
January 2, 2009In this last month of Hinduism Today's quarterly cycle, the Ganapati kulam is very focused. Kumarswami is working on a special Publisher's Desk from Bodhinatha that will serve as a complete introduction to Hinduism. Senthilnathaswami was dislodged from his desk by our renovation work, but beautifully letting the river of...
A Happy 5110 !
January 1, 2009We follow the sacred Tamil Hindu Calendar. It relates closely to the movements of the Sun and the Moon. For us, the year changes in April and we are actually far ahead -- happy 5110! But for most people, the calendar changed yesterday. May Ganapati, Lord of Obstacles, guide humanity...
The Monastery's New Postulants
January 1, 2009Our monastery has been watching the inner growth of our new monastics with pride. We, more than anyone else, know how challenging, intense and immensely rewarding this path is. This is Sadhaka Tandavanatha. Gurudeva said, in his inimitable way, that "The group helps the individual and the individual helps the...