Siva's mount Kailas in Kopay
July 28, 2021Today we received wonderful news from Kopay Kottam in Sri Lanka. This is the place where Gurudeva established the Shanthi Lingam back in the 80s and where the two Innersearches visited in 2018 and 2019. Here is the letter from Thondunathan that tells the tale. Greetings: A few months ago,...
The Vision of Iraivan Temple
July 27, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami discusses the inception of Iraivan Temple through the mystical visions of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
Guru Purnima 2021
July 26, 2021Jai Kailasa Parampara! Jai Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami! During the full moon, Kauai Aadheenam celebrated Guru Purnima. This annual festival usually takes place on the full moon in July and, as the name suggests, it is a time of showing devotion and appreciation for our teachers. For our monastics and members...
Tirukural - Chapter 46
July 26, 2021Chapter 46: Avoidance of Base Company Verse 454 TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom Verse 451 Men of greatness dread base company,while the low-minded consider them kinsmen. Verse 452 As water changes according to the soil through which it...
Happy Guru Purnima!!!
July 22, 2021“Your two greatest follies are believing you are a human and believing in sequential time” - Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Shum Maps of Meditations - Part 10
July 21, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives part nine of a series of talks which give insight and elaboration into a variety of fascinating concepts revealed in the Shum language of meditation. Here, Satguru gives special attention to the 54 mambashum—important areas of the mind detailed by Shum. Satguru also discusses the seven...
A Father an Son on Pilgrimage
July 20, 2021These past few weeks, the monks have enjoyed the presence of Erasenthiran Poonjolai and his son Naavalan. They've been joining the monks for the morning Siva Puja at 5:30am, attending lunch with the monks and satguru, and have been working alongside the mathavasis in the various kulams. Yesterday, with their...
Tirukural - Chapter 45
July 19, 2021Chapter 45: Gaining Support from the Great Verse 443 TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom Verse 441 If men fathom what it means to have virtuous and wise friends,they will find the means to procure such friendships. Verse 442...