April 2021 Chitra Puja
April 30, 2021Jai Gurudeva! At the end of the previous lunar phase, our monks enjoyed their monthly puja and abhishekam to Gurudeva during the Chitra nakshatra. Our annual Mahasamadhi celebrations to Gurudeva take place close to when the nakshatra coincides with the new moon, making for a quiet and mystical observance. This...
Awareness Wandering in Meditation
April 29, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha, discussing the focus of awareness during meditations and the practice of samyama. Samyama is a continuous meditation on a single concept to gain revelation on a particular subject or area of consciousness. Cognizantability defines it as focusing the mind on three facts or...
Tirukural - Chapter 33
April 26, 2021Chapter 33: Avoidance of Killing Verse 322Children sit at home for a meal, sharing the food. Behind them, their mother is feeding a poor man who has come to the door. Her husband is caring for and feeding the cows. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text,...
Happy Hanuman Jayanti!
April 25, 2021This upcoming full moon is Lord Hanuman's Jayanti. A wonderful time to inwardly connect with this powerful God of Service and Devotion. Aum Anjaneyaya Namah Swinging through the trees is my delight. Romping in the leaves is my instinctive mind. As you play in the force fields of your emotions,...
Iraivan Temple's Lava Rock Wall Completed!
April 24, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya Today we celebrate the completion of the stone laying for Iraivan Temple's lava rock wall! Jai! There are still a few finishing touches, primarily the of staining grout joints, but the main wall structure is finished. Umut and his team have set the last stone, relocated the...
From the Archives - The Aftermath of Self Realization
April 23, 2021A 2003 upadesha by Satguru Bodhinatha Velyanswami in which he discusses the aftermath of Self Realization. Go here for the full transcript: The Aftermath of Self Realization
Wonderful Words of Wisdom
April 23, 2021\"Meditation can be sustained only if one lives a wholesome life, free from emotional entanglements and adharmic deeds.\" Gurudeva \"I am with you always. You are God. God is with you.\" Yogaswami \"When the Creator dances, the worlds He created dance. To the measure that He dances in our knowledge,...
Shum Maps of Meditations - Part 4
April 21, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives part four 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. You can get started with...