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April 30, 2004It's a quiet day at the Aadheenam on the outside. No guests, little wind, monks focused on their work, a cloudy sky, peace everywhere around us. At lunch today the Ekadanta Kulam shared news of their activities. Saravananathaswami has been working on course outlines for sishyas preparing for initiations and...
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April 29, 2004"Hinduism has more sacraments, more sacred rites and ceremonies for its members, than perhaps any other religion in the world. These sacraments include the namakarana samskara, name-giving sacrament; annaprashana, first feeding; karnavedha, ear-piercing; vidyarambha, commencement of learning; vivaha, marriage; and many others." --Gurudeva And today we witness such a sacrament...
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April 25, 2004"The inner light is so beautiful. It is firm, like a plasma. It is sometimes fibrous and full of energy. And yet, it is quiet and full of colors. You begin to see color, and in that realm you can hear color at the same time that you see color....
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April 24, 2004Surprise! "I might surprise you when I say that man's soul is created and not created. True, the soul body of light was created by God Siva Himself. Within this body of light and consciousness exist, without beginning or end, the two perfections of Parasiva and Satchidananda. We find the...
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April 23, 2004A message from an online Master Course student in Panama who reads the daily lessons on her computer: "This makes sense to me. Every day there is something in the readings that speaks to me, that makes me understand myself, my life, my relationships, the world. I found the website,...
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April 22, 2004"The mission is: don't go anyplace. Turn awareness back in on itself and simply be aware that you are aware. Try to penetrate the core of existence. Become conscious of energy within the physical body and the inner bodies, flowing out through the nerve system and drawing forth energy from...
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April 21, 2004"Never have there been so many people living on the planet wondering, "What is the real goal, the final purpose, of life?" However, man is blinded by his ignorance and his concern with the externalities of the world. He is caught, enthralled, bound by karma. The ultimate realizations available are...
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April 20, 2004"Sri Ramakrishna, the great Indian saint, compared the mind's turning inward, seeking to connect itself to God, with the image of a little boy holding on to a rope tied to a post. The little boy swings on the rope and it winds him around and around the post. Then...