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August 22, 2003"You can't work at correcting something. You either do it or you don't do it. You don't work at not falling off a cliff, a big precipice that drops off a hundred feet. You just don't step forward; that's what you don't do! When you come to the point where...
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August 21, 2003"To give up one's own personal desires is the first desire to perpetuate. Then to help others to fulfill their highest aspirations is the next challenge. Then to seek for ultimate attainment and fulfill that lingering desire takes a tremendous will. Then to lay a foundation for the betterment of...
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August 18, 2003Gurudeva describes the Sivaloka: "The causal plane is the world of light and blessedness, the highest of heavenly regions, extolled in the scriptures of all faiths. It is the foundation of existence, the source of visions, the point of conception, the apex of creation. The causal plane is the abode...
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August 17, 2003We begin the Jivana Ritau with these excerpts from the Saiva Dharma Shastras. Gurudeva blessed us with a marvelous tapestry of sadhana and activities to enrich our lives through each year: 117 The Second Season: Jivana Ritau During Jivana Ritau, the rainy season, from mid-August to mid-December, Living with Siva:...
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August 16, 2003Gurudeva blessing the Iraivan capstone when it first arrived at the monastery in June of 2000. It's an auspicious day today as the capstone made another move, this time out to the temple site. Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th, 2001Click to read...
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August 15, 2003Sadhu Paksha Last Day "Good evening! It is wonderful to be in Mauritius and see how strong Saivism is here. You have the advantage, not enjoyed in countries like Sri Lanka and Malaysia, that Hindus form the majority of the population of this beautiful island nation. This makes it possible...
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August 14, 2003Sadhu Paksha Day Twelve We have just completed a wonderful three-day retreat and everyone is back on the job here at Kauai Aadheenam. Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th, 2001Click to read for Details. We are pleased to announce the web release of...
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August 10, 2003Sadhu Paksha, Day Eight Today was the auspicious day of the commencement of the Iraivan Temple Vimanam. Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th, 2001Click to read for Details. We are pleased to announce the web release of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's monumental work on...