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October 30, 2002During this week of Mahasamadhi observances and looking around at every pebble, branch, path of Kauai Aadheenam, we are filled with gratitude for what Gurudeva gave us. This song by Siva Yogaswami seems like it was written just for us. He was of course referring to his Guru and Sri...
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October 27, 2002Gurudeva gives and inspired talk from his seat in the south east corner of the temple. Sadhaka Thondunatha translates into Tamil, Sadhaka Jothinatha into French, and Sadhaka Mahadevan (now Yogi Mahadevan) into Malay. ~~~~~~~~~~ Last day of the Phase: We enter a two day retreat and this TAKA will remain...
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October 26, 2002Gurudeva writes in Merging with Siva: "We are not on this planet to become educated, to get things, to make money, to dress up the physical body, to acquire property, to feed ourselves. We are on this planet for the realization of the Self, for that one thing, to go...
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October 25, 2002"That became One and It became two--who doth know? The Paraparan of five and six forms, doubt not. He loves to dwell in the hearts of the devotees who forever meditate on Him. " Yogaswami: --Natchintanai. 221-222 Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th,...
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October 24, 2002Gurudeva always had the greatest medicine: "Many people are not committed to anything. They take a vow, they take a pledge, but it doesn't mean anything. Even a marriage vow or pledge doesn't mean anything anymore. But that is not religion. That may be secular humanism. That may be existentialism....
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October 23, 2002Gurudeva never went after adulation nor took much stock in devotees to whom he was "just a picture on the wall." What was important was that those who came to him made the commitment to study, to practice, to change themselves. And while he always stressed personal experience beyond words,...
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October 19, 2002"Charya, kriya, yoga and jnana are the sequence of the soul's evolutionary process, much like the natural development of a butterfly from egg to caterpillar, from caterpillar to pupa, and then the final metamorphosis to butterfly. These are four padas, or stages, through which each human soul must pass in...
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October 18, 2002Every month a few days before the full moon retreat the monks shut down their regular duites and have an "ashram sadhana day." When we all get into our work cloths and clean and scrub and take care of neglected areas. It is always fun and uplifting, working together as...