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June 22, 2002Gurudeva in 2000 with Janahan Iyer moments after Janahan performed an elaborate a padapuja in Lancaster, California with 300 Sri Lankan Hindus present. Janahan also came to Kauai to conduct the Mahasamadhi rites for our beloved Gurudeva lat November. LAST DAY OF THE PHASE: This was a short, four-day phase...
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June 21, 2002Yogaswami sang: "Oh Lord, who bides within the hearts of thy servitors Who call on Thee as Our Father, Dear Father! Oh Form of Grace divine, descent! O Bliss that fills the eyes! Take me beneath thy sway, for now is the crucial time." Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya...
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June 20, 2002Blessed Selves, OM Namah Sivaya, With deep grief I came to know about the Mahasamadhi of His Holiness Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswamiji. The world has lost a great spiritual light, the incarnation of a great Rishi, of Love, Light and Wisdom. His Holiness Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswamiji inspired millions of seekers, especially...
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June 19, 2002A devotee on a far continent has been having dreams of Gurudeva and he writes: "The great bliss I feel in these dreams is so powerful and the message Gurudeva always gives me is- THERE IS NO DEATH. There is just a shuffling of atoms. His other clear message was...
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June 16, 2002Gurudeva in his office some years back with a new kitten. Our feline family are important assets to the aadheenam and Gurudeva also used the cats as a "tool" to assign one to a young monk whose duty it would be then to care for the cat for the duration...
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June 15, 2002Yogaswami sang: 'There's no intrinsic evil,' was his greeting As he turned his loving gaze on me. His grace was my initiation, His priceless Feet, my shield. 'Who ever doth know,' was his refrain, Which precious formula he gave me. Endowed with exquistie wisdom is he Whose benevolent Feet are...
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June 14, 2002Yogaswami sang: "Holy Ash and Panchakshara, we want! Vel! Vel!" (Panchakshara means "Five Letters" and refers to the phrase "Namasivaya," "Salutations to Siva". And holy ash and panchakshara were a daily theme for Gurudeva. We know of days on tours when Gurudeva sat for hours and put vibhuti on the...
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June 13, 2002Gurudeva always taught the ancient principle that Sage Patanjali expressed in the Yoga Sutras: "The expression of friendliness, compassion, gladness and equanimity toward anything that is joyful, sorrowful, meritorious or demeritorious, brings peace of mind." Giving is an overt expression of this attitude in daily life and we are thankful...