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October 12, 2001Gurudeva talks about the evolution of the soul in Merging with Siva: "If you would like to know how it came along, for instance if you had ninety lives on this planet, each life the body of light matured one year. So your body of light would be ninety years...
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October 11, 2001
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September 30, 2001Gurudeva spoke to the monks today about candidates for monastic life and the inner attitudes that must be there. Primary is that the original intent of someone entering the monastery must be to realize the Self. If the intent is to do something, to help with this part of the...
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September 29, 2001Dr. and Mrs. Bhagawandas P. Lathi came to Kauai Aadheenam today to visit Gurudeva and see the editorial offices of Hinduism Today. They came with their two grandsons, Rajesh and Arjun, while their son and daughter-in-law went on a tour of the island. They are lifetime subscribers and avid supporters...
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September 28, 2001Gurudeva signs books for guests today. In his daily talks to the monks much wisdom is given. Today he spoke about the difference between studying and doing various practices without much thought versus having a thorough philosophical background and actually putting the philosophy into practice in one's life. One could,...
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September 27, 2001Daily after our meditation we have the blessing to have Gurudeva speak to the whole monastery and answer questions. We also chant Shum and Gurudeva gives guidance for our daily lives. "Simplify" has been a current theme, something all of us can do, to free up "mental real-estate" for spiritual...
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September 26, 2001Gurudeva spoke to the monks today about people who are on the path. If they have problems, they are wise enough to take his teachings and put them to work to solve those problems. This is a key principle in spiritual life. Gurudeva has given us many tools. The question...
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September 25, 2001A wonderful Hindu couple from Kashmir came to visit today. Bhushan and Vijiya Bhan are on a tour of the Hawaiian islands and mainland US. They live in Lucknow, near New Delhi. They formerly lived in Kashmir, not far from the famous Amarnath ice lingam cave shrine. No Audio Today...