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Photos of the Mauritius Spiritual Park

Photos of the Mauritius Spiritual Park

Jai Pancha Mukha Ganapati! Mauritius SSC members share some photos of the Spiritual Park with us, showing some of the new work done on the recently constructed Mandapams and coordinating future projects and ideas. Aum Namah Sivaya. A past aerial photo showing the Spiritual Park at Pointe des Lascars A...

Tirukural - Chapter 5

Tirukural - Chapter 5

Section II: The Way of The Householder Chapter 5: Family Life Verse 47Striving towards liberation in family life, different stages of life are shown: Namakarana samskara, childbirth, marriage, old age and Pranava Upadesha. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom...

The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Fifth Dimension Part 3

The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Fifth Dimension Part 3

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with part three of his explanation about the fifth dimension, the mind of light.

Hinduism Today's Latest History Music Video Published

Hinduism Today's Latest History Music Video Published

India's Popular Impact TodayToday we present the fifteenth and last song in Hinduism Today's History of Hindu India Music Video series. It is a song for children intended to complement the fifth chapter of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, "21st Century India." The documentaries and songs neatly supplement...

Words of Appreciation

Words of Appreciation

Words of appreciation from an anonymous devotee: Jai Ganesh, Jai Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Jai Gurudev Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Jai to all our dearly loved and cherished monks of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery, Jai to all the silpis and their families, Jai to all our ideal grihastins. Thank you to all for the seen...

Kadaitswamis Guru Puja at Mandaitheevu

Kadaitswamis Guru Puja at Mandaitheevu

Rishi Thondunathan writes to us from Sri Lanka: "When Kadaitswami arrived in Sri Lanka from India, he lived in a little hut on a small island called Mandaitheevu, off the coast of the Jaffna peninsula. He would regularly travel back and forth from Mandaitheevu to Jaffna. After Kadaitswami's Mahasamadhi, devotees...

Pillaiyar Kulam Office Construction Update

Pillaiyar Kulam Office Construction Update

Today we bring you an update of the progress on our Pillaiyar Kulam Office construction. As you can see, from the outside, this front addition is looking to be far along. This space will serve us as an upgrade to what is currently a large shipping container. The container is...

Tirukural - Chapter 4

Tirukural - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Asserting Virtue's Power Verse 31There are different virtues as we age from youth to adulthood to advanced age. The elderly woman is surrounded by family, the fruits of her virtuous life. Two devas shower flower petals from above to bless her virtue. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can...

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