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Iraivan's Entry Steps Take Shape!

Iraivan's Entry Steps Take Shape!

At Iraivan Temple the siplis have nearly completed the installation of the first four stone steps that comprise the temple's main entrance. These slabs are fit over the existing stair-shaped foundation. They are then carved along the joints to make them relatively seamless. As you can see, the steps are...

The Patterns of Plants

The Patterns of Plants

Musings from Siva's Garden \"The Hindu knows that we will have as many opportunities as needed to refine and evolve our nature\" \"a thousand lives or more if needed.\" \"We dont have to think that we only have a single chance, a one life in which everything must be accomplished...

Awareness and Consciousness

Awareness and Consciousness

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 34 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book "Merging with Siva," discussing the subtle differences between awareness and conscious.

Extraordinary Sketches of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami - Part 1

Extraordinary Sketches of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami - Part 1

Natalie Levin, of Tucson, Arizona (yes the same Natalie who sculpted the bronze Sadasiva murti that sits in the Aadheenam Sacred Garden), spent the last couple of winter months making extraordinary sketches of our Gurudeva. She wanted to give expression to his profundity, his clarity, his various moods, the richness...

Another New History Song - The British Raj

Another New History Song - The British Raj

"The British Raj" is the eleventh song in Hinduism Today's History of Hindu India Music Video series. This is a song for children intended to complement the fourth of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, "Hindu India: 1850 to 1947." The documentaries and songs neatly supplement the study of...

The Story of Awareness

The Story of Awareness

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. Here he reads from chapter five of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book "Merging with Siva."

Swami Vivekananda Music Video

Swami Vivekananda Music Video

History Music Video Part Four, Song One "Swami Vivekananda" is the tenth song in Hinduism Today's History of Hindu India Music Video series. It is a song for children intended to complement the fourth of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, "Hindu India: 1850 to 1947." The documentaries and...

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