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Ardra Darshanam 2020

Ardra Darshanam 2020

Aum Namah Sivaya Several days ago the aadheenam celebrated Ardra Darshanam. While we can't take photos of the abhishekam to Lord Nataraja, we can show you photos from the early morning Siva homa that takes place before-hand. The homa invokes God's energies within the main kumbha which is then poured...

The Life of Your Life

The Life of Your Life

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s book “Living With Siva,” chapter 274, discussing the importance of non-violence. One of the foundations for living a spiritual life. He continues on to discuss the divine energy within all things, which when recognized, creates a reverence for all life.

Preparing for Ardra Darshanam

Preparing for Ardra Darshanam

Aum Namah Sivaya Tomorrow morning the Aadheenam celebrates Ardra Darshanam with a Homa and an elaborate abhishekam for Lord Nataraja in Kadavul Temple. Offerings for the abhishekam are being prepared and the Temple is being decorated. Monks from the Siddhidatta Kulam, along with Yajatadeva, spent an afternoon juicing citrus, hand-picked...

Lava Rock Wall Update - January 7th

Lava Rock Wall Update - January 7th

Aum Namah Sivaya After testing several configurations of lava rock the wall test-section is now moving forward with a simple but elegant sloped design. This spot on the foundation gives us a sample of how both an inner and an outer corner will look in the final wall. Our professional...

A Work of Art for Gurudeva's Jayanti

A Work of Art for Gurudeva's Jayanti

Jai Gurudeva! Yesterday would have been Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's 93rd Jayanti. To celebrate the occasion, Natalie Levin sketched for us this wonderful portrait of Gurudeva. Aum Namah Sivaya. "To transcend the mind and reach the ultimate goal, seekers need the guidance of a satguru, an enlightened master who has followed the...

Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World

Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World

With the release of the Jan/Feb/Mar 2020 Hinduism Today, also comes the Educational Insight Section as a separate booklet. Here is Gurudeva's fabulous talk, first given in 1973, Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World it is still relevant in 2020 and on. You get can the Kindle, Epub or...

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