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The Superconscious Mind - Part Four

The Superconscious Mind - Part Four

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Åšivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Åšiva. "When the superconscious forces diminish, the subsuperconscious mind, in effect, recedes from the actual consciousness of...

Evolution of a Work of Art

Evolution of a Work of Art

Today we take you behind the scenes to glimpse the process of creating art for our books. We show Art #3 (there are 10 in this series) which is a canvas showing biographical milestones in the saint's life. The middle part of Tayumanavar's life is summarized here in four scenes....

New Siddhidata Kulam Building Downstairs Painting

New Siddhidata Kulam Building Downstairs Painting

Completing another stage of construction on the new maintenance/office/storage building, the team spent a few days painting the sheetrock walls of several downstairs storage rooms. Some of these rooms will be dehumidified for storing sensitive material. } ];

San Marga Path Paving Update

San Marga Path Paving Update

With lots of dry weather perfect for outdoor construction projects, much progress is being made with laying down rock and gravel on the San Marga entrance path to Iraivan Temple. Working backwards from the river, employee Dennis has completed up to and around Muruga Hill. Employee Doug laid down this...

Hinduism Today.....in Russian

Hinduism Today.....in Russian

Today the Rudraksha edition of our magazine arrived from Moscow. Each issue the team there translates the articles, ports the text to our InDesign layout, adds local ads and sometimes a fresh article, the prints and distributes in Russia. An amazing beacon of light in the nation's difficult times. This...

Happy 81st Jayanti!

Happy 81st Jayanti!

Jai Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami!!!Today we celebrate Satguru's 81st Jayanti. This evening the monks have prepared a special meal for him and will sit together to enjoy his darshan (followed by cake and ice cream, of course!). Please add your birthday wishes to the comments. We'll make sure he sees them....

Forest Path

Forest Path

A new path has been built leading from Hanuman's Mountain into the Rudraksha Forest. It is six feet wide and 200 feet long, to be planted with grass in the weeks ahead. Now visitors can enjoy the sacred forest without tripping on roots. The path leads to San Marga, where...

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