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"What is Saivism?": A Presentation by Satguru

"What is Saivism?": A Presentation by Satguru

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEoH5m6TrNk During Satguru's time in London, he visited the Shree Ghanapathy Temple in London where he gave a presentation he created entitled, "What is Saivism?" The purpose of the presentation is to clarify Saivism's uniqueness from other Hindu schools of thought, mostly in an effort to have the distinction between...

July 5th Homa

July 5th Homa

After a short retreat, the monks begin their new phase. This will be a six day phase with the Chitra Nakshatra directly following it, meaning a Padapuja to Gudeva on the first day of this retreat. Satguru is still traveling, so Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami again stepped in to oversee this morning's...

Satguru in UK, June 30 Pt. 2: Nagapooshani Ambal Temple

Satguru in UK, June 30 Pt. 2: Nagapooshani Ambal Temple

On the evening of June 30, Satguru attended the Sri Nagapooshani Ambal Temple in Enfield, a borough of London. The head priest, Kamala Sivacariyar, is a friend to Kaua`i Aadheenam and is grateful for the work done here. Photos in this slideshow include current construction of the garbha griha (innermost...

Tour Days Are Packed

Tour Days Are Packed

Summer bring many visitors. Aran Sendan conducted a recent tour on June 18th big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tour-july-18-2016/big/tour-18th.jpg', } ]; _showFullscreen: true, transitionSpeed:150});

Satguru in UK, June 30 Pt. 1: Kew Gardens

Satguru in UK, June 30 Pt. 1: Kew Gardens

This past Thursday, students and devotees took Satguru out for a visit to the spectacular Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in Surrey. The Gardens are spread out over 350 acres, containing some trees over 300 years old. Satguru poses on \"The Hive,\" a remarkable creation which will be explained in later...

The Duggirala Family Visits

The Duggirala Family Visits

We felt fortunate to have the Duggirala family of Memphis, Tennessee, all eight of them, visit our monastery this morning. Here they are (along with other guests of the day) enjoying the sanctified headquarters of our Himalayan Academy publications' Media Studio. They met and chatted with Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and other...

Homeward Bound Pilgrims

Homeward Bound Pilgrims

Kaivalyanathaswami enjoys a good-bye-for-now chat with Luisa Vaca in our Wiliwili Mandapam. She is an enthusiastic registered Master Course student who has just completed a month-long pilgrimage here. Today, she is returning to her home to in Castaic, Southern California. "This has been a tremendous time for us," she said....

Gurudeva's 1970 Audio Master Course Is Back!

Gurudeva's 1970 Audio Master Course Is Back!

Chapter One: The Great Story of Awareness For those who saw this post several weeks ago, and were surprised to see them disappear suddently, we have improved the speed and audio quality and added proper MP3 tags and are now release these as good to go. Gurudeva's 1970 Audio Master...

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