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Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors

Dhiraviam and Pritha from Chicago Rajesh and Kalaivani and family from Seattle and India Rajan and Neeta from Maryland, USA } ]; transitionSpeed:150});

Sun One Homa

Sun One Homa

Today marks the beginning of our lunar phase as we go from a full moon to a half moon. As is their usual pattern, the monks started the phase off with a homa. As many of you know, a flame acts as a window between this and more subtle dimensions...

What Is Your Self-Concept? You Are A Divine Soul

What Is Your Self-Concept? You Are A Divine Soul

Bodhinatha's Latest Upadesha:"Your Self-Concept: You Are A Divine Soul" (April 15,2016) Focus on being a soul, not the body, mind and emotions. When we think of ourselves as a soul we're able to move forward and get closer and closer to Siva. That's the whole idea of Saiva Siddhanta. A...

Recent Guests

Recent Guests

The Sunder family recently visited from California, and their family is growing. Dr. Sundar's older son Anthan with his new bride Sayini are in the middle of the first photo, next to Satguru. Shan Sundar (far right) and his wife Tillaka have known Gurudeva for decades. He is a retired...

A New Calf is Born!

A New Calf is Born!

This morning at about 7AM our Jersey cow Marvelous gave birth to a girl calf. Her nakshatra is Uttarphalguni, and the syllable for her name is TE. We named her Teta which means innocent beauty. Both mother and calf are doing well. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});

The Next Masterpiece Is Born in Loveland, Colorado

The Next Masterpiece Is Born in Loveland, Colorado

Today we received these five photos from Bobby Page in Colorado, a visual celebration of the many hours he and his wife and a team of almost 30 craftsmen and women have spent on the next in our series of silpis building Iraivan Temple. In this case, two silpis are...

Flowers in Siva's Garden

Flowers in Siva's Garden

A monks recently took these photographs of some of the many astounding flowering plants which are coming into bloom in Siva's garden. Enjoy this visual venture! "The flower has a stalk. There always has to be something that sustains you. If everything were perfect, there would be no reason for...

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