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Bodhinatha's Latest Upadesha
March 21, 2016Bodhinatha's Latest Upadeshas:Moksha and the Two Paths March 17, 2016 Moksha's three aspects: fully realizing God, resolving karma, performing dharma well. Two ways to achieve moksha: Go into the forest and do tapas, find a guru, renounce the world, study under Him as a sannyasin. The sannyasin is detached from...
March 2016 News Video
March 21, 2016httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLS1fp9-xXI Our March 2016 video covers events in February 2016, including Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's travels to Texas, Acharya Arumuganathaswami's travels to the Bay Area, the progress on the Iraivan Temple stones soon bound for Kauai and last but not least the monk's continuing education with using their wood-fired oven for...
Mini Mela, Laser Etching and Inventory Work
March 20, 2016Get enthused. No, get excited. Our very own Pilliyar Kulam is reorganizing the Mini Mela inventory by creating boxes with our laser etcher. Well, it is exciting in our world!!! Organization and cleanliness are important on the spiritual path. We need to keep things clean and in order (inside and...
Yogaswami in London
March 20, 2016Enjoy these photos of the recent puja to Yogaswami performed in London. "Everything is in you. You don't want to know. Let God speak in you; otherwise there is no God. He is in you, in me, in everyone." Yogaswami thumb: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yogaswami-london/thumb/yogaswami-london108.jpg' thumb: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yogaswami-london/thumb/yogaswami-london109.jpg' thumb: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yogaswami-london/thumb/yogaswami-london110.jpg' } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Celebrating Yogaswami's Mahasamadhi
March 19, 2016Today we celebrate Paramaguru Siva Yogaswami. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, his monastics and local members all gathered in the Guru Pitam this morning for a short puja to Yogaswami's corner shrine. His 108 names were chanted and Natchintanai were sung. Following the puja everyone sat for meditation. Jai Sivaguru Yogaswami! Om...
The Tale of Two Pujas
March 18, 2016We have a short slideshow for everyone today. Recently some pilgrims came to worship, and worship they did. The Naramada lingam is a serene spot to perform abhishekam as Gurudeva watches over you. Some monks captured the aftermath of the ceremony. Murugan follows with his own glory as we see...
Quote of the Day
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