Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha in India, Part Three
June 15, 2023On this India pilgrimage the monks are being guided through the locations by our sishyas Thuraisingam and his wife Swapna. After Tiruvanaikovil Jambukeswarar, our monks visited the Uchi Pillaiyar temple, a great walk up steep stairs. Beforehand, at the base, they visited Thayumanavar Temple which has a massive Sivalingam. The...
Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha in India, Part Two
June 14, 2023Arriving in Kumbhakonam, they first visited Dharasuram Airavatesvara Temple, another ancient Chola Siva temple. It feels like a tourist attraction at the moment. Next they met with Muruga Sthapati to plan for making a swarnabandanam, gold band, to be placed around the base of the Iraivan Temple Mahalingeswara crystal Sivalinga...
Pilgrims' Path
June 13, 2023Some days back we officially began the construction of a new and improved Pilgrims' Path along San Marga. It will be a major upgrade to the visitor experience. The yellow line in the image above is the path of the path. Following his 1975 visions of God Siva, Gurudeva created...
The Subconscious Mind Part 3
June 12, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone...
Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha in India, Part One
June 9, 2023After the first stop in Singapore, Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha flew to Chennai to have some meetings and visit the Kalikambal temple run by the sons of the late Sambamurthy Sivacharya, then started to make their way to Chidambaram Longtime Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas in Chennai, Tiru and Tirumati Nellaiappan...
Satguru's Recent Visit to Singapore & Malaysia
June 9, 2023It's been two or three years since Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas and well-wishers in Singapore and Malaysia could visit with Satguru, so that was nearly the sole focus of his recent week spent there, minus one day due to a flight cancellation from Honolulu. Malaysia was the first stop, with...
Mahalingeshvara
June 7, 2023This is the story of the remarkable crystal Sivalingam now fully present and aware in Iraivan Temple's sanctum and receiving daily worship. Today's is a long story with lots of details, but you will get the jist of it by reading the first few paragraphs. The longer story dives into...
The Subconscious Mind Part 2
June 6, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Do not be afraid of the subconscious. It is useless to be afraid of the past.”