January 5th Chitra Puja and Gurudeva's Jayanti
January 6, 2013The monastery celebrated an auspicious chitra puja to Gurudeva this month, as it fell on the same same as his jayanti. We had a wonderful puja, and gurudeva\s presence was very strong.' } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Jai to our beloved Gurudeva!
January 5, 2013How beautiful can Beauty be? how bright can Brightness be? how joyous can Joy be? how still can Stillness be? and how blessed can Blessing be? How great can Greatness be? how content can Contentment be? how observant can Observance be? how restful can Rest be? and how focussed can...
Digital Dharma Drive
January 5, 2013Our annual outreach to our thousands of web users is coming to a close. It ends January 31st. Our goal of $70,000 is not quite at the half-way mark. The truth is, we are going to forge ahead and create the best tools and resources we can no matter what...
Visitors from California and Texas
January 3, 2013In the first photo-- Athappan and Prabha Nallappan family are visiting from northern California for first time. They are part of Chettiar clan and on the board of the Murugan temple in Concord that we used to run. They presented Satguru Bodhinatha with drawings for a new traditional-style temple which...
Photos of Gurudeva
January 3, 2013Here are just a few uncommon photographs of Gurudeva found in our archives. Gurudeva next to kadavul } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Russian Translations
January 2, 2013It is said that the history of Russia is inextricably tied to Saivism, and many of the youth there are rediscovering these connections. The result: Gurudeva's books are being aggressively translated and published in Russia. If you know a Russian-speaking person, you can share this web resource with them. http://300knig.ru/ezoterika/svitki-iz-lemurii-sadguru-shivajya-subramuniyasvami/...
Bodhinatha's Recent Talks On-Line
January 1, 2013We had run behind with posting Bodhinatha's Upadesha's. We are almost caught up. Satguru Speaks fans can click here to go to this audio catalog page for recent postings. \"Devotion is a prerequisite to Self-Realization\" } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Handshake versus Namaste
January 1, 2013In the latest issue of Hinduism Today, our editor-in-chief reprises his insights into the Hindu greeting of Namaste, which is becoming something of a global greeting these days, seen on the stages of Lady Gaga and Madonna and in TV episodes here and there. He explores various cultural forms of...