Jai Ganesha!
On last retreat, Sannyasin Mayilnathaswami and Sadhaka Shankaranatha took out taskforcer Senthil and our Iraivan Temple priest Pravinkumar and our Head Chef Subramanium for an outing. They went to mahogany forest, located in the town of Kilauea on Kauai’s lush North Shore. This moderate 5-mile circuit meanders through Wai Koa Plantation, a working farm on 500 private acres. They had a relaxing walk and a wonderful time. Aum
The monks are working on the final stages of editing and designing the next Educational Insight for Hinduism Today, a 14-page feature on how to handle karmas in our life. It has Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami’s deep insights into the art and science of dealing with karma, something we can all benefit from. Satguru gives ten basic precepts. We share here a few of them, along with the art that attends the precept.
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Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva.
“Several thousand years ago, a yoga master was born from his own realization of the Self. He was born from his search within, where he found Absolute Existence, deep inside the atomic structure of his being. This master’s realization came as he controlled the mind and penetrated through it to the very core of its substance. After Self Realization, his mind opened into its fullness of knowing. This knowledge he then imparted, as needed, to the students who came to him curious or eager to solve the philosophical and metaphysical puzzles of life. The first esoteric universities formed around the master in this way. Other masters have since come and gone. Each in turn battled and conquered the fluctuating mind and penetrated into the depth of being. Students gathered around them in a most natural sequence of events. Each master brought forth from his intuition the related laws and disciplines needed so that they, too, might attain Self Realization, īmkaīf, as it is called in Shūm, the language of meditation.“
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Senthilathiban Rajasankara (whose family oversaw the Iraivan Temple carving project in Bengaluru) is with us for a couple weeks. He attended our bi-weekly Pradosha Puja yesterday and took many photos, some of which are shown here. He is doing seva with the Siddhidata Kulam, and one photo in this collection shows him sorting a tomato crop from the greenhouse.
The last photo show our Bhairava a few weeks after taking his lifetime brahmacharya vrata (neutered). He was heavily medicated and had to wear a neck barrier. Now he is very happy to roam about once again on his daily walks.
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The Aadheenam has been getting some much appreciated rainfall in recent days, and our plants sure are loving the sweet tropical waters. A great time to take a walk through the gardens and appreciate the gleaming and glistening jungle flora at its best. Please enjoy this pictorial walking meditation, complete with some wise words from Paramaguru Siva Yogaswami. Aum Namah Śivaya.
Jai Ganesha!
For the past few months, Sannyasin Kumaranathaswami has been guiding Sadhaka Shankaranatha in building a base for the fish tank in Siddhidata Kulam’s new office. Now, the project is nearing its final stage. It needs a few more rounds of sanding and a coat of oil before it is ready to be installed. Sadhaka has learned a lot from Kumaranathaswami about woodworking and is eager to apply this knowledge in his upcoming projects.
