Over the decades we have commissioned a large amount of artwork by painter A. Manivelu for our publications, and we also hired sculptor L. Balachander to create the five forms of Siva placed in the niches around Iraivan Temple’s mukhapandam. These two artists are among six being honored by the Tamil Nadu government’s Art and Culture Department, Fine Arts Committee. They are receiving the Kalaichemmal Award for 2024-2025, which annually recognizes both traditional and contemporary artists in the field of fine arts for their exemplary achievements and contributions. The artists each receive a cash prices of Rs.100,000.
Embark on a cultural and spiritual odyssey with the latest issue of Hinduism Today, where every page is infused with the rich heritage and profound teachings of Hinduism. This edition brings to light the grandeur of the little-known Mahasivaratri Festival in Mandi, a unique gathering where 200 deities converge from as many villages, attended by hundreds of thousands of devotees celebrating Siva’s Night with great reverence and joy.
Our 14-page Insight Educational centerpiece (“Visiting a Hindu Temple”) explores the deep significance and proper etiquette of temple worship through a detailed guide designed to enhance your spiritual encounters and understanding of these sacred spaces. Each part of a temple visit is illustrated and explained. A great resource to share with first-time visitors to our temples around the globe.
In a series of thought-provoking articles, Hindu leaders share their insights on integrating spirituality with modern living, offering perspectives that bridge ancient wisdom and contemporary challenges. Our publisher, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, writes of willpower and concentration, clarifying that our inner life and outer life are more intertwined than we often think.
Discover the unusual history of Siamese Brahmins who perform religious rites for the king of Thailand. There’s an article on the monastic centers in Tamil Nadu that serve as guardians of South Indian Saivism, with stories of how they are modernizing. A US lawyer calls for Dharmic bylaws in the diaspora temples, assuring the welfare of temple priests who are not always treated well, it seems.
The popular Quotes & Quips section is rich with humor, cartoons, and sagely sayings; Global Dharma explores mini-stories from around the world. It’s a rich issue, with something for everyone.
We have created three wonderful applications for everyone around the globe to enjoy. The idea was to develop apps where people can access some of our teachings and educational materials, allowing them to explore and learn more about these topics.
The first application is the Hinduism Today app. Through this app, you can read all of our latest and archived magazine articles. You will receive updates and new issues instantly, without any delays. Additionally, all the access you have on the website will be available in the app as well.
The second application is the Spiritual Workoutapp, one of our most popular apps. It is currently only available on iOS, but will be made available on the Play Store for Android users later this year. The Spiritual Workout app was created for those seeking a tool to enhance their meditation and prayer practices. You can set timers for your meditation sessions and daily sadhanas. This app was designed with the intention of providing users access to various methods of meditation, enabling them to carry their spiritual practice with them wherever they go, without the need to carry multiple books.
The third application is the recently rebuilt Gurudeva app, which is a wonderful app those who have followed Gurudeva and his teachings for many years. This app provides random quotes from Gurudeva, many of which have had a profound impact on people’s lives. The app also lets users share and save quotes to read later, especially when they need inspiration.
The images below show the options available in these applications:
Gurudeva Application
Hinduism Today Application
Spiritual Workout Application
So without wasting any time, visit this link https://www.himalayanacademy.com/our-apps/ and download these applications for use it for your daily life and spiritual enhancement.
Tomorrow we have a boon in the Sacred Garden. Siva has arranged for another part-time (20 hours a week) helper to keep the landscape in order. In the tropics the biggest challenge is not growing things, but keeping them from taking over the world. There is an ongoing need to cut back the foliage, mow, weedwhack, trim, prune, weed and such. And as CyberCadets know, we have 70 acres to tend to, some with intense needs and much with moderate demands.
We decided to celebrate the additional manpower with two before and after slide shows. There is a charm in these before and after images revealing the same subject years apart. They make us time travelers as we sit in the now and take a one second journey to the past. In an instant we can experience decades of effort and progress. Today we have two such adventures, both near Iraivan Temple. The temple aerial looks down to the right into Rishi Valley, which is the mudflats in the first slider.
This morning we conducted pada puja to Gurudeva on Chitra nakshatra. Enjoy this randomly selected Q&A with Gurudeva in his final year, 2001–
What the soul learns; Being on the right path
Author: Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Description: A cyberspace devotee from India wants to know if the soul is also learning when the mind is being educated. Gurudeva says we are the soul and anything that is taken in through the layers of the mind the soul will be aware of it. In today’s second question a cyberspace devotee wants to know why there is sin and suffering. Gurudeva says the first thing to do is to define the path that you are on. The Saivite path looks at suffering and happiness as different intensities of the emotions.
The heavily used back road going towards the new Siddhidata Kulam building has a culvert to channel downslope rainwater. It’s easy for gravel and debris to be pushed off the road and start blocking the culvert. To prevent this, and also for the safety of vehicles crossing the narrow space, a thick cement barricade was created on the edge. The other side is being prepared for the same.
In the new Siddhidata Kulam building office, SSC sishya Easvan Param was just here with a team to install electrical materials for the office and also plan for a solar panel installation on the roof. After he finished, our employees and monks are just finishing installation insulation in all the walls.
A. Manivelu
