Lord Murugan

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      Skanda Shashti 2011 Abhishekam

      Abhishegam of Lord Murugan during Skanda Shasti celebration at Kadavul temple in 2011 ...

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      Vaikasi Vishakam, 2011 - Vel Muruga

      Vaikasi Vishakam, 2011 at Kadavul temple. ...

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      Skanda Shashthi 2009

      Skanda Shashthi festival at Kauai's Hindu Monastery held early in the morning on October 23, 2009. Veil is paraded around fire, coches are blown, chanting and more. ...

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      Gurudeva clips for Mahasamadhi Celebrations 2008 - Part 1

      Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami speaks about many wonderful topics about Hinduism and the spiritual path, in a clip shown during the 2008 celebrations of his Mahasamadhi anniversary. ...

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      Murugan Temple of North America Nallur Festival 2008

      10 hours of pujas, homas, parades, kavadi, talks and celebration compressed to 10 minutes. Bodhinatha is present at this Festival. ...

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      Arupadaiveedu Slideshow

      Enjoy 36 additional photos of the features, pilgrims and surroundings at the Arupadaiveedu temples sacred to Lord Murugan in Tamil Nadu, taken by M. Amirtham/Dinodia. Original article about the Arupadaiveedu, ...

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      Thaipusam Malaysia 2007 Part 2

      Part 2 of 3: Documentary of the celebrations of Thai Pusam, a sacred festival to Lord Murugan, drawing over one million people to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January, ...

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      Thaipusam Malaysia 2007 Part 1

      Part 1 of 3: Documentary of the celebrations of Thai Pusam during the month of Thai (January), a sacred festival to Lord Murugan, drawing over one million people to Batu ...

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      Introduction to the Monastery

      Tropical rainforests, soaring cliffs, cerulean seas, cascading waterfalls. This remote island is home to Kauai's Hindu Monastery, a center of global outreach for Hinduism and intense spiritual practice leading to ...

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      February 2013 News Video

      The February 2013 news updates features the following: work on the nandi mandapam for Iraivan temple at the carving site in Bengaluru is almost completed; celebration of Thai Pusam cavadee ...

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      December 2013 News Video

      Our December 2013 news video covers events in November 2013 including: Skanda Shashthi festival puja, an invitation to our 2014 Mauritius Innersearch Travel-Study Program, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's Publisher's Desk editorial ...

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      2014 November News Video

      Our November 2014 news video covers events in October 2014, including: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's 72nd Jayanti,(HELICOPTOR RIDE) our 2014 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi celebrations, Skanda Shashthi, Iraivan temple stone delivery, recent temple ...

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      February 2016 News Video

      The February 2016 news video from Kauai's Hindu Monastery features Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's travel to Australia, Iraivan Temple landscaping and the monastics full moon celebration of Thai Pusam. ...

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      Who is Lord Murugan?

      The blessings of Lord Murugan awaken wisdom which resides in his chakra. "Pray to Lord Murugan to unravel the great mysteries of the universe." When we get emotional we lose touch with our wisdom. Murugan inspires penance to soften karmas and ...

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      Color Meditation

      Simple five minute color meditation with 12 sadhanas; auric circle, affirmation such as "I am all right right now", pranayama, flooding the aura with colors [ red light, orange aura, yellow aura, green aura, ...

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      Thaipusam Malaysia 2007 Part 3

      Part 3 of 3: Documentary of the celebrations of Thai Pusam, a sacred festival to Lord Murugan, drawing over one million people to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January, ...

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      December 2012 News Video

      Our December 2012 news video covers events in November 2012, including: the 11th annual observances of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's mahasamadhi, our Skanda Shashthi festival and Iraivan Temple construction progress. ...

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      October 2013 News Video

      Our October 2013 news video covers events in August and September 2013 including: Satguru Bodhinatha's and Shanmuganathaswami's recent travels, including initiations, vows and the Aloha dinner in Mauritius, Bangaluru temple ...

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      February 2014 News Video

      Our February 2014 news video covers events in January 2014, including: The monastery's Tai Pusam celebration, Brahmachari Girish taking his vows as a supplicant, progress on the Media Studio renovation ...

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      December 2015 News Video

      The December 2015 news video from Kauai's Hindu Monastery features our Mahasamadhi celebrations for Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, class from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Skanda Shashti abhishekam in Kadavul Temple, Kritikka Dipam ...

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      The Eight Great Shaktis of His Majesty Lord Siva

      Bodhinatha's presentation is based on Gurudeva's 1977 Master Course and is entitled "The Eight Great Shaktis of his Majesty Lord Shiva". Bodhinatha outlines the nature and significance of each of the eight shaktis of Lord Shiva, characterised ...

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      December 2016 News Video

      Our December 2016 news video covers events from November, 2016, including a visit from Sri Sri Jayendrapuri Mahaswamiji; our yearly Skanda Shasthi celebrations, along with a concurring vow taken by ...

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      March 2017 Monastery News Video

      Kauai's Hindu Monastery brings you news from February, 2017, including: Two monks don the yellow robes of tapas and take their next step in monastic life-that of the Yogi Tapasvin; ...

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      July 2017 Monthly News Video

      Kauai's Hindu Monastery brings you news from June, 2017, including: Vaikasi Visakam On June 7th the aadheenam's swamis, yogis and sadhaka celebrated Vaikasi Visakam with an abhishekam to Lord Murugan ...

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      Mahasivaratri Talk Part 1 Siva and Muruga

      Many devoted pilgrims are coming lately. One who came was focused entirely on the worship of Lord Murugan and doesn't worship Siva. Apparently some Saivites only worship Murugan. Why is ...

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      Dealing with Discouragement

      How do we deal with discouragement? Gurudeva gave us a tool, the vasana daha tantra, to deal with events that hit us emotionally. The subconscious mind dutifully throws up memories ...

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      Journey to Murugan

      A sacred pilgrimage to the arupadaiveedu, Lord Karttikeyas six renowned temples in the land of Tamil Saivism ...

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      Invoking the Forces of Divinity with Lord Muruga

      Satguru Bodhinatha presents an informal version of his talk on Lord Muruga, which has been heard around the world . He discusses Gurudeva and his many visions of: "Flying With Muruga." Bodhinatha ...

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      The World and Theism

      The Saiva Siddhanta concept of the world is presented as well as bhashya on monism, theism, maya, moksha, dharma, mukti, the role of the householder and the renunciate and then ...

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      Niyama 9 - Japa, Recitation

      Bodhinatha speaks on the niyama of japa, the many dimensions of the sacred science of chanting a mantra, a holy syllable, word or sentence again and again. Often japa is ...

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      Resolving Difficulties with Others

      Gurudeva sanctioned the prayaschitta of walking prostrations for pilgrims and members who come to Kauai Aadheenam. The Jivana Ritau is a study of Living with Siva, and of the sutras ...

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      Jnana. Self Correcting Awareness.

      Iccha , Kriya and Jnana Shakti: the pattern of life. We can always use more of the power of wisdom, Jnana Shakti. The power of desire, Iccha Shakti. If it ...

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      Activating Kundalini; Patanjali's Kriya Yoga

      Unless kundalini is active, the deepest meditative states are not available to us. But to activate kundalini, Gurudeva tells us we must invoke the grace of Lord Ganesha and Lord ...

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      Purify Subconscious, Let Go of Negative Attachments

      With the worship of Lord Karttikeya, the study of Gurudeva's teachings and the practice of daily sadhana awaken kundalini in a gentle controlled way. Through svadhyaya, communion with Ishta Devata ...

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      Stabilize Consciousness in the Muladhara Chakra and Above

      The challenge of not falling below the muladhara chakra. "Achieve freedom with responsibility," living in the box of dharma. Ahimsa and himsa: Patanjali advises: to overcome the propensity to do harm, cultivate the ...

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      Chakras In Relation to the Gods

      An important feature of Saiva Siddhanta is the mixing of Monism and Theism. Worshiping in the temple and meditating are inter-related quite dynamically. In our tradition the kundalini force requires ...

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      Visiting the Temple Purifies the Mind, Grants Humility

      Religion needs to be of the present. Mankind is evolving spiritually; mass consciousness is rising. When we go to the temple, in the right spirit, contributing devotion and prana, being ...

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      Many Questions Answered

      Today is Skanda Shashthi and Gurudeva discusses how this is being celebrated all over the world. The Hawaiian God Ku is related to Lord Muruga. This is a wonderful day ...

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      Using retreat days for Reflection

      This is the original retreat talk, which is re-iterated on November 18th, where the transcript was done. This is actually the first presentation. but it doesn't matter.... ...

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      Patanjali: Practice to Achieve Samadhi

      Bodhinatha continues with his commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. We learn to control the mind through practice, detachment, the achievement of steadiness. Progress toward samadhi depends upon interest, priority and ...

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      Eight Features of the Natha Sampradaya

      We have to discover that part of us that is the Self. One of the important benefits of temple worship is it softens the ego. Recognize and love a Being ...

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      Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 1

      Part 1 of 3. Bodhinatha gave a talk on Lord Murugan that he is preparing for upcoming trips to Maryland, Cincinnatti and Montreal. He spoke of belief in God being ...

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      Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 2

      Part 2 of 3. Next in his talk on Lord Murugan, Bodhinatha spoke about how the worship of Lord Murugan can give success in advanced yoga practices and gave suggestions ...

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      Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 3

      Part 3 of 3. Finally in his talk on Lord Murugan and the spiritual path, Bodhinatha took the topic of desire leading to action leading to wisdom into learning from ...

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      Lord Murugan and the Power of Kavadi

      A talk given by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami at the Somnath Spiritual Park, Temple and Goshala at Grand Bassin during the 2014 Mauritius Innersearch. Following the installation of a Murti, Bodhinatha ...

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      How to Realize God: Preparations For True Yoga

      Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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      Worship Supports but Differs from Meditation

      The theological blending of the two perspectives, theism and monism. Dimfi: Worship of the deity in the temple, wakening a deeper perspective and enlivening the kundalini, interrelates with but is ...

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      2019 Thai Pusam Abhishekam

      Kauai Aadheenam's 2019 Thai Pusam abhishekam held in Kadavul Temple. ...

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      How Do We Celebrate Festivals?

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 64 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing Hindu festivals. ...

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      The Nature and Worship of Lord Murugan

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents a Keynote Video about the worship of Lord Murugan. ...

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      The Language of Meditation

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 12. Religion is the result of evolution. Are you a Hindu soul? Saivite lifestyle, Saivite thinking. Tirukural. Summa. Kanif. Become a natye. Meditation as a fine ...

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      2019 Innersearch Sri Lanka

      A compilation video of our Innersearch 2019 Sri Lanka travel-study program. Fifty participants traveled with Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and four of his monks to Negombo, Jaffna and Trincomalee. They had ...

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      Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti

      Today Gurudeva familiarizes us with the nature of Lord Muruga who puts dharma into action. Gurudeva discusses Lord Muruga in relation to penance, problem solving, suffering and mitigation of karma. ...

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      Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti

      Gurudeva tells us that Lord Muruga has vowed to stop war in the world, war at home, child and spousal abuse and to bring peace. The story of how Lord ...

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      Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti

      Lord Muruga is watching closely worldwide. He sees children beaten down so they have no self will, no identity. Inspired by Lord Muruga, Gurudeva tells us how husbands should be ...

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      Stop War in the Home, Muruga Watches, Skanda Shasti

      Lord Muruga and millions of devas see us, they hear our conversations, they know what goes on behind closed doors. Gurudeva tells us to invoke Lord Muruga today to make ...

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      Lord Muruga, Peacemaker, Part 1

      Gurudeva spoke today for a Tamil radio station in Canada, so we have a translator! Hear in English and Tamil about Lord Muruga and His Worship. And in case you ...

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      Lord Muruga, Peacemaker, Part-2

      Gurudeva continues his talk on Gods, and how to communicate to them for specific solutions to problems. ...

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      Toronto Temple Harmony

      Gurudeva tell a little tale today about the community in Toronto which is working to build a Murugan temple. In the story Gurudeva talks about working together harmoniously in the ...

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      When Kids Enter College

      First, Gurudeva tells some news about the development of Muruga Hill here at Kauai Aadheenam. Then: E-devotee Lolita@yahoo.com is sending her children off to college soon and she asks Gurudeva ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 1

      Gurudeva's Last Birthday on a physical body - and a magic mantra he gives us. ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 1

      Gurudeva's Last Birthday on a physical body - and a magic mantra he gives us. ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 2

      Gurudeva talks about his recent back injury in terms of Kavadi, penance and also about the mission given to him by his Satguru, the Great Sage Yogaswami of Jaffna. He ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 3

      A beautiful telling of Gurudeva's life accomplishments: "I am seventy-five years of age now and when I was twenty-two years of age, Satguru Yogaswami gave me some whispers in the ear, very confidential. But he said, 'Go back to America and build bridges, feed thousands. You will build palaces.' I was very young then, I didn't know. I didn't know that a palace is a kovil, meaning a temple!" ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 4

      A guru, a Satguru is like a knife. He is like a pen. He is like a pencil. ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 4

      A guru, a Satguru is like a knife. He is like a pen. He is like a pencil. ...

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      2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 5

      Gurudeva's birthday speech - and a magic mantra revealed. ...

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      Worship of Lord Murugan

      Today we share Gurudeva's inspired upadesha after this morning's Skanda Shasti homa and puja. Gurudeva talks about Lord Murugan, as well as about the characteristics of both the Kadavul Temple ...

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      Church and State

      Today we offer part of an impromptu talk by Gurudeva in which he discusses the issues of separation of Church and State in the context of the upcoming "Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders" to ...