Willpower

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      What You Can Do

      Upadesha by Gurudeva on What You can Do. Gurudeva encourages and urges all initiates and students to put into practice what they have been taught/they have learnt and to be ...

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      A Lesson in Energy (an Upadesha by Bodhinatha)

      A lesson in Energy from Merging with Siva - An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha on 02 July 2011 Gurudeva pointed out that consistent meditation impacts on the states of mind ...

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      Willpower and Concentration (An upadesha by Bodhinatha)

      An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha on March 14 2011 Bodhinatha explains the relationship between our inner and outer life. Continuity of efforts made in both our inner and outer life ...

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      Letting Go of Past & Future - Publisher's Desk

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the July/August/September 2010 edition of HInduism Today magazine. "A peaceful and effective life is waiting for those who undertake the not-so-easy work required to live in the eternal now." Bodhinatha highlights the benefits of living in the eternal now and shares a few ...

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      Effort

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's presentation on a topic entitled "Effort" is in two parts. Part 1 focuses on the real spirit of the MasterCourse, as expounded by Gurudeva in his Introduction ...

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      May 2016 Pubdesk Video

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the July/August/September 2016 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "It is easy to talk high philosophy in Hinduism, 'man is God,' 'we are divine,' it is easy to say profound things...however to put these principles into practice to the extent that we really are a more spiritual person, that is the challenge. And that, is what we will explore here." Bodhinatha considers 5 ways the attitude of a dancer is similar to an individual ...

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      Publisher's Desk: Three Kinds of Temples (Part 2/2)

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the Jul/Aug/Sep 2009 issue on camera. He focuses on the importance of keeping the house clean ...

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      Explaining Willpower: A Bodhinatha Upadesha

      Bodhinatha shares his insights on using willpower to succeed in meditation. Willpower is defined as the strength to carry our one's decisions or plans. Willpower has to be cultivated. There ...

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      Persistence and Push (Planning, part III)

      An upadesha by Bodhinatha: May 19, 2011 Bodhinatha explains how to perfect an enterprise or task with deliberate thoughtfulness. It entails having a clear purpose,wise plan, persistence and giving the ...

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      Willpower, Realization, Liberation and Merger with Siva

      An upadesha by Bodhinatha. Understanding the mind is 50% of control of the mind. In order to achieve this, we need to cultivate willpower. Realization leads to Liberation which leads ...

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      Becoming Centered

      We welcome Swami Pragyanand from New Delhi, India. Merging with Siva talks about being thrown off center. Being off center is not a negative thing. It is a spiritual opportunity ...

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      To err is human...

      To err is human, to make a mistake only once is divine. Go beyond feeling bad about making a mistake and find out why and prevent it from happening next ...

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      Karma Management Day 2, Part 3

      2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 2, Part 3 Bodhinatha reviews the first two principles of Karma Management and proceeds with number 3, "forgive the offender" and number 4, "consider the consequences." The first three principles ...

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      Karma Management Day 3, Part 3

      2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 3, Part 3 Bodhinatha unveils the 5th principle of Karma Management, "create no new negative karmas." This involves making a promise to ourselves, a vrata of a sort. To fulfill ...

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      Dance and the Spiritual Path

      Five ways in which the attitudes involved in studying dance and the attitudes involved in striving to make progress on the Hindu spiritual path are indeed the same. ...

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      The Four Perspectives of the Mind

      Awareness, energy, willpower are the same thing. Interest-awareness can shift energy levels. Strengthening willpower. Inner and outer willpower are the same ability. Intuition, superconsciousness, higher consciousness are present with regular ...

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      Remembering and Forgetting

      Memories, suppressed and repressed, can be surfaced, brought forth and cleared through proper handling of the mind. What is no longer desired is naturally forgotten. We need to remember: We ...

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      Awareness, Will and Life Force

      Learn from the experience of others following the yamas and niyamas thereby quickening progress in life. Awareness gives us energy. Willpower (mati) needs to be governed by intelligence, used wisely. ...

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      Diet for a spiritual life

      The yoga path manifests the sattvic nature of peace and serenity. Live and plan a balanced life each day by regulating physical, emotional and mental diets. Nature is a primordial ...

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      Faith, Willpower and Self Realization

      Faith based on intellectual understanding. Accepting the challenges of life as karma. Advanced faith. The qualities of the great teacher are within us. Channel everything in life toward the ultimate ...

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      Willpower

      Avoid jumping from one thing to the next. Have a plan for the week. Create a structure. Challenge, strengthen willpower. Willpower can be wrongly used. "With love in the will, the spirit is free." ...

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      Consistent Sadhana

      Effort at meditation on a consistent basis causes us to progress over time. Daily sadhana that we sustain year around. Be more centered, more dynamic. Issues can be absorbed and ...

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      Yama 6 - Dhriti, Steadfastness

      Yama number 6 - dhriti, steadfastness. Willpower has to be used to be steadfast. Overcoming fear, and perseverance, are steadfastness. Gurudeva said, "consistency is the key to the conquest of karma." Dhriti is also important to progressing on ...

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      Niyama 7 - Mati, Cognition

      Bodhinatha speaks about the niyama mati, cognition. He urges seekers to develop a spiritual will and intellect with their guru's guidance. Part of mati involves cultivating and awakening our intuition, ...

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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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      Shaping Experience

      The existence of God is what is important in life. Accept events without labeling them as problems. Monitor impressions and reactions. Deliberately replace negative patterns with positive affirmations carefully creating ...

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      The Power of Observation

      Detach from concepts: Less talk, less thinking. Become more perceptive, creative. A natural first process in cultivating the superconscious mind is watching thoughts. Mountain top consciousness: The first step in ...

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      Pilgrimage and Sadhana

      Preparation for pilgrimage. Consistent sadhana changes the purity of our mind, the way the energies flow through us. To us, the Deity is a living Being. Experience the Deity! Have ...

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      Insights from Astrology

      Astrology is important for critical events in our lives. The year manifests in our life without you knowing it. Strong mystical experience: is to be kept personal to not diminish ...

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      Awareness and Controlling Thought

      Impatience in western consciousness, certain things may take lifetimes. Acceptance and adjustments to what actually is. Awareness, energy and willpower are the same thing. Watch every thought carefully; some will ...

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      Influences in the Conscious Mind

      On the spiritual path be careful to not let the worldly approach of others influence us. Take time each day for spiritual practice; turn off the externalizing and limiting conscious ...

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      Meditation Empowers the Mind with Restraint and Intuition

      Superconsciousness is always there within us. A simple key to contacting it is relaxation. Step back, become internalized. Meditation requires retraining the way we think. The mind is used to ...

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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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      Closing Off the Lower Chakras

      There is a continuity between the dominant states of consciousness you are in at the time of death and what you experience after death. The goal is to aim for ...

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      Advancing Spiritually in the World Today.

      "I am" is a simple way of defining consciousness. Stretch your mind, meditate on as Yogaswami says: "You and God are the same age." Move awareness through understanding and gaining control. Well conceived actions make life more ...

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      Will Power - Concentration, Continuity in Striving

      Continuity of effort is needed between our inner and outer life. Control of the mind throughout the day is cumulative. The more we're interested in something the more energy we ...

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      Life Planning, Part 3, Persistance and Push

      Planning ahead in the various departments of life. Lack of persistence happens all the time. Changeableness is reconsidering the plan without any new information. The larger a project the more ...

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      Willpower and Change

      Gurudeva tells us about the art he is working on for Merging with Siva, how the power of prayer has helped and a scanner has been obtained. Today Gurudeva gives ...

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      Willpower and Change

      Gurudeva tells us about the art he is working on for Merging with Siva, how the power of prayer has helped and a scanner has been obtained. Today Gurudeva gives ...

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      Energy, Willpower, Effort, Discipline

      Today Gurudeva tells us we to can do miracles. One of these is to change ourselves. Gurudeva tells us what change and transformation really is and how effort is required. ...

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      Religious Lethargy

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

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      Swearing; Negative Affirmation

      Gurudeva tells us the results one reaps for swearing, negative affirmations. Gurudeva then responds to a question about desire and tells us there need be no struggle. He explains how ...

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      Work Is Worship

      Bodhinatha spoke today on the concept of "work is worship" in the Hindu religion. He recounted how many visitors have told him "We are so busy, Swami, we just don't have any time for spiritual things." That is a Western concept, he noted, that our ...

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      The Conscious Mind: Reason Reigns Supreme

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

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      No Divisions in Life, Live Spiritually Every Day, Hour, Minute

      Following a path of religion that involves theism or worship, not relying too much on philosophy alone, we can avoid the abysses of intellectual arrogance and doubt. Religious practice should ...

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      Control Your Attachments and Aversions

      Unexpected synchronicities between people, a sign that the inner timing is going well. Be a little more than human; go within with willpower and find the strength to give. Desires, ...

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      Exercise Your Will Power

      With a greater interest in spiritual life, use willpower to accomplish everything successfully. Keys for strengthening willpower. The stronger our willpower, the better we're able to harness our thoughts. It's ...

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      Use Will Power to Raise Energy; Discipline Speech

      We are pure energy. We chose the chakras we're going to express our energy, the life force through. Transmutation of energy from one chakra up to a higher one. Speaking ...

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      Develop Will Power; Three Phases of Mind; Accept Life

      Individual awareness, willpower and primal life force are the same thing. Interest relates to willpower. Meditation: Disciplining the instinct and the intellect. Superconscious insights change the nature of the intellect ...

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      The Fine Art of Meditation: Energy and Meditation

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

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      The Fine Art of Meditation: Overcoming Karma

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

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      Regular Sadhana to Develop the Will

      Today Gurudeva answers a question about the future, and how we can change the future by changing ourselves. He talks about regular sadhana to develop the will power to dominate ...

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      Willpower equals Soulpower

      Today Gurudeva talks about willpower, what it is, and how to get more if you don't have enough. He explains how once you have willpower, you can't lose it again ...

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      Willpower and Love

      Today Gurudeva talks again about willpower, how you must use it properly, "have love in the will," least negative karma is created. He conducts the first online conversion to Hinduism, giving a new devotee ...

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      Willpower and Love

      Today Gurudeva talks again about willpower, how you must use it properly, "have love in the will," least negative karma is created. He conducts the first online conversion to Hinduism, giving a new devotee ...

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      Building Willpower

      Today Gurudeva talks once more about willpower, how some people possess more than others, developed in this life or a past life. He talks about how to get more willpower ...

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      Building Willpower

      Today Gurudeva talks once more about willpower, how some people possess more than others, developed in this life or a past life. He talks about how to get more willpower ...

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      Strengthen Willpower to Strengthen the Soul

      Today Gurudeva talks first a bit more about willpower, then gives a simple explanation of meditation using the Shum language which was unfolded to him 25 years ago in Switzerland ...

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      Strengthen Willpower to Strengthen the Soul

      Today Gurudeva talks first a bit more about willpower, then gives a simple explanation of meditation using the Shum language which was unfolded to him 25 years ago in Switzerland ...

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      Animals and Reincarnation; Soul Power; Controlling Anger

      Today Gurudeva answers a question about what happens to pets after they die, then goes on to explain more about will power, how we need it to progress on the ...

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      Willpower

      Today Gurudeva answers the question, "How can I develop more will power?" He says it can be done by doing just a little bit more than you think you can do. That brings forward energy from ...

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      The Guru's Job - Love

      This is an excerpt from Gurudeva's 1987 Jayanthi Talk to his devotees at the California Concord Saiva Dharmasala (mission center). At that time the devotees were running a temple and ...

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      The Donkey and the Carrot

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 5. Five states of mind. Defining conscious mind. Body of the soul.Defining subconscious mind. Programming subconscious. Attention and concentration. Mulingnishum. Study Guide: Breath is life, and ...

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      The Illumination of Man

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 7. Human aura, subconscious aura and colors. Living a contemplative lifestyle. Defining sub-superconscious mind, soul body. Study Guide: Listening to a guru speak is not an ...

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      Cultivating Will Power

      Master Course Recording. Chapter 9. Six steps to Self Realization. Gurudeva describes moving awareness from attention to samadhi. Swimming pool metaphor. Cultivate willpower. Discover willpower. Awareness = Willpower = Energy. ...

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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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      Overcoming Fear

      Today Gurudeva gives some insights and advice to an e-devotee who wrote in saying, "Fear is a problem in my life." Gurudeva advises not taking on other people's problems and finishing whatever you have started. ...

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      Be a Big Person

      The Soul Part 2. Gurudeva tell us to awaken our faculties developing will power and listening for inner guidance. We already know how to meditate. Gurudeva tells us to find ...

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      Understanding Mind, Meditation and Control

      Gurudeva's Yoga Sutras. Commanding, cultivating, strengthening, and controlling our thinking, emotions, awareness, energy and willpower. Traveling through various states of mind. Constantly challenging ourselves. Increasing the ability to concentrate in ...

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      Willpower

      Today Gurudeva answers the question, "How can I develop more will power?" He says it can be done by doing just a little bit more than you think you can do. That brings forward energy from ...

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      Anger, Reincarnation, Evolution and Willpower

      Today we include a discussion Gurudeva had with devotees in the Kadavul temple. Gurudeva answers a question about "Exactly how angry is angry?" He talks about how a soul might reincarnate into an animal ...

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      Astrology and Free Will

      A cyber-devotee asks about the use of astrology and whether the will of man is stronger than the influence of the planets and stars. Gurudeva explains that astrology works best ...

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      New Year Part 1

      Gurudeva sends his best wishes and blessings to all to mark the beginning of the New Year. In his New Year talk he speaks out to temple trustees around the ...

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      Three Spiritual Goals of Life and Willpower

      Three goals of life : realization, liberation and merger. Realization means we have a complete experience of the transcendent absolute. We have to realize God many times to achieve liberation. ...

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      Explaining Willpower

      Meditate well by controling thoughts, directing awareness. Will refers to the strength and ability to carry out decisions and plans. Two keys to strengthen willpower. The nature of willpower is ...

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      Importance of Associations; Hinduism In the Technological Era

      Many people end up in the state of mind that we should be doing something else. Accept reincarnation in all of our mind to avoid the frustrations of the western ...

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      Finish What You Start

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. Here he reads from and discusses Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging with Siva, chapter 7," lesson 43, "Finish What You Start." ...

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      Finish What You Start, Willpower

      Everything we do gives an opportunity to use and strengthen willpower which allows us to meditate better. Put full energy into the world, into each activity." Feel the energy of ...

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      Become an Experiencer, Not "Experienced"

      Become the experiencer. At night before sleep play back the day looking for experiences reacted to yet not resolved and clear them on a daily basis. The clear white light. ...

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      Wailua University - Meditate - Stabilizing Their Mind Force

      Wailua University of Contemplative Arts is formed. Gurudeva responds to a number of things: God is love, not fear. Man's search to find peace of mind, to go within himself. ...