Himalayan Academy

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    Monastery Year in Review 2009-2010, Part 2 of 2

    Part 2 of 2: Important activities and events at Kauai's Hindu Monastery over the past year (August 2009 - September 2010) including festivals, update from the main architect and Sannyasin ...

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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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    A Ten Minute Spiritual Workout

    An abbreviated daily regimen designed for those who find that today's busy life allows little or no time for introspection. The ten minute spiritual workout devised by Satguru Bodhinatha consists ...

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    Can Everyone Benefit from Yoga?

    While openly available, yoga is rooted in Hindu scripture, teaches Hindu practices and leads to oneness with God. Yoga is comprised of eight main practices namely yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, ...

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    Giving's Secret Gifts

    Consistently making donations freely to your religion has the power to draw spiritual fulfillment and material wealth into your life. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents topics relating to Himalayan Academy's Master ...

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    God of Fear, God of Love

    Love is the basis of worship in all Hindu denominations, expressed through bhakti yoga toward one's chosen Deity irrespective of one's failings, bad deeds. God is nothing but love and ...

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    Mistakes Are Part of The Spiritual Path

    Hinduism proclaims that all of mankind is good, that the whole world is one family; that all souls emanate from God and evolve into oneness with God. Each soul starts ...

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    Our Three Kinds of Temples

    The community temple, the home shrine and the sanctuary inside you are readily available to stabilize and uplift your daily life. If an individual finds fulfilment in the community temple, ...

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    Path to Higher Consciousness

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2014 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "Path to Higher Consciousness". Bodhinatha explains that attaining higher consciousness requires more than virtuous living and humanitarian ...

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    The Aim of Hindu Practices

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Jan/Feb/Mar 2015 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "The Aim of Hindu Practices". Bodhinatha reminds us that deep inside we are already one with God and ...

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    What Is True Success?

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2004 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "What is True Sucess?" Hinduism favors and furthers the pursuit of wealth, pleasure and happiness--all guided by dharma. Happiness ...

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    When Kids Embrace Hinduism

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Apr/May/Jun 2011 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "When Kids Embrace Hinduism". Rules restrict what we can do in life and we must aim to transform ...

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    The History of Hindu India, 1000-1850 ce

    The History of Hindu India, Part Three, was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine in collaboration with Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus of History, California State University Northridge. ...

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    Deva Rajan Speaks on The Guru Chronicles

    Deva Rajan describes his experience in reading the new book release by Himalayan Academy Publications, titled, The Guru Chronicles. This book describes the life and times of the Kailasa Parampara ...

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    My Friend Lord Ganesha

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's presentation entitled "My Friend Lord Ganesha" is based on an article which was published in Mauritius. Bodhinatha reminds us how Lord Ganesha is easily approachable, contacted and introduces us to ...

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    Hinduism--Religion or Way of Life?

    Our publisher confronts a long-standing misapprehension about our faith, showing us why Hinduism is more than a way of life. Religion is defined as a spiritual way of life and ...

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    I Want To See God

    Some pertinent suggestions to sincere seekers on where and how to look for Divinity. Hinduism prescribes that belief in God is the first step towards the ultimate purpose of life, ...

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    Noninjury, the Foremost Virtue

    Noninjury is the foremost virtue, the highest dharma or truth from which all dharma proceeds and the first ethical principle of Hinduism.Every indivdual must aim to avoid causing injury to ...

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    Sinner or Divinity?

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2012 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "Sinner or Divinity?" While some faiths view man as sinful by nature, Hinduism holds that our inmost ...

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    The Three Stages of Faith

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2009 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "The Three Stages of Faith". Faith is central to all religions. However, Hinduism considers that faith is the first ...

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    Drawing Close to Ganesha

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Jan/Feb/Mar 2016 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "Drawing Close to Ganesha". Bodhinatha explains the shaktis of Lord Ganesha who is the guardian of dharma, lord ...

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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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    Making Dharma Your Own

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "Making Dharma Your Own". Dharma is a complex and comprehensive term for religion, ethics, duty, virtue and is ...

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    Six Levels of Practice

    Bodhinatha's presentation is drawn from Gurudeva's teachings on daily practice and is entitled "Six Levels of Practice". In this presentation, Bodhinatha explores each of the six practices, namely (1) Making Dharma Your ...

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    An Alternative to Happiness

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Jan/Feb/Mar 2017 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "An Alternative to Happiness". Bodhinatha considers the fleeting nature of happiness in the material world and outlines how ...

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    The Journey To Liberation

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2015 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "The Journey to Liberation". Bodhinatha highlights the mystical view that each time a soul takes birth into a ...

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    Sloka 1 from Dancing with Siva

    Video 1 of the Himalayan Academy publication Dancing with Siva. From the book's introduction: Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's ...

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    The Path's Four Stages

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 30 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining the four stages of our spiritual path, namely, charya, kriya, yoga and jnana. The four paths ...

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    What Is Karma?

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 31 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining the law of Karma which is considered as the automatic system of divine justice. The three ...

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    What Is Dharma?

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 32 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining dharma. Dharma is defined as the orderly fulfilment of an inherent nature or destiny (which encompasses ...

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    What is Reincarnation?

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 33 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining Reincarnation. In essence, it is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. In each life, we ...

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    How Do We Prepare for Death?

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 34 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining how Hindus prepare themselves for death. Bodhinatha explains that the soul never dies; only the physical ...

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    Sadhana to See Your Soul

    Gurudeva talks about extended families meeting and teaching children Saivite religion. Gurudeva talks about book 1 and 2 in various languages. Gurudeva talks about Kulapatis sending in weekly reports and ...

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    The Great Story of Awareness

    Master Course recording. Chapter 1. Gurudeva defines who is a mystic and what awareness is. Gurudeva elaborates on 5 states of mind, Self Realization, darshan. Dedication: This course is dedicated ...

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    The Making of a Master

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 2, Gurudeva describes his catalysts and the systematic process of unfoldment. Yogaswami. Initiation. Study Guide: Cultivate the great art of doing nothing. Before listening to Master, ...

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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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    Guidelines for Study of Merging with Siva

    Following in the spirit of the enthusiastic book signing and sales of Merging with Siva, we present Gurudeva's suggestions for how to study this life-changing book. Gurudeva also discusses how ...