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Improving Our Character

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation which is based on the Hinduism Today's Publisher Desk article entitled "How to Improve our Character"? Character is defined as hte sum total of the mental and ...
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Letting Go Of Past And Future

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's presentation entitled "Letting Go of Past and Future" features in the Jul/Aug/Sep 2010 Hindusim Today edition. In this presentation, Bodhinatha explains that the restraint of the modifications of the mind or yoga ...
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Using The Power of Affirmations

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation entitled "Using The Power of Affirmations" which featured in the Apr/May/Jun 2004 Hinduism Today edition. In this presentation Bodhinatha highlights that we can achieve spiritual progress through the ...
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Where Am I Going? What Is My Path?

The soul body plus the essence of the soul, Parashakti and Parasiva, together equals the totality of the soul. The essence of the soul is being Siva and the soul ...
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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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Practice Makes Perfect

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation on a topic entitled "Practice Makes Perfect" which featured in the Jan/Feb/Mar 2011 Hinduism Today. In this Presentation Bodhinatha explains that deep inside we are perfect ...
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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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Austerity Part 1

Bodhinatha elaborates on the four-fold concept of austerity, which Gurudeva defined as sadhana, penance, tapas and sacrifice. So, why bother performing austerities? It increases our speed on the spiritual path. ...
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Austerity Part 2

Bodhinatha elaborates on the four-fold concept of austerity, which Gurudeva defined as sadhana, penance, tapas and sacrifice. So, why bother performing austerities? It increases our speed on the spiritual path. ...
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Feedback on Words that Hurt

We received some feedback on the last talk on words that hurt. Many found that teasing and joking definitely don't pass the tests. Good motive, but flawed method. How do ...
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Saiva Dharma Shastras

Saiva Dharma Sastras is a potent edict, an irrevocable commission to my Acharya successors, detailing their future duties and responsibilities. Further, it is a Dossier describing for Church members and ...
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Vows (Parampara) part 3 of 4

Part 3 of 4Bodhinatha continues his talk on vratas, vows, with the parampara vrata, vowing loyalty to one's lineage and not studying the teachings of other lineages. This powerful vrata ...
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Vows (Tithing) part 4 of 4

Part 4 of 4Bodhinatha continues his talk on vratas by elucidating the dasama bhaga vrata, the tithing vow. This vow relates to our finances, but at a deeper level it ...
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Karma Management Day 1 Part 1

2002 Kauai Innersearch/Guru Purnima Day 1, Part 1This is the first of Bodhinatha's series of talks to more than 100 Innersearch participants and pilgrims gathered during our Satguru Purnima festival ...
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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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Karma Management Day 4, Part 3

2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 4, Part 3 Bodhinatha explains the last three principles of Karma Management. Number 8 is "accelerate karma," which is done through performing daily sadhana (religious practices). Number ...
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Kundalini and Self Realization for the Monastic

Bodhinatha discusses today's lesson from Dancing with Siva as it relates to Moksha Ritau and Self Realization. The lesson answers the question "What is the Sannyasin's Kundalini Path?" Bodhinatha summarizes this lesson, explaining that when ...
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Yama 9 - Mitahara, Moderate Appetite

Bodhinatha begins with a note about Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day. He offers the key that we should be openly appreciative of our elders, and the more specific ...
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Yama 10 - Saucha, Purity

Yama number 10, saucha, purity. Purity includes clean clothing, good character, physical surroundings and no foul language. Physical purity is important, especially washing clothes regularly, or putting them in the ...
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Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 4

Bodhinatha continues his Gurudeva mahasamadhi observances class with this part on the importance of The Master Course Trilogy in helping us establish our foundation of philosophical understanding (Dancing with Siva) ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru - Part 1

Part 1 of 7 - Bodhinatha gives a class during Guru Purnima on the role of the guru. The guru has five major tasks, to provide encouragement to keep striving, ...
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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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Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 2

Bodhinatha continues his Gurudeva mahasamadhi observances class with this part on how Gurudeva continues to influence us by his teachings. All who continue to put into practice the teachings he ...
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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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The Summit of All Religions; Regular Meditation

Religion has a oneness in mysticism but has major differences in terms of beliefs and practices. Unrelenting effort, working on the outside with our faults and weaknesses, allows us to ...
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Cultivating Intuition

Innersearch Kauai 2010 class. Identifying intuition verses imagination. : 0:2:8; Don't think unnecessarily about the past and the future.: 0:4:46; Refrain from excessive talk to cultivate finding your intuition.: 0:7:33; ...
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Sadhana Path of Change

Follow Gurudeva's teachings in a serious way; take up a daily vigil, sandhya vandana, worshiping at the change of days (sunrise and sunset). It takes time to change and master ...
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Uphold Behavior Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Don't let down. Success comes with consistency of conduct. Improve and control our mind and behavior standards twenty-four hours a day. Monistic Theism, our tradition, is a dual approach. Worshiping ...
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Sadhana: Establish Daily Practice

In the past forty years temples and priests have come over to the U.S. from India. The daily spiritual practice of Hinduism, has been left behind. In youth it is ...
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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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The Practice of Contentment

Reflect on happiness, joy and sorrow. Even when having what we want, suffering is built in. Sometimes we condition our happiness. During morning sadhana claim and move awareness into the ...
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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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Discipline Thinking about the Future

Worry, thinking about unnecessary negative patterns, excessive talk: Wastes energy, over-stimulates intellect and desire. Discipline, quiet the mind. Make an appointment with yourself to think through major decisions. We can ...
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The Superconscious Mind: Subduing The Intellect

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Subsuperconscious Mind: Security in the Superconscious

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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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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How Do We Strengthen Our Temple?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 62 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing our ability to strengthen our Hindu temples by how we approach them ...
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Is it an Error to Meditate?

Today Gurudeva answer the question, "Is it selfish to meditate and read religious books." He replies by saying that it is not, that it is very productive to work on oneself, especially compared to watching TV or living ...
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What is Sadhana?

Today Gurudeva responds to those who say they don't have enough time to do sadhana. He explains that controlling yourself is sadhana, and that can be in the course of ...
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Why Should We Learn a Cultural Art?

Become an accomplished human being; soar into the fourth dimension. Artists experience mountaintop consciousness. Having their source in humble devotion to the Lord, Saiva cultural arts: singing, drama, dance, playing ...
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Professional Procrastinators

Today Gurudeva talks about procrastination. "Are you a professional procrastinator?" he asks. If not, then you are probably a more spiritual person. If so, then you need to learn to get over procrastination by ...
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How Can We Be Strong Saivite Hindus?

Gurudeva: "The time has come for Hindus of all races, all nations, of all cultures, of all sects to stand up and let the peoples of the world know of the great religion of which they are one of the staunch adherents." The first way of learning religion is to memorize its tenants. The challenge of living with Siva means bringing religion into the home, into the family, into our ...
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Why Should We Learn a Cultural Art?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 66 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing the importance of Hindu Art and Culture ...
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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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How Can We Be Strong Saivite Hindus?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 67 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing how to be a strong Saivite Hindu ...
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The Mind of Light

Master Course Recording. Chapter 8. Aura, awareness, thought forms, astral body, astral plane. Defining superconsciousness. How to know superconsciousness? Reincarnation. Defining awareness. Study Guide: Allow yourself to absorb the teachings ...
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Getting up early for sadhana

A cyberspace devotee from London wonders how he can get up early in the morning to do sadhana and yet maintain that high energy throughout the day. Gurudeva suggests that ...
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Silence, Part 2

Gurudeva concludes his talk on Silence today. Hear how professionals control their speech to achieve their business goals. Learn how to set aside for yourself a weekly period of silence. ...
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Control of Speech, Part 3

Gurudeva gives a short but powerful conclusion to his Talk about Talking. He describes how the control of speech relates to the transmutation of sexual energies. And he summarizes the ...
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Control of Speech, Part 2

Gurudeva continues his Talk on Talking. He warns today about other forms of talk, such as that which comes from opinionated knowledge, and why that can be "really dangerous." Instead, Gurudeva ...
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A Formula for Sadhana

Gurudeva answers two questions related to sadhana, "How much is enough? How can I be sure I don't slide backwards on the path?" In response Gurudeva gives a simple formula for daily sadhana that you can trust. ...
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The Leaders of Tomorrow

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Discussed lesson 54 from "Merging With Siva," titled "The Leaders of Tomorrow." ...
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Realization a Daily Experience - Remold the Subconscious

The youth of today who attain the inner experience of the clear white light will influence the world in a compassionate, ecologically sound, mystically profound direction. Each generation brings change. ...
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Karma Management Seminar Part 2

Karma Management Seminar day 2 given to pilgrims and devotees at the 9th Annual Mahasamadhi Celebration preliminary to the presentation in Malaysia with questions and answers. ...
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Find the Self

Wrapped up in externalities, upset, life in a swirl, we forget about going within. Be sublime, control actions through dharma, thoughts through karma. Learn how to meditate. Imkaif: When the ...
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Fostering Steadfastness

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from lesson 21 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book "Living with Siva," which discusses the important quality of "dhriti," or "steadfastness." Satguru elaborates on the application of dhriti in our ...
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The Third Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 1

The third dimension, that most people live in most of the time is the rapidly changing world of thoughts and feelings, emotions and intellectual theory. The meditator watches his actions ...
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Insight: Yoga and Human Biology

The practice of yoga and the science of yoga, or yoga bhyasa and yogavidya, are two of the traditional ways that yoga is described. Yoga is a practice (abhyasa) and ...