"A mother's place is within the home and not out in the world working. When she is in the home all day, she brings love and security to the children, sensitivity and stability to the husband.
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Gurudeva
Gurudeva, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Founder of Kauai's Hindu Monastery
Innersearch Arumugam Kaveri and his wife Balamal met with Bodhinatha today. They are off to Tucson, Arizona to be with their son who is training there for the Singapore Airforce.
Both of them will be starting the Master Course when they return to Johor, Malaysia in August.
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This innersearch was particular unique with over half of the participants being active students of Gurudeva’s Himalayan Academy Master Course. Four participants advance on the path with vows taken.
Here is Ashish Chitnis, long time devotee who took his two addition Vrata Sishya vows, making him a full member of Saiva Siddhanta Church and accepted sishya of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami.
Ravi and Sheela Rahavendran took their Arul Sishya Vows, having completed Level Three of the Master Course. They will changing to a Saivite last name in the days ahead.
Our members honor the sishya with garlands.
With Sivakatirswami who presided over the ceremony.
All our Kauai members got to listen to the vows spoken outloud and then signed as witnesses.
Ravi and Sheela
Ashish Chitnis
Ravi and Sheela will be part of the extended family of Kulapati and Kulamata Manon and Selvon Mardemootoo.
Aarti joins her parents for a photo. Her brother Mayuresh was off playing with the new calf.
Tina Desai take her Vrata sishya vows.
Tina is part of the Deva and Amala Seyon family. Her she is with all her Wailua mission sisters.
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Here is a slideshow by Sadhunathan Nadesan, one of our Innersearchers from California, giving a participant’s view of our recent program on Kauai.
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Inspired Talk: Title: Niyama Ten: Tapas
Category: Soul Duration: 15 min, 4 secs
Date Given: 2012-01-11
Given by: Bodhinatha
Description:
Tapas is to practice austerity, serious disciplines, penance and sacrifice which increases the speed at which we are moving forward on the spiritual path. Daily sadhanas and penance to atone for misdeeds are obligatory. Austerities, assigned and overseen by a guru, give a great sense of release from the past, a profounder understanding of the path and deepening of one's worship and meditation. Meditation on Ishana and Tatpurusha: veiling and revealing grace. All along we are Siva and finally that dawns on us.
