Results for: audio, Subramuniyaswami
Selfless Service and Penance
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-08-05An e-devotee asks if it is better to do a personal penance or to do some kind of...
The Internal and External Ego
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-08-04Today Gurudeva discusses the subtleties of the anava in its internal and external aspects. Gurudeva stresses that the...
Karma and the Jivanmukti
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-08-03Occasionally a question comes in that inspires Gurudeva to expound deeply upon the subject. So it is today...
Why Did Gurudeva Choose Hinduism?
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-08-02A cyber-devotee in El Paso, Texas, asks how it is that Gurudeva came to pursue Hinduism rather than...
Meaning of Temple Sacraments
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-08-01An e-devotee from New York asks about the significance of the sacred substances found in the temple and...
Soul Mates and Marriage
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-29Our European Pagan asks another question, this one about the Hindu view of soul mates and the purpose...
Hinduism is Boundless
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-28A European Pagan asks if one must be an Indian to be a Hindu. Gurudeva briefly but emphatically...
Transforming Sexual Thoughts
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-27A cyber-devotee in Egypt asked Gurudeva how to handle sexual thoughts. Gurudeva discusses the flows of the prana...
Vedanta and Siddhanta
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-26An e-devotee in Sri Lanka wonders about the difference between Vedanta and Siddhanta. Gurudeva explains the various meditative...
Children In Inter-religious Marriages
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-25Gurudeva fields another question about interfaith marriages and how to raise the children in them. He explains that...
Today's Hinduism
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-22Gurudeva gives a short response to a question about how Hinduism is faring in the modern age. Is...
Not Bound by Birth
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-21Does our physical and social place of birth indicate the spiritual path that we were "destined" to follow?...
Take a Bath
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-20Gurudeva keeps it short and sweet in response to a question from Chennai asking if it is necessary...
Inter-Religious Marriage
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-19A Hindu man asks Gurudeva if it would be advisable for him to marry a Sikh woman. Gurudeva's...
Maha Vasana Daha Tantra (cont) Title:
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-18Gurudeva continues the discussion from last week about the Maha Vasana Daha Tantra, this is the practice of...
Maha Vasana Daha Tantra
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-14Gurudeva responds to some of the reactions that devotees have run into in performing the Maha Vasana Daha...
Tips for Success
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-13Today Gurudeva responds to an e-query about success. Is it ok for Hindus to be successful? Gurudeva offers...
Children In Love
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-12A mother wonders what to do when she discovers that her child has fallen in love with someone....
The Bhagavad Gita; Interfaith Marriage
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-11Today we post Gurudeva's answers to two separate questionsa short answer to someone who asked Gurudeva if his...
A Veggie Query
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-10Mr. Prasad asks Gurudeva about the need for being a vegetarian and, if there is a need, what...
Depression found in Maha Vasana Daha Tantra
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-07Gurudeva talks in depth about the practice of the Maha Vasana Daha Tantra, that is the subconcious purification...
Church and State
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-06Today we offer part of an impromptu talk by Gurudeva in which he discusses the issues of separation...
Dealing with Noise Pollution
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-05An e-devotee asks what we can do about combatting noise pollution, which seems to be low on the...
The Husband Is Responsible
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-04A cyber-devotee (a woman) asks if it really is the total responsibility of the husband for the well...
The Flower Penance
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-03A handsome young man sent Gurudeva a question along with a few digital photos of himself. He asks...
Women's Dress as Shown in Himalayan Academy Art
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-07-02Gurudeva has agreed to share this lively open discussion of a sensitive topic which occured in Kadavul Hindu...
The Company We Keep
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-29A Hindu Saivite Brahmin in London tells Gurudeva about his roomate--a jolly good chap, overall, except for when...
Save the Children, and the Animals Save the Children, and the Animals
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-28An e-question put to Gurudeva asking how to save the animals which are being abused inspires a broader...
When Kids Enter College
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-27First, Gurudeva tells some news about the development of Muruga Hill here at Kauai Aadheenam. Then: E-devotee Lolita@yahoo.com...
Your Claim to Fame
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-26Rosita at home.com wrote in wondering about the verses in the Tirukural which laud the life which is...
Why so Many isms?
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-23Why are there so many "isms?" Why, if there are so many enlightened people, do they each have...
Finding a Guru
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-22A Texas e-devotee would like to find just the right guru to guide him on the path to...
How Dare I Meditate?
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-21We include the reading of the question again, to give a little audio look into the question and...
Experiencing Inner Calm
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-20An e-devotee in Luxemburg writes to Gurudeva asking about his experiences of profound inner peace that he finds...
Men and Women in the Workplace
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-19E-devotee Surya in Mauritius wrote to Gurudeva to ask how men should relate to women in the workplace....
Deciding to Seek God
Satguru Sivaya SubramuniyaswamiGiven On: 2000-06-18A cyber-devotee named Devi in Brussels asks Gurudeva about her ponderings over dedicating her life to seeking God....