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Today’s TAKA is all about this sutra that Gurudeva wrote:
“All Siva’s devotees honor and revere the world around them as God’s creation and work for the protection of the Earth’s diversity and resources to achieve the goal of a secure, sustainable and lasting environment. Aum.”
A consulting group from Canada came to Kauai to visit the East Kauai Water Cooperative and discuss environmentally friendly hydro-power options for this area of the island (see below).
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Bodhinatha has finished the booklet on Samaya (mantra) Diksha, which carefully details the sadhana of the first initiation. He will be taking this with him to Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius to give out to all of those who have received their mantra diksha, and for those preparing.
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Sannyasin Arumugaswami and a few of the other leaders of the East Kauai Water Cooperative host the consulting group who are under the auspices of the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, which has an interest in the preservation and usage of the incredible irrigation systems that have been created here on our small island.
Here are at the Wailua Reservoir, just 1 mile from the monastery. They see potential here for a small hydro electric plant.
We showed them the Iraivan Temple later and they really enjoyed the a wonderful rice and curry lunch at the monastery.
Here the reservoir drains out through a channel that could be connected to a small generator plant.
Of course we are blessed with plenty of water. Mount Waialeale is the rainiest spot on earth and the flow of water is “eternal.” Kauai now imports fuel oil to burn for electricity and a local renewable source will be a small contribution to the new world order of self-sustaining cultures.
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Title: Focus of Sadhana in Jivana Ritau Category: Relationships Duration: 19 minutes 25 seconds Date Given: August 24, 2004 Date Posted: August_25_2004 Given by: Bodhinatha |
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Date: January_21_2001
Title: Temple Protocol. Mantra Revealed
Category: Hinduism and Tradition
Duration: 2 min., 48 seconds
Date Given: January_18_2000
Given By: Gurudeva
A question about temple protocol, comes from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. A young lady was here at our Kauai Aadheenam temple and found that the men are standing on the right and the ladies on the left, which indicates the ida and the pingala force. Because the temple itself is like a one-body, like a one human body, the psychic body. But, she returned to Malaysia and found that out there, they do just the opposite. The men are on the left and the ladies are on the right. She is wondering why this is.
The answer is: in those temples, they just got it turned all around. They don’t know the esoteric, ida and pingala, masculine and feminine force within our physical body and our astral body. So, tell them to contact me and we will send them some literature on it.
A cyberspace devotee has been given a mantram by a great Guru and been told, “Don’t tell this mantram to anyone. Keep it to yourself.” It was also written on a piece of paper. A while later, a relative found the piece of paper and the mantram and said, “What is this?” and he mentioned the mantram. Now, he is feeling a little bit guilty, wondering, “Should I get a new mantram? Should I confess this? What should I do?”
The answer is: it is traditional to give a mantram and tell the individual, “Don’t tell anybody.” But, that means, “Don’t teach this mantram to anyone. Don’t become the teacher of the mantram. It is just for you. Do it yourself.”
So, nothing wrong happened. You didn’t teach the mantram. It was a natural family happening. Someone found the paper and asked what is this. The person is not practising the mantram. You didn’t become an assistant guru or anything like that. So, don’t worry about it. Practice your mantram and benefit by the great Guru’s Grace. Your life will improve and improve and improve.
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