Bodhinatha read aloud his Sun One discourse. This is another in the series he is prepared for Mauritius. We got him a new microphone… barely visible from a distance and it works very well.

Morning homa in the temple was conducted as usual… there is not much we can report… it was a quiet day at the Aadheenam… but the inner vibration is very strong.

We bring you a few quotes from our scriptures, the Vedas, that convey the feeling in the temple…

Diffusing glory with your rays,
you have scaled the shining realm of heaven.
By you are supported all things that are,
O God All-Creator, essence all-divine.

Rig Veda X, 170, 4

[speaking of Agni, the God of the Fire Sacrifice….]

With fiery brightness, like a lover of Dawn, he has linked the two worlds with the light of heaven.

He, master and envoy, coming to both worlds,
the herald well-established, great High Priest of men.

To you, dispeller of the night, we come with daily prayer offering to you our reverence.

Maha Spatika lingam…

Lord Hanuman ….

Shanmuganathaswami, talaivar of the Pillaiyar Kulam. He oversees the Hindu Heritage Endowment, the distribution of our books, subscriptions and distribution of Hinduism Today and a lot more… he has recently taken some new initiatives to help with the distribution of our educational literature by incorporating pamphlets into the line of items available at our online store… making it much easier now for people to efficiently order our very popular educational line of pamphlets. Click here for the Ten Questions and watch the site for new items in the days and weeks ahead.

Gurudeva writes in the Holy Orders, his letter of introduction…”THE FIRST PART OF YOUR LIFE WAS LIVED FOR YOURSELF; THE second part will be lived in the service of others, for the benefit of your religion. You have been tried and tested through years of training and challenges and proved yourself worthy to wear the kavi, the orange robes, and to fulfill the illustrious Saiva sannyasin dharma……”

Last night’s sunset over the western mountains…

This magnificent painting by A. Manivel, of Pradosha Siva, was enlarged and now hangs in Kadavul Temple.