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Satguru Concludes in India and Shifts to Malaysia

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  • Various darshan meetings in Bengaluru
    Various darshan meetings in Bengaluru
  • Bhanugopan and his wife from Australia
    Bhanugopan and his wife from Australia
  • Bhanugopan received Samaya Diksha
    Bhanugopan received Samaya Diksha
  • Satsang at Rajasankara home in Bengaluru
    Satsang at Rajasankara home in Bengaluru
  • Brahmacharya vratas taken
    Brahmacharya vratas taken
  • Shifting to Malaysia for satsang at Iraivan Illam hall
    Shifting to Malaysia for satsang at Iraivan Illam hall
  • Aravindraj Chandrasekaran received Vishesha Diksha
    Aravindraj Chandrasekaran received Vishesha Diksha
  • Brahmacharya Vrata taken
    Brahmacharya Vrata taken

Satguru had a number of darshan meetings in Bengaluru, including giving Samaya Diksha to Bhanugopan from Australia. These were followed by group satsang at Rajasankara home, whose family had managed the carving process for Iraivan Temple. Some brahmacharya vratas were taken by youth.

Then shifting to Malaysia, satsang was held at the Iraivan Illam hall, where Aravindraj Chandrasekaran received Vishesha Diksha, and another brahmacharya vrata was taken by a youth. Satguru spoke on “The Parampara’s Three Perspectives.”

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Blessings in Bengaluru

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(Drawn from a report from Madan Ganesan)

Aum Namah Śivaya.

This month, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami are traveling in India. On the 14th they arrived at the Bangalore International Airport’s Terminal 2, where Rishipathi Dohadeva, Rishipathi Jiva and family, the Natarajan family, and the Praveen family gathered to welcome him. To everyone’s delight, the flight touched down a full thirty minutes early.

The next day the Natarajan family received Satguru’s darshan, a deeply blessed and heart-touching occasion. Satguru spoke on the importance of the home shrine and the care of maintaining its spiritual vibrations, and reflected warmly on the ways the family has grown and transformed over the past year. Satguru also shared early insights on the “Two Ds”—Duty versus Desire—a theme devotees can look forward to exploring further in a forthcoming article in Hinduism Today. He answered questions from those gathered and lovingly inquired about the children’s studies and plans for the future, before blessing all present and offering Thiruneeru Prasadam. Shanmuganathaswami, too, graced the gathering with his loving wishes and blessings.

Among the morning’s offerings was a special drawing presented to Satguru, depicting Satguru in 1970 meeting Satguru in 2026—a touching tribute spanning the years of the Parampara. The visit continues this Wednesday with a community lunch, as members from other parts of India join to be in Satguru’s presence. Jai Gurudeva! Jai Satguru!

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Big Team of Volunteers & Small Improvements

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  • Twelve professionals here to help.
  • New flooring being installed.
  • Adding compost before planting the small sprigs of mondo.
  • Such a happy group they are.
  • Break for a feast in the Banyan Mandapam
  • Amala, Shakti and Loveena help with the buffet.
  • Now, that’s a menu! Mani is a genius in the kitchen.
  • The scaffolding for solar panel work on the roof

It is unusual, at our quiet monastery, for so many projects to be happening on a single day. Yesterday was such a day.

A team of 12 volunteers from the Corteva Agribusiness group spent the day helping us plant mondo around Iraivan. This was their second visit. To thank them, the monastery prepared a truly special South Indian feast (see the menu in the slideshow) which they enjoyed midday.

Another team was installing a new floor in rooms that will be used by our newest monks. A third team (as you know from yesterday) is taking apart the 97-year-old roof built by Japanese craftsmen in 1929. There is considerable weather damage to repair. It is the roof of our Guru Pitam, which is also our meditation hall each morning.

And finally, our own monk team has erected scaffolding at the MiniMela, preparing for the repair of the solar panel microinverters in the days ahead.

Inspiring to have so much basic maintenance underway.

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Guru Peedam Roof Replacement Begins

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The roofing company has begun replacing the roof of the Guru Peedam hall. The old concrete monier tile was there for more than 50 years, bearing many a rainfall and intense tropical sun before gradually starting to leak. The team finished removing one side of the tiles yesterday and will finish the other side today. A number of rafters will be replaced in the coming days before laying down the same roofing material as we did with Kadavul Temple.

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Final Malaysia/Singapore Workshop Reports

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Below are some of the final descriptions by the traveling team for their days in Malaysia and Singapore. Day 14–

Today, we traveled to the Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple in Kajang for the Path to Siva workshop. We had a wonderful turnout of 35 students and received an incredibly positive response from the participants.

Although the students were quite shy at the beginning, they warmed up beautifully as the session progressed. It was a huge help to have several of our own young sishyas present to support Swami; they did a fantastic job of explaining questions and encouraging the youth to actively participate. By the end of the workshop, several students even approached Swami to ask personal questions.

Day 16-17

Today was a day of travel and teaching. We arrived at the airport four hours early due to the festive holiday season. Swami utilized this extra time to prepare for the upcoming Singapore Path to Siva workshops. After a quick 50-minute flight, we were warmly greeted at the airport by several sishyas, followed by a wonderful meal at a Chinese vegetarian restaurant filled with lively discussion about our travels and the Monastery.

That evening, Swami conducted a workshop at Sudha’s home, with 25 adults and youth in attendance. The core focus of the session was managing stress.

Key teachings from the workshop included:

 The Three States of mind

 Our True Identity: Remembering that you are not the instinctive mind; you are the soul.

 Spiritual Practice: Swami introduced the practice of Vasana Daha Tantra

Day 18–

Singapore day 2 was a full four-hour Path to Siva workshop, 35 in attendance. Focused group with a lot of questions. Swami followed the standard workshop format.

Later went to the home of Trishna for a Satsang. Modest group of 20. Young families and single adults were in attendance. Great questions were asked about parenting and how to encourage the youth to go to the temple and continue to practice our religion. Swami talked about our amazing religion, sadhana, our mission in Malaysia, and monastic life.

Day 19–

We had a 6:30 departure from Singapore traveling to Johor. We arrived at the Arulmigu Sithi Vinayagar Temple around 8:15, had a nice darshan of Ganesha, then set up for the workshop. Just before 9 am, Swami performed an arati to Ganesha, Gurudeva, and Satguru Bodhinatha. 39 students were in attendance. Swami starts each event by saying this workshop is for the youth; if there are any adults in the back, refrain from asking questions. This workshop was entirely in Tamil. At the end several youth stood up and asked questions. Home satsang in the afternoon. Swami went back to the importance of a daily sadhana practice and how to best encourage youth.

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The Journey Begins!

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  • Satguru and Swami head to their plane at the Lihue airport
    Satguru and Swami head to their plane at the Lihue airport

Today, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami boarded their plane at the Lihue airport, for their several-week trip. They are bound for India, Singapore and Malaysia, where they will spend time with devotees and share the wisdom of our lineage.

We wish them safe travels and many blessings on their journey!

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