Happy Jayanthi to Bodhinatha! Today is his birthday and celebrations have been going on in various parts of the world…

Here is one testimony from Mauritius:

Aum Sivaya Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami,

Jai Ganapati!

We had a wonderful Guru Jayanthi celebration as scheduled at the Spiritual Park yesterday. Below are a few highlights.

1. Everything started on time. Bhajans, then silent pada puja and 108 Bodhinatha’s names slowly chanted by all present.

2. Kul. Parmesh Pallanee guided the Shum Meditation. We used the simple introductory Shum format.

3. Then we had a keynote presentation, with texts, photos, music, vedic chants and videos on Bodhinatha. We used only the Church written materials obtained on our Church website and Saivite Trilogy for the texts. The response was very positive as such a presentation on Bodhinatha took everyone by surprise. We have never had a detailed documentary on the Guru before in Mauritius.

4. Kul. Siven Kootha read the message Satguru Bodhinatha sent for the occasion. He gave a clear explanation. Sishyas have asked that we send them copies of the affirmation therein.

5. We have a wonderful fun win-win game mostly on informations provided earlier on the keynote. The response was very encouraging. Everyone’s attention was suddenly focussed on this Guru item. There was much laughter and everyone participated to questions asked. Even the little children and women responded beyond our expectations. We gave all those present a photo of Bodhinatha as a gift. Kulapati Kulagan was very enthusiastic to help me animate this item.

6. Then Kulapati and Kulamata Koothan cut Bodhinatha’s Birthday cake. It was a moment of real joy with all sishyas singing and wishing happy birthday. Then Kul. SK Moorghen tgave the vote of thanks.

7. After the final arati and prostration to the Tiruvadi, we had a nice lunch together in the shade of the mango grove. It was not the same vibration as the massive food serving on Sunday Homas, but more of a relaxed family kind of Sivasamdandan feeling prevailing. Our group consisted mainly of members and MC students.

On the whole, it was a unique ceremony and we thank Bodhinatha for all the Blessings and support. We are working on the TAKA photos and shall be sending them by tomorrow.

Happy Guru Jayanthi Bodhinatha! Aum.

Rajen.

Sabharathnam Sivachariya leaves tonite and yesterday had darshan with Bodhinatha. He is doing a marvelous job translating scriptures and is great devotee of Lord Nataraja.

He has been meeting daily with Paramacharya Ceyonswami in the mornings.

Swami says, “Sivacharya is a such wealth of knowledge and he has left a few of his diamonds with us for safekeeping. His understanding of the Agamas and other Saiva scripture is on a much deeper level than most. And he experienced many revelations during his month stay with us regarding the profundity of Gurudeva’s Realization and what Gurudeva has established here for many generations to come.”

Sabharathnam has been translating a number of important works that Bodhinatha has selected.

Sabharathnam is very impressed with the Shum language that Gurudeva revealed. Here Bodhinatha presents him with a certificate honoring his important work.

Bodhinatha give him a shawl…

Our Wailua Mission members took him for sight-seeing in the local Wailua river area.

He had an interest in the old Hawaiian temple sites.

Standing at the site of an ancient Hawaiian temple.

And at the site of the first temple by the sea, of the chain of temples going up the Wailua River.

We have really been blessed to have this great soul with us for a month and look forward to years of fruitful collaboration in the work of carrying forward our scriptures into the “future of futures” as Gurudeva would say.

Saint Tirumular… today we carry forward the ancient wisdom that was in his head to coming generations.