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Gurudeva has always had a great regard for the temple of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. It is a very important holy center and one of the very few Siva temples in the world where Lord Nataraja is installed as the main Deity. It is traditional for new temples to have connections with some other older temple, and our Kadavul Hindu Temple here at the monastery where Lord Nataraja is installed has inner connections with Chidambaram. The priests at Chidambaram always received Gurudeva’s love and support. One of the elder priests there sent this message upon hearing about Gurudeva’s passage to Siva’s feet:
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“I heard the sudden demise of Sri Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami and I felt very sorry and I am worried very much. It is very great loss not only to us but to the Hindu world. Hinduism was spread far and wide throughout world by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami only. The world has known the greatness of Siva only by the teaching and publications of Swami. He was very affectionate to me and my son. We are all regarding him as Siva.
I have performed special abhishegam, japam, pooja and naivedyam for swami. I arranged to light one thousand lamps in four gopuras of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple. It is believed that the light of the lamps in gopuras will lead him to peaceful salvation.
We all express our deep sorrow and despair. We all pray Lord Nataraj that his soul may rest in peace.
Yours affectionately
Dr. Anandanataraja Deekshidar
Our Beloved and Revered Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Attained Maha Samadhi on November 12th, 2001
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Gurudeva’s statement on September 11th
Well, to all the Dikshitar’s and priests around the world who took support from Kauai Aadheenam as an inner strength to carry on their vocations despite the poverty and difficult conditions, we say:
Don’t dispair, Bodhinatha and all the monks are here and strong, as are all his sishya around the world, those dedicated members of Saiva Siddhanta Church, and Gurudeva lives in our hearts and we will carry on with his mission. Have no doubt about it!
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Paramacharya Ceyonswami performs the morning vigil today from 9 am to 12 noon. At nine AM the daily “Nitya puja” to Lord Siva is performed. This is the main puja of the day and lasts for an hour and a half. At the end the beautiful offering to the nature spirits is performed outside at the Bali Peedam.
Tandu Sivanathan and his son Chetan are real tigers with their weed wackers… keeping up the beauty of various sections of the landscape. It’s an on-going task, otherwise the Aadheenam would be completely engulfed in vines and overgrowth in less than a year….
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Here is Andiappan sharpening some chisels at our work site here on Kauai. These are wonderful men and while we are keeping them in the best of circumstances, quite frankly they are a little cut off from the rest of the world and their families in India here on this small island and we greatly admire their dedication to Iraivan that carries them forward from day to day.
Chinnu, who is a fantastic cook, also helps with various tasks at the work site. Here he mans the bellows on the forge. He is quite an expert in culinary arts and can explain the formulas used to cook meals. For example, traditionally if one dish in a meal is “oily” then others should not be. If one is hot, then others should not be. Certain spices, such as cumin, mustard seed etc. should “disappear” in the curry and not be so strong as to overpower. And, yes it can be difficult to make bitter greens palatable for young people who have a sweet tooth. So, what to do: one method to make them yummy. Cook some roasted dal ’till it is liquid and add to the greens to add a “nutty” taste. And, don’t over cook the dosai if you fermented the batter, it will make them bitter.
OK, here is what you can do to honor these men with some real human kind of support: send us Tamil magazines, any old Tamil movies (they don’t like the new trashy hip-hop rock and roll style Tamil movies that are being pumped out of India today) on DVD or VHS tapes, any current Tamil newspapers from Toronto. Tamil Music cassettes, or anything you can think of… even a surprise to show that even though they are in the middle of the Pacific, that there is a world of people behind them. Send your gifts to:
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Saiva Siddhanta Church
107 Kaholalele Rd
Kapaa, HI, 96746 USA
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Innersearch 2002 in Hawaii!
Our next Innersearch Travel-Study program will be held right here on the island of Kauai in the summer of 2002. It’s the first such program on the Garden Island since 1974! From July 17 to July 22 we will enjoy daily classes with the swamis, join in the annual Guru Purnima festival, be inspired by local culture, explore the lush tropical island in exciting and non-touristy ways, and more. Be prepared for a wonderful spiritual experience in paradise with meditations, seminars and sacred ceremonies at the Siva temple of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery. Many have applied already, and there is a limit of 50 participants, so we recommend everyone apply as soon as possible. Interested? Please request an application from pilgrim@searchbeyond.com |
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From Our Gurus' Teachings
Archives are now available through 2001. Light colored days have no posts. 1998-2001 coming later.
