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Practice Makes Perfect - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the January/February/March 2011 edition of HInduism Today magazine. Five core disciplines for bringing our inner perfection into our intellectual, emotional and instinctive nature. ...
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Letting Go of Past & Future - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the July/August/September 2010 edition of HInduism Today magazine. "A peaceful and effective life is waiting for those who undertake the not-so-easy work required to live in the eternal now." Bodhinatha highlights the benefits of living in the eternal now and shares a few ...
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Gurudeva Talks about the Magic of Iraivan

A short talk from Gurudeva about His mystical vision in 1975 of Lord Shiva walking down the valley and giving Him permission to build Iraivan temple which would be a ...
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Practice Makes Perfect

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation on a topic entitled "Practice Makes Perfect" which featured in the Jan/Feb/Mar 2011 Hinduism Today. In this Presentation Bodhinatha explains that deep inside we are perfect ...
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Six Levels of Practice

Bodhinatha's presentation is drawn from Gurudeva's teachings on daily practice and is entitled "Six Levels of Practice". In this presentation, Bodhinatha explores each of the six practices, namely (1) Making Dharma Your ...
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Six Levels of Practice

Bodhinatha's presentation is drawn from Gurudeva's teachings on daily practice and is entitled "Six Levels of Practice". In this presentation, Bodhinatha explores each of the six practices, namely (1) Making Dharma Your ...
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Karma Management Part 2

Review of part 1 plus... Fifth principle: create no negative karmas. Refrain from actions that will create negative karmas. Promise to. Sixth principle: Mitigate past karma. As long as we're ...
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Pujas to Gurudeva

Tomorrow is our monthly pada puja for Gurudeva on Chitra nakshatra. So, we're thinking about Gurudeva and the future. Gurudeva has been appearing in the monks dreams and talking about ...
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The Benevolent Narmada River

The Narmada basin is a region of great scenic spectacles and mind-blowing biological diversity. The seeker can marvel at everything herefrom proto-human rock art galleries and Neolithic settlements to imposing ...
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Creating a Family Plan Part 2

How do we develop goals as part of our plans? Bodhinatha answers this question in part two of his talk on planning. He gives many sample goals and hopes that ...
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Kumbha Mela

The tens of millions of hindus who came to the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar this year were nearly all of modest means. After days of travel, many spent a mere ...
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Sacred Pilgrimage

Five duties, pancha kriya, form the traditional minimal practices expected of every Hindu: upasana (worship); utsava (holy days); dharma (virtuous living); tirthayatra (pilgrimage); and samskara (rites of passage). Thus, most ...
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Sadhana Guide for Pilgrims

This is a book of sadhanas or spiritual practices. It is designed for pilgrims to Kauai's Hindu Monastery, but the sadhanas could be done at any temple or ashram. The ...
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Journey to Murugan

A sacred pilgrimage to the arupadaiveedu, Lord Karttikeyas six renowned temples in the land of Tamil Saivism ...
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What Are Our Five Core Practices?

The pancha nitya karmas are spiritual practices for all Hindus: worship, holy days, pilgrimage, dharma and rites of passage. Three forms of worship: the temple, home shrine and on pilgrimage. ...
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Karma Management Day 4, Part 2

2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 4, Part 2 Bodhinatha gives us two final correct concepts about karma, that we are creating our future in the present and that the ultimate future ...
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Niyama 1 - Hri, Remorse and Modesty

Bodhinatha speaks on hri, the niyama of remorse, which is needed to resolve problems. Niyamas focus on helping us to express our divine qualities. Criminals will repeat crimes unless they ...
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Niyama 4 - Astikya, Faith

Bodhinatha speaks on the niyama of astikya, faith. In Hinduism experience develops faith. Faith starts out as a belief in what we have not yet experienced. This leads to experience ...
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Becoming a More Spiritual Person Part 1

Part 1 of 3 - Bodhinatha gives a second class during Guru Purnima on the role of the guru. Beginning with a glorious quote from Gurudeva about the spirit of ...
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Niyama 8 - Vrata, Vows

Bodhinatha speaks on the eighth niyama, vrata, the practice of taking vows to ourselves, to the inner worlds and to family and community. Vows are a sacred trust. There are ...
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Pilgrimage and Sadhana

Preparation for pilgrimage. Consistent sadhana changes the purity of our mind, the way the energies flow through us. To us, the Deity is a living Being. Experience the Deity! Have ...
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Visiting the Temple Purifies the Mind, Grants Humility

Religion needs to be of the present. Mankind is evolving spiritually; mass consciousness is rising. When we go to the temple, in the right spirit, contributing devotion and prana, being ...
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Unite the Hindus of the World Through Education

Gurudeva tells about the public service to the world by Kauai Aadheenam and talks about Hinduism Today. Gurudeva tells us about innersearch pilgrimages of the past and one to come ...
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Color's Magic: Blessings and Their Opposite

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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How Do We Observe Pilgrimage?

Set aside ordinary affairs, prepare inwardly, get into the spirit of pilgrimage "... a special cherished time to take problems and prayers to God." The shakti and blessings are stronger in older, powerful temples where regular worship has been conducted properly. ...
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Three Worlds - This is Religion

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami explains how Saivism brings the beings of the Three Worlds together. He explains how they work together throug the temple, and the esoteric workings of darshan. Great ...
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How Do We Observe Pilgrimage?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 65 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing Hindu Pilgrimage ...
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2001, 75th Jayanthi Talk, Part 1

Gurudeva's Last Birthday on a physical body - and a magic mantra he gives us. ...
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Gurudeva Interviewed by Loni Petranek, Part V

This is a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. The interview gives an overview of Gurudeva's worldwide mission. In the fifth part today Gurudeva shares with Loni about ...
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Iraivan Temple Part 1

On the most auspicious day of the first stone placing ceremony on Iraivan temple Gurudeva gives an inspired talk about Lord Siva's island temple. ...
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Iraivan Temple Part 3

Gurudeva's inspired talk about Lord Siva's island home temple. ...
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Importance of Associations; Hinduism In the Technological Era

Part 1 of Bodhinatha's Karma Management Course preliminary to a presentation to be given in Singapore including questions and answers from pilgrims/devotees during the 10th Annual Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Celebration. ...