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Who Am I and Where Did I Come From?

Bodhinatha introduces the new Himalayan Academy book "Path to Siva." "By seeing the life energy in all creatures and in all people we are seeing God Siva in action." The life energy within you is the closest thing to you. The basic challenge is overcoming anger. With enough bhakti, love ...
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Karma Management Part 1

I get many questions about karma that are way off the mark. We need to understand karma and apply it to our life. Here are 4 of the principles Principle ...
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Arun Gandhi on Season of Nonviolence

Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, recently visited the Aadheenam and also held an event on Kauai honoring the "Season of Nonviolence." What struck Bodhinatha as most interesting was when his wife spoke ...
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Karma Management and Ganesha

With karma management it is important to apply our philosophical understanding to our life in order for it to really benefit us. A new concept is"divinely influence karma." Through the ...
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Yamas and Niyamas pt 1

The essence of our being is God. This is a beautiful teaching but it is also important to be grounded in other realities. We are a soul, but our soul ...
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Controlling Anger part 1

In part one of a talk on anger, Bodhinatha speaks of the various levels of difficulty people have with this instinctive state of consciousness. Gurudeva gave some very useful suggestions ...
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Controlling Anger part 2

In part two of his talk on anger, Bodhinatha refers back to a trip Gurudeva made to Malaysia in June 2000. Before Gurudeva left he was thinking positively about the ...
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Controlling Anger part 3

In part three of his talk on anger, Bodhinatha begins by referring to the Tirukural and its chapter called "Avoidance of Anger," which is right before the chapter on ahimsa, the cardinal ...
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Anger and Meditation part 1

Bodhinatha talks today on how important smooth interpersonal relationships are to the meditator. If our relationships with others are in poor shape, they will come up from our subconscious mind ...
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Anger Management

Anger is everywhere. It is the most powerful and hurtful emotion we possess. Yet, the average person succumbs to it helplessly, even willingly, lapsing into insane episodes now and again ...
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Anger (Sneaky) part 2

In part one of a more detailed talk on anger, Bodhinatha shares with us the effectiveness of some advice he recently gave to someone about the effect of angry episodes ...
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Anger (Cold Shoulder) part 3

In part two of this second talk on anger, Bodhinatha goes into the second rung on the ladder of anger, "the cold shoulder." He summarizes the first two rungs by discussing the ...
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Mauritius Trip Talks

Bodhinatha tells us of the theme for his trip to Asia coming up, focusing on the parents as the first guru, positive discipline, and that magically the sutra of the ...
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Not Getting Angry

After a short review of his recent talk on the Hindu philosophical outlook on the nature of man, Bodhinatha begins with a "Dear Bodhinatha" e-mail written in by a devotee who ...
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How Does Moksha Ritau Apply to Family Life?

Part 1 of 4 - Bodhinatha talks about the moksha ritau, the cool season and one-third of the year when we focus on the inside of ourselves and making improvements ...
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The Importance of Controlling Anger

Part 2 of 4 - In Bodhinatha's moksha ritau address for 2002, he continues with a practical explanation of the affects of anger and how important it is to get ...
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Pancha Ganapati's Five Shaktis

Part 4 of 4 - Bodhinatha finishes his moksha ritau address for 2002 by talking about the nature of the Pancha Ganapati festival and how each of Ganesha's five shakti's ...
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Staying in Touch with Gurudeva and Facing Karma

Bodhinatha talks about ways of staying in touch with Gurudeva, such as through our monthly guru puja and reading Gurudeva's teachings. Next he discusses the natural patterns of life's karmas ...
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Malaysia-Singapore Visit Report Part 3

Bodhinatha continues his report on his visit to Malaysia and Singapore (part 3). Bodhinatha attended a large Hindu Renaissance event, where he noticed how abstract and complicated Hinduism can be ...
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False Concepts About the Spiritual Path

As is true in many areas of life, there are more false concepts about something than true concepts, and this is certainly true regarding the spiritual path. Here Bodhinatha speaks ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru - Part 3

Part 3 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru, Bodhinatha says that worship and meditation are important in spiritual life, but a ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru Part 4

Part 4 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru and his task of helping us improve our behavior, we look at rung ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru Part 5

Part 5 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru and his task of helping us improve our behavior, Bodhinatha tells us that ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru Part 6

Part 6 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru and his task of helping us improve our behavior, Bodhinatha talks about the ...
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Improving Our Behavior with the Help of the Guru Part 7

Part 7 of 7 - Continuing Bodhinatha's first Guru Purnima class on the role of the guru and his task of helping us improve our behavior, Bodhinatha explains that part ...
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Becoming a More Spiritual Person Part 2

Part 2 of 3 - Bodhinatha continues his second class during Guru Purnima, talking about becoming a more spiritual person and how we can do that through learning from our ...
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Niyama 9 - Japa, Recitation

Bodhinatha speaks on the niyama of japa, the many dimensions of the sacred science of chanting a mantra, a holy syllable, word or sentence again and again. Often japa is ...
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Yama 4 - Brahmacharya

Bodhinatha spoke on the yama of brahmacharya, purity and chastity, today. He described it as the harnessing of the instincts, including sexual desire, stressing the value of remaining celibate until ...
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Yama 1 - Ahimsa

Bodhinatha speaks on the first yama, ahimsa, which is noninjury in thought, word and deed. The law of karma decrees that it is wise not to harm or hurt others, ...
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Introduction to the Yamas and Niyamas

Cybertalk: Bodhinatha gives his introduction to the Yamas and niyamas, the Hindu Code of Conduct. He explains that a simple look at what it means to be a Hindu is ...
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Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 3

Bodhinatha continues his Gurudeva mahasamadhi observances class with this part on ashtanga yoga, which is the teaching of our Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. When you go to study yoga somewhere ...
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Are Souls And World Essentially Good?

The world does contain suffering; it's this way for a reason. If the world was perfect why would we want to transcend it? We're not all in the same place ...
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Harnessing Reaction; Live in the Box of Dharma

Responding and handling karma when feeling mistreated. The goal: insight into our self, get into a more refined cycle of life. Harness instinctive and intellectual reaction and forgive, karma's totally ...
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Influences in the Conscious Mind

On the spiritual path be careful to not let the worldly approach of others influence us. Take time each day for spiritual practice; turn off the externalizing and limiting conscious ...
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Detach Awareness From the Consious Mind

Avoid creating ripples in life, being permanently emotionally disturbed. The English language is a conscious mind language structured to teach us that we are our emotions. Be observant of thought ...
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Stabilize Consciousness in the Muladhara Chakra and Above

The challenge of not falling below the muladhara chakra. "Achieve freedom with responsibility," living in the box of dharma. Ahimsa and himsa: Patanjali advises: to overcome the propensity to do harm, cultivate the ...
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Chakras In Relation to the Gods

An important feature of Saiva Siddhanta is the mixing of Monism and Theism. Worshiping in the temple and meditating are inter-related quite dynamically. In our tradition the kundalini force requires ...
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Closing Off the Lower Chakras

There is a continuity between the dominant states of consciousness you are in at the time of death and what you experience after death. The goal is to aim for ...
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Anger and Sadhana

Today Gurudeva observes that so few of the Hindus of Indian origin who come to the ashram are vegetarians--a lapse of religious observance he attributes to the English education system. ...
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Dealing with the Remnants of the Lower Mind

Awakening superconscious is just a theory unless we control the remnants of the lower nature, detach from emotions. The first step for conquering a pattern is to see it, observation. ...
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The Conscious Mind: Reason Reigns Supreme

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Astral Body: The Aura and Instinctive Mind

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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Karma, the Natural Law: Working It Out On the Inside

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Fine Art of Meditation: Energy and Meditation

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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Animals and Reincarnation; Soul Power; Controlling Anger

Today Gurudeva answers a question about what happens to pets after they die, then goes on to explain more about will power, how we need it to progress on the ...
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Anger Management

Today Gurudeva talks about the need for anger management, how anger is one of the biggest barriers on the path. He explains how drugs can open the lower chakras and ...
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The Donkey and the Carrot

Master Course Recording. Chapter 5. Five states of mind. Defining conscious mind. Body of the soul.Defining subconscious mind. Programming subconscious. Attention and concentration. Mulingnishum. Study Guide: Breath is life, and ...
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Qualities and duties of a guru; Mental illness

A cyberspace devotee in Texas wonders what are the duties and qualities of a guru. Gurudeva says that by looking at those around the guru one can discern the qualities ...
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Purifying a home, Anger is inexcusable, Is Self-realiztion for humans only?

Cybertalk: A cybercadet asks today how one can purify a home. Gurudeva says it would be customary to invite a priest of the family's religion to come and bless and ...
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Gossiping, Easiest way to enlightenment

A cybercadet from Texas asks about backbitting and gossip and wonders what to do when at family events that is all that takes place. Gurudeva gives his permission to her ...
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Where do we Let Off Steam? Part 1, Tamil Translation

Gurudeva responds to another question, this one came up after Gurudeva explained the principle of running the home like a business. If we can't let off steam at work, and ...
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Where do We Let Off Steam? Part 2, Tamil Translation

Gurudeva concludes his response to the question, "Where do we let off steam?" Today he talks about the karma created when said "steam" is indiscriminately released in the home and office. Tamil Translation ...
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Save the Children and the Animals

An e-question put to Gurudeva asking how to save the animals which are being abused inspires a broader answer by Gurudeva on stopping the war within the home. For, as ...
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Sealing Off the Lower Nature

An e-devotee asks what asana besides the lotus posture would work to close off the lower chakras. Gurudeva's response describes the lower chakras in terms of the lower nature and ...
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Anger Management

Today Gurudeva talks about the need for anger management, how anger is one of the biggest barriers on the path. He explains how drugs can open the lower chakras and ...
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Mauritius Elections; Avoid Those Angry People

Gurudeva tells a little story today about one of his sishya in Mauritius who was recently elected to Parliament. He based his platform on the injunctions for politicians and parliamentarians ...
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Interreligious Marriage; Kundalini and the First Step

Today three questions span the subjects of marriage, yoga and the spiritual path. First Gurudeva advises an American e-devotee to join the Hindu religion of his wife-to-be so that he ...
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Anger, Reincarnation, Evolution and Willpower

Today we include a discussion Gurudeva had with devotees in the Kadavul temple. Gurudeva answers a question about "Exactly how angry is angry?" He talks about how a soul might reincarnate into an animal ...
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Performance of Japa Yoga, Outcome of Pranayama

A cyberspace devotee from Singapore wants to know why we use the middle finger to move the beads when performing japa. Gurudeva says that we do not use the index ...
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Performance of Japa; Pranayama

A cyberspace devotee in Singapore wants to know why the middle finger is used to move the beads when performing japa. Gurudeva says that the index finger is not used ...
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Anger and Worship

In response to a question about the Agnihotra, Hindu fire ceremony, Gurudeva discusses the principle of not performing serious ritualistic worship after one has become angry. A 31-day cooling-off period ...
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A Troubled Father

A question comes in from a concerned Asian family whose father comes home late, having drunk too much and tending to anger. Gurudeva advises not to disturb him by giving ...
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Temples in India, Anger in Worship

An e-devotee in Texas asks Gurudeva about the temples in South India that have been taken over by the government. The question triggers a forceful talk from Gurudeva on the ...
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How To Help Counter Abuse

A young girl, just back in the US from having lived several years in India, as what she can do to make a difference. She says she saw lots of ...
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The Karma of Healing

An e-devotee asks if a healing power should be used, or whether doing so interferes in the karma of the individual. Gurudeva explains that it is of utmost importance that ...
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Gurudeva Interviewed by Loni Petranek Part 14

This is a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. The interview gives an overview of Gurudeva's worldwide mission. In the fourteenth and final part today Loni and Gurudeva ...
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Hindu New Year Part 2

In the second and last part of Gurudeva's New Year talk he urges temple trustees around the world to help eradicate backbiting and other low minded things from the community ...
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Bhakti, the Foundation, Leads to Humility

Attainment beyond anava marga. Acknowledging and coming closer to the Deities. True humility and devotion result from sincere temple worship. Charya involves shutting out anger with love. Dancing with Siva ...
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The Life of Your Life

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Sivaya Subramuniyaswamis book Living With Siva, chapter 274, discussing the importance of non-violence. One of the foundations for living a spiritual life. He continues on ...