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Introduction to Hinduism (Part 4/5)

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 issue. Part 4 focuses on the nature of the soul and the world. ...
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The World is an Ashram

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation on a topic entitled "The World is an Ashram" which featured in the Apr/May/Jun 2006 Hinduism Today edition. Our Gurus proclaim that from a Hindu perspective the world ...
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The Importance of Knowing Thy Self

Finding our spiritual identity, "Knowing Thy Self," is not a concept at the forefront of the world's mind. With knowledge so readily available, people fill themselves up with knowledge about so many ...
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The Role of the Guru

Choose a sect of Hinduism and a guru and dedicate yourself to him. The need for a guru is preeminent in Saiva Siddhanta. A guru focuses on our weakest areas, ...
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Who Are the Devas?

Religion is the working together of the beings in the three worlds. The first way we actually experience something of a divine nature, the power and energy in a temple, ...
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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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Control of Thought, Includes Purifying the Subconscious

Mechanism for major change in the subconscious mind from an ordinary to a spiritual state. Vasana Daha Tantra to clear suppressed memories. Be observant of what's going on inside. Devotion ...
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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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Staying in Tune with Superconsciousness

By having a strong habit of a daily religious practice we don't lose contact with with superconscious by the demands of the external. Saying and believing, "I'm all right right now," influences the flow ...
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The Universe of the Mind: The Five States of Mind

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Conscious Mind: The Donkey And the Carrot

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Conscious Mind: Like Writing On Water

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Conscious Mind: Conscious and Subconscious

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Subconscious Mind: Seeing Oneself In Others

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Nature of Thought: Thought and Manifestation

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Physical and Pranic Bodies: Trace the Source of Prana

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Human Aura: The Art of Seeing Auras

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Great Story of Awareness

Master Course recording. Chapter 1. Gurudeva defines who is a mystic and what awareness is. Gurudeva elaborates on 5 states of mind, Self Realization, darshan. Dedication: This course is dedicated ...
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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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How Do We View Other Faiths?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 68 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing how Hindus view other religions ...
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The Mind of Light

Master Course Recording. Chapter 8. Aura, awareness, thought forms, astral body, astral plane. Defining superconsciousness. How to know superconsciousness? Reincarnation. Defining awareness. Study Guide: Allow yourself to absorb the teachings ...
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The River of Life

Master Course Recording. Chapter 4. Light of spine like Christmas tree. Kundalini shakti. Life as a sacred river. Lean on own spine. Move and detach awareness. Areas of mind. Become ...
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Karma Management Seminar Part 2

Karma Management Seminar day 2 given to pilgrims and devotees at the 9th Annual Mahasamadhi Celebration preliminary to the presentation in Malaysia with questions and answers. ...
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How God and Gods Come Into the Murti During Puja; Jivana Ritau

Three varied Hindu views regarding the Gods and temple images. Gurudeva's perception: During the high point of puja the Deity manifests through the murti for a short or protracted time ...
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The Illusion of the Mind, Self-Reflection, Fulfill Your Duties

This is a classic talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from 1962. He explains the illusion of the mind, karma, meditation, dharma, and Self-Realization from the Advaita perspective. He urges listeners ...
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Story of Our Awareness, Being Afraid

The power of awareness: The inner self, the witness of perception, the inner eye of the soul. Yoga: Control of the mind and senses. Gurudeva's tools for the aspirant on ...
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The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Third Dimension Part 1

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...
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The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Third Dimension Part 2

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here, Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...
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The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The First Dimension

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here, Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...
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Reincarnation, Part 2

Reincarnation: After transition and some time on the astral plane, a new physical birth is entered according to the power of desire in the previous life. Be the being of ...
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Reincarnation, Part 4

The need is for a physical birth to attain nirvikalpa samadhi, the highest realization of God, the Absolute. We have to transmute, refine the physical instinctive forces to help in ...
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Reincarnation, Part 3

"Reincarnation is a refining process, attributing to the evolution of consciousness." Exploring theories of reincarnation from various civilizations. We hold the belief that when prayers are burned in the homa fire, they manifest in the inner worlds. Evolution occurs on ...
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1959, The Self God, the First Temple in America - San Francisco

Gurudeva's creation of the first Hindu Temple in America where he gave, in 1959, an inspired talk "The Self God." "If you visualize above you nothing, below you nothing, to the right of you nothing, to the left of you nothing, in front of you nothing, in back of you nothing, and dissolve yourself into that nothingness, that would be the best way you could explain the realization of the Self." In the Shum Language the idea of dissolving yourself into that ...
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1959, The Self God, Bringing Nirvikalpa Samadhi, Part 2

"We learn that man is not man, man is God and that the inherent nature of his soul is divine, existing in perfect oneness with God." Three devotional practices: austerity-tapas, Self study-svadhaya, and devotion to God-Ishvara pranidhana. Attenuating the five kleshas: ignorance, I-am-ness, attraction, aversion and clinging to life and then coming into the joy ...