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Giving's Secret Gifts
Consistently making donations freely to your religion has the power to draw spiritual fulfillment and material wealth into your life. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents topics relating to Himalayan Academy's Master ...
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Publisher's Desk: Giving's Secret Gifts
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the Jan/Feb/Mar 2010 issue on camera. He speaks about how consistently contributing to your religion has ...
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Cultivating Bhakti, or Devotion
The beginning of Bhakti is our understanding of the temple and Deities and the three worlds. The goal is to become good friends with the Gods. You open up to ...
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What Are the Two Paths?
Bodhinatha addresses the misconception that householders should be detached from their family and professional life. Using the Tirukural as a reference he highlights that detachment for the householder means to ...
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Austerity Part 2
Bodhinatha elaborates on the four-fold concept of austerity, which Gurudeva defined as sadhana, penance, tapas and sacrifice. So, why bother performing austerities? It increases our speed on the spiritual path. ...
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California Trip April 2002
Bodhinatha begins by talking about his recent visit to our Church mission in Northern California and the Palaniswami Siva-Murugan Temple in Concord. At the mission satsang, he introduced a new ...
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Gratitude and Appreciation
Yesterday at the Vision Kauai meeting, the person who created the blue ribbon "Who I am makes a difference", was there. She had an excellent set of stories about appreciation. Gurudeva gave us two ...
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Approaching God
Excerpts from Stephen P. Huylers Classic Work: Meeting God, Elements of Hindu Devotion ...
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Non-stealing or Non-coveting Part 3
Bodhinatha discusses how to harness desire and conquering the tendency to steal or covet by doing its opposite, giving, which is the niyama of dana. Giving brings true happiness, as ...
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Non-stealing or Non-coveting Part 3
Bodhinatha discusses how to harness desire and conquering the tendency to steal or covet by doing its opposite, giving, which is the niyama of dana. Giving brings true happiness, as ...
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Enduring Happiness
Enduring happiness can be achieved through understanding the nature of desire, refining our desires, developing a religious nature and experiencing our inner joy through the spiritual practices of meditation, devotion ...
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The Many Forms of Giving
Life offers us many more opportunities to give than we take advantage of. Remembering that happiness comes from giving, here are the many forms and ways of giving. Forms of ...
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The True Sources of Happiness
Bodhinatha describes how harmonious relationships are maintained in grihastha life, in which the natural state is to be surrounded by family and friends. These relationships are important and help us ...
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Yama 7 - Daya, Compassion
Yama number 7 - daya, compassion. Compassion is conquering cruelty. It is the outgrowth of love. Bodhinatha explains he difference beween ahimsa and daya. Part of compassion is the desire ...
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Yama 10 - Saucha, Purity
Yama number 10, saucha, purity. Purity includes clean clothing, good character, physical surroundings and no foul language. Physical purity is important, especially washing clothes regularly, or putting them in the ...
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Niyama 3 - Dana, Giving
After a short introduction on the progress of our children's course, of efforts to get Gurudeva's teachings to a broader region through classes and camps in various countries, Bodhinatha speaks ...
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Becoming a More Spiritual Person Part 3
Part 3 of 3 - Bodhinatha continues his second class during Guru Purnima, talking more about not making the same mistake twice. Using the yamas and niyamas as a reference ...
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Overview of Upcoming Ganesha Chaturthi Trip
Bodhinatha offers everyone in the temple an overview of his coming trip to California, Mauritius, Malaysia and Singapore. Click below to listen. Real Audio --- | --- MP3 (Quicktime or ...
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How Do We Receive Guests?
Treat the guest as God; the guest's heart is more sensitive than the most sensitive flower. If we generously give to others, we will attract more wealth in this and ...
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Give, Make a difference
1999 is the 50th anniversary of bringing the best of the East to the West, in culture, art, song and dance. Gurudeva tells us what we can do to make ...
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Karma - What we Give, Returns
Gurudeva has been asked concerning Hindu beliefs about loving kindness, animals, forgiveness. Gurudeva tells us that we are all beggars on this earth and tells us a wonderful story. Gurudeva ...
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Spiritualizing life and giving
Dividing life into spiritual and non-spiritual is flawed. Separation of work and worship is a western perspective. Spiritual progress can be made during all hours of the day by "Spiritualizing Daily Life." ...
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What Is Good Conduct?
Good conduct is right thought, right speech and right action." Apply T-H-I-N-K: true, helpful, inspirational, necessary, kind in our thoughts, words and deeds. "Conduct ourself properly within ourself." Encourage rather than discourage. Praise rather ...
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How Do We Get Along with Others?
For peace in the world stop the war in the home." The key to world peace is inside the individual. The most important thing I can do today is be ...
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True Sacrifice, Part 1
Giving with thought of reward is not true giving. True giving is sacrifice, It depends upon how and why one gives. Gurudeva describes the difference, and he uses as an ...
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True Sacrifice, Part 2
Gurudeva gives part 2 and the conclusion of his observations on Sacrifice. He tells us a little about Iraivan temple, and as an example of sacrifice, Gurudeva tells us how ...
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Your Claim to Fame
Rosita at home.com wrote in wondering about the verses in the Tirukural which laud the life which is famous and condemns the life which is not. Why is it so ...
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The Tithing Commitment
Gurudeva addresses the traditional practice of Tithing, giving one-tenth of one's income back to God. Gurudeva stresses that this is really giving "back" to God, since it is God who ...
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The Tithing Commitment, part 2
Gurudeva continues to explain the spiritual dimension of the practice of tithing. He talks today about how to approach tithing in regard to your business, and he admonishes those who ...
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The Tithing Commitment, part 3
Gurudeva concludes his discussion of the spiritual discipline of tithing by spelling it out in its perfect simplicity, for it is a simple practice. Though, as Gurudeva also explains, some ...
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Do Gods Accept Bribes?
You've heard about our seen those people who vow, "Oh God, if you grant me my prayer, I'll cut off my hair for you; I'll give some money to the temple; I'll feed 100 beggars; I'll......" Do the Gods expect us to make this kind of deal? Gurudeva says, "No." But a gift of gratitude from ...
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Mantrams and initiations
Today Gurudeva answers questions about mantras and initiations, including Aum Namasivaya, about giving money to homeless people and about violence in America, especially as seen in yesterday's school shootings. He ...
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How Do We Receive Guests?
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 52 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing how the Hindu home traditionally receives guests. ...
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River of Life, Affectionate Detachment, MWS, Part 2
The River of Life. India has always looked upon it's rivers as divinities. A bath in the Ganga, lifetime's ambition; a pious resolve indicating the desire to destroy one's sins ...
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1960, Love Is the Sum of Law
Love is the sum of all the spiritual laws. Pure love is a state of Being. 'Agape' love of mankind, is what Gurudeva calls universal love. Love is the heart ...
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1960, Love Is the Sum of Law, Part 2
"With the help of devotion, you can soar within." Being aware in the superconscious mind of light there is nothing to worry about; it is you. In love with the inner Self, the monistic expression of devotion, we ...
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1960, Love Is the Sum of Law, Part 3
We have the power to choose the character qualities we express. Devotion for the inner self, our superconsciousness, helps us choose the more refined qualities through the yoga called bhakti. ...