Devas

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      Publisher's Desk: Three Kinds of Temples (Part 1/2)

      Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the Jul/Aug/Sep 2009 issue on camera. He speaks of the community temple, the home shrine and ...

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      Lemurian Scrolls

      Enliven your spiritual quest with a lavishly illustrated, clairvoyant revelation of man's untold journey to Earth from the Pleiades millions of years ago, and the struggles faced in ensuing eras ...

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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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      Kauai Aadheenam's Vibration

      We have had some recent visitors to the monastery who have been praising us for the experience they have when they come here. Gurudeva's wonderful technique of passing on the ...

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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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      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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      The Difference in Practice of Theism and Monism

      During a puja we're in Theism, to receive the blessings of the Deity. After a puja we can go within our self in meditation, giving up the idea of an ...

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      Writing Prayers to the Devas

      Bodhinatha elucidates the practice of writing prayers to the devas in response to questions from his devotees. ...

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      What Is Our Form of Prayer?

      To offer your prayer concentrate, visualize the face of God. Slowly and clearly send your prayer up through the top of your head reaching beyond to the feet of God. ...

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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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      Where to place the home altar, Should we meditate everyday?

      A cyberspace devotee asks where she in the home should she place the altar. Gurudeva says to place the altar in the top floor of the home and face east ...

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      Who Answers our Prayers?

      Gurudeva gives an interesting answer to a question about prayer. He begins by stating that there are many prayers that you can answer yourself. You do not have to depend ...

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      How To Send Prayers to the Devas

      Gurudeva has anticipated some questions about sending prayers to the devas and he explains clearly how to do it and what to do afterwardsif your prayer was answered; or if ...

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      How to Send a Prayer to the Devas

      Gurudeva explains the specifics of writing a prayer to the devas, which can be sent through the sacred homa fire at our Kadavul Hindu temple. He also reveals a little ...

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      Religious Lethargy

      Gurudeva tells us not to go into religious lethargy. For the Gods and inner planes beings to help, we must put in our effort. We too are devas. In this ...

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      It's Deja-Vu All Over Again

      Stop me if you have heard this before. A cyber-devotee asks about deja-vu. What is the Hindu perspective on this? Do we really have free will? Gurudeva stresses that you ...

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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 Fifth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 4

      The fifth dimension, beyond sequential time, the past, present and future, millions of years, all exist in the present. The causal plane, the five tattvas of Sivaloka, the realm of ...