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Contents
1 Who Am I and Where Did I Come From?
2 Where Am I Going? What Is My Path?
3 What Is the Ultimate Goal of Life?
6 Is Hinduism a Religion or a Way of Life?
7 What Are the Main Hindu Denominations?
12 What Are Siva’s Three Perfections?
14 What Are Siva’s Traditional Forms?
15 What Is the Meaning of Siva’s Dance?
16 What Is the Namaḥ Śivāya Mantra?
17 What Are the Beliefs of Saivism?
18 What Is Our Affirmation of Faith?
19 What Is the Nature of Life for Saivites?
20 What Are Our Holy Scriptures?
22 What Is the Nature of Our Soul?
23 Why Are We Not All-Knowing Like Siva?
24 Are Souls & World Essentially Good?
25 What About Evil, Hell and Sin?
30 What Are the Path’s Four Stages?
34 How Do We Prepare For Death?
35 Why Is the Satguru So Important?
36 What Is Our Heritage of Gurus?
38 Who Are Our Holy Men & Women?
39 Who Are the Four Great Tamil Saints?
40 What Is Our Code of Conduct?
41 What Are Our Five Core Practices?
42 How Do We Use Affirmations?
50 How Do We Treat the Environment?
53 How Do We Use Our Home Shrine?
54 What Are Our Saiva Forehead Marks?
56 What Is the Hindu Way of Greeting?
57 How Do We Get Along with Others?
58 What Is the Value of Spiritual Friends?
59 How Do We Practice Karma Yoga?
60 What Is the Purpose of the Temple?
61 How Do We Visit the Temple?
62 How Can We Strengthen Our Temple?
63 What Is Our Form of Prayer?
64 How Do We Celebrate Festivals?
65 How Do We Observe Pilgrimage?
66 Why Should We Learn a Cultural Art?
67 How Can We Be Strong Saivite Hindus?