Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva.
“The āṇavamārga is the I-ness, me-ness, mine-ness; me, my, I. “I want, I give, I get, I collect.” I,me and mine are the key words here. The true āṇavamārgī is the owner, the getter, the consumer, not always the producer, vulnerable to the emotions of fear, who uses jealousy as an asset to obtain. Anger is the motivating power to fulfill desire, by stimulating fear in others. He is a master of deceit. The true āṇavamārgī, perfected in the art, has at his beck and call the eighty-four wiles of the lower emotions.“
In the first image, Nandi at Iraivan Temple’s Pradosha Puja yesterday was bedecked with extra flowers due to these warmest months.
Today on a sunny afternoon, Satguru and Shanmuganathaswami returned from the US and Canada mainland trip after stops and satsangs in Montreal, San Francisco area and Los Angeles area.
On the final day of Sadhu Paksha, we celebrate Chitra Puja. The puja was conducted by Natyam Shankaranatha and Yogi Haranandinatha. It was a very powerful and uplifting puja, during which all the monks and devotees could feel the strong spiritual vibrations. Below is the video of the final arati:
Our Moscow team set up a corner for children to color the images in the recently published Saivite Hindu Religion in Russian
It’s a coloring book with all the basics of Saivite culture and philosophy for little ones.
This is the entrance to the conference hall.
Inside the massive chamber with Siva looking on.
It’s India Day
Our Editor-in-Chief Dinanatha Bodhinatha with the festival organizer, Sammy Kotwani
Music, song fill the stone chamber
And in another corner, learning some dance moves
The Gift Shop with murtis, lamps, tapestries and such.
Yoga was a popular activity.
Coloring in the book.
Lots of interest in the art.
Such a creative way to introduce Hindu ideas.
August 20-23
The 11th India Day Festival is underway in Moscow, and our Himalayan Academy team is there in full force. Here is Dinanatha Bodhinatha’s short report sent to Kauai this morning with some great photos.
Namaste, dear Swamis!
We are having a wonderful event…
The 11th India Day Festival in Moscow is taking place at Gostiny Dvor (a historic 17th-century exhibition center in the center of Moscow near Red Square). This is the largest Indian cultural festival in Russia, created for those who appreciate Eastern traditions and seek inspiration: yoga enthusiasts, Ayurveda enthusiasts, fans of Indian cuisine, and all who believe that India is not just a country, but an entire world of wisdom, beauty, and spiritual discovery.
“Hinduism Today” in Russia held an event at the Festival’s children’s playground, providing the recently published book “Saivite Hindu Religion” for children’s creativity…
I am enclosing photos of the event and general plans of the Festival and the Gostiny Dvor building, including a photo of myself with the founder of the India Day Festival, Mr. Sammy Kotwani, President of the Indian Business Alliance (IBA) in Russia.
On August 12th, Satguru and Shanmuganathaswami departed for some cities in mainland USA and also to Montreal, Canada. First stop was Chicago to visit with Malhotra family who are SSC sishyas, and also meet a few other devotees. Aran Malhotra had a japa mala blessed as he prepares for his first year of university. From there they traveled to upstate New York to spend some time with the Satish family, longtime well-wishers.
