Testimony

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      Ramachandran Speaks on the Guru Chronicles

      A summary about the Guru Chronicles from Ramachandran. Under 1 min video. ...

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      Deva Rajan Speaks on The Guru Chronicles

      Deva Rajan describes his experience in reading the new book release by Himalayan Academy Publications, titled, The Guru Chronicles. This book describes the life and times of the Kailasa Parampara ...

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      How the Monks' 24-hour Vigil Affects the Gardens

      Landscape architect Martin Mosco, visiting from Boulder, Colorado, speaks about his impressions of the monks' 24-hour vigil in Kadavul Temple and its effect on the surrounding space. ...

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      Interview with Dr. James George

      In September of 2011 Paramacharya Sadasivanatha and Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami flew to Toronto, Canada, for a rare meeting and interview with Dr. James George, who spent many moments with and was ...

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      Progress for the Iraivan Temple Carving Site in Bengaluru

      We recently receive a report from Jiva Rajasankara and our team in Bengaluru. Progress has been made on the Pedestal for the Kauai Map, and they are also working hard ...

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      Hinduism Today Jul/Aug/Sep 2009 Summary

      The Editor-in-Chief of Hinduism Today magazine highlights the features of the July/August/September 2009 issue, including Bodhinatha's explanation on the purpose of having a home shrine and atma mandiram; testimony of ...

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      On the founding of the Maha Ganapati Temple in Alberta Canada

      Aran Veylan tells the story of the founding of the Maha Ganapati Temple in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, focusing on the influence of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, in the process. ...

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      Bodhinatha's June 2013 Mid-West Trip Part 5

      After Minnesota, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami traveled to Ontario, Canada, to visit the Hindu Temple of Windsor and the home of one of his formal sishyas. Windsor is just across the ...

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      Karma Management Day 4, Part 1

      2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 4, Part 1 Bodhinatha gives several examples of how we can work through our karma by helping others through their karma. He also talks about Drug ...

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      Honoring Gurudeva at Lydgate Park

      At the Lydgate Park event honoring Gurudeva, Bodhinatha addressed the public regarding the monastery's intention to continue all the wonderful community contributions that Gurudeva set in motion when he was ...

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      Not Getting Angry

      After a short review of his recent talk on the Hindu philosophical outlook on the nature of man, Bodhinatha begins with a "Dear Bodhinatha" e-mail written in by a devotee who ...

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      How Temple Worship Can Help Our Life

      How can we improve our behavior? Making good use of the Hindu temple is one of these ways. Bodhinatha also discusses how the worship of Ganesha can help us to ...

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      Uplifting Those Who Don't Want to Be Uplifted

      Many of our members take care of elderly parents, which can be a stressful situation if the parent is in a negative state of mind and refuses to budge from ...

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      Malaysia-Singapore Visit Report Part 2

      Bodhinatha continues his report on his visit to Malaysia and Singapore (part 2). Bodhinatha gave a wonderful talk, "My friend, Lord Ganesha," at the Sakti Vinayagar Temple in Penang, and now reads an ...

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      Toronto Trip Summary

      Bodhinatha had a wonderful trip to Toronto. Everyone was very devotional, especially at the pada pujas. One letter from a president of one of the societies spoke on Bodhinatha, Gurudeva ...

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      Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 1

      Bodhinatha holds a class during Gurudeva's mahasamadhi observances about Gurudeva continues to live on in all of our lives since his mahasamadhi. Part 1 is about how Gurudeva influences us ...

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      Personal Testimony of Pilgrims to the Guru

      Still more on Gurudeva's birthday as pilgrims at the final breakfast meeting all give their personal testimony on the weeklong celebrations. ...

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      Four Places In Which to See God

      Where and how to look for Divinity. Four places to see God: In great teachers, in other people, in the temple, inside yourself. The seed of divinity is in all ...

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      Sadasivanatha Innersearch Class - Love on the Path

      A class given by Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami during the 2014 Mauritius Innersearch. He discusses the power and importance of love on the path. ...

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      Vision of a Golden Being, Blessings for Iraivan Temple carvers

      A cyberspace cadet on Kauai says he saw a golden being right after hurricane Inniki struct the island and wonders who the being was. Gurudeva explains that this being came ...

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      Arthur Pacheco interviews Gurudeva Part 1

      Today's cybertalk is a radio interview with Gurudeva conducted by Arthur Pacheco of station K-108 in Honolulu. This interview is in many parts and in the first part today Arthur ...

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      Kauai's love for Gurudeva

      Gurudeva taught us the importance of giving to the community in which we live, and Bodhinatha discusses various activities that the monastery is involved in with the local island community. ...

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      Gurudeva Meets Yogaswami, Part 1

      Bodhinatha imparts the story of Gurudeva's first in person meeting with Yogaswami in 1949 and his vision of Yogaswami at Nallur Temple. The importance to Gurudeva and Yogaswami of Patanjali's ...

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      Gurudeva Meets Yogaswami, Part 2

      Part 2, Gurudeva's story of his first meeting with Yogaswami. Gurudeva said that Advaita and Dvaita, both are true. Equality of Vedanta and Siddhanta. Yogaswami who then bestowed the name ...