Valentine's Day to Lord Siva

Description: We received an invitation to give a blessing at the County Council meeting tomorrow. It'll be Valentine's Day. But what is Valentine's Day to a Hindu monk? We can turn it into a Saivite holy day. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Cultivating Bhakti, or Devotion

Description: The beginning of Bhakti is our understanding of the temple and Deities and the three worlds. The goal is to become...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

The Need for Religion part 1

Description: Gurudeva said there is a need for religion. Gurudeva at first just taught meditation, but then later he started...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Mahasivaratri Talk Part 1 Siva and Muruga

Description: Many devoted pilgrims are coming lately. One who came was focused entirely on the worship of Lord Murugan and doesn't ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

The Need for Religion Part 2

Description: Gurudeva said there is a need for religion. Gurudeva at first just taught meditation, but then later he started...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Mauritius Talk on Siva--Part 1

Description: Bodhinatha is preparing a talk for his trip to Mauritius on the topic of parents as the first guru of their children. He is also preparing a talk on God Siva for the people of Grand Bay in...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes

Talk for Mauritius on God Siva p2

Description: Bodhinatha continues with highlights from a talk he is preparing for Mauritius on God Siva, talking about the nature of God Siva. He is the supreme parent, and each of us is His child....
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Nallupada Saivam

Description: Bodhinatha recalls a segment of his talk on Nalupada Saivam where he compared the Vedanta and Siddhanta paths. He also gives us a preview of his talk about God Siva, the fourth theme for his...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Siva's Five Actions

Description: Saivites worship God Siva as the Supreme Being. One popular misunderstanding is that Siva is the Destroyer. While one of God Siva's five actions is destruction, He is the Supreme Being who also...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Siva Is More Than Just the Destroyer

Description: Bodhinatha mentioned he is preparing to visit Atlanta later in the year, where a Siva temple is being built. His talks there, four of them, will be on Siva and this is the first. He spoke on the...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 1

Description: Part 1 of 3. Bodhinatha gave a talk on Lord Murugan that he is preparing for upcoming trips to Maryland, Cincinnatti and Montreal. He spoke of belief in God being the first step in an ever deepening...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 2

Description: Part 2 of 3. Next in his talk on Lord Murugan, Bodhinatha spoke about how the worship of Lord Murugan can give success in advanced yoga practices and gave suggestions for cultivating bhakti. A major...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes

Muruga, The God of Yoga and the Spiritual Path, Part 3

Description: Part 3 of 3. Finally in his talk on Lord Murugan and the spiritual path, Bodhinatha took the topic of desire leading to action leading to wisdom into learning from our mistakes, including the four...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes