http://www.gurudeva.org/taka/ en-us © 2006 Himalayan Academy Gurudeva's wisdom in short and powerful daily talks Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami This podcast features short daily episodes, from one to seven minutes long, of talks given by one of the most influential and inspiring spiritual leaders of our time. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's discourses range from deeply esoteric subjects to everyday human concerns, always revealing the enlightened perspective of a Hindu mystical master. Himalayan Academy webmaster@hindu.org no Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on August 16, 1998 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Gurudeva begins cyberspace daily talks with the first daily message. He invites us to come to his eletonic ashram first thing in the morning to tune into the wonderful akasha of the mind. Today it is explained that karma has brought us together and that we may face life with a big smile and positive willpower. The hope of the world is love and peace in the home. Aloha from Kauai! http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/1998/gr-taka_1998-08-16_Akasha-Karma-Leads-to-Gur.mp3 ###date### 2:48 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 261, Chapter 38 of "Merging with Siva": "Powers of the Spine". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-261.mp3 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:32 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 260, Chapter 38 of "Merging with Siva": "Powers of the Spine". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-260.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:55 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on September 12, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Mohana Das from Malaysia asks if one passes on is he born into the same lineage. Gurudeva says that this is usually the case for if not it would be confusing for the inner mind. He also asks what he can do to do only good things. Gurudeva says that this is usually based on habit so he suggests making a list of all the good and bad things that he does and then do only the good things. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-09-12_Making-the-Right-Choice.mp3 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:01 -0700 1:38 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on May 17, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee wants to know how one can learn to love the Gods. Gurudeva says to have love in your heart you have to get rid of all the things in your heart that you don't love. If you are having a conflict with someone mentally say "I love you" and "You love me" and make the energy flowing between you and the person you are having a conflict with flow smoothly. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-05-17_How-to-love-the-Gods.mp3 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:08 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 259, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-259.mp3 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:20 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 258, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-258.mp3 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 9:36 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 257, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-257.mp3 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 6:20 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 256, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-256.mp3 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:42 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 255, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-255.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 6:57 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 254, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-254.mp3 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:45 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 253, Chapter 37 of "Merging with Siva": "The Fine Art of Meditation". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-253.mp3 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 6:13 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Cyberspace devotee wonders if the reading of religious books and the listening to religious music is an escape from the world. Gurudeva says it is an escape from the external world to go into the internal world and by studying Gurudeva's Master Course he will change his approach to Sanatana Dharma. A cyberspace devotee from Brazil wants to know why the cow knocked down Satguru Siva Yogaswami. Shouldn't such great souls be free of karma he asks? Gurudeva says that great souls like Satguru Siva Yogaswami often take on the karma of a group and often it requires a little bit of suffering on the part of the guru. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-05-11_ed4pod.mp3 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:51 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee heard that chakras need to be cleaned in order for the kundalini to work properly and wants to know what this process of cleaning the chakras is. Gurudeva says that the cleaning of the chakras is a new age concept and what is actually meant is that a cleaning of the subconscious mind is necessary. He also says that if a person wants to play with the kundalini and the chakras then the first thing to do is to get a good foundation by becoming a Hindu. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-05-10_Meditation-and-Yoga.mp3 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:13 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on May 09, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee by the name of Rakesh wants to know what happens to a group of souls that die at the same time for example in an earthquake. Gurudeva says this is called a group karma - the same thing happening to many people at the same time. A group of Devas awaits them in the inner worlds and are ready to guide them accordingly when they arrive there. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-05-09_Group-Karma.mp3 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:06 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Nine year old cyberspace cadet Yatrika from Sunnyvale, California wants to know where does everybody go when Siva absorbs the entire universe during the time of Mahapralaya. Gurudeva reassures her that this will not happen soon and explains about Mahapralaya. Another cyber devotee asks how does one become a Saiva Swami. Gurudeva says to become a swami one has to settle all affairs within the world and within himself so that the world renounces him. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-03-26_End-of-the-World-How-to-b.mp3 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:10 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee in Singapore wants to know why the middle finger is used to move the beads when performing japa. Gurudeva says that the index finger is not used because if it was it would gain a lot of energy and if ever it was pointed at someone it could injure them in some way. Another cyber devotee wants to know if the performance of pranayama can lead to samadhi. Gurudeva says that pranayama harmonizes the masculine and feminine energies, tunes up the physical and astral bodies and sets the foundation for meditation. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-03-25_Performance-of-Japa-Prana.mp3 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:41 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 252, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-252.mp3 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:53 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 251, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-251.mp3 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:01 -0700 5:05 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 250, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-250.mp3 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:22 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 249, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-249.mp3 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:32 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 248, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-248.mp3 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:45 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 247, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-247.mp3 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:22 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 246, Chapter 36 of "Merging with Siva": "Karma, the Natural Law". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-246.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:26 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on March 19, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: This is part eleven of a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. Today Gurudeva and Loni talk more about the new resurgence of the mother spirit. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-03-19_Gurudeva-Interviewed-by-L.mp3 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:30 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on March 14, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: This is part 8 of a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. The interview gives an overview of Gurudeva's worldwide mission. In the eight part today Loni asks Gurudeva to share about his book the "Lemurian Scrolls". Gurudeva tells of how he read the book clairvoyantly about 20 years ago. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-03-14_Gurudeva-Interviewed-by-L.mp3 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:31 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on March 06, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: This is a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. The interview gives an overview of Gurudeva's worldwide mission. In the third part today Gurudeva shares with Loni and the audience about his book Merging with Siva. Loni then asks Gurudeva for his thoughts on the new generation of children and youth. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-03-06_Gurudeva-Interviewed-by-L.mp3 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 3:39 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Gurudeva's inspired talk about Lord Siva's island home temple. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-06-02_Iraivan-Temple-Part-3.mp3 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:06 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Rajendra Giri from Colorado asks if it is alright to have pictures of Gods in different rooms in the house. Gurudeva says it is fine and that we must be reminded of the Gods in any place and at all times. A cyber cadet in Kuala Lumpur wonders about adultery. Gurudeva says that adultery breaks up the family and penance of an extreme nature can balance the currents of the body and if the wife forgives perhaps the sin can be mitigated. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-30_Pictures-of-God-Adultery.mp3 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 3:07 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber devotee wants to know how a person would know how high he can rise in his chakras. Gurudeva suggests that he should think how low he can sink in consciousnes. If he has fearful thoughts and is selfish then he cannot rise in consciousness. A cyber devotee in Malaysia wonders why there are so many versions of the Hindu calender. Gurudeva says that the Hindu calender is a one calender but it varies according to the time zone that it is calculated in. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-29_Rising-in-Chakras-Hindu-C.mp3 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:40 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber devotee asks how does one tell the qualities of a guru. Gurudeva says that those who surround the guru are a reflection of his inner qualitites. The duty of the guru is to take 9 steps toward the devotee when the devotee has taken one step toward him. Another cyber devotee from Trinidad asks if there is a heaven and a hell. Gurudeva says those who are living in heaven practice ahimsa (non-violence) and those who are living in hell practise himsa (violence). http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-27_Qualities-of-a-Guru-Heave.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:01 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee wants further explaination on the term liberal Hinduism. Gurudeva says that he looks at it as a new Indian creation to sort of be a Hindu and sort of not be a Hindu. Another cyber devotee asks what she should do during the 31 day retreat after a death in the family. Gurudeva says it is what you don't do that is important and that one should not go to the temple, worship in the shrine room and visit holy men and women. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-25_Liberal-Hinduism-Retreat.mp3 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:35 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on January 21, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Malaysia wonders which side should the men and women stand in the temple. Gurudeva says that the men should stand on the right and the women on the left and this relates to the ida and pingala forces because the temple itself is like a one body. In today's second question posed to Gurudeva, Gurudeva advices a cyber cadet who inadvertently revealed a sacred mantra to a relative. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-21_Temple-Protocol-Mantra-Re.mp3 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:48 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 245, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-245.mp3 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 7:23 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 244, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-244.mp3 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 6:44 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 243, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-243.mp3 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 7:57 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 242, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-242.mp3 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 8:51 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 241, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-241.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:57 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 240, Chapter 35 of "Merging with Siva": "Sleep and Dreams". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-240.mp3 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 6:21 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee asks why she picks up negative conditions from other people. Gurudeva advices her to be around positive people who have good thoughts and are uplifting to avoid this. A cyber cadet from Perak, Malaysia wonders what is imagination. Gurudeva says imaginaton are images created in the mind and advises him to make positive images in his mind that are beneficial. A cyber devotee in California wants more clarification on Gurudeva's advice on giving the wife everything that she wants and everything that she needs. He asks what if she is abusive? Gurudeva says that it is the husband who has taken her into his life and therefore he must see to her needs and wants in order for them to have a happy life together and perhaps sometime in the past her needs were not met thus she is abusive now. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-20_Negative-vibrations-What.mp3 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 3:59 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet wonders if it is ok to take certain kinds of drugs to help with one's spiritual journey. A cyber cadet asks if going to a prestigious college helps raise the kundalini force. Gurudeva says many good religious men and women of different religions have gone to college and come out as atheists and it certainly did not lead to spiritual unfoldment. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-19_Drugs-as-a-spiritual-stim.mp3 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:59 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cybercadet in Canada wonders what to do with the excess holy ash accumulated from daily puja. Cybercadet Rolando from Virginia asks if we really have free will. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-18_Holy-Ash-Do-we-really-hav.mp3 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 3:12 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet in Malaysia wonders if it is ok to use sacred leaves for a pada puja. Gurudeva says that it is fine and that he is creating a wonderful future for himself by giving respect to his guru. A cyberspace devotee in Botswana asks if one should have a guru that is alive or does it matter if he is not alive. Gurudeva says that a guru who is not alive will not be able to talk to you and that by having a guru who is alive one can communicate freely with him and it will be of a greater benefit. Another question this time from the state of Virginia where a cyberspace devotee asks is everything that happens to you good? Gurudeva says that everything that happens to you is because you put it into action. Gurudeva also says to accept your karma cheerfully and get the lesson out of the experience and you can carve a beautiful future for yourself.. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-14_Sacred-leaves-for-pada-pu.mp3 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:34 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: The first question comes from Holland where a cyber devotee wishes to know Hinduism Today's view on genetic engineering. Gurudeva says that a lot of in depth study and research goes into an article before we print it and that there are many unknown factors in this area and we still need more opinions and research to be done. Another cyber cadet asks if one can have two gurus? Gurudeva says that it is traditional in Sanatana Dharma that a family has one guru. A cyberspace devotee asks how can one get into the astral plane? Gurudeva says that the astral plane is a duplicate of the physical plane and that those on the spiritual path go into the astral plane during sleep to study from great masters there. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-13_Genetic-Engineering-Can-o.mp3 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 3:42 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Gurudeva talks about his recent back injury in terms of Kavadi, penance and also about the mission given to him by his Satguru, the Great Sage Yogaswami of Jaffna. He affirms the divine soul that is not the body. Lord Muruga, the God of War who does not start wars, but ends wars. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-06_2001-75th-Jayanthi-Talk-P.mp3 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:54 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Nepal wants Gurudeva to clarify that in order to release the shakti from the wife we need to give her all that she wants and all that she needs. Gurudeva says that the shakti coming from the spouse through the husband's nerve system makes him attractive and people want to buy, deal and be with him. Gurudeva says that she will be reasonable and knows the families means and it is how you fulfill the needs and requests that is the important thing. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-04_Everything-she-needs-and.mp3 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:40 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: 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 and the purpose of having a home shrine is to attract the guardian devas so that we can have happiness, light and love. Another question for e-Guru, this time from Malaysia where a cyber devotee who wonders if he should meditate everyday. Gurudeva encourages him to sit down quietly each day preferably after morning puja or after a temple puja thus internalizing the worship. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-01-01_Where-to-place-the-home-a.mp3 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:09 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on February 27, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee asks what is the best gift a disciple can give his guru. Gurudeva says intelligent corporation is the best way to serve one's guru and by being responsive to the guru too. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-27_Disciples-best-gift-to-a.mp3 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:16 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on February 25, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Singapore wants to know why we use the middle finger to move the beads when performing japa. Gurudeva says that we do not use the index finger because in would make this finger very strong and if it was ever pointed at someone then it might injure them in some psychic way. Another question is posed to Gurudeva from an e-devotee in India who asks if the performance of pranayama and yoga asanas can lead to samadhi. Gurudeva says that this harmonizes the masculine and feminine forces within and sets the foundation for meditation. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-25_Performance-of-Japa-Yoga.mp3 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:45 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet from Malaysia wants to know how we can remember that we are a spiritual being when we are going through a period of physical pain. Gurudeva says that we must remember one important thing and that is we are not our physical body, our emotions or our mind. We are a beautiful soul that lives in a physical body. If we realize this than nothing can touch us. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-06_Physical-Pain.mp3 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0700 1:09 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet from Michigan asks if there is a way to differentiate the odic, actinodic and actinic forces within the body. Gurudeva says that this is well explained in the glossary section in the book Merging with Siva. Gurudeva then goes on to explain in short what these forces are. Another cyber question is put forth to Gurudeva from Malaysia, this time asking about the caste system. Gurudeva says that even in the United States there is a caste system but here it is called a class system. He suggests that in Malaysia the caste system be thrown out entirely as it brings hurt feelings to many people. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-05_Odic-Actinodic-and-Actini.mp3 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:58 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 238, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-238.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 5:47 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 237, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-237.mp3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:13 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 236, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-236.mp3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 5:41 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 235, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-235.mp3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:52 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 234, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-234.mp3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:01 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 233, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-233.mp3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 5:22 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 232, Chapter 34 of "Merging with Siva": "Color's Magic". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-232.mp3 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:57 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet from Luxemburg asks Gurudeva a question on karma. Gurudeva says that karma is action. Gurudeva also says that karma can be mitigated and he goes on to give an example. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-04_Law-of-Karma.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:15 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet in Chennai asks if it is in our destiny to commit suicide then what should we do. Gurudeva says that the concept of destiny has nothing to do with Sanatana Dharma and that it comes from the Abrahamic religions. Gurudeva says that suicide is absolutely unacceptable and it is a poor investment in our future karmas. Another cyberspace cadet asks how can one tell if he is listening to the nada of his guru or his own nada. Gurudeva says that if he is in touch with a line of gurus then it would be the nada of that lineage which is his own nada too http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-02-03_A-Destiny-with-Suicide-Wh.mp3 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:27 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Bowie, Maryland, asks about the cycle of karma, how karma seems to be an unending chain of related events. Gurudeva explains the inner nature of karma, and how even a negative karma is eventually dissipated. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-08-29_Ending-the-cycle-of-karma.mp3 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:31 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on August 27, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Tamil Nadu, India, asks about karma yoga. Gurudeva explains the voluntary, selfless nature of karma yoga and how it effects future lives. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-08-27_Karma-Yoga.mp3 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:34 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on August 23, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Boston asks about onions and garlic and other diet issues. Gurudeva explains his view of holistic health and diet, and cautions against village superstition. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-08-23_Hindu-view-of-diet-items.mp3 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:48 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on August 17, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Michigan, USA asks about the difference in Guru as God between Islam and Hinduism. Gurudeva explains how it is a different view of God. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-08-17_God-and-Guru-Among-Religi.mp3 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 1:20 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on August 15, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Singapore wants to know how rituals contribute to moksha. Gurudeva says ritual practices are a natural expression of a person wanting moksha, but it also requires the deepest yoga and a mature handling of karmas. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-08-15_Rituals-and-Moksha.mp3 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:37 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 29, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee in Maryland shares with Gurudeva that he finds it difficult to tithe. Gurudeva says that all the money comes from Siva and when you give Him all that you earn he will give you back 90 percent. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-29_Tithing.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:36 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 28, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Gurudeva shares with a cyberspace devotee the difference between becoming a Hindu and just studying the religion. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-28_Committment-vs-Looking-in.mp3 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:59 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 26, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Singapore wants to know how much he should merge with Siva if he is a householder. Gurudeva says if he gives his wife everything she wants and everything she needs then he is releasing her sakthi and thus helps him in the process of merging with Siva. Being kind, loving and speaking the truth also helps him in the process of merging with Siva. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-26_Merging-with-Siva.mp3 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 2:22 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 21, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee asks about the injury that Gurudeva sustained in his back in December 2000 and how one should face physical difficulties. Gurudeva says that if one associated himself as the physical body then facing these physical difficulties will not be easy. If we realize that we are the soul within the physical body then we maintain our own personal identity during these times. He also recommends repeating daily some positive affirmations. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-21_Physical-Injury-Daily-Sad.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:45 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 19, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Cyber cadet, Jutikadevi, asks Gurudeva if we take on karma when watching certain television programs. Gurudeva says if you are not emotionally affected by what is going on the television screen then this indicates that those karmas you have gone through and now you are no longer affected by it. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-19_Do-we-take-on-karma-by-wa.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:33 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 04, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee wonders about the thoughts that manifest during his meditations. Gurudeva says that thought is a combined group of pranas that makes pictures within the mind that has a form, sound and color. And if you have happy and successful thoughts then these thoughts will manifest a wonderful future for you. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-04_Thought-Manifestations-in.mp3 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:45 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 03, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: Does reincarnation into Animal Bodies ever happen? A short talk. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-03_Reincarnation-into-Animal.mp3 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 0:60 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published on April 02, 2001 at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyberspace devotee from Mauritius wants to know which God he should choose to worship. Gurudeva says that it works the other way around. He says that the God he should worship chooses him and communicates to him through their image in the temple. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2001/gr-taka_2001-04-02_How-do-I-choose-a-God-to.mp3 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 1:25 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A devotee attending a homa during Guru Purnima celebrations asks Gurudeva about grihasta dharma. Gurudeva continues to emphasize that the responsibility for the family is with the husband, and that the man's duty is to provide his wife with everything that she needs, as well as everything that she wants. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2000/gr-taka_2000-09-25_Grihasta-Dharma.mp3 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:02 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: An e-devotee from California asks about the influence of India and Hinduism on the politics of the future. Will India become the light of the world? Gurudeva explains in depth how the tradition within Hinduism was not a total separation of Church and State, like in the West, but instead the religious leaders were sought out by the heads of state and communities for guidance, advice and admonition. Gurudeva says it takes great courage for religious and political leaders to work together. But if the political leaders understand their religion and their part within the religion, it will happen. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2000/gr-taka_2000-09-23_Cooperation-of-Church-and.mp3 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:31 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 230, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-230.mp3 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:25 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 229, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-229.mp3 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 7:15 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 228, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-228.mp3 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 4:40 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 227, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-227.mp3 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:58 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 226, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-226.mp3 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:01 -0700 4:40 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami A reading, in Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's own voice, of Lesson 225, Chapter 33 of "Merging with Siva": "The Human Aura". A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He compiled his life's teachings in a book trilogy called The Master Course. "Merging with Siva" is the third book of his trilogy, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light, the states of mind and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker in 365 lessons. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/mws/gr_mws_lesson-225.mp3 Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:38 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Karma, Yoga, Metaphysics, Reincarnation, Chakras, Mysticism, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: When Chennai artist A. Manivelu was visiting Kauai Aadheenam, he was impressed with the disciplines of worship and sadhana at the monastery's Kadavul Temple. He asked Gurudeva to tell the world (via TAKA) about the functioning of the temple. Here, Gurudeva tells of the disciplines of 24-hour adoration, pujas performed every three hours, writing prayers to the devas and more. Listen in, and tune in to the temple. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2000/gr-taka_2000-09-22_The-Kauai-Kadavul-Temple.mp3 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:02 -0700 2:49 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: In response to a question about the Agnihotra, Hindu fire ceremony, Gurudeva discusses the principle of not performing serious ritualistic worship after one has become angry. A 31-day cooling off period is advised. An important message for temple trustees and priests. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2000/gr-taka_2000-09-19_Anger-in-Worship.mp3 Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:02 -0700 3:54 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave these daily inspired talks. In this talk: A cyber cadet asks why some bury and others burn their dead. It often surprises people to learn that, as Gurudeva describes, the principle behind burial is the belief that those same bodies will rise up again, renewed, on the final judgement day, to once and for all go to heaven. Hindus, of course, cremate their bodies to free themselves from being bound to it, knowing that they will get another. http://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/inspiredtalks/gurudeva/taka/2000/gr-taka_2000-09-18_To-Bury-Or-Burn.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:02 -0700 0:57 Gurudeva, Guru, Hindu, Siva, Shiva, Saivism, Yoga, Metaphysics, Monastery, Ganesha, Ashram, Spirituality Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami An inspired talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Originally published at Kauai's Hindu Monastery daily page: www.gurudeva.org/taka A modern mystical master, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was one of the world's most traditional Hindu Saivite spiritual leaders. He urged devotees to find their true Self, to see Siva everywhere and to live life joyously. He was the 162nd Satguru of the Kailasa Parampara, a 2,200-year-old lineage of spiritual masters originally from South India. It was from his beautiful monastery headquarters in Hawaii that he gave thes