Archive for February, 2008

  • Pujas

    Pujas

    Even though the maha rudra yagya won’t start for a few more days, we are enjoying the daily yagyas very much. Rudra abishekam is fun and the fire yagya is delightful up on the roof with the grand view of the temple tower (gopuram) in the background. In the afternoon we spent a couple of [...]

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  • Chandi Path, part 4

    Chandi Path, part 4

    Devi Mahatmyam or Chandi Path is presented with a summary of chapters 10,11,12, 13. Chanting of Chandi Path, part 4.

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  • Swimming!

    Swimming!

    If the sign in my room is to be believed, the hotel we are staying in is the proud owner of the first swimming pool in Kanchipuram!

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  • Arrived!

    Arrived!

    Arrived in India yesterday and the weather here in Kanchiuram is actually cool!  Delightful!  Low humidity, sunny skies and a light breeze.  After the usual jet lagged first day, we began with a small yagya this morning. As usual, we started with Rudra Abishekam and Purusha Suktam.  It is so great to hear these timeless [...]

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  • Chandi Path, part 3

    Chandi Path, part 3

    Devi Mahatmyam or Chandi Path is presented with a summary of chapters 7,8, and 9. Chanting of Chandi Path, part 3.

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  • Subtle awareness

    Subtle awareness

    “Subtle awareness of the truth of the universe should not be regarded as an achievement. To think in terms of achieving it is to place it outside your own nature. This is erroneous and misleading. Your nature and the integral nature of the universe are one and the same; indescribable, but eternally present.   Simply open [...]

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  • Living…

    Living…

    “Living with unconditional sincerity, dissolving all duality, celebrating the equality of all things, your every moment will be in truth” -Hua Hu Ching; the teachings of Lao Tzu

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  • Chandi Path, part 2

    Chandi Path, part 2

    Devi Mahatmyam or Chandi Path is presented with a summary of chapters 4, 5 and 6. Chanting of Chandi Path, part 2.

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  • Arrive at the unshakable

    Arrive at the unshakable

    “To arrive at the unshakable, you must befriend the Tao (Brahman). To do this, quiet your thinking. Stop analyzing, dividing, making distinctions between one thing and another. Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite body. When you perceive that an [...]

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  • Admiration

    Admiration

    “He who desires the admiration of the world will do well to amass a great fortune and give it away. The world will respond with admiration in proportion to the size of his treasure.” Of course this is meaningless. Stop striving after admiration. Place your esteem on the Tao (Brahman). Live in accord with it, [...]

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