From The Agamas: On Personal and Public Worship
FROM THE AGAMAS ON PERSONAL AND PUBLIC WORSHIP ______________________ Exploring the outer and inner ritual in reverence to the Sivalinga […]
Philosophy: Vivekananda’s Quantum Leap
P H I L O S O P H Y VIVEKANANDA’S QUANTUM LEAP ______________________ His understanding of matter and energy
Educational Insight: Five Powers of Siva
The Vedas decree that god created the world, and it is true, he did; but that is a simplistic rendering
From the Agamas: Evolution Beyond Embodied Existence
ON THE CONTINUED EVOLUTION OF MATURE SOULS At the outset, siva, by his own will, bestows his grace on the
Scripture: Safeguarding Bali’s Sacred Palm Leaves
BY RAJIV MALIK Bali’s ancient lontar are identical in concept to the palm-leaf manuscripts of India. By some estimates, 50,000
From the Agamas: How Grace Descends as the Guru
When all of the karmas of the soul, both good and bad, become equal, then Sivasakti destroys them. Thereafter, no
Philosophy: Rejoice in Deities’ Diversity
BY RAMDAS LAMB Today, the most popular theological beliefs in the West are monotheism (the belief in a single all-powerful
From the Agamas: Placement of Deities within a Village
Now I will speak on the appropriate location for the Deities to be allocated in villages, towns and other settlements
From the Agamas: How to Establish a Village
Now I will tell you the sequential activities related to the establishment of the village and to the first entry
Scripture: Digitization Project Saves Saiva Agamas
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami had a persistent interest in the Saiva Agamas. The founder of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery, home of Hinduism