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Ht 2002-Apr GR-Memorial.Pdf April/May/June, 2002-----US$5.95 Affi rming Sanatana Dharma and Recording the Modern History of a Billion-Strong Global Religion in Renaissance In Remembrance Satguru Sivaya COVER: Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, founder/publisher of HINDUISM TODAY ; (above) Priests of the Sri Siddhi Vinayaga Temple Subramuniyaswami welcome Guru deva with a shower of fl ower petals during his 1981 renaissance tour of Malaysia to inspire and uplift the nation’s (1927-2001) Hindus. The Tamil Aum on the cover and the Sanskrit and Tamil borders on inside pages are from Gurudeva’s own calligraphy. April/May/June, 2002 • Hindu Year 5104 Chitrabhanu, the Year of Varied Splendors www.gurudeva.org COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Renaissance Guru: Global Conferences, One at the UN, Publisher’s Desk: Gurudeva’s Successor, Satguru Bodhi- Were Enriched by His Persuasive Presence 46 natha Veylanswami, Introduces Our Special Issue 6 Solidarity: He Used this Magazine to Encourage and Tributes: Moving Testimonies and Personal Stories Support Every Hindu Leader’s Good Works 48 Speak of Lives Touched by the Spirited Swami 8 Interfaith Matters: Ethical Conversion, Acceptance In My Opinion: Architect V. Ganapati Sthapati on of Converts and Those Returning to Hinduism 50 Gurudeva’s Impact on Temple Traditions 13 Breaking Ground: Practical Advice and Lord Ganesha’s Quotes and Quips: He Had a Way with Words— Grace Helped Dozens of Temples Worldwide 51 Profound, Practical and Often Humorous 14 Publishing: Setting High Hindu Standards Autobiography: He Speaks Revealingly of Early Life for Art, Graphics and Articulate English 54 and Training, Plus a Biographical Timeline 16 Commentary: Swami Agnivesh’s Candid Impressions Spiritual Depths: A Life’s Mission Based on Personal of Gurudeva’s Personal Impact on Him 57 Realization of the Highest Truths 26 Accolades: The Famous and Not-So-Famous of India Yoga: Shum, a Language Developed to Map the Adored the Tall, White-Haired Western Sage 58 Subtle World of Meditation 32 Sri Lankans: A Confl ict-Driven Diaspora Took On Global Fellowship: Tough Trials for Those Seeking Spiritual Meaning Under His Wide Umbrella 62 Initiation from this Orthodox Guru 34 Ministry: “Don’t Feed Us Rice, Teach Us to Grow Rice,” Monastic Order: At the Heart of the Master’s Magic, Begged the Island Nation of Mauritius 64 Dedicated Swamis, Yogis and Sadhakas 38 Mission: The Marvelous Malaysians Proved Worthy Family Community: Under His Guidance, Families Devotees and Able Supporters of His Work 66 Worldwide Found a Disciplined and Joyous Life 40 Biographical Overview: An Impossible Summary Mission: The Worldwide Hindu Renaissance Bears of His Fifty-Two Years of Key Achievements 68 the Stamp of His Innovative Mind 42 Digital Dharma: The Depth, Breadth and Impact of Gurudeva’s Resourceful Internet Websites 86 Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries should be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA. E-mail: [email protected]. HINDUISM TODAY (issn# 0896-0801), April/May/June, 2002, Volume 24, No. 2. Editorial: 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 234); subscriptions: 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 247) or (in USA) 1-888-464-1008, e-mail: [email protected]; advertising: (USA) 1-800-850-1008, (overseas) 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 233). All-department fax: 1-808-822-4351. HINDUISM TODAY is published quarterly by Himalayan Academy, a nonprofi t educa- tional institution; Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Founder; Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher; Paramacharya Palaniswami, Editor-in- Chief. USA subscriptions: us$35/1 year, $65/2 years, $95/3 years, $155/5 years $1,001/lifetime. Write for international rates. Also distributed through major subscription agencies worldwide. Call 1-808-822-7032 for bulk orders (ext. 233) or permission to publish a HINDUISM TODAY article (ext. 227) or fax 1-808-822-4351. 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McKinley SWEDEN FINLAND NORWAY Anchorage Helsinki Stockholm Oslo St. Petersburg CANADA ESTONIA Sitka Brande Moscow RUSSIA Copenhagen Helsingborg 1967 Yoga Conference Edmonton 1990 Moscow The Hindu Renaissance Tours Warnemunde Vancouver Global Forum 1988 Oxford Global Forum 82 South Africa London Berlin Calgary 83 Sri Lanka Ke'e Beach 92 Canada Princeville Seattle 1995 Toronto Saiva Paris AUSTRIA UNITED STATES Siddhanta Conference 1993 Chicago 95 Europe Hanalei Toronto Ascona Bay Parliament 95 South Pacific Kauai's Kapaa of World Hindu Religions Milan 96 India Monastery Lansing SPAIN Concord Salt Lake City New York Skopje Kokee and Iraivan Chicago Bethesda Barcelona Rome Temple Polihale Beach Livermore Denver Cincinnati Madrid San Francisco Fremont 2000 United Nations Millennium Lisbon JAPAN Peace Summit, New York PORTUGAL Athens Algiers Tunis Tehran Osaka Tokyo Los Angeles TUNISIA Baghdad Jammu CHINA San Diego Scottsdale Poipu Beach IRAQ IRAN Rishikesh Shanghai San Antonio 1972 Delhi Yoga Houston PAKISTAN Sebastian Delhi Conference Fort Lauderdale ALGERIA NEPAL Ahmedabad TAIWAN T’ai-pei Kauai BANGLADESH Hong Kong Honolulu CUBA Ujjain Kolkata MEXICO Maui Mumbai INDIA Virgin Islands Hawaii THAILAND HAWAIIAN Guadaloupe Bangalore Bangkok ISLANDS TRINIDAD & Chennai CAMBODIA Cochin Kailua TOBAGO Jaffna Elephant Madurai PHILIPPINES Kona Alaveddy VENEZUELA Pass Kopay Colombo Kilinochchi SRI LANKA MALAYSIA Kinniyai 1983 Saiva Kuala Lumpur Anuradhapura Siddhanta Conference PAPUA in Kuala Lumpur Singapore NEW Kandy Batticaloa Nineteen Travel Study Programs in 32 years GUINEA Colombo #1: 1967 Actinic's World Tour Badulla INDONESIA #2: 1968 Innersearch Switzerland Jalani Caves #3: 1968 Innersearch Hawaii BRAZIL #4: 1969 Innersearch Switzerland Tahiti #5: 1969 India Odyssey FIJI FIJI #6: 1970 Tahiti/Ceylon Odyssey MAURITIUS 1992 Earth Summit #7: 1970 Innersearch Switzerland Rio de Janeiro MADAGASCAR Goodlands Rivière du Rempart RÉUNION Port Louis #8: 1970 Innersearch Hawaii Beau Centré de Flacq Bassin AUSTRALIA #9: 1971 Innersearch Hawaii Réduit 39 Temples Grand Bassin #10: 1972 India Odyssey Gurudeva Mahébourg SOUTH AFRICA Durban helped establish Perth #11: 1973 Innersearch Hawaii Chemin Grenier #12: 1974 Innersearch Hawaii Sydney Auckland Gurudeva's first #13: 1980 Innersearch India Auckland trip to India & Lanka Melbourne 1947–1949 #14: 1981 Innersearch India NEW #15: 1982 Innersearch India ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND #16: 1987 Innersearch India #17: 1999 Alaska Cruise International conferences #18: 2000 Caribbean Cruise #19: 2001 European Cruise Gurudeva ’s World His Major Journeys, Innersearch Tours, Conferences and Temples Supported—1947 to 2001 PUBLISHER’S DESK He Gave Us Earthly And Philosophical ools Honoring Gurudeva’s numberless achievements and reflecting on his perceptions of the three pillars BY SATGURU BODHINATHA VEYLANSWAMI s most readers are aware, our As you might imagine, it beloved Satguru Sivaya Subramuniya- was a rich and enriching swami, founder and publisher of HIN- experience for those of us DUISM TODAY, passed away last who had the privilege of November, leaving a half-century lega- creating this special issue of cy of work that sparked a Hindu renaissance and HINDUISM TODAY. Not just a a global fellowship led by a monastic order from few tears were quietly shed five nations to continue his vision. as we perused thousands of Gurudeva departed from this world as valiantly photos and recalled our as he had lived in it. After spending all of August many years, almost 40, with traveling and teaching in Europe in his dynamic a being who was our precep- manner, he returned to suddenly learn on Octo- tor, mother, father and best ber 9, 2001, that he had advanced intestinal can- friend all rolled into one. But, cer. When teams of eminent specialists in three emotions aside, he raised us states all concurred that the most aggressive to be strong, and he assured treatments would be ineffective, he declined any treatment beyond us that he would be helping us “twenty- palliative measures and courageously decided to follow the yogic four hours a day” from the inner worlds. To practice, called prayopavesa in Sanskrit scripture, to abstain from this we can each now personally attest. nourishment and take water only from that day on. He left his body With this brief introduction, on with the peacefully on the 32nd day of his fast, at 11:54 pm on Monday, No- show! May this commemoration of the life vember 12 in Chitra nakshatra, surrounded by his monastics. His of a rare, illuminated soul, beloved by all death itself was a potent lesson in courage and detachment. who knew him, inspire you to go forth with In the first weeks of his fast, Gurudeva initiated me as the new courage on the path of which he so bril- satguru and seamlessly transferred his responsibilities to me. Con- liantly taught, the path of personal self- cerned for others, even on his deathbed, days before his Great transformation through sadhana leading to Union he whispered in assurance, “Everything that is happening is realization of God, the Divine within all. good. Everything that is happening is meant to be.” He asked devotees worldwide to carry his work and institutions forward The Three Pillars of Hinduism with unstinting vigor, to keep one another strong on the spiritual As Gurudeva’s successor and the new pub- path, to live in harmony and to work diligently on their personal lisher, it is my responsibility to oversee and spiritual sadhanas, noting, “You are all over-qualified to carry on.” further HINDUISM TODAY’S mission of This entire issue of the magazine is dedicated to this contempo- spreading knowledge of Hinduism world- rary rishi, each feature focusing on another color in his vivid rain- wide and countering myth and misunder- bow of deeds. The world map on the gatefold hints at his global standing.
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