‘Siddhguru’ Sri Sidheshwar Brahmrishi Guruvar is a Divine Master with a profound impact on the soul, capable of transforming the course and fate of one’s life with just a glance. He possesses the unique ability not only to foresee destiny but also to shape and realign it, guiding individuals on their spiritual path towards the Divine. Through his discourses, written works, and spiritual practices, Gurudev has inspired countless people to embark on a journey of inner peace, spiritual growth, and greater understanding of life’s deeper purpose. His legacy continues to influence many, fostering a global community of spiritual seekers.

Sidheshwar Bramhrishi Gurudev is a revered spiritual leader and a prominent figure in the field of Indian mysticism and spiritual teachings. Known for his deep wisdom and profound understanding of ancient spiritual practices. His teachings often focus on transcending worldly attachments, overcoming the ego, and realizing the oneness of the individual soul with the divine. Gurudev’s followers admire him for his humble nature, spiritual insight, and the transformative impact his guidance has on their lives. Gurudev has dedicated his life to guiding seekers on the path of self-realization and enlightenment. His teachings emphasize the importance of inner transformation, meditation, devotion, and the pursuit of truth. From a young age, Siddhguru demonstrated exceptional worldly knowledge and mastery of sacred texts such as Aagam, Vedas, Guru Granth Sahib, Ramayan, Bible, Puranas, Upanishads, Epics, and Bhagavad Gita. His wealth of knowledge extends to Sanskrit and holds a Doctorate in Astrology. since birth, with his Kundalinis & all Chakras awakened, Siddhguru embodies a divine presence with extraordinary spiritual abilities.

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4th April, Hung Hom, Kowloon

5pm onwards followed by prasad.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Unit “D” 10th Floor, Kaiser Estate, Phase 1, 41 Man Yue Street, Hung Hom Kowloon.

6th April, Happy Valley, Hong Kong

10.30am onwards followed by prasad.
Hindu Mandir 1B Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley

Point of contact or further information :

Mr.Anand Damani +86 13808824477

Mrs.Bela Dhariwal +852 94705646

Mrs.Monika Khatuwala +852 62086071

Mr.Ankit Singhvi +852 69015907

Mr.Vikash Khatuwala +852 98358041

Mr.Ajay Jakhotia +852 91789700

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1. Begin Your Meditation With A Positive Thought Before beginning your meditation, create a positive thought that you are a pure and peaceful soul and your spiritual father is God – the Supreme Soul, who is the Ocean of all qualities and powers and is always constant in them. This will make your meditation beautiful and keep your mind and intellect focused.

2. Think And Visualize At The Same Time A very important principle of meditation is that you create positive and powerful thoughts of spiritual wisdom of the soul and God in your mind and at the same time, you visualize those same thoughts in front of the eye of your intellect, making concentration an easy and natural process and leading to a beautiful experience.

3. Keep Your Eyes Half-Open And Not Closed One of the key things to keep in mind while meditating is that you don’t close your eyes completely, as this prevents you from visualizing clearly the soul and the Supreme Soul as a beautiful being of light and also you can feel sleepy while creating the peaceful thoughts and not experience the depths of meditation. 3 2 1 SPIRITUALITY Effective Meditation.

4. Sit Fresh In Meditation With A Feeling Of Goodness Meditation should not be done while feeling sleepy and without any powerful aim to connect with a Higher Source. So always sit for meditation with a determined thought to have good concentration and freshen up in whatever way you want, before meditating. Freshness of the mind and body will bring success.

5. Play Soft And Gentle Music In The Background A good way to give the mind a soothing feeling in meditation is to have soft and gentle meditation music playing in the background. Also, you can play a soft meditation commentary, to give the mind a direction and not let the mind waiver anywhere. If you prefer silence, do not play anything.

6. Experience Being A Soul And Seeing Other Souls In Action An important foundation of meditation is soul consciousness, which is feeling and experiencing yourself as a soul, its form – a spiritual being of light and original qualities and also seeing other souls and their form and remembering their original qualities. The more we do that in action, the more our meditation is accurate and powerful.

7. Imbibe Good Pure Habits Full Of Godliness To connect with God in meditation, it’s important to be a good soul with a pure and divine mind and intellect and radiate godliness in every thought, word and action to others. The more we fill ourselves with these vibrations the entire day, the more we get attracted to God when we practice meditation.

8. Eat Clean And Fresh Vegetarian Food Cooked In God’s Remembrance A very important principle of spirituality is – As the food, so the mind, which means depending on the vibrations of the food we eat, our mind becomes full of that spiritual energy. That is why cooking and eating vegetarian food in God’s remembrance helps in meditation immensely.

9. Have A Light And Early Dinner To Make Morning Meditation Beautiful To make meditation in the morning beautiful, it’s important to eat early, eat right and eat light the night before. This will keep your mind, brain and body light and you will be able to travel to the higher spiritual world of peace – the soul world easily with your mind, without any physical force pulling you down.

10. Sleep Well And For The Right Amount Of Time Sleeping well and peacefully is a very important aspect of a spiritual lifestyle. Sleeping too less can make your brain heavy and body tired and sleeping too much can make you lazy. So, pack up all your thoughts and give all your burdens to God before sleeping to have good and dreamless sleep and wake up fresh for good meditation.

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BK Bindu Patel Senior Raja Yoga Meditation Practitioner & Teacher Sister Bindu Patel (widely known as Bindu Ben) has been a senior Rajayoga Practitioner and Teacher for more than 30 years now. She is the Centre-In Charge of the Kowloon Centre of the Raja Yoga Centre Limited Hong Kong. She was initiated into the Brahma Kumaris path of knowledge at the early age of 10. Right from this early age, she showed a keen liking for meditation. Sister Bindu’s spiritual life entered a new phase when she was asked to move to Mumbai in 1991. She was given the responsibility of coordinating the management of multiple centres in this Financial and Entertainment capital of India. Based on her success in India, Sister Bindu was asked to take up an international assignment in 2011, as the Centre In Charge for the Kowloon Centre in Hong Kong. Starting from a small beginning, the Kowloon Centre today has expanded into a large centre, with the premises fully owned by the Brahma Kumaris and also the establishment of a sub-centre in Tung Chung, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Sister Bindu has been involved in several key activities in the Brahma Kumaris organization, including: • Managing the creation of a several popular musical albums of the Brahma Kumaris • Creation of a documentary on the 60th anniversary of the Brahma Kumaris services in Mumbai, India • Key role in the Community-Reach-Out services for Prisons, Old Age Homes and Orphanages • Services to celebrities in the Indian film industry

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[Q] Could you tell us when the Mandir was established and what was the inspiration behind it?

The Mandir was established in 1960 by the late Maharaj Hari Ram Sharma, who served as the motivation and inspiration behind the establishment of the Hindu temple. With idols of Mata Durga, Lord Shiv and Mata Parvati, Lord Laxminarayan, and Lord Jhulelal Ji, Maharaj Hari Ram Sharma began his seva towards the temple and the Hindu community of Hong Kong. The temple was once his home before being turned into a private temple space.

[Q] Who was Late Maharaj Hari Ram Sharma and who took up the responsibilities of the temple in his absence?

He was the father-in-law of my sister-in-law (Nanad). He lived with his family, educated his children, and also ran a private temple in the same home while serving our community.

As the years passed, his health started deteriorating and his only last wish was to have his private temple cum home converted into a more spacious and sacred space for the devotees. It was then that the late Maharaj Sunil Sharma who was my brother-in-law (Devar) had come to pay a visit to his sister and the late Maharaj Hari Ram (his sister’s father-in-law) in Hong Kong for a short period, mainly to check on his health.

Unfortunately, Late Maharaj Hari Ram passed away whilst Late Maharaj Sunil was here in Hong Kong in 1992.

Late Maharaj Hari Ram had always thought of expanding the temple space which led to the forming of a trust. In his absence, the late Dada George Harilela became the trustee. He helped in purchasing an adjacent property for the temple’s expansion. They then needed a capable Maharaj to manage the temple’s duties, so they requested the late Maharaj Sunil Sharma to take over Pandit’s duties and assist in the transformation of the home into a beautiful temple. With sheer determination and will, the late Maharaj Sunil agreed to this opportunity and transformed the residence into a temple with the support of the Harilela family, who stepped forward and donated generously to this cause.

Late Jack Samtani, one of the trustees, stepped in along with Late Sunil Maharaj, bought new idols, and also contributed to strengthening the relations with the committee. He also contributed to extensive renovations that were required to convert the home into a temple.

Photo taken in 1993

[Q] How long have you been taking care of this temple?

I started caring for this temple only in 2011. The late Maharaj Sunil Sharma was in charge singlehandedly since 1992. Later in the year 2002, my husband late Maharaj Gresh Sharma joined his brother late Maharaj Sunil Sharma in Hong Kong to serve the temple and the community in Hong Kong. They both worked together to bring people and Sevadharis together in order to form a family.

Unfortunately, my brother-in-law (devar), Late Maharaj Sunil Sharma, passed in 2007, and my husband, Late Maharaj Gresh Sharma, took over the daily operations of this temple thereon. Another tragic loss occurred, and my husband, Late Maharaj Gresh Sharma left us for the heavenly abode in 2011.

With a heavy heart and a mountain of responsibilities ahead of me, I began caring for this temple along with my nephews Maharaj Pankaj Sharma and Maharaj Hitesh Bhardwaj in 2011. They are the main Pandits of this temple. I would not have made it this far without their love, care, and assistance.

[Q] Could you please name the Board of Trustees of the temple?

• The Board of Trustees includes:
• Notan Tolani – Hon President
• Nanu Lachman – Hon Secretary
• Larry Parmanand – Hon Treasurer
• Bob Harilela Ph.D., JP – Hon Members
• David Harilela – Hon Members
• Late Mira Mahtani – Hon Members
• Sanjay Mahtani – Hon Members
• Mannu ji – Hon Members

They give timely visits to the temple and cooperate with us on important topics or issues. They take note of our problems and give solutions.

[Q] What type of puja services are offered by the temple to the Hong Kong Hindu community?

We do offer puja services through two of our Pandits. We have Maharaj Pankaj Sharma & Maharaj Hitesh Bhardwaj who perform a variety of pujas. They are extremely knowledgeable and qualified in pujas such as Name Ceremony, Satyanarayan Puja, Death Sanskar, Puja Paath, Katha, Graha Shanti, and Kundali analysis. I used to look into all of this, but now the younger generation is in charge of everything.

[Q] Could you please tell me more about Hindu Pandits in Hong Kong?

We also have additional Pandits, such as Pandit Deepak Maharaj ji in Hindu Temple in Happy Valley. He is a really good Pandit Ji who has been there for 5 to 6 years. There had been many before him. At the moment, there is another temple, Vaishali Mata Mandir, where we have Pandit Vishal Maharaj ji, who is also good and performing well. In Tung Chung, there is a Pandit Manish Maharaj ji who has built a temple in his own home. There is also Pandit Ishwar Maharaj ji. He is not affiliated with any temple, although he does a lot of pujas and other things.

There are numerous Brahmins by birth, but the ones who perform rites and Puja Paath, Yagya, and all are known as Karma Kandi Brahmins, whose names are stated above.

[Q] How has the growth and the well-being of the temple and its followers been since Hong Kong reopened after Covid?

Actually, we received a terrific response even during the Covid period; it was very crowded at the time, but we were still able to handle the increase. Even when there were many restrictions, we were able to hold several festivals. We have always had a good response; it’s just that it is vacation time for many Indians, so there’s a little less of a crowd.

[Q] We have many Indian festivals coming up, how do you plan to celebrate?

We plan to celebrate all upcoming festivals like Saavan, Guru Purnima, Adhik Maas, Janmashtami, Ganpati, Raksha Bandhan, and Navratri. We do it with full heart and soul, and in full form. We have Mata Ki Chowki every Tuesday and we have never missed a single Tuesday until now.  The Jyot ignited by Sunil Maharaji in 1992 has been kept alive ever since.  We exclusively prepare Prasad in our temple. Devotees contribute to the Langar Prasad. We have never been short of support from our beloved followers. Any devotee who wishes to participate in Langar Prasad may make a monetary donation, and we will assist in the preparation of the Prasad.

[Q] Could you please highlight the support this temple offers to charity organizations in India & Hong Kong and which are those?

We ourselves are a charitable trust that is funded by donations pledged by devotees, so we do not contribute to any other charitable organizations as of now. We do contribute to activities like Prasad distribution; if people are unable to contribute, we do so on their behalf. If there is an event or we want to do certain festivals, the trustees assist us with all requirements as well as government sponsorships.

[Q] What are some of the issues faced by the temple from devotees, and what message would you like to give to all the devotees to have everything run smoothly?

I only have one piece of advice for devotees: be patient when there is a crowd. Try to comprehend us and our point of view while keeping in mind that we must manage the Puja, timings, and everything else at the same time. The general public must understand our position and the timetables we must adhere to in order to keep the temple running smoothly on a daily basis.

For example, We visit so many temples in India on a high level, such as Kedarnath and Badrinath, yet we are not even permitted to stand in front of the idols and pray for a minute. And here we are being taunted, our Pandits are being scolded.”Shiv Abhishek is on, why have you stopped the milk offering?” said one devotee. We are questioned, and we are unable to respond to everything because we must manage time. Such remarks are quite damaging. This is especially common during the big pujas done in the mandir by the Pandits on specific days.

So, with folded hands, my only request to our beloved devotees is to “Be Patient”.

Thank you to Gaurav & Neha for such a wonderful opportunity to connect with our devotees and followers.

Jai Mata Di

-Vanita Gresh Sharma

Temple Administrator

Kowloon Hindu Temple

Carnavon Mansion,

Carnavon Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,

Kowloon.

kowloonhindumandir@gmail.com

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