Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-10-18
- Woody Waits, a new monastic candidate from Vashon Island, WA, has just arrived for a six-month stay at the monastery. Welcome! #
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Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami Tonsured
After his sannyas initiation Siddhanathaswami began to let his hair grow. When it became long enough to tie into a kondu in the back it means it is time for his tonsure. Acharya Kumarnathaswami performs the deed.
Then comes the blessing from Bodhinatha.
Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi Observance in Toronto
Writing this email from Toronto. Getting ready for the grand Gurudeva puja. There are three newspapers published full paged articles about Gurudeva’s life. Here I am enclosing one article.
Aum Shanthi,
Thondunathan
Woody Waits Arrived
Master Course student, Woody Waits, arrives from Seattle area.
Here is here for a six-month task force program to learn about monastic life.
From Our Gurus' Teachings
- Gurudeva's Master Course Lesson of the Day
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Bodhinatha's Latest Upadesha: "Detachment from Experiences; Importance of Daily Vigil" (May 5, 2013)
All experiences are good experiences, necessary to get us here. Awareness of aspects of ourselves that are constantly changing is a liberating perception, breaking our chains to mundane areas, detaching from instinctive and intellectual to go into superconscious. The greatest challenge facing youth today is the lack of relating to the devotional side of Hinduism. Daily practice, daily vigil, moves us forward spiritually. Commentary on Merging with Siva, The Master Course, Lesson 21.
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