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Bodhinatha’s Singapore Adventures

Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami arrived safely in Singapore on May 23 after 24 hours of travel. Their multi-purpose visit to Asia is focusing on meeting with members, students and business associates. Here they are reviewing a memorandum of understanding for printing Hinduism Today in India.

The afternoon adventures included visiting the 340m-long Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, a "ship" set on three 55 story towers on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67m. Unreliable sources told us its secondary purpose is to act as a life-boat when the giant waves come to Singapore during the end-of-the-world disaster in late 2012.

The Marina Bay Sands is located next to the Singapore Flyer. Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and the Singapore devotees rode this, the world's largest, most gigantic ferris wheel last year…

The photos above were taken aboard the "Duck Tours," a small fleet of amphibious boats which tour the streets of Singapore as well as the Marina Bay. The Singapore Mission members and students, who, you may guess, live in Singapore, had never been on the "Duck Tours" or visited the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark. They always look forward to these outings with Bodhinatha where they can be close to the Satguru for a few hours. From left to right, Dohadeva, Raman, Suselah, Nagavathy, Sivakumar, Easan, Shanmuganathaswami, Satguru Bodhinatha, Krishna, Sakuntalai, Sudha, Gopinath, Thivaashenee, Kasturi, Amar, Lavanya, Shanta Devi and Vasaant.

On top of the SkyPark, Bodhinatha surveys the spectacular, panoramic view of Singapore.

These are two opera houses being built below. They are designed to look like giant turtles basking in the sun on the beach.

Shanmuganathaswami meets up with his milking apprentice, Vasaant, who recently returned to Singapore after five weeks of task force at the monastery. No cows up here. But look! There are turtles below.

The night view is breath-taking with the beautiful lights of the city below. Mother Nature was also giving a lightning and thunder show off in the distance to show her happiness and appreciation in having Bodhinatha visiting Singapore. Coming up… the Malaysia adventures.

Anjali Sundaram’s Vegetarian Vrata ceremony

Anjali Sundaram read her vegetarian vrata vow at the Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord on Thursday. The GGM ladies were happy to witness the event and we all got together at Savitri Palani's residence for lunch. Asha Alahan came up with a great gift for Anjali. It was a box filled with spices and a curry leaf plant that was blessed at the temple. Congratulations, Anjali.

Bodhinatha in Malaysia – Ekadanta Kulam News

Bodhinatha is sending brief reports from Malaysia. These past few days he has been meeting daily with key people during the day and having darshan meetings each evening with families. Tonite he has the big seminar and book release at the Kandasamy temple in Kuala Lumpur.

At home Saravananathaswami gave his report at lunch and forwards this list of his activities:

* processing incoming Master Course Self-Evaluation Study worksheets and discussing progress with students
* new paper mail processing
* researching some samskara specifics to answer students’ questions
* troubleshooting old projector some more before sending to Malaysia
* teaching some sishyas how to use new website–posting large photos, adding PDF file attachments, etc.
* more teaching of sishyas how to switch to PayPal for submitting tithing and donations
* adding Bodhinatha’s latest posted talk to private SSCxxx website and Master Course students Facebook group
* testing video Skype and Facetime for Mac in preparation for a satsang call
* show some pilgrims around on the grounds.
* logging more payments for California and Malaysia retreat
* speaking with satsang group on phone
* sending out Guru Purnima rededications to sishyas
* going through the follow up list in dbase
* adding news and tweaks to new private Saiva Siddhanta Church website .
* communications with people about pilgrimage and entering that info in visitor calendar.
* scanning 100’s of paper documents to make them available in digital form and to keep in our archives.

Satellite Image of Aadheenam Land

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An amazingly detailed satellite photo of Kauai Aadheenam, including San Marga, given to us by Venkatesan, a local civil engineer who is helping Yoginathaswami with plans for our various construction projects.

Click here for an enlarged version.

Satsang at Mission House, Cap Malheureux, Mauritius

Our kuthumba was gathered at Kulapathi Manogaran and Kulamatha Selvom home yesterday 26 May 2011 for a wonderful satsang. Here Jayendra is deeply immersed during the silent pada puja.

Everyone present sang some Natchintanai songs and some more bhajans.

The puja room was nicely decorated and one can feel the pleasant vibration inside.Gurudeva is truly here…24/24 still living with us. Aum.

Anne Sumandiren Peruman guided all members in the Sivachaitanya Panchatantra meditation experiencing Nada,Jyoti,Prana,Sakti and Darsana.After the meditation, we all participated in the Siva Homam.

It was an important part of the Satsang. We had a powerful homam !!!

Kulapathi Manon explained one lesson in Dancing With Siva:Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism, Sivena Saha Nartanam. Kulapati encouraged all sisyas to continue planning ahead and to complete all unfinished work.He reminded all of us that the key word for the Nartana Ritau is planning.

Members gave their testimony about how they are living the lesson in DWS, Mandala 6:The nature of the soul,sloka 27 "How is our soul different from Siva". Here anne Caramben is expressing himself.

Before partaking dinner,all men present gave their views about the various work going on at the Spiritual Park,Mauritius and also discussed about making a list of all former members of the church.

Here is our young lovely children!Front row: Gunavalli and her brother Somasundaram. At the back from left to right: Deepanjali,Jayendra,Hemavathi and Yashomati. AUMSIVAYA !

Images from the Home of Chellappaswami

Chellappaswami, Yogaswami’s guru, spent much of his life sleeping outside the Nallur temple at the Theravadi, or the “chariot shed.” This chariot shed has been renovated and beautified. We bring you today pictures from there as well as from Chellappaswami’s mahasamadhi shrine where his ashes are interred.

Chellappaa Swamigal Nilaivaalayam

Above his shrine are inscribed the four Mahavakyam, great sayings of Chellappaswami

Oru Pollaappumillai – There is no evil
Eppavoh Mudeentha Kaariyam – It was all determined long ago.
Naamariyohm – We Know Not
Muluthum Unmai – All is Truth

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Yesterday's Tour Day

As our new enlarged parking area was opened today so we expanded our reservations a little and our guests were all so happy we did. Teachers, restaurant owners, engineers, musicians, and nurses to name a few.

The Albezia trees are in full bloom. The monks have to be on constant lookout for the kikis of this fast growing, prehistoric looking tree. They look magnificent but are classed as an invasive species in the state of Hawaii.

They can reach 20 feet their first year, heading for 60 feet and the crown of the Albizia can be so broad as to shade over half an acre completely crowding out native species.

We have several bee hives at the Aadheenam and the bees are really working hard to harvest all the nectar from these blossoms.

Rudraksha season is light and late this year. We were a little bit concerned as this year we had a very big wind storm as the trees were flowering. Fortunately we still see “green” fruits coming – so not to worry.

Up to this point the Wailua Mission still have a large supply of Rudraksha malas and other Rudraksha items in our Mini Mela.

A bird in the hand

Sannyasin Muruganathaswami reports on this avian lost child:

Hungry little chick looking for his parents. He was on the floor of the EZ-Go and showed absolutely no fear, easily getting on my finger.

Do you have food for me?

So sad, you don't.

Oh, well. I'll just rest here for awhile.

Off to a small branch to wait for parents. He was't too excited about shifting positions, but he cooperated.

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