It was a joyous Sun One Homa and Pradakshina parade to the Iraivan temple site.
Satguru Speaks
Cybertalk: This morning in Kadavul temple someone asked Gurudeva what the
"theme" of the Innersearch will be. Gurudeva answered this and gave a little
bit of news of the happenings at Kauai Aadheenam. Tune in tomorrow for the continuation of Gurudeva's answers to your questions. We have a good backlog to draw upon while Gurudeva is travelling.
Title: Innersearch and Iraivan conclusion
Category: The Guru
Duration: 2 min., 50 seconds
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The monastics traveling with Gurudeva on the Caribbean Innersearch sat for blessings before the Homa fire: Acharya Palaniswami, Sannyasin Yoginathaswami, Sadhaka Thondunatha, Sadhaka Dandapani and Sivanadiyar Tejadeva.
Off to San Marga.
Perfectly clear weather over the monastery land, but a small misting just above the temple site. The devas were playing with us. The truly awesom "rainbow blessing."
Note that this rainbow is not touching the earth off in the distance, it is actually touched directly on the foundation site if Iraivan temple!
Like a pillar of light from heaven, it appeared to connect directly on the flag pole that is planted just above the sanctorum which will house the crystal Sivalingam.
Ganesha puja under the Banyon tree.
Followed by another homa at the yagnasala.
Sadhaka Tyaganatha raises up the fire element before the new temple
Then, pradakshina around the temple site.
Look, it's a movie!
Gurudeva shares his thoughts on the day of departure for the Caribbean.
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Brahmachari Vigneswaran. . .he will be leaving the Aadheenam later this year and going to Canada to finish is schooling at a good school in Edmonton, Alberta. He wants to be a monk, but we want him to finish his highschool education and get a good dose of English before he comes back. . .Canada has a wonderful program to help foreign students.
Mingling with the members after the homa.
Sadhaka Dandapani and all the sevaks get together for some last minute touches on the Innersearch study guide. It has been a big job. . .three weeks of hard work to produc 60 hand made books for all the students on the innersearch.
Gathering for departure. In a few minutes half of the "away team' leaves for the airport. Gurudeva, Acharya Palaniswami and Sadhaka Thondunatha.
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GURUDEVA'S BOOK SIGNINGS IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA
It's a pleasure to inform you that Gurudeva, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
will stop in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on his way to conduct a travel/study
Innersearch cruise in the Caribbean. You are invited to attend his
presentation of the newly illustrated 2nd edition of Loving Ganesha,
Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-faced God at Borders Books and Music, on March
25 at 12pm. His other books will also be available at the store. For
directions and details please contact the bookstore's Events Coordinator,
Richelle, at 954-566-6335. View a map of the store location at
www.borders.com. Gurudeva will also stop in Northern California on his
return from the Innersearch program, presenting Loving Ganesha at Barnes and
Noble in San Mateo on April 5 at 7pm. For directions and details please
contact Sharon Anderson, at 650-341-5560. View a map of the store location
at www.barnesandnoble.com. Don't miss these rare events!
THANK YOU, GURUDEVA!
For those who have been touched spiritually by Gurudeva's work, his books, his guidance, his inspired life and example and even his website, the "Thank You, Gurudeva Fund" has been established within Hindu Heritage Endowment.
Proceeds from this fund are forever, not a one-time gift, so gifts to this fund have an eternal gratitude built into them. They live on, in perpetuity.
Each month Gurudeva receives the income from the fund, to be used at his own discretion to promote his work and mission around the globe. He loves this, for he knows that it comes from all the good souls who have met him and studied with him, or traveled or just talked with him, over the years. A contribution to this fund is tax-deductible.
GURUDEVA'S MANY CYBERTALKS ARE NOW ONLINE
All of Gurudeva's Cybertalks are now on this site at:
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Year 2001 Summer European Innersearch
The Caribbean Innersearch 2000 Travel/Study Program is full, but there will be another Innersearch to Northern Europe next summer, where Gurudeva has started several important temple in the last two decades.
For information, contact our wonderful tour agent who will be conducting the Innersearch: Kailash and Indra Dhaksinamurthi of Search Beyond Adventures, Inc. ASAP at
search11@mail.idt.net Very Important!:
Be sure to include your mailing address and phone number in the body of your message! Kailash will be mailing you information, but if you don't send an address there is nothing he can do.
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