"The next time the same experiential pattern appears, we approach it from a mountaintop consciousness...."

Gurudeva

Gurudeva Darshan of the Day

"... because we have conquered those instinctive elements. Our intellect has been trained by family and friends, schoolteachers and business acquaintances. We have to build a new intellect, an intellect from the soul, out into the intellectual mind rather than from the instinctive area of the mind into the intellect to be successful on the path of enlightenment."

Gurudeva

What Happened Today at the Monastery?

Bodhinatha departed today for his annual trip to Asia and Mauritius. Here we are at the car before leaving...

"Passport Check!" The mandatory call to show your passport and plane tickets, lest you arrive at the airport saying "Oh no... I left my passport at home..." (Smile -- yes, it has happened...)

"OK... see, I have it..."

Saravananathaswami will be traveling with Bodhinatha on this mission. Their first night will be a stop over in Taipei as usual and then on to Singapore, Australia, Mauritius and Malaysia, August 31 thru September 22.

Those events open to the public are posted on the Guru Travels page

Iraivan Temple Construction Progress

We close today with photos that tell their own story-- the story of "Shortening the Sun Shade Stone...."