Family Visits The Monastery
January 4, 2012
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Family has arrived
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We took a picture of a picture of the spider for Carelle
s grandchildren'
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The crystal in front of the temple
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More pictures of unusual things for the family back home.
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Carelle and Erika meet our parrot Vyagapada
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Sadhaka Satyanatha as a way with the bird
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Swami at the temple
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With his father, Luke at the temple
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Happy family! They have arrived during our ladies retreat
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We served them lunch
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Sadasivanathaswami give Luke a gift: a copy of The Guru Chronicles
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Paramacharaya explains the purpose of the book and the photos in the back
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Sivakatirswami's father, Luke Batdorf and two sisters, Carelle Dwyer (in pink) and Erika Batdorf (in blue) are visiting. The sisters have not seen their brother for 35 years. It's a big day for the family. Luke is a retired consultant in the cognitive processes of learning and cross cultural training and lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. Carelle is a registered nurse in New Hampshire. Erika is a theater artist and professor of dramatic arts at York University in Toronto, (see her site http://www.batdorf.org).