A Rare and Welcome Visitor
Last week Swami Nityananda, disciple of Swami Muktananda of Ganeshpuri renown, visited the monastery with 40 or so of his followers and yoga students and had some wonderful conversation with Sadasivanathaswami. Swami knows Kauai well and has been visiting regularly over the decades since Baba's passing. In this photo they are exiting Iraivan temple.
What was not known at the time is that one among the visitors was Dana Wilkinson, the twin brother of our own Acharya Kumaranathaswami. Dana and his wife Jackie served on the staff of the spiritual retreat that Swami Nityananda was holding on Kauai. That's Dana with a brown shawl on his shoulder and Jackie in front with the blue dress and scarf.
After the above temple tour, Dana and Jackie found their way to our carpentry shop, there to greet Acharya, who was not expecting them and who had not seen Dana for 41 years! It was a rare and unexpected brotherly confluence. Both had grown up, found the spiritual path and entered Saivite lineages. Acharya showed Dana the wood shop and took them on a tour of the Media Studio. We thank Jackie for the photos.
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May 19th, 2014 at 1:28 pm
What a wonderful story!
May 19th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
What a wonderful re-union after four decades, and here we are remembering Siva Yoga Swami’s maha samadhi of five decades !!!
I like the last photo of the twins, where Kumaranathaswami smiles !
May 20th, 2014 at 4:37 am
Jai Jai Shree Maha Ganesh!
Very touching and inspiring to see Kumaranathaswami and his twin brother serving Lord Siva!
May 20th, 2014 at 10:57 am
As others have already said, this is such a touching story of reunion of twin brothers who have followed the same spiritual path!
OM Jai Ganesha, who leads us always on the Right Path!
May 21st, 2014 at 12:56 am
THey have the same Eyes TOO :)!
aum namah sivaya!
May 21st, 2014 at 12:57 am
OH! LOL! I just now read that they are twin brothers by birth too LOL!
Silly I am , i was so admiring the pics, I forgot to read lol.
Jai Ganesa!