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December 3, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? All eyes were looking upward today for a major stone lift at the Iraivan temple. Roof beams finally going home to their destiny on top of Iraivan. The Siddhidata Kulam rigging team on the foundation. Larry Conklin the crane operator with his friend Roger...
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December 2, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Siva and Indranee Sivagnanaguru, originally from Sri Lanka, and now living in St.Paul, Minnesota, are here on pilgrimage. They have been long-time supporters of Iraivan Temple and also subscribers to the Hinduism Today magazine. It's Sadhu Paksha. The monks early morning routine in the...
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November 29, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha meets with Shailesh Trivedi before he goes off back home to South California. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming two-day retreat, until Navami Tithi, Sun One, Sunday,...
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November 28, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Don't miss the new link to Bodhinatha's marvelous upadesha on the Body of the Soul, given on Sun one, that is posted today on the right side bar. Pilgrims from Everywhere This is Dr. Vettivelu Maheswaran who visited with his entire family today. His...
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November 27, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? With just over a month before Innersearch, Bodhinatha and his editing team are working on the study guide. Sadhaka Dandapani shows his family around the Aadheenam, a visit to our cows and Narmada lingam. On left are brothers Arun and Darma, and on the...
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November 26, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? It is very bright, mangalam day at the Aadheenam. We just went through the powerful full-moon retreat of Kartikkeya Deepam, followed by homa this morning and Ardra abhishekam today. Sadhaka Dandapani's family is here: mother, father and two brothers. The oldest brother in the...
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November 22, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? It's the last day of a short 4-day phase here. We are headed for another 3-day full moon retreat. The Ganapati Kulam shared news of their work this phase. There has been a major push on assembling video in preparation for launching our own...
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November 21, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Three of a short 4 day phase. The Siddhidata kulam shared news of their work in the garden and on Iraivan Temple. The silpis are fitting roof beams carefully on the foundation of temple prior to them being raised up to the roof...