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October 29, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Two of a short four-day phase. The Pillaiyar Kulam shared their news today. Yogi Jivanandanatha told tales of his attempt to get things done in India, remotely. Muruganathaswami worked hard on the monthly newsletter folding and his book distribution duties. Shanmuganathaswami also spent...
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October 28, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun One begins a new phase. Bodhinatha gives his morning upadesha. He spoke on the sub-superconcious mind, explaining how this phase of the mind was experienced once one had resolved issues of the past through penance, apology and the vasana daha tantra. When one...
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October 24, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? It was tour day today. Rajagopal and his wife from Boston, original from Tamil Nadu, visited yesterday and today and wandered the grounds and met with Bodhinatha and ask some questions. Out at Iraivan the big development is the work on Iraivan's roof. In...
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October 23, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? It's Sun Four today and the Aadheenam is humming like a bee hive. No big news events on today's horizon. It is the "lull" between travels and various publications that are in the pipeline. Here are a few photos taken earlier by our Siddhidata...
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October 22, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and Yogi Jivananandanatha arrived home safe and sound yesterday evening and after a flurry of monastic travels, everyone is back home and very focused on their work. A number of publications are in the pipeline: finalizing this month's Kauai's Hindu Monastery newsletter,...
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October 21, 2007Bodhinatha's Travels Here is Bodhinatha at the Hindu temple outside of Memphis. He arrives home late this afternoon and the monks are throwing a birthday party for him during dinner tonight, and we will get to hear all the tales of his journey. What Happened Today at the Monastery? Meanwhile...
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October 20, 2007Bodhinatha in Memphis While we being a new phase at home, Bodhinatha is spending his last day in Memphis, visiting a temple there. Here are some photos of his morning walk by the Mississippi River. He says, "The city feels a lot like San Franscisco." Iraivan Temple Construction Progress The...
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October 17, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Palaniswami and Arumugaswami were taken to dinner by the sishya in Sacramento. They made a slideshow of their visit to the local Ganesha temple which you can see by clicking here Meanwhile, these members are all working hard on the October 27th Iraivan Fund...