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August 8, 2007Bodhinatha in Arizona Bodhinatha has been in Arizona for two days. He has been sending very short reports: Aug 7th Visited Maha Ganapati temple for special archana. Construction starts August 23 new building agamic style. Strong shakti Satsang and home of Chellappadeva and Banudevi. Padapuja Talked on "Will there be...
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August 7, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha Day Six Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami flew to Arizona yesterday. They visited the temple there, will be going to Sedona to see another Hindu temple and then off to Washington D. C. for the main purpose of the trip, which is to join...
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August 4, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha Day Three Bodhinatha's upadesha from Sun One has been uploaded today. Check the side bar. Guru Purnima in Chennai Guru Purnima is observed in Chennai at the home of Gunalan and Lalitha... Brahmacharini Shama Kumaran takes some guests for a tour this...
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August 3, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha Day Two 1981 Innersearch Odyssey These are photos from the 1981 Innersearch Odyssey, at Batu Caves and and pujas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia We want thank Indivar for her continuing work to scan these important archives for us and thus capturing a...
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August 2, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Summer Sadhu Paksha Day 1 From our Saiva Dharma Shastras: "Twice each year, during a two-week (one fortnight) period called sadhu paksha, "period of striving," our monasteries are on a total retreat." Our Lotus Pond, early AM. This photo, taken with Apple's new iPhone,...
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August 1, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We are back after a marvelous three-day full-moon retreat. Here is Bodhinatha giving his Sun One upadesha today in Kadavul temple. He spoke on the four perspectives of the Shum language, shumef, moolef, simnef, defee, and ways to come to understand this mystical concept....
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July 28, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Happy Guru Purnima! Today we observed the annual pada puja for our beloved Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami at the San Marga Swayambhu Sivalingam. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming...
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July 27, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Yogaswami sang: "Transcending all mutations of form and attribute, Surpassing all finite measure is the GURU, An embodiment of the highest wisdom." It is the day we work on decorations for tomorrow's festival. Tandu Sivanathan brings us to new bonsai plants to replace the...