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June 23, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We begin a new phase today. Paramacharya Ceyonswami shared news from the Lambodara Kulam with updates on new information for improved methods of gold leafing on granite, news on the peetam being made in India for the crystal lingam and the on-going astrology work...
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June 20, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? 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, Saturday, June 23th. Pilgrims, Visitors, Iraivan Pillars Another Hindu family from California visiting Kauai for a...
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June 19, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha holds a Hindu Renaissance Award plaque that will leave for Sri Lanka next week. It says: "Presented by Hinduism Today to Dr. Thangamma Appakutti for her five decades of religious leadership of Sri Lankan Saivites. A brilliant speaker, her spiritual talks at the...
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June 18, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Aum namah Sivaya! Love from Kauai Aadheenam. It is Ashram Sadhana day today, when all the monks spend the morning making our monastery clean and actinic. Energy flows better when it is not stuck in the odic force fields that naturally accumulate in objects,...
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June 17, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Aum namah Sivaya! It was a quiet day at Kauai Aadheenam, as far as guests are concerned. But we monks kept serving Lord Siva in small ways, each one doing our tasks with dedication and a full heart. The news today is that Innersearch...
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June 16, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? The start of a new and dynamic phase. The monks always have so many projects, a little more than what they can handle. This makes them work harder, stretches both their willpower and abilities, and makes them stronger. The Lambodara Kulam shared their news...
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June 13, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Aum namah Sivaya! A interestingly powerful day at the Aadheenam. Two of our monks left for Washington, DC -- full story below. As the monks walked down Tiruneri path to the entrance, they unexpectedly heard a melodious, strong chanting coming from a group of...
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June 12, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Four in our blessed island of Kauai. The clear and warm day makes Iraivan Temple's golden capstone shine bright in our monastery, a beacon for the devas in the inner worlds, a reminder for us of how special it is. The special flower...