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June 11, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Saravan and Bhavani Veylan are here from Edmonton on pilgrimage for a week. Kulam news: Today is Sun 3, the Pillayar Kulam reported. At the top of their news is that the book "What is Hinduism?" has been getting more and more rave reviews...
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June 10, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We bring you photos from several days. Here is Bodhinatha giving his comments on The Clear White Light, after yesterday's homa. That talk is already on line! Sun one Homa Visitor News Two lovely families, the Patels and the Vajarias, arrived from Illinois during...
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June 6, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today was another small but historic day at the Aadheenam, because the last two pillars of the main Iraivan mandapam were put in place. Bodhinatha presides over the event at Iraivan this morning. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our...
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June 5, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sanjay Tolia and Pooja Gupta were married just last week and are visiting Kauai for the first time on their honeymoon. Bodhinatha presented them with a shawl as a wedding blessing. He also gave them a gift of our new book, What is Hinduism?...
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June 4, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha's Sun One Talk is up today... A short upadesha on the Clear White Light. And another installment on the California retreat, as a slide show below. Guests Today Natubhai and Indira Patel and Bhailal and Kantuben Patel visiting the Aadheenam for the...
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June 3, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Dr. Premchand Gada from Lubbock, Texas and his extended family visited us this morning. About 15 of them attended the 9am Siva puja then toured Iraivan Temple. They also had a wonderful meeting with Bodhinatha asking him some very insightful questions including "What does...
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June 2, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We begin a bright new phase after a powerful 3-day full moon retreat. Here is Bodhinatha giving a talk this morning on the clear white light, coming to you soon. Our Vaikashi Vishakham full moon brought a new swami to join the Saiva Siddhanta...
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May 29, 2007Himalayan Academy Study Program in California Bodhinatha, Saravananathaswami and Sadhaka Satyanatha arrived home early this afternoon. More photos today from Shum retreat at Ralston White manor house in California, a intense dive into Gurudeva's language of meditation. Participants arriving for the program: "Prostration issues forth definite energies when done before...