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March 31, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We are blessed to have a new truck to replace our very well-worn and aged Dodge. This afternoon at an auspicious moment in our week, we all joined for a traditional care blessing... Bodhinatha presiding. The new Dodge RAM 1500 is a similar model...
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March 30, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha Day 1 It is spring Sadhu Paksha at the Aadheenam. There are phasely group tours and TAKA will be a bit more "quiet." A lovely picture of Iraivan follows and after that slides from a visitor's camera. Troy Burns and Lisa Johnson...
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March 29, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? It's Sun Three today. The Pillaiyar kulam gave news. Shanmuganathaswami has been working in the HT subscription area. He said that there were about 900 entries in the web guest book over the last 4 months. Many of these will get a free copy...
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March 28, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Lynda and Joel McClanahan went on the last innersearch to India with us. Today they have darshan with Bodhinatha before returning home. They are very active in pursuing their spiritual lives. Lynda is currently teaching Yoga Philosophy at a yoga center that is offering...
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March 27, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? We begin another phase with Homa. Our two young brothers, Tandava and Nandi left for their East Coast homes over the retreat. It is traditional for those departing to share thoughts on their visit during their last lunch with us. Nandi offered a poem...
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March 24, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Announcement: The talk given on Sun One this phase, has today been posted. Many of the sishya have been looking forward to this day. Thanks to Hitesvara Saravan, who is doing the transcription of these so promptly, we have finally met this goal and...
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March 23, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? At lunch today, the Siddhidata Kulam reported on the on-going work at the temple; our efforts to get visas for the next silpi team; and the constant work on Anna Purna Gardens which supplies so much of our fresh food. We really have to...
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March 22, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Three... Today's news was from the Pillaiyar Kulam. Shanmuganathaswami shared his work on book inventory. It's an ongoing dance, with printers in Malaysia, our main distribution center in Michigan, our own little gift shop here Kauai, and soon a distribution center in India!...