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March 21, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Saravananathaswami sends us his list from lunch announcements of Ekadanta Kulam activities: * More visitor phone calls and coordination * briefing Sadhaka Dandapani on various Ekadanta Kulam matters, now that he is back * packaging Master Course donation receipts * scanning more worksheets and...
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March 20, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun One and it was also tour day. Bodhinatha signs copies of "What Is Hinduism" for guests. Saravananathaswami is the homa priest today. Iraivan is looking magnificent. Just to stand among the pillars, fills one with an ancient, timeless awe. Christopher Zauner (right) is...
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March 17, 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 Dvitya Tithi, Sun One, Friday, March 20th. Uday and Gita Sagi with their two children, Rahul age 9 and Ajay...
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March 16, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today is Sun Four and our computer upgrade went well. Everyone transitioned to new computers and a new server. Its a testimony to Apple Computer that and entire organization upgraded to completely a new hardware platform, systems, migrating all data from the old machines,...
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March 14, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha at yesterday's Sun One morning in the temple. Today at lunch from Saravananathaswami: He and his helpers are continuing in the massive project of digitizing all the paper in the entire office. Years of forms, files for members and students that fill many...
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March 13, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun One today started a new phase with a lot of dynamic activity. It was tour day, unpacking new computer equipment on our once-every-two-years hardware upgrade. Meanwhile on a serious note: the Veeragatiyar family in Germany, long time devotees of the Kailasa Parampara, have...
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March 10, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today is Sun Six, the last day of a long and very productive phase. Bodhinatha has completed the work on the 12 "Mamsane" comprising a set of Shum meditations for each month. The booklet will go into production now for use by his sishya....
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March 9, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sivayogapathy and his wife Rukmin, originally from Jaffna, Sri. Lanka and now residing in Toronto, Canada are both here on pilgrimage for several days. Today, their last day at the Aadheenam, they met with Bodhinatha. Sivayogapathy's father, one of Yogaswami's closest devotees, built the...