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April 20, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? It's Ashram Sadhana Day for this month at the monastery. Everyone one worked in their personal and kulam areas in the morning and then in the afternoon we split into two teams. One worked in the temple and the other worked in the kitchen...
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April 19, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? The Ekadanta Kulam gave its report today. Saravananathaswami continues to work on communication relating to Bodhinatha's travels and also mentioned up-and-coming task forcers and pre-monastic activities from young men here and there. Sadhaka Dandapani continues on preparations for the open house. We've been having...
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April 18, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? It's Sun One following a 3-day retreat and Bodhinatha gave a wonderful talk this morning following the homa. He is continuing to articulate the very important message that we need teach the Agamic perspective that Siva and Vishnu are the same being, not two...
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April 14, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Incredible guest day today... and the last day of this phase.... Bodhinatha has been busy the past few days. Yesterday he attended the fledging new interfaith gathering of religious leaders and today he attended the Kauai Action Planning Alliance meeting, of which he is...
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April 13, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Speaking of a new beginning... Happy New Year! Today, the Sun moved into the sign of Mesha (Aries) which marks the beginning of a new year on many Indian calendars including that most of South India. Bodhinatha sends everyone his blessings... It is also...
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April 12, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha... last day.. Tomorrow will be Tamil New Year so... Happy New Year! Saravananathaswami with a small poster to teach shum color meditation to our sishya... Paramacharya Palaniswami has been inspired lately to work on gold-leafing the threshold of Kadavul temple. The contrast...
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April 11, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha at the Aadheenam... all is quiet... We want to share with you a poem sent but a pilgrim... Om Namasivaya In Admiration of Kauai Aadheenam by Nannapaneni Narayana and Sarojini Rao Urbana, Illinois This poem is in admiration of Gurudeva's Kauai Aadheenam...
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April 10, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues for a few days. This picture of Bodhinatha is now available at our store front as a letter sized poster. This wooden "painting" comes from India. It is an amazing work of art, created not with paints, but with different colored...