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January 23, 2005What 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 three-day retreat, until Tritya Tithi, Sun One, Thursday, Jan 27th. Bodhinatha has added more to his message on the Tsunami, which will now...
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January 22, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? The Param family came together today for darshan with Bodhinatha Kulapati and Kulamata, Grandpa and Grandma, Easvan and Devi, Chandran and Sahanadevi and their four children, eldest boy Bhajana Deva, age 10, Jeyendra, age 6 and the new born twins, Bodhisiva Sankara and Bela...
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January 21, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? With Mahasamadhi the day before, then name-giving ceremonies and a wedding today, TAKA's theme seems to be samskaras this week. Tandu Sivanathan and Uma were married today in a sunrise ceremony on a Kauai beach, with a homa performed by Janahan who was flown...
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January 20, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today was very auspicious as two new born souls have entered our Saivite Hindu faith. Twins, a boy and girl: Bodhisiva Sankara Param and Bela Sundari Param.... "The namakarana occurs in the temple or home, eleven to forty-one days after birth. The baby's name,...
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January 19, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha at Palani Hills India. We take you to India today in remembrance of the great soul, Sri Sri Sri Sivaratna Puri Swami known as Trichyswami... Here is the saintly Trichyswami whom we were honored to have darshan with during the last Innersearch He...
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January 18, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha gave a superb talk this morning after our Sun One Homa... another in his series to be published in the Vanakkam newspaper in Mauritius. A wonderful morning at Iraivan... Showers in the near distance pick up the rays from the east and the...
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January 15, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Our thoughts go out to the new head of Kailasa Ashrama in Bangalore, Sri Jayendra Puri Swamigal, successor of His Holiness Trichy Mahaswamigal, the mantle of leadership responsibilities and all the karma of those connected with the Parampara now are on his shoulders and...
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January 14, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sri Sri Sri Trichy Mahaswamigal made his transition during dialysis at the hospital, from complications related to diabetes, at 1.30 pm Indian Standard Time on 14th January. He was 75 years young. Our prayers go out to all his devotees who must be now...