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October 25, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha enjoyed an indepth darshan today with some pilgrims from Europe. Chandraprakash, Sabitadevi and their daughter Jaya Prashanti are on pilgrimage from the Netherlands. They were here yesterday for a tour of Iraivan Temple and today they returned for the 9am Siva puja. They...
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October 24, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? This morning Mr. Drew Stave visited for the first time. He is a public defender working in the islands of American Samoa in the South Pacific. A friend referred him to our organization and he has been studying the information and teachings on our...
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October 23, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? It is a quite day at home, Bodhinatha is catching up on his various projects after having been traveling for a while. Our publication team is focused on the final week of Hinduism Today, January 2005 issue production. Kris, a dear friend of Gurudeva's...
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October 22, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? We start off a new phase with this great picture of Bodhinatha being blessed in India. Saravananathaswami performed the Sun 1 Homa today. Om Sivaya, Svaha! Writing prayers.... Kulapati Durvasa Alahan and Brahmachari Rajadeva Alahan... Bodhinatha gave number 1 of 12 talks he is...
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October 19, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? From our scriptures: Beyond birth and death, Reached by renunciate tapas Is He, my Lord of resplendent glory! Sing His praise! Pray incessantly! The Heaven's Lord shall Show you Dharma's Land. Tirumantiram--Verse 1614 END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase...
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October 18, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? It is a quiet day at the Aadheenam and no photos were taken of any events here. Of course things continue as usual. Our roof renovation is still underway, frequently shut down due rain, the contractor who is doing the job has to time...
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October 17, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? Testimonies are coming in from people who joined Bodhinatha in California. Here's an excerpt from a young Indian man who spent time with Bodhinatha: "Wish you a very Happy Birthday & many more Happy returns of the day. Thanks for coming over here last...
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October 16, 2004What Happened Today at the Monastery? We bring you a few photos from yesterday, Bodhinatha's jayanti. The monks cooked a special meal and all sat together for dinner. First we passed out emails from devotees around the world wishing Bodhinatha a happy birthday and then we read these aloud. Thank...