Siva's Big Temple
March 11, 2018Off we go through the Indian traffic to Tanjavur, arriving at a different place. At our last hotel the yogis learned that even the best hotel in town does not necessarily have little amenities like towels, hot water, soap or elevators that work. The little garden hotel in Tanjurvur has...
India Invented Mass Transit
March 10, 2018As the two yogis and I travel deeper and deeper into the South, we are discovering, again, life on the road in India. It is a world of horns and near misses, and certainly gives one a sense of detachment from this body. It seemed apt to reprise a 1996...
Meet Bodhinatha in Maryland
March 9, 2018
Climbing Arunachala
March 8, 2018Yesterday morning, Yogi Mayuranatha and Yogi Jayanatha set out at 4:30am to climb Siva's sacred mountain of Arunachala. This 2,671 foot hill rises up from the otherwise flat land just around it. At our hotel we met Sivan, a young man who says he climbs Arunachala almost every day. He...
Siva Is Everywhere, Tiruvannamalai Too
March 7, 2018From the golden temple we drive three hours to Tiruvanammalai, famed for its Siva temple associated with the fire element (four other elements are represented at distant temples). It is called Annamalaiyar Sivan Koyil, from the name of the nearby mountain range of the same name. Mannikavasagar sung thiruvasagam here....
Sheela and her Mom greet our monks in Chennai last week
March 6, 2018Sheela Venkatakrishnan and her Amma pose with our wandering monks in Chennai following the lunch they engineered, bringing together 20 of the artists and friends and pundits we work with all year long but seldom have a chance to be with in person. Thank you Sheela. } ];
The Golden Temple of Vellore
March 6, 2018Off our itinerant monks go to Sri Puram in Vellore, a citadel that arose in the early 90s from a 14-year-old boy's vision of the Goddess. The day was rich and over-rich. We were guided to the site of the original vision, a 6-foot-tall anthill in a village home, and...
India Pilgrimage - Part 1
March 5, 2018With a wonderful Innersearch program complete, Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami, Yogi Mayuranatha and Yogi Jayanatha made their way safely to India. Our traveling sadhus will be visiting many important spiritual destinations including Arunachala, Chidambaram, Meenakshi, Palani Hills and more. Our monks stand in front of the 1,400 year old Kailasanathar Temple In...