Pancha Ganapati Day 5: Orange!
December 25, 2015Our last day of celebration, for now. Here are the final festival instructions. December 25, orange: The family sadhana for the final day is to bring forth love and harmony within all three worlds. Because of sadhanas well performed during the first four days, the family is now more open...
Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 4: Green!
December 24, 2015December 24, green: The sadhana of day four is to draw forth the vibration of joy and harmony that comes from music, art, drama and the dance. Family, relatives and friends gather for satsang to share and enjoy their artistic gifts. Then all sit together before Ganesha, Patron of Arts...
Yoga Sutra Class
December 23, 2015Recently the five youngest monks attended a class with Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The class is held every two months as they slowly work through each sutra, unfolding it inner depths. This time they started at the beginning of the sutras and began working through them with...
Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 3!
December 23, 2015We Hindus are so lucky to get 5 days of festivities! Here is your mission for day 3: Red. December 23, red: The sadhana for the third day is to create a vibration of love and harmony among business associates, the casual merchant and the public at large. This is...
Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 2!
December 22, 2015December 22, blue: Day two is devoted to creating a vibration of love and harmony among neighbors, relatives and close friends and presenting them with heartfelt gifts. The sadhana of the day is to offer apologies and clear up any misunderstandings that exist. Relatives and friends in far-off places are...
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Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 1!
December 21, 2015December 21, yellow: The family sadhana for the first day of Pancha Ganapati is to create a vibration of love and harmony among immediate family members. The day begins early, and the entire family works together to design and decorate the shrine with traditional symbols, rangoli, lamps and more. Then...
Rise Up Against Adversity
December 21, 2015Here at the monastery there are all different kinds of trees and plants. Today, in the early morning sun, we saw a small orange cluster of fruits coming out of a tree that had to struggle and climb up past a grove of bigger trees towering above. The victorious fruit...