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A New Phase Begins

A New Phase Begins

Yesterday the monks began their new five-day phase. As usual it began with the weekly homa for which the monks chanted Sri Rudram as Sadasivanathaswami burned written prayers in the sacred flames. On Sun five the monks will enjoy our monthly Ardra celebration and on the day following the phase...

A Satguru in Sri Lanka

A Satguru in Sri Lanka

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganthaswami continue their journey through Sri Lanka. They are visiting many of the special locations mentioned in The Guru Chronicles. Over the last few days, they traveled to Batticaloa, visited the Yogaswami Girls Home, Sivathondan Nilayam, the Vipulananda boys home, the Thirunavukkarasu Gurukulam and the...

To Sri Lanka!

To Sri Lanka!

Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami are currently in Sri Lanka on a nine day tour of Colombo, Batticaloa and Jaffna. The first event on January 25, 2015 was an evening, private-invitation-only dinner at Saraswathi Hall, organized jointly by All Ceylon Hindu Congress and Manitha Neyam Trust. An estimated 300 were in attendance....

Many Forms of Siva

Many Forms of Siva

We came across this list of beautiful and bizarre creatures today that we'd like to share. These colorful, and in some cases one-of-a-kind beings are a wonderful example of Siva's uncanny and uncommon forms. With all the variety on our little planet alone, it stretches the imagination to infinity, to...

A Mountain Top

A Mountain Top

Recently the aadheenam has been seeing some interesting weather coming in from the south-west. On some days warm, dry winds and on others, still sunlight and perfect temperatures. Sometimes clouds will actively roll over the top of Mount Waialeale, creating an incredible waterfall effect, a "cloudfall" if you will. No...

Today's Guests

Today's Guests

This morning, Nilima Silver and Kalyanika Forester visited the aadheenam from the Sri Chinmoy Center in Jamaica-Queens, New York. Nilima has been a disciple of Sri Chinmoy for over forty years. A pillar of their community, she has been the main coordinator of the group's activities at the United Nations....

Thiruarumugam Visits Kauai from Sri Lanka

Thiruarumugam Visits Kauai from Sri Lanka

This is a much belated post on a visit by Thiruarumugam from Sri Lanka who came to Kauai with Thondunathan in December. Thiruarumugam is the current head of the Siva Bhoomi Trust in Sri Lanka that has been doing so much service in various areas of the north. He came...

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