Off to Rishikesh, Land of Sages
November 19, 2014We reached Dehradun airport after a day of flights from Chennai and were escorted into Rishikesh, just half an hour away. The two swamis from Kauai Aadheenam were generously welcomed by the disciples of Sri Swami Omkarananda, whose story has been told in the pages of Hinduism Today and whose...
Chennai Gatherings
November 17, 2014Yoginathaswami and Sadasivanathaswami are deeply impressed with the scale of development in India. Here in Chennai there is a massive rapid transit train initiative underway that goes for miles and miles, something that will transform the landscape (traffic) here. Having settled in for a few days, we were able to...
Tweet: HHE November 2014 Newsletter via Hindu Heritage En...
November 17, 2014HHE November 2014 Newsletter via Hindu Heritage Endowment News tinyurl.com/nvf7qaa
Bodhinatha's Sun One Upadesha for the Past Month
November 16, 2014We have caught up with processing Bodhinatha's recent upadeshas. You will enjoy his fascinating commentaries on Patanjali and various issues relating to spiritual unfoldment. How Is All Karma Finally Resolved If We Make Karma in Each Life? (Nov. 16, 2014) Patanjali - Overcoming Obstacles with Concentration and Friendliness (Nov. 8,...
The Aim of Hindu Practices - Publisher's Desk Video
November 16, 2014Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the January/February/March 2015 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "Dharma, seva, puja and raja yoga lead to purification of the mind, which is the essence of all spiritual endeavors." httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jAQ0NItTa0
Atritex & Our Special Visitors
November 15, 2014Yoginathaswami and I were a bit amazed at the level of technology here in India. Our room, for instance, is run entirely from an iPad, everything from lights and sounds, room service, laundry, every single thing that happens in the room is on the iPad. In this, India is far...
Chennai Temple Blesses the Wanderers
November 14, 2014Arriving in Chennai we settled in for five days of project meetings and satsangs, empowered by a morning at the famed Kaalikambal Temple. This is the temple managed by the family of the famed Sri Sambamurthi Sivachariyar, who did our Panchasilanyasa puja in 1996, preparing the spiritual foundations for Iraivan...
We Visit the Golden Temple
November 13, 2014On the morning of November 10, we were invited to attend Shree Jayendrapuriswami's daily Sri Chakra puja, an elaborate two-hour puja made fascinating by two young boys, barely 8 and 10, who handed each item to Swami in perfect timing and grace. As we were departing, Swami took us up...