Jai Muruga! A New Monk Joins the Monastic Order Today!
May 6, 2013After years of preparation, Brahmachari Jaya took his vows today, to emerge as Sadhaka Jayanatha. It is a great day for the monastic order to have another dedicated soul join Bodhinatha and his team of Sivanadiyar. Sadhaka Jayanatha has shown exemplary behavior in his service and a true spirit of...
Twitter Update: Congratulations to Sadhaka Jayanatha, our newest m...
May 6, 2013Congratulations to Sadhaka Jayanatha, our newest monk. He took his vows this morning.
Visitors from UK
May 5, 2013Sanjay and Jannani, whose families are originally from Sri Lanka, are visiting from Birmingham, UK, for the first time on holiday. Jannani says she met Gurudeva and Bodhinatha together in Germany in 1992 when she was just age 9. Her grandmother lived close to Yogaswami. Sanjay is a part-time musician...
From The Bangalore Carving Site
May 4, 2013Work is progressing steadily on the roof stones of the Nandi Mandapam. With our new carbide chisels work has become more and more efficient and accurate. K. Ganesan is working on one of the four stones. With the chisels\ sharpness retained for a longer period (the carbide wears away very...
Twitter Update: May 2013 HHE Newsletter via Hindu Heritage Endowme...
May 4, 2013May 2013 HHE Newsletter via Hindu Heritage Endowment News tinyurl.com/cga5fjz
April 2013 News Video
May 3, 2013Our April 2013 new video covers event in March and April 2013 including: The Iraivan temple landscaping project and renovations to the monastery front entrance, including mango tree removal, banyan tree trimming, pool renovation and the newly constructed wall. This months video also includes our new task forcer Forrest Miller...
A New Phase Begins
May 3, 2013The monks begin this new phase with a homa, burning prayers to the devas. Afterwards Bodhinatha gave a talk about how to hold the perspective that you are your inner perfection and not your outer imperfections, by separating your awerness from that which it is aware of. He mentioned that...
Siva Pannai Blessing
May 3, 2013Over the retreat the monastery held a blessing for the recently purchased Siva Pannai house and property, beginning with a puja performed by Natyam Nandinatha and followed by Bodhinatha's blessing of the house and land. Afterwards the monks had a chance to explore the new 19 acres. Bodhinatha takes a...