Bodhinatha's West Texas Adventure
April 26, 2013The last stop on Bodhinatha's recent trip was West Texas, in the Permian Basin popular for its abundant fossil fuel resources. First on the agenda was the third in a series of interfaith panels that Dr. Padmaja Patel has arranged so that members of the local community in the twin...
April Chitra Puja
April 26, 2013Jai Gurudeva! He taught me humility, infused in me the light of devotion, granted me the grace of His feet. After holy interrogation, testing me entirely, He revealed to me the Real, the unreal and real-unreal. Undoubtedly, the Siva-Guru is Iraivan, the worshipful Lord Himself. Tirumantiram 1573 Gathering the strands of...
Twitter Update: Happy Hanuman Jayanti http://t.co/1c083tb4Uv
April 24, 2013Happy Hanuman Jayanti twitpic.com/clnh2m
Bodhinatha visits Dallas-Fort Worth
April 23, 2013Aum Sivaya! Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's next stop was Fort Worth, to visit the site of the new Hindu temple being built there. Soil and gravel compaction was set to begin the next day in preparation for the sinking of 30-foot pilings on which the temple foundation will rest. We also...
Twitter Update: Bodhinatha is out on a morning walk in Los Angeles...
April 23, 2013Bodhinatha is out on a morning walk in Los Angeles before returning home this afternoon. Beautiful bougainvillea! http://t.co/Xe2anQEdFZ
Haran's Namakarana Samskara
April 22, 2013Haran Kandadas, who was recently at the monastery helping with the media stuio construction, has just had his official Namakarana Samskara. His name changing ceremony, and his formal entrance into Hinduism. Gurudeva speaks of the Namakarana: "Anyone can declare himself a member of the Hindu religion, but for one to...
Recent Happenings
April 22, 2013Adi Srikantha is back for 3 months of task force. He's here to help the Ganapati Kulam in its continuing renovation work. Orchids are blooming today, and the rain has brought forth hundreds of mushrooms. Thanks to some major earthwork being done at the Kauai Airport, the monastery is receiving...
Puja in Honolulu
April 21, 2013A month back the monastery received a call, inviting Bodhinatha to attend and bless their 25th-Year Anniversary puja on April 21, today. With Bodhinatha in Texas, Sadasivanathaswami and Yoginathaswami flew to Oahu for the special event. It is closing a circle, since it was in 1988 that Savitri Kumaran, then...