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March 15, 2013Changing Education Paradigms, a must-watch animated video drawn from a talk by Sir Ken Robinson thersa.org/events/rsaanim…
A Poem from a Siva Bhaktar
March 15, 2013} ]; transitionSpeed:150}); O Gurudeva! How good it is to see you again in this your new form Magical are the chosen hands that crafted holy, pure how blessed to hold you close! Patiently you allowed all the twists and turns flames and burns beatings many too! Now you call...
Abundant Monastic Gardens
March 15, 2013This month the monks have been bringing in piles of swiss chard and kale for the kitchen. All this beautiful food was grown by the monastics in the gardens. Sadhaka Rajanatha brought in these two buckets from the garden the other day for Nandinatha to cook with. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Annual Ladies' Retreat
March 14, 2013This month was the annual Ladies' Retreat, organized by Kulamata Devi Param from Walnut Creek, California, with the help of Kulamata Isani Alahan on Kauai. It consisted of a week of classes and talks given by monks, dinners together, and outings to see the island, including a whale watching tour....
The Phase Begins with a Homa, Diksha and Vow Taking.
March 13, 2013After years of study and preparation, Saiva Siddhanta Church vratasishya Shanta Devi Periasamy from Singapore received her samaya(mantra) diksha yesterday morning, which means receiving spiritiual initiation from the Satguru to chant Aum Namah Sivaya 108 times daily on rudraksha japa mala. Also, Mrunal and Padmaja Patel of Texas took their...
Gurudeva Unveiled
March 12, 2013On the day of Mahasivaratri, Gurudeva's bronze was unveiled at the monastery. A short puja was performed by Natyam Nandinatha after an introduction by Sadasivanathaswami. Gurudeva was then uncovered with the help of Holly Young, the wax sculptor and the statue's creator. Three guests were then honored. Martin Mosko whom...
The Monastery Celebrates Siva's Great Night
March 10, 2013Aum Namah Sivaya Last night we celebrated Mahasivaratri. The night began with Bajans then a potent Homa. The Kumbha was then paraded around Nandi and brought into the inner sanctum to be poured over the Lingam by Bodhinatha at the end of the abhishekam. Following the Homa everyone was led...
Nandi Mandapam and Making a Stone Chain
March 9, 2013More photos from the Iraivan Carving site in India After the successful completion of the Beam stones a few days ago, now we have all geared up to complete the 8 stone chains that hang from the sunshade roof stone. We have posted some drawing months back and we are...