Tour Day
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A lot of earth is being moved at Kauai Aadheenam
July 28, 2012big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/2012-07-26_08-36-54.jpg', big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8708.jpg', Here weve made room for our future solar panel display.' big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8709.jpg', big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8762.jpg', big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8763.jpg', Some work has been done to both create and improve bridges arcoss the rishi vally ponds. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8765.jpg', big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/July/July_28_2012/muddy-progress/big/DSC_8766.jpg', At least the lotus flowers make the mud look a...
Recent Work on Land and in the Woodshop
July 27, 2012Jonathan Anderson and hired helpers are moving 1,000 mahogany trees from the monastery nursery to plant at Himalayan Acres. Adi Srikantha and Bhajana Param are planing the wood that was milled at the aadheenam two years ago. Bajana is learning the fine art of wood planes and is learning how...
Homa
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Chitra Puja
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Bodhinatha's 2006 Sivaratri Talk
July 26, 2012Part 1 of an inspired talk about God Siva, worship of Siva, how ceremonies in the temple and the devotion of those present open a hole to the inner world through which God can project cosmic rays of blessing to us. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Katawwnlo8M
Twitter Updates for 2012-07-23
July 23, 2012http://t.co/8ZynygtL Gurudeva in Mauritius, teaching the majority French-speaking Hindu community to "Stand strong for Hinduism." # Powered by Twitter Tools
Deepti's Adventure
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