New Plants for Himalayan Acres
January 18, 2012big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_18_2012/new-plants-for-hacres/large/1-BismarkiaPot.jpg', Bismarkia. These will eventually be gigantic palm trees. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_18_2012/new-plants-for-hacres/large/2-SealingWax2.jpg', This is the red sealing wax palm, Cyrtostachys renda, originally from Malaysia and increasingly popular in Hawaii. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_18_2012/new-plants-for-hacres/large/3-SealingWax3.jpg', The bright red crownshaft gives the palm a very distinctive look. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_18_2012/new-plants-for-hacres/large/4-IMG_6139.jpg', New nursery bences big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_18_2012/new-plants-for-hacres/large/5-IMG_6140.jpg', }...
Homa Begins New Phase
January 17, 2012A new phase began today. Our retreat was a dynamic two days. Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and Sadhaka Satyanatha left for India via San Francisco, via Frankfurt where they took one night to rest before heading to a very intense schedule in the Holy Land. The trip is being sponored by His...
Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and Sadhaka Satyanatha on Mission
January 17, 2012Natyam Satyanatha and I are high above the Pacific Ocean, heading to Mumbai, India, via Frankfurt. Sitting on the flight, I marveled at a two-year-old girl working an iPhone like a teenager. Swiping and gesturing, opening and closing apps, playing with one for a minute, then off to the icons...
January Chitra Puja
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Siva Darshana Vanam Displays Moving Forward
January 17, 2012big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_17_2012/sivadarshanam/large/DSCN0471.jpg', big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_17_2012/sivadarshanam/large/DSCN0473.jpg', Three panels of art were installed in our shop and brought out to the site. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_17_2012/sivadarshanam/large/DSCN0475.jpg', These are modular and can be removed and updated easily. big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_17_2012/sivadarshanam/large/DSCN0479.jpg', The story of Gurudevas vision for San Marga will now come alive for our visitors.' big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/January/January_17_2012/sivadarshanam/large/DSCN0486.jpg',...
The Siddhidata Kulam's New Office
January 17, 2012The new Siddhidata Kulam office is heading toward completion. Yoginathaswami is here sorting out the ethernet network cabling for his teams' desktop computers.
Retreat Hike High Above the Jungle
January 17, 2012Some of the monks when on a hike up to high elevations nearby on the retreat... Lush Kauai!
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2012-01-15
January 15, 2012Our monthly pada puja for Gurudeva is about to begin. # Powered by Twitter Tools