Bodhinatha in California
September 14, 2011[photo: Bodhinatha in Tamil Nadu] Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and Siddhanathaswami have moved on to California. They visited the offices of Hindu Heritage Endowment financial management firm Halbert Hargrove in Los Angeles and today drove to Fallbrook for satsang at the home of Shailesh Trivedi.
New Phase Begins at the Aadheenam
September 14, 2011Today was Sun One and we began with homa as usual. Saravanathaswami is our pujari this phase. Paramacharya Sadasivanathswami presiding in Bodhinatha's absence. Bodhinatha's silver paduka represent him...
Saiva Siddhanta Church Satsang in Malaysia
September 14, 2011Click here to see photos of the latest Malaysia SSC Mission satsang on September 10. (Click a photo to view the caption for it.)
Carrying Gurudeva's Message to the World
September 14, 2011Kulapati Easan Katir and Kulamata Sundari Katir are serving as Hindu American Foundation's interfaith coordinators. On September 11th, they joined representatives from the Christian, Islamic, Hebrew faiths at an exquisitely beautiful Shinjo-Ito Buddhist temple in Redwood City. A congregation of 300 from the San Franscisco bay area to pray for...
Gods with animal bodies?
September 14, 2011Last year at the HMEC (Hindu Mandirs Executive Council) meeting in Texas, our swamis gave out the then newly printed "15 Hindu Festivals" folder and DVD. It was so well received that Bodhinatha requested we work this year to complete a new edition of our 10 Questions pamphlet, adding four...
Hiking the Alakai Swamp Trail
September 14, 2011Yesterday three monks hiked the Alakai Swamp Trail in Kokee State Park on the northwest side of Kauai. There is a swamp at the very top of Kauai, just behind Mt. Waialeale, at around 4,200 feet. The trail is made up mostly of an old boardwalk that renders it traversable....
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-09-13
September 13, 2011Bodhinatha tours the gardens in Fallbrook http://t.co/mYFeR7K # For those who were eager to see photos of our cows' little outing the other day http://t.co/e8dy9Ok # Powered by Twitter Tools
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-09-12
September 12, 2011http://t.co/aMp2S8B Our two swamis were invited to the annual Seed Exchange, and gave the opening blessing for some 250 islanders # http://t.co/XpWtgah All chanted Aum. Founder, Paul Massey, hosted them, and gifted great new edibles for the monastery garden. # http://t.co/3KKzKeI This amazing water works happens at the base of...