
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-08-17
August 17, 2011http://t.co/HBezG5r The Murugan temple in Richmond, BC, Canada asked the monks to provide an aum and vel for a neon sign. Done. # Powered by Twitter Tools

Bodhinatha On the Move in Canada
August 17, 2011Bodhinatha is still in Ontario. He and Shanmuganathaswami are in Barrie touching base with a young man who helps with our Minimela web site work.

Word of the Day
August 17, 2011Go Lexicon

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-08-16
August 16, 2011Flag raising this morning brought the Jivana Ritau, season of Living with Siva. Out with the old, in with the new. http://t.co/WgTIl38 # Powered by Twitter Tools

Bodhinatha Goes To Canada
August 16, 2011Bodhinatha flew from Maryland to Toronto this morning and is having darshan meetings this afternoon and evening.

Jivana Ritau Begins
August 16, 2011Today we being our Jivana Ritau with flag raising and the traditional excerpts from the Saiva Dharma Shastras. 112 Introduction Beginning with Hindu New Year in mid-April, three seasons of the year divide our activities into three great needs of humankind--the learning of scripture in the first season, Nartana Ritau;...

Mauritius Catalyst Workshop
August 16, 2011It was raining heavily that morning and the way leading to the the Spiritual Park was in a real muddy state. However, the bad and cold weather did not discourage our Catalysts to turn up to the Saiva Dharmasala to attend the whole day workshop which ended at around 3.00...

Natures Wonders - Amma Centipede
August 16, 2011And now a Nature Channel moment: After taking a tarp off a pile of potting soil today, we discovered this colorful ball. It was a female centipede in incubation mode. Centipedes are normally cause for a bit of horror and a flurry to get away from them. Their bite is...