Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-04-13
April 13, 2011Happy Tamil New Year, everyone! http://t.co/BM38Nq3 # Watch the Christian and Jewish leaders' answers to the question of evil and suffering at the Midland interfaith event. http://bit.ly/fLxgIk # Powered by Twitter Tools
Jai Siva Yogaswami and Happy New Year!
April 13, 2011Today is a doubly auspicious day as New Year's day coincides with Yogaswami's Annual Maha Samadhi which is celebrated on the April Aslesha nakshatra which also occured on New Year day today. Yogaswami's shrine is specially decorated at the Aadheenam today and a simple arati was performed before our early...
Happy New Year! Nartana Ritau Begins.
April 13, 2011[Click here to view large in top window and then click on the image to see full size photos. Click the "I" to turn on captions.] Internet Explorer Users (IE 6-7-8) having difficulty with this slideshow are encouraged to upgrade to IE9 if you can. Or, install the Google Chrome...
Christian and Jewish Leaders Discuss Evil and Suffering
April 13, 2011As promised, here is the video showing the Christian and Jewish leaders' responses to the question "How does your faith tradition explain the problem of evil and suffering?" at the interfaith gathering held at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Midland, Texas, on April 7, 2011. Speakers in this video: Monsignor...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-04-12
April 12, 2011Watch Satguru Bodhinatha explain Hinduism's take on evil and suffering at a recent interfaith event in Texas. http://bit.ly/eD5wl7 # Satguru Bodhinatha talks about the primary goals and practices of Hinduism at an interfaith event in Texas. http://bit.ly/hLYnFO # Satguru Bodhinatha gives the Hindu take on religion's role in public policy-making...
Bodhinatha is Back
April 12, 2011Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami returned home yesterday with Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami after a successful mission to the Southwest. He is already settled in. His next trip will be in May to Singapore and Malaysia.
Interfaith Event in Midland, Texas
April 12, 2011On Thursday, April 7, 2011, St. Stephens Catholic Church in Midland, Texas, was host to the Permian Basin's first ever interfaith gathering. Three newspapers and a TV station were there to cover the event (two articles are online here and here, and a short video posted by one of the...
Vel Alahan Plants Bromeliads at Iraivan
April 12, 2011Vel Alahan works near Iraivan, making a new mound of bromeliads. His karma yoga is helping with the landscaping of Kauai's Hindu Monastery. Thank you, Vel!