Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-02-26
February 26, 2011http://twitpic.com/447c0e Amherstia nobilis, from India, blooms in the monasterey garden today. Photo taken at Summa Iru garden. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Sun One
February 26, 2011We began a new phase today as we head toward Maha Sivaratri. This morning's homa was powerful beginning to the phase. Bodhinatha gave another succinct talk on the subject of monism and theism. And today we uploaded another upadesha. Check the right side bar.
Ravendran Family Arrived on Pilgrimage
February 26, 2011Ravi, Sheela, Aarti and Mayuresh are here for a week. They will become Vrata Sishya soon. Aarti and Mayuresh are collaborating with the Sivakatirswami on making card cames from a set of Yamas and Niyamas cards. They also helped Arumugaswami as a focus team for all the stories that are...
Word of the Day
February 26, 2011Go Lexicon
Bodhinatha's January-February Texas Trip
February 26, 2011Here is a slideshow recapping Bodhinatha's recent trip to Texas for two retreats with the Hindu Students Association and a handful of other events. [slidepress gallery='2011-02-26-texas-trip-recap'] Notes: Not seeing the photos? Try reloading the page. Press the play button (second button from the right) to watch the slideshow. Or walk...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-02-24
February 24, 2011After a massive thunder and rain storm last night on Kauai... clarity. http://twitpic.com/43cbir # http://twitpic.com/43cytg Apple asked the monks to beta test iPhone 5 & report back on April 1. Amazing but some portability issues. # Powered by Twitter Tools
End of Phase
February 23, 2011It is the end of a short four-day phase. The Ganapati Kulam gave their report today. There has been a lot of focus this phase on the upgrade of our Himalayan Academy site that will be coming in the next few months. Thanks to the generosity of those who donated...
Wonders From the Aadheenam Farm - Giant Papaya
February 23, 2011Sadhaka Adhinatha brought this papaya to breakfast this morning. We asked Muruganathaswami to pose for us. It is as big as a basketball! The Siddhidata Kulam has been carefully collecting seeds from the trees that are most productive in our often very damp weather. We are slowly developing our own...