Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-10-02
October 2, 2010Today we are launching our Digital Dharma Drive. You can support Hinduism's most relied-upon websites. http://bit.ly/crEC8l # Powered by Twitter Tools

Bodhinatha's Darshan Meetings
October 2, 2010Anil, Devajyothi, Meera and Manu Kondapi family are visiting for eight days from Phoenix, Arizona. They enjoy the grounds so much that they've been coming up every morning, singing beautifully during the puja. The Ranganath and Narayan families from northern California. Ranganatha say they had the honor of meeting our...

New Sun One
October 2, 2010We began an new phase today with a marvelous homa and a wonderful talk by Bodhinatha which will be coming to you soon.

Rohan's First Solid Food
October 2, 2010Today began a new phase with a very special ceremony for the Sendan's new baby boy, Rohan, who had his first solid food in the Annaprashana Samskara.

Keeping and Growing Our Important Websites
October 2, 2010Today we launched a three-month drive to support the costs of our websites. Our various websites have helped guide contemporary Hinduism around the world, informing individuals, empowering institutions and clarifying Hinduism for academics, journalists and politicians. Though the work of the monks is free, there are major costs incurred which...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-10-01
October 1, 2010http://twitpic.com/2tox0i News today that the five forms of Siva in metal are ready to ship to Kauai. They go in the niches at Iraivan # Sadhaka Nandinatha & a couple of monks work on koi rescue during the retreat. http://twitpic.com/2tto1n # Shanmuganathaswami pulls on the hose to fill the Rishi...

Phase End
September 29, 2010It is the end of another wonderful phase and the month of September. We head into a 2-day retreat and will be back in October! ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming two-day retreat, until...
I Bid Thee - Enter!
September 29, 2010One of our CyberCadets was deeply moved seeing the new entrance archway lately. So much so, she wrote a poem which we share today. It's called "I Bid Thee - Enter!" In honor of the new archway ... WHAT a beauty! It brought mixed feelings of grandeur and humility, beauty...