Bodhinatha in California
September 17, 2010Today was transit day for Bodhinatha and his team. The traveled from San Francisco to LAX to meet with devotees there and spend a day at La Jolla tomorrow. At home today was ashram sadhana day and the monks were out cleaning and scrubbing all morning.
Hardwood Endowment Being Started
September 17, 2010Mahogany seedlings (foreground) are being repotted to larger pots today the team of Philippino elderly ladies who come to work at the Aadheenam from time to time. The seedlings were started from home grown seeds procured from some of our island friends. Wire and bricks will hold the repotted seedlings...
Bodhinatha in California
September 16, 2010Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and Siddhanathaswami completed their missions in Denver and Kansas City, where they visited with RRDonnelly, the printer of Hinduism today and our fulfillment Center at the Printing Connection where all our publications are warehoused. They then flew to San Francisco and today they had meetings with consultants who...
Hinduism Today October Issue Preview
September 16, 2010Our publisher, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, has a fresh take on the old adage "You are what you eat." He suggests "You are whom you meet," and guides us in our discovery of the importance of friends and companions, diving less into the ordinary reasons of business contacts into the mystical...
What Twenty Monastic Hours Can Do
September 16, 2010On Iraivan day, monks gatherrf to write nearly 1,000 personalized postcards thanking all our 2010 donors. The total of work input on this project during the morning was twenty man hours. The cards are being sent out instead of a monthly newsletter as our team spent their time creating the...
Ganesha Chaturthi Mauritius Part 2
September 16, 2010A second series of photos from our Ganesha Chaturthi festival at the Spiritual Park. Lord Ganapati is beautifully dressed on this auspicious occasion. Usually on such occasions all family members join hands to lovingly weave a large garland for the Lord. All garlands brought on that day were home made. ...
Ganesha Chaturthi Mauritius (YouTube Version)
September 16, 2010httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIKb6TPLhI
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-09-15
September 15, 2010Bodhinatha & Siddhanathaswami waiting in Starbucks in Kansas City airport bound for San Francisco. http://twitpic.com/2omqmw # http://twitpic.com/2oqbjt These fruits are not allowed on airplanes or in hotel rooms in Malaysia. The fragrance is that powerful! # http://twitpic.com/2oqc96 Only 3 Durians on our tree this year. The flowers only open at...