New Kitten Hiranya Gets His Own Lodge
February 10, 2010A beautiful white kitten with lovely marking recently found it's way to the Aadheenam. He found himself a niche location under the Siddhidata Kulam office trailer. We called him "Hiranya" or "Snow Bear." What to do? We could not send him to the humane society as he would be euthanized....
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-02-10
February 10, 2010The event at the Hindu Temple of Fort Worth went well. A group of about 50 turned out and were very attentive to Bodhinatha's talk. # Dr. Ramakrishna Pemmaraju Rao came from Plano to talk to Bodhinatha and seek his advice and blessings. It was a delightfully mystical talk. #...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-02-09
February 9, 2010It's 26 deg this morning in Fort Worth, 16 with wind chill. We're beginning to really understand the novelty of Hawaii. You can go outdoors. # http://twitpic.com/128u1s Bodhinatha just had a wonderful darshan with Satish Tiwari, the visionary behind the Fort Worth temple # Satish Tiwari was head of the...
Bodhinatha's Visit to San Antonio
February 9, 2010Bodhinatha visited San Antonio to speak at the Hindu Temple in Helotes. Here, Dr. Narasimha Pemmaraju Rao, a renowned physician and long-time friend of the monastery, introduces Bodhinatha to the group. Bodhinatha spoke eloquently, giving practical suggestions for Hindu temples and families. The group, though a small one of about...
Hindu Students Council Retreat at Fort Parker
February 9, 2010The primary purpose of Bodhinatha's trip to Texas this time was to respond to an invitation from the Hindu Students Council Southern Region to be a keynote speaker at their annual retreat on February 5-7. The first speaker at the event was Anju Bhargava, who was appointed last April to...
Sun Two
February 8, 2010Bodhinatha is having a dynamic time in Texas. Senthilnathaswami is sending all the news via our twitter feed (below). At home today the Pillaiyar Kulam shared news. Shanmuganathswami has been steadily working to expand distribution around the world. He says that Minimela.com Australia will soon be opening up.
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-02-08
February 8, 2010RT @HinduismToday: Photos from the Hindu Students Council Retreat in Texas last weekend http://bit.ly/diRqTI # RT @HinduismToday: Sonny Mehta leads Hindu Khawali songs at Hindu Students Council Retreat @ Texas last weekend (video) http://bit.ly/d4pmIq # Viran Nana, in whose hotel we are staying in Fort Worth, and temple committee member,...
New Phase Begins
February 7, 2010At home today was Sun One of a bright new phase. Yogi Jivanandanatha performs the homa. Paramacharya Palaniswami presides today and offers all the prayers into the fire. Later he gave a short inspired talk on the presence of God inside of each of us. He shared news of a...