Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-01-08
January 8, 2010http://twitpic.com/x58d1 Amazing bronze sculpture of Iraivan Temple being uncrated. Such exquisite detailing. Our first bronze piece # Powered by Twitter Tools
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-01-07
January 7, 2010The sun is setting on Kauai, and the light is looking beautiful. http://twitpic.com/x0a7a # We are about to begin our monthly Chitra pada puja for Gurudeva. # It was a beautiful guru puja. After, our Sadhaka Satyanatha took the next step in monastic life, becoming a natyam, donning the yellow...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-01-06
January 6, 2010Today was a retreat day at the monastery. Many outdoor projects were moved forward. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Jai Gurudeva!
January 5, 2010Jai Gurudeva! Today is Gurudeva's 83 Jayanthi. He is powerfully present with us. Even one of our visitors recently said he could see Gurudeva sitting in the temple! It is the end of another short four-day phase. We will be on Friday, Sun One, January 8th. And what a dynamic...
Brahmachari Vel Mahalingam Goes Home
January 5, 2010Our dear brother Brahmachari Vel Mahalingam will be returning home to Mauritius during our retreat. We wanted to take a moment to thank him for his great service during his six-month task force. He was a valuable member of the team and also an ever bright uplifting spirit. He made...
The Monks and the Mountain
January 5, 2010It is not showing the photos? Try reloading the page Press the play button (second button from the right) to watch our slideshow Or, walk through the photos one by one by clicking on their thumbnails We highly recommend the full screen version -- click on the last button to...
Coconuts for God
January 5, 2010A special feature of the annual abhishekam of Lord Nataraja is the 108 young coconut offering. Whiile we cannot photograph the deity, we did a timelapse of what happened behind the scenes httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khUicXAWdT0
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-01-05
January 5, 2010http://twitpic.com/wt1ai Monks are working on a Keynote Bodhinatha will give next month in Texas, on Science, Ethics and Hindu Dharma # http://twitpic.com/wt1jp It covers important medical issues such as organ transplant, blood transfusion, abortion, right to die, etc # http://twitpic.com/wt1sz From the Eastern point of reference, with quotes from Hindu...