Moon over Waialale
January 2, 2010Full moon over Waialeale after Sun 1 Homa this morning. An incredible crystal clear morning.
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-31
December 31, 2009http://twitpic.com/vz3cg Working on a Keynote for Bodhinatha on Science, Dharma & Medical Ethics 4 Texas. Part is on climate change. # Tiruvembavai homa finished. Kona winds are blowing and the atmosphere is scintillating as we make final preparations for the abhishekam. # Our Ardra Darshanam Nataraja Abhishekam is finished. Dozens...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-30
December 30, 2009Today is a retreat day at the monastery. The stewards met to discuss our upcoming computer hardware refresh and other financial items. # Tomorrow is Tiruvembavai, or Ardra Darshanam. Preparations are already underway. # Powered by Twitter Tools
End of Phase
December 29, 2009This was a short by dynamic phase at Kauai Aadheenam and we are headed into another three-day retreat. The Ganapati Kulam reported on their work today. The major focus of the team is work on the festival pagers. These are full tabloid pages, one for each major Hindu festival, which...
Pilgrims today
December 29, 2009Pero and T. K. Venkatachalam from Chattanoga, TN and daughter Sandhya from San Francisco fulfilling their desire to see Iraivan Temple today. Joining the Venkatachalms to see Iraivan Temple today are Richard and Dianne Warder from Memphis, TN and Clifford and Diana Knox from Salt Spring Island, BC Canada. All...
Hindu Press International (HPI) Needs You!
December 29, 2009We are looking for new members of the HPI team. You need a good command of the English language to do this seva, which is so important--and influential--in the Hindu world. Please contact studyhall@hindu.org and thank you!
Delicious Festival Recipes
December 29, 2009The Hinduism Today team is working on a special feature for the next issue: Hindu Festivals! And of course, no Hindu festival is complete without the sumptuous meals prepared with love to be offered to the Deity as naivedyam and then shared by the devotees. These are modakas, a favorite...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-29
December 29, 2009Today is the last day of the phase. We have a three-day retreat coming up. The 31st is Ardra Darshanam, our most grand Nataraja abhishekam. # Powered by Twitter Tools