Sun One Begins the Moksha Ritau
December 17, 2009Our fall Sadhu Paksha is over and we begin the Moksha Ritau with homa and flag raising. Yoginathaswami take the coral colored flag out to the flag pole. The rust colored flag is lowered. The pink coral flag is attached.... Today we have Hindu guests from Australia and Toronto with...
Giant Container Arrives From India
December 17, 2009Here is Yoginathaswami in Lihue where the 45 long container was unloaded. He is overseeing the transport of the Kodimaram and stones for the Nandi Mandapam. This 45-foot long pole from India was a challenge for Kauai Freight! But they made it and here is the pole safe and sound...
Brahmachari Vel Mahalingam
December 17, 2009Brahmachari Vel Mahalingam is in his last month on Task Force. He has been such a great asset with an ever joyful and uplifting spirit. Thank you Vel!
The Tribes Gather in Melbourne
December 17, 2009We return to that yesteryear (OK yesterweek) in Melbourne, Australia, to the magical time. Here Bodhinatha is being introduced by our host Dr. Sunder, who was instrumental in bringing the Hawaii team to the Parliament. The ultra-modern Melbourne Convention Center is massive, open, high-tech and brand new. Hinduism...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-17
December 17, 2009Photo of crated Iraivan Temple flagpole, which just arrived on Kauai in 45-foot container. http://twitpic.com/txo8e # Powered by Twitter Tools
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-16
December 16, 2009RT @HinduismToday: Video of Dada Vaswani's rousing speech at Parliament of the World's Religions: http://bit.ly/6eIhqc # Powered by Twitter Tools
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-15
December 15, 2009http://twitpic.com/tnu0x Bodhinatha's presence on the Melbourne yoga panel is discussed here by the Australian Broadcasting Company. Read about it here: http://bit.ly/6iCcrf # http://twitpic.com/tnuo1 Margaret Coffey explores our history lesson in reflections on the Melbourne Parliament: http://bit.ly/7fc9Ma # Powered by Twitter Tools
Revisiting the Parliament Days
December 14, 2009A photo at the Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders, taken with the banner we designed and hand-carried to Melbourne. The Balinese priest in the center gave a powerful final blessing, and when he sprinkled the water around, almost all of it came onto Bodhinatha who was standing in front of...