Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-14
December 14, 2009Winter has unofficially begun on Kauai, bringing with it beautiful views of Waialeale. http://twitpic.com/tidmv # Today is the last day of the phase (week) for us. Tomorrow is our monthly Iraivan Day, focusing on fund-raising projects for the temple. # http://twitpic.com/tkbd7 A retrospective from Melbourne, our swamis meeting the Dalai...
Evening with Swaminarayan Fellowship in Sydney
December 13, 2009On our last night in Australia we were hosted at the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir in Sydney. Our hosts did an amazing job of creating an interesting and profound evening, continuing the tradition that ties our two fellowships together. This began in 1995 when Gurudeva was invited to be the...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-13
December 13, 2009Some explanation about our Twitter updates at this link: http://bit.ly/8LSFIJ # Powered by Twitter Tools
Pre-Dawn at Iraivan
December 13, 2009Iraivan pulses with a silent ponderous, unique energy under the early morning moon light. A wandering sadhu with a camera climbs onto the roof.
Bodhinatha at the Parliament
December 12, 2009One of the major events at the Parliament of the World Religions was the Convocation of Hindu Leaders. Of all the speakers, Bodhinatha was the only one with a Keynote digital presentation. Watch for it soon on YouTube.
Chitra Puja
December 12, 2009Chitra puja fell in the evening yesterday. The evening time the fall before, during and after sunset is called the "pradosham" time of the day and is special for the worship of Siva. Kadavul temple was pulsing with silent energy and Gurudeva's presence. Our team had only arrived from Australia...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-12
December 12, 2009Monthly chitra pada puja for Gurudeva begins in a half hour. # Bodhinatha, Palaniswami and Senthilnathaswami are settling back in at the monastery, unpacking, organizing, beginning follow-up. # http://twitpic.com/t961e We took Bodhinatha on a cruise of the harbor in Sydney, under the bridge and through a lot of history. #...
Sadhu Paksha Wanderings
December 12, 2009One of the sadhanas of Sadhu Paksha is to go wandering in the early morning. Gurudeva use to say "wander like a sadhu, be one with nature with no destination.) Sadhaka Nandinatha went for such a walk, camera in hand. As we approach the winter solstice, this hour of the...