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...
Down Under
December 12, 2009You've seen some tweets about our return from Melbourne, and our two days in Sydney, a welcome break after such an intense and productive week at the Parliament of the World's Religions. Here we capture Bodhinatha and Senthilnathaswami in front of the landmark Opera house, with the Sydney bridge peeking...
A Few Words About Our Twitter Updates
December 12, 2009Some of our TAKA viewers have been asking about our Twitter updates that have been showing up here on TAKA recently, particularly in the context of the recent trip to Australia. Questions arise, such as, "Why is there overlap sometimes between the Twitter updates and the rest of TAKA?" "Why...
Bodhinatha Arrives Back From Australia
December 11, 2009Bodhinatha, Palaniswami and Senthilnathaswami arrived back from Australia at 1:30 PM today. They had a long all night flight from Sydney. The monks are all present to greet the team. Pada puja at the temple doors Then aratis for Lord Ganesha, Lord Murugan and Lord Siva to greet the team.
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-11
December 11, 2009http://twitpic.com/t05pw Mihir mans the HAF/Hinduism Today table. Hundreds took the magazines. It was fun to watch them grab and run # http://twitpic.com/t0rep Opening night at Parliament of the World's Religions, gathered for musical offerings from each tradition # http://twitpic.com/t0rmj A leading Australian aboriginal played the didgeridoo, moving in and out...
Bodhinatha and Monks at the Melbourne Parliament
December 10, 2009Three times during the parliament film crews approached Bodhiantha for interviews, including the largest TV station in Iran. Bodhinatha offered thoughtful insights into the significance of the gathering focusing especially on Hinduism's role here. Swami Chidanand Saraswati, the very first Hinduism Today Hindu of the Year in 1992, had...
Avudiyar Progress in India
December 10, 2009With the casting done sometime ago, work continues on the Avudiyar -- base for the Sivalingam of Iraivan. Polishing and fine tuning metal pieces of this size takes time. The work is being done to a very high standard
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-10
December 10, 2009On the way to lunch with Bodhinatha, we explore this metal hanging sculpture in our hotel. http://twitpic.com/svlv0 # http://twitpic.com/svm2i Great photo taken by our own Aussie, Ganga Sivanathan who helped our swamis throughout the Parliament. # We couldn't help sharing this sign out in front of a bookstore in Sydney...