Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-09
December 9, 2009Good summarizing meeting with Bodhinatha last night in Sydney. Today a much needed morning off to wind down, chat, follow up, plan. # RT @HinduismToday: Paramacharya Palaniswami, our editor-in-chief, during an interview at #pwr2009 http://bit.ly/7WlpVH # RT @HinduismToday: http://twitpic.com/su05h Bodhinatha is interviewed by a TV team, immediately after his talk...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-08
December 8, 2009Fantastic Hindu Day at the Melbourne #pwr2009. Everything was a grand success, from the Hindu Convocation to the Intrafaith Meet. # RT @HinduismToday: Convocation of Hindu Leaders at #pwr2009 Melbourne a huge success. Chanting, prayers, addresses by eminent saints. # RT @HinduismToday: Read the Hindu Declaration on Climate Change read...
News from Australia
December 7, 2009Our team there has been extremely busy. Bodhinatha's brief reports detail meetings with swami's, discussions with Hindus, interview for Hinduism Today with key leaders, morning meditations. Today (the 8th in Australia) is the big day for the Convocation of Hindu Leader who are "unveiling" the Hindu Declaration on Climate change...
Progress on Iraivan's Roof
December 7, 2009Today we to for a walk out to Iraivan and take a close up look at the progress of work on the roof. It's a spectacular Kauai day, cool bright and Iraivan shines! Up on the roof two men are laying out sheets of tar paper with a copper surface...
Silpis at work on railing and Floor
December 7, 2009Down below our silpis are at work on the railing and the floor... with Iraivan's roof overhead, they no longer have to work all day in the blistering tropical sun.
Hindu Climate Change Declaration
December 7, 2009  The big news today from Australia is the Hindu Climate Declaration which we present here in full: Presented for Consideration to the Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders Parliament of the World's Religions, Melbourne, Australia, December 8, 2009 Earth, in which the seas, the rivers and many waters lie, from...
Calendar Karma Yoga Project
December 7, 2009One of our master course students, Kumar, in Europe has thought of a way to help raise funds for Iraivan... Check out this lovely calendar: http://www.zazzle.com/Skandadeva  
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-07
December 7, 2009At Swami Shankarananda's city ashram dinner, Andrew Cohen and the HT team engaged in a debate about the path to enlightenment. Interesting! # RT @HinduismToday: #pwr2009 is open to the public today. Come one and all. The Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders begins at 8 am. # RT @HinduismToday: Our...