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...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-12-06
December 6, 2009Bodhinatha is schmoozing and answering questions from people in the breakfast lounge at the Hilton before this morning's programs. # Yes, major lack of tweeting yesterday. It was a very busy day. We began with a Shum meditation led by Bodhinatha, attended by 20. #pwr2009 # Leaving soon to go...
Shum Meditation in Australia
December 6, 2009Each morning at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Australia faiths share their spiritual practices and invite all to join. Today Bodhinatha held a Shum guided meditation. Palaniswami gave ten minutes of history and insight into the language of meditation and then some 24 people joined in the guided...
Bodhinatha's Yoga Panel in Melbourne
December 6, 2009Bodhinatha was with a noble group of panelists this morning, discussing yoga. The main question before the panel was whether yoga is a Hindu practice or a dogma-neutral exercise that anyone of any religion can follow. The subtext of the panel was whether yoga is a kind of covert way...
Hindu Gathering In Melbourne Temple
December 6, 2009On the night of December 4th at "the largest Hindu Temple in the Southern Hemisphere" eight swamis from India, Europe and a little-known tropical island spoke on the Parliament of the World's Religions The swamis told stories, chanted slokas and blessed some 400 devotees who had come for the event....
Bali Hai Resurrection
December 6, 2009At the foot of Iraivan temple there is the magical little realm where the stream through the Aadheenam goes over a small falls to the Wailua River. The recent heavy rains and the river's spate put this beautiful area into a shambles. It is amazing how one day of rain...
Satsang with Bodhinatha in Melbourne
December 5, 2009The hotel room where Bodhinatha is staying is big enough to handle a small group. Amidst the busy schedule Bodhinatha took time out to have satsang and dinner last night with our close devotees in Melbourne. Deivanaden and wife Selvee Taylemay. Veylen Kownden and wife Sandiana Keven Kownden, wife Leena...
Lunch with our 2008 Hindu of the Year
December 5, 2009Dharmaishta greets Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami at the door of his home, and performs a Tiruvadi puja. He is clearly delighted to have the blessings. Bodhinatha is seated and welcomed generously. A seat has been prepared also for Swami Avdeshanandaji. Swami enters and greets Bodhinatha, offers a shawl...