Innersearchers are arriving home and sending photos now from their collections. Ganga Sivanathan writes: “Here is a most beautiful photo of Bodhinatha, taken in Sydney at the Sivathondan Nilayam Yogaswami puja.”

No message today from the team. They will no doubt be busy with the Saiva Conference. Bodhinatha writes of yesterday in Sydney:

“Palaniswami and Dandapani interviewed the Kartar of Nallai Aadheenam, Jaffna, and Perur Aadheenam, Tamil Nadu, at their nearby hotel this AM.

“Late afternoon was the opening ceremony for the 10th Saiva World Conference at the Murugan Temple.

“In the evening we met with some of the leaders of the Sydney Youth Group of the Murugan Temple.”

— Bodhinatha

This was a short four-day phase ending today. A good sized group of visitors arrived for the tour. Sthapati shows them the tools of the trade.

END OF PHASE
Today is the last day of our phase.
This edition of TAKA will remain posted
over our coming two-day retreat,
until Dvitiya Tithi, Sun One, Monday, January 30th.

Everyone is amazed to see these huge roof beams

Over 50 bright souls

Robert Springer, head of the Island School ( http://www.ischool.org/ ), brought some of the 11th and 12th grade members of the school’s Comparative Religion class to visit the monastery today.

They toured the grounds, met the stone carvers and got a good overview of how a Hindu temple is built.

Arumugaswami introduced them to our publications and gave an overview of Hindu beliefs. They asked some good questions.

Announcement:

Know Thy Self, Saivite Hindu Religion Book 3, Yoga’s Forgotten Foundation and Dancing with Siva Pocketbook are online in Google Book Search (click)

Gurudeva’s other books, including the Master Course trilogy, are currently being processed and will be online soon.