Finishes are continuing to be installed: the tile roof is moving forward with completion scheduled for next week, and the sheet rock is being taped and mudded. Rock walls continue to evolve and the final touches to the lath for the plaster details are being completed. All is well and beautiful – just hoping the weather cooperates as we are … Read More
Things are moving forward on all fronts as the finish materials are starting to be installed. The walls and dome were insulated with spray foam and batts. Then the sheet rock was hung… quite a process to curve the sheet rock on the dome, but an excellent job done by all! The most exciting aspect was the blue mosaic tile … Read More
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Dear Friends, So much has happened since we last wrote you that it will be a challenge not to let this letter get too long. We arrived in our Pune Community a week ago on Oct. 13. Prior to that we were based in our Indian home in the Gurgaon ashram, but traveling often to and from Delhi in northeast … Read More
What a busy week…. 6 subcontractors working harmoniously to make it all happen! The cupola arrived on Monday and will be installed after the tile dome is completed. Concrete was poured inside the Mandir, at steps into the lower crypt and into the block walls at Swamiji’s Garden. The dome was readied for tile and the exterior walls readied for … Read More
Have you ever wondered why the seasons change, spiritually speaking? Over the years, I’ve noticed what I think must be a very good reason. First, I suppose there must be some of you reading this, who live in parts of the world where the seasons don’t change that much (perhaps having only wet and dry seasons, for example). So perhaps … Read More
This past August, during Spiritual Renewal Week, we were treated to a dramatization of Swami Kriyananda’s beautiful story/allegory “The Singer and the Nightingale.” The play was a delight, profoundly funny and, in its serious purpose, just as profoundly moving. We rejoiced with the Singer when at last his voice soared free. I think we were equally touched by the light … Read More
“By serving wise and ignorant sadhus, I am learning the greatest of virtues, pleasing to God above all others…humility.” These are the words of the great master, Babaji, in the Autobiography of a Yogi. Endlessly enlightening truths fill the pages of this book but this passage seems one of the most important. What is humility? How do we achieve it? … Read More
All the final touches have been made to the domes for water proofing – after 4 layers of various materials…. now the fun begins with tiles going on next week. The interior rough-ins for the radiant floor and electrical are complete and the stone wall outside Swami’s apartment is taking shape. The final finishes will take a couple of months, … Read More
While I was pregnant, I remember nervously thinking about my approaching due date. I had many concerns about giving birth, and my mental outlook of the upcoming event was based in doubt and fear. Will I really have to give birth? How will I possibly get through this? While speaking to a 26 year old girlfriend of mine who recently … Read More
