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Serving Siva, In Pujas and Bookeeping

Aloha from Kaua’i Aadheenam.

Bodhinatha’s presence brings with him the power of the Parampara, the blessings of the guru and great philosophical conversations.

Bodhinatha was explaining recently how our order is very related to the Agamas. Gurudeva says that while the Vedas are the uniting thread among all Hindus, we Saivites gravitate with equal reverence around the Saiva Agamas.

The Agamic view of Siva, Bodhinatha stressed, reflects our understanding of the Supreme God and Absolute Reality better than the depiction of Siva in the Vedas. Iraivan Temple, which is purely Agamic, will reflect that.

The Agamas seems to be the most vivid topic here at the monastery these days.

The Agamas contain all the rituals used for invoking divine energies in a temple. They also explain at length the beautiful metaphysics of the worship.

Here Paramacharya Ceyonswami, after the main puja of the day, offers the arati flame to Lord Siva as Ardhanarishvara.

This is Lord Siva in androgynous form, male on the right side and female on the left, indicating that: 1) Siva (like all Mahadevas) is genderless; 2) Siva is All, inseparable from His energy, Shakti; 3) in Siva the ida (feminine) and the pingala (masculine) nadis (psychic nerve currents) are balanced so that sushumna is ever active.

In the unity of Ardhanarishvara all opposites are reconciled; duality is reduced to the single source.

No matter how high we reach, we are also trained to stay connected to solid ground. Moving from mysticism to finance, the PK team receives the visit of Arumugaswami to talk about budgets.

The PK is perhaps the most precise of all kulams. They regulate and manage the flow of our funds to the right projects. Their commitment is so impressive that auditors, we hear, find our accounting books a welcome break from their convoluted corporate work.

Shanmuganathaswami, the Pillayar Kulam’s Talaivar, is in charge of subscriptions and the distribution of Hinduism Today. He makes sure that all of Gurudeva’s and Bodhinatha’s books find their way to bookstores, temples, ashrams, schools, libraries and individuals around the world.

He also coordinates his team to handle the administrative and business activities of the monastery and of Hindu Heritage Endowment. But these last days, one could find him with a chainsaw in hand, clearing the area for our hydro power turbines.

Muruganathaswami manages all of the incoming funds, a very important job. He also coordinates many sales and helps with monastic travels.

Yogi Jothinatha is also a member of the PK, but the TAKA photographer missed him today. He is the able advertising manager for the magazine and a great Public Relations for Himalayan Academy.

Yogi Jivanandanatha is in charge of more numbers than you can imagine — an easy task for a bright mind.

Aadheenam's Guests

Yesterday Kadavul Temple was filled to overflowing with Hindus and it was lovely to have them all here. Those who did not have flights to catch were later taken on a tour of the Iraivan Temple and, as you can see by the smiles, they were a very happy group.

Many are longtime subscribers to Hinduism Today and had waited for some time to make a pilgrimage to Kauai to visit this very sacred place.

Today our visitors were of an international variety – from India, the Ukraine, Mexico, and the US Mainland. All were delighted to be here and were filled with questions about the construction of the Iraivan Temple, and also about the wide variety of flora that abundantly flourishes throughout the grounds.

Aum Namah Sivaya.

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