"We must not forget the injunction about those who are still angry, jealous, hold resentments, who divide people between who they like and who they don't like. . .such people should not do japa or meditation. This only gives power to their negative instinctive nature. They have to do karma and bhakti yoga. Simple service and temple worship."

Gurudeva

This painting of Lord Ganesha was done by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati and brought to Hawaii by two of her sannyasins to present as a gift to Gurudeva.

Swami Durga Kali Jaya Das and Swami Ramayana Kali Baba arrive at Kauai Aadheenam and join in the welcoming procession with our returning Acharya Palaniswami and Yogi Yuganatha.

Swami Durga Kali Jaya Das, 50, (on the right in the back) serves in Queens as executive director of the "River Fund" the New York division of Ma's River Fund project in Florida. The River Fund is a non-profit service organization which works with challenged people, those with AIDS and other severe physical problems, and runs the "Movable Feast" which distributes about 600-700 meals to people on the street.

Swami Ramayana Kali Baba, 49: (left in the back, bright orange) School teacher at Ma's River school, which has 120 children, grades preschool thru highschool. He teaches middle school grades. The school was founded by Ma, but 80% of the students are from families who are not living at the Ashram. It was one of Ma's first outreach missions. This is the school's 20th anniversary year. They teach and use peer group conflict resolution to let students resolve disputes among themselves through dialogue.

The procession procedes to the temple along the "Tiruneri" path, through lush Kauai surroundings.

Brahmachari Siva Kali prostrates in the traditional manner before Gurudeva upon arrival at the temple.

Acharya Palansiwami and both Swami Durga Kali Jaya Das and Swami Swami Ramayana Kali Baba received a foot washing at the temple.

Ma also sent three young bramacharis who are in the process of preparing for their future life, quite possibly to become swamis. They are being trained for this by Ma.

LEFT: Brahmachari Soo Se Shiva: 17 Student in Ma's river school in Florida. He is a senior, 12th grade. Ma's son.

CENTER: Brahmachari Madhava: 17, Junior at Ma's river school. His mother is a devotee of Ma. He has been in the community since he was a small boys. quite possibly to become swamis.

RIGHT: Brahmachari Shiva Kali: 15, Sophomore student at Ma's river school. His parents are devotees and he was born into Ma's teaching.

Our guests went out to San Marga for a tour of the Iraivan temple land.

We held our publisher's desk meeting to plan for future issues of Hinduism Today. Joining us were our brothers from Kashi Ashram. We look forward to a wonderful collaboration with them in the years ahead.

Swami Durga Kali Jaya Das shares his personal experiences and insights from his seva in New York with the editors of Hinduism Today. He explained how the Indian community still faces the basic prejudices of a new immigrant community and has some way to go yet to integrate with the rest of the community. He has a lot of experience also in the drug resistence movement that Gurudeva has recently become active in here on Kauai, as Ma herself had worked hard, before the AIDS epidemic, on the drug problem.

Our brothers from Kashi Ashram sat with Sivakatirswami and Saravananathaswami to share experiences, background and testimony on the international campaign to end corporal punishment of children by parents, teachers and caretakers. Swami Ramayana Kali Baba is very well qualified to take this message back to the Florida community that is served by Ma's school.