Sadhu Paksha

This phase we've begun Sadhu Paksha. These two weeks are a time when the monks change their usual morning routine and instead enjoy their sadhana unstructured, walking and meditating among nature. These two weeks are also a time when there are no tours and the monks can withdraw from the public a little and instead focus on the within. Following Sadhu Paksha we will observe the changing ritau and transition into the cooler, winter season. With our focus being on the beauty and silence found nature's simplicity, we present some photos from our sacred gardens today.

Recently the Wailua River has been flooding its banks

Mount Waialeale\

s waterfalls are surging'

\"In the beginning, love arose, which was the primal germ cell of the mind. The seers, searching in their hearts with wisdom, discovered the connection of Being in Nonbeing.\" Rig Veda 10.129.4

Stop identifying with the world created by your mind and a new world will open up before you. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you, too. Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

By our stumbling, the world is perfected. Sri Aurobindo

You are God. God sees through your eyes, hears through your ears, speaks through your mouth. Satguru Siva Yogaswami

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb

All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love\

s sake, because it is the only law of life, just as you breathe to live. Swami Vivekananda'

The benevolent expect no return for their dutiful giving. How can the world ever repay the rain cloud? Tirukural 211

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. Alan Watts

You, Siva, are the earth, You are the sky, and You are the seven seas; You are the goal, You are the letters, and You are the meter; You are the eye, You are the pupil of the eye, You are the image that dances in the eye, the affable! Bestow Your grace so that I may approach Your sacred feet! Sivavakkiyar

Peace comes when there is nothing left to defend, and nothing to conquer. Yogasri Svami Yogananda Giri

Think like a genius. Work like a giant. Live like a saint. Swami Omkarananda Saraswati

Those who cannot live in harmony with the world, though they have learned many things, are still ignorant. Tirukural 140

God Siva\

s all-knowingness is always inside of us. We don\'t have to do anything for it to be there; that\'s the important thing. We just have to look in the right place at the right time. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami'

In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. Nigerian proverb

Don\

t forget love; it will bring all the madness you need to unfurl yourself across the universe. Mirabai'

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow. Leo Tolstoy

Who is there who can conquer those who have relinquished all hostilities? Tirukural 855

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Prayer reminds me that I am not lost in a dream, but I am only dreaming that I am lost. Swami Chinmayananda

What is God after all ? An eternal child playing an eternal game in an eternal garden. Sri Aurobindo

Ever afterward, though the dance of creation changes around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same. Anandamayi Ma

The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you who must raise your sails. Rabindranath Tagore

When one remains without thinking, one understands another by means of the universal language of silence. Ramana Maharishi

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God. Sri Ramakrishna

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