As the monks climb into a 3-day retreat, we offer some words from holy giants in the following slideshow.

As for the monks, we just want to remind you to work hard and relax too; keep in mind that we are whirling around in space among billions of stars. According to scientists, there are around 100,000,000,000 (one hundred billion) galaxies in the known universe, as far as current telescopes can detect.

So, don't let the small stuff get ya. Maybe it's all small stuff eventually.

The lovely spring weather brings with it the opportunity to spend more time giving tours out and about the sacred gardens, and of course Iraivan Temple could be one of the greatest things to see now that the silpis are back. Dato Vijay Eswaran and his wife Umayal are visiting from Malaysia and excited to see the Nandi Mandapam, completely sponsored by the couple.