A new Ganesha image and trim next to stairs leading up to the new office area
Over the last few weeks, the upstairs of Hale Hana building saw more stages of construction completed. A worker came to tile the shower room floor. Another painted all the walls a pale blue. The Siddhidata Kulam members installed wood window sills and trim in all the rooms. And over the last week, sishya Easvan Param was here to oversee the installation of fans, switches, power outlets and a Lutron control system for all the lighting.
It has a few small dings here and there, but overall is in excellent condition
Swami starts it up!
It is more powerful than our previous one and has much smoother controls
Jai!
Jai Ganesha!
On Ardra Darshanam, our new (to us) Kubota trackhoe arrived, ending its long journey across the ocean from California, where it had been a well-maintained piece of rental equipment. The trackhoe replaces our previous machine, which was recently sold. These little machines are invaluable for our many projects throughout the aadheenam, and with such a small size, they can fit into areas of the gardens that larger machines can’t reach. The day after its arrival, we held a little blessing at the Ganesha shrine in front of the Siddhidatta Kulam’s new shop. Satguru and several monks attended while Sannyasin Tillainathaswami conducted a small puja and blessing for the vehicle, followed by its initial operation and the digging of a small gravel pile to celebrate. Aum.
Yoginathaswami showing the final arati to Nataraja
Panaromic shot of the big rainbow we spotted
Aum Namah Sivaya!
On January 12th, we celebrated Maha Ardra in Kadavul Temple. We began the day at 5.30am by performing a homa, which empowered a Siva Kumbha to later be poured over Nataraja during the finale of the abhishekam. Yoginathaswami was the main pujari for the day and conducted the homa with Satguru and our monks and devotees present. Following the completion of the homa, we then began the abhishekam at 9am. During the abhishekam Yoginathaswami, Siddhanathaswami, Saravanathaswami and Mayilnathswami were helping in the main shrine. Outside the sanctum, Satguru along with Tillainathaswami, Arumuganathaswami and Muruganathaswami were chanting Sri Rudram. Other mathavasi were passing abhishekam items like curd and honey into the shrine. When the coconut abhishekam was about to commence, all the mathavasi stood in a chain to pass the coconuts into the sanctum and out again. It was very well orchestrated. Once done with the abhishekam, the alankaram took around 30 minutes for the complete decoration of Nataraja, and the was followed by the final portions of the puja. Overall it was a very uplifting and vibrant event. All the monks and devotees present on that day could easily feel Siva’s darshan. Since we weren’t able to take photo or do live streams of Lord Nataraja, we at least got some pictures of the homa for you to enjoy. Aum!
A few weeks back we shared the auspicious planting of a small grove of Rudraksha saplings received from Nepal last year and put in their final places. They are acclimating and showing lots of fresh leaf growth. Some CyberCadets could not figure out where this new rudraksha Grove was located, so today we show you and at the same time share a slideshow of Hanumans around the world.
When we were working with the Hanuman bronze project years back, we gathered other Hanumans that have been created in stone, wood, metal and cement. We found hundreds, and the conclusion was our Kauai Hanuman is the most elegant, artful, refined in all the world. By exploring the gallery we predict you will come to the same conclusion. Also in the gallery is a photo of the hands of President Barack Obama. One day a journalist asked him to take everything out of his pocket so they could see what he carries. Among his keys and things is a small bronze Hanuman which he kept with him.
To get a visual of just where the new Nepalese Rudraksha Grove is located, go to the enclosed video. At 54 seconds stop, and you will see a swami standing beside the drone operator. Behind them is a row of hibiscus plants, and behind that is the field now planted with Rudraksha. You can see it is close to the original forest, only 120 feet away.
Our Balinese artist shows Lord Hanuman carrying Iraivan Temple from India across the ocean to Kauai.
Barack Obama shows his pocket contents to journalists. His small brass Hanuman is center/top.
The original black granite murti finished in India.
Bobby Page stands beside his master work in Colorado.
Here begins a series of 12 Hanumans from around the world. This is Bali.
Bali again…
Follow this QR Code to read the amazing, 11-chapter illustrated story of our amazing Hanuman, a story with a true life lesson at the end.
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva.
“If both husband and wife are on the spiritual path, the householder family will progress beautifully and deeply. Their love for one another and their offspring maintains family harmony. However, the nature of their sādhana and unfoldment of the spirit is different from that of the sannyāsin. The family unit itself is an odic-force structure. It is a magnetic-force structure, a material structure, for they are involved in the objects and relationships of the world. It is the family’s effort to be “in the world but not of it” that gives the impetus for insight and the awakening of the soul. The struggle to maintain the responsibilities of the home and children while simultaneously observing the contemplative way, in itself, provides strength and balance, and slowly matures innate wisdom through the years.“
