Unity at the Mountain Top
September 25, 2021A talk by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, from our archives: UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT: Reading this morning from today's "Living with Siva" Lesson: Unity at the Mountain Top. "If we return to our analogy of the mountain peak, the path to it, religion, would be likened to a well-trodden trail. There are many...
Then and Now, Kadavul Temple in 1984-5
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Fitting Iraivan Temple's Sanctum Doors
September 23, 2021Jai Ganesha! Recently the monks of the Siddhidatta Kulam and the siplis worked together at Iraivan Temple to fit the sanctum door into place for the first time. This allowed them to properly measure and align everything for the eventual, final installation. It also provided us with an inspiring preview...
From Merging With Siva - The River of Life - Part 3
September 22, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part three of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Siva. Here, Satguru discusses "The River of Life," a talk...
Tirukural - Chapter 54
September 20, 2021Chapter 54: Avoiding Unmindfulness Verse 537A sculptor of great skill has undertaken a difficult project, but will succeed because he is pursuing it with great mindfulness. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom Verse 531 Excessive anger's harm is exceededby...
Path of the Saiva Satgurus
September 18, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya Recently Rajkumar Manickam in Colorado has put the finishing touches on this wondrous, photo-rich presentation of the Path of the Saiva Satgurus. This path is a visual history of our lineage of gurus which extends back 2,200 years, and beyond, to Maharishi Nandinatha and his eight disciples—Sanatkumara,...
A New San Marga Ganesha Shrine
September 17, 2021Jai Ganesha! Today, two very exciting events took place at Iraivan Temple and along San Marga. For a while now, the monastery has had several stone works that have been waiting to be installed in their final locations. One being the granite Ganesha Shrine which pilgrims will be met with...
A Beginner's Guide to Sanskrit Chanting!
September 16, 2021Jai Ganesha! Today we are pleased to announce the initial release of Himalayan Academy's Sanskrit Chanting Guide!This new website, sanskritguide.com, is a free course "to help aspirants learn correct pronunciation of Sanskrit, with particular focus on reciting mantras with ease and confidence. With time and practice, the phonetic perfection of...