July 2021 Chitra Puja
July 18, 2021Jai Gurudeva! Jai Kailasa Parampara! Over their recent 2-day retreat, our monastics enjoyed their monthly Chitra Padapuja to Gurudeva. In the late afternoon, everyone gathered around Gurudeva's corner shrine in Kadavul Temple. Sannyasin Tillainathaswami and Nirvani Tejadevanatha performed the abhishekam to Gurudeva's granite sandals, offering milk, curd, honey, citrus and...
Kodimaram Welding
July 15, 2021Today we find Sannyasin Yoginathaswami brushing up on his welding skills in our machine shop. He's working on a part of Iraivan Temple's kodimaram that was in need of further welding. This ornamental piece runs at a diagonal from the top of the flagpole to the underside of the lowest...
When a Snail Eats an Apple Slice
July 14, 2021Your browser does not support the video tag. "Nom nom nom" This morning, this happy snail was fed an apple slice by our taksforcer Alexander, who took a timelapse of the little creature's lengthy meal. These lands snails are one of the largest terrestrial snails. Full-grown, they can reach almost...
Granite Pots from Bali
July 13, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya Recently, two large, hand-carved, granite pots were delivered to the Aadheenam. These pots were commissioned from artists in Bali and shipped across the globe to reside on either side of Iraivan Temple's entrance steps. There has long been some empty space at the temple, just behind the...
Now Is a Good Time to Update Your Plans
July 12, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presents his July/August/September, 2021, Publisher's Desk Editorial from Hinduism Today Magazine. "The restrictions imposed by the pandemic can give us time to plan and manifest a positive future for ourselves and our family"
Tirukural - Chapter 44
July 12, 2021Chapter 44: Guarding Against Faults Verse kingstands before mirror, humbly checking himself for possible faults. Only after removing his own flaws will he turn to examine the weaknesses in his ministers who wait outside. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's...
Vidyasishya Pledge
July 11, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya Several days ago, following the Siva Abhishekam during the Ardra nakshatra, Arunesh, 13, and Poshika Eswaran 11, took their Vidyasishya pledges in front of Satguru at the Guru Peedam. The two are here with their family on pilgrimage from Dallas, Texas. The Vidyasishya pledge includes a dedication...
Attending Your Innerversity - Part 2
July 10, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple. This week he continues on the subject of awareness, as found in the teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Satguru also discusses the timing of astrological cycles in the world and in the monastery.