Alexander Arrives at the Aadheenam
July 7, 2021Jai Ganesha! Today Alexander arrived at the monastery to begin his time on our taskforce program. Our new taskforcer is originally from Northern California and he's here at Kauai Aadheenam to experience more of what it's like to be a monk. While here he'll live nearby the monastery, coming to...
World's Smallest Pineapple?
July 7, 2021Today we found this ripe little pineapple along the short wall which overlooks the pali (our cliff). Last year, one of our monks noticed that a planter along the wall had some space. Since he just happened to have a pineapple top in hand to place there, in it went....
Eswaran Family Pilgrimage
July 6, 2021Jai Ganesha! These last few weeks the aadheenam has had the pleasure of hosting the Eswaran family while they've been here on pilgrimage. During their stay, they've all had plenty of wonderful opportunities for performing karma yoga. Sivaram has been helping in the Ganapati Kulam with some web work, while...
Tirukural - Chapter 43
July 5, 2021Chapter 43: Possession of Wisdom Verse seekersits within a golden fortress of protection. Before him are the wisdom-filled holy texts. Outside the wall people are offering him various material inducements, but he is only interested in the truth. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil...
What Catches the Eye?
July 4, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya This month our island has seen a near-complete return of our large tourist population, but that also means that many of the aadheenam's devoted pilgrims are beginning to return as well. In just one example (of many) the Tanzi's from Boston have arrived for an extended stay...
Attending Your Innerversity
July 3, 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.
Latest Digital Edition of Hinduism Today Now Available!
June 30, 2021Jai Ganesha! Our July/August/September, 2021 issue of Hinduism Today Magazine is now available online at www.hinduismtoday.com/. You can go directly to the latest issue here: www.hinduismtoday.com/category/magazine/jul-aug-sept-2021/.
An Oceanside Sunrise
June 29, 2021Your browser does not support the video tag. A recent sunrise captured by one of our monks "You are perfect this very moment. You are all that you will ever be." - Gurudeva