A Sunny Day for Temple Tile Repair
March 17, 2021Jai Ganesha! After several weeks of grey cloud-cover and massive amounts of rainfall, today our monks have enjoyed a full day of bright sun and blue, rainless skies. The grounds are already beginning to warm up and the many well-watered plants are bursting at the seams with fruits and new...
Iraivan Temple's Tiruvasi
March 16, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya We've recently received this updated and more detailed photo of the bronze tiruvasi for Iraivan Temple's innewr sanctum. This bronze has been made in India and will stand behind the Iraivan Temple's crystal Sivalingam , against polished red granite. At its base are two yallis and above...
Tirukural - Chapter 27
March 15, 2021Chapter 27: Austerity Verse 268An illumined yogi sits under a tree, filled with the light of his realizations. Seeing his peace, people and animals come for his blessings and darshan. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom Verse 261 It...
Shum Maps of Meditations - Part 1
March 14, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives part one of a series of talks which give insight and elaboration into a verity of fascinating concepts revealed in the Shum language of meditation. Here, Satguru gives special attention to the 54 mambashum—important areas of the mind detailed by Shum.
Mahasivaratri 2021 Upadesha
March 11, 2021On the evening of Mahasivaratri, 2021, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a detailed discourse about the nature of Self Realization. This is a high-resolution version of the talk in the below live stream.
Kauai Aadheenam 2021 Mahasivaratri
March 9, 2021Aum Namah SivayaKauai Aadheenam's 2021 livestream of the monks' Mahasivaratri observance includes an upadesha by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami followed by a short abhishekam to the small crystal Siva Lingam that resides at the base of Lord Nataraja in Kadavul Temple. Our livestream begins at 10:00pm aadheenam-standard-time, March 10th.
Growing Greens, Gourds and other Goods in the Garden
March 9, 2021Jai Ganesha! Today we bring you a garden update! Our High Tunnels are progressing steadily and we now have plants growing in the first of them. Zucchini and Cauliflower are two notable veggies that we can't easily grow out in the open. Thankfully these two plants are starting to gain...
Tirukural - Chapter 26
March 8, 2021Chapter 26: Abstaining from Eating Meat Verse 256A butcher holds his hand on his head, dejected that his shop is empty. His helper tosses aside the killing knife and runs away, setting the chickens and goats free. He is drawn to the opposite shop, a vegetarian store where the crowds...