Topping the Lava Rock Wall
February 13, 2021Jai Ganesha! This week Umut and his team from Innov8 construction have begin adding the top layer of stones to Iraivan Temple's lava rock wall. The east side of the wall is nearing completion and this is the last layer of added stone upon it. They are able to move...
The Concept of Awareness - Part Six
February 12, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylaswami gives an Part 6 of his upadesha series on the concept of awareness and omnipresence from the yogic perspective. Here, Satguru presents many words from the meditative language of Shum. below are some definitions of some of the words he uses: niif» 1) Individual awareness or perception,...
Tirukural - Chapter 22
February 8, 2021Chapter 22: Understanding One's Duty to Give Verse 211A man and woman are distributing food and clothing to impoverished people in the marketplace. Elsewhere they feed the hungry. Above, rain clouds gather at the distance and citizens offer their gratitude for the life-giving waters. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can...
New Sign for the Banyan Tree
February 7, 2021Back in 2004 during Guru Purnima monks and devotees gathered to plant this special banyan tree. It's called Pillar Banyan and the official name is Ficus bengalensis. At the time of planting it was about 10 inches tall in a one-gallon pot. It grew, and grew. If you look closely...
The Concept of Awareness - Part Five
February 6, 2021Satguru Bodhinatha Veylaswami gives an Part 5 of his upadesha series on the concept of awareness and omnipresence from the yogic perspective.
February 2021 Chitra Puja
February 3, 2021Jai Gurudeva! Yesterday evening our monks gathered in Kadauvl Temple to observe our monthly Chitra puja and abhishekam at Gurudeva's shrine. Yogi Dayanatha and Nirvani Tejadevanatha performed the abhishekam while other monks chanted Sri Rudram. This day is our monthly celebration of Saturu Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's mahasamadhi which took place during...
Kadavul Temple Tiles
February 2, 2021Aum Namah Sivaya After many years of bright sun and heavy rains, certain ares of slate tile outside of Kadavul Temple have become loose. With water collecting underneath them, the grout was failing and some tiles were even breaking under uneven pressure. In an effort to remedy the issue, Vishvanathaswami...
Tirukural - Chapter 21
February 1, 2021Chapter 21: Dread of Sinful Deeds Verse 206A woman offers a gift to an older relative. Below, the older woman remembers that she herself hit the younger girl earlier and regrets the act, and her hurtful attack brings great suffering. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text,...