Happy Ardra Nakshatra
May 25, 2020Today our monks performed the special monthly abhishekam to Lord Nataraja in Kadavul Temple. This is a powerful day to worship and come to know the Lord of Dance as an ultimate intelligence and ultimately ourselves. Aum Namah Sivaya.
Honey Bees, Ducks, Guru Bhakti and More
May 24, 2020Aum Namah Sivaya Over our monks' weekly retreats (their weekends), they find themselves working on a variety of projects, such as gardening, metal working, extra temple vigils, cooking, woodworking and more. This last retreat we find Iraivan Temple being soda blasted and pressure washed and a new image of Satguru...
Wisdom's Path - The Power of Observation
May 23, 2020Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. Here he reads from and discusses Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging with Siva, chapter 6, lesson 39, "The Power of Observation."
April 2020 News Video
May 21, 2020Our April 2020 News Video covers events of this month at Kauai Aadheenam, including the installation of the Yali handrails at the front of Iraivan Temple as well as the first step of the temple’s main entrance; the completion of our most recent audio book; and our entrance into the...
Our Pali Pond Before and After Our Recent Flood
May 21, 2020
Our Cedar Room Table, Part Two: On the Home Stretch
May 20, 2020This is the second of two posts about the creation of the conference table for the Media Studio. It is a table made of Formosan Koa in an unusual style. Here is a look, over many months, into the building of the table base, the completion of the top, and...
Just Another Day in Siva's Perfection
May 19, 2020"If you are a king, will you have contentment? If you are a beggar, will you have contentment? Whatever your walk in life may be, you will only have contentment through knowing yourself by yourself." - Siva Yogaswami
Lavarock Work Continues!
May 18, 2020Jai Ganesha! With restrictions on construction loosening in our state, Umut and his team of rock layers have restarted their work. They are currently laying the first layer of stones which will serve as a barrier for the concrete which will be poured in behind the stones. Here they are...