The World is a Wondrous Place
April 18, 2020The morning moon glides above Iraivan Temple. "God is with you all the time. There is no work to be done. Move in conformity with changes within your environment. Be steadfast in truth. Natural forces are countless. Be you, your own self, while at the same time recognizing all these....
Nartana Ritau Homa and Flag Raising
April 17, 2020Happy New Year of Sharvari (oft translated as "twilight" or simply "night"). Yesterday our monks began the phase with our seasonal homa and a parade out to our flagpole to raise the new dvaja for this spring season. Already the weather is warming, the sun is shining and our trade...
Who Am I? Where Did I Come From?
April 16, 2020Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from chapter one and two of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Dancing with Siva, discussing some of the foundational questions about the path we are all on
Happy New Year!
April 13, 2020Aum Namah Sivaya, Today we celebrate the solar new year. We now enter the Hindu Year of Sarvari, 5122. We know that many of you are confined to your homes, so perhaps this small slice of Kauai Aadheenam will help. Here are some 360 videos to transport you here. Click...
Off on an Adventure!
April 12, 2020Recently Nirvani Tejadevanatha (camera man), Yogi Dayanatha and Yajatadeva took an exploratory journey up river. After our recent, record deluge this was a good opportunity, not only to hike through some of Kauai's natural beauty, but also to survey the many changes that had taken place following the storm. Countless...
Installation Puja for Iraivan Temple's Entry Stairway Yalis
April 11, 2020Yesterday we observed a small puja for the installation of the handrails on either side of Iraivan Temple's main entry stairway. These yalis have been in the works for years and, as you've probably seen here on TAKA, the siplis have been adding extra ornate details to them over this...
There Is Only Now
April 11, 2020This is our final day of Gurudeva Affirmations. He is like a doctor, with natural prescriptions to heal body, mind and emotions. "How Do We Use Affirmations? "An affirmation is a positive declaration or assertion that we repeat regularly to bring about useful changes in our life. While repeating the...
April Chitra Puja
April 10, 2020Jai Gurudeva! Recently we celebrated our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva. Due to virus-related restrictions, we only had our monks present for the event. Still, it was powerful as usual as Gurudeva's love and blessing flowed forth to us all. Aum Namah Sivaya. "Humility is intelligence; arrogance is ignorance. To accept...