Nirvikapla Samadhi
March 17, 2020Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly talk in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Today Satguru reads from lesson 339 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book Merging with Siva, discussing the depths of inner experience.
March 2021 Update - Kadavul Temple Open by Reservation
March 13, 2020March 2021 Update — Kauai’s Hindu Monastery is required to follow COVID-19 related restrictions issued by the State of Hawaii and the County of Kauai that apply to all places of worship. These restrictions are independent of travel policies for Hawaii. These restrictions on places of worship require those inside...
Words of Wisdom
March 12, 2020\"There is a great wisdom in cultivated affectionate detachment. Let go of the past. Let go of the future. Be a being right now.\" Gurudeva \"When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are halfway there.\" Japanese Proverb \"The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention\"...
A Blessing for Iraivan's Lava Rock Wall
March 11, 2020Jai Gurudeva! Today we celebrate the chitra nakshatra with our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva and at the same time begin the fulfillment of his vision for Iraivan Temple's lava rock wall. Following the early morning padapuja we traveled out to Iraivan Temple's northeast corner to ceremoniously lay the first stone....
Temple Builders' Pavilion
March 7, 2020The evolution of the Temple Builders' Pavilion continues. This first image shows it before the three stone chains were installed as handrails, and also before today's black stone frame was installed. It is getting close to perfection! Yet, it was also perfect as it evolved, no? The entire workshop has...
In Siva's Garden Today
March 6, 2020Every day there is magic in the Sacred Garden. Today we introduce you to Agave desmentiana "Joe Hoak." Joe is the breeder who took a plain-jane agave and gave it multi-color striations. The bees are working the little flowers with a vengeance (no doubt aware that rains are on the...
March Mauritius Ganesha Homa
March 6, 2020Click here for more photos of the March homa at our Spiritual Park http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/ssc-mauritius-mission_106 } ];
Another Beautiful Day in Paradise
March 5, 2020Recently we gave taskforcer Yajatadeva the mission of going around the aadheenam with a camera. His goal was to photograph whatever caught his creating eye. Here is the aadheenam through his lens. Aum. \"First step, selfless action. Second step, tranquility. Third step, remaining in service to humanity, according to your...