Happy Jayanthi!!!
October 15, 2019Jai Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami! Today we celebrate Satguru's 77th Jayanthi. Today Satguru also happens to arrive back at the Aadheenam from his recent trip. This evening Satguru will enjoy a special meal prepared by his monks. Remember to leave your birthday wishes in the comments! "Without a Satguru all philosophy,...
Ladies Working for Siva
October 11, 2019While the monastery has no female residents, and non-monastic members (both men and women) leave the property by 6PM, the ladies are actively involved in Sivathondu in the public areas. They are in immense help to the monastery. Being clerks at the MiniMela and being temple hosts. They also help...
California, Arizona and Texas
October 10, 2019Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami have been actively making their way through California, Arizona and Texas. Here are a few photos of their adventure. On the Golden Gate Bridge Mayuran takes them for a morning walk which includes their bridge tour A visit with the Ramanbhai Patel family in...
Sadasiva (Part 3) - A Modern Miracle in Arizona
October 10, 2019On September 23 and 24 something unexpected and quite inexplicable took place. Natalie took Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and Yogi Jayanatha to the foundry to work with the team in applying the patina to Natalie's bronze Siva. This is the surface color and texture created with heat and chemistry. Under high heat,...
Renovation of Bodhinatha's Ryokan
October 9, 2019Upstairs in the Aadheenam building are the Guru's private quarters. An area that was completely remodeled from the base members to new rooms by the monks and taskforcers just after we purchased the property in 1970. It includes a bathroom, dressing room, bedroom and gathering areas, where only the monks...
Ayudha Puja 2019 at Iraivan
October 8, 2019On the last day of Navaratri, October 7th this year, we worship Mother Sarasvati and invoke Her blessings on all the instruments of our service: the tools, books, musical instruments, and today, even our computers and in India, taxi cabs! Read about it in wikipedia. The silpis have decorated a...
Sadasiva (Part 2) Full-Sized Bronze
October 8, 2019With the small maquette of the Five-Faced Siva done, Natalie turned to the harder task of moulding the full sized murthi. Every step was exacting, even demanding. Imagine, for instance, how one puts five arms and shoulders together on one side, and making them look natural. It's impossible, but Natalie...
Arrived on Taskforce
October 8, 2019Aum Namah Sivaya Last week Yajatadeva Nagappan arrived at Kauai Aadheenam from Selangor, Malaysia. He's starting his six month stay in the Ganapati Kulam, helping the publications team with their many projects. He will later be rotating through the other monastic kulams to get a full introduction to what it's...