April Chitra Padapuja
April 21, 2019Jai Gurudeva! Over the retreat, Satguru, monks and local members observed an evening padapuja to Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami during the time of the chitra nakshatra. "Each Hindu lineage has within it an inner sound, a nada of a different velocity, varied in pitch and depth. This is sampradaya. This is...
Pigeon Island Excursion
April 21, 2019On March 25th, Innersearch Sri Lanka pilgrims took a little excursion and study tour to Pigeon Island. Located north from Trincomalee, visitors take a 10 minute boat ride from Nilaveli beach. Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks in Sri Lanka. The island is small...
Three Stages of Realization
April 17, 2019Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami discusses three stages of realization which include: realizing one's self as the soul, realizing one's self as omnipresent consciousness and realizing one's self as the source of that omnipresent consciousness.
Beginning a New Year with the Nartana Ritau
April 17, 2019Several days ago the monastery observed a homa and a flag raising to welcome our new season, the Nartana Ritau. This also marks the beginning of Vikari, our new year. Aum Namah Sivaya. Nartana Ritau, the season of Dancing with Siva, begins on Tamil New Year. This is the period...
Our Cows Enjoy The Sunshine
April 17, 2019Today was Ashram Sadhana day, a day where all the monks come together to clean and tidy up the Aadheenam. A few monks did some fence repair for our cows pasture, and the whole herd came over to say hello. Kali the cow says: \"Hey, what\s going on over here?\"'...
Iraivan Kodimaram Installation Puja
April 16, 2019Aum Namah Sivaya! Today we witnessed the blessing for Iraivan Temple's flagpole. Satguru, the monks, the silpis and several devotees arrived at the Temple's Nandi Mandapam to observe a short puja and then carefully position the teak wood pole prefectly upright. With that, we were then able to fill the...
Pilgrimage to Koneswaram Temple
April 15, 2019Koneswaram is revered as one the Pancha Ishwaram of Sri Lanka. This is the abode of "Kona" (the Chief Lord or God). The presiding Siva deity's name is a combination the words of Kona and Ishwara. The temple stands distinctly atop Konesar Malai, a high point of land that overlooks...
Reconnecting With the Ancient Tiruketeeswaram Temple
April 14, 2019Tiruketeeswaram is one of the Pancha Eswaram temples dedicated to Lord Siva and venerated by Saivites throughout the world. Its famous tank, the Palavi tank, is of ancient antiquity and was restored from the ruins more recently. Literary and scriptural evidence in the Tirumurai dates this temple back to the...