Taka Archives

On Pilgrimage

Recently, Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami gave a tour to Ainkaran Krishnarajah, his wife Chelvi, son Aran and their extended family. They are from Sidney, Australia and are here on pilgrimage. Swami took the group to see our recently installed Hanuman Statue, Muruga's granite, hilltop Vel and of course, Iraivan Temple. Aum Namah...

Gurudeva Padapuja

Aum Namah Sivaya This morning, Satguru, monks, local members and guests enjoyed our monthly padapuja in honor of Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. \"It is one thing to talk; it is another thing to demonstrate what is declared. Demonstration is a result of your awareness flowing through the superconscious area of the...

Koa wood milling for a table

Two rainy retreats ago, Kumarnathaswami and Adi Srikantha milled a first batch of Formosan Koa logs. Continuing several rainy days later Acharya and Brahmanathaswami milled the remainder of all that will be needed, and then some, to build this a table for the cedar room. It's a trestle table designed...

Bodhinatha Path to Siva Commentaries

How Do We View Other Faiths?

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 68 of the Himalayan Academy publication “Path To Siva,” discussing how Hindus view other religions

Wailua Mission Rudraksha Seva

The SSC Wailua Mission regularly meets to have "rudraksha parties," where they prepare rudrakshas for use in malas and prepare jewelry as well, to sell in the Mini Mela. The earnings from rudraksha sales have gone a long way in helping to build Iraivan Temple. This time, the group gets...

Introducing Our New Introduction

Anyone who's been to the monastery before will probably have noticed the large sign at our entrance mandapam. This sign gives a brief introduction to the monastery, our temples and our basic beliefs and practices. Thus, it plays a very important role for our many daily guests. The sign had...

Turning Hanuman Into Jade

A pictorial presentation by Raj Manickam