Merit, Demerit and Liberation
January 16, 2024Aum Namah Sivaya Please enjoy this video version of Satguru’s January 2024 Publisher’s Editorial from Hinduism Today Magazine. You can read the article or explore more from our latest issue here. Aum.
Iraivan Perimeter Wall Final Three Panels Installed
January 15, 2024A long project full of love and thoughtful effort has come to a close. A team from Pacific Concrete, Cutting & Coring came up some days ago to install the final three metal panels on the perimeter wall of Iraivan Temple. They are: #7-- The Panchabrahma Mantra #27-- A Saiva...
Hula at the Monastery Nov 6, 2023
January 14, 2024As mentioned in this post from November, Kulu Leihilani brought her dancers to perform the Pihanakalani chant and dance on the historic land that the ancient hula was created for. After weeks of making their outfits, they came with family and friends. The event was captured by iEcho, who've just...
Monks' Cookbook
January 13, 2024Our cookbook is out of print, proof (if it was needed) that people love to cook and eat. This week we updated it, asking ChatGPT to make us some new and relevant images. You can see a couple of the results in the slideshow, all painted by DALL-E, the intelligent...
Powers of the Spine – Part 5
January 12, 2024Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Haṭha yoga (ha-piṅgalā and ṭha-iḍā) balances the two forces,...
Gurudeva Jayanthi - Alaveddy
January 9, 2024Jai Gurudeva! January 5th was Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Jayanthi, and while we and many others the world over celebrated Gurudeva's birthday in our own quiet way, devotees in Sri Lanka were now able to gather at the newly completed Subramuniya Mandapam. Rishi Thondunathan sends us photos of the event. "On January...
Drainage Around New Maintenance Shop Building
January 8, 2024Water drainage around our buildings is a key task, since we are blessed with lots of rain. With several days of drier weather (before these photos taken this morning), the Siddhidata Kulam was able to install long pipes and move earth around to channel rain water away from the new...
Powers of the Spine – Part 4
January 6, 2024Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Control of the prāṇa is also guided through nutrition....