Iraivan Temple Updates
January 17, 2019With the shiplis here on Kauai, work on Iraivan Temple is continuously moving forward. On Thai Pongal we took a short tour of everything that has been happening this week. The small yalli rails along the entry steps are a sight to behold Steady progress is still being made on...
Thai Pongal 2019
January 16, 2019Several days ago we observed Thai Pongal at Iraivan Temple. Chinnu made the delicious rice dish which would auspiciously boil over and the shilpis decorated and helped with the event. The monks gathered at Iraivan and enjoyed some prasadam along with an nice view of the morning sunrise. We hope...
What Is Our Form of Prayer?
January 15, 2019Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 63 of the Himalayan Academy publication “Path To Siva,” discussing Hindu prayer.
On Taskforce
January 11, 2019Jai Ganesha! As Ramesh and Vel return home, another taskforcer has graced our midsts. For the next three months Adi Srikantha will be helping in and around the monastery with our many projects. Adi Srikantha arrives for three months of Taskforce Today he\s helping in the Ganapati Kulam. It\'s their...
Replanting Tomatoes
January 10, 2019Jai Ganesha! One of the things that Yoginathaswami and Dayanatha learned at their hydroponic tomato class in Arizona, was that you can't keep old tomato plants as long as we were keeping them, without a drastic reduction in crop production. After a certain amount of time it is prudent to...
A Bright Day at the Aadheenam
January 10, 2019"When the Creator dances, the worlds He created dance. To the measure that He dances in our knowledge, our thoughts, too, dance. When He in heart-endearing dances, the several elements, too, dance. Witness in rapture surpassing the dance of that One who is a glowing flame." Tirumantiram, 2786 \"In my...
Vel and Ramesh
January 8, 2019Jai Ganesha! For many months the aadheenam has enjoyed the presence of two taskforcers, Vel Mahalingum and Ramesh Sivanathan. Today Ramesh boarded a plane back to Malaysia, and in a few days Vel will make his way back to Mauritius after a stopover in Europe. As we've seen in previous...
More Tomato Travels
January 7, 2019Photos from our team in Tucson, Arizona. Sannyasin Yoginathaswami and Natyam Dayanatha are there to learn more about hydroponic crop production. Every morning we go for a walk in the crisp, cold weather. A bright, clear sunrise Swami was using his shawl for the first few days to wrap himself...