Travels in India
December 16, 2018Our two traveling swamis have reached New Delhi, where they will be presenting at a conference sponsored by the prestigious India Foundation. The topic is India's Soft Power, which means the nation's cultural strengths and gifts to the world, such as ayurveda, yoga, art, cuisine, Bollywood, philosophy, travel, music, dance...
Ending the Phase
December 13, 2018"Running water will run faster if you remove an obstruction here and there. You need not do much more." Siva Yogaswami After a six days phase the monks will head into their two day retreat. Here, the sun sets over Kauai's Mount Waialeale, the Wailua River and Iraivan Temple. Aum...
Hinduism Today Jan/Feb/Mar, 2019 Issue Released!
December 12, 2018Jai Ganesha! Hinduism Today's latest issue has gone to press and is now available online: www.hinduismtoday.com You can also download our free Hinduism Today app and get the entire magazine in a mobile-friendly format. In this issue's Publisher's Desk editorial, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami addresses how to separate your awareness from...
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Nature's Wisdom
December 11, 2018\"No one can describe the Truth adequately. Even the great Shankara failed to do it.\" Satguru Siva Yogaswami \"Whoever knows It as \I am Brahman\' becomes the universe.\" Brihadaranyaka Upanishad' \"If an earthquake does you harm, do you try to harm it in return?\" Satguru Siva Yogaswami \"Self inquiry directly...
New Stairs
December 10, 2018About half a year ago we had to remove the old, dilapidated stairs and deck which led up to the Sun Palace. Over the last few days however, the monks of the Siddhidatta kulam prepared the area, poured concrete slabs and installed this wonderful, aluminum, spiral staircase. Jai! The mostly...
Iraivan Railing and Steps
December 9, 2018Two projects making great strides this week are the installation of the last section on Iraivan Temple's hand-railing and the placing of the top of the "Na," "Ma," "Si," "Va," "Ya" steps which leads into the sanctum. This step has been here for some time but was not completely finished...
The Story of Iraivan
December 8, 2018During the monastery's weekly tour days, guests are given an introduction before walking out to see Iraivan Temple. In an effort to supplement that experience, we've created this short video to be shown to our visitors each week in the Banayan Mandapam.