April Chitra Puja
April 28, 2018Jai Gurudeva! Today in our early morning hours here on Kauai, our monks and several local members gathered in Kadvul Temple to worship Gurudeva's holy feet. Nirvani Tejadevanatha and Yogi Rajanatha performed the abhishekam while other monks chanted Sri Rudram and meditated on Gurudeva's grace. This is the one time...
Sun 4
April 27, 2018The latest issue of Hinduism Today is wrapping up, the Siddhidata Kulam is out and about doing their end of the month landscape routines, the Pilliyar Kulam is accounting and counting, the Lambodara Kulam is holding the darshan and our Ekadanta Kulam is helping disseminate the teachings worldwide. Satguru is...
Bodhinatha: The Meaning of Sivaratri and Nirvikalpa Samadhi
April 27, 2018Bodhinatha's Latest Upadeshas The Meaning of Sivaratri and Nirvikalpa Samadhi What is Sivaratri and the Nature of Nirvikalpa Samadhi Mahasivaratri: A time of striving to realize Parasiva. In our teachings yoga is the restraint of mental activity (chitta vritti). Nivritti marga-the path of renunciation. Pravritti marga-the path of action or...
One Mission Ends, Another Begins
April 26, 2018Satguru and Shanmuganathaswami are off to Europe today, ending the three day respite from the Arizona trip. The final photos came in from the kumbhabhishekam so we begin Satguru's new mission by ending the last. Off to California, Mauritius, London, Switzerland and California again Satguru with Mrunal and Padmaja Patel...
Sun One Upadesha - What Is Yoga?
April 26, 2018Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 44 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," discussing yoga.
Hindu American Foundation
April 26, 2018A few days ago, the Hindu American Foundation visited the monastery. Check out all the good work they are doing at their website. Left to right, Suhag Shukla, executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, Nimai Shukla, Aseem Shukla, Sadasivanathaswami, Parth Shukla, Marianne Peterson, Arumuganathaswami.
April 2018 News Video
April 24, 2018Our April 2018 news video covers events in March of 2018 including: the work of our newly arrived Iraivan Temple stone carvers from India; the pilgrimage made by three of our traveling monks throughout South India; and the annual gurupuja for Paramaguru Yogaswami at Kauai Aadheenam.
Bodhinatha's Latest Talks
April 21, 2018What Is Sadhana? "Sadhana is practiced...wherever a pure, serene atmosphere can be found." Achieve steadiness, control of emotions through abhyasa-regular consistent practice with devotion, yoga-the restraint of mental activities and vairaghya-dispassion. Like the growth of a kauri tree, it's a slow process; check it every few years, see the progress....