Who Are Our Holy Men and Women?
January 13, 2018Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 38 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," discussing Hinduism's holy men and women.
Our Largest Tour Day?
January 12, 2018This week's tour group was possibly the largest Kauai Aadheenam has ever seen. Our guide for the day had a few words to say about the group, "Well over 100 people so we had to roll out mats! Another 20 or so joined a bit later than this photo. A...
Who Are Our Holy Men and Women. The Spiritual Teaching of Saint Auvaiyar
January 12, 2018Who Are Our Holy Men and Women? Path to Siva, Lesson 38 (January 10,2018, with some audio recording challenges that day) "Bodhinatha describes the nature of the holy men and women of Saivism and relates the teachings of the women saint Auvaiyar. He shows how her focus is on dharma...
Greenhouse Addition
January 11, 2018The Siddhidata Kulam has been working overtime to get strawberries, cucumbers and a variety of kales and chards growing and into the kitchen as soon as possible. Here are some photos of their journey into finishing the greenhouse addition. } ];
Noni Building Blessing, 2018
January 11, 2018What was just an empty field April 27th last year is today a fully finished and equipped processing facility for noni from our certified organic orchard located across the river from the monastery on land leased from the State. The orchard's eight acres has proved to be a successful "cash...
What Are the Two Paths? Bodhinatha Clarifies Detachment
January 7, 2018What Are the Two Paths? Path to Siva, Lesson 37 (Jan 4, 2018) Bodhinatha addresses the misconception that householders should be detached from their family and professional life. Using the Tirukural as a reference, he highlights that detachment for the householder means to be detached from one's wealth and possessions...
New Arulsishya Archana Pillay
January 6, 2018During the previous Sun One puja and talk, Archana Pillay was able to read aloud her new vows as Arulsishya. Satguru, devotees and monks were all in attendance to witness the event. Archana is taking a momentous step forward to becoming a formal disciple of Bodhinatha as a member of...
Recent Visitors
January 6, 2018Repeat visitors Gyan and Sushila Joshi from Florida, with daughter Seema and son-in-law Ashish family on their first visit } ];