What is Reincarnation?
November 6, 2017Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 33 of the Himalayan Academy publication "Path To Siva," explaining Reincarnation.
Last Day of Our Phase
November 2, 2017Aloha and Namaste, the monks are wrapping up another dynamic phase of activities and enjoying some nice weather. The monastery has had non-stop overcast and rainy conditions for the week but now are embracing the sun! As I walked around the monastery this afternoon I was surprised to find so...
A Final Satsang to Wrap Up Our Trip
November 1, 2017Our trip around the mainland concludes in San Diego. We had a wonderful opportunity to meet with Swami Harinamananda of the Ramakrisha Mission, visited with devotees on a short outing and held satsang at the home of Kulapati and Kulamata Visswanathan. All gather outside and greet Paramacharya in a grand...
Digital Dharma Drive Launch
October 31, 2017A Message from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami November 1, 2017 Namaste, and welcome to our website, through which we endeavor to provide accurate, useful and contemporary information on Hinduism. Clearly our broadest reaching digital initiative is our five-part “History of Hindu India” YouTube video series. The pace of the addition of...
Celebrating Skanda Shashti
October 30, 2017Just following our 2017 Mahasamadhi celebrations we observed Skanda Shashti. It is one of the year's major Muruga festivals and a powerful time for sadhana and inner striving. Many devotees were still on the island after Mahasamadhi observances and were able to partake in the festival, creating beautiful decoration for...
Yogaswami's Messages in English
October 29, 2017Siva Yogaswami's song were the panacea he created to guide and uplift his devotees. Many miracles are ascribed to those who sang his songs, the majority of which he sang for particular individuals in response to a specific need or occasion. When devotees would appeal for help or were in...
Landscape Update
October 29, 2017During Mahasamadhi 2017, we had some of our photography members go around with their camaras and get a lay of the land. Here are some updated photos of Iraivan's landscape. The thirty-six elements dance. Sadasiva dances. Consciousness dances. Siva-Sakti dances. The animate and inanimate dance. All these and the Vedas...
New Path Sign
October 29, 2017Our head groundskeeper and land manager Doug Noggle has built the monastery a new sign for the Saiva Satguru path. Doug has been doing masonry for several decades. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});