Cement Pour at New Maintenance Shop
November 1, 2023On a recent sunny morning, a crew of six or seven masons worked seamlessly together to pour a cement "apron" around three sides of the new Siddhidata Kulam maintenance shop and office/storage building. This will help lessen the amount of dirt and mud tracked into the building } ];
New Granite Sign
October 31, 2023The silpis have been working this last week on a new granite sign for the Siddhidatta Kulam workshop, called Hale Hana, or House of Work in Hawaiian. Check out their skills in turning an illustrator file into permanent granite. Unlike Iraivan Temple, this can be done quickly with electric grinders...
Karma, the Natural Law - Part 1
October 30, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Memory patterns are extremely magnetic. They cause us to have experiences of the type that make...
The Story of Iraivan Temple Documentary Release
October 26, 2023Over the years we have released short videos chronicling the all-stone Iraivan Temple’s origins and progress. A longer documentary was created quite some time ago by a well-wisher. Forty-eight years have passed since the late Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s initial vision of God Siva to begin the process, and 33 years...
Island School Visit, and San Marga Ganesha Shrine
October 26, 2023Two events in one post: 1) A couple weeks ago Island School made their annual student field trip over here as part of studying world religions. They also visited other religions' places of worship on the island. Isani Alahan gave a tour which included attending part of the Siva puja...
The Subsuperconscious Mind
October 25, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Intense desire for spiritual unfoldment eventually manifests itself in a breakthrough of actinic will, which permeates...
Plants & Reincarnation
October 24, 2023Each day in Siva's Sacred Gardens something magical is there to surprise and inspire. Nature's beauty and complexity are truly miraculous, if we but keep a wonder-filled heart and eye, alert to and aware of Siva's presence in it all, working from deep inside. Here we share a couple of...
Happy Ayudha Puja!
October 23, 2023This morning the silpis and monks observed Ayudha Puja at the small carving site located on the property. Pravinkumar performed the puja for everyone present. "Ayudha Puja" simply translates to "implement worship," and is performed on Vijayadashami - the day immediately following the last night of Navaratri. At this time,...