Find That
August 13, 2017At some point of time, whether in their current life or in a future one, everyone starts to figure it out. The endless ramifications of this external world begin to lose their shiny draw. The many many paths one could take become less interesting, because most have been walked before....
Lord Ganesha
August 13, 2017Today Lord Ganesha was looking extra nice, bedecked in golden konrai flowers. "The God with the elephantine visage I shall never forget--Shankara's son, with massive belly and the thodu in His ear, the Lord who gave His grace to Indra, of whom mantra is His very form." Yogaswami's Natchintanai }...
A Brother Monk Sails Our Way
August 12, 2017The monastery was fortunate to host Swami Advaitananda, a Chinmaya Mission Sannyasin carrying forward the work of Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Tejomayananda. Swami has recently been appointed to head the San Jose, California center. He also is presently the resident Acharya of Chinmaya Vibhooti in Kolwan. He has served Mission...
Learning Hydroponics in California
August 11, 2017Recently Sannyasin Yoginathaswami and Nirvani Tejadevanatha returned from a trip to California. The two travelers were there to attend a two day seminar presented by AmHydro of Eureka, CA. The seminar focused on bringing a total beginner in Hydroponics up to speed with strong knowledge and practical experience. The first...
Recent Visitors
August 11, 2017Saravanamuthu Somasundram Sri Lankan family from Toronto area A Sri Lankan mother and daughter from New Zealand who just happened to meet the previous family from Toronto after arriving on Kauai, discovering they\re related' Annamalai and Uma Vishwanathan family from southern California and Chettinad, India Mr and Mrs Rajoo Patel...
Into the Forests!
August 10, 2017Some of our monks recently took a journey to the other side of the island and up into the mountains to Koke'e State Park. One of the unique things about the Hawaiian Islands is their temperate diversity. Drive a few hours and you can find a totally different climate. Up...
Satguru Begins a Journey Around the World!
August 10, 2017Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami recently left on a 'round-the-world journey. Satguru and Shanmuganathaswami will be traveling through Florida, Mauritius, Bengaluru and Colombo, making their way around the other side of the planet to Kauai again. Visit our "Meet Us When We Travel" page for more details: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/visit/meet-us-when-we-travel Aum Namah Sivaya Satguru...
Corn Harvest
August 9, 2017The Siddhidata Kulam successfully harvested the first batch of monastery corn today, bringing in a total of twenty-five pounds. During the past three months the stalks have been growing in our lower garden, waiting patiently to flower, fruit and develop. While not the first ever corn production for us, it...