Word of the Day
May 4, 2017[Words from the lexicons of all our books] Go Lexicon
Monastery Pilgrim Update
May 4, 2017This week the monastery was visited by Aiyasawmy Dorairajan, a long-time devotee of Gurudeva's work. His parents, Trichinopoly and Meena, were studying with the late Markandeya Peruman in the 80s and are devotees of the Meenakashi Temple in Pearland, Texas. Gurudeva visited their home several times and was received with...
See You in a Few Days!
May 1, 2017Jai Ganesha! Our monks have completed their week, just as you are beginning yours! We're now entering our two days of retreat. Please enjoy this photo of Kauai Aadheenam's afternoon sun as we say goodbye for a few days. "Hinduism is ultimately about experiencing things yourself. Understanding another person's wisdom...
Homemade Cheese and Bread!
May 1, 2017For those that enjoy making edible things. As you well know, several of our monks have been making some artisanal eats lately. It's rare that we think to photograph our daily diet, which consist of veggie-full Indian foods that are equally as beautiful these items, but still, we thought you'd...
Recent Public Tours
May 1, 2017Here are a few photos of our recent public tours. Every day the monastery seems to receive hundreds of visitors. These lucky few are the ones that signed up for our weekly tour which heads out to see Iraivan Temple. A big thanks to our local Wailua Mission members who...
Word of the Day
May 1, 2017[Words from the lexicons of all our books] Go Lexicon
In Honor of Gurudeva
April 30, 2017The India Cultural Center and Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, has just informed us that they will be honoring Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, by placing a marble murti of him in their mediation hall. Gurudeva will be placed next to Dakshinamurthy, Sankaracharya, Patanjali, Buddha, Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda , Ramana Maharishi & Malayala...
Life is Art
April 29, 2017An artist friend of Vani Chenganna painted one of our church shishya, Ramai Santhirapala as a gift organized by the whole Europe satsang. The painting depicts Ramai receiving a final flower blessing from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. This moment begins the Arul Shishya dedication! We found the photo from the event...