Hula For Mount Waialeale and Pihanakalani
January 16, 2017The monastery recently enjoyed a visit from Kehaulani and her group of hula haumana (students). Many years ago it was Kehaulani who did the Hawaiian blessing for the building of Iraivan Temple. This group of students are her core pupils in the learning of Hawaiian hula, ceremonies and chants. They...
Path To Siva - Who Is Siva? God Siva Is the Supreme Being
January 15, 2017Bodhinatha's Latest Upadeshas: "God Siva —the Supreme Being" (January 01,2017) Lord Siva is the Supreme Being of the universe, not one of many gods. To Saivites Siva is the supreme being; to Vaishnavites Vishnu is the supreme being. The soul starts with experiencing the world. On one side the soul...
Iraivan Temple Starshine
January 15, 2017We recently received this copy of a photo from Rajkumar Manickam which he took while at the Aadheenam during our 2016 Mahasamadhi celebrations. He skillfully caught a long exposure of our galaxy behind Iraivan Temple. The next photo is a look at the Temple's recent landscaping. \"Be humble for you...
Andre Garzia Goes Back to Brasil
January 15, 2017Here's a photo of some of our IT team, Natyam Jayanatha, Andre Garzia, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami and Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami. Andre Alves Garzia left Kauai for a two-day journey back to his home and wife Lily in Niteroi (across the bay from Rio) in Brasil. He spent a month here working on...
Second Sun One Homa of January
January 14, 2017The monks gather this morning for our weekly Sun One homa and enjoy the leftover darshan radiating from the Maha Ardra festival celebrated a few days ago. Japa and meditation take place before the fire begins and before Rudram is chanted Natyam Dayanatha performs the morning\s homa' After the final...
Maha Ardra 2017 Homa
January 14, 2017Several days ago the monks and nearly 60 devotees from around the world celebrated Tiruvembavai a festive holy day for Lord Shiva. The morning began at 6:30am with a stunningly powerful homa performed by Sannyasin Yoginathaswami and followed by an abhishekam to Kadavul Nataraja. Several Rudra rounds were chanted hundreds...
Nataraja Niliyam Receives New Lights
January 14, 2017Today the kitchen named by Satguru as Nataraja Niliyam had new LED lights installed by Easvan Param. Easvan comes to the monastery several times a year to perform electrical seva. The old bulbs in this kitchen were fluorescent and burned out regularly. Today\s crew is comprised of Easvan Kanthanatha and...
Tiruvembavai Prep 2017
January 10, 2017Ardra Darshana is a festival honoring Lord Siva, the supreme God for Saivites and creator of all that was, is and will be. The monks, and grihasta devotees from all over the world, are gathering to watch Kadavul Nataraja receive abhishekam and blast darshan right back at them. It is...