Recent Tour Days
November 23, 2016Here are a few photos of some of our recent tour groups to visit the monastery. Each week our Wailua Mission members graciously give a guided tour to a large group of guests. After an introduction, the group is taken through our gardens to visit Iraivan Temple. Aum Namah Sivaya...
Media Studio Soffit Project Finished
November 22, 2016We welcome you to enjoy this short story that took many moons to complete. Large projects at the monastery take much effort and a small village of selfless servants to get it done. Thank you to everyone who has helped and will help in the moons to come. The cladding...
Mauritius November Homa
November 22, 2016Click here for more on our Mauritius Spiritual Park November monthly homa } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Bodhinatha's Latest Upadeshas on Path to Siva
November 21, 2016Bodhinatha's recent upadeshas on the new Path to Siva book are bringing powerful clarifications to key questions and issues that face not only our youth, but any Hindu who may lack the verbal toolbox to talk about these key subjects. Don't miss them! [Tech note: Apologies for the poor audio...
A New Tamil Translation
November 20, 2016Back in 2009 Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami wrote an editorial for Hinduism Today magazine which was crafted to be an Introduction to Hinduism, especially for those who know little about our vast faith. A few seekers in Malaysia loved it, and recently translated it into the Tamil language. We offer that...
Path To Siva Released on Mahasamadhi
November 19, 2016"We need one complete but simple course we can teach for our kids!" This is a common question, and the Hawaii team teamed up to provide just that. As reported last month, we recently published "Path to Siva; A Catechism for Youth." The hardcover books are available at Minimela.com, and...
Satguru Travels to Malaysia and Singapore
November 18, 2016Nearly every year, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami travel to Malaysia and Singapore to visit with members, attend satsangs, visit a temple or two and to hold the Aloha Dinner event. They just left Kauai a few days ago and their travels are going smoothly. Aum Namah Sivaya Satguru...
A Visit to an Ancient Hawaiian Village
November 18, 2016Recently several of our monks visited the site of a rediscovered ancient Hawaiian village known as Kanei‘olouma. This 13 acre complex contains numerous habitation, cultivation, sporting, assembly, and religious structures dating to at least the mid-1400's. The name, Kanei‘olouma (Kane-i- ‘olo-uma), can be understood to be ‘Kane', the God of...