Different Decorations for our Temples
October 13, 2016Yesterday we changed the fabrics for the Guru Peedam simhasanam and the Gurudeva shrine. Enjoy! } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Last stop: San Francisco!
October 12, 2016Our very last stop on the twenty-six day adventure is the fine city of San Francisco. Before we get into the trip, we begin with our exciting landing into the city. Our pilot mentioned that we occasionally land next to other planes at SFO airport due to the traffic at...
Latest Upadesha - Religions Are Not the Same
October 11, 2016Listen to Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's lastest talk. He continues with his commentary on the new book "The Path to Siva" Chapter 4."Religions Have Very Different Beliefs" (October 10,2016) Hindus believe there is one Truth, we just all don't agree on the name and nature of God. To compare Hinduism with...
Kodiswara Returns To Malaysia
October 10, 2016Kodiswara Selvanathan from Malaysia has just finished his five-month upakurvana taskforce program at Kauai Aadheenam, so he took the opportunity to become a Vidyasishya during our early morning Siva homa in Kadavul Temple. He first took the brahmacharya vrata, then voiced the Yama-Niyama Pledge and Ten-Minute Sadhana Vigil Pledge from...
Pyramid Aeroponic Planters
October 6, 2016Today our Siddhidata Kulam receive five units of Pyramid Aeroponic planters. There were gifted from Nagarajan Pillay and his family from Victoria, Canada. Our Siddhidata kulam is in the process for building a green house to grow vegetables in, utilizing various methods such as Aeroponics, hydroponics and grow bags. We...
Tropical Fruit Growers Conference
October 6, 2016The monks recently attended a day-long meeting of the Tropical Fruit Growers Association which was held on Kauai. Highlights of the day included a lecture on avocado cultivation by an expert from Japan. A quality avocado sells for $10 a piece in Tokyo! He had developed sophisticated pruning and support...
Portland Satsang
October 5, 2016We had a warm welcome in Portland and Paramacharya was greeted in the traditional manner. First a washing of the traveling swami\s feet' Garland or flower offering and finally an arati before entering the home. This tradition is so ancient and has stood the test of time. A vibration is...
Rose Water Origins
October 5, 2016The amazing moment in Rajanatha's life occurred when he smelled a rose for the first time, a rose like this anyway. The connection of temple rose water came rushing in and immediately the two were synced: "this is where rose water comes from!" The roses in Portland were of a...