More From Singapore
September 3, 2023Aum Namah Sivaya Here are more photos from our monks' journey. Sadasivanathaswami and Tillainathaswami are currently traveling, visiting Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius. After a day of travel they arrived in Singapore where they were able to spend time with members, have Satsang, visit the Sri Sivan Temple, and enjoy some...
From Singapore
September 3, 2023Our two traveling Swamis had a delightful evening at the Sri Sivan Temple in Singapore, of which more details are coming. Meantime, a poem that summarizes the satsang part of the event. Sadasivanaathaswami was sharing with the members how ChatGPT4 is helping the publishing team to proofread and organize/summarize long...
Be Still
August 31, 2023One of Yogaswami's most frequent admonitions to devotees seeking Siva consciousness was also one of his simplest. He would say, "Summa iru," Be still. One of his most ardent devotees, Germanswami, was so determined to fulfill that edict that he tatood the two words on his right forearm. Today we...
Through the Lens of Shankara
August 29, 2023Aum Namah Sivaya Today we present a series of artistic imagery taken by our very own Brahmachari Shankara. With camera in hand, he marched out upon our majestic garden lands and took a cornucopia of photos detailing our many plants and waterways. Here are a select few of his images,...
Outside the New Siddhidata Kulam Building
August 28, 2023Now that the new metal building is finished on the outside, including gutters and drain pipes to move rainwater away from the building, the Siddhidata Kulam is adjusting the surroundings. The ground is now sloped away on three sides, with a slightly lower pathway cut to channel water further away....
Pradosha Puja at Iraivan Temple
August 27, 2023Pradosha is a bimonthly occasion on the thirteenth day of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar. The auspicious three-hour period 1.5 hours before and after sunset is considered as the most suited and optimal time for worship of Siva on this day. Before the normal afternoon puja to Mahalingesvara, our...
Songs of Tayumanavar
August 26, 2023Last phase we looked at some of the art from Kerala being prepared for a 2024 book on Tayumanavar. Today we share a couple of the poems the swamis have been working on. Countless the habitats lived, countless the names borne, countless the kith and kin possessed, countless the bodies...
The Superconscious Mind - Part Three
August 25, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "You must not think the superconscious mind is way out...