Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan
June 26, 2016When he was 11 years old growing up in London, Vrajvihari Sharan encountered Gurudeva's book, Dancing with Siva, and has longed ever since that day to visit the Aadheenam in Hawaii. Today was the fulfillment of that early yearning. Vrajvihari Sharan is the shishya of Shri Gopal Sharan, the...
Off to London!
June 26, 2016Today Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami left for a three week journey, primarily to the UK. As is customary many of the monks and local members gathered as Satguru left the monastery to offer a flower and wish him well in his travels. Swami Ramana Swaroopananda who is visiting...
Satguru Visits London!
June 26, 2016
Swami Ramana Swaroopananda Visits
June 25, 2016Kaua`i Aadheenam is honored to have Swami Ramana Swaroopananda visiting us for several days. As a young man in Tamil Nadu, he was a brahmachari under the tutelage of Swami Tejomayananda, head of and successor to Swami Chinmayananda's Chinmaya Mission. Later in his monastic life, Swamiji was initiated as an...
Word of the Day
June 25, 2016Go Lexicon
The Media Studio's Arid Gardens
June 25, 2016We share with our CyberCadets a collection of images taken yesterday just outside the Media Studio in which the very words you're reading were written this morning. The garden there is all arids, planted to contrast with the lush tropical foliage that is everywhere else. They're of various plants, such...
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Class
June 24, 2016Every few months Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami holds a Yoga Sutra class with our young Sadhaka. This afternoon Sadhaka's Nandinatha, Rajanatha, Mayuranatha, Jayanatha and Dayanatha all gathered in the Guru Temple with Satguru. Satguru continued their exploration of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with comparisons to Gurudeva's teachings. The class included the intricacies...
The Lord With Six Colorful Faces
June 23, 2016Today's photo is brought to you by Suzette Barnett, a recent visitor to the Aadheenam. The subject is Lord Shanmuga amidst the banyan tree along Thiruneri which leads to Kadavul Temple. She was the first to discover His multi-colored appearance, which became evident upon the pruning of His banyan tree....