July 2023 Chitra Puja
August 3, 2023Jai Gurdeva! Recently our monks celebrated the monthly Chitra nakshatra with the usual padapuja to Gurudeva's shrine in Kadavul Temple. This month, Sannyasin Tillainathaswami and Nirvani Tejadevanatha performed the ceremony. "Peace is the natural state of the mind. It is there, inside, to be discovered in meditation, maintained through self-control,...
Pillaiyar Kulam Storage Space Blessing
July 30, 2023Construction finally wrapped up on what is affectionally known as the "Way Back Room," which is attached to the previously constructed "Back Room," which itself is attached to the longstanding Pillaiyar Kulam administrative desk space rooms. A few days ago they help a simple puja to sanctify the new spaces,...
Tamil Translation of Path to Siva Book in Slideshow Form
July 29, 2023One of our Master Course trilogy students in India, Madan Ganesh, was inspired to voice the Tamil translation of Path to Siva lessons and, with the help of his family, accompany the audio with slides of images from the book. The three parts are now available on our youtube channel:...
Siddhidatta Kulam Machine Shop & Offices
July 28, 2023The new steel building has entered a new phase, with another team working on the framing of the interior office and equipment/storage spaces. A three-man carpentry crew is making progress with the walls, staircase and floors. This additional space, carefully designed to be super efficient, will help the monks to...
The Superconscious Mind - Part One
July 27, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "We have to adjust our subconscious to the idea that we are a superconscious being, rather...
Finding Nimu
July 22, 2023Gurudeva gave us the Shum word nimu to describe "a devotee, a peaceful person." Nimu is also an African Grey parrot, recently gifted to the monastery and welcomed by all the monks. This is perhaps the smartest parrot of them all, the one that speaks meaningfully and contextually. Check out...
San Marga Path Paving Progress
July 21, 2023The path from rudraksha grove to Iraivan Temple is finally being paved so that pilgrims can walk safely. In between some rainouts and other responsibilities, our longtime earthworker Dennis Wong is making good progress with laying down rocks first, and then gravel on top. He is beginning with the most...
Nene Geese
July 20, 2023We have a small flock of nene geese now hanging out on our Aadheenam property in various places. Short description from wikipedia-- The nene, also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively found in the...