Saiva Siddhanta Church Sishya Receives Mantra Diksha
July 8, 2023On the auspicious full moon day of Guru Purnima, Gunamaya Sivananda from Tijuana, Mexico, received mantra diksha from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami after several years of study and sadhanas. She now joins the fellowship of Dikshasishyas in Saiva Siddhanta Church. Mantra Diksha is formal blessings from Satguru for "Aum Namasivaya" to...
Iraivan's Bronze Panels
July 7, 2023Bronze panels have been a vision in the making for years, mostly hidden from curious TAKA eyes. We did see Holly Young at work on the bas-relief sculptures during the last year or two, but then it all disappeared into the metal workshops in Loveland, Colorado. Recently we reported on...
The Sub of the Subconscious Mind - Part 1
July 5, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple, as part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "There is one area of the subconscious mind that seems rather devious and extremely hard to program....
Happy 2023 Guru Purnima!
July 1, 2023Jai Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami! Early this morning the aadheenam celebrated Guru Purnima with a 6:00am parade to Iraivan Temple, followed by a pada puja honoring Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and the entire Guru Parampara. To begin the day, monks and devotees paraded Satguru's chariot down Siva Saalai—the concrete road leading down...
Satguru Satsang with Ladies Retreat Group
June 30, 2023Towards the end of the recent Singapore/Malaysia ladies sadhana retreat here on Kauai, Satguru gave a presentation on progressive levels of personal spiritual practice. Here is a summary of the contents-- Satguru's presentation is drawn from Gurudeva's teachings on daily practice and is entitled "Six Levels of Practice". In this...
Amazonian Pilgrims
June 29, 2023A local kumu (hula teacher) and island spiritual leader, Puna Dawson, brought six Brazilian tribals to Kauai for a shared spiritual adventure. Since she knew Gurudeva so well, she asked if the tribals could visit the monastery, and we could not say no. Some of you will remember that Gurudeva...
Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha Final Trip Photos
June 29, 2023After finishing in India, our team visited Malaysia for a couple days to have satsang with Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas and informal Kauai Aadheenam devotees, and visit a few temples including the famous Batu Caves. Yogi Dayanatha mentioned that a lot of tourists come to Batu Caves after 9am, so...
Honoring the Sivacharyars
June 28, 2023The recent consecration events at the monastery in March and May have reminded us of the remarkable Adi Saiva community of priests who performed our Mahalingesvara installation with such discipline and purity and who are responsible for most of the Siva temples in nations around the world. Iraivan's opening brought...