Kauai Firemen Visit the Monastery
September 15, 2015Kauai Fire Department's latest recruits made their first visit to the monastery with their lieutenant. This is part of their training to get familiar with large facilities on the island. They came in the afternoon of September 11th. All morning they were going through various lectures and training remembering 9/11....
Invitation Ganesha Chaturthi and Visarjana: Spiritual Park of Mauritius
September 15, 2015Aum Sivaya Prostration to Holy Feet of Lord Panchamukha Ganapati blessing all devotees at the Spiritual Park. His Holiness Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and all his Mauritius sishyas invite you and your family to our Ganesha Chaturthi celebration at the Spiritual Park on Friday the 18th of September. 8.30 AM : Ceremony starts...
Travels in California
September 14, 2015Sadhaka Jayanatha sends a final note from the road before flying back to Kauai: In the morning following the Interfaith event, the Patels drove Acharya and I to the airport. Texas hospitality did seem to exist in abundance, even the TSA officers were very relaxed and friendly. Instead of funny...
Interfaith Event Q & A
September 14, 2015We are delivering the full question and answer text as a downloadable PDF. Here is an example of the first question and answer... Religious persecution appears to be unprecedented around the world. How can people of all faiths work together to make religious freedom a universal right? A. Despite the...
The Fifth annual Interfaith Event held at the First Baptist Church.
September 11, 2015Jayanatha gives his report on the ground: "Our trip has been busy so far. We landed in LA at 9:30pm and waited until 10:20pm for the bus service to our nearby hotel. There we checked in and slept for a few hours, waking up at 3:00am to catch our next...
Larry Payne on Retreat
September 11, 2015Larry Payne, Ph.D. is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. The L.A. Times named Larry "One of America's most respected Yoga teachers". He co-authored Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga for Dummies and The Business of Teaching Yoga. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder...
Hurricane Protection
September 11, 2015The monastery has been working on upgrading its hurricane protection system for some time. The Siddhidata Kulam is suiting up and battening down the hatches on the project. Soon all 200+ vulnerable windows and openings we have around the main building will be hurricane-proof. This is a huge job and...
Monks on a Mission
September 9, 2015Today Acharya Arumuganathaswami and Sadhaka Jayanatha fly off on mission to the great country of Texas and then over to California. In Texas, Acharya will be on stage for a yearly interfaith event that Satguru Bodhinatha has been attending as of late. In California the two monks will attend a...