Recent Guests
July 12, 2015Today Ved and Kathy Nanda visited the monastery for the first time in about 20 years. They had Darshan with Satguru and then enjoyed some time in the Media Studio, staying for lunch afterwards with some of the swamis. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Sun One Homa
July 11, 2015Yesterday the monks began the new phase. Yoginathaswami conducted the weekly, Sun One homa which begins first with short pujas to Ganesha and Hanuman. Upon lighting the flame, Sri Rudram is chanted by the monks, while Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami burns the written prayers that have been submitted by monks and...
Next Shilpi Bronze Arrives
July 11, 2015The latest addition to the shilpi memorial arrived a last week and the monks uncrated the piece and delivered it for display in the Banyan Mandapam. Artist Holly Young has again done one of her incredibly beautiful and accurate-to-life master pieces. We uncrated the piece in our machine shop Using...
July Ganesha Homa at Our Spiritual Park in Mauritius
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Patanjali Yoga Sutra Class
July 7, 2015This afternoon Natyam Nandinatha, Rajanatha and Mayuranatha and Sadhaka Jayanatha and Dayanatha attended a two hour class with Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami on the topic of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. This is the second of such classes that Satguru has given to the younger monks. The class centered around Prakritti--a state of...
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Teachings on Yoga
July 6, 2015httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucH9we8VI50 Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami developed a presentation to show to the many yoga groups that visit Kauai Aadheenam, to introduce them to Gurudeva’s approach to yoga. We thought you would enjoy viewing it. Its creation ties in nicely with the timing of the June 21st International Day of Yoga.
Chidambaram Kumbhabhishekam
July 5, 2015Above are some recently received these photos of the completion of the Chidambaram Sri Nataraja Maha Kumbhabishekam Bearing Ganga on spreading, matted locks, the forehead eye sparkling, the breath spirating as tempestuous wind, the immaculate form shining radiant as the clear sky, the holy feet stretching to the ends of...
July 4th Homa and First Feeding Ceremony
July 4, 2015Following a three day retreat, the monastics began their new phase this morning with the usual homa. However, today we had special guests. Piragash and Natasha Velummylum are here from Seattle and they brought their son Aditya. During the homa Aditya's first feeding samskara was performed by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami....