March 28th Homa
March 28, 2015This morning the mathavasi began their new phase. As usual we held our weekly homa. This will be a six day phase and includes several important events. Monks and local church members will be attending a short puja on Sun 3 in celebration of Yogaswami's Mahasamadhi. That same day begins...
Some Recent Visitors
March 28, 2015The Narwani family making their first visit from Phoenix, Arizona area Roopa Akkineni family came from Maui three years ago to have Satguru give first solid food to her son Now she has returned for Satguru to bless her six-month-old daughter Tallulah by the feeding of her first solid food...
Himalayan Academy Mega Menu!
March 25, 2015The Ganapati Kulam has been working diligently on version 1.0 of our new mega menu navigation. It is our goal to make all of our content easy to find for anyone. The new navigation is a major change and we are looking forward to making it better as the months...
Safe Travels Sivarathna!
March 25, 2015Today was Sivarathna's last full day with the monks before leaving the Aadheenam, having finished his taskforce. As is often the tradition, he gave a going away speech during lunch, expressing his heartfelt appreciation for all he's learned during his stay, an inner and outer education which he will carry...
Word of the Moment
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Sadhana: The Path of Change
March 24, 2015[script type="text/javascript"] $(document).ready(function () { var mePlayer = $('#audio-').mediaelementplayer({ features: ['playpause','progress','current','duration','volume'], audio }); }); Above is Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's Sun One talk from three days ago. He advises us to follow Gurudeva's teachings in a serious way; take up a daily vigil, sandhya vandana, worshiping at the change of days...
An Unforgettable Stay at Kauai Aadheenam
March 23, 2015Sivarathna Manick, who has been at the Aadheenam on our Taskforce program since October, will be leaving in a few days to return home. Today we followed him around the Aadheenam's sacred gardens with a camera, capturing his experiences at the many special spots in our sacred gardens and elsewhere....
In the Mind of the Vedas
March 23, 2015In the Hinduism Today April/May/June issue, just now being sent around the globe, we present a profound translation from the Yajurveda. The piece titled "Facing Forward in All Directions" is a beautiful description of Siva's all pervasive self, providing insight into His infinite Being. The above slideshow contains excerpts from...