Mahasamadhi Day Three
October 26, 2014On our third Mahasamadhi day, devotees observed a special blessing of the newly renovated Media Studio. Following a morning of pujas and classes, everyone made their way to the Studio's redwood entryway, where Kumar Gurukkal performed an official opening puja. We then followed Bodhinatha inside for the final blessing, after...
Gurudeva's Books On Display at Lihue Airport
October 25, 2014Carol Yotsuda, executive director of the Garden Island Arts Council and a designated Kaua'i (as well as Hawai'i) Living Treasure, has completed a display of books by Kauai authors at the Lihue airport. She included the Trilogy and pictures of Gurudeva and the swamis on the wall of author photos....
Sadasivanathaswami and Yoginathaswami Off for Month-long India Mission
October 25, 2014Paramacharya Sadasivanathswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami departed for India today for a 30-day mission. They are going the long route via San Franscisco, New York to Delhi. The primary goal of the trip is to take Bodhinatha's place for an invitation sent to him to attend a giant conclave of Hindu...
Maurititus Satguru Bodhinatha Jayanti Celebration
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Mahasamadhi Day Two
October 20, 2014Today we celebrated our second day of our Gurudeva Mahasamadhi activities. The day began in Kadavul Temple with a the chanting of Sri Rudram and a short puja conducted by Sadhaka Jayanatha and Sadhaka Dayanatha. Even before the puja had begun, Gurudeva's presence could be felt as a powerful love...
2014 Mahasamadhi Celebrations Begin!
October 19, 2014Today marked the first day of our 2014 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi festivities. About 40 pilgrims flew in from off-island to join our monks and island devotees for four days of worship, classes and sadhanas. This first day began with a homa, followed by breakfast and then a hour and a half...
A Visit from Dinanatha
October 19, 2014Dinanatha is currently visiting the island, on pilgrimage from Russia for this year's Mahasamadhi celebration. This time he brought us samples a monumental work: a full color edition of Dancing With Siva translated into Russian. The book is beautifully printed, and we're happy to say that Dinanatha is planning to...
Harvesting Burdock
October 19, 2014The Siddhidata Kulam grows and is constantly harvesting many wonderful things from the vegetable garden. They've recently harvested this Burdock plant, part of our ongoing initiative of trying out new vegetables to add variety to our diet. The roots of these plants can be harvested and eaten and are common...