A Visit From the Kawakini Kindergarden Class
May 20, 2014Recently the monastery was visited by the Kawakini kindergarden class. Just a few months ago a Kawakini middle school class also visited. It is a unique school in that until 5th grade, the only language used is Hawaiian. The class offered a chant to Ganesha at the entrance, had a...
From Chicago
May 19, 2014Yesterday, our traveling monks visited the Chicago Lemont Temple. The main event of the day was the graduation ceremony of the over 300 students of the temple classes. Groups of children did singing and dance performances. Bodhinatha gave a short talk to everyone. In another building, Bodhinatha then gave a...
A Rare and Welcome Visitor
May 19, 2014Last week Swami Nityananda, disciple of Swami Muktananda of Ganeshpuri renown, visited the monastery with 40 or so of his followers and yoga students and had some wonderful conversation with Sadasivanathaswami. Swami knows Kauai well and has been visiting regularly over the decades since Baba's passing. In this photo they...
Carving a Garden Map and Tropical Pedestal in India
May 18, 2014httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8JbA8uMOk We recently receive a report from Jiva Rajasankara and our team in Bangaluru. Here they show the carving of a map of Kauai and its base, designed so the four sides show the fish, whales, dolphins and birds of the island. Because it is not Iraivan temple, the silpis...
Photos from Bodhinatha's Trip to the Mainland
May 17, 2014As many of us know, Satguru Bodhinatha, Sanmuganathaswami and Siddhanathaswami have been traveling. They have been making their way through California, Pennsylvania, New York and Chicago before flying West to Los Angeles and back home to Kauai. In Milpitas, CA, they attended the Aloha Luncheon with friends and supporters of...
May Mauritius Ganesha Homa
May 17, 2014Click here for more photos of the May Ganesha Homa at our Spiritual Park in Mauritius } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Plants from Tissue Culture
May 17, 2014In the last two years we have discovered the world of tissue culture plants and now instead of searching for a $7-12 plant and growing it up and splitting it into two plants in three years, we are importing small cloned plants. They cost 30-75¢ each and we can get...
A New Phase Begins
May 16, 2014Gently light the lamp, Gather flowers fragrant, Humbly ground the holy paste, Softly sweep, Sing Lord's Praise, Count the crystal beads, Anoint in many ways, And perform the diverse acts of temple service Tirumantiram The monks begin their new phase today after having had a 3 day retreat, a time...