Siva's Sacred Garden
April 20, 2014Some great little botanical gems blooming in the garden today. We particularly focus on the new family of plants recently brought in from a Kauai collector--the cycads. These are among the most ancient plant lineages on earth, dating back some 230 million years. When we got a few dozen of...
April 17 Homa
April 19, 2014Recently the monastery observed its weekly homa. The sacred fire ceremony is a wonderful way to start off each new phase. The monks and any guests can write notes to the devas, which are burned during the ceremony. The paper then become visible in the inner Lokas for the devas...
Garden Produce
April 19, 2014We keep a record of the weight of our garden harvests and how much we use. Our daily monastic consumption of vegetables has been increasing while the consumption of rice and other starches and carbohydrates has decreased. We find that often people who eat a lot of processed food and...
Recent Guests
April 18, 2014Yesterday Vani and Niranjan family visited for the first time from UK. They are from Sri Lanka originally. The Roshan Raja family from Nevada and Elyathamby and Sothy Vignaraja from Baltimore, Maryland also recently visited. One of the daughters played a Ganesha song on her flute in Iraivan Temple Roshan...
Yogaswami Mahasamadhi Puja at our Mauritius Spiritual Park
April 18, 2014Click here for description and photos of the 50th Mahasamadhi Anniversary puja } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
April Chitra Puja
April 18, 2014Over the retreat, the monastery celebrated the chitra nakshatra with our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva's tiruvadi in Kadavul Temple. Local members joined the monks for the silent abhishekam. As milk, yogurt, honey, coconut milk, rose water and more were poured over Gurudeva's sandals, His loving energy permeated the temple and...
Yogaswami's Arrival in Sri Lanka After 17 Years of Travel To Join in His 50 Maha Samadhi Celebrations
April 13, 2014In 1997 Gurudeva had two statues of Yogaswami made. One these was destined to go on a world pilgrimage and finally go home to Sri Lanka. This month Yogaswami arrived in Jaffna and a huge celebration was conducted to officially welcome the statue of Yogaswami back to his home on...
Toronto Travels
April 13, 2014This year Bodhinatha was invited to attend three Yogaswami's 50th year Mahasamadhi Guru Puja in Canada. This first puja was at the Richmond Hill Ganesha Temple, Toronto, Ontario. After a formal welcoming ceremony at the temple Bodhinatha was brought to the temple hall for Yogaswami Guru Puja and satsang Devotees...