Happy New Year!
April 13, 2014Today we celebrate the beginning of the Hindu Year of Jaya, 5115, the year of Victory. Sadhu Paksha ended yesterday for the monks and this morning, monks and local devotees paraded out to the flagpole. The coral pink flag of the Moksha Ritau was replaced with the bright orange flag...
Flowers in Our Garden
April 12, 2014Today we offer some photographs of a few of the beautiful flowers blooming in our Gardens. As Orchids are the most diverse species of flower, they offer a beautiful array of variation throughout the year. "The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through...
A Short Journey to Toronto
April 12, 2014A few days ago, Satguru Bodhinatha and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami, left for a week-long trip to Toronto, Canada. There, the two are spending time with church members and visiting local temples. Off to the airport Bodhinatha and Yoginathaswami spend time with local members. Here is Mrs. Tina Desai with Bodhinatha This...
Creating New Garden Beds
April 11, 2014Over the past few weeks the Siddhidata Kulam has been working to create forms for the twelve new garden beds which are being added to the monastery's vegetable garden. The wooden forms are almost finished, which will allow for one big cement pour. Making it all happen in just one...
yogaswami
April 10, 2014In a magical and mystical intersection of events, Gurudeva's wooden sculpture ended a 3-month journey from India yesterday, arriving at the monastery on Yogaswami's 50th Mahasamadhi anniversary. What are the chances? Actually, two wooden masterpieces arrived. Their story begins about two years ago, when Bhani Karthigesu of Singapore heard about...
Celebrating Satguru Yogaswami's 50th Mahasamadhi
April 9, 2014"You can go to the top by climbing up step by step. But exceptionally there are some who, with the help of Sruitis, the guru, and their own understanding and experience, can fly like birds." - Yogaswami Jai Siva Yogaswami! Today we celebrate Satguru Yogaswami's 50th Mahasamdhi Anniversary. At Kauai...
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Satguru Carving Progress
April 8, 2014Jiva writes to us from the carving site in Bangaluru: We are almost near perfecting the face of Gurudeva. We have reduced the original hair with the Rudraksha Malas by over 5 inches. We are comparing the face to the face sculpted by a Holly Young and refining it. I've been...