An Outing to Kokee
December 19, 2013Over the retreat a few monks and several church members and pilgrims went for a hike up in the mountains. To get there one must drive to the other side of the island, then take a long and windy road up the mountain. The group first stopped to see Waimea...
Beginning a New Ritau
December 19, 2013After being delayed by stormy weather a few days ago, the flag was risen this morning to mark the beginning of Moksha Ritau. Bodhinatha lowered the previous flag and replaced it with the coral pink one of this new season. Today's observance was accompanied by the morning's rain and a...
Twitter Update: Our publisher's editorial for the Jan/Feb/Mar 2014...
December 19, 2013Our publisher's editorial for the Jan/Feb/Mar 2014 edition is now online in five languages. hinduismtoday.com/modules/smarts…
TAKA Archives Available For Viewing
December 18, 2013Thanks to many tedious hours of work by Andre Garzia, our developer in Brasil, and to the Digital Dharma Drive donors whose donations pay for his time, we are happy to announce that TAKA archives are available for viewing. He had to go back in time and "scrape" the content...
Girish Samugan Arrives, a Milestone after 24 years!
December 15, 2013Girish Samugan, from Singapore has known Gurudeva since he was just a small child. Originally his parents hoped he would become a monk. Of course one never knows what the prarabda karmas will be until someone grows up and makes their own choices. As young boy, Girish went to India...
Four Shaktis from Australia and Malaysia Come on Pilgrimage
December 15, 2013Four of Gurudeva's most long time devotees from Malaysia and Australia arrived yesterday. Brahmacharini Barathy Sockanathan, her sister Sarkunavathy Sockanathan are from Klang, Malaysia. Sornavanita Sutherman, Thamilmani Visakhan, originally part of our Singapore Mission, now live in Perth, Australia. They are all traveling together on pilgrimage for Ardra Darshana. Left...
BAPS (Swami Narayan Fellowship) Devotees Visit Kauai Aadheenam
December 15, 2013Today a group of 125 pilgrims from the Chino Hills BAPS temple arrived in 3 buses. Many were present there when Bodhinatha spoke to the group at the opening of their new temple in Chino. So they were all looking forward to going to a sacred space on Kauai. Yogi...
Mountain Top Consciousness Views
December 15, 2013Sharing the beauty of our island and Kauai Aadheenam is challenging. A normal camera can only begin to capture what the eye sees. Aerial photography is famous for giving us big dynamic views of the world. In the old days it would cost a mini-fortune to hire a helicopter, professional...