November 11th Homa and Diksha
November 11, 2013The Aadheenam began its day with an early morning homa, which included a formal diksha for a pilgrimaging devotee. After years of study and preparation, Sivanathan Batumalai, here with his family from Malaysia, received his vishesha diksha, which is the second of two dikshas that all Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas prepare...
Skanda Shashthi
November 8, 2013Yesterday the monastery observed the final day of Skanda Shashthi, a six-day festival honoring Lord Muruga's conquest of light over darkness. While invoking His protection and grace, the festival also honors His receiving the vel, His lance of spiritual illumination, jnana sakti, and culminates in a dramatic victory celebration of spiritual light over asuric darkness....
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Kaduval's Growing Garden
November 7, 2013The recently planted garden outside of Kaduval temple is blooming. The once barren area under the trimmed banyon tree is now filled with colorful dalias, roses and hibiscus. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Our Kauaian Sky
November 7, 2013Although rainbows are a common sight here on our little island, especially in the early morning, it is rare to see one created by the setting sun. This double rainbow was such a rarity, highlighted by the light from the evening's orange sunset. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Gurudeva 2013 Mahasamadhi Celebrations Day 4
November 6, 2013"To know yourself is why you are on Earth. You were born to realize the Self. You are not here to make money, to clothe yourself or to entertain yourself. These are incidentals." -Gurudeva The Final Day of Gurudeva's 12th Mahasamadhi celebrations began at 4:30 am, with a final Homa in...
2013 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Celebrations Day 3
November 5, 2013"It is darshan vibration that makes a human being a holy person. When we say someone is holy or saintly we are feeling the radiations of that divine energy flooding through him and out into the world. The inner life of a devotee has to be stabilized, cherished and well protected by...
"Singing to the Gods" - By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, 1978
November 4, 2013As many TAKA readers know, after Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi in 2001, the monks initiated a project to collect every single audio and video tape of Gurudeva that we could find. These were then digitized. For 12 years our team of sevaks has been patiently transcribing these talks. As they will tell...