From Arizona to Kauai
September 30, 2013The monks uncrated a pair of Ganesha's today, bronzes sculpted by Natalie Cederquist. They are so delightful we wanted to share some images. Somehow she captured a subtle mix of adult and baby Ganesha. The bronzes are about 22 inches tall and seem to like the tropical humidity after living...
Visiting Raj and Rama in LA
September 29, 2013From our monks recent travels: On our return from Toronto and Arizona, we stopped for a day in Los Angeles. We had been invited by Raj and Rama Narayanan, and Rama made a delightful South Indian dinner for the homeless sadhus. Plus we got to play with their one-year-old son,...
A Visit from State Legislators
September 29, 2013On Friday, September 27, the monastery hosted nearly three dozen Hawaii State Legislators, staff and community representatives at the monastery. The State House of Representative Finance Committee and the State Senate Ways and Means Committee were on Kauai visiting various State-funded projects, including the extensive Kapaa area irrigation system that...
Visiting Rushika and Suriyakumar
September 28, 2013During their trek across North America, Senthilnathaswami and Sadasivanathaswami visited the hilltop home of Suriyakumar and Rushika in Diablo, California. This family from Sri Lanka has been instrumental in moving Gurudeva's mission forward, and the day with them was full of puja, conversation, sharing of progress at the Aadheenam and...
Bamboo Forest
September 28, 2013In Siva's Sacred Gardens this morning the bamboo forest looks spectacular. This special is Guadua angustifolia, one of the major reforestry species in South America. It is regarded as among the finest construction bamboos and is said to resist rot and termites, but our experience on Kauai would not agree....
A New Phase Begins
September 28, 2013This morning the monks began the new phase with their weekly homa. Satguru Bodhinatha has returned from his recent travels. He attended the homa and afterwards gave a talk about how Hindus relate to those of other faiths, emphasizing the importance of building others up rather then tearing them down...
Twitter Update: News on BAPS website about their swamis' visit to...
September 27, 2013News on BAPS website about their swamis' visit to Kauai baps.org/News/2013/BAPS…
Into the Desert
September 25, 2013In their recent travels Sadasivanathaswami and Senthilnathaswami flew from Toronto to Tucson, Arizona, there to spend the day with Jim Levin and Natalie Cederquist. They have been close to Gurudeva and the monastery for many, many years. "The day was by far the most profound of the eleven days spent...