Guruthondu Day
May 29, 2013Every few months the monks take part in Guruthondu Day, a rare time when nearly all of them are able to band together and work on one or two large projects. This time the focus was on the rapidly advancing solar project and on the tree planting at Himalayan Acres....
Giant Anthurium
May 28, 2013It has been called the ugliest flower in the world. It is neither dainty nor symetrical, two touchstones for beauty. But it is wild and anguished, and there is beauty in that. It is the rare tropical Anthurium marie, the black-leafed giant anthurium that is having a beautiful day in...
Vaikashi Vishakham
May 27, 2013Over the retreat the monastery celebrated Vaikashi Vishakham. A festival held on Vishakha nakshatra, near the full moon day of the Tamil month of Vaikasi, May-June, to celebrate the creation, or "birth," of Lord Karttikeya. It is a time of gift-giving to panditas and great souls, weddings, feedings for the...
May 27th Homa
May 27, 2013Today the monks begin their new phase with a homa, after observing a three day retreat. Notes from monks and devotees are written to the devas and burned, to be read in the inner worlds. These prayers are a vital part of the monastery's balance, as religion itself can be...
From Gurudeva's Teachings
May 27, 2013We offer today a few choice quotes from our dear Gurudeva, who guides us now through Bodhinatha and the parampara. Let us ever cling to his feet, follow his orders, bathe in his love, discover the Self he taught us to pursue. "Those who know wisdom's ways have overcome the...
Cody Deveny Arrives for Task Force
May 27, 2013Task Forcer Cody Deveny has arrived. A new student of the Master Course, he is here to serve and see if he may be interested in our monastic life. Task forcer Cody Deveny has arrived } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
May Public Tour
May 27, 2013Summer has arrived and we are expecting many visitors this season. Even after a 15 hour flight home from Malaysia Bodhinatha is full of inspiration for our public tour guests - signing many books. Our guests shop until Bodhinatha arrives. This beautiful couple will be married on Kauai this Saturday....
Twitter Update: A beautiful orchid is spotted on the monastery lan...
May 25, 2013A beautiful orchid is spotted on the monastery land http://t.co/1gZfOeG82v