March Pada Puja
March 28, 2013Yesterday the monks performed a pada puja for our beloved Gurudeva. His presence is always strong in our hearts. Thank you Gurudeva for the life-changing blessings which you bring to countless people everyday. \"Only when man realizes the Self does he attain his full maturity and find completeness.\" The puja...
A Rising River
March 27, 2013With days of continued rain Wailua river is flowing strong, flooding many logs and sticks downriver. "Running water will run faster if you remove an obstruction here and there. You need not do much more." - Siva Yogaswami for comparison here is the river on a regular day } ];...
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A Rare Discovery in the Gardens
March 25, 2013Today we stumbled upon this hybrid crinum, a flower which is usually bright orange, pink or white, but to find these ones flowering red and green is truly a rarity. \"God speaks through flowers as well as through the tongues of men\" - Siva Yogaswami } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Chisel Sharpener
March 25, 2013Holly Young has sent these photos of the third silpi memorial wax, showing Manikandan (remember him?) sharpening a red-hot chisel. It's so charming how she captured his cloth wrapped up as a cushion, and everything else for that matter. Such a gift she has. Holly has completed the molds for...
First Delivery from the Quarry
March 24, 2013Today a test run was made, bringing the first four of what will be hundreds of boulders from the Eleele Quarry to the temple site. We proved that the road is strong and the system does work. Even though these four boulders weigh about 25 tons all together, they are...
March Visitors to Kauai Aadheenam
March 24, 2013Dr. K Sivakumar with wife Nimalka and children Yohan and Aari, visiting from Arizona. Sivakumar's father is visiting from Toronto, and uncle (seated) lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The uncle manages a business across the street from the hut Yogaswami lived in as a young man when he was working...
Celebrating Yogaswami's Mahasamadhi
March 23, 2013\"All is Truth\" Gurudeva in front of his guru\s shrine' \"It was determined long ago\" Yogaswami\s shrine was decorated for a morning puja. ' \"You must not come to the conclusion that there are no stars, because you are unable to see stars in the daytime.\" \"No need to control...