Hinduism: Religion or Way of Life?
March 6, 2013Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Apr/May/Jun 2013 edition of Hinduism Today magazine, confronting a long-stanging misapprehension about our faith, showing us why Hinduism is more than a way of life. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH3lhfJ-BC0
March Chitra Puja
March 3, 2013On March 1st the Monastery celebrated Gurudeva with a chitra puja. It was a lovely way to start the day. Many memebers attended, feeling Gurudeva's rose-like energy permeate the temple. Jai Gurudeva! "There are only two things you can really depend on: one is the changeableness of life, and the...
Solar Project
March 2, 2013he Siddhidata Kulam officially began the construction side of the monastery solar array. Using the John Deer tractor, several shovels and a few strong monks, 56 holes were drilled. Those holes will become small concrete foundations that photovoltaic solar panels will mount to. Solar electricity brings the monastery one step...
A Look at a few Beautiful Hindu Temples
March 1, 2013Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar ThiruKovil, Madurai , Tamil Nadu Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu Sri Krishna Mutt\/Temple, Udupi , Karnataka. Suchindram Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala (75 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka Sri Krishna Temple, Guruvayur, Kerala Murudeshwara Temple , Murudeshwar (165 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka. Tiruchendur Sri...
Mango Tree Planting on Himalayan Acres
February 28, 2013With the necessary but unfortunate removal of the mango tree by the Media Studio, we have planted three new mango trees on Himalayan Acres. These were provided by Durvasa Alahan, and in keeping with the Agamic advice that if you cut down one tree you should plant several more of...
Aloha to Our Mango Tree
February 28, 2013Mango trees grow very large. This one was 4-5 feet in diameter and 30+ feet high Tens of thousands of pounds of limbs and leaves and lumber And, to make it harder, our tree was flowering. Phillipe is working hard to avoide damage to the building } ]; transitionSpeed:150}); If...
A New Phase Begins
February 27, 2013After a three day retreat the monks begin their new phase with a homa. After the homa Satguru Bodhinatha gave a wonderful talk about the true meaning of beiong a jnani as one of spiritual attainment rather then an intellectual understanding of scripture. He went on to discusss the importance...
Twitter Update: Mount Waialeale on display this morning http://t.c...
February 25, 2013Mount Waialeale on display this morning http://t.co/m5dAU9dEnp