Devi and Skanda Visit Our Woodshop, Harvest Chocolate and Plant a Tree
March 25, 2012} ]; height: 525, width: 700, imageCrop:true, imagePan:false, transitionSpeed:150}); Devi and Skanda were taken on a tour of the shop by Acharya Kumarnathaswami and given two Formosa Koa bowls he made from wood grown on our own land. Then they found some chocolate trees and fruits in the forest and...
Chellappaswami's Mahasamadhi Day
March 24, 2012Today we honored sage Chellappaswami with a special arati in the temple this morning. Our minds pondered with gratitude the gift and presence of the great siddha of Jaffna whose legacy continues on today through our parampara. He said: "Oru Pollapum Illai" "One Evil Thing There is Not!"
Kauai Interfaith Roundtable Visits the Aadheena
March 24, 2012The Interfaith Roundtable of Kauai leadership and some members of their congregations visited this morning for a temple tour and to get some inspiration from Satguru Bodhinatha. Bodhinatha shared about how local Island School students and other groups visit us regularly for tours and to learn a bit about Hinduism,...
Our Brother and Sister are Visiting
March 24, 2012Sadasivanathaswami's sister Devi Marks and brother Skanda Gibson are visiting their brother at Kauai Aadheenam.
Saiva Siddhanta Church, Mauritius Developments
March 24, 2012Click here for photos of construction developments at and near our center in Mauritius
Dasan Mahadevan Receives Vishesha Diksha
March 23, 2012The weekly homa begins Dasan reads his Vishesha Diksha vows Bodhinatha signs the vrata. Then Bodhinatha blesses Dasan with the transmission of diksha of the Paramapara Bodhinatha gives a cogent upadesha on not bothering with memories of past lives. } ]; height: 525, width: 700, imageCrop:true, transitionSpeed:150}); Today was an...
Twitter Updates for 2012-03-21
March 21, 2012Watch our Kauai's Hindu Monastery March 2012 news video. (You can do it. It's just two minutes long.) http://t.co/sPcIgfUl # Powered by Twitter Tools
Siva Poem and Our March 2012 Two-Minute News Video
March 21, 2012When a Sivabhaktar in India recently received a gifted mala made of Kauai-grown Rudraksha seeds, she was moved to wonder, "Siva, why are you crying those fabled tears?" She wrote a poem we share today: Beads Wet, Beads Sweet "Why do You cry?" I asked Him "Why are there tears...