His Holiness Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Visit Day 2
September 16, 2011His Holiness Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji came to the Aadheenam again this morning. He continued his tour of the property with a visit to Bali Hai falls, where we have a set steps for piligrims to go to the river below Iraivan. Saravananathaswami is taking him around San Marga. A visit...
Sadasiva Artwork Gifted to Aadheenam
September 16, 2011We have known Arthur Brownstein and his wife Nutan for decades. Nutan's father is the famed Indra Sharma who has since gone to Siva's Feet, but had done many paintings for the Aadheenam years ago, including marvelous portraits of Gurudeva and Yogaswami. Indra's son, Chandra Sharma and his daughter, Veena,...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-09-15
September 15, 2011अपने घर को भगवान का घर बनाएं - Our publisher's latest editorial—in Hindi. http://t.co/cWZhZRQX # તમારા ઘરને ઈશ્વરનું આશ્રયસ્થાન બનાવો - Our publisher's latest editorial—in Gujarati. http://t.co/vWeyOk0A # உனது வீட்டைக் கடவுளின் வீடாகச் செய்வது - Our publisher's latest editorial—in Tamil. http://t.co/Onx4Vp6Y # Hacer de tu casa la casa de Dios -...
His Holiness Shivarathri Desikendra Mahaswamiji Visits
September 15, 2011His Holiness Shivarathri Desikendra Mahaswamiji of JSS Suttur Math in Mysore, India, is visiting Hawaii for the first time. He is accompanied by Almatti Swamiji of their Maryland US center, and devotee Mr. Nanjundaswamy. Swami is the latest in a 1000-year-old lineage of Vira Saiva Pontiffs. We feel a kinship...
Monthly Mauritius Ganesha Homa
September 15, 2011Click here to view photos of the last Ganesha homa at our Spiritual Park
Why we cremate and don't bury
September 15, 2011Today we present the fourth and final of the new questions in our series: Hindus traditionally cremate their dead because a fiery dissolution of the body brings swifter, more complete release of the soul than burial, which preserves the soul's psychic connection to its just-ended earthly life. After death, the departed...
Electrical Work Continues
September 15, 2011Pradeep Chand is here. He has his own company Hawaiian Pacific Trenching. Pradeep is a master of earth works and is digging a trench for the incoming electrical conduit. Pradeep can carve the earth to 1/2 inch tolerances! Yoginathaswami oversees the project. In the back you can see the new...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-09-14
September 14, 2011http://t.co/RtMGndfX Two of our swamis are preparing four Keynotes & will join others at the HMEC conference in 9 days. # http://t.co/nXVcNvt Senior Hinduism Today writer, Rajiv Malick, arrived in Bali for our next main story. A team greeted him. # Powered by Twitter Tools