Color's Magic - Part 4
July 29, 2022Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Siva. Here, Satguru discusses "Color's Magic," based on a series of...
Color's Magic - Part 3
July 29, 2022Aum Namah Sivaya Last week, due to an equipment malfunction, Satguru's latest talk wasn't captured on video, but you can still enjoy listening to it here! Click Play to Listen
Ganesha and Muruga Cleaning
July 26, 2022Happy monthly Ardra nakshatra abhishekam today! The evening before Ardra, the Nataraja murti is cleaned and polished with tamarind paste and vibhuti. Speaking of cleaning, while our SSC sishyas--Sivaram Eswaran family--were here on pilgrimage, Sivaram cleaned the Ganesha and Muruga murtis who bless the entrance to our Svayambhulingam area at...
CAKE
July 25, 2022Sorry for this post being a bit late but we just had to share this beautiful cake that one of our devotee's daughter hand crafted for Bodhinatha on Guru Purnima. This cake was designed to look like a flower basket and it definitely succeeded in its goal! Maybe you are...
Tirukural - Chapter 98
July 25, 2022Chapter 98: Greatness Verse 972Here we see nine vignettes of life experiences which determine the greatness or the meanest of a man. From top to bottom there is a student studying diligently, a man working hard in the field, a lazy fellow, a priest who is worshiping in the temple,...
BAPS monks visit Kauai Adheenam
July 24, 2022We were recently visited by five Swamis from BAPS. These Swamis are stationed at various BAPS centers around the country and always enjoy their visit to Kauai Aadheenam. For two of them, this was their first visit to the aadheenam. Many of them commented on feeling the peaceful vibrations of...
Our Postulant Monastics Renew Their Vows
July 23, 2022In our monastic order, a monk can only take lifetime vows once he becomes a sannyasin. Until then he is under short term vows that must be renewed every two years on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. He is known as a "Postulant" monastic. Some days ago our postulants...
New Sign for Rudraksha Forest Gate
July 22, 2022A new sign has been installed at the entrance to the Rudraksha Forest and Hanuman. It is an experiment with new technology--the art is printed directly on an aluminum plate that measures four feet high and nine feet long. The printing is beautiful, and we will now see how it...