Tirukural - Chapter 89
May 23, 2022Chapter 89: Internal Enmity Verse 885A man who is miserable is sleeping and dreaming of his relatives, whom he hates and despises. The sleeping man's animosity will kill him, like the dagger that has penetrated his chest. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and...
Consistency
May 21, 2022A gramatophyllum orchid arches over the monastery pond, called Nani Kaua in Hawaiian. "There is an art which you can learn which will make all of your decisions easier. It is the art of being constant. Consistency wins. Consistency is one of the most important qualities of a devotee. It...
New Garden Area
May 20, 2022Aloha, On this glorious day we are happy to announce that you are the first to know about two new areas on the monastery grounds! Thanks to a super huge excavator and our talented operator Dennis Wong, we uncovered two areas that until now contained items too large for the...
Satguru Visits the Hindu Temple of St. Louis
May 20, 2022The highlight of Satguru's recent trip the mainland was his attendance of the kumbha abhishakam at the Hindu Temple of St. Louis, which was built 36 years ago by Ganapati Sthapathi and Selvanathan Sthapathi. While there Satguru also gave two talks which were well received by attendees. Here is the...
The Human Aura
May 18, 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 "The Human Aura," based on a series...
Tirukural - Chapter 88
May 16, 2022Chapter 88: Understanding the Nature of Enmity Verse 876A householder is sitting on the ground holding the head of his dying wife. Behind him, his house is burning and in front of him he is being threatened by two mischievous men with clubs. Despite all these troubles, his close friend...
Tiles Moved onto Iraivan Foundation
May 14, 2022Aloha One and All, Continuing with our progress on Iraivan Temple, a crane was recently brought into the monastery to lift tens of thousands of pounds of heavy granite tiles up from the ground onto the foundation in readiness for the August-October installation. The foundation is currently bare concrete, but...
Happy Chitra Nakshatra!
May 13, 2022Jai Gurudeva! This morning our monks and local shishya celebrated the Chitra nakshatra with their monthly observance in Kadavul Temple. Sannyasin Tillainathaswami and Yogi Haranandinatha performed an abhiskekam at Gurudeva's shrine in Kadavul Temple, while other monks chanting Sri Rudram. Aum "Devotees seek a satguru who teaches them to understand...