Tirukural - Chapter 86
May 2, 2022Chapter 86: Hatred Verse 858Two people of different clans have gathered in fiery contention and hateful argument. Above, two brothers flee the conflict and their wealth is saved. Below, a man approaches the fight, inflaming it further. As a result, his home above burns to the ground. TAKA Presents the...
Lunch Preparation in Progress
May 2, 2022Here are a few photos from a recent lunch prep in the Aadheenam kitchen. We have a extra abundance of tomatoes coming from the hydroponic greenhouse right now. Brown lentil dal is nearly finished Cooking down many tomatoes to end up closer to a paste for adding to multiple curries....
The Astral Body - Part 3
May 1, 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 Astral Body," a talk given in...
Pillaiyar Kulam Office Expansion
April 28, 2022Bonjour all, Today we will be visiting a thing that did not technically occur today, but in a way, you reading this right now is creating it today. Anyways!.. Work has begun on the Pillaiyar Kulam office expansion. The Pillayar Kulam is the group of monks who oversee the Mini...
Relocating Noni Trees
April 27, 2022On our agricultural land across the Wailua River, we have a large planting of Noni trees for making our Wailua River Noni Juice. In a previously planted field, several rows of young trees are starting to outgrow their space. It's time for us to remove some and plant them out...
"Big Brother" Loner Excavator is a Boon
April 27, 2022Recently, the small Caterpillar excavator we own went to the shop in Puhi industrial park for maintenance and replacement parts. Because the process is taking a lot longer than anticipated, the CAT headquarters in Honolulu agreed to loan us a slightly larger excavator for free because our projects need to...
Rangoli in Kadavul
April 27, 2022Greetings fellow Siva Bhaktars! Over the retreat we had an impromptu visit from a kolam artist named Divya. For those of you who don't know. Kolam is a traditional art form of South India in which multi-colored rice flower is used to draw elaborate, ephemeral arrangements in fronts of homes...
Hanuman Bhaktar
April 26, 2022Aum We came across this devotee recently. He says he chants Hanuman Chalisa every day without fail. Always nice to see such a devoted bhaktar. Aum Anjaneyaya Namah. } ];