Living Like a Monk
March 6, 2022Om Namah Sivaya For the past three weeks Chandipati and his father have been on Kauai enjoying the Aadheenam's taskforce program. They've been staying in a nearby house and coming to the monastery each day to live like the monks. Today marks the last full day of their stay. Chandipati...
The Physical and Pranic Bodies - Part 1
March 5, 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 Physical and Pranic Bodies," a talk...
Sri Subramuniya Kottam Dedication for Year 2022
March 5, 2022Devotee Rishi Thondunathan reports from Jaffna, Sri Lanka-- "We, the devotees of the Sri Subramuniya Kottam, dedicate the year 2022 (January 5, 2022 - January 5, 2023) as the Year of the Nandinatha Sampradaya for the following, very special reasons: The 150th birth anniversary of Paramaguru Siva Yogaswami The 80th...
Kadavul Cladding Update
March 4, 2022Jai Ganesha! Here we see a few inspiring photos from the Bengaluru carving site. In the first photo we can see some of the granite cladding which will grace Kadavul Temple's Nandi Mandapam and Kodimaram base. In the second photo we can see that the remaining red granite pots for...
2022 Mahasivaratri Upadesha
March 3, 2022Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives an upadesha during Kauai Aadheenam's 2022 observance of Mahasivaratri, "Siva's Great Night." Here, Satguru discusses the deeper meanings behind the festival's focus on meditative inner striving. Aum Namah Sivaya.
2022 Mahasivaratri Live Stream
February 28, 2022The holy night of Mahasivaratri in Kadavul Temple is perhaps the most auspicious day of the year. It is a deeply profound and joyous renewal of our spiritual life and is a time for deepening one's understanding of their oneness with God Siva. The night's schedule is as follows: -...
Tirukural - Chapter 77
February 28, 2022Chapter 77: Merits of the Army Verse 767The commander-in-chief of an army directs his soldiers to storm the fallen foes who are attempting to run away. TAKA Presents the Tirukural You can access the entire text, in Tamil and English here: Weaver's Wisdom Verse 761 Foremost among a monarch's possessions...
Ongoing Wood Re-Staining
February 27, 2022Our various wooden surfaces in the outdoors need regular maintenance if they are to look new. Our Ganesha and Muruga ornate roofs at the entrance to Kadavul Temple haven't been oiled in quite a while, so we thought it would be neat for you to see the before and after...