Sadhu Paksha continues for a few days.

This picture of Bodhinatha is now available at our store front as a letter sized poster.

This wooden “painting” comes from India. It is an amazing work of art, created not with paints, but with different colored woods, all inlaid precisely, then etched with ink to form the fine details. But all the colors and shapes are different woods. Great craftsmanship. The scene is from the life of Kadaitswami, who was the guru of Chellappaswami who was the guru of Yogaswami who was the guru of Gurudeva. He was a six-foot-six man, and a judge in a court in south hIndia when a man was brought before him, accused of murder. The jury found him guilty and it became the judge’s duty to sentence him to death. The spiritually-minded judge could not bring himself to be part of the death sentence, and instead, removed his wig and robes, and left the court room, never to return. He became a sannyasin, and was initiated into our Kailasa Sampradaya. Kadaitswami eventually voyaged to Sri Lanka where he became the spiritual satguru of the north. This is his moment of decision, depicted for the book we are producing on our satgurus and their lives and magic.

Today the Ekadanta Kulam shared their report of activities. Sannyasin Saravananathaswami has been working hard on all of Bodhinatha’s future travels, which are extensive. See his travel page for as much as has been confirmed to date. Note noted there is an additional function in San Diego during the California, October journey.

This is a look at an almost complete Innersearch ad that will be appearing in the next issue of Hinduism Today. Those of you who interested in joining Bodhinatha on this journey to Australia and New Zealand should consider signing up now as the ship sails in 8 months and 1 day.

Sadhaka Dandapani who is usually the man behind the camera has also been working on the monastery’s Open House invitation cards.

We expect to have a big crowd this year… 600-700 island friends and well wishers.

This is a photo of a small orchid that is blooming today. It is called “Coconut Orchid,” and visitors are amazed to smell it. It smells exactly like coconut oil. Each year the “colony” of pseudopods (as they are called) will grown, forming a mass over three-feet in diameter eventually.

More small natural wonders…

We see more and more visitors staring, awestruck from the edge of the monastery … look over at Iraivan, as if they can’t believe their eyes…

Nandini…

Anu…

Acharya Kumarswami with our big blue Macaw: Vyagrapada… “Tiger foot.”