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New Vehicle, and Roof Complete

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We are regularly on the lookout for good deals to expand our utility vehicle fleet, and a great opportunity recently presented itself. Now we’ve added this Polaris Ranger to our lineup. The row of flowers is from it’s blessing the other day. Here, Sadhaka Shankaranatha is transporting several bins of leafy greens from the hydroponic greenhouse to the kitchen refrigerator.

The roofing team also completed the Guru Peedam hall the other day. The final layer of asphalt shingles was applied, along with copper gutters and flashing, and mortar in various places to prevent leaks. This re-roofing is a temporary fix for the next 5-10 years while we saving up for completely rebuilding the structure of the Guru Peedam ceiling, which is slowly rotting.

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Hinduism Today July Issue

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Jai Ganesha!

Our latest issue of Hinduism Today — July/August/September 2026 — is out now! This issue embodies the harmony at the heart of Positive Discipline, with fourteen proven strategies for raising children without blame, shame or pain. Also inside: Nepal’s determined quest to reclaim its stolen sacred treasures; the slow restoration of Sri Lanka’s famed Tirukoneswaram Temple; and Thanjavur’s enduring gold-leaf art tradition. Plus: freeing kids from digital screens, the many uses of cardamom, cinnamon and cloves and how Paul Brunton brought Ramana Maharshi’s light to the West.

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Our Latest SSC Sishya Taskforce Arrivals

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  • Sadhaka Shankaranatha processes the harvested long beans
    Sadhaka Shankaranatha processes the harvested long beans
  • Our employee Eddie is busy mowing grassy areas about 2.5 days each week.
    Our employee Eddie is busy mowing grassy areas about 2.5 days each week.

Roshan Sivayogam arrived from Malaysia for a few weeks. Here he is in a hydroponic greenhouse where they just finished harvesting a long bean planting. He is about to pressure wash the area in preparation for the next trellis crop. A cucumber trellis is in the foreground.

Gajanan Nataraj arrived from New York for a couple weeks. Here he is being shown which kind of gasoline to collect for filling a pressure washer tank. Then he started washing our utility vehicles, which is part of a maintenance routine performed on them every month or so.

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Sunset Sanctuary

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  • “Peace is self-control, and self-control is freedom.” – Gurudeva
  • “What we put into our subconscious mind is creating our future.” – Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
  • “If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.“
    Iroquois proverb
  • One becomes like that which is in one’s mind–this is the everlasting secret. – Yajurveda
  • “Karma is movement in the mind. When the mind remains motionless, there is no karma.” – Yogaswami
  • Your journey on this earth has only one goal, Self Realization. You are here to attain the highest possible states of consciousness. You are not here to react to the petty incidents that occur in the valley of the subconscious. You are here to learn to control the mind and live on the mountaintop. – Gurudeva
  • When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. – Lau Tzu
  • I salute the light within your eyes where the whole Universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you, and I am at that place within me, we shall be one. -Lakota Sioux  quote
  • It is now clearly evident that there is a God, and that He is everywhere and so am I. Yet this body must remain in this hut. – Yogaswami
  • Hold firmly to goodness – Saint Auvaiyar

Jai Ganesha!

Please enjoy these photos from around the Aadheenam. The warm golden light of our island sunset always brings Kauai Aadheenam’s gardens alive with a peaceful ambiance. The gentle rustle of jungle plants, the heavy patterning of warm rain and the soft calls of our wild doves, all never cease to create a soothing experience to accompany the fading light. A reminder to pause, breathe deeply and connect with nature’s serenity.

“For me, true free will means the dharmic will that is divine and guided by the superconscious. In reality, only this kind of will makes you free.“
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami 

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Satguru Returns Home

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Jai Ganesha!

Satguru returned to the monastery two days ago after a visit to India, Malaysia, and Singapore with Shanmuganathaswami. During their trip, they attended several satsangs and gave talks. They also met with members, devotees, and those who had recently joined. We are so happy to have Satguru back with us after his long journey.

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Drones Preserve Siva’s Golden Glory

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  • Quality is today’s pilot, with Calib acting as wingman
  • They begin with the flagpole
  • It took about 20 minutes for them to adjust the droplet size just right
  • Next over to the main vimanam tower
  • The central tower gets a bath.
  • Some of the granite sculptures are also protected from the mold.
  • The drone is about six feet in diameter and can carry five gallons of liquid each run.
  • Just 60 feet away Siva was showing another golden crown, the flowering of a super rare yellow poinciana in the fullest-yet bloom of its young life.

The Hawaiian tropics with its daily sun/rain/sun/rain rhythm challenges the 23-karat gold leaf on the flagpole and the five golden towers of Iraivan Temple. One of the issues is that old gold, left to its own devices, invades the new gold.

A great solution has been found. A mold-retardant called D-2 is the industry’s gold-standard (I know) for control, but there was a challenge in applying it way up there.

We tried by hand, but then we discovered a Maui-based drone company that has been applying D-2 every 3 or 4 months. It’s working!

Yesterday, the team flew in from Maui, brought their massive agricultural drone, and wet down the flagpole and towers in just a little more than 2 hours. Thanks to Quality and Calib for their careful work. They even got a taste of Chef Mani’s masala dosai in the bargain.

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