Bodhinatha’s Sun One Talk is up today… A short upadesha on the Clear White Light.

And another installment on the California retreat, as a slide show below.

Natubhai and Indira Patel and Bhailal and Kantuben Patel visiting the Aadheenam for the first time were taken for a tour of the Iraivan Temple.

Natubhai and Bhailal are both Pharmacists and are here on vacation. They had heard about the temple through others who had previously been here. Both families are from Gujarat and now live in New Jersey.

Before leaving, they visited the Rudraksha Forest where a little of the history of the forest and the sacred Rudraksha seeds was related to them.

We have this news from our Sthapati in India regarding progress on the base for the Maha Spatika Lingam of Iraivan:

“I am happy to receive Swamy’s email letter. I am pleased to inform Rev Swamy that the casting of panchalokha avudayar is progressing well. We have made a hollow avudayar in plywood with 3/4 inches lesser than the actual sudhai model . The 3/4 inch on the plywood is being prepared and covered in wax mould. Instead of a solid wax mould, we followed this type to allow the wax mould to dry quicker .Then the molten metal will be poured in a specific way and the wood will be removed to allow the molten metal to penetrate and fill all around to form a solid base. This is under process. I have given the sthapati casting this sacred work with all detailed ornamentation to incorporate on the solid avudayar. I will send more pictures on completion of the wax mould on the wooden frame in about 2 or 3 weeks.”

An artist named Paul Heussenstamm has visited the monastery several times and made these two amazing paintings to capture his experiences.

Hitesvara Saravan sends this photo from the Big Island of Hawaii where Mother Pele, the Goddess of the volcano there, is very active. He is standing about as close as is humanly possible to this slow moving,hot lava flow. The Hawaiian islands continue to be created.

This opening in the Earth’s crust was underneath Kauai just 4 million years ago…