Upstairs in the Aadheenam building are the Guru's private quarters. An area that was completely remodeled from the base members to new rooms by the monks and taskforcers just after we purchased the property in 1970. It includes a bathroom, dressing room, bedroom and gathering areas, where only the monks are allowed. Through the last 50 years, termites have had their way. Now we have to work hard to preserve the structure. The Guru's private area is called the "Ryokan", based on the Japanese style that Gurudeva liked. Inside the Ryokan we have taken apart and replaced the ceiling and walls of the northwest sides. We hope to have it complete but Bodhinatha's return for his Jayanthi.

This is part four of the creation of a new conference table for the Media Studio, made of formosan koa.

Tracking the progress on a new table for the Media Studio conference room.

This is part three of our work report on the construction of a new table for the conference from of the Media Studio, the monastery publications office, HQ of the Ganapati Kulam.

Lord Ganesha

We are seeing a lot of lot of construction, but we have a quiet retreat while the grounds took a break. A cow looks on.

Then today, back work! Yogi Adinatha and Sadhaka Tejadeva pour concrete in the trench where to electric line enter the greenhouse.

Some Formasa Koa trees on our own property had to come down. They were huge and we milled them out in large slabs. They were kept in a dehumified container for nearly a year. They naturally took their own shape over time with twists and curves.

Now our team is work hard to make them flat. Jointing, sanding and planing them. They will be assembled to make a new table for the conference room in the media studio.

At Iraivan, the intricate carving of the side stones, the "Yallis", that will adorn the steps to Iraivan, continues, as does the work on the perimeter wall.

Yesterday and today, Pradeep and Soane continued work. Today they dug a trench all the way to the greenhouses. Yesterday, they dug up, filled in the pipe, installed a pull box and covered over that same trench to Hale Ole ("House of Well-Being"). All in one day!

The old incoming electrical lines from the East, coming from Kuamo'o Road, where ages old, gave us very unstable current to the greenhouses. Last year a new line was brought in to feed the Noni Processing Plant. This past week Pradeep Cnand and Soane Latu, his worker, have been extending the line to the new greenhouses. Eventually, solar power will be added on the roof of the Noni building.