He shared some of his insights into the seductiveness of the garden as feminine energy, contrasting with the radiant energy of a temple with its more masculine presence. He and Sadasivanatha spent four hours exploring the sacred gardens. They are working on future design plans for the landscaping. In the photo below he poses with Ganesha in the Rudraksha Forest. 

This month brought some beautiful souls to the Aadheenam. One of our Hawaiian looking locals remarked to Amala. " I have lived on this island all my life and and can't believe I have been unknowingly living so close to this astounding place!"

Title: A beautiful insight into the garden

Today over breakfast Martin gave us some wisdom regarding a garden's function. He says that a garden occupies all your senses. You'll see elegant flower you had not seen the previous day, while also experiencing the fragrance of the sorrounding plants and earth along with the gentle breeze and the sounds of birds. All this destracts the talkative mind from thinking and telling its endless story, allowing one to be themselves, peaceful and whole.

Title: A special guest visited the Ganapati Kulam this morning

Martin Mosko is visiting to lend his creativity to the Aadheenam's gardens, he is founder of Marpa & Associates, and is a landscape architect trained in both Eastern and Western traditions. He was initially educated at Yale College and University and was then trained as a Zen Buddhist monk, with Tenzan Keibun Roshi, whose lineage he continues.

Our Singapore and Malaysia members teamed up for presentations of Himalayan Academy Publications at a Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple temple in Singapore. Click here for a full report and images.
Click here for a full report and images.
And our Mauritius Missions helps a powerful Ganesha Chaturthi celebration (click for full report and photos)
(click for full report and photos)

Thondunatha works as a tour guide for Search Beyond Adventures. His birthday was September 25th and he says it was only by Gurudeva's grace that he was asked at the last minute to handle this tour. To his surprised when he looked at the calendar, today the tour was scheduled to be on Kauai.

A beautiful Homa fire this morning as the monks prepare for their phase and the return of their Satguru.

Enjoy these photos of mushrooms recently found on the monastery land.




Some new mushrooms are peeking out through the cracks in the bark of this log.