Go Mataji Goes to Iraivan
Go Mata, (cow mother) Teji Deepti is a rambunctious young lady, fairly active grandmother. She found a break in the fence line of the pasture and went for a walk to Iraivan, enjoying sweet Ti plants and other marvelous things planted by the monks along the way
Food is foremost on her mind and a bucket of tasty alfalfa is all you need to prod her to follow you all the way back to her proper paddock.
[rambunctious |ram?b? ng k sh ?s|
adjective informal
uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.]
New Upadesha Posted
For those who may not have noticed, we posted a new upadesha from Bodhinatha yesterday. Click the link on the right for his recent talks. More to come this week as we are catching up all past audio given by Bodhinatha.
Thanks to Minimela Sevaks
Yesterday Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathswami, Siddhanathaswami and Sadhaka Mayuranatha hosted a pizza lunch with all our Wailua Mission members who are so diligently serving here at Kauai Aadheenam at our Minimela Information center. By some counts the visitor traffic sometimes climbs to 3000 visitors each month. These are not all coming on a single day, but a steady stream of daily traffic, all of whom pass through our Minimela center where they are served by these shining faces and these sishya spend hours behind the counter taking care of everyone’s needs.
Thanks to all these sishya and to all the sishya around world who are performing Sivathondu, sacrificing and tithing time, many hours each week without fail for the mission of the Kailasa Paramapara. Week after week, month after month, year after year. These are the strong souls we know we can depend on! And we know there a many more than in this picture in our various missions around the world.
Mahalo and Nandri to The Servants of the Servants of Siva!
“Thondar Nangaley,
“Siva Thondar Nangaley!”
USA Priests Gather for the First Time
With just a few day's notice, Sadasivanathaswami and Arumuganathaswami flew off to attend a two-day meeting of USA priests and pandits, the first-ever of its kind. They were there to lend support to the priests, following Gurudeva's decades of work to improve the living conditions of pujaris brought to America to guide the worship in hundreds of temples.
They were not always treated well, and Gurudeva's insistence that they be given the respect, acknowledgement and salary-lifestyle of their Christian counterparts made a difference. Today things are far better, but far from perfect. So the Kauai monks joined the noble event to speak our support of the noble Hindu pujaris, to share some expertise we have gained in fields like immigration, visas and such, and to bring some books and literature we have developed for educational needs the priests have.
During his presentation, Sadasivanathaswami called the local youth to the stage and presented them with 108 Rudraksha seeds from Kauai. Then he asked them to work with Kauai monks on a special project, to get Rudraksha trees planted in the temples of all those present. The boys enthusiastically agreed, and the priests all signed up with their addresses.
The conference ended with a wave of palpable energy, a shakti that seemed in the last hour to pour forth from all those wonderful servants of God, happy, it seemed, that they had come together, shared their concerns, listened to solutions to their shared problems and met new friends.
The priest of the Sri Venkateswara Temple then took the two Kauai monks on a tour of his temple, some 20 minutes away. It is a dynamic one, with an amazing array of activities, a full staff, and beautiful facilities. It was our first visit, and we were duly impressed.
Then back to Kauai to finish the current edition of Hinduism Today (a story of the conference will appear in the following issue.)
Nilesh and Narayani Aurangabadkar
Nilesh and Narayani Aurangabadkar are making their first visit from southern California. They attended our morning Siva homa and really enjoy the peace of the grounds.
Saiva Siddhanta Church Malaysia Mission
Click here for photos of latest mission satsang including guests from Mauritius.
Saiva Siddhanta Church Mauritius Mission
Click here for photos of a Saivite Orientation seminar held at a hilltop Murugan temple
Kitchen Counters Have Arrived!
Our new kitchen counters arrived today!
These are "engineered stone" counters, very high end. With a hard surface they will be durable, easy to clean and very hygienic.
There is some close fitting work around the edges of our new sink.
Spring Has Sprung on Kauai
It's spring, and flowers are blossoming all over the monastery. Enjoy this little collection of what we're seeing this week.
Priest Conference Begins
After a long flight, and a short rest early today, Sadasivanathaswami and Arumugaswami joined the Hindu Mandir Priests's Conference, 2012, which opened this afternoon in the Hindu Jain Temple, Monroeville, Pennsylvania (Just east of Pittsburg) Here are the priest performing the opening chant. Sadasivanathswami writes:
Dozens of priests inaugurate the conference in Pittsburgh's Hindu Jain Temple with a long series of beautiful chants. It is evening and the confluence of servants of the One Great and Holy Lord is palpable.
Chief priest of the Hindu Jain Temple welcomes the swamis from Hawaii and all the priests from around the US.
From Our Gurus' Teachings
Archives are now available through 2001. Light colored days have no posts. 1998-2001 coming later.
