More Purnima Vows - Nirvani, Yogi and Samaya and Vishesha Dikshas
July 31, 2024Jai Ganesha! Vel Muruga! Jai to the Kailasa Parampara! Aum Namah Sivaya! Following Guru Purnima, we had several other events. As seen in a previous post, our newest Sadhaka and Supplicant took vows. Also during this time, we had the formal vow renewals of Nirvani Tejadevanatha and Yogi Haranandinatha. Both...
Before & After and a Bit of History
July 30, 2024[twenty20 img1="898713" img2="898712" offset="0.5"]You are familiar with Iraivan's unique concrete foundation, which earned us a cover on Concrete Today magazine back in 1999. For those new to the story, after years of research and preparation, in August of 1999, the foundation of the Iraivan temple was poured. At the time,...
Wisdom's Path, Part One
July 29, 2024Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "To the awakened mystic, there is only one mind....
A New Sadhaka & New Supplicant Take Vows
July 25, 2024Jai Ganesha! Vel Muruga! Jai to the Kailasa Parampara! Aum Namah Sivaya! In the midday following the Guru Purnima abhishekam on July 19th, both Shankara and Kodiswara formally moved forward on the Great Path. Sadhaka Shankaranatha is our newest formal monastic, and Sivanadaiyar Kodiswara is our new supplicant--the final stage...
New Chellappaswami Art
July 24, 2024Chellappaswami was one of Sri Lanka's most respected 20th century gurus. He lived from 1840 to 1915 and was the guru of our Yogaswami and the shishya of Kadaitswami. Today we received this unusual artistic depiction of Chellappaswami from a devotee who loves the paramparai and without our knowing worked...
The Story of Awareness, Part Four
July 23, 2024Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Consciousness and awareness are the same when awareness is...
Guru Purnima Live Stream
July 18, 2024Join us on July 19th, 2024, for Kauai Aadheenam's observance of Guru Purnima. We start our celebrations at 6:00am (Kauai time) with a short parade to Iraivan Temple followed by a padapuja to Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Guru Purnima is a sacred festival celebrated to honor and express gratitude to our...
Newest Hibiscus Planting
July 18, 2024We are always needing more flowers to accomodate the growing needs related to running two temples and additional shrines. In this case, the Siddhidata Kulam just planted a row of hibiscus to supply flowers for the Ganesha murti outside their new office and equipment maintenance building, along with other needs....