This blog will present the latest information on the activities of Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin. Entries will be written by Paul Bauer, a member of the ISHA Building Committee. We are happy to answer your questions, which can be sent from the form located at the bottom of the page. If you would like to be notified by email when new blogs are posted, please submit the subscription form that is located at the bottom of the page.
Dear Friends, Even though ISHA canceled the public programs at the dera property due to coronavirus concerns, the local volunteers have continued to maintain the property and complete some small projects. In the spring, they planted groves of trees Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA is happy to announce that the Construction Chronicles Blog has safely emerged from lockdown, and will now begin to catch you up on our 2020 activities at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin. For the Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2020 summer volunteer (seva) opportunities at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin. Here are Ishwar’s words on this seva: “Hello Friends, Great Master said — and I agree with Read more
Dear Friends, As another seva season has ended at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin, some of the volunteers have chosen to share their seva experiences. Here are their words. “To do seva at the dera in Bruce is a Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA’s dera property in Wisconsin was walloped by some early storms this year, resulting in about 18 inches of snow on the ground. The scene was set for our local photographers to take action … from the Read more
Dear Friends, Below is a holiday message from Ishwar. With warmest regards,Paul BauerChair of ISHA Building & Fund-Raising Committee Dear Friends, I send you all my love and Great Master’s Blessings for this holiday season. Read more
Dear Friends, One of the big projects for the 2019 summer seva season at Ishwar’s dera project in Wisconsin was to finish the ISHA greenhouse, so that it is ready for use by the gardeners in the spring. With Read more
Dear Friends, Recently, visitors to Ishwar’s dera project took aerial photos of this beautiful part of northern Wisconsin. A view to the north from over the construction site. The lovely Chippewa River meanders around forests and farms for Read more
Dear Friends, During Mitti Seva Day, several groups worked on the northern end of the ISHA property, near the site of the Meeting Hall Dome project. Teams of sevadars repaired damage to the driveway. The damage was caused by Read more
Dear Friends, Everyone who joined Ishwar at the Mitti Seva Day in Wisconsin found some suitable service work to perform on the ISHA land. 240 people working together, with the single goal of expressing their Love and Devotion, was a beautiful Read more
Dear Friends, For many years, Ishwar has hosted an annual “mitti seva” event at the future ISHA dera site in Wisconsin. Ishwar has modeled this mitti seva after Great Master Baba Sawan Singh’s construction work in India, where everyone was offered the Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA’s annual “Mitti Seva Day” is only a week away! On that day, many of Ishwar’s friends will gather at the dera project site in northern Wisconsin to perform volunteer work, and to join Ishwar for lunch Read more
Dear Friends, One of ISHA’s goals this year is to have the Maintenance Shed “dried in,” meaning that the roof and walls and all of the doors and windows are installed, so that anything inside the shed is protected Read more
Dear Friends, We now have fresh, clean water at the ISHA Greenhouse, Garden, and Maintenance Shed in Bruce, Wisconsin! The water well was drilled in early July, and now the water lines have been buried and the pump has Read more
Dear Friends, Work continues on the ISHA Maintenance Shed on Ishwar’s dera project in Wisconsin. Now that the concrete floor is finished, a small team of volunteer carpenters could build a staircase that allows access to the loft Read more
Dear Friends, It’s been a gorgeous summer at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin. Including both the days and the nights. Here are some evening, time-lapse pictures of the ISHA Maintenance Shed and Greenhouse. Enjoy! Read more
Dear Friends, Volunteers have been busy at Ishwar’s dera project in Wisconsin. Recently, they finished pouring the concrete floor for ISHA’s new Maintenance Shed/Greenhouse. This building will be used to store vehicles and equipment, and can be used as a Read more
Dear Friends, The ISHA garden in Wisconsin is flourishing, thanks to the efforts of a small team of cultivating, rototilling, weeding, and picking volunteers! The great harvests of veggies are being used to feed all of the people who come Read more
Dear Friends, The volunteer carpenters at Ishwar’s dera in Wisconsin have finished framing the roof for the carport that is attached to the ISHA Maintenance Building. This roof is noteworthy because of its design. It’s a “hip roof,” Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA is delighted to announce two weeks of volunteer (seva) opportunities in September at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin. The first week (Sept 7-12) is planned for just before the Meditation Workshop in Menomonie. The second Read more