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, Although activity at Ishwar’s construction project in Wisconsin slowed after mitti-seva day, work continued on several other projects — in spite of the relentless rain! The primary project continues to be the ISHA Maintenance Shed, but workers also Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog is Part 5 of a 5-part series on the ISHA Mitti Seva event of September 24, 2018. “I am building the ISHA Meeting Hall in Bruce, Wisconsin as a tribute to my own Master, Great Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog is Part 4 of a 5-part series on the ISHA Mitti Seva event of September 24, 2018. Dozens of volunteers worked to feed the 325 attendees a menu of salad, rice, Indian dishes, and dessert. Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog is Part 3 of a 5-part series on the ISHA Mitti Seva event of September 24, 2018. Ishwar arrives at the Meeting Hall Dome excavation site in the ISHA golf cart! Prior to Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog is Part 2 of a 5-part series on the ISHA Mitti Seva event of September 24, 2018. On mitti seva day, enthusiastic sevadars arrived at the ISHA land on a gorgeous Wisconsin morning. Read more
Dear Friends, For many years, Ishwar has hosted an annual “mitti seva” event at the future ISHA Meeting Hall site in Bruce, Wisconsin. Ishwar has modeled mitti seva after Great Master Baba Sawan Singh’s construction work in India, where Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA’s annual Mitti Seva event will be held on Monday, and preparations are well underway at the Meeting Hall Dome site in Bruce, Wisconsin. Last year, the sevadars walked up the Hill to visit the large excavation Read more
Dear Friends, This week, volunteers continue to frame up the Maintenance Shed on Ishwar’s project in Bruce, Wisconsin. Workers were busy installing the heavy beam that spans the building and then fastening in the long, wooden rafters that will Read more
Dear Friends, During the last week, a small team of eager volunteers has been framing up the ISHA Maintenance Building in Bruce, Wisconsin. Today’s blog is a construction diary which illustrates the progress that was made during each work Read more
Dear Friends, As the ISHA Meeting Hall garden reaches late summer maturity, the plants have become a treat to the eye, as well as to the soul and to the palate. Here is an intimate pilgrimage into the natural Read more
Dear Friends, The Maintenance Building is now well underway at Ishwar’s construction site in Bruce, Wisconsin. This large, pole-barn storage and service building will support all of the future work on the ISHA Meeting Hall project. All work Read more
Dear Friends, It’s time to send you an update on Ishwar’s construction projects in Bruce, Wisconsin. Meeting Hall dome The next step in the creation of the Meeting Hall is the biggest and most important in the entire project Read more
Dear Friends, The ISHA Meeting Hall Garden is thriving! Here’s a photo journey through the latest vegetarian delights growing on Ishwar’s hallowed land in Bruce, Wisconsin. Here’s a photo of the garden from a distance. It’s so green Read more
Dear Friends, Volunteers are keeping busy at the ISHA Meeting Hall building site in Wisconsin. During the last two weeks, the sevadars have been working on a new entrance for the ISHA construction office. Although the volunteers and the Read more
Dear Friends, The early varieties of garden vegetables are ripe! Of the 50 varieties planted in June, nearly 10 are already available for harvest, and so our green-thumbed volunteers have been enjoying some delicious salads. After a morning Read more
Dear Friends, Definition of a weed: A plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants, such as in a garden. The ISHA Read more
Dear Friends, The retention ponds at the ISHA property in Wisconsin have attracted an exciting variety of life this year. Today’s blog is an exhibit of some of the creatures that have been seen there lately, as viewed through Read more
Dear Friends, Ishwar Ji’s garden is planted! A cheerful team of grubby volunteers spent two days in the dirt, planting an amazing variety of vegetables and flowers. This garden is based on the gardens that existed in the Read more
Dear Friends, It’s been a big week at the ISHA property in Wisconsin. As summer approaches, a team of hardy volunteers has finished preparations for the ISHA vegetable garden. The garden is located at the south end of Read more
Dear Friends, As the record-setting snowstorms of April have melted into memory, a small group of volunteers has sprung into spring action on Ishwar’s project in Bruce, Wisconsin. It turns out that spring is the perfect time to work Read more