Category: ISHA Dera Blog

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

Dear Friends,   For the 50th Construction Chronicles blog, here is a note from Ishwar in appreciation of the immense love and devotion of his friends, who have now donated over $1,000,000 to help build his tribute to Great Master Read more

Dear Friends,   As spring approaches, our thoughts turn to the start of construction activities on Ishwar’s building project at the ISHA Meeting Hall in Wisconsin. In great part, the start date will be controlled by the weather and the Read more

Dear Friends,   One of the great advantages of building on a hill is that the basement (also known as the lower level) can actually connect to the land surface. Such is the design of the ISHA Meeting Hall in Read more

Dear Friends, Today’s blog highlights the breathtaking winter beauty of the Bruce, Wisconsin area.  Yes, it can be 20 degrees below zero! Yes, there can be 8 feet of snow on the ground! And, yes, the roads and sidewalks can Read more