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, 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
Dear Friends, Among the many outstanding attractions of the beautiful Meeting Hall Dome site on ISHA Hill is that it’s riverside property. Getting to the river, however, can be challenging. From the Dome site, explorers can walk east along “Master’s River Read more
Dear Friends, After the construction work shut down for the season, the bare soil on ISHA Hill needed to be protected until work recommences in the spring. This seeding and mulching work was done by a team of sevadars Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog features a Holiday message from Ishwar! Dear friends, I would like to send you all a warm wish for happy holidays and happy New Year. I am looking forward to 2018 with great anticipation and Read more
Dear Friends, On most days, volunteers at the dome construction site had lunch in the nearby ISHA office, where they were served a hot, hearty, and healthy vegetarian meal in air-conditioned comfort. However, on occasion, the group was Read more
Dear Friends, Today’s blog features a Thanksgiving message from Ishwar. With warmest regards, Paul Bauer Chair of ISHA Building & Fund-Raising Committee Dear Friends, I send you all my love and Great Master’s Blessings on Read more
Dear Friends, As many of you know, the ISHA Meeting Hall property contains several shallow, artificial ponds (technically, “infiltration basins”) that are designed to manage storm water runoff, prevent flooding and downstream erosion, and improve water quality in nearby rivers Read more
Dear Friends, The lower level of the ISHA Meeting Hall dome will contain a circular dining hall capable of seating 200 people at tables. Connected to the dining hall will be a large, keystone-shaped commercial kitchen (approximately 1400 square Read more
Dear Friends, The ISHA website (ishanews.org) is again fully operational, and so the Construction Chronicles Blog has been called back from its extended vacation. The Blog apologizes for its absence, but wants you to know that it is feeling Read more
Dear Friends, Yesterday was an electrifying day on ISHA Hill, when a tremendous thunderstorm unexpectedly arrived to deliver an amazing blessing of water from above. Sevadars working on the Dome excavation were thrilled by the magical display of light and Read more
Dear Friends, There has been a lot of activity on ISHA Hill this week. Most of the work has involved moving large volumes of dirt, which turns out to be much more complicated than one might imagine. Dirt is heavy, Read more
Dear Friends, Part 2 of the Mitti Seva blog features photos of sevadars at work on various projects. Although the afternoon rain storm prevented some seva work, lots of work got done. Picking up branches and sticks in the parking Read more
Dear Friends, On September 18, about 170 of Ishwar’s friends gathered with him at the construction site in Bruce, Wisconsin for the annual ISHA-sponsored Mitti Seva event. Here is Part 1 of a photo essay of this special day. Read more
Dear Friends, The first phase of summer construction work has just been completed! During the last three weeks, sevadars have excavated the foundation for the Dome Meeting Hall, as well as creating much of the support infrastructure, including building sheds, Read more
Dear Friends, Here are some happy sevadar faces from the last two weeks of work on ISHA Hill. With Warmest Regards,Paul BauerChair of Read more
Dear Friends, The first phase of digging out the foundation for the Dome Meeting Hall is nearly done. During this phase, the goal was to excavate down to the level of the bottom of the basement wall. The hole is Read more
Dear Friends, Moving dirt is time consuming, expensive, and requires heavy equipment. Therefore, the engineering plan for the excavation on ISHA Hill was carefully designed so that the amount of dirt that is removed from the Hill is equivalent Read more