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 on the right. If you would like to be notified by email when new blogs are posted, please submit the subscription form that is located on the right.
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
Dear Friends, As we all know, the BIG job this week on ISHA Hill is to dig out the foundation for the Dome Meeting Hall. Here are some photos of that work in progress. The excavator has started to Read more
Dear Friends, One of the many construction tasks at the ISHA Dome Meeting Hall property last week was to install a fence and gate along the front of the property. This lovely sign, which graces the front entrance Read more
Dear Friends, As we all know, Ishwar’s construction project runs on “sevadar power,” an unstoppable and passionate force that transcends this physical plane. Not only are sevadars bound to their beloved by love and devotion, but we also enjoy special Read more
Dear Friends, One of the first jobs undertaken by the Dome sevadars was to build an open shed near the Dome site. This simple wooden shed will be used for things such as: resting in the shade during work breaks; Read more
Dear Friends, This gorgeous 50,000-pound CAT 323F L hydraulic excavator is an amazing and versatile machine. We are very fortunate to have sevadars who are expert at operating this machine. The excavator will be essential for digging out the basement Read more
Dear Friends, Sevadars are sustained by love and devotion, but they also need to eat! The construction workers in Bruce are truly blessed to be supported by an amazing and dedicated team of skilled chefs, who prepare simple vegetarian meals Read more
Dear Friends, Work has begun on Ishwar Ji’s tribute to Great Master in Bruce, Wisconsin! As the project proceeds, I’ll be blogging much more often … perhaps as much as several times per week. This weekend, sevadars from as Read more
Dear Friends, ISHA’s team of volunteer construction planners has postponed the start of work until mid July, due to a delay in being able to move the heavy equipment onto the site in Wisconsin. If all goes well, excavation Read more
Dear Friends, It is with great joy that I can report that construction work will begin in early July on Ishwar’s tribute to Great Master Baba Sawan Singh! If you can help, please email Harjit Sohpaul at RSSB2511@gmail.com. Through Read more
Dear Friends, Great news! ISHA’s architects have delivered the nearly final design drawings for the ISHA Meeting Hall dome! During the last year, the design has undergone some major modifications. The biggest of which is the addition of a Read more
Dear Friends, As Wisconsin emerges from an unseasonably mild winter, ISHA’s volunteer builders have begun to plan a schedule for Ishwar’s construction project in Bruce for the upcoming year. Because the winter was so mild, we expect that conditions Read more
Dear Friends, After retiring from military service in 1889, Baba Jaimal Singh built a small hut for himself in a wild area near the River Beas. His disciples would carry water through the jungle to their Master, from a Read more
Dear Friends, It’s wintertime in Wisconsin, which means no outdoor work can be done on Ishwar’s Meeting Hall project. As I write this blog, the temperature in Bruce is a balmy +30 degrees F (-1 C), but the average January Read more
Dear Friends, Ishwar has told the story of how the dera in India was established along the Beas River, and how the ISHA site in Wisconsin was chosen in a similar way, along the Chippewa River. The ISHA land in Read more