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, 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
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