1. Today his Kauai monastery is home to 22 monks who spend their days in prayer at the monastery‘s current Kadavul Temple, tending the monastery‘s fruit orchards and livestock, or putting out the order‘s quarterly publication Hinduism Today.‘‘ While many of the Kauai monks are converts, hailing from about six different countries, the order‘s focus, as reflected in its stone temple, is on tradition.

2. While most issues in this quarterly publication cover a variety of topics, there are also ‘Special Feature‘ editions, including a survey of "Early cities of the Americas," and the current issue‘s focus on money – from "California gold discoveries" and a time when American paper money was a good deal more artistic, to a mid–1'th century flirtation with "North American monetary union." Given the historical period covered by Common–Place (pre–1'00), there isn‘t much in the way of ‘on–the–spot‘ photographs or video to complement the text, but the articles are nevertheless abundantly illustrated – with woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and more recent photographs of historic subjects.