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SUMMARY:40-Day Spiritual Festival 2025 from June 1- July 10 (Guru Purnima)\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:40-Day Spiritual Festival 2025 from June 1- July 10 (Guru Purnima)\, 2025\nRead here “42nd Annual 40-Days Spiritual Festival\, June 1-July 10\, 2025″ courtesy of AHYMSIN.org. \nThe festival is 40-days of purification of all aspects of our being through chosen practices. \nSome options for practices are : \nBegin or increase the Sangha “Akhanda-mandala mantra” japa to honor Gurudev Swami Rama \nBegin or increase the Sangha Ganesha mantra japa…practice embodying Ganesha in stillness\, in his stillness. \nDecrease screen time\, especially in the evening; put down the phone\, turn off the computer. \nFind ways to honor Earth Mother: walk in silence in the woods\, feed the wild animals\, nourish the ants\, pick up trash in nature\, contemplate one of the five elements in nature. \nFast one day a week\, could be partial fasting or simply eliminating one preferred food item. \nContemplate that which helps you be still. \nDo self-study and journal your experiences. \nStudy “Sutra 1.33\,” the Brahma Viharas\, especially Upeksha (equanimity in the face of evil.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/40-day-spiritual-festival-2025-from-june-1-july-10-guru-purnima-2025/2025-07-06/
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
DESCRIPTION: Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.\nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-2-2024-06-02/2025-07-06/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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SUMMARY:On Summer Break! The Sunday Morning Book Study Group with Swami Ma Radha\, Michael Smith\, and Emilio Bettaglio.
DESCRIPTION:On Summer Break!\nSUNDAY BOOK STUDY GROUP VIA ZOOM\nWITH SWAMI MA RADHA BHARATI\, MICHAEL SMITH\, AND EMILIO BETTAGLIO\n10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.\nThe Sunday Morning Book Study Group with Swami Ma Radha\, Michael Smith\, and Emilio Bettaglio is now on summer break. \nStay tuned for the announcement regarding the new book title. The Sunday Study Group will resume in the early fall after the August Dunrovin Silence Retreat.  Watch for updates at the end of the summer.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/on-summer-break-the-sunday-morning-book-study-group-with-swami-ma-radha-michael-smith-and-emilio-bettaglio/2025-07-06/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:9-Day "Guru Gita" Recitation via Zoom from Tuesday\, July 1 - Wednesday\, July 9\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:New opportunity to prepare for Guru Purnima during the 40-Day Spiritual Festival….\n9-Day “Sri Guru Gita” Recitation via Zoom\nJuly 1 – July 9\, 2025\nBegins at 8:00 p.m. CT\nThe exception is on Thursday\, July 3\, 2025.\nThe  “Guru Gita” introduction and recording will be played between 7:30: and 8:30 during Thursday Satsang.\nAs a tradition in our Sangha\, the Guru Gita’s recording by Pundits at SRSG is shared via Zoom during the 11 days leading to Guru Purnima. Tonight is the 1st day that the Guru Gita recording will be shared via Zoom. The session will begin at 8:00 p.m. CT. \n\n“Three chapters in the latter part of the Skanda Purana\, one of the most widely read of the 18 Puranas composed by Sage Vyasa\, comprise the verses referred to as the Guru Gita\, the “Song in Praise of the Guru”. The verses are the dialogue between Shiva and Parvati that serve as a fount of knowledge and wisdom about the Guru\, the Guru’s power and greatness\, and specific ways of paying adoration.” ~Stoma on 6/27/24~ \n\nRead here the “Guru Gita” in English…newest version with diacritical marks. \nRead here the text of the “Guru Gita” in Sanskrit. \nThe audio starts with: Mama catur vidha puruartha siddhyarthe jape viniyoga… \nand continues with Verse One: (these audio verses match all succeeding written verses until 182 ending) \nSūta uvāca: verse one begins on bottom of page 3 of the English translation \n  \nVerse 1\, Sūta said: \n Kailāsa-śikhare ramye \nbhakti-sandhāna-nāyakam\, \nPranamya pārvatī bhaktyā \nśankaram paryaprcchata. \nTo listen to the audio recording of the “Guru Gita” click here. \n\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/9-day-guru-gita-recitation-via-zoom-from-tuesday-july-1-wednesday-july-9-2025/2025-07-06/
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