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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: Showing of the video... "AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering 2026- Vasudeva Principle" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - March 5\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nI am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus\, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis\, pulvinar dapibus leo. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC\nMarch 5\, 2026\nShowing of the video…\n“AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering 2026- Vasudeva Principle”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:00-8:30 p.m. CT\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga with Michael Snodgrass\n7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m. Showing of the video…\n“AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering 2026- Vasudeva Principle”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants\n8:40 p.m. Snacks\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nTMC will present via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC\,\nthe video of the …\n“AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering 2026 Vasudeva Principle” w/ Swami Ritavan Bharati \n\n	\n\nThe  Vasudeva Principle from the Upanishads \nThe immortal Self is the sun shining in the sky\, \nHe is the breeze blowing in space\, \nHe is the fire burning on the altar\, \nHe is the guest dwelling in the house; \nHe is in all men\, He is in the gods\, He is in the ether\, \nHe is wherever there is truth; \nHe is the fish that is born in water\, \nHe is the plant that grows in the soil\, \nHe is the river that gushes from the mountain — \nHe is the changeless Reality\, the Illimitable! \n(From the Katha Upanishad\, Verse II:2:2…Courtesy of Michael Smith) \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-march-5-2026-showing-of-the-video-ahymsin-sangha-gathering-2026-vasudeva-principle-with-swami-ritavan-bharati/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Chaitra (Spring) Navaratri 2026: Thursday\, March 19 to Friday\, March 27\, 2026\, Havan will be performed on Thursday\, March 19\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nI am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus\, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis\, pulvinar dapibus leo. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n“Chaitra (Spring) Navaratri 2026”\nThursday\, March 19 to Friday\, March 27\, 2026\nThursday\, March 19\, 2026\nThe Havan on the first evening of Navaratri will begin\nat 5:oo p.m. in the back porch at TMC followed by prasad.\nIn person only.\nShe who protects from and defends against negative forces; She who provides\, shelters\, and is the force of fertility; She who is the muse of inspiration and intuitive wisdom; She is Mother Divine\, the force that creates the universe. She is one of the core divine forces celebrated and invoked in our tradition. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You are invited to join Swami Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio in a ceremony celebrating the start of spring Navaratri\, the celebration of ten nights of Mother Divine. This auspicious period of ten nights begins on the no-moon-night of Thursday\, March 19\, 2026 and will continue every evening until Friday\, March 27\, 2026. \nThe havan and prasad will be followed by Dr. Stephen (Stoma) Parker’s guided meditation and Thursday Satsang talk beginning at 7:00 p.m. \nThe primary mantra of the havan will be the “sarva mangala” mantra. \nRead here the “Sarva Mangala” mantra. \nThe mantras in order will be: \nGanesha Mantra x 11  \nOM Gaṁ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ \nBhagavate Vasudeva x 21 \nOM namo bhagavate vāsudevāya \nSarva Mangala x 108 \nsarva maṅgala maṅgalye śhive sarvārtha sādhike \nśharaṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṅi namo’stu te \nPurna Ahuti x 1 \npūrṇaṁ adaḥ pūrṇaṁ idaṁ \npūrṇāt pūrṇaṁ udacyate \npūrṇasya pūrṇaṁ ādāya \npūrṇaṁ evāvaśhī ṣhyate \nOm! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ! \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/chaitra-spring-navaratri-2026-thursday-march-19-to-friday-march-27-2026-havan-will-be-performed-on-thursday-march-19-2026/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Practical Calm: Simple Self-Care in Minutes" with Michelle Skally Doilney - April 30\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – April 30\, 2026\n“Practical Calm: Simple Self-Care in Minutes”\nwith Michelle Skally Doilney\n7:00 -8:30 p.m.\nEveryone is Welcome! \n\n	\n\n\n5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga  –  TBD\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: ” Practical Calm: Simple Self-Care in Minutes”\nwith Michelle Skally Doilney\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nJoin us with Michelle Skally Doilney as she shares everyday\, simple ways to care for yourself using breathwork\, gentle body movement\, home or office adjustments\, and especially universal wisdom. Centered breath in 3 minutes. Clear and beautify a space in your home or office in 11 minutes. Self-care first is the best way we can then be available to help our friends\, family\, and neighbors. We grow as individuals\, and together within community. Michelle will share from her studies and experiences in Himalayan Yoga\, Feng Shui\, and Zen Writing Practice. There will be time for questions\, discussion and sharing.\n\nMichelle Skally Doilney is a student and initiate in the Himalayan Tradition since 1997. She is a lifelong writer and a longtime student studying in-person with Zen writer and practitioner Natalie Goldberg\, as well as an apprenticed Feng Shui consultant in BTB/Tibetan Buddhist Feng Shui for 25 years. Michelle is currently consulting and teaching feng shui\, yoga\, and writing practice.\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-practical-calm-simple-self-care-in-minutes-with-michelle-skally-doilney-april-30-2026/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "From the Banks of the Ganges to the Mighty Mekong:  Landscapes\, People\, Stories...from Cambodia\, Vietnam\, and India" - May 7\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – May 7\, 2026\n“From the Banks of the Ganges to the Mighty Mekong: Landscapes\, People\, Stories…\nfrom Cambodia\, Vietnam\, and India”  with Nikki Strong and Daniel Hertz\n  \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation Guided by Swami Radha Bharari\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “From the Banks of the Ganges to the Mighty Mekong: Landscapes\, People\, Stories…from Cambodia\, Vietnam\, and India”  with Nikki Strong and Daniel Hertz\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin us for an evening exploration of  the  rich and diverse natural environments\, human landscapes\, history. and culture of Cambodia\, Vietnam\, and Northern India.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNikki Strong PhD is an initiate in the Himalayan Tradition.Nikki is an experienced teacher of yoga/meditation\, taichi\, and qigong. Come and experience Nikki’s class and her profound teaching. \n\n\n\nDaniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500\, started giving yoga and meditation classes at The Meditation Center in 1995. He has offered individual Biofeedback sessions since 2007. Please see this link for more information on Biofeedback and to directly contact Daniel with any questions. (https://themeditationcenter.org/biofeedback/). He first came to The Center with the hope of finding strategies to deal with the stress from his long career as a teacher and counselor in the Minneapolis Public Schools. The story of how his relationship with yoga and meditation has evolved over the years is told in his 2020 memoir entitled Everything is A Little Bit Alright (https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright_Meditation/dp/1951651294/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0). Click on the title to find the book on Amazon. Thank you! \n\n\n\n\n\nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you candonate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.. \nOr donate through PayPal. \nThere is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-from-the-banks-of-the-ganges-to-the-mighty-mekong-landscapes-people-stories-from-cambodia-vietnam-and-india-may-7-2026/
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