The Meditation Center

40-Day Spiritual Festival 2025 from June 1- July 10 (Guru Purnima), 2025
2025-06-15 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-16 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-17 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-18 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-19 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-20 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-21 08:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-22 08:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) and 13 more dates
40-Day Spiritual Festival 2025 from June 1- July 10 (Guru Purnima), 2025
Read here “42nd Annual 40-Days Spiritual Festival, June 1-July 10, 2025″ courtesy of AHYMSIN.org.
The festival is 40-days of purification of all aspects of our being through chosen practices.
Some options for practices are :
Begin or increase the Sangha “Akhanda-mandala mantra” japa to honor Gurudev Swami Rama
Begin or increase the Sangha Ganesha mantra japa…practice embodying Ganesha in stillness, in his stillness.
Decrease screen time, especially in the evening; put down the phone, turn off the computer.
Find 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.
Fast one day a week, could be partial fasting or simply eliminating one preferred food item.
Contemplate that which helps you be still.
Do self-study and journal your experiences.
Study “Sutra 1.33,” the Brahma Viharas, especially Upeksha (equanimity in the face of evil.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
2025-06-15 08:20 - 09:30, 2025-06-22 08:20 - 09:30, 2025-06-29 08:20 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
8:20 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

FREE International Day of Yoga Events at The Meditation Center - June 21, 2025
2025-06-21 06:00 - 12:00
On Saturday, June 21, 2025
International Day of Yoga
All events are FREE!!!

Celebrate Yoga International Day
at The Meditation Center In Person
June 21, 2025
7:30-9:00 a.m.: Meditative Movement: Tai Chi and Qigong with Nikki Strong
9:00 a.m.-Noon: Special In-Person Meditation I Summer Intensive – Part One
with Paul Emerson PhD. Continued on June 28th, Part 2, 8:45-10:15 a.m. – No cost.
9:30-10:00 a.m.: In TMC backyard, Healing Qigong & Tai Chi Movement with Nikki
10:30 a.m.-Noon: Himalayan Gentle Yoga Class with Cynthia Gran

9-Day "Guru Gita" Recitation via Zoom from Tuesday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 9, 2025
2025-07-01 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-02 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-03 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-04 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-05 20:00 - 21:00
New opportunity to prepare for Guru Purnima during the 40-Day Spiritual Festival….
9-Day “Sri Guru Gita” Recitation via Zoom
July 1 – July 9, 2025
Begins at 8:00 p.m. CT
The exception is on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
The “Guru Gita” introduction and recording will be played between 7:30: and 8:30 during Thursday Satsang.
As 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.

“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~

Read here the “Guru Gita” in English…newest version with diacritical marks.
Read here the text of the “Guru Gita” in Sanskrit.
The audio starts with: Mama catur vidha puruartha siddhyarthe jape viniyoga…
and continues with Verse One: (these audio verses match all succeeding written verses until 182 ending)
Sūta uvāca: verse one begins on bottom of page 3 of the English translation

Verse 1, Sūta said:
Kailāsa-śikhare ramye
bhakti-sandhāna-nāyakam,
Pranamya pārvatī bhaktyā
śankaram paryaprcchata.
To listen to the audio recording of the “Guru Gita” click here.
