The Meditation Center

Via Zoom "Yoga Sutras" Winter 2021 Series with Dr. Stephen (Stoma) Parker on Mondays, January 4 - February 15, 2021, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2021-01-04 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us via Zoom…

“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2021 Series with Stoma

Mondays: January 4 – February 15, 2021

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Class will not meet on January 18th

Begins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation

Study of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

The winter 2021 series of the “Yoga Sutras” with Stoma is being offered to anyone who desires to learn more regarding the gifts of meditation and yoga given through this text.

Everyone is welcome!

Join Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) for this special ongoing study of the text, the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” For the winter sessions, “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali with The Exposition of Vyasa, Volume II Sadhana-pada,” by Dr. Usharbudh Arya will be referenced. Or you can use any commentary on the “Yoga Sutras” that you have available.

As an introductory text, Stoma suggests the translation by Christopher Chapple which has recently been reprinted, “Yoga and the Luminous, Patanjali’s Spiritual Path to Freedom” with accompanying English translation by Christopher Chapple. This book can be purchased at Amazon.com.

"The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World" Book Club/Study Group via Zoom - Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
2021-01-03 10:00 - 23:30
Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

“The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World”
by Swami Veda Bharati
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

There will be one zoom link for both Sunday morning meditation and the Book Club. You can join and leave the meeting according to your schedule and needs.

Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

THE HUMAN URGE FOR PEACE:
WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
by Swami Veda Bharati

You can purchase the book online at https://themeditationcenter.org

“It is my hope that after reading this book, you will have a greater understanding, not only of what is right with the world but how the beauty of that which is right can be applied to beautify what has become “ugly” in so many eyes. May the reader enjoy what is beautiful in the world.” (Swami Veda Bharati)

“This needs to be our handbook for these times of discord and conflict on so many levels.” (Swami Ritavan Bharati)

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The Human Urge for Peace:
What’s Right with the World
by
Swami Veda Bharati

Drawing on myriad examples gathered from his lifelong travels around the globe, Swami Veda – a teacher of yoga and meditation and tireless peace advocate – offers a visionary plan to create and sustain lasting peace in the world.

He invites his readers on a spiritual journey, to free their minds from internal conflict using contemplative methods common to all religions and then to join in bringing education for peace into the family, schools and colleges, the workplace, and ultimately a global confederation of cultures, nations and religions.
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The Human Urge for Peace: What is Right with the World takes readers on a marvelous journey through time and space to observe how people of many different cultures and religions manage to live peaceably and equably together.

Examples are provided where communities with two religious or ethnic groups, even in war-torn countries like India and Pakistan, respect or even share holy sites and celebrations. Swami Veda identifies the common threads shared by all religions past and present, especially the contemplative traditions of silence and meditation whereby the mind is trained to become calm and free of conflict, and he suggests ways that religious leaders and educators can train parents and students alike to maintain calm, peaceful, harmonious and conflict-free minds.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges –the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace. ” This is “ what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise, in individuals, ethnic groups, religions or nations, but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide educatio for ethical conduct and peace.
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Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and separate themselves from “divisive concepts binding ethnicity and religion”which may be used to create dissension and increase hatred.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges – the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace.” This is “what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise in individuals, ethnic groups, religions, or nations; but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide education for ethical conduct and peace.

Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and to separate themselves from divisive concepts that bind and religious extremism which can be used to create dissension.

Teachers and students of Peace Studies will find much of special value to them in Swami Veda’s book.

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Swami Veda Bharati (1933-2015) was born into a Sanskrit-speaking family in India and began his education in the ancient texts of yoga philosophy at the age of five. He received a doctoral degree in Holland and taught Sanskrit at the University of Minnesota. For over 60 years Swami Veda traveled to every continent, where he established yoga and meditation centers, lectured at universities, and worked with peace foundations including the World Parliament of Religions and the UNESCO Centre for Peace Studies. He also wrote many books about yoga and meditation, including a translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and several volumes of stories and poems. His residence for the last 20 years of his life was at Swami Rama Sadhaka Gram (SRSG) at the foothills of the Himalayas in Rishikesh, India, where he guided thousands of students of all ages on the paths of inner peace and social harmony.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-01-03 08:30 - 21:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on January 3, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, January 3rd, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Special New Year's Day Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati on January 1, 2021, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2021-01-01 08:30 - 09:30
Special New Year’s Day Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati
on January 1, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on New Year’s Day morning, January 1 , from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Some readings and contemplations on the coming year will be shared, welcoming it with love and spaciousness of heart.

No Thursday Satsang via Zoom on December 31, 2020 - Happy New Year to You and Your Friends!
2020-12-31 19:00 - 20:30
No Thursday Satsang via Zoom on December 31, 2020
Happy New Year to You and Your Friends!
There will be no Thursday Satsang via zoom on December 31, 2020, The Meditation Center will be closed for the evening.

Via Zoom - Special New Year's Full Moon Havan from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
2020-12-30 20:00 - 22:00
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
via Zoom a Special New Year’s
Full Moon Puja from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
and
Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

To receive the Zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Emilio Bettaglio will be officiating during the puja
accompanied by the music and sound enhancements of Chris Young.

As celebration of the full moon and the transition to a new year, a special puja will be performed by Emilio Bettaglio with collaboration by Chris Young at 8:00 p.m. The puja will be followed by the Full Moon Meditation at 9:00 p.m. which will be initiated by a guided contemplation and meditation by Swami Veda Bharati.

As proposed by Swami Ritavan, we’ll recite the following mantras:

11 Akhanda Mandala,
108 Maha Mrityunjaya
11 Saumya Mantra
1 Guru Brahma (will be sung by Chris Young)
3 Shreem Gurave Namah.

If participants wish, they may join the process by performing their own puja in their homes. All that is needed is a large bowl, such as a clean salad or mixing bowl, some water to fill the bowl about two-thirds full, a candle, and some flower petals. For those who are interested in participating with their own flower/ water havan at home, flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan, each with a petal offering.

Print here Full Moon Havan Mantras – 12:29:2020

View and listen here to Swami Ritavan’s
Full Moon Meditation Message and Blessings

Swami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. Or if you are not able to be present during the zoom meeting, meditate wherever you are at that time.

Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on December 30th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-12-30 10:30 - 12:00
Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to
The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website

Time: 10:30am to Noon
Instructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
Fees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students)
Drop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing)
Everyone is Welcome!These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress, achy joints, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being.No registration necessary, just show up!

Book Club/Study Group via Zoom: "The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World" by Swami Veda Bharati Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
2020-12-27 10:00 - 11:30
Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

“The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World”
by Swami Veda Bharati
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

There will be one zoom link for both Sunday morning meditation and the Book Club. You can join and leave the meeting according to your schedule and needs.

Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

THE HUMAN URGE FOR PEACE:
WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
by Swami Veda Bharati

“It is my hope that after reading this book, you will have a greater understanding, not only of what is right with the world but how the beauty of that which is right can be applied to beautify what has become “ugly” in so many eyes. May the reader enjoy what is beautiful in the world.” (Swami Veda Bharati)

“This needs to be our handbook for these times of discord and conflict on so many levels.” (Swami Ritavan Bharati)

We will begin with Chapter One: “Perennial in the Millenium. Read here.

This book can be obtained through Lotus Press: Click here to order.
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The Human Urge for Peace:
What’s Right with the World
by
Swami Veda Bharati

Drawing on myriad examples gathered from his lifelong travels around the globe, Swami Veda – a teacher of yoga and meditation and tireless peace advocate – offers a visionary plan to create and sustain lasting peace in the world.

He invites his readers on a spiritual journey, to free their minds from internal conflict using contemplative methods common to all religions and then to join in bringing education for peace into the family, schools and colleges, the workplace, and ultimately a global confederation of cultures, nations and religions.
_________________________________

The Human Urge for Peace: What is Right with the World takes readers on a marvelous journey through time and space to observe how people of many different cultures and religions manage to live peaceably and equably together.

Examples are provided where communities with two religious or ethnic groups, even in war-torn countries like India and Pakistan, respect or even share holy sites and celebrations. Swami Veda identifies the common threads shared by all religions past and present, especially the contemplative traditions of silence and meditation whereby the mind is trained to become calm and free of conflict, and he suggests ways that religious leaders and educators can train parents and students alike to maintain calm, peaceful, harmonious and conflict-free minds.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges –the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace. ” This is “ what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise, in individuals, ethnic groups, religions or nations, but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide educatio for ethical conduct and peace.
_________________________________

Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and separate themselves from “divisive concepts binding ethnicity and religion”which may be used to create dissension and increase hatred.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges – the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace.” This is “what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise in individuals, ethnic groups, religions, or nations; but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide education for ethical conduct and peace.

Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and to separate themselves from divisive concepts that bind and religious extremism which can be used to create dissension.

Teachers and students of Peace Studies will find much of special value to them in Swami Veda’s book.

__________________________________

Swami Veda Bharati (1933-2015) was born into a Sanskrit-speaking family in India and began his education in the ancient texts of yoga philosophy at the age of five. He received a doctoral degree in Holland and taught Sanskrit at the University of Minnesota. For over 60 years Swami Veda traveled to every continent, where he established yoga and meditation centers, lectured at universities, and worked with peace foundations including the World Parliament of Religions and the UNESCO Centre for Peace Studies. He also wrote many books about yoga and meditation, including a translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and several volumes of stories and poems. His residence for the last 20 years of his life was at Swami Rama Sadhaka Gram (SRSG) at the foothills of the Himalayas in Rishikesh, India, where he guided thousands of students of all ages on the paths of inner peace and social harmony.

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-12-27 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on December 27, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, December 27th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Special Christmas Day Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati on December 25, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-12-25 08:30 - 09:30
Special Christmas Day Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati
on December 25, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Christmas Day morning, December 25th , from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Some readings and contemplations on the coming light will be shared.

Happy Holidays! No Thursday Satsang via Zoom on December 24, 2020
2020-12-24 19:00 - 20:30
No Thursday Satsang via Zoom on December 24, 2020
Happy Holidays to You and Your Family!
There will be no Thursday Satsang on December 24, 2020, The Meditation Center will be closed for the evening.
O What Joy!

A

dawning
of night that

is frolic of
light, pawning off
soul’s poverty to
purchase God’s gems,
scanning snowladen skies
for stars and succeeding; may
you receive such gifts of Insight.

Glitter to give away to true illumination,
gifts subtle, of intangibles, that last;
on silent night your contemplation makes
you soar to stillness, at its most intense, at
deepest depth and highest height.

The tree of wisdom evergreen, and ascended star of
realization, revelry of silence, celebration of stillness,
O what joy!
For gifts, well, unwrap your concealed soul and give it to your-
self, share its sparks also with others – light candles with them!

I wish you on this night to savor a very sweet feast of
luscious celestial flavours, and I wish you a night that is
dawning of light.

A show of flower petals of blessings on you.

-Swami Veda Bharati-
(Revelries in Sanctity, page 9)

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on December 23rd – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-12-23 10:30 - 12:00

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-12-20 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on December 20, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, December 20 , from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom - "“The Meditation Center's Holiday Program 2020"" - December 17, 2020
2020-12-17 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 17, 2020
“The Meditation Center’s Holiday Program 2020″
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 p.m. – Holiday Program

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Let us celebrate the Season of Light together on Thursday, December 17th.

Join us for The Meditation Center’s Annual Holiday Program hosted by Brian Hoffman, our TMC President. Swami Radha will guide us in a meditation on light before the program begins. The gift of Holiday song and music will be provided by Chris Young. TMC community members, Glenna Case, Sunita Gangopadhyay, and Michael Buss will present poems and readings celebrating the season.

Mark your calendars.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on December 16th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-12-16 10:30 - 12:00

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-12-13 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on December 13, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, December 13th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Gratitude and Jewish Mysticism" with Daniel Hertz - December 10, 2020
2020-12-10 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 10, 2020
“Gratitude and Jewish Mysticism” with Daniel Hertz
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Talk with Daniel Hertz

The practice of gratitude is at the core of all religious and mystical practices. Please join Daniel on this first night of Hanukkah. He will begin with a lighting of the Hanukkah candles and continue with a variety of topics in Jewish Mysticism (aka Kabbalah), including Gematria, storytelling, and Hebrew chanting. Kabbalah, like the Himalayan meditation tradition, is a practice that brings a new level of awareness to every act, every word, and every thought.

BIO:
Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500 has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center since 1995. 100% of ongoing royalties from his new memoir, Everything is A Little Bit Alright, will be donated to The Meditation Center. For more information on the book, here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright-Meditation/dp/1951651294/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on December 9th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-12-09 10:30 - 12:00

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-12-06 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on December 6, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, December 6th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Storytime" with Michael Smith - December 3, 2020
2020-12-03 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 3, 2020
“Storytime”
with Michael Smith
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Stories with Michael Smith

Storytime is a pleasant theme, and an easy theme, because so many stories are available to us.
Swami Veda was a storyteller par excellence, and Indian culture is filled to brim with inspiring stories —that are a joy to share and a joy to listen to.
After the CHUDALA & SHIKHIDVAJA from the Yoga Vasishtha, the stories now will be much shorter, but they will be very powerful stories with lots of things
to contemplate in terms of how they apply to one’s daily life. So, after each story there will be a chance for us to share our insights.
Wishing you all the best for the Holiday Season!
Michael

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on December 2nd – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-12-02 10:30 - 12:00
Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Time: 10:30am to Noon
Instructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
Fees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students)
Drop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing)
Everyone is Welcome!These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress, achy joints, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being.No registration necessary, just show up!

Via Zoom- Full Moon Havan from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.- Monday, November 30, 2020
2020-11-30 20:00 - 22:00
Monday, November 30, 2020
Via Zoom
Full Moon Havan from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
and
Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

To receive the Zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
Emilio Bettaglio will be officiating during the Haven

All are invited to virtually participate in the havan officiated by Emilio Bettaglio at 8:00 p.m. If participants wish, they may join the process by performing their own puja in their homes. All that is needed is a large bowl, such as a clean salad or mixing bowl, some water to fill the bowl about two-thirds full, a candle, and some flower petals. For those who are interested in participating with their own flower/ water havan at home, flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops or can be harvested from their own gardens. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan, each with a petal offering.

The mantras that will be recited are:

21 – Akhanda-mandalakaram
21 – Gayatri
108 – Saumyaa Saumyataraa-Shesha
21 – Maha Mrityunjaya
3 Purnam Adhuti recitations
3 Shreem Gurave Namah recitations

Full Moon Fire Ceremony Mantras – October 31, 2020

View and listen here to Swami Ritavan’s
Full Moon Meditation Message and Blessings

Swami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. Or if you are not able to be present during the zoom meeting, meditate wherever you are at that time.

Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-11-29 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 29, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, November 29th , from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

No Thursday Satsang Tonight – “Have a Happy Thanksgiving”
2020-11-26 19:00 - 21:00
No Thursday Satsang Tonight – “Have a Happy Thanksgiving”

Thursday Satsang will resume on December 3, 2020

Special Thanksgiving Day Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati - November 26, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
2020-11-26 08:30 - 09:30
Special Thanksgiving Day Morning Guided Meditation
Via Zoom –with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 26, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th , from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Some readings and contemplations on thankfulness and gratitude will be shared.

“Gathas” are part of the Buddhist monastic tradition as experienced by Thich Nhat Hanh and are found in his book,
PRESENT MOMENT, WONDERFUL MOMENT:
MINDFULNESS VERSES FOR DAILY LIVING.
“Gatha”s are positive affirmations, meant to encourage mindfulness, gratitude, compassion and
joy. Here are the first three:
1. Waking in the morning I smile.
Twenty-four hours brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
And to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
2. Walking on the earth is a miracle.
Each mindful step
reveals the wondrous Dharmakaya.
3. Opening the window,
I look out into the Dharmakaya.
How wondrous is life!
Attentive to each moment,
My mind is clear like a calm river.
More GATHAS can be found here:
https://mindfulgatha.wordpress.com/gathas/
What is the Dharmakaya?
The Dharmakaya at a superficial level is the body (kaya) of the Buddha’s teachings
(dharma): the way of understanding and love.
At its deepest level the Dharmakaya is the ground of Being unfolding into the
manifest universe of mountains and valleys, rivers and forests, the sky, clouds, sun,
moon and stars. Dharmakaya is the essence of all that exists, all phenomena – the
song of a bird, the warm rays of the sun, a cup of hot tea. Thich Nhat Hahn says,
“Walking on the earth is a miracle, but the real miracle is to be awake in the present moment.”

In this sense, it’s exactly what Eckhart Tolle is saying in his book, A NEW EARTH, when he explains these quotes from the Bible:
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth,
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come to mind.”(Isaiah 65:17)
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven
and the old earth had passed away.” (Revelations 21:1)
“We need to understand here that heaven is not a location but refers to the inner realm
of consciousness. This is the esoteric meaning of the word, and this is also its
meaning in the teachings of Jesus. Earth, on the other hand, is the outer manifestation
in form, which is always a reflection of the inner. Collective human consciousness
and life on our planet are intrinsically connected. “A new heaven” is the emergence of
a transformed state of human consciousness, and “a new earth” is the reflection in the physical realm.
“God-in-man makes all things new. When man realizes the Christ Spirit
within, everything changes for him. For then he begins to see beauty instead of
ugliness, love instead of hate; to realize health instead of sickness. The world
becomes fresh and new, as when after rain you can look out on an earth washed
clean – and shining with the sunlight.” (White Eagle, 3.8)
Courtesy of Michael Smith.

Cancelled for November 25th - Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-11-25 10:30 - 12:00
Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)
Cancelled for the November 25th because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Time: 10:30am to Noon
Instructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
Fees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students)
Drop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing)
Everyone is Welcome!These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress, achy joints, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being.No registration necessary, just show up!

Cancelled for November 22nd - Book Club/Study Group via Zoom: "The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World" written by Swami Veda Bharati
2020-11-22 10:00 - 11:30
Join the November Weekend Virtual Silence Retreat, November 20-22, 2020
Cancelled for November 22nd – Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

“The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World”
by Swami Veda Bharati
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There will be one zoom link for both Sunday morning meditation and the Book Club. You can join and leave the meeting according to your schedule and needs.

Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

THE HUMAN URGE FOR PEACE:
WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
by Swami Veda Bharati

“It is my hope that after reading this book, you will have a greater understanding, not only of what is right with the world but how the beauty of that which is right can be applied to beautify what has become “ugly” in so many eyes. May the reader enjoy what is beautiful in the world.” (Swami Veda Bharati)

“This needs to be our handbook for these times of discord and conflict on so many levels.” (Swami Ritavan Bharati)

We will begin with Chapter One: “Perennial in the Millenium. Read here.

This book can be obtained through Lotus Press: Click here to order.
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The Human Urge for Peace:
What’s Right with the World
by
Swami Veda Bharati

Drawing on myriad examples gathered from his lifelong travels around the globe, Swami Veda – a teacher of yoga and meditation and tireless peace advocate – offers a visionary plan to create and sustain lasting peace in the world.

He invites his readers on a spiritual journey, to free their minds from internal conflict using contemplative methods common to all religions and then to join in bringing education for peace into the family, schools and colleges, the workplace, and ultimately a global confederation of cultures, nations and religions.
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The Human Urge for Peace: What is Right with the World takes readers on a marvelous journey through time and space to observe how people of many different cultures and religions manage to live peaceably and equably together.

Examples are provided where communities with two religious or ethnic groups, even in war-torn countries like India and Pakistan, respect or even share holy sites and celebrations. Swami Veda identifies the common threads shared by all religions past and present, especially the contemplative traditions of silence and meditation whereby the mind is trained to become calm and free of conflict, and he suggests ways that religious leaders and educators can train parents and students alike to maintain calm, peaceful, harmonious and conflict-free minds.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges –the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace. ” This is “ what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise, in individuals, ethnic groups, religions or nations, but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide educatio for ethical conduct and peace.
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Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and separate themselves from “divisive concepts binding ethnicity and religion”which may be used to create dissension and increase hatred.

Swami Veda invites readers to “Give way to our natural human urges – the urge to give, the urge to share, the urge to make sacrifice for others, the urge to knowledge, the natural urge to peace.” This is “what is right with the world.”

Enough has been said about what is wrong. It is true that much work needs to be done before the conflicts that lead to violence and war cease to arise in individuals, ethnic groups, religions, or nations; but the path toward peace is one of looking for positive examples, both past and present, and emulating them.

In the final chapter Swami Veda outlines his proposal for a World Council of Ethics and Peace and gives his recommendations for instituting planet-wide education for ethical conduct and peace.

Swami Veda asks religious leaders to honor their commonalities with other religions and to separate themselves from divisive concepts that bind and religious extremism which can be used to create dissension.

Teachers and students of Peace Studies will find much of special value to them in Swami Veda’s book.

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Swami Veda Bharati (1933-2015) was born into a Sanskrit-speaking family in India and began his education in the ancient texts of yoga philosophy at the age of five. He received a doctoral degree in Holland and taught Sanskrit at the University of Minnesota. For over 60 years Swami Veda traveled to every continent, where he established yoga and meditation centers, lectured at universities, and worked with peace foundations including the World Parliament of Religions and the UNESCO Centre for Peace Studies. He also wrote many books about yoga and meditation, including a translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and several volumes of stories and poems. His residence for the last 20 years of his life was at Swami Rama Sadhaka Gram (SRSG) at the foothills of the Himalayas in Rishikesh, India, where he guided thousands of students of all ages on the paths of inner peace and social harmony.

Cancelled for November 22nd - Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-11-22 08:30 - 09:30
Cancelled – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 22, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
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Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, November 22nd, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

November 2020 Virtual Weekend Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, Emilio Bettaglio, and Diane Seeley - November 20-22, 2020
2020-11-20 19:00 - 20:30
November 2020 Virtual Weekend Retreat
with Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson,
Emilio Bettaglio, and Diane Seeley

Hatha Yoga Sessions, Contemplative Walks,
Breathing/Pranayama and Subtle Body Practices, Meditations

November 20-22, 2020

Cost: $60.00

Register here

“Sprinkle silence out the windows of your eyes, of your senses, out of your heart and through your words. Convey your inner peace, stillness and emotional equilibrium. See how this silence “speaks” to other minds at that deep level. Silence impacts the psyche as no spoken word can.”
-Swami Veda Bharati-

Read the schedule here.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “Songs of Thanksgiving and Gratitude” Kirtan with Chris Young - November 19, 2020
2020-11-19 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 19, 2020
Kirtan with Chris Young
“Songs of Thanksgiving and Gratitude”
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
7:00-7:30 p.m – Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m. – Kirtan with Chris Young

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H.H.S Swami Rama chanting.

Join Chris Young for an evening of kirtan, filled with the heart-centered and joyful sounds of voices immersed in devotional music and song.

Read Lyrics – Kirtan November 2020.
