The Meditation Center

Cancelled for August 12th - Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-08-12 10:30 - 12:00 UTC
Cancelled for August 12th – 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 - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-08-09 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on August 9, 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, August 9, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Satsang on Summer Break until Fall with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
2020-08-09 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday Satsang on Summer Break until Fall with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m.. – 12 Noon
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Jim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2020. Stay tuned for announcements regarding start date in September 2020.

Sunday Community Gathering (Satsang)
Sunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition.
Senior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session:

Meet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon
45-minute Guided Meditation
Presentation and a Discussion

There are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website.
To receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Tantra as the Meta-Science of Yoga" with Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D. - August 6, 2020
2020-08-06 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – August 6, 2020
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

“Tantra as the Meta-Science of Yoga”
with Phil Nuernberger Ph.D.

7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Dr. Phil Nuernberger

7:30 p.m. – Talk with Dr. Phil Nuernberger

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

Dr. Phil Nuernberger will talk a bit about Tantra as the meta-science of yoga, and the necessity of experimentation. Come ready with your questions. Phil with introduce his new book Eternal Self: The Tantra Science of Consciousness and will discuss some of its content

Eternal Self provides an insightful look at both the depth and breadth of Tantra Science and its powerful and timely application to modern life. A spiritual science based in experimentation, replication, and verification. Tantra science provides the methods and knowledge to live fearlessly and successfully in the world with inner strength and compassion and to experience the Infinite Self that is the foundation of all humanity. Eternal Self explores the full realization of our humanity, and describes the foundation for a spiritual humanism through specific methods of Tantra science for both transformation and transcendence. This life, this time, is the opportunity to become fully human, free of the ego-self and all its self-created miseries. Tantra science is not a religion, but a spiritual and experiential science that expands inner awareness, and awakens us to the inherent strengths, capabilities, and bliss that lie within every human being. Discover for yourself the tried and true methods for inner strength, love, and joy that is your true inheritance as a complete human being. (From the back cover)

Available for purchase on Amazon.
Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D. is a direct disciple of H.H. Sri Swami Rama and was personally trained by Swamiji since 1970. Dr. Phil is one of the few Americans to receive initiation by Swami Rama into the highest levels of the tantric tradition of the Himalayan Sages. With his Master’s instruction and blessing, Dr. Phil has been teaching and initiating others in this tradition since 1972. He was instrumental in helping Swamiji build the Himalayan Institute, and served on its Board of Directors until 1992.
Dr. Nuernberger is author of six books. The most recent are Eternal Self: The Tantra Science of Consciousness, Freedom’s Path: The Dancing Soul, The Warrior Sage: Life as Spirit, as well as, Strong and Fearless: The Quest for Personal Power and From Loneliness to Love: A Journey of Spiritual Awakening

Cancelled - Thursday Hatha for Everyone! (Drop-in) – 6-7:00 PM
2020-08-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-16 08:00 - 17:00
Cancelled – Thursday Evenings – Hatha for Everyone!
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic Thursday Evening Drop-In Hatha Yoga
is cancelled until further notice.
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Instructor: (Rotates weekly)
Fees: $10.00 drop-in fee for everyone
*No pre-registration necessary. Just show up for drop-ins!
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.

Wednesday Mornings Via Zoom on August 5th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-08-05 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!

Full Moon Havan 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Full Moon Meditation 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
2020-08-03 20:00 - 22:00
Full Moon Havan
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Full Moon Meditation
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 Fire Ceremony

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:

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

Fire Ceremony Mantras – August 3, 2020 in pdf. format for printing.

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.”

Book Club/Study Group Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati - Bhagavad Gita Verses 2.54/72 "Sthita Prajna Adhyaya"
2020-08-02 09:30 - 11:00
Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati
Sunday: August 2, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Bhagavad Gita
Verses 2.54/72
“Sthita Prajna Adhyaya”
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.

Krishna and Arjuna

Beginning July 12th, after Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha, the Book Club facilitated by Swami Radha will resume its study and discussion of Bhagavad Gita verses 2.54/72, “Sthita Prajna Adhyaya” .

Here is the transcript for you to read and contemplate

Find here a reading guide to assist in the discussion of the verses “Bhagavad Gita” Chapter 2, verses 54-72.

Read here the “Characteristics of a Person of Stable Wisdom (Sthita Prajna) Bhagavad Gita Verses II:54-72 from Swami Rama’s Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita”. (Compiled by Michael Smith)

New! Read here H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Commentary on Chapter 2: verses 55-57 of the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita.

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No Sunday Satsang for the Summer Months
with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-08-02 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on August 2, 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, August 2nd, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Satsang on Summer Break until Fall with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m.. – 12 Noon
2020-08-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-26 08:00 - 17:00

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Divine Dance within the Heart Space", Kirtan with Chris Young - July 30, 2020
2020-07-30 19:00 - 20:30
Kirtan with Chris Young
“The Divine Dance within the Heart Space”
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

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

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.

Kirtan July 2020 lyrics for you to read and to print.

If you would like to support the work of The Meditation Center donate here for Thursday Satsang (suggested donation $15.00) or make a general donation by clicking the “Donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on July 29th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-07-29 10:30 - 12:00

Meditation I via Zoom: Learning the Basics with Rodney Huff (Rajni) on Tuesdays: July 28 – September 1 , 2020
2020-07-28 18:30 - 20:00
Meditation I via Zoom: Learning the Basics
with Rodney Huff (Rajni)
Dates of Series: Tuesdays: July 28 – September 1 , 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Instructors: Rodney Huff (Rajni)
Fee: $50
Register here.
This class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques, pranayama (yogic breath), ideal sitting postures, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body. Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class. Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.

Book Club/Study Group Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati - Bhagavad Gita Verses 2.54/72 "Sthita Prajna Adhyaya"
2020-07-26 09:30 - 11:00
Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati
Sunday: July 26, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Bhagavad Gita
Verses 2.54/72
“Sthita Prajna Adhyaya”
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

Krishna and Arjuna

Beginning July 12th, after Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha, the Book Club facilitated by Swami Radha will resume its study and discussion of Bhagavad Gita verses 2.54/72, “Sthita Prajna Adhyaya” .

Here is the transcript for you to read and contemplate

Find here a reading guide to assist in the discussion of the verses “Bhagavad Gita” Chapter 2, verses 54-72.

Read here the “Characteristics of a Person of Stable Wisdom (Sthita Prajna) Bhagavad Gita Verses II:54-72 from Swami Rama’s Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita”. (Compiled by Michael Smith)

New! Read here H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Commentary on Chapter 2: verses 55-57 of the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita.

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No Sunday Satsang for the Summer Months
with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-07-26 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on July 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 Sunday, July 26th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Sleep of the Yogis: Gateway to Samādhi" with Stephen Parker (Stoma), PsyD - July 23, 2020
2020-07-23 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – July 23, 2020
“The Sleep of the Yogis: Gateway to Samādhi”
with Stephen Parker (Stoma), PsyD
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.

Contemporary practice of yoga-nidrā is often reduced to any facilitated relaxation exercise. The practice taught by Swami Rama is a systematic way to gradually enter consciously into deep, dreamless sleep and by doing so to gradually dissolve the boundary between deep sleep and the deepest meditation, samādhi.
Dr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association, H.I.T.A., he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota.

Stoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T., he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Gram ashram in Rishikesh, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga, meditation, yoga psychology, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries, Holland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, South Africa, Korea, Hong Kong, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.

Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali and he has been a peer review editor for the Journal of Men’s Studies, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, the International Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa. He is also the author of Clearing the Path, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga, Neuroscience and Emotion (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers and distributed by Lotus Press.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on July 22nd – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-07-22 10:30 - 12:00

Book Club/Study Group Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati - Bhagavad Gita Verses 2.54/72 "Sthita Prajna Adhyaya"
2020-07-19 09:30 - 11:00
Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati
Sunday: July 19, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Bhagavad Gita
Verses 2.54/72
“Sthita Prajna Adhyaya”
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

Krishna and Arjuna

Beginning July 12th, after Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha, the Book Club facilitated by Swami Radha will resume its study and discussion of Bhagavad Gita verses 2.54/72, “Sthita Prajna Adhyaya” .

Here is the transcript for you to read and contemplate

Find here a reading guide to assist in the discussion of the verses “Bhagavad Gita” Chapter 2, verses 54-72.

Read here the “Characteristics of a Person of Stable Wisdom (Sthita Prajna) Bhagavad Gita Verses II:54-72 from Swami Rama’s Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita”. (Compiled by Michael Smith)

New! Read here H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Commentary on Chapter 2: verses 55-57 of the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita.

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No Sunday Satsang for the Summer Months
with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-07-19 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on July 19, 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, July 19th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Satsang on Summer Break until Fall with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m.. – 12 Noon
2020-07-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-12 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday Satsang on Summer Break until Fall with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m.. – 12 Noon
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Jim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2020.

Sunday Community Gathering (Satsang)
Sunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition.
Senior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session:

Meet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon
45-minute Guided Meditation
Presentation and a Discussion

There are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website.
To receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Fifth Anniversary Commemoration of Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi - July 16, 2020
2020-07-16 19:00 - 20:30
Fifth Anniversary Commemoration of Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi
Via Zoom – Thursday Satsang
July 16, 2020
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Join us for a special Thursday Satsang to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Mahasamadhi of Swami Veda Bharati.
Swami Veda entered Mahasamadhi on July 14, 2015.
Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi Commemoration program schedule to come.
All are welcome!

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on July 15th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-07-15 10:30 - 12:00

Book Club/Study Group Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati - Bhagavad Gita Verses 2.54/72 "Sthita Prajna Adhyaya"
2020-07-12 09:30 - 11:00
Book Club/Study Group
Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati
Sunday: July 12, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Bhagavad Gita
Verses 2.54/72
“Sthita Prajna Adhyaya”
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.

Krishna and Arjuna

Beginning July 12th, after Sunday Morning Meditation with Swami Radha, the Book Club facilitated by Swami Radha will resume its study and discussion of Bhagavad Gita verses 2.54/72, “Sthita Prajna Adhyaya” .

Here is the transcript for you to read and contemplate

Find here a reading guide to assist in the discussion of the verses “Bhagavad Gita” Chapter 2, verses 54-72.

Read here the “Characteristics of a Person of Stable Wisdom (Sthita Prajna) Bhagavad Gita Verses II:54-72 from Swami Rama’s Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita”. (Compiled by Michael Smith)

New! Read here H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Commentary on Chapter 2: verses 55-57 of the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita.

______________________________

No Sunday Satsang for the Summer Months
with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson

New Schedule ! - Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
2020-07-12 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on July 12, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

New Sunday Schedule Beginning June 12, 2020

Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Break for Refreshment: 9:00-9:30 a.m.

Book Club/Study Group Discussion: 9:30-11:00 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.
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 interest.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, July 12th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Spiritually Inspiring Stories from the Himalayan Tradition - An Evening with Swami Radha Bharati and Michael Smith - July 9, 2020
2020-07-09 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom:
July 9, 2020
An Evening with Swami Radha Bharati and Michael Smith
Spiritually Inspiring Stories from the Himalayan Tradition
Favorites from Swami Veda, Swami Radha and Michael Smith”.

“The shortest distance between a human being and the Truth is a story.”
(Father Anthony de Mello)

One of the most instructive and powerful ways that wisdom is communicated is through stories. Think of the folk tales, fairy tales, and fables we heard as children — our cultural heritage — that have become part of personal fund of knowledge. Think of the aphorisms and metaphors that are part and parcel of our day-to-day communication with others. Think of Jesus’ parables in the Bible.
Swami Rama and Swami Veda told hundreds of teaching stories that were passed on to them from their parents and their teachers, the ancient texts, and the Indian folk lore of the Puranas, the Mahabharata — the Dhamapada and the Jataka Tales.
Please join us this Thursday as Swami Radha and Michael review some of these stories and tell their favorites.
