The Meditation Center

Meditation I via Zoom: Learning the Basics with Rodney Huff (Rajni), Tuesdays: October 13 – November 17 , 2020
2020-10-13 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Meditation I via Zoom: Learning the Basics
with Rodney Huff (Rajni)
Dates of Series: Tuesdays: October 13 – November 17 , 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.

Rodney Huff first came to the Center in January of 2000 and quickly took as many classes as he could. Since then he has traveled to India to study at Sadhana Mandir and Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh. He began teaching Hatha yoga in 2003 and has been a regular teacher of Hatha Yoga (I & II) as well as Meditation I. Rodney is grateful for the opportunity to teach at a place as special as the Meditation Center. The teachings he received transformed his life, and he hopes that each of his students can have an equally rewarding experience.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on October 14th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-10-14 10:30 - 12:00
Wednesday Mornings via – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)
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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!

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "More Spiritually Inspiring Stories from the Himalayan Tradition "retold by Michael Smith - October 15, 2020
2020-10-15 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 15,, 2020
7:00 p.m.. – 8:30 p.m.
More Spiritually Inspiring Stories from the Himalayan Tradition
retold by Michael Smith

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Stay tuned for the details.
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 & 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 Michael tells more spiritually inspiring stories.

"The Invincible Heart" - A Seminar with Phil Nuernberger Ph.D. on October 16-17, 2020
2020-10-16 19:00 - 21:00
“The Invincible Heart”
Via Zoom – A Seminar with Phil Nuernberger Ph.D.
October 16-17, 2020

Friday, October 16th: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 17th: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
with a break for lunch from Noon – 1:00 p.m.
The practice of love is the natural awareness of God
H.H. Swami Rama
What is the purpose of relationships? What is the value of sex and romantic love? Does being spiritual mean the end of sex; chocolate; and sensual delight?
In this seminar let’s explore the living Heart of spirituality and the practical knowledge and tools of Tantra Shastra. Tantra teaches us to live in the world as a tourist, owning nothing and enjoying everything. Contrary to what many religionists say, enlightenment does not demand celibacy. It does demand renunciation of attachments; cravings and the fruits of your actions, including your thoughts and feelings. Learn how to live in harmony with yourself, with others, and the world around you by using the power of discrimination and giving up guilt, being judgmental, and fear. Discover your inner strength and wisdom, and move with purpose in your life and relationships.
This seminar will focus on the practical knowledge and steps necessary to bring you to your own inner wisdom and strength. It is a process of unlearning, becoming aware of how thinking and feeling create disharmony and leads to unhappiness with ourselves and others. Join your heart and your mind and live within the fullness of the spiritual-Self.
Register here.
Everyone is welcome. No one need be left out due to financial hardship. If you would like to attend this special workshop, please email Phyllis at phyllis.vargas@themeditationcenter .org. All is confidential.

All three sessions: $85.00
Friday, October 16, 2020: $25.00; 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Saturday All Day, October 17, 2020: $60.00; 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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 , 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

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.

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-10-18 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on October 18, 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, October 18th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Fall Series via Zoom: Study of the "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) - October 5 - November 16, 2020
2020-10-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-10-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-11-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-11-09 19:00 - 21:00
Join us via Zoom…

“Yoga Sutras” Fall Series with Stoma

Mondays: October 5 – November 16, 2020

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Begins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation

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

The fall 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 fall 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.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on October 21st – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-10-21 10:30 - 12:00
Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)
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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!

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "My History in Silence" with Salvatore Zambito - October 22, 2020
2020-10-22 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 22, 2020
“My History in Silence” with Salvatore Zambito
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 p.m. – Talk with Salvatore Zambito

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My History in Silence, which, by my reckoning began in 1967 when I read a spiritual-fantasy novel by “T. Lobsang Rampa” that related the experiences of a monk who was sealed in a cave for years of meditation. This inner-adventure tale began my passionate search for a Master who could guide me to such a discipline.

Salvatore Zambito is a well-known mystic, rogue scholar, and world-traveling recluse.In 1967, while a sophomore in college, Salvatore discovered Hatha Yoga and massage. This was the beginning of his active and very personal bodymind research in transpersonal psychology and anatomical kinesiology.

He began his exploration of yoga as a student of Hatha Yoga with the Sivananda Yoga Centers in Chicago and Val Morin, Canada. He was gently coerced into becoming a teacher in 1969. The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali entered his life in 1969.
Through the years, Salvatore has established several yoga centers in America and taught yoga related subjects at institutes and universities around the world. From 1980 to 1986 he taught Yoga and Stress Management at Boise State University. During this period, he also served as BSU’s Chief of the Anatomical Kinesiology Laboratory, where he directed cadaver dissection and prosection, and served as a teaching assistant. He provided stress management consultation to the Boise business community and taught stress management strategies at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise and Mercy Medical Center in Nampa, Idaho.
Salvatore always looks for interesting areas to explore. In 1980 he researched, proposed and administered one of the first two national pilot programs for the application of Hatha Yoga as a functional improvement and comfort modality for Multiple Sclerosis. He administered the program for several years.
In 1988, Salvatore’s research finally took him to India, where he lived for two years. To his surprise, he found himself teaching in ashrams and universities there. Salvatore returns to India regularly to study and teach.
Salvatore is the author of The Unadorned Thread of Yoga: The Yoga-Sūtra of Patañjali in English, which presents each of the 196 sūtras, with text analysis and twelve authoritative translations.
In addition to his expertise in yoga, Salvatore is a structural bodyworker in the Rolfing tradition and a licensed massage therapist in the State of Washington. He has created a 400-hour course of bodywork instruction (Dimensional Integration™) accredited through IMSTAC (International Massage and Somatic Therapies Accrediting Council). His years of yogic breathwork, hands-on bodywork and cadaver dissection led to The Wind of Life, a workshop that addresses the dimensions of human respiration. This set of seminars provides techniques to open and balance the respiratory capsule through movement education and manual therapeutic facilitation.
Salvatore is the founder of the Yoga-Sūtras Institute. His teaching areas span meditation, the Yoga-Sūtras of Patañjali, anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology. He is on staff at several yoga centers and ashrams around the world.
Salvatore lives with his wife, dogs, and a flock of pampered chickens on a tiny hobby farm in western Washington State.
Bio courtesy of The Yoga Sutras Institute.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on October 28th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-10-28 10:30 - 12:00

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Thinning of the Veils: The Dream State and Yoga" with Paul Emerson Ph.D. - October 29, 2020
2020-10-29 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 29, 2020
“Thinning of the Veils: The Dream State and Yoga”
with Paul Emerson, Ph.D.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m
7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 p.m. – Talk with Paul Emerson, Ph.D.

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During fall we traditionally think of the ending of things and in the Christian calendar there are all saints and all souls days to act as a reminder. Esoteric tradition also talks about the “thinning of the veils” when the ‘other world’ is especially close to this one. However, outside of spiritualism there are many such veils–the present and future being an obvious one. Another veil familiar to us is the demarcation between sleep and dream. Dream (swapna) is one of the basic states of consciousness but one we don’t always talk about in yoga. In this talk we’ll endeavor to make the dream veil slightly more transparent.

Paul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.

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. - October 31, 2020
2020-10-31 20:00 - 22:00
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.

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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:

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.
2020-11-01 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 1, 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 1st, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on November 4th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-11-04 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!

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: You Should Not Grieve" with Pandit Tejomaya - November 5, 2020
2020-11-05 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 5, 2020
“You Should Not Grieve”
with Pandit Tejomaya
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 p.m. – Talk with Pandit Tejomaya

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Like each verse in the beloved “Bhagavad Gita,” these challenging and mysterious words from Sri Krishna to Arjuna are as alive and meaningful today as they were 5,000 years ago; and, like each verse in the beloved “Bhagavad Gita,” these words are meant to be lived and experienced, not just read. When faced with loss, especially deeply personal loss, these specific words of Krishna’s seem at first to be impossible, even callous and rude. But with trust, courage, and the applied wisdom of the Guru Lineage, it is not only possible, it becomes undiminishable love in action, the path of fire for a being of light.

Join Pandit Tejomaya on Thursday, November 5th, for a virtual satsang exploring the mystery and majesty of Krishna’s teaching.

Pandit Tejomaya was initiated in the Himalayan Tradition by Swami Veda in 2008. He was initiated as a Pandit by Pandit Dabral, and received the name Tejomaya in 2012. He took the vows of a Vanaprastha, or Forest Dweller, in January of 2017.

Pandit Tejomaya resides on Gabriola Island in the Salish Sea of Canada’s British Columbia where he lives a life of sadhana and devotion.

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-11-08 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 8, 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 8th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on November 11th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-11-11 10:30 - 12:00

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “Remembrance of the Mahasamadhi of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas” - November 12, 2020
2020-11-12 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 12, 2020
“Remembrance of the Mahasamadhi of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas”

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7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 p.m. – Commemoration of H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Māhasamadhi

24th Anniversary
H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Māhasamadhi
November 13, 1996

H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas left his body on November 13, 1996. Please join us on Thursday, November 12, 2020 for a celebration and memorial of the life and teachings of this great master from The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. H.H.S. Swami Rama was a yogi, scientist, researcher, writer, and humanitarian.
“In 1996, this fully enlightened Master and representative of the ancient lineage of yogis left his body. His memorial today is in the hearts of his disciples and students who carry his work. He is most remembered for his great love for all and the magnetic power of his spirit, such that as he walked, one felt pulled to follow behind him. The full impact of his legacy will be realized perhaps in a century.”

Om
Gurave namaḥ.
Parama-gurave namaḥ.
Parameṣhṭhi-gurave namaḥ.
Paramparā-gurubhyo namaḥ.

~ Swami Veda Bharati ~
from Swami Veda’s Blog

There will be an introduction by Swami Radha with a reading from LOVE WHISPERS.

We will listen to a recording of “THE GURU-DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP” (1985) — an account of Swami Veda’s training under H.H.S.Swami Rama.
On the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama
Published: 13 November 2015 | Written by Swami Veda Bharati

On the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama
Phone Address by Swami Veda
The Meditation Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
November 2, 1997
OM! OM! OM!
The days become sacred when a sacred being imparts a special grace or energy to the forces in the universe. All the annual cycles of celebration and commemorations are built around those occasions. In our present day society and thinking, the human being is no longer a unit in the universe; he views himself as something outside the universe, trying to control the universe as an outsider. This view is incorrect, we are part of the universe, the energy and life that flows through us is the same one through whose rhythms and waves, all the planets, stars, constellations, breath patterns, respond. That enlightenment is not an individual event; it is a cosmic or ultra-cosmic event. The coming into body of a sacred being, an enlightened being, also is not an individual event. It is not something over which only the immediate physical relatives rejoice; it is something of universal importance. It is a universal event. It is beyond the category of the birth of planets. It is said that when an enlightened being sits for his final enlightenment session all the saints, past Buddhas, and enlightened ones attend upon him. And thereafter, his rhythms are not the rhythms of an individual. Those of us who were fortunate to see the Master walking, who recall at times walking with him and feeling as though we paced together with the universal force, with some unseen, unknown magnet – those of us who experienced that phenomenon will never forget it, because it was not an individual but the condensation, the convergence of an unknown number of universal forces passing through that particular space, time, matter coordinate that we call an individual.
I’ve said, “The days become sacred.” Those of us who have been taught to be in tune, even to a minor degree, to be attuned to those rhythms, to the beat to which a master walks, find that on those sacred days, certain special waves touch us. These are not the waves of a physical energy, but rather something happens within the consciousness. We do not realize that it is all synchronized, that the events of consciousness are synchronized with the events in the universe. Or rather, to put it more correctly, the events in the universe are projections of the events in consciousness… (an excerpt)

"Preparation for Māhasamadhi" Workshop with Dr. Dale Buegel - November 13-14, 2020
2020-11-13 19:00 - 21:00
“Preparation for Māhasamadhi”
November 13-14, 2020
with Dr. Dale Buegel
Register here.
“Live purposefully and die gracefully” was Swami Rama’s recommendation. The final act of life is to die. For an accomplished yogi, death takes the form of māhasamadhi. This workshop series will focus on the yogi’s preparation for that final act of life.
Everyone is welcome. No one need be left out due to financial hardship. If you would like to attend this special workshop, please email Phyllis at phyllis.vargas@themeditationcenter .org. All is confidential. Students and partners 50% discount

All three sessions: $80.00
Friday, November 13, 2020: $25.00; 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Saturday All Day, November 14, 2020: $55.00; Two sessions: 10:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
“Practical Considerations While Preparing for Māhasamadhi”
Friday Evening: 7:oo p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For one to have the choices the yogi might have during the transition of death, one needs absolute steadiness and focus. This workshop will focus on some practical preparations that need to be made to facilitate that steadiness when facing death.
“Managing the Transition State from Life to Death”
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday’s workshops will focus on familiarizing oneself with the energetics of three gateways through which an accomplished yogi may wish to exit. Building that awareness can help with maintaining steadiness while facing the cessation of physiological processes.

Via Zoom - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
2020-11-15 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on November 15, 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 15th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom on November 18th – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) 10:30 AM – Noon with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2020-11-18 10:30 - 12:00

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.

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.

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.

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 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!

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.

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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.

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
