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

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

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”

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 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.
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 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
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.
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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.
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!

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.

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

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.

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.”

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

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

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.

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
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: "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=

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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)
