Book Club/Study Group via Zoom Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2021-05-02 10:00 - 23:30 UTC
Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yoga Sutras" Spring 2021 Series with Stoma - Mondays: May 3 - May 24, 2021 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2021-05-03 19:00 - 21:00
Join us via Zoom…

“Yoga Sutras” Spring 2021 Series with Stoma

Mondays: May 3 – May 24, 2021

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)

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

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

Everyone is welcome!

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

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

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Who is the Divine Mother?" with Phil Nuernberger PhD - May 6, 2021
2021-05-06 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 6, 2021
“Who is the Divine Mother?”
with Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D.
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 Phil Nuernberger Ph.D.
7:30 -8:30 p.m.: Talk by Phil Nuernberger Ph.D.

What is your answer? You may be surprised as we explore the different ways of thinking and experiencing the vimarsha power of the Infinite One. There are different ways to access this svatantrya (absolute freedom) of the Infinite One. Let’s explore! Bring your insights; experiences; and questions to this satsang.

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 with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-05-09 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on May 9, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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, May 9th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Tough Plants for Urban Landscapes" with Fred Rozumalski - May 13, 2021
2021-05-13 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 13, 2021
“Tough Plants for Urban Landscapes”
with Fred Rozumalski
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 by Fred Rozumalski
Join Fred as he walks through his garden and talks about his favorite plants and what makes them special.

Fred is inviting anyone who would like to join the talk in person to attend the satsang at his home, 2817 Robbins St., Minneapolis. You are welcome to join.

Fred’s garden was showcased in the May/June 2020 issue of “Northern Gardener.”

Read here the article “Sustainably Scenic “about Fred’s gardening techniques.

AGING AS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Expanding the Box of Unlived Life - A series of three workshops with Randall Krause
2021-05-15 09:30 - 11:30
“AGING AS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Expanding the Box of Unlived Life”
with Randall Krause
A series of three workshops
Saturdays: May 15, June 12, and July 10, 2021
Cost for the series: $60.00

Limited to 16 participants.

Register here

First Workshop: May 15, 2021
In this first workshop in the series, we will begin the process of life review and begin of harvesting from our past experiences. This will be a highly interactive workshop in which you’ll have a chance to mine your earlier life for golden wisdom.

Second Workshop: June 12, 2021
In this second workshop in the series, we will begin re-contextualizing and healing painful memories and forgiveness

Third Workshop: July 10, 2021
In this third workshop in the series we will begin discussion facing our mortality and creating a legacy.
Sage-ing offers a new vision of aging as a time for deep reflection and spiritual growth and invites us to nourish and integrate our whole self—body, mind, emotions and spirit. As people grow into old-age, they often feel uncomfortable remembering their past—which may include memories of failures and relationships gone wrong—and they may also feel uncomfortable looking into the future because death is approaching, and so they shrink their lives down smaller and smaller. It’s as if they live in a little box and cut off all the rest of their life force. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the founder of the Sagi-ing work, called this contraction of life the “box of unlived life.” A major part of the Sage-ing work focused on expanding the box of unlived life through life review, harvesting wisdom, recontextualizing past experiences, forgiveness, and facing our mortality.
This series of three workshops will focus on this work and beyond. The workshops are in a series so that we will have a committed group working together to support one another in this work and maximize the benefits. We will go deeply into each step of the work so you can make progress in your Sage-ing process.
I hope you’ll join us.
Randall Krause served as an attorney, a mediator, a life coach, and a yoga teacher. He is a senior mentor and senior teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition. For many years, he ran a multi-million dollar business. Now retired from that business and well into his sixties, Randall is an Intern in the Sage-ing International Certified Sage-ing Leader Training program.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-05-16 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on May 16, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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, May 16th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "An Evening with Kay Gendron" - May 20, 2021
2021-05-20 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 20, 2021
“An Evening with Kay Gendron”
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 by Kay Gendron (Shanta)
Details to come.
Kay Gendron, PhD. (Shanta) has been a student of meditation since meeting Swami Veda in 1970 and receiving initiation by Swami Rama soon after. She has been a student of meditation and Yoga Psychology in India and the US for many years. She received her Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. And her work focuses on the integration of skills for Conscious Living into daily life and relationships. For many years, she has taught meditation and traditional Yoga Psychology, and worked closely with Swami Rama on his books. She continues to practice as a Licensed Psychologist and is also a Classical Homeopath. She continues to be a student of the paths that lead to health, freedom, personal strength, and greater ability to love.

May 2021 Virtual Silence Weekend Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, Emilio Bettaglio, and Daya Seeley, May 21-23, 2021
2021-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-22 07:00 - 21:00
May 2021 Virtual Silence Weekend Retreat
with Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, Emilio Bettaglio, and Daya Seeley
May 21-23, 2021
Cost: $60.00
Register Here!
Hatha Yoga Sessions, Contemplative Walks,
Breathing/Pranayama, Subtle Body Practices, and Meditations

“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-

A revised silence weekend retreat schedule is coming.

No Sunday Morning Guided Meditation via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati or Book Club Discussion on May 23, 2021
2021-05-23 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – No Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
or Book Club Discussion
on May 23, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 11:30 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.
There will be no guided Sunday Morning Meditation or Book Club on May 23rd. Both will resume on May 30, 2021

There Will be no Full Moon Havan tonight - Join us for a Full Moon Meditation from 9:00– 10:00 p.m. CDT on May 26, 2021
2021-05-26 20:00 - 22:00
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
There will be no Full Moon Havan Tonight!
Mark your calendars
for a Special Havan Program
on Thursday, June 24, 2021
with Emilio Bettaglio.

Stay tuned for details.

Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT

Join Swami Ritavan Bharati for the Full Moon Meditation

Swami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. Meditate wherever you are at that time.

Special Message from Swami Ritavan Bharati
“Full Moon Meditation”

In meditation, we gather in the spirit of Guru’s grace, light of knowledge, and with aspirations for kindness (amity), compassion (karuna), our task remains—Awake and Aware. Aware of our inner strength as our natural state of personality. Awake through self-observation, through neutrality, through conscious choice. Our identification with this essential nature reveals the strong, the pure, the beauty-that is our divine nature. Through a certain restraint, we become a conqueror. Our task, through our sadhana in applied spirituality, is 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 in what has become “ugly” in so many ways. And, it is the “I”of ego–me and mine, that harbor negative emotions, conflicts, and criticisms that veil and obscure beauty. Remember, it is the nature of our divine personality that animates forces to maintain calm, peaceful, harmonious, and conflict-free minds within, and in those around us in ever-expanding circles of influence. Be the Light of Love that you seek.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “AYURVEDA AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF ILLNESS: READINGS FROM THE CHARAKA SAMHITA” - May 27, 2021
2021-05-27 19:00 - 20:30
THURSDAY SATSANG VIA ZOOM – MAY 27, 2021
“AYURVEDA AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF ILLNESS:
READINGS FROM THE CHARAKA SAMHITA”
WITH GARY GRAN, CYT, DAY. AND CYNTHIA GRAN, E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
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 by Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. & Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
The Charaka Samhita, one of the classic texts of Ayurveda, is remarkably still relevant today. In this session, In this session we’ll discuss the chapter on the root causes of illness.

Gary Gran, CYT, DAy., and Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP, DAy.: Gary and Cynthia Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the Tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening, cooking, and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-05-30 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on May 30, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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, May 30th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Book Club/Study Group via Zoom: Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2021-05-30 10:00 - 11:30
Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

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

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.

This morning will be a transitional gathering in which we will

Discuss where to go next — What possible study? What format? What possible books?
Go through one of Swami Veda’s Subtle Practices on Breathing
Watch and discuss a video with Carol Crenshaw talking about

“The Purpose and Importance of Sadhana in Daily Life.”
In that talk, Carol often refers to Swami Rama’s book, THE ART OF JOYFUL LIVING,
which would be an excellent book if we continue with the present Book Club format.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Kirtan of Renewal and Healing" with Chris Young - June 3, 2021
2021-06-03 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – June 3, 2021

“Kirtan of Renewal and Healing”
with Chris Young
Readings by Swami Radha Bharati and Christopher Palbicki
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT

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.: Kirtan with Chris Young
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

Let us chant together this Thursday for healing and renewal for all beings with the music of Chris Young. Let us celebrate this beautiful spring season and the coming of summer.

Cancelled for June 6th - Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-06-06 08:30 - 09:30
Cancelled
Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on June 6, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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

The guided meditation for June 6th has been cancelled. Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation next week on Sunday, June 13th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

There Will Be No Sunday Book Club/Study Group via Zoom on June 6, 2021
2021-06-06 10:00 - 23:30
There will be no Book Club/Study Group via Zoom

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

On June 6th there will be no Sunday Satsang Book Club.
On June 13th Ashutosh Sharma will speak via Zoom at 10:00 a.m.
for our Sunday Satsang.
Pandit Ashutosh Sharma is an expert hatha yoga instructor, who can teach both beginners and advanced students. From an early age, he studied asanas, pranayama, and subtle-body relaxation techniques. In 1992, he met Swami Rama, who sent him to Swami Veda Bharati to learn meditation and to intensify his practices. Since 1996, he has been travelling and teaching worldwide. He serves as a senior Hatha Instructor for the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT- TTP) and has trained hundreds of teachers all over the world in the Prana Vidya Hatha Yoga Style of the Himalayan Tradition.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Introduction to the 40-Day Spiritual Festival 2021 - June 10, 2021
2021-06-10 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – June 10, 2021
“Introduction to the 40-Day Spiritual Festival 2021
June 15 – July 24, 2021
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
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.: Introduction to the 2021 40-Day Spiritual Festival
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Join us on June 1oth for an introduction and interactive discussion of the theme for this year’s spiritual festival.

Each summer during the 40 days that precede Guru Purnima, students in the Himalayan tradition are invited to participate in the 40-Day Spiritual Festival, to expand and refine their sadhanas. This year the 40-Day Festival will begin on June 15th and will end on July 24th, which is Guru Purnima.

It is a time to contemplate (and talk with others about) the ways you can participate.

“We are all here for a purpose; it is an on-going spiritual process. We are all here for spiritual liberation and serving that mission. For that purpose we are purifying ourselves of our pride and ego. For these reasons we train ourselves in constant self-observation: to see oneself, to hear oneself to develop this internal dialogue. I have used one criterion for all my thoughts, my words, and my actions: ‘Is this conducive to spiritual liberation.'” – Swami Veda.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-06-13 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on June 13, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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, June 13th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Special Sunday Satsang via Zoom with Pandit Ashutosh Sharma - June 13, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CDT
2021-06-13 10:00 - 11:30
Special Sunday Satsang via Zoom
with Pandit Ashutosh Sharma
June 13, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CDT

Ashutosh Sharma will speak via Zoom at 10:00 a.m. for our Sunday Satsang.

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

On June 13th Pandit Ashutosh Sharma is an expert hatha yoga instructor, who can teach both beginners and advanced students. From an early age, he studied asanas, pranayama, and subtle-body relaxation techniques. In 1992, he met Swami Rama, who sent him to Swami Veda Bharati to learn meditation and to intensify his practices. Since 1996, he has been travelling and teaching worldwide. He serves as a senior Hatha Instructor for the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT- TTP) and has trained hundreds of teachers all over the world in the Prana Vidya Hatha Yoga Style of the Himalayan Tradition.

“Annual Festival of the Spirit” from June 15 – July 24, 2021
2021-06-15 00:00 - 23:30
“Annual Festival of the Spirit”
June 15 – July 24, 2021

In 2021 the 40-day period of Spiritual Renewal begins
on June 15th until the Full Moon of Guru Purnima, which this year is on the July 24th.

Each summer during the 40 days that precede Guru Purnima, sadhakas are invited to participate in the 40-Day Spiritual Festival, to expand and refine one’s sadhana.
These 40 days are celebrated wherever you are.
It is a time to contemplate (and talk with others about) the many ways you can participate.
You might review what Swami Veda’s suggestions and teachings have been in previous years, including Sadhana in Applied Spirituality and the practice given by Swami Veda on 9th March 2013 for “your next five years and for the rest of your life.” During these 40 days, yoga students can choose to intensify their yoga practice and/or make beneficial changes in their lifestyles, in a variety of ways.

Read here the guidelines for the 2021 40-Day Spiritual Festival.

Cancelled for June 16th - Wednesday Mornings via Zoom - Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2021-06-16 10:30 - 12:00
Cancelled for June 16, 2021
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
The class will resume on June 23, 2021.

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: "Love in the Yoga-Sutra - Where is It?" with Salvatore Zambito - June 17, 2021
2021-06-17 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – June 17, 2021
“”Love in the Yoga-Sutra – Where is It?””
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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A Message from Salvatore…”The title of my Thursday talk is: Love in the Yoga-Sutra – Where is it? This is based on a conversation I had with Swami Veda in 2006 on completion of my first 40-day Silence. In Silence practice, reading is either eliminated or very restricted. My reading was restricted to the Yoga-Sutra. One thing I noticed was that the term love does not appear in this text. I asked Swamiji about this and I will share his response.

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 body mind 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.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-06-20 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on June 20, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, June 20th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

There will be no Book Club/Study Group via Zoom on Sunday, June 20, 2021
2021-06-20 10:00 - 11:30
There will be no Book Club/Study Group via Zoom – June 20, 2021

Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith

Join us on June 27, 2021 for a Special Sunday Satsang on SANKALPA.

Recognition of The International Day of Yoga - Monday: June 21, 2021
2021-06-21 00:00 - 23:30
Recognition of The International Day of Yoga
Monday: June 21, 2021
Because The Meditation Center is currently closed there will be no events held at the Center in recognition of The International Day of Yoga.

Read here Swami Veda’s 2015 International Day of Yoga message.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom and a Special In-Person Event at TMC - Full Moon Water/Flower Puja with Emilio Bettaglio and Full Moon Meditation
2021-06-24 19:00 - 22:00
Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person – June 24, 2021
Special In-Person Event at TMC
Full Moon Water/Flower Puja
with Emilio Bettaglio
This Puja will also be Zoomed
7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. CDT
Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

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7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30- 8:30 p.m.: Water/Flower Puja with Emilio Bettaglio
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Full Moon Meditation

For the full moon on Thursday, we’ll be performing a flower/water puja with Emilio Bettaglio officiating. It will be held both in-person at TMC and on Zoom. This will be followed by a full moon meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Remember CDC guidelines state that vaccinated people can attend indoor gatherings without masks while unvaccinated people need to wear a mask.

If you would like, please bring cookies or fruit to share with others.

If zoom participants wish, they may join the process by performing their own flower/water 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. Flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops or use petals from your garden. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan, each with a petal offering.

The mantras we will use are:
21 Saumyaa Saumyataraa-Shesha
108 Vishnu Mantra
21 Maha Mrityunjaya
3 Pūrṇa-āhuti
3 Shreem Gurave Namaha

The Vishnu Mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Click here to download a copy of the mantras.

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 with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2021-06-27 08:30 - 09:30
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
on June 27, 2021
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday, June 27th, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Book Club / Satsang with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson Is on Summer Break until Fall 2021
2021-06-27 10:00 - 11:30
Sunday Book Club/Satsang on Summer Break until Fall 2021
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 2021. The book chosen for the Fall Book club is “The Art of Joyful Living.” . Stay tuned for announcements regarding the start date in September 2021.
