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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\, But Were Afraid to Ask -  Part 2" with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee - December 2\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 2\, 2021\n  \n“Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\,\nBut Were Afraid to Ask” with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee\n\nSwami Radha Bharati\, Lori Beron\, Paul Emerson\, Kay (Shanta) Gendron\, Jim Nelson\, Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, and Michael Smith\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion by the Spiritual Committee\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nOverview of Presentation\n\n	\n\n\nNew to meditation\, an old sage or somewhere in between\, join a panel of senior teachers for a lively discussion and on the problems and promises of keeping a meditation practice. How does one keep meditation “fresh”? Why aren’t I “enlightened” yet? What are the tricks for keeping a regular meditation time? Am I making progress? Why don’t I see pretty lights? Or what do I do if I do see pretty lights? These and other questions brought by the gathering will be answered.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoomeverything-you-wanted-to-know-about-meditation-and-its-practice-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-2-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-december-2-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T183000
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for December 2nd - New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nDecember 2\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\n\nThese 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-12-02/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211201T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211108T232715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T172547Z
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SUMMARY:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics via Zoom with Eric Ness - A Four-Week Series
DESCRIPTION:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics\nA Four-Week Series via Zoom with Eric Ness\n  Wednesdays: November 17\, December 1\, 8\, and 15\, 2021\nThere will be no class on November 24th\n 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nFee: $50\nMinimum of 3 students; Maximum of 12 students. \nRegister here\nThis 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.\n\n	\n\n\nEric has been teaching meditation and yoga for over ten years. His teaching is based on the experiences that he had while immersed in a meditative environment. He deepened his study of meditation while participating in the residential program at The Meditation Center. He also trained for three years at the Swami Rama Institute for Meditation in India. His calm teaching style brings students the tools they need to move toward a peaceful state of mind.\n\n	\n\n\nIf you have already taken Meditation I and would like to attend this class\, the cost is $25.00. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org stating your intention to retake Meditation I and we will register you at half the cost.\n\n	\n\n\nAfter you sign-up for the class on the The Meditation Center’s website\, a Zoom registration link (to join the meeting) will be sent to you the day before the first class begins.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-via-zoom-with-eric-ness-a-four-week-series-2021-12-01/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211109T001933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T214906Z
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SUMMARY:"Yoga Sutras” Late Fall 2021 Series via Zoom with Stoma - Mondays: November 29\, December 6\, 13\, and 20\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom…\n“Yoga Sutras” Late Fall  2021 Series with Stoma \nMondays: November 29\, December 6\, 13\, and 20\, 2021\n\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”\n\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series.\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\nRegister here for the 4-session series.\nRegister here for a Single Session. \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\n\n\n\nThe late fall 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.\n\n\nEveryone is welcome!\n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) for this special ongoing study of the text\, the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” We are  study of studying the third chapter\, the “Vibhuti Pada.”\n\nWe will be using the text\, either “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali\,”  or “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati\,” both by Swami Hariharananda Aaranya.  Or you can use any commentary on the “Yoga Sutras” that you have available.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/yoga-sutras-late-fall-2021-series-via-zoom-with-stoma-mondays-november-29-december-6-13-and-20-2021/2021-11-29/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211128T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211128T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T020935Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non December 28\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-11-07-2021-11-28/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211115T184322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T184344Z
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SUMMARY:Happy Thanksgiving - No Thursday Satsang Tonight - November 25\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:No Thursday Satsang Tonight – “Have a Happy Thanksgiving”\nNovember 25\, 2021\n\n \n  \nThursday Satsang will resume on December 2\, 2021
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/happy-thanksgiving-no-thursday-satsang-tonight-november-25-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210922T210327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T192614Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled Because of Thanksgiving - New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled Because of Thanksgiving\nNew Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\nNovember 25\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CST\n\nThese 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-25/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211125T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211115T183643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T182044Z
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SUMMARY:"Walk in the Woods…Thanksgiving Morning"\,  Thursday\, November 25\, 2021  9:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:“Walk in the Woods…Thanksgiving Morning”\n Thursday\, November 25\, 2021\n9:00 a.m – 10:30 a.m.\nGuided by Nikki Strong\n\nThanksgiving Day Meditative Walk through Pike Island…Bdote\, Dakota sacred ground\nwhere the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers meet\n\nWe will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Wokiksuye K’a Woyuonihan (Remembering and Honoring) Dakota Memorial on the North side of the parking lot\, in front of the Fort Snelling State Park Visitor’s Center. View the maps here\,  ThanksgivingMorningWalk\n\nRSVP here.\n\n\nMeditative Walking…and Reflection on Nature\, Gratitude\, and the Spirit of This Special Place…\n\nPlease dress for the weather… sturdy walking shoes or boots… and warm clothes!!\n\nHot chocolate\, nettle infusion\, and a grain-free tasty treat provided…\nBring your own mug!!\n\nPark Entrance Fee (per vehicle): $7 for the day or $35 for a MN State Parks annual pass: good for 1 year in all State Parks. ($12 – Handicapped)\n\nNo charge for attending .. no need to register\, but registration RSVP is appreciated! Thank-you!
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/walk-in-the-woodsthanksgiving-morning-at-fort-snelling-state-park-thursday-november-25-2021-900-a-m-1030-a-m/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211121T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211121T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T020751Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non November 21\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-11-07-2021-11-21/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211120T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211115T160847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T161133Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed: "Sage-ing: Leaving a Legacy" with Randall Krause on Saturday: November 20\, 2021  9:30 a.m. - Noon. CST
DESCRIPTION:Postponed until 2022…\n“Sage-ing: Leaving a Legacy” with Randall Krause\nSaturday: November 20\, 2021\n9:30 a.m. – Noon. CST\nCost: $30.00\n\nRegister here\n  \nThis workshop has been postponed until 2022. Stay tuned for the new date… \nPrevious workshops introduced the concept of the Elder-Sage and started participants on the inner-work needed to harvest learnings and wisdom from their life experience. We also looked at how to expand our ability to live more fully as elders by forgiving ourselves and others and by facing our mortality. \nThis 2-1/2 hour workshop will be an opportunity to take the next step toward donning the mantle of the Elder. The world needs what Elders have to offer. We will look at a range of activities Sages engage in\, including leaving a legacy\, storytelling\, carrying traditions\, and mentoring and you will have an opportunity to discover your own way forward.\n\nRandall 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/postponed-sage-ing-leaving-a-legacy-with-randall-krause-on-saturday-november-20-2021-930-a-m-noon-cst/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211122T190403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T190403Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Meditation on Friday\, November 19\, 2021\,  9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Full Moon Meditation\nFriday: November 19\, 2021\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CST\nThere will be no full moon havan ceremony with Emilio Bettaglio on November 19th.\n\nSwami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. You are invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, “Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..”\n\nSwami 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.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/full-moon-meditation-on-friday-november-19-2021-900-p-m-1000-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211109T003514Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Sadhana: The Journey to Self" with Dr. Phil Nuernberger - November 18\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 18\, 2021\n “Sadhana: The Journey to Self” with Dr. Phil Nuernberger\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\nProgram Schedule\n7:00-8:00 p.m.: Talk by Dr. Phil Nuernberger\n8:oo p.m.: Meditation Guided by Dr. Phil Nuernberger\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nLet’s explore what it means to you to “do Sadhana”. What are the requirements? What are the practical steps? This Satsang is an opportunity to explore just what this term means to you\, and perhaps gain some clarity about how to have a successful Sadhana. The journey to spiritual-Self realization takes some effort\, and the more understanding and skill we gain\, the more joyful our journey becomes.\n\n\nPhil 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. \n\n\nDr. 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\n\nEternal 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)\n\n\nAvailable for purchase on Amazon.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-infusing-your-sadhana-with-love-with-dr-phil-nuernberger-november-18-2021/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210922T210327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T192254Z
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SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nNovember 18\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\n\n\nThese 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-18/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211108T232715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T235625Z
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SUMMARY:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics via Zoom with Eric Ness - A Four-Week Series
DESCRIPTION:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics\nA Four-Week Series via Zoom with Eric Ness\n  Wednesdays: November 17\, December 1\, 8\, and 15\, 2021\nThere will be no class on November 24th\n 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nFee: $50\nMinimum of 3 students; Maximum of 12 students. \nRegister here\nThis 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.\n\n	\n\n\nEric has been teaching meditation and yoga for over ten years. His teaching is based on the experiences that he had while immersed in a meditative environment. He deepened his study of meditation while participating in the residential program at The Meditation Center. He also trained for three years at the Swami Rama Institute for Meditation in India. His calm teaching style brings students the tools they need to move toward a peaceful state of mind.\n\n	\n\n\nIf you have already taken Meditation I and would like to attend this class\, the cost is $25.00. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org stating your intention to retake Meditation I and we will register you at half the cost.\n\n	\n\n\nAfter you sign-up for the class on the The Meditation Center’s website\, a Zoom registration link (to join the meeting) will be sent to you the day before the first class begins.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-via-zoom-with-eric-ness-a-four-week-series/2021-11-17/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211114T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211114T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non  November 14 \, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-11-14/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211103T215940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T160928Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday  Satsang via Zoom:“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas” November 11\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday  Satsang via Zoom – November 11\, 2021\n“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas”\n  \n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n7:00 p.m.: Brief introduction on the meaning of Māhasamadhi\n7:05 p.m.: Showing of a video entitled “A Gift of Eternal Gratitude” \n7:30 p.m.: Flower Havan\n7:50 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Radha Bharati\n8:15 p.m.: Community sharing of stories and memories of H.H.S. Swami Rama\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n25th Anniversary\n H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Māhasamadhi\nNovember 13\, 1996\n\nH.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas left his body on November 13\, 1996.  Please join us on Thursday\, November 11\, 2021 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. \n“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.”\n\nOm\nGurave namaḥ.\nParama-gurave namaḥ.\nParameṣhṭhi-gurave namaḥ.\nParamparā-gurubhyo namaḥ.\n\n~ Swami Veda Bharati ~\nfrom Swami Veda’s Blog\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPublished: 13 November 2015 | Written by Swami Veda Bharati\n\n\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPhone Address by Swami Veda\nThe Meditation Center\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota USA\nNovember 2\, 1997 \nOM! OM! OM! \nThe 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. \nI’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)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoomremembrance-of-the-mahasamadhi-of-h-h-s-swami-rama-of-the-himalayas-november-11-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210922T210327Z
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SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nNovember 11\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\n\n\nThese 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-11/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211107T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211107T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T015508Z
UID:18373-1636272900-1636276500@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non December 5  \, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-11-07/2021-11-07/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211103T204219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T204954Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Free Will" with Pandit Tejomaya - November 4\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 4\, 2021\n“Free Will” with Pandit Tejomaya\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Pandit Tejomaya\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith each of our actions\, from the simplest to the most complex\, from the grossest to the most subtle\, we act according to our will. And while there are countless influences ready to colour our actions\, it is us and us alone who choose each act in complete freedom. Understanding this process at all of its levels and strengthening the instruments whereby we harness the infinite power of our will are tremendous efforts for any Sadhaka. In the words of Gurudev “You are the architect of your life and thus have the capacity to change and shape your destiny.” \nPandit 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.\n\nPandit Tejomaya resides on Gabriola Island in the Salish Sea of Canada’s British Columbia where he lives a life of sadhana and devotion.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-free-will-with-pandit-tejomaya-november-4-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210922T210327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T193003Z
UID:18481-1636047000-1636050600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nNovember 4\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\n\n\nThese 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-04/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211025T214513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T214715Z
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SUMMARY:Meditation II Hybrid Class - Superconscious Meditation:  Tuesdays: November 2 – December 7\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Meditation II Hybrid Class – Superconscious Meditation\nTuesdays: November 2 – December 7\, 2021\n\nInstructors: Lori Beron\, Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\, and Aaron Means\, Psy.D.\n6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.\nSection 1: (live at the Meditation Center\, can zoom when you can’t make it):\n12 max\nSection 2 (zoom only): 12 max\nRegister here.\n\nMeditation II focuses on powerful and practical yoga practices that quiet and focus the mind; decreasing our emotional reactivity which often creates stress and pain in our relationships. Students will also receive 8 free CD’s or MP3’s of Swami Veda’s penetrating and inspiring lectures on yoga psychology and philosophy. These audios create an interactive atmosphere for discussion of questions and insights generated by the lectures. \nLori Beron is an initiate and certified teacher through the Himalayan Yoga Tradition as well as a Certified Holistic Nurse\, she has an MA in Holistic Health Studies and is employed as an RN on a surgical oncology unit at the University of Minnesota Health.\n\nLori took a 3-year Vanaprastha Vow from Swami Veda Bharati during the 2013 Sangha Gathering. (Vanaprastha-a stage in life where one lessens worldly attachments.)\n\n\nPaul 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.\n\n\n\nAaron Means began practicing yoga in 1994 while in college to ease his own afflictions at the time. Soon thereafter he studied and practiced yoga and meditation while living at The Meditation Center and other associated Himalayan Yoga Tradition institutions in the US and India. Aaron completed his first yoga teacher training through the HImalayan Institute Teachers’ Assoc. in 1997\, and started a RYT training program in 2019. He has periodically taught yoga and meditation in the community throughout the years\, as well as at The Meditation Center. Aaron (Arunadeva) has been a student and initiate of Swami Veda Bharati since 1997. His teaching style is reflective of what he has learned under his spiritual preceptor (Swami Veda)\, as well as studies of psychology\, compassion and mindfulness.\n\nAaron earned a doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) in 2015\, and has been a practicing licensed psychologist in the Twin Cities since 2016. He is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends\, being outdoors\, playing tennis and strategy board games.\n\n\n\nAfter you sign-up for the class on the The Meditation Center’s website\, a Zoom registration link (to join the meeting) will be sent to you the day before the first class begins.\n\n\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18466/2021-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T163357Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non October 31\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211012T140456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T121355Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Deja Vu All Over Again: Different Ways to Come Back" with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. - October 28\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nIn-Person and via Zoom\nOctober 28\, 2021\n\n“Deja Vu All Over Again: Different Ways to Come Back”\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Paul Emerson Ph.D. \n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\n\n\n\nAlthough this year it may have seemed like we were blessed with eternal summer\, the change of leaves\, Halloween\, All Saints’ Day\, and All Souls’ Day remind us again of the ending of things. And endings in turn remind us of rebirth. The concept of reincarnation has long been a part of yoga as well as a variety of other traditions both eastern and western. In fact\, roughly 50% of those who believe in an afterlife believe in some form of it. But like other ideas\, reincarnation has a variety of forms and nuances. In honor of the season we’ll spend some time exploring the different reincarnation models people have used both in yoga and without.\n\n\nPaul 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-an-evening-with-paul-emerson-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211024T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211024T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T162242Z
UID:18371-1635063300-1635066900@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non October 24\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-10-24/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211012T135511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T202541Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Beauty of Sri and the Present Moment" Kirtan with Chris Young - October 21\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 21\, 2021\nKirtan with Chris Young”\n“The Beauty of Sri and the Present Moment”\n\n 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. CDT\n  \n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30- 8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nLet us chant together this Thursday for healing and renewal for all beings with the music of Chris Young. Let us celebrate!\n\n	\n\n\nThe Divine Mother\, “Sri”\, is an experience of the present moment and of beauty. Join Chris in this kirtan\, it being an opportunity\, a vehicle\, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry\, set aside the intellect\, and simply be… with people who are beautiful\, in a setting that is beautiful\, and with beautiful music.\n\n	\n\n\n\n“Kirtan is a spiritual practice that originated in India centuries ago. The word “kirtan” means singing\, chanting\, and praising the Divine. It is a sacred practice anyone can do; no special training is required. The music does the work for you\, carrying you to a state of tremendous joy and mental clarity…\n\n	\n\n\n…But the most important instrument in kirtan is the voice\,’There is a sacredness in everyone’s voice. It is like hearing your own soul’\, shares Milwaukee-based kirtan wallah Ragani. who leads one of the largest ongoing monthly kirtan events in North America. Your voice comes from within; it is uniquely yours. Unlike an instrument which acts on you\, emanating from the outside in\, the voice acts internally\, emanating from the inside out. When you sing kirtan\, you can literally feel the sound resonating inside you. ‘massaging’ your inner organs with sacred mantras…”\n\n	\n\n\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18450/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211020T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211020T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20211012T142014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T142158Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Havan with Emilio Bettaglio and Full Moon Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati - October 20\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday – October 20\, 2021\nFull Moon Havan\nwith Emilio Bettaglio\n8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. CDT\nand\nFull Moon Meditation\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive the Zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nIf 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView and listen here  to Swami Ritavan’s \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Moon Meditation Message and Blessings \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwami 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwami 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.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/full-moon-havan-with-emilio-bettaglio-and-full-moon-meditation-october-20-2021/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Havan,Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T123057
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T162005Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non October 17\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “The Divine Mother and The Himalayan Tradition” with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PSYD\, E-RYT-500 -  October 14\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 14\, 2021\n“The Divine Mother and The Himalayan Tradition”\nwith Stephen Parker (Stoma) PSYD\, E-RYT-500\n\n	\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.:  Talk by Stephen (Stoma) Parker PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n“My Phantom Lady”\n(an excerpt)\nby H.H.S. Swami Rama\n\n	\n\n\n…”Mystic being from the subtle world\, had I not received Thy love\, I do not know what shape the rest of my life would have taken. Thou revealest to me the melody and the magic of the deeper realms\, with all Thy loving care. Thy soul comes and goes as a messenger in this world from the shore of the ocean of mystery. It is Thee of whom I now and then catch a glimpse in the dewy autumn morning\, in the scented night of spring\, in the innermost recesses of my being. Sometimes I strain skyward to hear Thy eternal whispers.”\n\n	\n\n\nA burning desire lives in my heart\, an earnest longing to realize the Infinite in the finite. An unceasing endeavor to explore the limits of the limitless is a dominant theme of my life. Mere forms and names of the world are amusing but not fulfilling. Satyam\, shivam\, sundaram—peace\, happiness\, and bliss—is the only goal of my life.\n\n	\n\n\n(Love Whispers\, pages 13-14)\n\n	\n\n\n\nDetails to come.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\nDr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association\, H.I.T.A.\, he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota.\n\n	\n\n\nStoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T.\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, yoga psychology\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, Lithuania\, South Africa\, Korea\, Hong Kong\, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.\n\n	\n\n\nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis\, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters\, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies\,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga\, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.\n\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-the-divine-mother-and-the-himalayan-tradition-with-stephen-parker-stoma-psyd-e-ryt-500-october-14-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non October 10\, 2021\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-2-2021-10-10/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211007T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\,  But Were Afraid to Ask" with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee - October 7\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 7\, 2021\n\n“Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\, But Were Afraid to Ask” with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee\n\nSwami Radha Bharati\, Lori Beron\, Paul Emerson\, Kay (Shanta) Gendron\, Jim Nelson\, Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, and Michael Smith\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion by the Spiritual Committee\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nOverview of Presentation\n\n	\n\n\nNew to meditation\, an old sage or somewhere in between\, join a panel of senior teachers for a lively discussion and on the problems and promises of keeping a meditation practice. How does one keep meditation “fresh”? Why aren’t I “enlightened” yet? What are the tricks for keeping a regular meditation time? Am I making progress? Why don’t I see pretty lights? Or what do I do if I do see pretty lights? These and other questions brought by the gathering will be answered.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-meditationand-its-practice-but-were-afraid-to-ask-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-october-7-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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