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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: "The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest" with Daniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500 - May 25\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom – June 1\, 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest”\nwith Daniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest” \nwith Daniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500 \n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\nThe Wizard of Oz is consistently ranked as one of the greatest films of all time. For more than eighty years viewers have watched Dorothy face and overcome many obstacles along the Yellow Brick Road. But is there a deeper meaning to this entertaining story? Is the Wizard a Guru? Is Dorothy a yogic disciple on the path of self-realization? Daniel will present and discuss examples of why this fairy tale represents a mystical journey.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDaniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500 has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center since 1995. He is the author of a memoir entitled Everything is A Little Bit Alright: yoga\, meditation\, and a dog named Roy. It is available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright-Meditation/dp/1951651294
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-wizard-of-oz-as-a-spiritual-quest-with-daniel-hertz-ms-bcb-e-ryt-500-may-25-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Saturday Special Healing Arts Program with Nikki Strong June 3-July 1\, 2023 - 5-Week Elixir Light Qigong and Wudang Style Tai Chi Classes via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Registration \n  \nRegister here for Elixir Light Qigong Only (5 classes): $36.00\n\nRegister here for Wudang Style Tai Chi Only (5 classes): $36.00\n\nRegister here for both Qigong and Tai Chi series (10 classes): $60.00\n\nRegister here for Special Bundle:  Saturday\, the 27th\, workshop plus both Qigong and Tai Chi 5-week series plus a remote or in-person one-on-one Qigong healing session: $108.00\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/saturday-special-healing-arts-program-with-nikki-strong-june-3-july-1-2023-5-week-elixir-light-qigong-and-wudang-style-tai-chi-classes-via-zoom/2023-06-03/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Global Full Moon Meditation - Will Begin Guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati - June 3\, 2023\, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 3\, 2023\nVia Zoom\nGlobal Full Moon Meditation\n9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT\n\nThis Full Moon Meditation will begin guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati\,\nthen followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.\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.”\n\n“You are lovingly 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..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter).\n\nEveryone is welcome!
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-will-begin-guided-by-swami-ma-radha-bharati-june-3-2023-900-1000-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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SUMMARY:Yoga Sutras” Summer 2023 Series - Vibhuti Pada with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga Sutras” Summer 2023 Series – Vibhuti Pada\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n  \nMondays: June 5\, 12\, and 19 and July 10\, 2023\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) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\nIf you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time\, register for the 4-week series and you will  be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo \n\nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 5\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 12\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 19\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on July 10\, 2023\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fall 2022 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 continuing the study of the  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-summer-2023-series-vibhuti-pada-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt/2023-06-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: Sutras of The Inner Teacher: The Yoga of the Centre of Consciousness"\, A discussion with Rodney Huff (Rajni) to honor Dr. Martin Jerry - June 8\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang in-Person and Via Zoom – June 8\, 2023\nSutras of The Inner Teacher: The Yoga of the Centre of Consciousness“\,\nA discussion with Rodney Huff (Rajni) to honor Dr. Martin Jerry.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nDetails to come.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-sutras-of-the-inner-teacher-the-yoga-of-the-centre-of-consciousness-a-discussion-with-rodney-huff-rajni-to-honor-dr-martin-jerry-june-8-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230612T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230612T200000
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SUMMARY:Meditation II Hybrid Class - Superconscious Meditation: Mondays: June 12\, 19\, 26\, July 10 and 17\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Meditation II Hybrid Class – Superconscious Meditation\nMondays: June 12\, 19\, 26\, July 10 and 17\, 2023\nThere will be no class on July 3\, 2023\,  Guru Purnima\, the July Full Moon celebration.\nInstructors: Lori Beron and Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n6:30 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.\nSection 1: (live at the Meditation Center\, can zoom when you can’t make it)\nSection 2 (zoom only)\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\, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer who has worked on dialysis\, respiratory and cardiac products. At various times he has been a research scientist\, manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company\, software engineer and a university instructor. He holds 12 patents in the areas of dialysis\, sleep therapy and implantable cardiac devices. For the Meditation Center he has been the local go-to person on the physiology of breathing and is a scholar of the ancient yogic texts. He has been teaching yoga and related subjects since 1976 and was certified in 1980 by the Rockford School of Yoga.\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/meditation-ii-hybrid-class-superconscious-meditation-mondays-june-12-19-26-july-10-and-17-2023/2023-06-12/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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SUMMARY:"Beyond The Asanas: Intermediate Yoga Philosophy and Terms" with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. -  Wednesdays: June 14 - July 5\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:“Beyond The Asanas:\nIntermediate Yoga Philosophy and Terms”\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\nWednesdays: June 14 – July 5\, 2023\n 6:30pm – 8:00pm\nCost: $80.00\n\nRegister here.\n\nYoga philosophy can be complicated-different concepts\, different language\, different practices.  Moreover\, Indian philosophy is not a single entity but a variety of complementary views.  This class will provide a road map and tools for further exploration of yogic texts.   We will start with the timeline of Indian literature (week 1)\, discuss samkhya metaphysics on which the Yoga Sutras are based (week 2)\, explore the Yoga Sutras (week 3)  and finally delve into some of the hatha yoga sanskrit texts (week 4).  The overall focus will be on how to make these concepts practical and relevant to our own sadhanas (meditation practices).  For texts we will use portions of Swami Rama’s The Royal Path\, Swami Veda’s Philosophy of Hatha Yoga as well as various on-line texts.\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Emerson\, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer who has worked on dialysis\, respiratory and cardiac products.  At various times he has been a research scientist\, manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company\, software engineer and a university instructor.  He holds 12 patents in the areas of dialysis\, sleep therapy and implantable cardiac devices.  For the Meditation Center he has been the local go-to person on the physiology of breathing and is a scholar of the ancient yogic texts.  He has been teaching yoga and related subjects since 1976 and was certified in 1980 by the Rockford School of Yoga.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/beyond-the-asanas-an-introduction-to-yoga-philosophy-and-terms-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-wednesdays-january-16-february-13-2019-2/2023-06-14/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Other
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SUMMARY:AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - June 14\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, June 14\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-may-31-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurveda Study Group\, Core Principles of Ayurveda"" with Gary Gran CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on June 15\, 2023 \,  7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – June 15\, 2023\n“Ayurvedic Study Group: Core Principles of Ayurveda”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Ayurveda Study Group\n” with Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for the third meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at the first two meetings is not required. All are welcome. We’ll continue with Chapter One of the Charak Samhita with more sutras\, commentary\, and discussion. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages.\n\n•       “Life (Ayu) implies the conjunction of the physical body\, senses\, mind\, and soul.”  –\nCharaka Samhita\, Sutrasthana\, 1.42\n\n\n\n\nmkd_separator class_name=”” type=”normal” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]\n\nCynthia and Gary 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. Gary and Cynthia 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.\n\nCynthia Gran\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\nGary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n\nGary’s  blog is ayurvedalessons.com.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-only-ayurveda-study-group-core-principles-of-ayurveda-with-gary-gran-cyt-day-and-cynthia-gran-on-june-15-2023-700-p-m-830-p-m-cdt/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:FREE International Day of Yoga Events at The Meditation Center - June 21\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, June 21\, 2023\,\nInternational Day of Yoga\nAll events are FREE!!!\n\n	\n\n\nInternational Day of Yoga\nand\nSummer Solstice Meditation\nIn Person at TMC and Via Zoom\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n7:00-9:10 a.m.\n\n	\n\n\nWednesday Morning Gentle Hatha Yoga\nIn-Person and Via Zoom\nwith Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain\n10:30 a.m. – Noon\n\n	\n\n\nIn-Person Lunch Break Noontime Yoga Combo Class\nwith Daniel Hertz\n12:15-1:00 p.m.\n\n	\n\n\n\nInternational Day of Yoga and Summer Solstice Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\nIn Person at TMC and Via Zoom\nWednesday: June 21\, 2023\n7:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.\nMorning Prayers: 7:00-7:10 a.m. CDT\nMeditation with Swami Radha offered In Person and via Zoom:\n7:10-8:10 a.m. CDT\n\n	\n\n\nSwami Radha will guide the meditation for the first 30 minutes.\nThe second 30 minutes of meditation will be held in silence.\n\n	\n\n\nMeditation will be followed by tea and snacks: 8:10 a.m\nIf you wish please bring a light snack or fruit to share.\n\n	\n\n\nA wonderful way to begin the solstice day\, deepen your practiceand commemorate International Day of Yoga. \nA Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nJoin Us on June 21st for a Free Wednesday Morning Gentle Drop-In Hatha Class\nwith Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain\nIn-Person and Via Zoom\nFree class for all to celebrate International Day of Yoga\nJune 21\, 2023\n10:30 a.m. – Noon CDT\n\nThese classes are for all levels. Sig and Rosann 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\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nAnd join Daniel Hertz on June 21st for a\nFree Lunch Break Noon Time Yoga Combo Class at TMC\n\n	\n\n\nTake a midday break with Daniel to stretch\, relax\, center\, nourish\, and refresh your body and mind before continuing the tasks of the day or going back to work. \n12:15-12:30 p.m. – gentle stretching \n12:30-12:45 p.m. – guided relaxation \n12:45-1:00 p.m. – guided meditation \n\n	\n\n\nDaniel Hertz\, MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500 has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center since 1995. He is the author of a memoir entitled Everything is A Little Bit Alright: yoga\, meditation\, and a dog named Roy. It is available on Amazon at this link.\n\nRead here Daniel’s article\, “A Winding Path” in the AHYMSIN April newsletter.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/free-international-day-of-yoga-events-at-the-meditation-center-june-21-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang va Zoom and In-Person Viewing: An Evening Talk with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT- June 22\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang va Zoom and In-Person Viewing:\nAn Evening Talk with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhaya\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: An Evening Talk with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin Stoma for an evening talk on June 22\, 2023. Details to come. \nStephen Parker (Stoma) 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. Stoma is a Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhanamandir and Sadhaka Gram ashrams in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, 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 took preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.\n\nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also served 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 has taught 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\,” and the “International Journal of Yoga Therapy.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-va-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-an-evening-talk-with-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt-june-22-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - June 28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled – New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, June 28\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-june-28-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: Audiobook Reading of Stories from H.H.S. Swami Rama's Living with the Himalayan Masters Chapter 12: "Grace of the Master"  - June 29\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – June 29\, 2023\n\nAudiobook Reading of Stories\nfrom H.H.S. Swami Rama’s\n“Living with the Himalayan Masters”\nChapter 12: ‘Grace of the Master’\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n\n	\n\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n\n	\n\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Audiobook Reading of Stories\nfrom H.H.S. Swami Rama’s\,\n“Living with the Himalayan Masters”\nChapter 12: ‘Grace of the Master’\n\n	\n\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n“Grace of the Master”\n\n	\n\n\n“Perfection is the goal of human life\, but human efforts are very limited. Happiness does not come merely through human endeavor\, but comes through grace. Blessed are those who have the grace of both God and master.” page 389.\n\n	\n\n\nTonight we will listen to some stories from a reading of H.H. Sri Swami Rama’s classic book\, Living with the Himalayan Masters. The stories are from Chapter 12\, “Grace of the Master.”\n\n	\n\n\nThe titles of the chosen stories are “Guru is a Stream and a Channel of Knowledge\,” “A Weeping Statue\,” “My Master’s Photograph\,” “Who Can Kill the Eternal?\,” “Half Here\, Half There\,” “How a Young Widow was Rescued\,” “My Master Saves a Drowning Man\,” “Shaktipata – Bestowed Bliss\,” and “Preparing to Tear the Veil.”\n\n\n	\n\n\n\nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.\n\n	\n\n\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\n\n	\n\n\nNote: There is parking available for TMC visitors\nin the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-audiobook-reading-of-stories-from-h-h-s-swami-ramas-living-with-the-himalayan-masters-chapter-12-grace-of-the-master-june-29-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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