Autumn 2012 to Spring 2013

[These notes are from Babaji’s classes from September 2012 through March 2013] Insights into Yoga One does not transgress the laws of Nature, one leaves Nature behind.  This is the real meaning of levitation. A special thing happens when the adept enters Sananda Samadhi, which is perception of individual bliss.  It is all-attracting, but the soul turns away and sees …

Babaji’s Hawaii Teaching Schedule 2013

SRV Hawaii Ashram, Big Island Sunday Classes, 2:30 – 5:30pmDirections: Call: 808-990-3354 Jan 27 & Feb 3, 2013Devotion of Nonseparation March 17, 24, 31 & April 7, 14, 21, 28Advaita of the Avatars June 16, 23, 30 & July 7Vedanta & Buddhism August 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22Gaudapada’s Non-Touch Yoga November 10, 17, 24 & Dec. 1, …

Fall Retreat 2013

Kali Durga Navaratri Retreat October 10 – 14th, 2013 <> Windwood, near Stevenson, WAIn celebration of SRV’s 20th Anniversary  Closing my eyes, I perceive the Wisdom Mother dancing in the lotus of my heart.  She wears a garland of skulls, emblem of Her Freedom from Birth and death.  Gazing upon Her radiant Nakedness, Mundane concepts and conventions vanish For Babaji’s …

Weekend Seminar 2013

3-Day Weekend Seminar Mantra Tapas Teachings on Mantra with Group Japa Practice August 2 – 4, 2013 <> SRV Oregon Ashram  “The mantra is of key importance.  When karma comes, when trouble comes, it isn’t “I am Brahman” that helps us as much as the mantra.  Knowledge of Brahman is going to help you only if you can transport yourself …

Big Island Weekend Retreat with Babaji

2-Day Weekend Retreat Mantra Tapas Teachings on Mantra with Group Japa Practice January 3 – 5, 2014 <> SRV Hawaii Ashram  “The mantra is of key importance.  When karma comes, when trouble comes, it isn’t “I am Brahman” that helps us as much as the mantra.  Knowledge of Brahman is going to help you only if you can transport yourself …

Summer Retreat 2013

SRV American River Retreat over Gurupurnima July 17 – 23, 2013 <> Foresthill, CA   SRV’s annual summer retreat near the pristine American River is joyfully anticipated each year by all ages of our sangha.  This is the perfect retreat to get one’s spiritual feet wet for newcomers, and a profound opportunity for all members to live in holy company …

White Crane, White Swan (2)

White Crane, White Swan —  Zen Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta A Weekend Retreat with Babaji Bob Kindler, SRV Spiritual DirectorJune 27 – 30th <> Honokaa, Hawaii In SRV Associations, Babaji presents Lord Buddha’s teachings as part of a comprehensive understanding of the Advaitic, non-dual Wisdom and Yogic pathways to Freedom that Mother India supplies in abundance.  Buddhist philosophy is known to …

White Crane, White Swan

White Crane, White Swan —  Zen Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta A Memorial Day Weekend Retreat with Babaji Bob Kindler, SRV Spiritual DirectorMay 23 – 27th <> Wind River region, WA In SRV Associations, Babaji presents Lord Buddha’s teachings as part of a comprehensive understanding of the Advaitic, non-dual Wisdom and Yogic pathways to Freedom that Mother India supplies in abundance.  Buddhist …

Spiritual Director’s Message

Dear Students, friends, devotees, and disciples:       We are presently standing on the brink of an entryway into the human heart and mind that is both potentially effective in its dynamic, and in keeping with the dissemination of Divine Mother Wisdom that is concurrent with our highest ideals.  I am speaking of the inroads that SRV is making …

Retreat 2012: Vivekananda & True Freedom

  Notes & Reflections, July 2012The 2012 summer retreat at the American River focused on the teachings of Moksha, True Freedom.  The English language and the way we use it will never be the same for those of us who study Vedanta and the divine vocabulary of Sanskrit – a language by which, as Babaji often tells us, a substantial …