Vivekananda & True Freedom July 3 – July 10, 2012 Swami Vivekananda received the boon of choosing the day of his mahasamadhi and departed his body on July 4th, 1902, giving new meaning to our “day of liberation.” True Freedom (moksha) is the ever-present nature of the Soul – beyond bodies, states, and conditions of any kind. How do the …
SRV Spring Retreat 2014 in Wind River region, WA
The Stunning Insights of Gaudapada’s Karika with Babaji Bob Kindler, Spiritual Director, SRV Associations May 22 – 26, 2014 In and throughout the vast sweep of Indian philosophy and religion there is scarcely anything as profound and elevating as Advaita, Nonduality. The identity of the apparently individualized soul with the Supreme Soul (Jivatman and Paramatman) is a subject that transcends …
Shakti Concerts
by Kanyakali At the request of the SRV Hawai’i sangha, Babaji and Jai Ma Music presented four “Shakti Concerts” in November and December on the Big Island of Hawai’i as a benefit for SRV Associations. The concerts were held in hatha yoga studios and community centers in the north, west, and east sides of the island and up in Waimea. …
And Mother Claps Her Hands…
The SRV Association held a retreat last autumn at the Hidden Lake Retreat Center in Oregon where we dived deep into the teachings in peaceful quiet surroundings. To be sure, one of the highlights of the retreat was the welcoming of a new sangha brother into our midst. Dan Jones of Pennsylvania, who had been known by the name Bhajan, …
Pranams & Gratitude
Dedication As SRV Associations enters its 19th year, it is timely to remember the origin and ceaseless source of inspiration for our sangha. Most immediate for us all is Babaji and his ability to transmit the essence of Vedanta, his tireless service of the students, and unconditional love, which has drawn all of us from diverse backgrounds and regions together …
Be A Lion of Vedanta
Dear devotees, students, and friends of SRV, As the new year begins, here in early 2012, at its earliest inception, both my prayers and blessings are with you, particularly with regard to a burgeoning spiritual life. For, human life, in this day and age, is either a pallid affair, or a matter of mundane repetition, or a frantic chase, or …
A New Portland Ashram
Dear SRV Sangha and Friends, After eight wonderful years at the Portland Ashram on SE 31st Ave, we have been informed by our good landlord that he needs to sell it. Babaji and the SRV Board think that this is auspicious timing and we are ready to have a larger place with more rooms and more community. RequirementsWe are looking …
SRV’s 2012 Retreats with Babaji
Mark your calendars! Save the dates! Register now. 808-990-3354 || srvinfo@srv.org Visit our website for details and registration forms (as available): 2012 Retreats SRV Winter Weekend SeminarDissolving the MindstreamFebruary, 10 – 12, 2012, Portland, Oregon Meditation is best utilized as a practice of dissolving the mind consciously. This will reveal mankind’s formless Essence, Atman. All forms are manifestations of one’s …
Wisdom in Practice
Offering Service to an Aging Parent “May God grant me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change, COURAGE to change the things I can, and WISDOM to know the difference.” Although this famous prayer has always been an inspiration to me, I rely on it now more than ever as I helplessly watch my beloved 95-year-old mom fade …
Antaranga: M
Mahendra Nath Gupta Spiritual aspirants throughout time immemorial have gathered together seeking the holy company and counsel of saints and sages. Contact with such illumined beings is indeed a rare and precious opportunity. Encounters with these great beings — the words they spoke and the great deeds they performed — are rarely recorded in any great detail, and if they …