Sankhya, Yoga, and Vedanta Hawaii Retreat Center, Big Island Three tremendously important and powerful darshanas of India will be featured in the forthcoming SRV Hawaii retreat in late July. A “darshana” is a path to clear, internal perception, both religiously and philosophically speaking. Sankhya, Lord Kapila’s ingenious system – which is the most ancient of the three – provided much …
SRV Early Winter Retreat, 2018
SRV Early Winter Retreat The Seven Goddess Upanisads Part 4 — Savitri & Yoga Kundalini Upanisads December 13th – 17thSeattle, Washington Divine Mother Upanisads remain overlooked and unnoticed among seekers of Truth. Two important scriptures will come to light on this retreat, revealing the Mother of the Universe as the infinite fount of all Wisdom. Meditate on Savitri, the Great …
Summer Seminar — Sept 14-16, 2018
“I am the fire of nondual Wisdom that consumes the activities of the actionless Atman; I am the fire of nondual Wisdom that removes the sorrows of the sorrowless Atman; I am the nondual Wisdom that dissolves all the bodies of the bodiless Atman. I am Pure Existence, Wisdom, and Bliss, as boundless as the sky, infinite like space. I …
SRV American River Retreat 2018
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Retreat • The Two Divine Songs (Gitas) of Sri Krishna plus: Chanting and Study of Select Stotrams • Live in holy company for a few sacred days – meditating, studying, serving, and growing together. • Each morning begins with chanting from the Bhagavad Gita prior to meditation. • Daily classes include essential teachings of Yoga, …
2018 Winter Retreat in Seattle
Sri Ramakrishna & Universality February 15th – 19th, Seattle, Washington The advent of Sri Ramakrishna in 1836 in India has ushered in an age that some have called “….the return of the Satya Yuga,” or Age of Truth. Whatever the case historically or cosmically, what is certain is that an age where that long, awaited principle of Universality has made …
Summer Seminar
Meditation: Its Purpose & Practice July 21-23, 2017SRV Oregon Ashram in Portland “As the timepiece on the wall goes on ticking, so too must you continue to meditate. Practice japa and meditate at regular times giving up idleness. And don’t just seek God; see God. You can see Him if you strive to attain a pure mind.” – Sri Sarada …
American River Retreat
Sri Ramakrishna’s Radiant Road to Reality July 6th – 12th, 2017 Forest Hill, California SRV’s Annual Summer Retreat continues a decade’s long tradition of uniting two kinds of darshan: Purusha and Prakriti – transmission of Dharma in holy company with the Guru, and the benign and healing presence of nature enjoyed at the pristine American River. Live in holy …
Excerpt from Raja Yoga #91
QUESTION #2: “Other than awareness of the following: the cosmic significance of prana asdescribed by Swamiji, the sublimation process of prana into shakti power, and informed controlof the breath (important sets of threes), what is required of the aspirant for obtaining or practicing pranayama?”ANSWER: The answer is, another set of threes, and one that is greatly missing today in spiritual circles, and …
Excerpt from Raja Yoga #101
QUESTION: “I have been studying Yoga Vasishtha lately, especially with regard to dealing withadharmic desires, and contemplating these teachings in light of Yoga, Vedanta, and other teachings mentioned. For example, you have mentioned how you witnessed Lex Hixon being too busy with sadhana to even have a restless mind, and thus never be tempted by adharmic desires or other ridiculous distractions. With all …