January 17 – 19, 2015 Last month Babaji and the SRV Hawai’i Sangha held a retreat at a new location that became an instant favorite, and which has paved the way for an annual retreat on the Big Island over Martin Luther King weekend. Over 50 years ago, Reverend King shared his dream of equality, freedom, and opportunity for all. …
And Mother Claps Her Hands
The most recent Divine Mother season at the Portland Ashram was particularly auspicious, as we welcomed two new initiates to the sangha after the conclusion of the beautiful and sublime Durga Puja. Anahata Shabdini SRV has had the great good fortune recently to conduct our retreats at Windwood Waters, a verdant retreat center near Stevenson, Washington. Our hosts have been …
Autumn Retreat Over Lakshmi Puja
The Seven Goddess Upanisads October 13th – 17th, 2016Seattle, Washington Similar to SRV’s Fall retreat of 2015, wherein the Devi Upanisad was presented and studied indepth, Babaji Bob Kindler will take another of the Seven Goddess Upanisads up for examination and contemplation. Arrival: Thursday, October 13 after dinner, at 9:00pmDeparture: Monday, October 17, …
Summer Seminar at SRV Ashram
The Samadhis of Yoga August 14 – 16, 2015 Location: SRV Oregon Ashram in Portland, OR Satsang Friday, August 14: 7pm Saturday, August 15: 6:00am – 8:00pm (breakfast/dinner) Sunday, August 16: 6:00am – 5:00pm (breakfast only) Tuition: $206 adult, $100 studentRegister by email: srvinfo@srv.org or by phone 808-990-3354. Credit cards are accepted and requires an additional handling charge (2.4% adult, 2.6% student).Accommodations: …
American River Summer Retreat 2016
Saints, Sages, Seers, Saviors and Their Teachings with Sri Sivanam Sankirtanam ChantingPlus: Western Women Pioneers of Vedanta, with Annapurna Sarada Live in holy company for a full week — 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, Vedanta, Tantra, and Sankhya. Afternoons include …
Spring Retreat over Memorial Day
Manasana: The Art of Mental Posture May 21 – 25th, 2015Wind River region, Washington The most beneficial usage of an asana is mental, not physical. As the scriptures of India declare, “Not by hundreds and thousands of body postures,but by control of the mind, does the soul reach Enlightenment.” In SRV’s Spring retreat at Windwood Waters near the Columbia River …
Divine Tools for Inspiration – 2014 & 2015
“Guru Parampara” means transmission of the spiritual lineage from teacher to disciple, who then becomes a teacher for others, and so on. The transmission of Sarada Ramakrishna Vivekananda flows to us through Babaji Bob Kindler and Lex Hixon from their teachers, Swami Aseshananda and Swami Nikhilananda, both of whom were disciples of Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi. The wisdom and …
Winter Weekend Seminar
How a Householder Renounces the World March 7 & 8th “The monk must renounce inwardly and outwardly. The householder must renounce only inwardly.” – Sri Ramakrishna Location: SRV Portland Ashram, Oregon Tuition & meals: $165/adult; $95/student Tuition due by February 21 Saturday, March 7: 6:00am – 5:00pm (breakfast/dinner)Sunday, March 8: 6:00am – 12:00 noon (breakfast only) …
SRV Winter Retreat 2015
Panchadasi & Panchakarana February 26 to March 2nd Seattle, Washington The age-old method of quintuplications, and their relation to spiritual life and practice, forms the subject of SRV’s Winter retreat in early 2015. Panchakarana, acting as both a record of cause and effect for the soul and its activities throughout its many lifetimes, is also as an unerring guide for …
Winter Retreat in Hawaii 2016
Making Crucial Spiritual Connections, Part 2 January 15 – 18, 2016 on the Big Island of Hawaii Last January’s retreat on making spiritual connections was such a beneficial experience for everyone that Babaji will continue this topic at the next Hawaii retreat in 2016. It is not necessary to have attended the first retreat to participate in this …