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, …
Vedanta for the Neighborhood
Vedanta for the Neighborhood Portland sangha members have long considered placing something in front of the ashram to hold schedules and other literature. After moving to the Hawthorne district in 2012, we noticed that some houses in our neighborhood had craftsman style miniature houses on posts with books of various kinds in them. These seem to represent a low key …
From Empty Room to Sacred Space
From Empty Room to Sacred Space SRV Reopens Official Hawai’i Shrine For 10 years, the official Hawaii shrine has been lovingly cared for by Babaji and Loke Ma in their little house on the slopes of Mauna Kea. Last June, the large room across the hall in our Waimea center became available to us. History of the SRV Hawai’i …
At Play in the Fields of the Dharma
At Play in the fields of the Dharma December, 2017 Today is Holy Mother’s birthday, a fitting day to construct a message for Mundamala — Her necklace of human heads, like egos, of various races and colors. Living beings, in all realms, are all various types of necklaces around the Divine Mother’s lovely neck. Some beings form a cheap necklace …
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 …