with Babaji Bob Kindler The Upanisads are Vedanta!When:  May 20th – 22nd, 2011Where: Portland, OR AshramRegister Now! Go to Details What we will study:  This year’s seminar, held at the SRV ashrama in Portland, will take up the Upanisadic atmosphere in order to enhance knowledge of the Vedanta in all students.  The Kenopanisad will be one facet of this mini-retreat, …

Annual American River Retreat: Dharma, Svadharma, & Beyond DharmaWhen: July 15 – 21, 2011Where: Near Auburn, CaliforniaDetails and registration form Our annual summer retreat, attended by adults, youth, and children, allows for a blend of teaching transmission that is both transforming and rare in this day and age.  New facets are planned for this year which will help engage and …

Members of the Hawaii Sangha met on April 12th to generate ideas to help fill in SRV’s budget shortfall and discuss other sangha-related issues of interest.  This was the first-ever Hawaii Sangha meeting and it was a great success.  “Kokua” is the Hawaiian word for offering help. Pledges, Benefit Concert, & OutreachThe sangha accepted responsibility for $2000 and raised half …

Hawaii Sangha Kokua
Members of the Hawaii Sangha met on April 12th to generate ideas to help fill in SRV’s budget shortfall and discuss other sangha-related issues of interest.  This was the first-ever Hawaii Sangha meeting and it was a great success.  “Kokua” is the Hawaiian word for offering help.

A Quintessential Yoga Vasishtha Wisdom Stories of the Rishis Retoldedited and elucidated by Babaji Bob Kindler Of all the relationships possible on earth, that rare combination known as guru/shishya, spiritual teacher and sincere disciple, transcends them all. And scarcely has that most intimate of connections been so well-documented as in the sweet and sacred friendship between Lord Vasishtha and the …

SRV’s Current Offerings 1. Classes. Our classes, along with retreats and publishing, are at the core of SRV’s mission. 2. Retreats. SRV Retreats are an essential spiritual program for SRV students because they emphasize remembrance of our divine nature and help us develop the skills and virtues necessary for living a divine life of inner peace and freedom in every …

Swami Turiyananda met Sri Ramakrishna in his early teens and was instantly regarded by the master as a yogi and the embodiment of renunciation. He appears in The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as Hariprasad, his pre-monastic name.

After passing his school examinations he decided not to go to college but to devote himself to meditation and the study of Advaita Vedanta. He frequently visited Sri Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar and began to concentrate more and more on spiritual practices. He spent many days and nights in Dakshineswar with Sri Ramakrishna, training in the art of intense meditation.  He was among the inner circle who served Sri Ramakrishna during his last days at Cossipore.  Six years at Dakshineswar had convinced Hari that Sri Ramakrishna was a divine incarnation. When the Master fell sick, he could not believe that disease had really overcome him. He was convinced that this was a play of the Lord.

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Reclaiming Kundalini Yoga
by Babaji Bob Kindler

ISBN 978-1-891893-11-7
124 pages / $12 USD / click to pre-order

Following the Kundalini Yoga Retreat last October, Babaji was inspired to write a concise and revealing book correcting errors in current thinking and bringing a fresh and authentic perspective to this esoteric subject.  All the charts used during the retreat will be included, along with a new translation of the Devi Gita from the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, and an appendix detailing the role of food in Kundalini Yoga.  This book is due out in Spring 2011.  A listing of the table of contents and the charts is placed at the bottom of this interview with Babaji.