PASTA e FAGIOLIItalian “Borlotti” beans soup, fresh homemade egg pasta MISTICANZA di VERDUREmix greens salad, mustard vinaigrette RAVIOLI di MAGROhomemade spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli, butter and sage PARMIGIANA di MELANZANEgrilled eggplants, italian “Sanmarzano” tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, basil CREMA BRUCIATA e TORTA di CIOCCOLATOcrème brule’ and chocolate cake

Yoga in the Shadowsdirected by Bruce Kubert This is a documentary in the making.  Bruce will be on hand to discuss this project. “Yoga in the Shadows” will examine the role that Yoga is playing in the personal recovery of individuals whose stories and perhaps tragedies have led them to jails and prisons, low-income and homeless shelters, teen centers, domestic …

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An Archetypal Pattern ReadingBy Archetypal Associates Shannon Pernetti and Diane Steinbrecher, LCSW, PC, are Certified Archetypal Pattern Analysts in private practice in Portland, Oregon, faculty of the Assisi Institute For The Study of Archetypal Pattern Analysis in Vermont, and co-lead trainings in Archetypal Pattern Analysis in Portland, Oregon. They have both been in practice since 1970. 2 session consultation is …

Spiritual Director’s Message
Subject: Spiritual Retreats for 2010/2011
Directive: Attendance for the highest good of all living beings

Dear SRV friends, supporters, newcomers, and followers,

For this issue of Mundamala I would like to write about the topic of spiritual retreat, especially in line with what is available to us in the near future.

As my present life reaches into its sixth decade, I am more than ever searching for and finding those pertinent teachings which apply so directly to the peace of mind of the people of this day and time, particularly those who are sincerely seeking for the keys to spiritual life and its salubrious aims and ends.  However, caught up solely in the perilous press of work and duty, and as yet devoid of knowledge of the laws of Karma Yoga and the real significance of work, humanity overlooks the import of the art of spiritual retreat and thus forgoes these important opportunities for spiritual advancement.  Even among the already committed devotees who do sadhana at home, there is the tendency to perform the prescribed practices in a random and limited way, verily sidestepping the need for expansion and intensification.

In today’s work-a-day world, then, there is therefore a great need for attending retreats which focus on authentic and quality teachings and principles, and which present to us definitive solutions for problems which arise in both daily life and ongoing spiritual practice — all in the rarefied atmosphere of guru, dharma, and sangha.  As one of the great devotional songs of India states, a heartfelt hymn which Jai Ma Music will offer at the forthcoming retreat in Ashland on the commencement of Navaratri (Durga Puja):

October 7 – 11, 2010 Buckhorn Springs RetreatAshland, Oregon Join Babaji and Jai Ma Music for four days of Wisdom transmission, dedication, and devotion in the peaceful solitude of Buckhorn Springs Retreat. Babaji Bob Kindler, our Spiritual Director of SRV Associations, will present the inmost path of Mother Wisdom by focusing in on the Mahashakti and Her superlative teachings on …

October: The Holy Season of Divine Mother SF=San Francisco / PD=Portland / OR=Oregon Arati Satsangs @ 7pmSF — Oct 1, 4, 5 (F M Tu)PD — Oct 15, 22 (F) [22nd- Arati only] Classes @ 9:30amSF — Oct 2, 3 (Sa Su)PD — Oct 16, 17, 23 (Sa Su Sa) PujasSF — Oct 2 (Sat) @ 7pm – Durga PujaPD …