California River Retreat

SRV American River Gurupurnima Retreat, 2019July 11th – 15th, 2019, Foresthill, CA Maintaining Spirituality and Peace of Mind while Fulfilling Duties in the World Time for silent reflection in nature and deep sleep amongthe peaceful regions filled with forests and birdscomplete the experience of this 30-year long summerretreat that SRV continues to offer to all souls interestedin healing, learning, and …

Hawaii Retreat Takeaways

March 2019 The subject of the Spring Hawai’i retreat was shravana, manana, & nididhyasana — hearing the Truth, contemplating the Truth, & realizing the Truth. In doing my own manana on manana, I’ve come to realize just how important it is. Not long into my contemplation process, I began to realize that there are many things that I’ve accepted as truth …

Reflection on Manasana Retreat

February 2019 Attending the second Manasana Retreat solidified the teachings and gleanings from the first gathering on this topic. My most important takeaway was the transmission and conviction regarding the Vedanta-Yoga axiom that everything in the world of manifestation is the mind. From causal to subtle to gross to the most immediate experience of our practical lives, it is all …

Spring 2019 Retreat

My Guru’s Teachings, 2 Swami Aseshananda’s Unique Look at Spiritual Life and Practice in America SRV Spring Retreat Over Memorial Day Weekend May 23rd – 27th, 2019 Wind River region, Stevenson, Washington Part 1 of this series, given in early 2018, covered the observances of this great soul on all that took place in this country around spiritualdiscovery and its …

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   Meditate, Oh Mind, on the Mystery of Mother Kali…  Click on Mother Kali’s image above for music video. | View photos of Sri Sri Kali Puja 2020 at Belur Math.

Hawaii Summer Retreat

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 …

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 …