Newsletter July 27, 2011

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Upcoming Events

Vedanta Study class on Tuesdays
July 19 thru Aug 23 from 7:00 PM – 8:30PM
Prayer, Meditation, Study and Discussion on: Spiritual Musings of Hafez
Open to All; No Fee

Day long retreat – Saturday, July 30, at SHELTON, CT
Kapilopadesha is the retreat topic to be discussed at the home of Tapas and Ratna Mukerjee at 7 Hawley Rd, Shelton CT, from 9:30 AM – 5 PM on Saturday July 30. The day will include Swami Yogatmananda's lectures with Q/A; devotional singing, luncheon, etc. Please RSVP (for seating & food preparation needs) to the Vedanta Society (401-421-3960) or the Mukerjees (203-929-8005) by FRIDAY JULY 29.

 

Past Events

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Swami Yogatmananda's Visits
1) Swami and six devotees traveled to Ganges MI from June 23 – 26 where Swami conducted a retreat on ”Kapilopadesa” and delivered the Sunday Lecture on "Going for a Pilgrimage". They returned to Providence before sunrise Monday morning, June 27.
2) From June 30-Jul 4, Swami and 6 devotees traveled to Halifax and to Ramanashrama in Nova Scotia, Canada, where Swami gave a retreat on ‘The Art of Purposeful Living’ on Jul 1-3. Swami returned on the morning of Jul 4.
3) On Sat & Sun July 23-24, Swami visited Philadelphia to attend the dedication of Bani Paul’s new home for the work of Vedanta there. He also gave a talk at the Hindu Temple at Berlin, NJ on ‘The Tree of Samsara’ and another at Joyful Gahtring Spiritual Center, Westmont, NJ on ‘Over the Rainbow’. He returned on 24th evening.
'Independence Day' Program - Mon. July 04
From 11AM -3PM, at the Jhaveri residence in Framingham MA, more than seventy devotees and friends attended this annual program, which consisted of short talks by Swami Tyagananda and Swami Yogtamananda on  aspects of ‘Freedom’; music; and luncheon.
Visiting Swami Speaks – Tues. July 12
Swami Girishananda, trustee of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math India, spoke on Tuesday July 12 from 7:30PM – 8:15PM to about fifty-three devotees on Atman in Its Various Aspects
Guru Poornima – Fri. July 15
On Friday, July 15 from 7PM – 8:30PM, Guru Poornima (observed to honor all gurus) was observed with a short puja worship, devotional singing, a short talk on ‘Guru’ by a devotee, and a short talk by Swami, with  about fifty devotees attending. Prasad dinner followed.
Get-Together of Devotees – Sat. July 16
From 11:00AM – 2:00PM, a ‘get-together’ at the home of TK Roy, West Wareham MA, with readings on ‘M’, the chronicler of the Gospel of Sri Rmakrishna, reflections and music. Swamis Tyagananda (Boston Vedanta) and Swami Yogatmananda and 25 devotees attended.
 Swami at UMass/Dartmouth – Tues July 19 and 26
On the mornings of Tuesday July 19 and 26, Swami taught in a school-level religion-teachers’ workshop about Hindu culture and to dispel some misunderstandings that western population has regarding Hindu religion.
Swami on RI/PEG TV Interconnect – Thurs July 21
On Thursday evening, July 21, Swami and a member of the RI atheist association participated in a lively 1 ½ hour question-answer program conducted by students and teacher of the RI Home Education Network from Mapleville RI.

Tuesdays - Spiritual Musings of Hafez
Jul 19: Hafez was a 14th century Persian Sufi mystic poet who lived in Shiraz, now a major city of Iran. Not much of authentic information about his life is available. He had memorized the whole Koran. That is the meaning of the word ‘Hafez’. The dividing lines between the secular and spiritual love get seamlessly intertwined in his poetry. The use of the word wine and tavern are to be understood as metaphorical.
Jul 26: Five of the poems of Hafez were discussed from the translations made by Khalid Hamid Shaida.