Vedanta Society of Southern California Hollywood Temple

Once again, please forgive the belated posting of our April calendar of talks, classes and events. Unfortunately, everything is still only online due to Covid. All are invited to attend talks and classes during live-streaming, ask questions afterwards - or listen to them whenever your schedule allows by clicking on this link: YouTube.com/vedantaorg. Please note there are a couple of classes that meet on other online venues. How to access them is listed in calendar.

This Week's Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/vedanta/april-10-2021

A Happy Easter!

Chanting Class April 3rd, 17th & 24th 2:30 ~ 4:00 pm The main theme: Ram Nam Sankirtan... May 8th, 22nd, & 29th The main theme: Sri Suktam Please mail to [email protected] You will get the Link & Texts.

Pope Francis: I believe in love. Video prayer message from 2016 https://www.ncronline.org//i-believe-love-francis-launches

All classes, lectures and retreats etc will be held remotely during the pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS Covid-19 UPDATE AS OF October 1st, 2020: Sorry to say, nothing has yet changed enough for it to be safe to open the temple, therefore... All services at the different branches of the Vedanta Society will continue to be suspended. The health and safety of our devotees, visitors, and monastics is of the highest priority. Be well and stay healthy.... All Sunday talks, as well as evening classes, and Arati will be streamed live from our Hollywood Temple via https://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg, for those who wish to attend remotely - and as you can see below on our September Schedule - there are MORE OPPORTUNITIES NOW for engagement as we move out of summer... We ask that you continue to stay home as much as possible and avoid close contact with others if you or a member of your household are feeling sick or unwell. Since the bookshop in Hollywood is closed, you are invited to visit vedanta.com to purchase Vedanta books and gifts.

Here is the link to Santa Barbara temple where they held this year’s annual Durga Puja, minus the usual temple full of joyfully celebrating devotees, though certainly they were remembering and honoring Devi. Jai MA! https://youtu.be/UD-Ju1CeLYI

Tomorrow, Sunday October 25th, at 11am, PDT, continuing our focus on the Divine Mother, all are invited to join Swami Satyamayananda for his talk on "Mother as the Reality". It will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami also answers questions afterwards on the live chat.Jai MA #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

TODAY & TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 20th! ALL ARE INVITED to rejoin Swami Sarvadevananda, at 4:30pm PDT, as he continues to guide us through "Narada's Way of Divine Love," one of the ultimate teachings on Bhakti yoga. And TONIGHT, at 7:30pm PDT, you're invited to join his ongoing study of the classic text on Jnana yoga, "The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge." Each class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami also answers questions afterwards on the live chat. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

O Dev Chandraghantaye Nama!

TOMORROW, Sunday October 17, 11am PDT, livestreaming at youtube.com/vedantaorg! ALL ARE INVITED to Swami Vedarupananda's talk "True Faith" - certainly something we ALL can use in these challenging times! #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

We are entering into the season of the Divine Mother. What better way to begin our honoring of Her than singing Her praises?! All are invited to join Pravrajika Dayaprana as she shares her slideshow of Durga Puja at Belur Math - and in singing - this Saturday, October 17th from 3 - 4:30 pm, PDT. Please click on the Google Meet link: meet.google.com/nkd-hwwh-ysy See her flyer below for further details. Jai MA!

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED... There are only a few days left to sign up for this SPECIAL round of Vedanta Life Academy classes!

ALL ARE INVITED this evening, Thursday, October 15th at 7:30pm, PDT, to rejoin Swami Satyamayananda via youtube.com/vedantaorg as he continues to guide us through this classic and revered text.This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

TONIGHT! Wednesday, October 14th, 7:30pm PDT, at youtube.com/vedantaorg, ALL ARE INVITED to rejoin our Swami Sarvadevananda, as he shares with us insights into the remarkable life of Sri Ramakrishna through reading the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" . Swami will also give time to answering questions in the live chat afterwards. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

ALL ARE INVITED: Bhakti, today, Jnana tonight! Each path leads to the Divine within. TODAY, Tuesday, October 13th at 4:30pm, PDT, Swami Sarvadevananda will continue his class on "Narada's Way of Divine Love", one of the ultimate teachings on Bhakti yoga. TONIGHT, at 7:30pm PDT, you can visit his ongoing study of the classic text on Jnana yoga, "The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge." Each class will be livestreamed on youtube.com/vedantaorg. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Tomorrow, Sunday morning 11am PDT, live streaming on youtube.com/vedantaorg, learn how to "Get Your Life Together - Vedanta in Stoic Language"! Swami Dhyanayogananda returns to share how Vedanta can teach us how to improve our lives and our wellbeing physically, mentally as well as spiritually! #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

EARLY BIRD ALERT! (Maybe not for those in other time zones?) Saturday, October 10th, 6am, PDT! Start your day in pure serenity with Pravrajika Dayaprana’s spiritual retreat. Please see her flyer for details, and if you're interested, please be sure to email her no later than Friday night at 8pm PDT: [email protected] for the meeting location! Jai MA!

This and many other essential truths are to be found in this universally revered text, the Bhagavad Gita! TONIGHT: Thursday, October 8th,7:30PM, PDT, ALL ARE INVITED to re-join Swami Satyamayananda via youtube.com/vedantaorg. as he continues to guide us through it. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg

May we remember this essential truth - and explore many others to be found in the timeless, sublime text, "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" with Swami Sarvadevananda,TONIGHT! Wednesday, October 7th, 7:30pm PDT, at youtube.com/vedantaorg, ALL ARE INVITED! Swami will also give time to answering questions in the live chat afterwards. #vedantasociety #vedantaorg