One thread at a time. These teachings are at the heart of the classes and workshops offered at the center. There are regular asana yoga posture classes, which all include formal pranayama breathing exercises and 15 minutes of savasana final relaxation. Senior teachers and swamis fly in from other centers to offer programs and satsang gatherings in the name of truth as well. On Wednesday and Sunday evenings, people from all walks of life gather to meditate, chant the names of the Divine, hear an inspiring talk, and socialize with others.
It is free to all. The third director of the center, Srinivasan, was sent there after completing the teacher training course with Swami Vishnu in No matter what your worries, struggles, fears, or how stiff your hips were, Swamiji had a way of making you know that what you were doing was extraordinary, and that your progress was noted and amazing.
He held public satsang, private meetings if people requested them, and taught public asana classes. He also initiated people into mantra meditation if they asked. He was simply unique in our experience. There is no way to express how your cares, concerns, and fears simply could not exist with him near you. Swami Vishnudevananda left his body in Yet his presence is still felt throughout the center.
Photos of the swami and his guru, Swami Sivananda, grace every room. In , I moved to Chicago and within six months found myself in an unexpected life transition yes, a breakup. It was a dark time for me, and I was more or less out on the streets with no connections in the city. The center provides refuge for anyone who enters.
Her roommate and co-worker at the law office where she was working back then invited her to attend a yoga class. They rode to the center on their bicycles and had a wonderful class.
Tel: Email us info at chicagovedanta dot org. See also. The Chapel Evening vespers. Devotees at the evening service. Conference room. Dining Hall. Through personal interviews, talks, lectures, seminars, inter-faith meetings, spiritual retreats , and religious celebrations we aim to translate into action the lofty philosophy of Swami Vivekananda — to make people aware of their inner divinity and to help them to manifest it in every moment of life.
We are a branch of the Ramakrishna Order. Swami Ishatmananda , a monk of the Order, is the Minister and is available for interviews by appointment. The Swami's vibrant message instantly touched the hearts of over listeners who had gathered for the Parliament of Religions at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Inspired by these great words and ideals we are now about to embark on a journey to express them in our lives, and I invite you to be a part of this journey to enrich your own lives. Since its establishment in , the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago has offered many wonderful programs to enrich spiritual lives. We felt it is now time to offer a platform where everyone, regardless of race or religion, can practice and participate in interfaith and intra-faith dialogue, learn about the world's religions and their original languages, interact with the savants and practitioners of other faiths on a regular basis, share the commonalities in various faiths and cultures, and also deepen these experiences by staying in an ashrama where sincere seekers can enrich their lives under the guidance of monastic teachers.
These activities will be centered in the Society's new three-storied facility in the heart of Chicago at N Keeler Ave. We have acquired the new property in Chicago and we really need your generous support to materialize our aforesaid vision. You can help with this effort through your a donations, b interest-free loans, c sponsoring a room. You can read more details and contribute online. Spread over acres, the Vivekananda Retreat located in Ganges, Michigan, was established in as a retreat facility - a place for spiritual seekers who wish to withdraw into solitude and engage in prayer, study, and meditation.
Each month there are lectures by Swami Ishatmananda. In addition, between the months of May and October, there are spiritual retreats on various topics by monks from other Vedanta centers.
The facility is also available to those who wish to organize their own events. Read more The Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago regularly supports the Ramakrishna Mission, which is involved in numerous humanitarian activities.
The Ramakrishna Mission has numerous hospitals, educational institutions, orphanages, and old age homes. The Ramakrishna Mission also conducts rural development programs and performs relief work during natural disasters.
Enrollment in the Hinduism course is closed for this year. It will reopen for next year on March 1,
0コメント