Saturday May 31st, Karma Yoga Day at Piñon Hills, 9am-4pm
Come experience the peace and beauty of the desert, spiritually uplifting readings, meditation and the company of devotees and monastics, as we experience joy and invigoration from service at our...
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Retreat Saturday June 14th, Pinon Hills
This month’s Antaryoga Retreat at our Pinon Hills location continues from May with a focus on Buddhist meditation and readings from Thich Nhat Hanh. This retreat is by reservation only for those who...
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Annual 4th of July celebration, 12pm Ramakrishna Monestary, Trabuco Canyon
Please join us for our wonderful ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION! We will be honoring Swami Vivekananda and enjoying spiritual camaraderie. 12 Noon Worship 1:20 PM Lunch 2:30 PM Special Talk, Swami...
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September 21st – Peace Sunday Festival 2014
The Vedanta Society is a sponsoring organization for the Peace Sunday Festival 2014 (www.peacesunday.org). The Festival will be from 9am-6pm at the IMAN Cultural Center 3376 Motor Ave, LA, CA 90034....
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Pinon Hills Antaryoga Retreat – December 20, 9:15am
The retreat will focus on: Meditation on Holy Other and Singing Click on flyer below for detailed information – Contact Pravrajika Dayaprana before December 18th. for reservation and questions,...
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Pravrajika Anandaprana Passes Away
Pravrajika Anandaprana Pravrajika Anandaprana (Ursula Bond) was born to a wealthy Jewish family of great culture in Berlin. Fleeing the Nazis, the family emigrated to the United States and settled in...
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Annual 4th of July celebration, 12 noon Ramakrishna Monastery, Trabuco Canyon
Please join us for our ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION! We will be honoring Swami Vivekananda and enjoying spiritual camaraderie. We ask everyone to bring a dessert that does not need refrigeration....
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Saturday July 11th – Vivekananda House Annual Open House, 4pm
Join us for the Annual Open House, July 11th, at the Vivekanda House in South Pasadena starting at 4pm. There will be a special worship service, readings and light refreshments. All are...
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September 19 – Antaryoga Retreat, Pinion Hills, 9:30am
RETREAT FOR INNER COMMUNION – Pinon Hills Retreat Center, 9:30am-4:30pm Meditation on Chandogya Upanishad (Part 7) “It is very beneficial to learn the view of this Upanishad, how we perceive the world...
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Durga Puja
DURGA PUJA Where: Santa Barbara Temple When: Saturday, October 24, 2015 Schedule of Events: 11:00am—Puja 12:45pm—Flower offering 1:00pm—Prasad Lunch 6:00pm—Vespers Other Durga Puja Events: Navaratri...
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Interfaith Retreat, Santa Barbara Saturday May 7, 2016, 10 am–3:30 pm Moving...
Santa Barbara’s Vedanta Society is hosting an interfaith retreat on May 7th, from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Lunch will be provided by the convent. (See the flyer here.) The morning’s topic of discussion will...
View ArticleSurvey on Holy Mother
A Letter from Suzanne Schier-Happell requesting participation in an online survey about Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi Dear Vedanta Society members, My name is Suzanne Schier-Happell, and I am working on...
View ArticleSanta Barbara Spiritual Talks Now on YouTube
Thanks to the dedicated efforts of a Santa Barbara temple devotee, Sunday spiritual talks are being video recording. You can find them on the Vedanta Society of Southern California YouTube channel....
View ArticleA Christmas Message from Swami Sarvadevananda
Dear Devotees, We bow down to Christ who is immortal though crucified, who is purity incarnate and the son of Mary, the friend of the lowly, the Lord of all, and love personified. Our salutations...
View ArticleMessage for the New Year
All best wishes for a Happy New Year. January 1st, 1886 is the day Sri Ramakrishna blessed his devotees with spiritual illumination, becoming, as it were, a wish-fulfilling tree or “Kalpataru”. Swami...
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She Touched God: Sister Lalita’s Association with Swami Vivekananda by...
This article was previously published in Prabuddha Bharata, March 2011. Pravrajika Brahmaprana presented it with a slideshow in the afternoon program of Swami Vivekananda’s puja at the Hollywood...
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Vivekananda Food Drive
We are happy to report that friends and devotees offered several hundred pounds of non-perishable foodstuffs to the Vivekananda Food drive. The food was given to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank....
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James Hill 1930–2017
We are sorry to let you know that James Hill, Vedanta Society Member since the year 2000, passed away peacefully, at his home, on January 26, 2017. He had been suffering from congestive heart failure....
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Chris Bearde, 1936 – 2017
We are sorry to let you know that devotee Chris Bearde left his body on Sunday April 23. We invite you to his memorial service on Friday May 12 at 3 pm, at the Hollywood temple. Refreshments follow the...
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Revered Swami Atmasthanandaji, President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna...
Here is the obiturary from Belur Math: “With deep sorrow we announce the passing away of Swami Atmasthanandaji, President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on Sunday, 18 June 2017...
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