Announcements for October 1, 2023

Lahiri Mahasaya Long Meditation

We will have a 6-hour meditation on Saturday October 7 to commemorate our param-param-Guru Lahiri Mahasaya’s Birthday and Mahasamadhi. The meditation will be from 10am-4pm, preceded by Group Practice of Energization Exercises at 9:40 am.

One-Day Retreat

All are invited to attend a One-Day Retreat at the Center on Saturday October 21, between 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be periods of group meditation, Energization Exercises, readings, kirtan, a lunch break, and free-time to walk the grounds, read quietly, or meditate. 

Service Subject

The subject for today’s service “What is Salvation?”

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Announcements for September 17, 2023

Spanish Reading Service

Today directly following this service, we will have a reading service in Spanish from 12 – 1 p.m. All are welcome, and printouts will be provided with words to the prayers and chants.

Kriya Tour

SRF monastics Bro. Kalyanananda and Bro. Naradananda will be visiting Seattle this coming weekend for a Kriya Tour event which will include a public lecture, guided meditations, meditation technique reviews, and a Kriya Initiation Ceremony. This Thursday September 1, the 7 p.m. inspirational service here at the Center will be monastic-led. The remainder of the weekend’s events Fri – Sun will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Bellevue. As such, the Center here will be closed from Fri – Sun. Please visit our website srfseattlecenter.org for the full schedule. We hope you can all join us for a special weekend of absorption in our Guru’s Kriya Yoga teachings.

Flyers

We still have 8.5 x 11 posters and smaller take-one flyers available in the social room to advertise the September 22 public lecture, which we invite you to take and hang up or hand out to spread the word about the event. In the week following the event, kindly remove any posters you have hung up.

Lahiri Mahasaya Services

The following week, we will have two commemorative services in honor of our Param-Param-Guru Lahiri Mahasaya. On Tuesday September 26 we will commemorate his mahasamadhi and on Saturday September 30 his birthday. On each of these occasions, the service will begin at 8 p.m. and will be preceded by a silent meditation from 7 – 7:45 p.m. During the meditation, ushers will allow late arrivals to enter silently. Please bring a flower and a monetary offering in an envelope.

Service Subject

The subject for today’s service is “Man’s Greatest Duty: To Remember God.”

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Announcements for September 10, 2023

Bhajan Chanting Session

Following the Sunday reading service today, we will have a 1-hour chanting session of bhajans from 12 – 1 p.m. Longer periods of chanting will be interspersed with brief periods of meditation. All are welcome, including children, for any length of time.

Spanish Reading Service

A Spanish Sunday reading service will be held 12 – 1 p.m. next Sunday, September 17, immediately following the regular Sunday reading service. Printouts will be provided with words to the prayers and chants in Spanish.

Kriya Tour

We will be hosting monastics Bro. Kalyanananda and Bro. Naradananda Sept 21–24 for a weekend of spiritual inspiration that will include a public lecture, guided meditations, meditation technique reviews, and a Kriya Initiation Ceremony. There will be a monastic-led service at our Center on Thursday evening, Sept 21 at 7pm, and the subsequent events Fri – Sun will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Bellevue. The Center here will be closed from Fri – Sun. Please visit our website srfseattlecenter.org for the full schedule. We hope you will join for this special weekend of spiritual inspiration and absorption in our Guru’s teachings.

Flyers

To advertise the evening lecture on Friday Sept 22, we have 8.5 x 11 posters, and smaller take-one flyers available in the social room, which we invite you to take and hand out or hang them in suitable locations.

Tea Social

We invite you to attend our tea social today which will include a provided lunch, starting at Noon directly after this service, and continuing after 1pm for those who stay for the chanting session.

Service Subject

The subject for today’s service is “Proof of the Existence of God.”

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Our Center’s monastic counselor Brother Devananda, along with Brother Akshayananda, will visit our Center January 30 – February 2.  The scheduling plan is as follows:

• Thursday January 30: Monastic-led 7pm inspirational service followed by tea social.
• Friday January 31: Informal outing with monastics starting around 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch. More details about the outing will be announced as they are confirmed.
• Saturday February 1: Bro. Devananda will lead a 3-hour kirtan meditation 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Note the earlier start time than our usual Saturday schedule. Group Energization Exercises will be practiced at 8:40 a.m.  After the meditation there will be a 1-hour break, followed by a volunteer meeting with the monastics starting at 1 p.m.. Any current volunteers or those interested in volunteering at the Center are welcome to attend.
• Sunday February 2: Sunday services will be led by monastics. Afterward we will have a potluck and opportunity to greet the monastics.  Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.

Any updates to the schedule will be announced in subsequent weeks and listed on our website calendar.

The subject for today’s service is “Man: Image of God”

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Tomorrow, Monday, September 30, we will celebrate the birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya with meditation from 7 to 7:40p.m. followed by a commemorative service with kirtan chanting at 8 p.m. Please bring a flower and donation in an envelope.

The Seattle Center of SRF will be hosting a public “introductory event” titled ‘Meditation: The Source of Lasting Joy’ on Wednesday, October 23 at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue. SRF Monastics Bro. Nakulananda and Br. Troy will be here for the event, which will include a public talk, a guided meditation, and an informal reception to allow attendees to find out more about the SRF teachings and sign-up for the Lessons. If you are interested in volunteering for this event or helping with publicity, please contract Anand Balachandran. The monks will also lead the Sunday services here at the Center on Oct 20, and a 7 p.m. inspirational service on Tuesday Oct 22.

We are also pleased to announce that SRF monastics Bro. Pranavananda and Br. Cesar will visit for our annual All-Day Christmas meditation Saturday Dec 14 and the Sunday services on Dec 15.

Our new quarterly event brochures for the Fall Quarter are now available.  You may obtain one from the ushers upon exiting the chapel today, or at the Information Table in the social room.

The subject for today’s service is “What is Salvation?”

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This month we’ll have two commemorative services and a long meditation in honor of our param-param guru Lahiri Mahasaya:

• On Thursday, September 26, we will commemorative the mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7 to 7:40p.m. followed by the commemorative service at 8 p.m.
• On Saturday, September 28 we will have a long kirtan meditation from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a 30-minute break at 12:30 p.m.  Group Energization Exercises will be practiced prior at 9:40 a.m.
• On Monday, September 30, we will celebrate the birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7 to 7:40p.m. followed by the commemorative service at 8 p.m.

Please bring a flower and donation to offer during the commemorative services.

The Seattle Center of SRF will be hosting a public “introductory event” titled ‘Meditation: The Source of Lasting Joy’ on Wednesday, October 23 at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue. SRF Monastics Bro. Nakulananda and Br. Troy will be here for the event, which will include a public talk, a guided meditation, and an informal reception to allow attendees to find out more about the SRF teachings and sign-up for the Lessons. If you are interested in volunteering for this event or helping with publicity, please contract Anand Balachandran. The monks will also lead the services here at the Center on Sunday Oct 20, and a 7 p.m. inspirational service on Tuesday Oct 22.

We are also pleased to announce that SRF monastics Bro. Pranavananda and Br. Cesar will visit for our annual All-Day Christmas meditation Saturday Dec 14 and Sunday services on Dec 15.

Today we will view Part 1 of the DVD: The Mother Aspect of God, by Bro. Anandamoy.

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This month we’ll have two commemorative services and a long meditation in honor of our param-param guru Lahiri Mahasaya:

• On Thursday, September 26, we will commemorative the mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7 to 7:40p.m. followed by the commemorative service at 8 p.m.
• On Saturday, September 28 we will have a long kirtan meditation from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a 30-minute break at 12:30 p.m.  Group Energization Exercises will be practiced prior at 9:40 a.m.
• On Monday, September 30, we will celebrate the birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7 to 7:40p.m. followed by the commemorative service at 8 p.m.

Please bring a flower and donation to offer during the commemorative services.

The Seattle Center of SRF will be hosting an “introductory event” titled ‘Meditation: The Source of Lasting Joy’ on Wednesday, October 23 at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue. Monastics from the SRF Mother Center Bro. Nakulananda and Br. Troy will be here for the event, which will include a public talk, a guided meditation, and an informal reception to allow attendees to find out more about the SRF teachings and sign-up for the Lessons. More information about the event and flyers will be forthcoming later this month, including ways in which you can participate in the publicity efforts. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contract Anand Balachandran.

Visiting monastics will also lead the services here at the Center on Sunday Oct 20; and on Tuesday Oct 22 monastics will lead as 7 p.m. inspirational service in place of our usual 2-hr meditation.

We have also been informed that SRF monastics will visit for the weekend of our annual All-Day Christmas meditation Saturday Dec 15. Our website calendar will be updated with details as they are confirmed.

The subject for today’s service is “Man’s Greatest Duty: To Remember God”

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On Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. we will have a family movie night and ice cream social here at the Center. We will watch the documentary film “Ma and Me” about the life of Anandamayi Ma, the Indian woman saint who Paramahansa Yogananda met and wrote about in Autobiography of a Yogi.  Children are invited to join their parents in the chapel to watch the film. Ice cream will be provided in the social room after the movie.

We will have a long meditation and two commemorative services in honor of our Param-Param Guru Lahiri Mahasaya in September.

On Thursday, September 26, we will celebrate the  Mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7:00 to 7:40p.m. followed by the Commemorative service at 8:00 p.m.

On Saturday, September 28 there will be a Kirtan Meditation from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a 30-minute break at 12:30 p.m.  Group Energization Exercises will be practiced prior at 9:40 a.m.

On Monday, September 30, we will celebrate the Birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya. There will be a meditation from 7:00 to 7:40p.m. followed by the Commemorative service at 8:00 p.m.

Please bring a flower and donation to offer during the Commemorative services.

We are happy to inform you that Seattle Center of SRF will be hosting an “introductory event” titled ‘Meditation: The Source of Lasting Joy’ on Wednesday, October 23 at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue. Monastics from the SRF Mother Center will be here for the event, which will include a public talk, a guided meditation, and an informal reception to allow attendees to find out more about the SRF Teachings and sign-up for the Lessons.

More information about the event and flyers will be forthcoming later this month, including ways in which you can participate in the publicity efforts. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contract Anand Balachandran.

The subject for today’s service is “Health Through Union With Cosmic Life”

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