Sat Yoga Newsletter : September 2010 : Vol. 4, No. 09

Morning Meditation and Asana Class Schedule Change

Due to a number of factors (including construction work outside of the Institute and frequent Karma Yoga trips to Sat Yoga Ashram), the Sat Yoga Institute will not be holding 8am meditation sittings for the month of September. We feel that this construction will make it difficult to meditate in the morning and we do not wish to compromise the sacredness of the meditative practice with such interruptions. Please note that center will not open until 10am.

Starting September 11, the Sat Yoga Asana class will be held at 10:30am on Saturday mornings. We hope that this will allow students with busier schedules to be able to participate.

Ashram Anniversary Satsang!

Tomorrow, September 2nd, the Sat Yoga Institute will be hosting a special Satsang for the first year anniversary for the acquisition of our Ashram Land. This Satsang will be especially convivial with delights for the mind, body, and spirit, including a spiritual teaching given by Shunyamurti, a special ashram presentation offered by Sat Yogi Jagdish, and an exquisite vegetarian feast catered by Radha's Kitchen. This Satsang will be a chance for you to become more familiar with the Sat Yoga community, learn about the unfoldment of the creation of Sat Yoga Ashram, and to injoy the presence of a positive and blissful energy field. We hope you can join us!

If you would like to attend the Ashram Anniversary Satsang this Thursday, please call us at 2288-3294 or send us an email with your confirmation.

Forbidden Knowledge Film Series

During the month of September, the Sat Yoga Institute will be showing a number of films that are part of the "Forbidden Knowledge" section of our "Seven Realms of Knowledge." Please note: It is forbidden to know the movies ahead of time . . .

If you are interested in attaining life-changing, mind-expanding forbidden knowledge, please sign up ahead of time by calling us at 2288-3294 or by sending us an email at info@satyogainstitute.org.

Advanced Book Group: The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma

This month the advanced book group will be reading about the life and impact of a divine female sage named Sri Anandamayi Ma, or the "Bliss Permeated Mother" from Bengal. Sri Ma was hailed as one of the most important mystics of the twentieth century, insisting that Self-realization was the most important goal of one's life, second to none. Though she followed no particular path, she often emphasized the importance of Karma Yoga, actions that connect one with the Divine, and advocated the equality of all paths.

If you would like to learn about a sage whose God-intoxication rivals that of the Christian Mystics and the Sufi Saints, with the wisdom of Ramana Maharshi and the beatific bhakti of Ramakrishna, The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma is the true story of the Divine Feminine in human form.

If you would like to apply to participate in our advanced studies, please contact Sadhananda.

Prema-culture Book Group: Signs of Meaning in the Universe

After reading The Human Nature of Birds, we have learned that birds,--as well as insects, dolphins, apes, and all animals in general--are not simply hard-wired, instinct driven machines. Rather, they are thoughtful, intelligent beings that exhibit a high level of awareness and consciousness. Furthering our study of the role of the observer in the realm of science, of consciousness in the biological world, we turn to a much more in-depth dialogue on the issue at the most fundamental level.

Signs of Meaning in the Universe presents a cogent and well-informed discussion of a controversial but rapidly expanding field known as "biosemiotics." Author Jesper Hoffmeyer, doctor of biochemistry and professor emeritus at the Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen, elucidates the science of signs, semiotics, in a clear and straightforward fashion, and boldly faces the materialist dictum of neo-Darwinism by reexamining the role of consciousness in the theory of evolution. Hoffmeyer's wide-ranging body of knowledge leads to a thought-provoking discussion, drawing from the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, the self-referential paradoxes in Western logic exposed by Kurt Gödel, and much, much more.

In short, Signs of Meaning in the Universe provides an alternative evolutionary explanation to neo-Darwinian theory, and is quite impressive in its many insights and revelations. It is a boon to biology buffs, a light for linguistic lovers, and an interest to anyone who has been looking for signs of meaning in the universe.

If this bio-semiotic study interests you, we warmly encourage you to join our ongoing Prema-culture course dedicated to the restoration of humanity to its divine roots, to understanding the Mind of Nature, and to re-creating a deeper and more wholisitic connection to all of God's various forms and expressions.

This course is open for enrolled students. If you have not completed our Free Sat Yoga Orientation Program and wish to join this study group, please call 2288-3294 to begin your enrollment process. Thank you.