May/June 2011 Newsletter

Contents

Calendar

A Course in Vedic Knowledge with Jeff Kober

Introduction to Meditation

An Introduction to Ayurvedic Principles with Damian Hagglund

A Poem by JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ

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Visit the website at: www.jeffkobermeditation.com

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Calendar

MAY

THURSDAY, MAY 26 at 7:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

Free talk, open to the public

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SATURDAY and SUNDAY, MAY 28 and 29, at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

THREE DAYS of FOLLOW-UP

Call 818.907.8767 or email for location

SUNDAY, MAY 29 at 10:00 a.m.

GROUP MEDITATION and KNOWLEDGE MEETING

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

JUNE

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 at 10:00 a.m.

GROUP MEDITATION and KNOWLEDGE MEETING

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 at 7:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

Free talk, open to the public

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 at 10:00 a.m.

GROUP MEDITATION and KNOWLEDGE MEETING

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 at 10:00 a.m.

GROUP MEDITATION and KNOWLEDGE MEETING

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 at 7:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

Free talk, open to the public

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 26, 27

A COURSE in VEDIC KNOWLEDGE with JEFF KOBER

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Please see here for more information

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 10:00 a.m.

GROUP MEDITATION and KNOWLEDGE MEETING

Open to all meditators in our tradition

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 6:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA with DAMIAN HAGGLUND

Free talk, open to the public

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 7:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

Free talk, open to the public

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

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Sunday Group Meditation and Knowledge Meeting

Each Sunday we meet to meditate together and to verify and validate our practice. All Vedic meditators are welcome.

10:00 a.m. Sundays

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

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Greetings!,

It's been a few months since we've put out a newsletter (I've been satisfying my writing/sending need via the Vedic Thought for the Day), but there are a few things going on that I want to let you know about.

First of all, I'm very excited to announce that we will be offering a new advanced course, the first chapter of which will be presented the last weekend of June. We're calling it, simply, "A Course in Vedic Knowledge." This is a live course of some 8-10 hours of instruction in which we will begin to lay the foundation of an understanding of the Vedic world view. Please see below for a full description and instruction as to how to sign up.

This course is recommended to anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of the Vedic world view, and who wishes to take a next step in their commitment to leading a life of joy and productivity, based in this practice of Vedic meditation.

Also, on the evening of Sunday June 26, we will be presenting a free talk by my dear friend and colleague, Damian Hagglund, a master of Ayurveda and one of the preeminent practitioners of marma therapy--Vedic pressure point healing and clearing--in the world.If you have any interest in self-healing, don't miss this talk. The information you will receive is priceless. Damian's talk will begin at 6:00 p.m., and we will have an intro talk immediately following the talk at 7:00. Come for the whole evening and bring a friend. Click here for more information, and to RSVP.

If you are not receiving the Vedic Meditation Thought for the Day emails and would like to, please click through and subscribe.

Thank you all for your support, of me as a teacher, of our great community of meditators and of this extraordinary practice of meditation we have been so fortunate to receive. If there's anything we can do to help you in your practice, please don't hesitate to be in touch.

Love and Jai Guru Deva,

Jeff

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A Course in Vedic Knowledge
with
Jeff Kober

The Veda, the base of teachings from which our meditation practice comes, is a vast storehouse of knowledge and information, a basic understanding of which will improve one's practice of meditation and build up one's capacity for correction of the intellect. Taken together, these are the tools necessary to have the life of our dreams, a life of peace, prosperity and happiness.

We are happy to announce we will be offering a new advanced course, the first chapter of which will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 24-26. We're calling it, simply, A COURSE IN VEDIC KNOWLEDGE. This is a live course of some 8-10 hours of instruction in which we will begin to lay the foundation of an understanding of the Vedic world view.

Course participants will learn to access the wisdom that is available within the movement of the laws of nature, and thereby how to embrace one's evolution at any given moment. We will get an overview of the Veda and its structure that will help us to continue our studies. We will explore the origins of the Sanskrit language and the beginnings of a vocabulary of Vedic ideas, as well as much more

In addition, the weekend will include the teaching of an advanced technique that will expand your experience of meditation.

This course is highly recommended to anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of the Vedic world view, and who wishes to take a next step in their commitment to leading a life of joy and productivity. The course also is itself a prerequisite for anyone desiring to become a teacher in our tradition, and for our other advanced course, MASTERING THE SIDDHIS, the first part of which will be presented in August.

There are no prerequisites for the course, other than that you be a meditator in our tradition. The cost for the weekend will be $600, which price will include meals, refreshments and the advanced technique.

For more information and to register,

email or call: 818.907.8767

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Introduction to Meditation Talks

Come to an Introduction to Meditation talk this
Thursday evening, May 26 at 7:00 p.m.
or
Thursday June 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday June 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday June 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Vedic Meditation is an effortless practice that relieves stress, creating peace within.

A course in Vedic Meditation will be offered the day following each talk.

All Vedic Meditators are welcome, and your listening at our Introduction to Meditation talks always is appreciated. Come by yourself or bring a friend.

Call 818.907.8767 or email to RSVP

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

An Introduction to Ayurvedic Principles
with
Damian Hagglund

On the evening of Sunday June 26, at 6:00 p.m., we will be presenting a free talk by my dear friend and colleague, Damian Hagglund, a master of Ayurveda and one of the preeminent practitioners of Marma therapy--Vedic pressure point healing and clearing--in the world. Damian will present a concise and user-friendly system to help even the novice understand and learn to use the tools of Ayurveda. Damian will explain in his talk how to improve and optimize your health and wellbeing through an assessment of your metabolic disposition/body type (Ayurvedic dosha), pressure points (Marma points), daily lifestyle habits, and your diet and nutrition.

If you have any interest in self-healing, don't miss this talk. The information you will receive is priceless.

For a more thorough description of the talk, click through here.

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 6:00 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA with DAMIAN HAGGLUND

Free talk, open to the public

Golden Monkey Healing

13259 Moorpark St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

link here for map

For more information, click here

and to RSVP, email or call: 818.907.8767

I AM NOT I

I am not I.

I am this one

Walking beside me whom I do not see,
Whom at times I manage to visit,
And at other times I forget.
The one who remains silent when I talk,
The one who forgives, sweet, when I hate,
The one who takes a walk when I am indoors,
The one who will remain standing when I die.

JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ
translated by Robert Bly