Ananda
Happening Easter Week at Ananda
March 30, 2010
Lift your eyes and concentrate within. Behold the astral star of divine wisdom and let the wise thoughts in you follow that telescopic star to behold the Christ everywhere. 
In This Issue
No Material Success Class this week
Meditation 3 - Discipleship
Good Friday Service
Easter Retreat
Tips for the Long Meditation
Easter Brunch
Coming up
Material Success Through Yoga Principles 
 
This class will not meet this week, but will resume next Thursday at 7 pm. The topic will be Lesson 12, Keep Your Feet on the Ground.
Beginning Tonight
Meditation Step 3 - Discipleship 
Tuesdays, March 30 - April 13, 7:30 - 9 pm, $36
As meditation deepens, we begin to experience something greater than ourselves. Whether it is called the higher self, the soul, or God, it is another dimension of awareness. How do we relate to it? What is its role in our lives? Explore meditation as a means of inner communion, the awakening of the heart, and the beginning of what Yogananda calls the "divine romance."

Topics include:
  • How to know what spiritual path is right for you
  • The guru-disciple relationship - not a blind, passive relationship, but one requiring courage and dynamic will
  • How to deepen your inner connection with God
  • The subtle nuances of meditation practice, especially the breathing techniques and the techniques of increasing the flow of energy, into and throughout the body
 
Pre-requisite: Meditation Steps 1 & 2
Good Friday Service
 
Jesus ChristWe reflect on the courage of Christ's surrender to God's will - the ultimate sacrifice. And we ask ourselves how we may receive that most profound of spiritual acts: openness to God's will for us. 
 
Friday, April 2, 7 pm
All Day Easter Meditation
Easter Retreat Lady Meditating
The idea of meditating all day can be daunting. But those who have accomplished it all speak of the grace that flows, especially this time of year, to carry you further than ever before.
 
Take this opportunity to tune into the miracle of the resurrection. Chanting, recordings of Yogananda's voice and special blessings can carry you longer and deeper into dynamic inner peace and joy! Come for any part.
 
Saturday, April 3, 8 am - 3 pm
Yoga Postures and Energization at 7 am
Tips for the Long Meditation
Suggestions & Etiquette Man Meditating
   
Bring enough paraphernalia and layers to be comfortable. The heat will be on, but the temperature will be on the cool side. Bring a blanket or cushion for underneath you as well; it's much more comfortable. 
 
Bring your own drinks or snacks for the day.
 
Leave cell phones home, or be sure to turn them OFF for the day.
 
Please do not wear clothing that rustles when you move. If you wear a nylon or other "noisy fabric" jacket, please take it off before you enter the room.
 
Please unwrap cough drops, candy wrappers, etc. outside the room.
 
Coming and going in the sanctuary can be done with sensitivity, such as walking more lightly than usual, not leaving at breaks unless you really have to, and silently opening the doors without letting them swing on their own.
 
If you must leave the sanctuary, please wait until a chanting break. The chanting is to take everyone deeper, so please move as silently and carefully as you can - think of a walking meditation.
 
When using the bathrooms, please silently close the doors without letting them swing on their own. Please plan bathroom breaks at the scheduled break times.
 
IF YOU HAVE A COLD OR COUGH:
 
The Yoga Room will be available for those with sniffles.  Please do not meditate in the sanctuary if you have a cold or cough.  Even a slight cough qualifies for this. 
 
IF YOU CANNOT STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEDITATION:
 
Please be sensitive to those around you when you get up: gather your things and go.
 
There will be a break from 12:40-1:00pm for those who can come for only half the day. Other chanting times will happen throughout the day, but we encourage as little moving around as possible during those times. (If you need to come or go during one of these, it's fine.) 
 
Please leave only during a break and not in the middle of a meditation.
 
Please sit in the back half of the sanctuary so that when you leave you don't disturb those who are staying.
 
Most of all have a wonderful time, and may the blessings of the gurus be with you!
Easter Brunch
 
eating outsideEaster Brunch will be served at Master's Kitchen at 12:30. 
 
Prices are $15 for adults, $6 for children.

The children's Easter Egg Hunt is at noon. Please contact Laura if you plan for your child to participate.
 
 
If you have not signed up for the meal, please call or email the center right away so we know how much food to prepare. 

Coming Up
They crucified Thee with their evil. Yet didst Thou shed on them the aroma of goodness and forgiveness...
~Whispers from Eternity 
 
Blessings & Joy,
Sabari & Raghu Signature