From the Cushion
Message from Swami Chetanananda, recorded December 14, 2014
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So, for me, the most significant event in this season is the return of the light. It is the Winter Solstice where the sun reaches its perigee and where the light in the Northern hemisphere is the least that it will be. It marks the end of a cycle and a beginning of a new cycle: the return of the light and the rise of the xylem and the phloem and the trees and the return of the leaves and the plants and another growing season for all of life in the Northern hemisphere...and that is, you know, what we celebrate at the Solstice, what we call the Festival of Lights. Watch the full video
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Practice & Inspiration
 Guest Editor: Sadhvi Parananda
Happy New Year! I have been waiting for the Winter solstice since July! It now is upon us. As we embark upon this New Year, this cycle of rebirth, we have a chance to evaluate what has happened in the last year and what we aspire to for this coming year. Read More
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Highlighted Events:
- Winter Retreat -PDX Dec 27-31
- Tonglen Workshop - PDX, Jan 11, 2015
- Shaktipat Intensive - Orange County, CA - Jan 31 & Feb. 1, 2015
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