on Saturdays June 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018
From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Central time), 11 a.m. to noon (Eastern time), noon to 1 p.m. (Atlantic Provinces), 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (UK), 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Continental Europe), 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (India)
Heart and Purpose of Yoga
The Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita are the two classical texts of Yoga. But they are very different from each other and have a quite different emphasis on the kind of yoga necessary for a radical transformation of the self for spiritual awakening to take place. In these webinars we will discuss various kinds of yoga and the many obstacles that present themselves in the path of a searcher, and how to overcome them. We will explore how to attend to our responsibility in the world and at the same time to try to cultivate a state of Freedom beyond this world.
Course Outline
1. Exploration of the similarities and differences in approach between the two classical texts of yoga: cultivating samādhi versus being called to Madbhāva, Krishna’s own level of being.
2. Meditation yoga, buddhi yoga, karma yoga, jñāna yoga, and bhakti yoga will be discussed as they relate to the forms of yoga emphasized in each text.
3. Exploration of the hindrances (kleshas) that stand in the way of a searcher as described by Patañjali in the Yoga Sutra, versus the Bhagavad Gita’s teaching that a separate self is necessary for action in the world.
4. Attending to our responsibility in the world in light of these two texts: taking care of the environment and each other while cultivating our own inner state of Freedom without measure.
For details and registration please go to:
https://www.theosophical.org/programs/webinars/current-webinars
Ravindra has been invited to be a Chief Guest
for the forty-fifth anniversary of
The European Yoga Union at
Zinal, Switzerland
during August 19-24, 2018.
He will give five talks on
“Heart and Purpose of Yoga”
from 17:00 to 18:30 on
Monday through Friday.
For details please visit:
https://www.europeanyoga.org/congress/all/home/
Ravindra will give a workshop on
“Buddhi Yoga : The Yoga of Awareness”
at AIRYOGA, Oberdorfstrasse 2 in 8001 Zurich, Switzerland,
on August 26, 2018 from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
For details please visit:
https://www.airyoga.ch/en/node/39967
Ravindra will give a workshop on
“Buddhi Yoga : The Yoga of Awareness”
at the Yogastudio, Luzern, Switzerland
on August 27, 2018 from 18:00 to 21:00 hours,
For details please visit
https://www.yogastudio.ch/Ravi_Ravindra.html
Ravindra will give a public talk on
Friday, August 31, 2018 on
Breaking the Bond with Suffering
and a weekend seminar during September 1-2, 2018 on
Yoga Philosophy for Self-transformation
At Hawkwood College
Painswick Old Road, Stroud GL6 7QW, UK
For further information, please contact:
Carol Duncan <carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com>
Ravindra will give several talks At the Yoga University
Villeret, Switzerland
during September 5-9, 2018.
for information and registration:
Reto Zbinden <yoga_university@hotmail.com>
Website: www.meditatiocentrelondon.org
Under the aegis of the Temenos Academy
at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2018.
The venue is at The Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
For details, please contact:
Stephen Overy <spo@temenos.myzen.co.uk>
Scientific and Medical Network
Science and Religion Forum
The Study Society
An 80th Birthday Celebration for
Prof Ravi Ravindra and Prof Keith Ward
Saturday 15th September 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14
Chaired by David Lorimer and Dr Peter Fenwick
For further details, please contact:
info@scimednet.org or
David Lorimer <dl@scimednet.org>
Exploring Gurdjieff's teaching about our two natures
A two-day seminar with RAVI RAVINDRA
The Gurdjieff Inspiration public talk on
Friday, September 28, 2018 in
Amalie Skram Hall on the 2nd floor at
Litteraturhuset, Oslo, Norway
The seminar on September 29th and 30th organized by Gurdjieff Society Norway and will be held in their premises at Økernveien 183, Oslo.
For booking and further information please,
call: 40777477 or 91560833 or via
email: post@gurdjieff.no.
Dates: October 2 and 3, 2018
Time: 17:00 to 21:00
Location: The Dharma Loft, Blåsbogården, Blåsbogatan 3, Västerås Sweden
For additional information and registration, please visit:
http://dharmayoga.se/heart-and-purpose-of-yoga-with-ravi-ravindra/
Date and Time: on Friday, October 19, 2018, 7-9pm.
Location: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
1207 Ellsworth St Bellingham,
WA 98225
This will be followed by a weekend retreat on the same theme at Turtle Haven.
For details and registration, please visit:
www.turtlehavensanctuary.com
or write to Elizabeth Kerwin <elizabethkerwinyoga@
Four Webinars on
Learning to Live by Dying Daily
Saturdays, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Central time
November 17, 24; December 1, 8, 2018
Our attitude toward death and dying has a direct impact on our living. All that lives will die, yet according to a yaksha, a celestial being in the Mahabharata, the greatest mystery in the world is that we humans see creatures dying all around us but none of us believes that I, too, will die. Our understanding of what “I” is, and what the relationship between “I” and the body is, affects our attitude towards death.
We will explore the understanding of death and what happens after death as articulated in major religious traditions and in the relevant scientific data dealing with reincarnation, near-death experiences, and the shifts in attitudes of people nearing death.
For registration, please go to:
https://www.theosophical.org/programs/webinars/current-webinars