Hollywood Temple

Our Hollywood location is home to a temple, monastery, convent, bookshop, library and the society’s administrative offices. Our minister, Swami Sarvadevananda, and other monks reside in the Hollywood monastery.

The temple is open daily to the public from morning meditation through evening classes. Daily puja, worship, is observed at 12:00 noon every day. Daily arati, vespers, is at 6:00 pm. We also host Sunday morning spiritual talks, Sunday School, scripture and chanting classes, kirtans, karma yoga days, and special pujas. The library is open before and after Sunday morning talks. Members may search for titles in our catalog and borrow books.

Contact Information

1946 Vedanta Place
Hollywood, CA 90068-3996
(323) 465-7114
hollywood@vedanta.org

Hours:

6:30am to 7:00pm daily

Puja (Worship) Noon daily

Arati (Vespers) 6:00pm daily

Bookstore:

Phone: (323) 465-7114
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am to 11:00am
Noon to 5:00pm
CLOSED WEDNESDAYS

Closed Wednesdays, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Calendar of Events

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	May 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 1, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Special Talk: "Ancient In… Special Talk: "Ancient Indian Wisdom—Modern Perspective" May 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Jaya Row of Vedanta Vision is visiting from Mumbai, India. • •	2 Special Talk: "Maya" Special Talk: "Maya" May 2, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Swami Tadananda is visiting from Fiji where he is head of the Ramakrishna Mission, Nadi. •	3 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 3, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Special Talk: "Seeking ve… Special Talk: "Seeking versus Seeing" May 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Swami is visiting from Belur, West Bengal, India where he is vice chancellor of Vivekananda University. • •	4 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners May 4, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. Ram Nam Ram Nam May 4, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Worship and food offering to Ram with chanting and singing of Ramnam Sankirtan, bhajans, and Hanuman Chalisa followed by prasad supper and satsang. All are welcome. • •
5 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class May 5, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadev… Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadevananda "Two Drops of Nectar" May 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes May 5, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	6	7 Class: Bhakti Ratnavali Class: Bhakti Ratnavali May 7, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Swami Sarvdevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Special Talk: "The Gospel… Special Talk: "The Gospel and Its Writer" May 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Ishtananda, head of the Vedanta Center of St. Petersburg, Florida, is giving this talk. • •	8 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 8, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna May 8, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. • •	9 Class: "Creation from the… Class: "Creation from the Word" May 9, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda gives this class in the temple. •	10 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 10, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda May 10, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. • •	11 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners May 11, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. Kirtan Kirtan May 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 1946 Vedanta Place, Hollywood, California 90068 Call and response singing and chanting in a variety of languages and styles with special guests The Temple Bhajan Band. All are welcome. Followed by refreshments. • •
12 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class May 12, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupa… Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupananda "The Narcissus Complex" May 12, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes May 12, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	13	14 Class: Bhakti Ratnavali Class: Bhakti Ratnavali May 14, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Swami Sarvdevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: The Nectar of Supreme K… Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge May 14, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Saravdevananda leads this study of a popular text on advaita philosophy in 223 verses. It contains the essential philosophical conclusions of the much larger text, the Yoga Vashista. Original Bengali translation from Sanskrit by Swami Dhiresananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	15 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 15, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna May 15, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. • •	16 Class: "Who Is a Saint?&q… Class: "Who Is a Saint?" May 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda gives this class in the temple. •	17 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 17, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda May 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. • •	18 Karma Yoga day Karma Yoga day May 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm This is a day of selfless service to maintain and improve our grounds and services. Range of work varies and might be indoors or out involving physical or mental tasks. We meet in front of the bookshop at 9 am, break for noon meditation in the temple before enjoying lunch in the monastery with the monks and nuns. Buddha Birthday Program Buddha Birthday Program May 18, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Celebrating the life of Buddha closing with bathing Buddha. • •
19 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class May 19, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamay… Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamayananda "The Nature of Nirvana" May 19, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes May 19, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	20	21 Class: Bhakti Ratnavali Class: Bhakti Ratnavali May 21, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Swami Sarvdevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: "Worship: Its Bene… Class: "Worship: Its Benefits" May 21, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This is a continuation of Swami Satyamayananda's series on sadhana (spiritual practice). • •	22 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 22, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna May 22, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. • •	23 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita May 23, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the Green House living room. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration, commentary by Chidbhavananda, as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	24 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 24, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda May 24, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. • •	25
26 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class May 26, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Chandras… Spiritual Talk: Swami Chandrashekharananda "The Cultivation of Dexterity in our Daily Life" May 26, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Swami Chandrashekharananda is head of the Vedanta Society of Portland. Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes May 26, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	27 Memorial Day Retreat Memorial Day Retreat May 27, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm 1946 Vedanta Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA 10am Reading of Vivekananda's Complete Works 1:30 Lunch 2:30 Special Program 4:00 Swami Chandrashekharananda Vedanta Society of Portland "What We Should Remind Ourselves" •	28 Class: Bhakti Ratnavali Class: Bhakti Ratnavali May 28, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Swami Sarvdevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: The Nectar of Supreme K… Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge May 28, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Saravdevananda leads this study of a popular text on advaita philosophy in 223 verses. It contains the essential philosophical conclusions of the much larger text, the Yoga Vashista. Original Bengali translation from Sanskrit by Swami Dhiresananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	29 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 29, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna May 29, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. • •	30 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita May 30, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the Green House living room. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration, commentary by Chidbhavananda, as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	31 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad May 31, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Swami Satyamayananda meets with seekers on Wednesday & Friday mornings in the Green House living room to study scripture. The current text is the Śvetāsvatara Upanishad. All are welcome. Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda May 31, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. Vigil Vigil May 31, 2019 @ 7:00 am - June 1, 2019 @ 7:00 am During Vigil, members take turns in scheduled shifts to sit in the inner shrine chanting "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" continuously for 24 hours. • • •