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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	July 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta July 2, 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: Nectar of Supreme Knowl… Class: Nectar of Supreme Knowledge July 2, 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. • •	3 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 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. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna July 3, 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. • •	4	5 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 5, 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. •	6
7 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class July 7, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadev… Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadevananda "The Real Guru" July 7, 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. • •	8	9 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta July 9, 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 Soul's Nature Class: The Soul's Nature July 9, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This is one in a series of Swami Satyamayananda's talks on spiritual practice. • •	10 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 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: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna July 10, 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. • •	11	12	13 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners July 13, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvap… Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda " July 13, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Swami Sarvapriyananda is head of the New York Vedanta Society. Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvap… Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda " July 13, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvapriyananda is head of the New York Vedanta Society. • • •
14 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class July 14, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvapri… Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvapriyananda "Five Verses on Enlightenment" July 14, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Swami Sarvapriyananda is head of the Vedanta Society of New York. Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvap… Spiritual Talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda " July 14, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvapriyananda is head of the New York Vedanta Society. • • •	15	16 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta July 16, 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: Nectar of Supreme Knowl… Class: Nectar of Supreme Knowledge July 16, 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. • •	17 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 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: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna July 17, 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. • •	18 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita July 18, 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. •	19 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 19, 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. •	20 Karma Yoga day Karma Yoga day July 20, 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. Kirtan Kirtan July 20, 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 this month featuring Quincy Coleman. All are welcome. Followed by refreshments. • •
21 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class July 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupa… Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupananda "True Humility" July 21, 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. • •	22	23 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta July 23, 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: Nectar of Supreme Knowl… Class: Nectar of Supreme Knowledge July 23, 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. • •	24 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 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: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna July 24, 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. • •	25 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita July 25, 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. •	26 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 26, 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. Vigil Vigil July 26, 2019 @ 7:00 am - July 27, 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. • •	27 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners July 27, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. •
28 Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamay… Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamayananda "Yoga Psychology" July 28, 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. •	29	30 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta July 30, 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: Deliverance from Evil Class: Deliverance from Evil July 30, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This is one in a series of Swami Satyamayananda's talks on spiritual practice. • •	31 Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad… Class: Śvetāsvatara Upanishad July 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: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna July 31, 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. • •