Hollywood Temple

Important announcement: the Sunday services are suspended, and the bookshop is closed, until further notice, in accordance with the directive issued by the California Department of Public Health.

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, 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

The Hollywood Bookshop will remain closed at least through the end of March 2020. Visit vedanta.com to purchase books online.

Calendar of Events

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	January 2021
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 New Years Reading New Years Reading January 1, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm This event will be livestream at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg We will be having a special reading for the start of the new year following our daily arati. Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) January 1, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. • •	2 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana January 2, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
3 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 3, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk Spiritual Talk January 3, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Spanish Scripture Class by Swa… Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) January 3, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Swami Dhyanayogananda will be leading a scripture class in Spanish over Google Meet. All are welcome to attend. Holy Mother Puja Holy Mother Puja January 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm This event will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Please join us as we celebrate our annual Holy Mother Puja. Schedule of Events: 10:00 AM - Holy Mother Puja 1:00 PM - Homa Fire 2:30 PM - Aspects of the Divine Mother in Holy Mother and the Chandi Oratorio by Swami Atmavidyananda 4:30 PM - Talks by Swami Sarvadevananda and Swami Satyamayananda 6:00 PM - Special Arati • • • •	4	5 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) January 5, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 (Livestream) from Swami Sarvadevananda January 5, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	6 Meditation Class - Theory and … Meditation Class - Theory and Guided Meditation (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda January 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://zoom.us/j/92832944021?pwd=V1B0Ti9yeHkzUnVYWVkwTm5lUDkyZz09 This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Sarvadevananda(Livestream) January 6, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sarvadevananda. A 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. • •	7 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) January 7, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. 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 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. •	8 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) January 8, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	9 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana January 9, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. Ram Nam (Livestream) Ram Nam (Livestream) January 9, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Vedanta Society of Southern California, 1946 Vedanta Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA We will be streaming this event at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg We will be conducting our monthly Ram Nam. We first perform a puja for Lord Rama followed by devotional chanting and singing. • •
10 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 10, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk: Holy Mother by… Spiritual Talk: Holy Mother by Swami Sarvadevananda January 10, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvadevananda will be giving a talk on Holy Mother, explaining her importance and true significance. Spanish Scripture Class by Swa… Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) January 10, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Swami Dhyanayogananda will be leading a scripture class in Spanish over Google Meet. All are welcome to attend. • • •	11	12 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) January 12, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 (Livestream) from Swami Sarvadevananda January 12, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	13 Meditation Class - Theory and … Meditation Class - Theory and Guided Meditation (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda January 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://zoom.us/j/92832944021?pwd=V1B0Ti9yeHkzUnVYWVkwTm5lUDkyZz09 This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Sarvadevananda(Livestream) January 13, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sarvadevananda. A 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. • •	14 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) January 14, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. 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 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. •	15 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) January 15, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	16 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana January 16, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
17 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 17, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk: The Role of Gr… Spiritual Talk: The Role of Grace in Human Life by Swami Satyamayananda January 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda will be giving a talk on grace and what role it has with our spiritual paths. Spanish Scripture Class by Swa… Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) January 17, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Swami Dhyanayogananda will be leading a scripture class in Spanish over Google Meet. All are welcome to attend. • • •	18	19 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) January 19, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 (Livestream) from Swami Sarvadevananda January 19, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	20 Meditation Class - Theory and … Meditation Class - Theory and Guided Meditation (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda January 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://zoom.us/j/92832944021?pwd=V1B0Ti9yeHkzUnVYWVkwTm5lUDkyZz09 This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Satyamayananda January 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sartyamayananda. A 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. • •	21 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) January 21, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. 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 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. •	22 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) January 22, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	23 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana January 23, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
24 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 24, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk: Religion is Re… Spiritual Talk: Religion is Realization by Swami Vedarupananda January 24, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Vedarupananda will be giving a talk on how religion, when properly understood, is realization. Spanish Scripture Class by Swa… Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) January 24, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Swami Dhyanayogananda will be leading a scripture class in Spanish over Google Meet. All are welcome to attend. • • •	25	26 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) January 26, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 (Livestream) from Swami Sarvadevananda January 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda 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 Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	27 Meditation Class - Theory and … Meditation Class - Theory and Guided Meditation (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda January 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://zoom.us/j/92832944021?pwd=V1B0Ti9yeHkzUnVYWVkwTm5lUDkyZz09 This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Atmatattwananda January 27, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Atmatattwananda. A 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. • •	28 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) January 28, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. 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 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. •	29 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) January 29, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. Vigil - Chanting of "Jai … Vigil - Chanting of "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" January 29, 2021 @ 7:00 am - January 30, 2021 @ 7:00 am We will be performing our monthly vigil where we chant "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" for 24 hours. Our monastics and devotees take turns in the temple chanting for 1 hour each. Feel free to join us and chant from your home anytime you wish. • •	30 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana January 30, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
31 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 31, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk Spiritual Talk January 31, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Spanish Scripture Class by Swa… Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) January 31, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Swami Dhyanayogananda will be leading a scripture class in Spanish over Google Meet. All are welcome to attend. • • •