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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	September 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 1, 2020 @ 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 September 1, 2020 @ 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. • •	2 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda September 2, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND Swamis Youtube Channel (If one stream is down, please try the other) A class on the Katha Upanishad given by Swami Satyamayananda in the Green House living room. The legendary Katha Upanishad is the recorded dialog between Nachiketa and Yama (the God of death). Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Sarvadevananda(Livestream) September 2, 2020 @ 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. • •	3 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) September 3, 2020 @ 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. •	4	5
6 Spiritual Talk: Pursuing Happi… Spiritual Talk: Pursuing Happiness (Part 2) by Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvadevananda will be giving part 2 of his talk on how to pursue happiness. •	7	8 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 8, 2020 @ 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 September 8, 2020 @ 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. • •	9 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda September 9, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND Swamis Youtube Channel (If one stream is down, please try the other) A class on the Katha Upanishad given by Swami Satyamayananda in the Green House living room. The legendary Katha Upanishad is the recorded dialog between Nachiketa and Yama (the God of death). Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Sarvadevananda(Livestream) September 9, 2020 @ 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. • •	10 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) September 10, 2020 @ 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. •	11	12
13 Spiritual Talk: Of Panics, Pan… Spiritual Talk: Of Panics, Pandemics, & Parliaments by Swami Mahayogananda September 13, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	14	15 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 15, 2020 @ 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 September 15, 2020 @ 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. • •	16 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda September 16, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND Swamis Youtube Channel (If one stream is down, please try the other) A class on the Katha Upanishad given by Swami Satyamayananda in the Green House living room. The legendary Katha Upanishad is the recorded dialog between Nachiketa and Yama (the God of death). Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Sarvadevananda(Livestream) September 16, 2020 @ 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. • •	17 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) September 17, 2020 @ 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. •	18	19
20 Spiritual Talk: The Mystical I… Spiritual Talk: The Mystical Interface of Life by Swami Satyamayananda (Livestream) September 20, 2020 @ 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 "the mystical interface of life". •	21	22 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 22, 2020 @ 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 September 22, 2020 @ 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. • •	23 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda September 23, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND Swamis Youtube Channel (If one stream is down, please try the other) A class on the Katha Upanishad given by Swami Satyamayananda in the Green House living room. The legendary Katha Upanishad is the recorded dialog between Nachiketa and Yama (the God of death). Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) September 23, 2020 @ 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. • •	24 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) September 24, 2020 @ 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. •	25 Vigil Vigil September 25, 2020 @ 7:00 am - September 26, 2020 @ 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. •	26
27 Spiritual Talk: My Experiences… Spiritual Talk: My Experiences at Harvard by Swami Sarvapriyananda (Livestream) September 27, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvapriyananda will be giving a talk and sharing some of his experiences that he had while at Harvard University. •	28	29 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) September 29, 2020 @ 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 September 29, 2020 @ 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. • •	30 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda September 30, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND Swamis Youtube Channel (If one stream is down, please try the other) A class on the Katha Upanishad given by Swami Satyamayananda in the Green House living room. The legendary Katha Upanishad is the recorded dialog between Nachiketa and Yama (the God of death). Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Satyamayananda(Livestream) September 30, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Satyamayananda. 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. • •