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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	July 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda July 1, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_HqTiFjx9knq2PyFjZlyQ (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) July 1, 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. • •	2 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) July 2, 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. •	3	4
5 Spiritual Talk: Why Guru? by S… Spiritual Talk: Why Guru? by Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) July 5, 2020 @ 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 what is the need of a Guru in spiritual life. •	6	7 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) July 7, 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 July 7, 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. • •	8 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda July 8, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_HqTiFjx9knq2PyFjZlyQ (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) July 8, 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. • •	9 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) July 9, 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. •	10	11
12 Spiritual Talk: What is Divine… Spiritual Talk: What is Divine Love? by Swami Vedarupananda (Livestream) July 12, 2020 @ 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 divine love and how to tap into it. •	13	14 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) July 14, 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 July 14, 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. • •	15 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda July 15, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_HqTiFjx9knq2PyFjZlyQ (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) July 15, 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. • •	16 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) July 16, 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. •	17	18
19 Spiritual Talk: Lucidly Awake … Spiritual Talk: Lucidly Awake by Swami Satyamayananda (Livestream) July 19, 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 how we can awaken and be "lucid" in our lives. •	20	21 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) July 21, 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 July 21, 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. • •	22 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda July 22, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_HqTiFjx9knq2PyFjZlyQ (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) July 22, 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. • •	23 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) July 23, 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. •	24 Vigil Vigil July 24, 2020 @ 7:00 am - July 25, 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. •	25
26 Spiritual Talk: The Spiritual … Spiritual Talk: The Spiritual Hero's Journey Through Time of Crisis from Swami Harinamananda July 26, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	27	28 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) July 28, 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 July 28, 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. • •	29 Class: Katha Upanishad (Livest… Class: Katha Upanishad (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda July 29, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am This class will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_HqTiFjx9knq2PyFjZlyQ (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) July 29, 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. • •	30 Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Live… Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream) July 30, 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. •	31