Coronavirus Covid-19 Update: Sunday Services and Weekday Classes Are Suspended, Bookshops Closed
Online Streaming of Services at the Hollywood Temple on our YouTube channel
Our monthly bulletin, which includes all six centers, in pdf format:
November 2020 • December 2020 • January 2021
Our annual Puja Calendar, updated for 2020–2021 may be found here, or see the official calendar from Belur Math here.
ALL EVENTS LIVE ONLINE NOT IN PERSON
HOLLYWOOD TEMPLE
youtube.com/vedantaorg
SUNDAY SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 am
DAILY EVENING PRAYER (Arati) 6 pm
(followed by silent meditation)
Link to texts
CLASSES
Tuesdays
4:30 pm Narada’s Way of Divine Love
Swami Sarvadevananda
7:30 pm Nectar of Supreme Knowledge
Swami Sarvadevananda
Wednesdays
10:00 am Meditation: Theory & Practice
Swami Satyamayananda
On Zoom & YouTube
7:30 pm Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Thursdays
7:30 pm Bhagavad Gita
Swami Satyamayananda
Fridays
7:30 pm Readings from the Direct Disciples
Sundays
9–10:35 am Sanskrit Class
Sukirtha Alagarswamy
On Google Meet
2:30 pm Spanish Scripture Class
Swami Dhyanayogananda
On Google Meet
SANTA BARBARA TEMPLE
SUNDAY SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 am, every other week
Talks streamed on Zoom and YouTube.
CLASSES
Wednesdays 4:30 pm Gospel of Holy Mother
Pravrajika Krishnaprana
On Zoom & YouTube
Meeting ID: 856 2229 3052, Password: 354749
Saturdays 5 pm Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
On Zoom & YouTube
Meeting ID: 678 830 603, Password: 2xTyyx
This week at the Hollywood Temple
For this location’s full calendar click here
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Meditation Class - Theory and Guided Meditation (Livestream) from Swami Satyamayananda
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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.
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Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna from Swami Satyamayananda
Wednesday, 20 January 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.
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Class: The Bhagavad Gita (Livestream)
Thursday, 21 January 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.
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Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda from Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream)
Friday, 22 January 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.
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Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana
Saturday, 23 January 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.
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Sanskrit Class
Sunday, 24 January 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
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Spiritual Talk: Religion is Realization by Swami Vedarupananda
Sunday, 24 January 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.
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Spanish Scripture Class by Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet)
Sunday, 24 January 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.
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Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love from Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream)
Tuesday, 26 January 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.
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Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge (Livestream) from Swami Sarvadevananda
Tuesday, 26 January 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.
This week at the San Diego Monastery
For this location’s full calendar click here
Talks and classes are suspended during July and August.
This week at the Santa Barbara Temple
For this location’s full calendar click here
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via Zoom*: The Gospel of Holy Mother
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Speaker: Pravrajika Krishnaprana
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85622293052?pwd=ZDI2R29JZzQ0T3RPVTBKQWpENEpwQT09Meeting ID: 856 2229 3052
Password: 354749*All zoom classes and lectures are limited to the first 100 participants.
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via Zoom*: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Saturday, 23 January 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/678830603?pwd=eGJUQnJEZVNMQ04zMHJOb1phMjVkdz09Meeting ID: 678 830 603
Password: 2xTyyx*All zoom classes and lectures are limited to the first 100 participants.
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Satsang-Tea & Chat with Krishnaprana
Monday, 25 January 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
For details contact sbnews@vedanta.org.
This week at the Trabuco Canyon Monastery
For this location’s full calendar click here
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Sunday Talk: "It's about All of Us" by Swami Dhyanayogananda
Sunday, 24 January 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Sunday Talk will be live-streamed via YouTube.
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Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes
Sunday, 24 January 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet.
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Satsanga with The Trabuco Brothers
Monday, 25 January 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Swami Dhyanayogananda will continue his classes on Sri Krishna's teachings, "Treasures from the Song of God", from the Bhagavad Gita. The class will be held at 7:30 P.M. via Google Meet.
https://meet.google.com/xpi-ytoe-sgo
This week at the Vivekananda House
For this location’s full calendar click here
We host afternoon retreats on select Sundays once or twice a month.
This week at the Piñon Hills Retreat
For this location’s full calendar click here
We host retreats on select weekend days once a month or so.