Join us every Sunday
10:15am Lecture followed by Music & Mantra at 11:30am & 12pm Noon Meditation
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In the winter of 2019, we made the difficult decision to move out of our Logan Square location. Temporarily we are meeting at
Moksha Yoga Center,
2528 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago.
January 19th
10:15am Lecture
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"That Which Is"
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A discussion on the principles that we are all interconnected as a part of life. Not apart from life. Based on science, yoga and the philosophical teachings of Jainism.
12pm Noon Meditation
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“New Beginning for the New Year”
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In mythology, Krishna’s flute is the symbol of freedom. This meditation will discuss the ability to establish a meditative lifestyle to attain greater freedom from our karma.
January 26th
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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“Turn Inward and Accept Change”
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Change as a natural part of life can be lived through more harmoniously through turning inward in concentration, meditation and reflection. Experience these practices and vivify your day.
February 2nd
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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"Mastering Your Mind, Part 2"
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February 9th
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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“Bless, Love, Forgive, Teach”
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We who bless are blessed, we who love are loved, we who forgive are forgiven, we who teach are taught. Join us in meditation and mantra creating greater awareness in our daily lives. The path always starts exactly where you are.
February 16th
10:15am Lecture
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“Unselfish Love is Everyday”
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Learn to open your heart through joy and laughter as Swami Sumithrananda, Helene Pallella, as she brings her bright spirit through meditation and reflection.
February 23rd
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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“Living the Spiritual Path”
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There are many ways to balance our spiritual journey toward wisdom and peace with our everyday life. This talk will focus on overcoming the obstacles we find in everyday life as we move toward more subtle states of awareness.
March 1st
10:15am Lecture
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March 8th
10:15am Lecture
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“Communicating With Life”
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Improving and strengthening your skills of listening to Life, to the others, and to yourself will bring greater ease and happiness in all aspects of your life. Gain the skills of listening with unconditional positive regard.
March 15th
10:15am Lecture
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"Kriya Yoga: the Path of Action and Peace"
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Kriya Yoga is the yoga of action, as elaborated in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Swami K Japananda shares a time of reflection on the actions of our lives that can make a difference to those around us, generating good karma, and bringing inner peace and love. A time of spiritual reflection with music and quiet in-turning.
March 22nd
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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“Spring Equinox - Your Journey to Freedom”
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The spring equinox is a traditional time of new beginnings. It is a potent time to renew your spiritual quest. Whether you call it enlightenment or freedom, your journey can begin with a few simple steps that add up to a profound effect on your life.
March 29th
10:15am Lecture
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"The Seven Rays of Enlightenment"
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'We know it by many names--The Watcher on the Hill, The Observer, The Witness. What exactly is this? What is its purpose? What is it 'Watching', Observing, Witnessing'? and why? These and many more questions will be answered as well as techniques and mantras that can and support you on your life path'.
12pm Noon Meditation
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“Meditation for Those Who Think They Can’t.”
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Although the benefits of meditation are well known, many people do not regularly meditate because they don’t think they can. Learn how to make meditation work for you, and start seeing life-changing results!
April 5th
10:15am Lecture
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April 12th
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“The Inner Discipline of Yoga”
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Yoga is not dogmatism, it is inner discipline. With this meditation we help to realize it is self-disciple that is the key to self-realization.
April 19th
Babaji Festival of Joy
April 26th
10:15am Lecture
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“The Inward Journey”
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The Koshas provide a framework from which we may experience deeper layers of the self. Beginning with a short lecture we will discover the philosophical insight surrounding them. The guided meditation will explore the sacred centers, in a manner even a new comet may grasp.
May 3rd
10:15am Lecture
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"Buddha Jayanthi"
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We will have a celebration of the birth of Lord Buddha. The celebration will include a discourse on the life and teachings of the Buddha and the relevance of those teachings in the modern world. The celebration will conclude with a guided meditation and expression of gratitude for the Buddha's life and teachings.
12pm Noon Meditation
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"Purposeful Meditation"
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May 10th
10:15am Lecture
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“The Earth Life Is the Spiritual Life”
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This earthly world is a place of spiritual training for the soul. With meditation and mantra, we will reflect on the path we are on and how to continue our journey more balanced and harmoniously.
May 17th
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“Awakening the Creative Principle"
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Life is a journey from the unknown to the known. In this meditation we contemplate how to cultivate the creative principle, helping to awaken our own inner light.
May 24th
10:15am Lecture
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12pm Noon Meditation
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“Remove the Veils of Forgetfulness and Remember”
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Advidya, forgetfulness is one of the greatest causes of pain and suffering in life. Learn to remove the veil of forgetfulness, soften the fluctuations of your mind and become a vessel for joy and happiness.
May 31st
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“Meditation as the Path to Ending the 5 afflictions”
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Samadhi is the result of extended practice of the eight limbs of yoga. It is the dissolution of the separateness between creator and created. By looking at the 5 areas that create the illusion of separateness we can more easily see what we are. Our meditation will include a contemplation of the Bhagavad Gita centering on Krishna describing the Self.
June 7th
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June 14th
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“Awakening into the Light”
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This talk will focus on expanding your awareness of the good and beautiful in life and finding your spiritual treasures within.
June 21st
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"The Hidden Blessings in Our Lives"
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There are so many blessings in our lives that we overlook and take for granted. Swami K. Japananda shares an hour of reflection on bringing these ‘hidden blessings’ into our awareness to make our life more spiritual meaningful and life enhancing. A time of spiritual reflection for spiritual unfoldment, with music and quiet in-turning.
June 28th
10:15am Lecture
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"Dreaming Your Way to Wisdom: Understanding the Messages from Your Inner Teacher"
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When you go to sleep there is something in you that wakes up to realms beyond your conscious awareness; it is your dream maker. We all have a dream teacher communicating important messages from our unconscious in the form of symbolic images and feeling states. When mindfully engaged, dream symbols are fertile ground for the expansion of self-awareness.
“The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.”
-C.G. Jung
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“Engage Your Dream Symbols with Visualization and Meditation”
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