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Redeemer Presbyterian Church: West Side 150 West 83rd Street, New York NY 10024 Memorial Service (Between Columbus & Amsterdam) in honour of VENUE: LOCATION MAP SWAMI TATHAGATANANDA W 84th Street >> << W 83rd Street REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH W 82nd Street >> Saturday, August 20, 2016 3.15 pm - 7.30 pm CENTRAL PARK PARK CENTRAL << W 81st Street B C at Amsterdam Avenue Amsterdam Avenue >> << Central Park West >> << Central Park West Amsterdam Avenue Amsterdam Avenue >> Avenue << Columbus Redeemer Presbyterian Church 150 W 83rd Street, New York, NY W 80th Street >> MUSEUM OF (between Columbus and Amsterdam) NATURAL HISTORY << W 79th Street Vedanta Society of New York 34 West 71st Street • New York • NY 10023 SATURDAY, AUG 20TH, 2016 Remembering Swami Tathagatananda 3.15 PM - 7.30 PM Message from Swami Chetnananda, Vedanta Society of St. Louis Invocation & Prayer The Ideal of Service Swami Kripamayananda, Vedanta Society of Toronto, Canada Welcome Swami Paritushtananda, Vedanta Society of New York The Advaita Ideal Swami Tattwamayananda, Vedanta Society of Northern California Remembering Swami Tathagatananda Swami Atmajayananda, Message from Swami Bhaskarananda Swami Vivekananda, the Mystic Vedanta Society of Western Washington, Seattle Swami Yogatmananda, Vedanta Society of Providence The Role of Guru The Ideal Karma Yogi Swami Sarvadevananda, Vedanta Society of Southern California Swami Ishtananda, Vedanta Center of St. Petersburg, Florida The Ideal of Renunciation The Ideal Jnana Yogi Swami Tyagananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston Swami Chandrashekharananda, Vedanta Society of Portland, Oregon Sri Ramakrishna’s Gospel The Role of Shraddha Swami Ishatmananda, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago Swami Atmajnanananda, Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, D. C. Recitation from Sri Chandi Holy Mother’s Gospel Swami Prasannatmananda, Vedanta Society, Berkeley Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana, Ridgely Manor The Practice of Surrender Reminiscences of Swami Tathagatananda Swami Yuktatmananda, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of NY Pradip Bose, Vedanta Society of New York The Ideal Bhakta Musical Offering Pravrajika Vrajaprana, Vedanta Society of Santa Barbara Choir, Vedanta Society of New York Reminiscences of Swami Tathagatananda Vote of Thanks Paula Alexandar Diane Crafford, President, Vedanta Society of New York Musical Offering An Audiovisual Presentation Choir, Vedanta Society of New York On Swami Tathagatananda.

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