HOLLYWOOD SANTA BARBARA TEMPLE TEMPLE MONASTERY ORANGE COUNTY 1946 Vedanta Place 927 Ladera Lane 19961 Live Oak Canyon Road Hollywood, CA 90068-3996 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 P.O. Box 408 323-465-7114 805-969-2903 Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 949-858-0342 Temple Hours: 6:30 AM–7 PM Temple Hours: 6:30 AM–7 PM Visiting Hours: 9–11 AM, 3–5 PM FEBRUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 AM SUNDAY SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 AM SUNDAY SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 AM Sunday School 11 AM–Noon, Ages 6–Teens 5 Swami Vedarupananda 5 Swami Yogeshananda 5 Swami Sarvadevananda The Practice of Contentment How God Speaks to Us Life After Death 12 Pravrajika Krishnaprana 12 Swami Sarvadevananda 12 Swami Vedarupananda Many Faces of Love Life After Death The Practice of Contentment 19 Swami Sarvadevananda 19 Swami Dhyanayogananda 19 Pravrajika Sevaprana Life After Death Beyond Life and Death Do You Feel for Others? 26 Swami Harinamananda 26 Swami Vedarupananda 26 Swami Mahayogananda Discovering Yourself The Practice of Contentment The Night of Shiva OTHER EVENTS WEEKLY CLASSES 7:30 PM OR AS NOTED OTHER EVENTS 4, 11 Saturday 5:30 PM Reading Wednesdays 7:30 PM Scripture Class Tuesday Katha Upanishad Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna 7, 14, 21, 28 Swami Sarvadevananda 6:30 PM Mahabharata at the Convent Wednesday Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna 1, 8, 15 Swami Sarvadevananda 18 Saturday 4:30 PM Class 22 Swami Atmatattwananda Nectar of Supreme Knowledge SAN DIEGO Thursday Pravrajika Sevaprana with Swami Sarvadevananda CENTER 2, 16 Vivekananda’s Inspired Talks 24 Friday 6–11:30 PM SHIVA RATRI Swami Vedarupananda 1440 Upas Street 9 Drugs, Hypnosis, and Spirituality 25 Saturday 10:30 AM–1 PM Retreat San Diego, CA 92103-5129 23 The Vision Quest with Swami Harinamanada 619-291-9377 Spiritual Café: Relationships Friday 3, 10, 17 Teachings of Ramakrishna’s Disciples Sign-up required: 805-969-5697 FEBRUARY 2017 Sundays 9–10:35 AM Sanskrit Class Bring Bag Lunch 28 Tues. 11 AM SRI RAMAKRISHNA PUJA SPIRITUAL TALKS 11 AM SUNDAY or as noted Sundays 2:30 PM Spanish Scripture Class with Swami Dhyanayogananda 5 Swami Brahmavidyananda Vedic Religion VIVEKANANDA 11 SATURDAY

OTHER EVENTS HOUSE Swami Sarvadevananda Life After Death 309 Monterey Road 4 Saturday 6:30 PM Ram Nam South Pasadena, CA 91030 19 Dr. Staneshwar Timalsina 17 Friday 7 AM Vigil 323-254-1546 San Diego State University 18, 25 Saturday 2:30 PM Chanting for Beginners Living the FEBRUARY 2017 26 Pravrajika Vrajaprana Learning From 24 5 Sunday Swami Sarvadevananda Friday 6:30 PM–1:30 AM 4 PM Meditation, Singing, Retreat 6 PM Reading and Discussion of OTHER EVENTS SHIVA RATRI Conversations and Dialogues of 7, 14, 21 Tuesday 6:15 PM Scripture Class “If you are a real lover of Shiva, you must About the see Him in everything and in everyone.” Vedanta teaches that man’s real nature is divine, that ~ Swami Vivekananda the true object of human life is to unfold and manifest this divinity, and that truth is universal. Vedanta accepts all the religions of the world and reveres the

great prophets, teachers and sons of God, because it PAID recog­nizes the same divine inspiration in all. U.S. POSTAGE U.S. POSTAGE Non-Profit Org. Los Angeles, CA The Vedanta Society of Southern California was Permit No. 18226 founded in 1930 and incorporated as a non-profit religious corporation in 1934. The Society maintains a temple, convent, and monastery in both Hollywood and Santa Barbara; a monastery and shrine each in San Diego and Trabuco Canyon; and the Vivekananda House in South Pasadena. There are a number of official Vedanta societies in the United States, Europe and South America. Although the societies are under the spiritual guidance of the Ramakrishna Order of India, each is an independent, self-supporting unit. Membership is open to those who are seri­ously interested in the teachings of Vedanta and have attended lectures and classes for some time. In addition, an interview with Swami Sarvadevananda, Santa Barbara Temple the Minister, is required. Interviews with speakers are available after their talks. Private instruction is also available from Swami FEBRUARY 2017 Sarvadevananda to those who have attended classes and lectures for some time and want to deepen their spiritual life in the path of meditation. There is no charge for this instruction. Appointments may be made at the local centers. Information and books on Vedanta and other religions are available at our bookshops and websites. Vedanta Society Hollywood Bookshop Hours of Mon–Sat: 10 AM–12:30 PM, 2–5 PM Southern Sun: 10–11 AM, Noon–5 PM Closed Wednesdays Santa Barbara Bookshop Hours California

Mon–Sat: 11 AM–5 PM www.vedanta.org

Sundays: 10 AM–1 PM PLACE 1946 VEDANTA Hollywood • Santa Barbara • South Pasadena Closed Wednesdays Orange County • San Diego HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90068 CALIFORNIA HOLLYWOOD, D A T E D M A T E R I A L A T E R I A T E D M A D Trabuco Bookshop Hours Mon–Fri: 9 AM–11 AM, 3 PM–5 PM Closed Tuesdays, Sat & Sun: 10 AM–5 PM Websites:

Vedanta Society: www.vedanta.org Society of Southern California Vedanta Minister Books: www.vedanta.com SWAMI SARVADEVANANDA Spanish Books: www.saradamapublishing.com Ramakrishna Order of India