Each of us is a unique creation of God. AUM, the Cosmic Creative Energy, also called the Divine Mother, has become each one of us.
According to the Hindu teachings, AUM contains in its essence, 3 forces:
- The creator (Brahma)
- The sustainer (Vishnu)
- The destroyer (Shiva)
Since we have been made by God in the form of AUM, we too contain all of these 3 forces.
During this fascinating and extremely beneficial weekend, you’ll be guided to explore your own nature: How to understand your personal challenges, how to make the most of your personal strengths. Woven into the weekend, stories of the various Hindu gods and goddesses will bring these 3 forces to life.
Can you see and feel these energies within yourself? Is your nature to create? Or to support others in maintaining the status quo? Or are you by nature a renunciate – interested in letting go of all attachments?
Each of these 3 elements can inspire and keep you moving forward. And each force can also pull you downward — by blocking, distracting, or deadening your own energy flow.
Hidden within the ancient teachings of India are practical guidelines for making your life more fulfilling and successful.
During this weekend, you will:
- Learn to recognize the three forces in yourself
- You’ll learn to see within those three forces both your strengths and weaknesses, and to make the most of your strengths
- Discover how to create positive and realistic goals for yourself
- How to work constructively with your unique energy
Saturday evening will feature an Indian-style puja, which includes chanting and devotional purification of the senses.
Each participant will receive Swami Kriyananda’s book, The Hindu Way of Awakening.
If the ego is expansive in the right sense, it will reach out to the universe in sympathy, and not merely in a spirit of intellectual questioning. For the essence of that Consciousness which produced us all is not only Intelligence, but Love: a sympathetic identity with all that exists. It is love, indeed, that brings clarity to the understanding.
from Hindu Way of Awakening, by Swami Kriyananda
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Hindu Way of Awakening starts the afternoon of the first date listed and ends with lunch on the last date listed. Check-in is anytime between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at our Front Desk. Your room will be available by 3:00 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30. The first gathering of your group is after dinner.
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Hindu Way of Awakening starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.
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