June 2018 Bulletin. Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina Globe Rd, Morrisville, NC 27560

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1 June 2018 Bulletin Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina 3109 Globe Rd, Morrisville, NC Phone: Website: vedantanc.org Youtube Channel: Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina

2 Dear Friends and Devotees, The June 2018 bulletin has been published and can be viewed at our website. We are fortunate this month to have a weekend retreat with Swami Atmajnanananda ji from the Ramakrishna-Vedanta Society of Washington DC. He would conduct retreat from June 22nd to June 24, on Focusing the Mind, moreover we are fortunate to have Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana among us on June 10. Apart from that we would also have our regular everyday Aarti, Sunday school, Saturday Gita Scripture study, Sunday Satsang and Karma yoga. Please join us for these special events as well as our regular programs: Our detail outlines of programs are follows. ~: Special Programs :~ Retreat with Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana ji from Vivekananda Retreat in Ridgely, New York. Retreat Topic:- Overcoming Suffering in Life Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana is an ordained nun of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, and is currently posted at the Vivekananda Retreat in Ridgely, New York. For many years Shuddhatmaprana

3 has been active in the publication work of the Ramakrishna Order, editing numerous books and articles. She has also written many articles and is the author of two books The Divine World of the Alvars and Indian Saints and Mystics. June 10, 2018 Sunday Topic of retreat: - Overcoming Suffering in Life June 10, 2018 Sunday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM talk followed by QA. Lunch at 12:30 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retreat with Swami Atmajnanananda ji from the Vedanta Society of Greater Washington DC Retreat Topic:- 1. Focusing the Mind 2. Being and Becoming Swami Atmajnanananda is a swami of the Ramakrishna Order, he joined Ramakrishna movement in He has a Ph.D. in oriental studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently resident minister at the Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, DC, in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He authored Jiva Gosvamin's Tattvasandarbha: A Study on the Philosophical and Sectarian Development of the Gaudiya Vaisnava Movement, published by Motilal Banarsidass in 1986 under his pre-monastic name. Atmajnanananda was a significant critic of Jeffrey Kripal's book Kali's Child.

4 June 22, 2018 Friday Topic of retreat: - Readings by Swami A from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna June 22, 2018 Friday 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM Aarti June 22, 2018 Friday 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Reading June 23, 2018 Saturday Topic of retreat: - Focusing the Mind June 23, 2018 Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM talk followed by QA. Lunch at PM June 24, 2018 Sunday Topic of retreat: - Being and Becoming June 24, 2018 Sunday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM talk June 25, 2018 Sunday 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM General Body Meeting Lunch at 1:00 PM

5 Saturday Satsang 11 AM 6/9 Open dialogue among the attendees Topic: "TBD." Sunday School: Pupils of Practical Vedanta 6/3 Knowledge and Music Class at 10 am 6/17 Knowledge and Music Class at 10 am Saturday Gita Scripture Study 6/2 Gita Scripture Study 6/9 Gita Scripture Study 6/16 Gita Scripture Study 6/30 Gita Scripture Study Karma Yoga We invite you to join us Saturday mornings from 9:30 am 11:30 am in performing various weekly chores of the center: maintenance, cleaning, office work, etc. Evening Aarti Evening Aarti begins at 7 PM every night. Interviews Those who would like to come to the Center for a private meeting with one of the visiting swamis may schedule an appointment either by phone or in person.

6 Social Service The Vedanta Center participates in a Monthly volunteer program at Urban Ministries of Durham. Following is the program for the month. On June 16, starting at 10 AM, we are making sandwiches for a homeless shelter. We will be making 80 sandwiches. All who are interested are cordially invited. Anything you would like to bring, please inform vedantanc@gmail.com know. That way we can coordinate. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself. ----Swami Vivekananda.