E-Newsletter - August 31, 2008

meditation space news

If you can't read this e-newsletter properly, you can view it here:

http://www.meditationspace.org/newsletter/2008-8.html 2008-8.html

Meditation & Yoga for Students

632 students signed up for classes at the UIUC Yoga & Meditation Club booth during Quad Day last Sunday.


About 100 students came to the first class the following Wednesday. Dhruva, Mainjurii and Devaprasad taught the class in two seperate rooms and on the campus lawn.

The class participants came together for mantra chanting and meditation and a talk by Dada Madhuvidyananda on "How we can fulfill our deepest human longing".

We're broadcasting meditation & yoga talks

Dada Madhuvidyananda is giving weekly talks on dharma sadhana (spiritual practices) at the Ananda Liina eco-village and on the UIUC campus. We have just uploaded the first videos of his talks.

You can view it at:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=madhuvidyananda&hl=en&emb=0#

and visit our youtube site: http://www.youtube.com/meditationspace

Meditation & Yoga Events

Fall Retreat at Ananda Liina September 27 & 28. For more details click here: Fall_Retreat.pdf

Here you can see all the events at Ananda Liina :http://www.anandaliina.org/events.php

UIUC Yoga & Meditation Classes Every Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm until December 10 in the Illini Union. For more details see: YMC flyer.pdf

Spiritual Inspiration

From:

Remain united with Supreme Benevolence

By Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

All the clashes, all the doubts and all the violence that shake human society, are the result of one defect; misguided intellect; that is, the intellect which disconnected from the Supreme Benevolence, does not proceed along the virtuous path. This results in negative expressions being manifested. Unless there is a change in the human mind, no permanent solution to any problem can be found. By exerting circumstantial pressure we can discipline immoralists, exploiters and antisocial elements, but this is not the permanent solution. Collective efforts in this regard will always continue, but simultaneously we must strive to arouse benevolent thoughts in the human mind so that people are encouraged to move along the right path, uniting their intellect with the spirit of benevolence. Only one approach will not do - both are required. One is temporary, the other, permanent. Those who entreat Parama Puruśa (Supreme Consciousness) to endow them with a benevolent intellect are sure to prosper; their progress is a must. Those who have never prayed in such a way, nor are praying thus at present, nor are likely to do so in future, should also be inspired to unite their intellect with the Supreme Benevolence. This is our social dharma (innate duty). If we fail to do that, it means that our social dharma has become distorted. So the propagation of dharma is a social duty. It is not the sole responsibility of any one individual, but is the collective duty of all honest people.