2005 Calendar

Sunday January 09, 10:30 am. Sri Sarada Devi's Birthday celebration: Holy Mother's Birthday will be observed with the usual worship and pot luck prasad lunch.

Sunday March 13, 10:30 am. Sri Ramakrishna's Birthday celebration: The worship will be performed at the Center by Dr. Nagambal Shah, followed by the usual pot luck prasad lunch.

Thursday July 7, 8-9:15 pm. Guest speaker, Dr. B. Awatramani: Dr. Bhagwan Awatramani, a teacher in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi will be our guest for the evening. Those of you who have met him on previous occasions know that his visit should not be missed.

Sept 30 - Oct 2. Annual Retreat: Swami Tyagananda, Head of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Massachussetts, will be our co-leader this year, he has chosen Sadhana Pancakam, Five Verses on Spiritual Practice, as his text.

Friday December 9, 7:30 pm Lecture by Bo Lozoff: The Vedanta Center of Atlanta will co-sponsor a lecture by renowned spiritual teacher and author, Bo Lozoff, at the Atlanta Community Food Bank Conference Center, 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 (directions). Bo is founder and director of the Human Kindness Foundation, which sponsors the Prison Ashram Project. He is author of numerous books, including We're All Doing Time, Deep & Simple: A Spiritual Path for Modern Times, and It's a Meaningful Life, It Just Takes Practice.

Sunday December 11, 12:30 pm Annual General Meeting: We will meet (as last year) in the St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church parlors, at 1790 La Vista Road NE and lunch will be provided. Attending this is the one obligation we put upon all local members! Others too are welcome to join us.

Sunday December 18, 10:30 am Holy Mother's Birthday: Puja begins, as usual at 10:30 a.m. (No chant service). Flower and food offerings welcome. Prasad pot luck follows.

Saturday December 24, 7:30 pm Christmas Eve Service: This year the service has been moved to 7:30 p.m. instead of 8. It lasts a little more than an hour and includes a short worship of Madonna and Child. Offerings may be of sweets, cookies, nuts -- traditional Christmas fare.

JANURAY 2005: January 02 Meditation Workshop.; January 09 10:30 am. Birth Anniversary of the Holy Mother. See Special Events above.; January 16 Improving our Relationships. Talk followed by discussion.; January 23 The Six Treasures. Talk followed by discussion.
January 30 The Work of ISKCON in Atlanta, with guest speaker Balabhadra Dasa, President of the Hare Krishna Temple. Talk followed by discussion.

FEBRUARY 2005: February 06 10:30 am. Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Worship followed by potluck prasad lunch.; February 13 Swami Vivekananda in the West. Talk followed by discussion.; February 20 "Jesus in Other Faiths". Open Forum.; February 27 Pain and Pleasure, Somatic and Spiritual aspects. Guest speaker, Bhagirath Majmudar, MD. Talk followed by discussion.

MARCH 2005: March 06 The Householder's Path Revisited: An Integral Approach. Guest speaker, Randall Johnson. Talk followed by discussion.; March 13 10:30 am. Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna. Worship followed by potluck prasad lunch.; March 20 India revisited. Talk followed by discussion.; March 27 Easter service. Talk followed by discussion.

APRIL 2005: April 03 Meditation Workshop.; April 10 Sages of the Upanishads (Part 16). Talk followed by discussion.; April 17 From India -- with Love. With guest speakers Ted Blanchard and Jerry Brunner, a presentation of photos and impressions of the India visit.; April 24 Where do we go from here? Open forum.

MAY 2005: May 01 For One's Own Liberation and the Welfare of the World. Talk followed by discussion.; May 08 Great Mothers. Talk followed by discussion.; May 15 Gautama Buddha. Talk followed by discussion.; May 22 10:30 am. Birthday Celebration of Gautama Buddha.
May 29 No meeting.

JUNE 2005: June 05 Ritual in the home --why, when, how? Open forum.; June 12 Physics and Metaphysics. Talk followed by discussion.; June 19 Meditation Workshop.; June 26 The Religions of the East. Talk followed by discussion.

JULY 2005: July 03 The Scriptural Bases of Vedanta. Talk followed by discussion.; July 04 (Monday 3 pm) Fourth of July Memorial.; July 10 Jainism, guest speaker, Manhar Parekh. Talk followed by discussion.; July 17 Visions and the like. Talk followed by discussion.
July 24 Spiritual Practices: Why and What? Talk followed by discussion.; July 31 Meditation Workshop.

AUGUST 2005: August 07 Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita. Talk followed by discussion.; August 14 The Person of Steady Wisdom. Talk followed by discussion.; August 21 Sri Krishna, Boy and Man. Talk followed by discussion.; August 28 (10:30 am) Birthday Celebration for Sri Krishna.Worship followed by program and pot luck prasad lunch.

SEPTEMBER 2005: September 04 Surviving Loneliness. Talk followed by discussion.; September 11 Meditation Workshop.; September 18 Seven Hindu Spiritual Laws. Guest speaker, Swami Bodhananda.; September 25 Intelligent Design and Other Theories. Open Forum.

OCTOBER 2005: October 02 No meeting. Retreat in progress.; October 09 The Householder's Path Revisited. Talk followed by discussion, guest speaker Randall Johnson.; October 16 Divine Mother and Her Child, Sri Ramakrishna. Talk followed by discussion.; October 23 Our Body as a Temple. Talk followed by discussion.
October 30 Spirituality and Art: Girish Gosh and Binodini Dasi. Guest speaker, Shelley Brown, MD.

NOVEMBER 2005: November 06 How God Speaks to Us. Talk followed by discussion.; November 13 Meditation Workshop.; November 20 The Art of Non-Reaction. Talk followed by discussion.; November 27 Intelligent Design and Other Theories (continued). Open Forum.

DECEMBER 2005: December 04 The Frustration Triangle. Talk followed by discussion.; December 11 Annual General Meeting.(See Special Events, above).; December 18 (10:30) Birth Anniversary of Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother.; December 24 (7:30 pm) Christmas Eve Service.; December 25 Joy to the World. Talk followed by discussion.