Vedanta Society of Portland
1157 S.E. 55th Avenue, Portland, OR 97215
Phone/Fax (503) 235-3919
email: vedanta@cyberhighway.net
July- August 1997
Minister: Swami Shantarupananda
Ramakrishna Order of India
The following are the Society's services, classes, and special events for this month. All are welcome.
Sunday Services (Sunday morning services will be held at 11:00 AM.)
July 6 - Gita in Daily Life
July 13 - Guru and Disciple
July 20 - Vedanta and the West
July 27 - Path to Perfection
Evening Class on Scriptures
Tuesdays, 7:30 PM, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
July 1, 8, 29
Thursdays, 7:30 PM, Vedanta Sara
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Note: No classes on July 15, 22
July 20 - Guru Purnima
August 1 - Swami Ramakrishnananda
August 18 - Swami Niranjanananda
August 25 - Sri Krishna
August 31 - Swami Advaitananda
July 4
July 26
Sunday School - 11:00 AM
Teachers: Priscilla Meddaugh, Kathe Fradkin, and Darla Clark.
Interviews (Interviews are by appointment only)
Swami Shantarupananda will be glad to grant interviews to those who wish to know more about Vedanta. Individual instruction and guidance are given by the Swami to those who wish to practice prayer and meditation.
Membership
Membership to the Society is open to all who are in sympathy with the universal teachings of Vedanta as demonstrated in the lives of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda.
Library
The Society's library contains a collection of books on Vedanta and other philosophical and religious systems of the world. The library remains open before Sunday Services. Only members can borrow books from the library.
Bookstore
The Bookstore remains open before and after Sunday Services. Books, incense, holy pictures, images and other articles of the Shrine are available.
Glimpses of a Great Soul, a Portrait of Swami Saradananda, a biography and reminiscences about one of Sri Ramakrishna's direct disciples and the first General Secretary of the Ramakrishna Order by Swami Aseshananda, who served as his personal secretary and attendant for many years. Price $6.45. Postage extra.
What Swami Vivekananda Means to Me, a collection of essays commemorating the Centenary of Swamiji's coming to America. By devotees associated with the Vedanta Society of Portland. Price $5.00.
Audio Cassette Tapes of Swami Aseshananda
Tapes of the Swami's lectures are $5.99 each or $60 for the entire set of eleven titles. Titles available are:
Holy Mother
Steps to Illumination
Three Great Blessings
Katha Upanishad
Raja Yoga
Holy Company (evening readings)
Companion of Sri Krishna (Reminiscences of Swami Brahmananda)
Divine Life (Reminiscences of Swami Shivananda)
The Message of Swami Yogananda
Divine Love (Reminiscences of Swami Premananda)
A Knower of God (Reminiscences of Swami Vijnanananda)
Summer Recess
The Sunday services and the weekly classes will remain suspended for the summer beginning August 1. The Center will resume its regular program of lectures and classes on Sunday, September 7, 1997.
We wish you a happy summer!