July/August 2000
Vedanta Society of Portland
The following are the Society's services and special events for this month.
Except where noted, all lectures are given by Swami Shantarupananda.
All are welcome.


Sunday Mon.  Tuesday Wed. Thursday Fri. Sat.
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2
 11:00 AM Service
How to Get Freedom		 3 4
 Special Retreat:
 12 Noon
 Lecture:
Swami Vivekananda and His Message		 5 6
 
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
Viveka Chudamani 

 7

 

 8
 
 

 
9
 11:00 AM Service
Meditation		 10 11
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

 12 13
 
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
Viveka Chudamani

 14 15
16
 11:00 AM Service
The Need of a Guru

 7:30 PM Special Celebration
Guru Purnima

 17 18 19

 

 20
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
Viveka Chudamani

 21

 

 22
 Retreat:
 12 Noon
 Lecture:
How to Control the Mind
23
 11:00 AM Service
The Secret of Work		 24 25
 
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

 26 27
 
 
 

 7:30 PM Scripture Class
Viveka Chudamani

 28  29
 12 Noon  Special Celebration
Swami Ramakrishnananda
30
 11:00 AM Service
The Message of Sri Krishna		 31

 
Retreat: 12 Noon
July 22 Worship, Meditation  
  Lecture: "How to Control the Mind"  
  Potluck and Slide Show  
Special Celebrations
July 16 7:30 pm Guru Purnima  
July 29 12 Noon Swami Ramakrishnananda  
August 15 12 Noon Swami Niranjanananda  
August 23 12 Noon Sri Krishna
August 28 12 Noon Swami Advaitananda
Special Retreat
Tuesday, July 4  12 Noon
Swami Vivekananda Mahasamadhi Day lecture:
Swami Vivekananda and His Message
Guest Speaker:
Swami Chidananda, Minister
Vedanta Society of Chicago
1:15 PM  Potluck Lunch
2:15 PM  - Slide Show:
"Swami Vivekananda in the West"
- by Terrance Hohner
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, Sept. 17, 2000, at 11:00 AM when Swami Shantarupananda will speak on the "The Way of a Yogi."

We wish you a Happy Summer


 
Visiting Groups
A group of students from Marylhurst College attended our Sunday Service on May 28.

The members of the National Conference for Community and Justice attended our Sunday Service on June 11.

New Booklet

The Last Disciple of Holy Mother: Reminiscences of Swami Aseshananda,
by Swami Shantarupananda.

It is a short booklet on the life of Swami Aseshananda written with depth of feeling and insight. Those who knew Swami Aseshananda will be reminded of his dedicated life, and those who never met him will be charmed by reading about his simple life permeated with depth of spirituality.

Price $2.95. Postage extra.
 

New Publication

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Vedanta Society of Portland.

Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in The West

A graphic presentation of the history of Swami Vivekananda's visits to the West,
Based on: Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries, by Marie Louise Burke,
complied by Terrance D. Hohner and Carolyn B. Kenny (Amala)

Price $19.95, plus postage and handling of $4.00.