Swami Shantarupananda in Utah

"Om" is the most sacred word of the Vedas.
It represents all sounds, all names of God, and all religions.

On October 18th and 19th Swami Shantarupananda, the minister of the Vedanta Society of Portland, will give public talks on Vedanta philosophy and religion in Salt Lake City and Park City.

Park City, (sponsored by the Kimball Art Center):
Monday, October 18, 7:30 pm, Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Avenue
"Healing Effects of Meditation"
	Preceded by potluck dinner at the Kimball, 6:00 pm (To contribute, call Aliza at 435-655-8202 or cell:435-640-1203)

Salt Lake City, (sponsored by University of Utah, Department of Philosophy):
Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 pm
Tanner Library, Orson Spencer Hall, Room 334 (just south of Student Union Building) Map
"Science, Religion, & Spirituality"

There are no fees to attend, and all are welcome.

Swami Shantarupananda
Born in a town near Calcutta on May 2, 1945, Swami Shantarupananda joined the Ramakrishna Order of India on Buddha Purnima, May 15, 1965. He received his M.A. in Philosophy from the Calcutta University. He was the head of two educational institutions: Ramakrishna Mission, Cherrapunji, and Ramakrishna Mission, Along. He worked in two publication centers of the Order: Advaita Ashrama - the Center for English Publication, and Udbodhan - the Center for Bengali Publication.
In July, 1991, he came to the Vedanta Society of Portland, Oregon as an assistant minister. He became the minister and spiritual leader of the center after the passing away of Swami Aseshananda on October 16, 1996.

Vedanta
Vedanta is the background to the kaleidoscope of Indian religious views and practices. Vedanta's central teaching is the essential divinity of humankind, oneness of every individual soul with the absolutely free and infinite reality. Vedanta teaches application of these ideas to our daily lives, including control of our own minds, spiritualizing our relationships, practice of devotional rituals and meditation, and selfless service to the divine in our fellow beings.

www.vedantasociety.org