Better living through fire &
meditation, increasing prosperity & connecting to the Mother
Divine...
Come charge and decharge your soul fires in Bonny Doon!
(Holy Womb Process people, this will be the night to do the yantra
process in the fire if you want to do it as a group.)
To receive the maximum
benefit and healing from the homa fires, and because of the
super-intense energies involved, it's highly advisable on the actual
day of the homa to eat vegetarian food only and stay away from
intoxicants.
WHAT'S A FIRE HOMA!?? This and other
questions answered on the
Homa FAQ page.
Questions?: 831/ 425-3234
What to bring:
Be sure to dress for current outdoor conditions - spring's here, the
weather can be unpredictable -- chilly, and layers are your friends
after the sun goes down. Blankets, shawls & sweaters are implicated!
If it's too cold or wet outside, we'll do the fire homa indoors.
It is also a good idea to bring a cushion to sit on. And of
course -- roses &
snacks...!
Come be part of healing &
blessing: lend your voice to bring the divine through song!
The Mystic Jamms
Band
performing at The UCBK Temple, Winter 2010
You're invited to come enjoy this
unusual kirtan ensemble, during an evening of Music As Medicine --
singing the divine names with
The Mystic Jamms Band as they lead a
powerful kirtan and bhajans night at the UCBK Temple in Bonny Doon.
Music is the universal language that speaks directly to the heart,
bringing peace & joy to everyone it touches. That peace and joy
creates a place where healing can occur naturally...
New Jamms video! just released!
The Details:
Date: Saturday May 12th
7:30 p.m. sharp - 9:00 p.m.
UCBK Temple (Sai-Yuga Temple)
9700 Empire Grade
Bonny Doon, CA (directions here)
Carpooling is MANDATORY, please contact
Carmen DeVida for coordination
Charging & decharging through the powerful energy of the New
Moon
Better living through fire & meditation, increasing prosperity &
connecting to the Mother Divine...
Come charge and decharge your soul fires in Bonny Doon!
Come enjoy the healing power of the fire element, at a Vedic fire
ceremony (homa, or yagyam). Using the power of the new moon
(when the moon is dark) to help decharge whatever stress,
strain, anxiety, dis-ease, and overwhelm, you'll find a rapid
release and relief in your life -- leaving you free to create
beautiful activities or maintain balance in your everyday life.
The ancient saints of India kept their sacred
fires burning continually, as a way of helping purify the
atmosphere and the consciousness in this world. One fire homa is
roughly the equivalent of a month's worth of focused meditation,
to the soul -- it's a huge charging up, a strengthening, of our
soul fires.
WHAT'S A FIRE HOMA!?? This and other questions answered on the
Homa FAQ page.
Questions?: 831/ 425-3234
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Donation: $10 and two roses!
CARPOOLING MANDATORY! Carpooling coordinator:
Carmen DeVida. Please plan to park in the UCBK driveway.
(Holy Womb Process people, this will be the night to do the yantra
process in the fire if you want to do it as a group.)
To receive the maximum benefit and healing from the homa fires, and
because of the super-intense energies involved, it's highly
advisable on the actual day of the homa to eat vegetarian food only
and stay away from intoxicants.
What to bring: Be sure to dress for current outdoor
conditions - spring's here; the weather can be unpredictable -- it can
be brutally hot, or chilly, where layers are your friends after the
sun goes down. Blankets, shawls & sweaters are implicated!
If it's too cold or wet outside, we'll do the fire homa indoors.
It is also a good idea to bring a cushion to sit on. And of
course -- roses to share!
An all-day workshop in an ancient healing & consciousness
technology, deep in the energy of Shiva & Mother Divine
Paramashiva Yoga, an extensive, encylopedic body of knowledge
from Sri Kaleshwar and the ancient palm leaf manuscripts, is a
powerful framework of the spiritual path and life.
All of the layers of Mother's creation are included and explained in
Paramashiva Yoga, from the different soul levels to the five
elements, the Shiva energy channels, Dattatreya, and more -- all
culminating in the experience of the darshan of Mother Divine.
Learning about Paramashiva Yoga is a powerful initiation into this
comprehensive system -- we will explore the intensive teachings of
the 21 stages of this process and knowledge, as well as learning the
mantras that are an essential part of the practice of Paramashiva
Yoga.
Time: 12 noon - 7:30 p.m.
Donation: $120 & a potluck veggie lunch/dinner item!
RSVP required either
by email
or phone 831/ 425-3234
Reserve your place by credit card here:
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
An all-day workshop in an ancient healing & consciousness
technology
This exciting subject -- The Diamond Yantra
-- hadn't been taught outside of India until recently, at UCBK --
and is back by request for a second round of teaching!
Join UCBK in an intensive day of the healing and consciousness experience
embedded in this powerful yantra system -- the innermost structure
of the Nada Bindu, brought to life by Adi Shankaracharya. This
yantra -- straight from the palm leaf books and phenomenal knowledge
being re-introduced to the world by Sri Kaleshwar -- is an
incredibly powerful device, containing links to the Divine Mother's
Womb Chakra and the five elements.
Participants in this beautiful teaching will learn how to draw this
yantra, putting it on copper and then coming together in a brief
fire homa to charge/activate the yantras. The day also
includes a review/teaching of the Five Elements short-cut techniques
associated with this yantra.
Materials to bring for the class:
* large art paper (several pieces or a whole pad)
* colored markers, pencils, etc. for drawing
* pencil
* straight-edge or ruler
* white-out (yes, really!)
* 14" x 14" piece of smooth cardboard or cork-board
* roll of scotch or masking tape
* pot-luck veggie item to share
An introductory presentation and group meditation in the ancient healing
traditions & consciousness
technology from India
You're invited to join UCBK in a special day of sharing the divine
love embodied in the teachings and life of Sri Kaleshwar, one of the
most highly respected miracle healing saints in India. The
Guru lineage that Kaleshwar represented and represents includes the
top spiritual figures in human history -- like Jesus Christ, Lord
Buddha, Mahavatar Babaji, Shirdi Sai Baba, Sri Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa, Ramana Maharshi and many others.
This informative and high-energy day will include a slide
presentation, video interview excerpts and footage of Sri Kaleshwar
and his powerful presence, as well as a group discussion and
meditation. Potluck dinner is open to all, and then the Mystic
Jamms will finish the night by sharing their heart-melting kirtan at
7:30 p.m.
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Donation: Heartfully accepted (suggested is $10) & a potluck veggie item to share!
RSVP required either
by email
or phone 831/ 425-3234
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
Spiritual Discussions, Healing, Singing, and Meditation
"Satsang was
grrrrrreat! I love that you two bit off a big chunk and got down to
it. The topic sparks my conviction and dedication to the healing
process."
-- J. T., Santa Cruz
Date: Thursday evenings
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Donation: $10
(suggested)
Location: UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Bonny Doon, CA 95060
Carpooling required:
Email
Carmen DeVida, carpool coordinator
Remote satsang by conference call: Call begins at 8:15 p.m. Pacific Time
Dial-in#: 951/ 262-4343 Access Code: 606-048#
Skype: freeconferencecallhd (same access code) Please press *6 to mute and unmute yourself!
About The Sai Shakti Satsang
Sai Shakti Satsang includes some sacred song (bhajan) singing,
peaceful & uplifting healing meditation, followed by a group
discussion around a spiritual subject...
Jonathan & Alx share knowledge, insights, and spiritual healing
energy from this 'new ancient tradition' of Shirdi Sai Baba & his
lineage of healing saints, leading to a group question-and-answer
discussion to create sat-sang (literally, 'divine truth in a group
setting').
New! Join Sai Shakti Satsang by phone from anywhere in the
world!
You can also join Sai Shakti Satsang by
remote conference call - send an email to
the
UCBK Temple if you'd like to be included in UCBK's notification
emails (including the phone number and access code).
"I'm happily
applauding and promoting your Thursday night satsang-over-the-phone. I
am literally amazed, impressed and inspired that the Divine
knowledge can be so wonderfully, skillfully and thoroughly presented
and shared over the phone... "
-- C.M., Palo Alto, CA
"As the call progressed I realized that my self-doubt and
fear is part of the process of going to a deeper level.
When the two of you spoke of how when you realized that "the energy
is running in YOU" ... and that we're not going to India to sit in
his lap, that it's about communicating on an internal level, I
thought, "that's what started to happen to me. WOW!!!!!! OH MY GOD!"
A step towards clarity. That's why I'm going to Penukonda in
February.
I want to start to harvest this strange surge of energy that he's
opened up for me and to THINK on it. Instead of running around here
in New York like a lunatic."
-- V.J., New York
Why is a group dynamic so important, and a fundamental part of
any serious spiritual undertaking?
One part of the answer lies in a mysterious concept called
'protection circles,' the soul (and angelic) layers of support and
mystical protection that are developed any time more than one or two
people come together to share spiritual practice.
There is a compelling story about a group of Japanese monks
meditating at the time the United States dropped the atomic bomb on
the Japanese city of Hiroshima -- IN Hiroshima. The whole city was
reduced to fire and ash but their monastery kept standing and the
whole group of monks was unharmed by the explosion and subsequent
radiation.
Why? Protection circles, because they were
meditating together as a group.
There really is no substitute for group experience, group spiritual
practice, and the support that can be found in a spiritual
community. A group can advance spiritually in a rapid way,
where an individual is more likely to get stuck and flounder.
The satsang experience, on a weekly basis, reminds people who are
committed to living a spiritual life about the importance of
meditation, healing, inspiration, support, love, understanding and
compassion on a day-to-day level, as a practical function of
spiritual discipline. It gives everyone a chance to go deeper into
their spiritual practice and meditation experiences, and to ask
questions along the way about the different stages and adventures of
spiritual life.
You can find out more about this expression of 'groupism' by
checking out
Alx' blog.
Alx & Jonathan returned to Santa
Cruz in March 2005, after spending seven years studying in India.
Their training was/is in intense spirituality and healing techniques
from a Shiva-Shakti** tradition with the miracle healing lineage
(Guru Parampara) of Shirdi Sai Baba, Jesus Christ, and other
luminous saints.
**Shakti - 1)
high powerful divine energy. 2) the Feminine divine force,
expressed as the principle of creation. 3) part of the mechanism
of miracles. 4) another name for the Divine Mother or Goddess.
What They're Saying
"It is truly a delight to watch the two
of you step into leadership with such love and dedication. It shows
a true self mastery to be able to give so much so deeply to so many.
May all your days be blessed and may you feel the gratitude of my
heart for your sharing of the sacred knowledge."
— G.R., Grover Beach
"Thank you for the wonderful Saturday evening, your presence and
the knowledge you shared. My inspiration is back on track, I found
it not very easy to do it all alone."
— Y., Los Angeles
"Again, Blessings to you both for your wonderful work and sharing
the Divine Knowledge. I will certainly do my part to keep the energy
going..."
— S., Los Angeles
A note about donations: All of our events are
available to any sincere spiritual student in search of divine
knowledge—as such, we do accept sliding
scale and other trades if finances are a barrier preventing you from
attending. If you've already taken a major course, like the
Five Elements Process or the Sri Chakra Yantra, you are welcome to
attend these courses again, at a 50% fee (plus any materials fees if
appropriate).
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