[ANN] Sept 17: Sri Rangapriya Swami -- Discourse in English

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SrI:

SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH

SrImate rangapriya mahAdeSikAya namaH

 

LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT:

 

``Narayana as a Universal Idea of God''

 

Telephone Discourse in English

by

Sri Sri Rangapriya Swami,

Ashtanga Yoga Vijnana Mandira

Bangalore

 

DATE: Sunday, Sept 17, 2000

8:30 AM Pacific / 11:30 AM Eastern

 

URL: http://www.ramanuja.org/svss/lectures.html

 

Language: English

 

Cost: $8

 

DETAILS:

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Sri Vaishnava Seva Samithi (SVSS) is delighted to announce the first

telephone discourse by Sri Sri Rangapriya Swami of Sri Ashtanga Yoga

Vijnana Mandira, Bangalore. Sri Rangapriya Swami is one the most

respected spiritual teachers of the Vedic tradition in South India.

He is renowned for his absolute purity of heart and conduct. He is

famous for being incomparably approachable to those who come for

advice, looking at all with an equally compassionate eye. On top

of all this, Sri Swami is also a well-known Sanskrit scholar who is

much-sought after as a speaker by both the religious and academic

communities.

 

Sri Swami has graciously agreed to give a talk on

Sunday, September 17, at 8:30 AM PDT / 11:30 AM EDT. The talk will

last for about 1 hour, followed by 15 minutes of open Questions

and Answers.

 

Note: This talk is aimed primarily toward mature teenagers and

young adults who are interested in some religious thinking.

Sri Rangapriya Swami will therefore be communicating in English.

He is an excellent speaker who is immense proven ability to reach

out to youth. In his poorvaashrama, Sri Swami was a Sanskrit

professor for many years in Bangalore, and many (including several

members of this list) have benefitted from his compassion.

 

The topic for the first discourse is ``Narayana as a Universal

Idea of God''. The talk will introduce the concept of God as

expressed by the name "Narayana" and how it is an idea of

universal applicability.

 

Suggested topics for future discourses include the following:

 

1) The meaning of "dharma" and its applicability to everyday life,

whether in India or the West

2) The nature of suffering and how to alleviate it

3) What it means to "love" God, and how it can be

cultivated and applied to everyday life

4) Compassion as a supreme virtue in God and humanity --

examples from our mythology

5) The goal of life according to Vedanta

 

We recommend that parents with children listen together to this

discourse. We plan a Question and Answer session for 15 minutes

at the end, intended for youth to have any and all questions

answered. If there are any questions left unanswered due to

lack of time, we intend on collecting them so that Sri Swami

can address them at the beginning of the subsequent discourse.

 

To cover the cost of tele-conferencing for the upanyasam, we are

suggesting a contribution of $8 per family for this discourse.

This amount will cover our cost of the tele-conference. Particpants

will be responsible for the normal long-distance charges to the

tele-conference number based in the U.S.

 

Payments and registration can be made on-line with a credit card

(prefered method) at http://www.ramanuja.org/svss/lectures.html .

The system is foolproof and secure.

 

If you prefer to pay by check, please send an email requesting

tele-conference details to rangapriya, and mail your

check payable to "SMSA, Inc." to the following address:

 

SVSS

c/o Nagu Satyan

7821 W.Alder Drive

Littleton, CO 80128-5522

 

If there are questions, please contact myself (mani)

or Smt. Nagu Satyan at 303-973-4847.

 

aDiyEn,

SrI rangapriya svAmi tiruvaDi,

Mani