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OM Chanting
Newsletter
Highlights of June 2016
1. Divine Love within us
2. Full Moon OM Chanting in June
3. International Events at Shree Peetha Nilaya
4. Local Events
1. Divine Love within us
Divine Love:
We are all longing for Divine Love, but as Sri Swami Vishwananda says so
appropriately:
"…in humans it is manifested deep inside, because we don’t let it out. We are
scared of it. We are scared of our true Self. We are scared of what we have inside,
but yet we crave for that. We want it. We are always looking for it everywhere. In
whatever we do, in whoever we meet, we are looking for this Love. But it’s not on
the outside. It’s inside of us."
From the book Just Love - "The Essence of Everything" (page 50)
Oftentimes, we have a concrete expectation of what Divine Love should look like
and how it should reach us, e.g. it should be a light, a feeling or a vision. But how
can Divine Love reach us
if we limit it beforehand
with our inner
expectations about how
everything should
happen?
We need to calm the
mind first, bring it to
peace and let go of all
these concepts. Then, by
keeping an open heart,
we can allow Divine Love
to manifest fully and in its
own way.
In the year 2008, I was led to OM Chanting by signs on the outside. At the time, I
was actually in search of peace and happiness on the inside as my life was full of
negative things; I just wanted to find a way out of that. So, once while visiting an
esoteric bookstore, the owner recommended to me to try out OM Chanting as I
would certainly benefit from it.
I followed her advice and prepared myself to attend a circle in my area. As I
wanted to ensure I wasn’t late, (and as I would have to find out the location), I
departed much earlier than I perhaps needed to. However, it was not easy at all to
get to the place. For some reason I drove around many times, but without actually
finding the actual entrance. I just felt like I was being “challenged” by someone.
There were tears in my eyes, but my will remained strong! At last, I discovered the
right way to the property where OM Chanting was to take place. Ironically,
although I made all those preparations to be on time, I arrived 45 minutes late.
Right at the entrance a picture of Sri Swami Vishwananda was welcoming me. I
was surprised, but not open enough (yet) to feel comfortable with surprises in my
life.
So, there I saw people sitting in large circles, chanting OM. Being a little speechless,
I sat down and went with the sound. After some time, I began to chant OM as well.
The sound was like balm for my soul. I was convinced that I would come back to
join the group. I started to attend the weekly OM Chanting sessions regularly. Little
by little, I managed to escape my own negativity, and the symptoms of my body
became weaker or disappeared completely. I was feeling that my soul found
peace to a certain degree.
The Love that I sometimes felt during an OM Chanting session came as a surprise to
me. Although, at times, emotions were experienced, I still left the sessions in a state
of inner peace.
I also had the impression, that the man in the picture, Sri Swami Vishwananda, was
present each time, although my mind could not connect to him in the beginning.
But today he has become my Satguru. How he has changed my life! Many
blockages have dissolved and he is guiding me to inner beauty, granting me to see
what really counts in life: the Divine Love within each one of us!
Whether one goes on the path with a partner/family or as a monk – all are able to
discover this Divine Love within themselves.
Or, to quote Sri Swami Vishwananda:
"The nature of fire is to heat; the nature of water is to cool.
The nature of a human being is to love. To become Love!"
Sri Swami Vishwananda
Lalitha, Germany
2. Full moon OM Chanting June 2016
On 20 June
Will be dedicated to the divine Love within us
Let us come together from 20:00 – 21:30h
The next full moon OM Chanting is on 20 June and we will dedicate it to the Divine
Love within us. Let us calm our minds and open our hearts towards God’s Love.
We also want to include those people who are not able to connect to the Divine so
easily.
"True Love never ends. It keeps on increasing and has nothing higher than it, as God
himself is that Love, in His fullness, in all His creation.“
Sri Swami Vishwananda
3. International Events at
Shree Peetha Nilaya
ATMA KRIYA YOGA RETREAT 25 June 2016 -- 2 July 2016
For more information, visit the website: Atma Kriya Yoga Retreat
THE JUST LOVE FESTIVAL, 2016 IS AROUND THE CORNER July 15 – 17, at Shree Peetha Nilaya
Join us for 3 days and nights, as we celebrate Divine Love.
OMC WORKSHOP
English, 6 October 2016
14:00 – 17:30h
With Mother Serafima ([email protected])
Seminar Room 1
FEE: 30 €
OMC TEACHER TRAINING
English, 8 - 9 October 2016
09:30 – 18:00h
With Mother Serafima ([email protected])
Room 418
FEE: 30 €
OMC COUNTRY COORDINATORS MEETING
English, 18 July 2016
10:00 – 15:00h
With Mother Serafima ([email protected])
Seminar Room
4. Local Events
LOOK FORWARD TO LOCAL EVENTS IN JULY
