A special philosophy workshop…

Karma & Meditation ~

with Ravi Nathwani

Sunday, October 5th, 1- 4pm

$40 standard/$35 members

The cosmic law of Karma can help us in understanding the meaning behind the constant change and flux that we call life. Without Karma there is no life...and all life is but an evolutionary process of embracing, nurturing and sustaining our relationships joyfully. Since all action is performed with an eye to gain happiness: What is the secret of being happy? How does one behave with dignity and grace such that harmony is the result? These and other "karma" questions shall be the focus of this lively and interactive series. The idea of free will in the context of the karmic unity of "samsara" will be explored.

This workshop will consist of both meditation practice and philosophy discussion.

About Ravi:
Ravi was raised in a conservative Vaishnav Hindu family where Hindu rituals where integrated into daily life from a very young age. Ravi was steeped in Hindu and Yoga tradition by his father, a deeply spiritual man with a daily yoga and meditation practice, as well as through his grandmothers who both meditated daily and memorized the scriptures of the Bhagavat and The Ramayana. As a child, Ravi regularly engaged in morning walks with his father that ended with the traditional satsang, occasionally led by luminaries like Swami Sivananda and Swami Ramdas. By the age of seven, he was being trained in the Hatha Yoga tradition and has had a daily practice since 1981. Before moving to the United States, Ravi studied the writings of Swami Vivekananda, Swami Sivananda, and other spiritual exponents of Hindu philosophy and regularly attended discourses on the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chinmayananda and lectures by J. Krishnamurti. Ravi continues to follow in his family's spiritual traditions and has become a modern day messenger of a variety of Vedic studies through his lectures and workshops. Most recently, Ravi has been a faculty member of both Tufts University in Boston. He also was a visiting lecturer at SFSU, a faculty member of the Advanced Studies program at Santa Rosa, and a recent faculty member of Sheri Baptiste’s Teacher Training. Ravi also possesses an abiding passion for spirituality and dark chocolate!

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