Presented By: Vedanta Study Circle at University of Michigan
Vedanta Talk: Let's Be Practical
Rev. Swami Yogatmananda
Rev. Swami Yogatmananda of Vedanta Society of Providence, RI will be delivering a Vedanta talk on June 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM in Room D of Michigan League. For all questions, please contact us at vedanta.a2@gmail.com. Please see the following for all details.
Title: Let's Be Practical
Synopsis: There is a perception that religious or spiritual life is not practical. But Religion, especially Vedanta, teaches highest practicality, without diluting the ideal in the least. In our approach to religion, we have to be immensely practical. We must learn to separate real from appearance, important from unimportant, helpful from harmful. There is a place for rationality and going beyond it. The lives and teachings of the great masters of Vedanta, especially of the comparatively modern exponents like Vivekananda, provide how the highest truths of life are to be brought into practice. Another wonderful idea to understand is that all main religions, while they are different in externals, they lead to the same goal.
Parking information:
1) Metered street parking is available on Thayer, Washington and other streets surrounding Michigan league.
2) A public parking garage is available on Maynard street which is 7 minutes walk from Michigan League. Street address is 324 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Kindly note that due to the ongoing Ann Arbor summer festival in this period (June 14-30th), the parking spots will get filled quickly. Therefore, kindly plan ahead to avoid any parking hassle.
About the speaker (Swami Yogatmananda):
Swami Yogatmananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order. He joined the Order in 1976 and received his monastic vows in 1986. He has served in various capacities in different parts of India. He served at the Ramakrishna Math at Nagpur, India for 20 years. After this, he was posted as the Head of Ramakrishna Mission in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. He then came to the United States in the Summer of 2001 and since then has been serving as the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Providence. Swami Yogatmananda is routinely invited to speak at local colleges and serves as a chaplain at both Brown University and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
Title: Let's Be Practical
Synopsis: There is a perception that religious or spiritual life is not practical. But Religion, especially Vedanta, teaches highest practicality, without diluting the ideal in the least. In our approach to religion, we have to be immensely practical. We must learn to separate real from appearance, important from unimportant, helpful from harmful. There is a place for rationality and going beyond it. The lives and teachings of the great masters of Vedanta, especially of the comparatively modern exponents like Vivekananda, provide how the highest truths of life are to be brought into practice. Another wonderful idea to understand is that all main religions, while they are different in externals, they lead to the same goal.
Parking information:
1) Metered street parking is available on Thayer, Washington and other streets surrounding Michigan league.
2) A public parking garage is available on Maynard street which is 7 minutes walk from Michigan League. Street address is 324 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Kindly note that due to the ongoing Ann Arbor summer festival in this period (June 14-30th), the parking spots will get filled quickly. Therefore, kindly plan ahead to avoid any parking hassle.
About the speaker (Swami Yogatmananda):
Swami Yogatmananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order. He joined the Order in 1976 and received his monastic vows in 1986. He has served in various capacities in different parts of India. He served at the Ramakrishna Math at Nagpur, India for 20 years. After this, he was posted as the Head of Ramakrishna Mission in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. He then came to the United States in the Summer of 2001 and since then has been serving as the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Providence. Swami Yogatmananda is routinely invited to speak at local colleges and serves as a chaplain at both Brown University and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
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