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Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati (bio)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
SwamiJ.com home page
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IMPORTANT:
Integration of Calendars
I am in the
process of integrating my personal calendar (the page you are
now viewing) and the calendar of Abhyasa Ashram. This will allow
several of us to cooperatively update the calendar online and
will also allow me to change the calendar when traveling.
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Click
here to go to the Ashram calendar. See also
the Meetup calendar, linked just below.
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ONLINE classes and
discussions.
Please click here for details of days
and times.
Abhyasa Ashram
page on Meetup.com
Calendar page of Abhyasa Ashram on Meetup.com |
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Connect with
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Meditation Newsletter
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Activities Newsletter
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Sutras Newsletter
Traditional Yoga group at Facebook (Administrator)
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Center for Nondualism Newsletter
Center
for Nondualism Myspace
Distance Learning:
Online interactive learning
Online Satsang group through Facebook
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Purpose of
our Community
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Our community of meditation and contemplation is devoted to
serving those who deeply long for the direct
experience of union with the eternal, pure center of
consciousness, the bliss of being that is one with the absolute
reality, as the wave who seeks to remember it is one with the
ocean. One word for that union is "Yoga." (See
Self-Realization)
Yoga is traditionally taught, practiced and learned through close relationships in a community of noble friends, known as kalyana-mitra. Guru is a force-field driven by grace, a stream
of knowledge of direct experience which, though it may operate
through a person, is itself not a person.
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Goal of
Practices
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The goal of our sadhana or
practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct
experience of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or
Purusha, which is one and the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization
comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative
insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya
Tantra, the three of which complement one another like fingers on a
hand (Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra).
We employ the classical
approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha,
Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga.
Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer finally converge into a
unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the pearl of
wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute. (Bindu,
Tradition)
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Activities
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The activities below are mostly in
Fort Walton Beach, Florida or nearby communities. Most are at Abhyasa
Ashram or are graciously sponsored by other people at
different locations. While I seldom travel, there are a handful
of other activities in other cities. There is a
newsletter available, including one about local activities.
Please contact
me if you have any questions or requests.
See also:
Beach photos
Fort Walton Beach Local hotels
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Latest info
from the Newsletter
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Most
of the time (ongoing) - in Florida |
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Calendar page of Abhyasa Ashram on Meetup.com |
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ONLINE "live"
interactive discussions: |
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Various days and times |
Please click here for details of days
and times. |
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Special
events in Florida: |
Guru Purnima
Celebration
THU, Jul 3, 2012 |
TUE, Jul 3, 2012 6:30-8:30
pm: Guru Purnima celebration (Silent meditation is 6:00-6:30pm).
Annual celebration of the guiding force on full moon day. The
actual full moon is 1:53pm CDT on Jul 3 (a few hours before our celebration). We'll have
tea and food, and share stories. |
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Programs in
other cities or countries: |
New York City
(time to time) |
Satsang
programs, Q&A in New York City. Please contact
me for contact information with the people in East Aurora who
have the details. |
East Aurora, NY
(time to time) |
Satsang
programs, Q&A in East Aurora (Buffalo areas), NY. Please contact
me for contact information with the people in East Aurora who
have the details. |
Three Week Meditation Retreat
Nov, 2011
Mar, 2012
Rishikesh, India |
Meditation Retreat
with Swami Jnaneshvara at
Sadhana Mandir (Swami Rama's Ashram)
Rishikesh, India
(More info) |
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Upcoming |
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Calendar page of Abhyasa Ashram on Meetup.com |
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Personal
times: |
Personal time
Most days |
Please contact
me to arrange private time to talk about life, meditation practices, or
to receive individualized training, such as with meditation or
breathing techniques.
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From
time to time: |
| Retreats |
Occasional retreats
at the beach, usually Fall or Winter during the off season of
tourism. |
Other cities
in US |
Although I seldom
travel, there are occasional programs in other cities from time
to time. Details of activities and locations are posted here
when programs are scheduled. |
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Out
of town visitors: |
| Extended visits |
If you are traveling
through this area of Florida and would like to stop by for a brief visit,
you are most welcome to do so. If you would like to plan a more
extended stay at one of our local hotels, and to visit
regularly, please contact
me to arrange schedules. Please note that this is not a
residential ashram and there are no overnight accommodations;
visitors stay at hotels or rental condominiums. See also:
Beach photos
Fort Walton Beach Local hotels |
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Local
offerings
from our close circle: |
Hatha Postures &
Meditation
DeFuniak Springs |
Most Tuesdays, 6:00 pm,
plus other times. Group and individual Hatha Yoga Postures and Meditation with June Enfinger
in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, serving Holmes, Washington and N.
Walton counties. Call her at 850-892-2615. See her
website. |
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Other local links (Florida, USA) |
*Changes in dates: The actual dates of scheduling on
first Friday, third Saturday, etc. might be changed some months due to the
ways the calendar dates align with the days of the week, or as needed to
work around other activities. Any changes are noted in the
descriptions above.
Fees: There are
generally no fees for
classes, other gatherings, or personal meetings. Donations
from the heart are gratefully appreciated, but are never
solicited. A monk of the Himalayan Tradition lives off of
donations as much as possible. For those who question what is an
appropriate donation, please balance your personal financial situation
with typical amounts for personal services, seminars, workshops or donations to churches or
temples. Then let your heart be your guide.
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This site is devoted to
presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of
the Tradition of the Himalayan masters
in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising
quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest
Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the
center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is
one and the same with the Absolute Reality.
This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga
Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the
intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which
complement one another like fingers on a hand.
We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti
Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha,
and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer
finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final
stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the
Absolute.
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