November 15: 4th Interfaith Wisdom Circle
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Opening to spiritual wisdom — a global video conference circle of people who seek to share the sacred and serve the world. |
Guest Spiritual Leader: Swami Vedananda is a senior monk of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, which was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900. Belonging to an order of monks of an unbroken, ancient lineage dating back to the pre-BC Vedic period, Swami Vedananda holds a Ph.D. in physics, a compassion quotient that overflows from his heart, and a sense of humor that will fill you with lightness and joy. More about Swami Vedananda at his Global Awakin Call. |
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Moderator: Somik Raha is a “servant leader” with the ServiceSpace community, and a product development leader at SmartOrg, a values-based decision-making software company. He has a Ph.D. in Decision Analysis from Stanford University, where he hosts a weekly Sunday class with Swami Vedananda. More about Somik at his Global Awakin Call. |
Videos
Part 1 — Opening check-ins
Part 2 — Somik Raha: Introduction to Swami Vedananda
Part 3 — Swami Vedananda: Passages from the Upanishads
Part 4 — Reflections in the circle:
Raghavendra Mithare, Wendy Berk, Harpreet Sandhu, Preeta Bansal, Aryae, Amita Martin, Offuh James Offuh
Part 5 — Reflections in the circle:
Kate Levinson, Ashok Kumar, Jessica Leash, Barbara Zilber, Maury Zilber, Chuck Burack, Scott Merrall
Part 6 — Somik and Swami Vedananda
Part 7 — Dialogue:
Offuh, Swami Vedananda, Preeta
Part 8 — Dialogue:
Jessica, Swami Vedananda, Preeta, Chuck
Part 9 — Closing check-ins