Dear Advaita Friends, When Stanley Sobottka organized Advaita Friends, he wrote, “This group is open to all who are interested in the teaching of Advaita, which is the teaching that the only Reality is Awareness.” This ancient teaching is always new in each moment, and we can realize it merely by turning our attention to the root of our awareness. This remains the focus of Advaita Friends, and I invite you to join us, if you share this interest. Alongside the social activities in Advaita Friends …

This group meets once a week on Sundays at our home in Germantown, MD at 11:30am. We are doing a systematic study of the Bhagavad-Gita. We discuss and share our realizations on the verses and also talk about how to apply in our lives. The format is informal and discussion oriented. We start with Kirtan and end with vegetarian lunch. We also teach mantra meditation.

It is a way to give our whole hearted gratitude to Baba Shivanand ji, who is giving this (Shivyog) divine knowledge to us. Life filled with gratitude is absolutely a way to bring more into your life. The power of mantras is infinite. All the Mantras that we recite during Shivyog Swadhyay (Guru Mantra, Devi Mantra and Shiva Mantra) are Jaagrit Mantras (A Jaagrit Mantra is one which raises the vibrational energy immediately). We can experience great happiness in our life by reciting theses mantras …