136th Sri Ramana Jayanti Retreat Program
Tampa, FL – January 01-04, 2015
All program activities are optional and devotees are free to attend whichever activity they wish. While at the Center or during the Jayanti Puja at the Temple, please remember to turn all cell phones off or to silent. The retreat program areas are as follows:
First floor
- All the main program activities will be in the conference room facing the river
- Food will be served in the dining hall, across from the conference room
- Tea and coffee are available as needed on a self-serve basis in the dining hall
Second floor
- Two rooms set aside for silent meditation — “the Cave” and the sitting room facing the river.
- Devotees also are invited to spend time on the grounds of the center as they wish.
Day 1
Morning
6:00 – 6:45 Morning Veda Parayana6:45 – 7:15 Reading
7:15 – 9:00 Sri Lalita Sahasranam followed by Silent Meditation
9:00 – 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 The Life and Times of Major A.W.Chadwick, Part I – Louis Buss
10:00 – 12:00 Meditation with “Arunachala Siva”
12:30 – 1:00 Free Time
Afternoon
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch2:00 – 3:00 Free Time
3:00 – 4:00 Parayana[1] followed by Silent Meditation
Evening
4:00 – 4:45 Travel to the Tampa Hindu Temple for Jayanti Puja,5:00 - 7:45 Jayanti Puja
7:45 - 9:00 Dinner in the Temple hall
Day 2
Morning
6:00 – 6:45 Morning Veda Parayana6:45 – 7:15 Reading
7:15 – 9:00 Sri Lalita Sahasranam, Silent Meditation, followed by short reading
9:00 – 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 The Life and Times of Major A.W.Chadwick, Part II – Louis Buss
11:00 – 12:30 Parayana[1], Silent Meditation, followed by short reading
Afternoon
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch2:00 – 3:00 Break
2:30 – 3:00 Comments by Dennis Hartel
3:00 – 4:00 Dr.Shanta Ramachandran Reminiscences and Q & A
4:00 – 4:30 Tea
Evening
5:00 – 5:45 Veda Parayana6:00 – 7:00 Dinner
7:00 – 7:30 Break
7:30 – 9:00 Parayana[1], Silent Meditation, followed by short reading
Day 3
Morning
6:00 – 6:45 Morning Veda Parayana6:45 – 7:15 Reading
7:15 – 9:00 Sri Lalita Sahasranam, Silent Meditation & short reading
9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 Free Time
10:30 – 11:30 Parayana[1], Silent Meditation, followed by short reading
Afternoon
11:30 – 1:00 Sri Ramana Retreat concludes with LunchThe above program is available for printing as a pdf file
Footnotes
Parayana – Aksharamanamalai, Arunachala Pancharatna, Ramana Satguru, Upadesa Sara, Veda Parayana, etc.
Parayana – Aksharamanamalai, Arunachala Pancharatna, Ramana Satguru, Upadesa Sara, Veda Parayana, etc.