Hari Om Devotees!
Below is the schedule of Discourses and Study Group sessions. When it is offered through Zoom, please follow the Zoom Etiquette listed at the end of this page.
After the Satsanga with Swamiji, please join your respective Study group. Study groups will discuss their assigned texts moderated by the Study group Sevak.
If you have not attended a discussion group at Badri, you are welcome to join the 1st group – Kindle Life – which is the beginner text. If you are familiar with any of the other texts, please feel free to join that session.
Note: To protect from ZOOM-BOMBING we have taken out the Zoom Links for the Weekly discourses. Please register and check your e-mail for Zoom link information.
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Discourses – By Swamiji |
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Saddarshanam |
Sundays, 8:00-8:45 am |
Direct Zoom Link – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97312719481?pwd=SWxua3U3bktIZEd6aEhlU0taTGI3Zz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 973 1271 9481 Passcode: hariom2020 |
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Bhagavad Gita – Chapterwise Summary |
Sundays, 10:00-10:30 am |
In-person Session |
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Adult Study Groups |
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SG1 Kindle Life |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am |
In-person Class |
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SG2 Bhaja Govindam |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am |
— do — |
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SG3 Tattva Bodha |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am |
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SG4 Atma Bodha |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am |
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SG5 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am | — do — |
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SG6 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am | — do — |
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SG7 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 |
Sundays, 10:30-11:30 am |
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Weekly Discourses by Swamiji |
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Tuesdays |
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7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Vivekachoodamani |
Please click here to Register for the Zoom session to attend Vivekachoodamani |
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Wednesdays |
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10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Shri Ramacharita Manasa |
Devi Group Badri |
Please click here to Register for the Zoom session to attend Devi Group Badri |
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7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Mandukya Upanishad |
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Please click here to Register for the Zoom session to attend Mandukya Upanishad |
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Saturdays |
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8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Drig Drishya Viveka |
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Additional Programs on Zoom:
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Additional Programs online (Zoom) |
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Coordinator & Registration |
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Language Classes |
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Level 1 – Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (starting from Oct 13, 2022) Level 2 – Sundays, 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm (starting from Sep 25, 2022)
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Venkat Palli – vsp410@gmail.com Phone: 848-218-0432 |
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Vedic Chanting |
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Sundays, 9:15 am – 9:45 am (Only for Advanced Level, In-Person @ CMC Badri)
Sundays, 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm(Online)
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Online)
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Shashi Narasimhan – laksharag@gmail.com Phone: 630-922-7072
Phone: 630-923-2534
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Bhagavad Gita Chanting |
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Mondays, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Sudha Goutama – sudhagouth@yahoo.com Phone: 630-682-9341 Ramesh Turuvekere – ramehrt@gmail.com Phone: 331-220-5179 |
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Bhajan Sandhya |
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Second Saturdays, 6:00 pm – 7.30 pm |
Girija Sivakumar – girija.sivakumar@gmail.com Phone: 630-781-9639 |
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Stuti Vandana |
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Tuesdays, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Suchi Achar – suchiram@hotmail.com Phone: 630-236-3292 |
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Swaranjali |
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Sundays, 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm [ In-person at CMC Badri]
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Raman Mahadevan – ramdevan23@gmail.com Phone: 630-904-1386 Pavithra Anand pavithra.anand@gmail.com Phone: 630-440-9258 |
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Rudram chanting |
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Thursday 8:00 pm – 9.00 pm |
Ramesh Krishnan – ramesh_krishnan20@yahoo.com |
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Zoom Session Étiquettes
- Treat these sessions with respect just like the regular onsite classes.
- Please be punctual and join five minutes before the start time and attend until the class ends.
- Desktop, laptop or iPad are preferred. If phones have to be used please use a mounting device. Keep your device fully charged. Use a stand/support for your device for stable video. Do not frequently move the device as it can distract the speaker and other participants.
- Always join with your Full Name and with video ON. Be sure the Moderator and other participants can see your full face clearly.
- Please use the device audio and Keep audio on mute; Unmute only when you are required to speak. If possible, use appropriate headsets to avoid distraction to yourself and others
- Sit in a clean, proper place (study or prayer room if possible) with good lighting and minimum disturbances or distractions.
- Virtual Satsang is also a place of learning and worship, so please dress appropriately and be presentable, as you would come to the Ashram.
- Please be prepared with your Bhagavad Gita for Swamiji’s class and assigned textbooks for study groups.
- Respect for self is respect for others. Use the “raise your hand” (feature) and wait for your turn before speaking.
- Use chat feature as a tool to ask questions and communicate
- Be active and refrain from multitasking while you are in the class. Do not eat or walk around, do not engage in other side conversations or activities while you are in class.
May the blessings of the Lord be always with us
Sincerely
Chinmaya Mission Chicago