July 2008 July 2008

RetreatRetreat

Photo by Larry Manning

““Remember Remember the Feelingthe Feeling””

Day 1 Day 1

Morning Talk by SwamijiMorning Talk by Swamiji

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Photo by Steve Maxwell

ChChöödd with Lama with Lama WangduWangdu

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Day 2Day 2

Rudi Rudi PujaPuja

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Morning Talk by SwamijiMorning Talk by Swamiji

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

International CafeInternational Cafe

Photos by Barry Kaplan

Photos by Barry Kaplan

Long Life Long Life PujaPuja

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Days 3Days 3--55

LakshmiLakshmi HavansHavans

Photo by Tara Israel

““The The havanshavans that we are doing are that we are doing are

devoted to the goddess devoted to the goddess

MahalakshmiMahalakshmi. . LakshmiLakshmi is the consort is the consort

of Vishnu. Vishnu is a deity, and also of Vishnu. Vishnu is a deity, and also

the way in which the innate qualities the way in which the innate qualities

of selfof self--organization are everorganization are ever--present present

in the universe. That innate quality in the universe. That innate quality

of selfof self--organization is needed now organization is needed now

because there is a tendency at this because there is a tendency at this

point in time toward disorganization point in time toward disorganization

that is tipping the scales and putting that is tipping the scales and putting

everything out of balance. In these everything out of balance. In these

havanshavans, we, we’’re trying to invoke this re trying to invoke this

quality of selfquality of self--organization for our organization for our

benefit and the benefit of all benefit and the benefit of all

humanity.humanity.””Photo by Larry Manning

Setup and OfferingsSetup and Offerings

Photos by Becca Roberts

Photos by Steve Maxwell and Becca Roberts

PriestsPriests

Photos by Larry Manning, Steve Maxwell, and Becca Roberts

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Photos by Steve Maxwell

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photo by Becca Roberts

Photo by Steve Maxwell

Photo by Larry Manning

Photo by Larry Manning

Photos Larry Manning, Tara Israel,

Photo by Barry Kaplan

Photo by Kenny Ross

Photo by Barry Kaplan

Photo by Barry Kaplan

Photo by Monica O’Neal

Photos by Barry Kaplan and Larry Manning

Photos by Barry Kaplan

Concert by Concert by AlamAlam KhanKhan

Photo by Tara Israel

Day 5Day 5

DarshanDarshan

Photo by Kristen Francis

Photos by Kristen Francis

Photos by Kristen Francis

Top photos by Kristen Francis, bottom photo by Barry Kaplan

Swami Prakashananda and Swami Prakashananda and

Swami GaneshanandaSwami Ganeshananda

Photos by Patty SlotePhoto by Barry Kaplan

Photo by Larry Manning

Photo by Larry Manning

�� ““Thank you all for coming this week and sharing it Thank you all for coming this week and sharing it

with me. It has been a very beautiful experience and with me. It has been a very beautiful experience and

the beginning of a whole different era in our the beginning of a whole different era in our

community. We are much more conscious of and community. We are much more conscious of and

devoted to empowering everybody who comes here devoted to empowering everybody who comes here

to discover the vastness of the possibility that is to discover the vastness of the possibility that is

present within them and to go forward in their lives present within them and to go forward in their lives

empowered to live from that possibility.empowered to live from that possibility.””

Photo by Tara Israel