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| Spiritual Retreat with Swami Sridharanandaji at Canmore, Alberta (Rockies) on Sept 4 & 5 2010. Registration fee $200 per person. Seats are limited. If you are interested, please contact Vedanta Society of Toronto at 416-240 7262. |
BELUR MATH NEWS |
| Viveknagar centre organized an All Tripura Devotees’ Conference at the Ashrama on 14 March, which was attended by 587 devotees. Swami Gitanandaji, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, inaugurated the renovated building for library and computer centre at the newly acquired premises of Kankurgachhi Math on 24 March, Ramanavami Day. At Narainpur centre, Swami Smarananandaji, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, laid the foundation stone for the proposed higher secondary school building on 24 March and inaugurated the blood bank unit of the Ashrama hospital on 28 March. The dining-hall-cum-kitchen block at Ootacamund centre was inaugurated on 26 March. In the All India Essay Writing Competition 2009 conducted by United Nations Information Center for India & Bhutan, a student of Class XII of our Aalo school won the first prize in the northeast region. Vidyamandira college (Saradapitha, Belur) has been identified as one of the 149 "colleges with potential for excellence (CPE)" from among the nearly 7000 colleges all over India under section 12(b) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act. Japan centre organized the second phase of its golden jubilee celebrations on 26 and 27 September 2009 and the third phase on 24 January 2010. Aila Cyclone Relief : The Headquarters and Belgharia (Kolkata) centre distributed the following items to the victims of Aila cyclone: (a) Headquarters – 1050 textbooks to 75 Ailaaffected students in Hingalganj block, North 24- Parganas district, on 26 March. (b) Belgharia centre – 958 saris, 1020 lungis, 19 dhotis, 402 shirts, 273 pants, 477 churidars, 200 blankets and 25 mosquito-nets to 1044 families of 17 villages in Sandheskhali - I & II blocks, North 24-Parganas district, during this month. Flood Relief: On 26 March, Hyderabad centre distributed 280 handlooms to the poor weavers of Nagaladinne village in Kurnool district who had lost their looms in the flood of October 2009. (b) Kamarpukur centre distributed 100 blankets to flood victims in Khanakul-II block, Hooghly district, on 13 January. Winter Relief: 20,016 blankets were distributed through the following centres to poor people affected by the severity of winter: Aalo – 1700, Almora – 300, Asansol – 980, Bankura – 865, Baranagar Mission – 1500, Belgharia – 475, Cherrapunji – 2800, Contai – 100, Deoghar – 2000, Ghatshila – 197, Jamshedpur – 154, Jayrambati – 1058, Kamarpukur – 1700, Kanpur – 523, Khetri – 61, Malda – 13, Narendrapur – 600, Purulia – 300, Ramharipur – 1603, Ranchi Morabadi – 416, Sargachhi – 800, Sikra Kulingram – 300, Taki – 71, Vrindaban – 1500. Besides, the following centres distributed various winter garments, shown in brackets, to the needy: Almora (100 used woollen sweaters), Kanpur (464 sweaters and 33 woollen chadars), Purulia (815 sweaters). Fire Relief: Bankura centre distributed 200 kg rice, 100 kg dal, 60 kg flour, 40 mosquito-nets, 60 saris, 200 notebooks and 40 pens to 40 families whose houses had been ravaged by a devastating fire at Jhola village of Sarenga block in Bankura district, this month. Distress Relief: The following centres distributed various items to the needy: Agartala (600 saris & 200 dhotis), Baranagar Mission (700 saris), Belgharia (1513 saris, 620 dhotis, 777 lungis, 556 shirts, 424 pants & 447 children’s garments), Bhubaneswar (1350 kg rice, 650 kg dal, 700 kg chira, 500 kg peas, 650 litre palm oil, 400 kg salt, 96 kg milk powder & 370 saris), Jalpaiguri (300 saris), Jamshedpur (82 saris & 70 dhotis), Kanpur (100 kg rice, 140 kg dal, 3 tins of refined oil, 140 kg sugar, 70 kg vegetables, 6 cooking vessels, 60 bed-sheets, soap-bars, soap powder, toothbrushes & tubes of toothpaste), Narainpur (2500 school bags, 3000 jerseys, etc). |
REGULAR PROGRAMMES |
| SCRIPTURE CLASS: Friday Scripture Classes begin at 7:30 pm, following the regular evening prayer at 6:00 pm. The class, held at the centre, is open to all interested persons. VIGIL: On Saturday, May 8, 2010 , a vigil consisting of japa and meditation will be observed, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. To participate, please call the centre at 416-240-7262. RAM NAM: Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm. INTERVIEWS/INSTRUCTION: Swami Kripamayananda will be happy to give interviews to those interested in knowing more about Vedanta and meditation. Individual interviews are also given for spiritual instruction. Appointments for interviews should be made in advance with the Swami at 416-240-7262. DAILY MEDITATION: Meditation is observed at the Centre every morning from 6:00 am to 7:00 am. Devotional singing and meditation is held in the evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK: Many less fortunate families are dependent on the food bank for their daily nutrition. Please help us by contributing non-perishable food items that we may pass along to the Daily Bread Food Bank. SOUP KITCHEN: The Soup is cooked at the Vedanta Society and offer seven days a month (3 Tuesdays, 1 Thursday & 3 Saturdays) serving 300 meals at Syme Woolner Neighbourhood & Family Centre, 2468 Eglinton Ave W, Unit 3, Toronto, ON, M6M 5E2. Please contact the Centre, if you are interested in participating. Donations for the Soup Kitchen will be highly appreciated. BOOK STORE: The Book Store is open after Sunday Services and special programmes, and arrangements can be made by phone for weekday and Saturday visits. We carry selected titles from the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature, as well as other Vedantic materials. |
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