Death – The Final Exam

A weekend retreat led by Nayaswami Devarshi (director of Ananda’s worldwide Kriya ministry), with classes on topics such a:

• Developing Inner Freedom & Non-Attachment
• Karma, Reincarnation & the Astral World
• Dealing With the Death of Loved Ones

“The most important moment of life is, in a very true sense, its last moment. For death is when we take our final exam. The thought uppermost in the mind at that time will determine whether our future takes us upward, or sideways, or downward: upward, toward greater spiritual clarity and freedom; sideways, toward further involvement in desires and worldly attachments; or (the least fortunate) downward, toward greater darkness, confusion, and ignorance. The Bhagavad Gita, India’s best-loved scripture, says that if our last thought is of God, it is to Him we will go; if that thought is of family and relatives, it is to them we will go; if the last, lingering thought in the mind is of regret for the mistakes we have made in this life, our direction will be downward toward a lessened ability to pass similar tests in the future; and, finally, if that thought is of attraction to those mistakes, our downward motion will be farther and more rapid.
“Wouldn’t it be a good practice, even now, to prepare for our final Day of Reckoning?
“Certain practices will help you not only to prepare for that exam, but also to meet your present daily responsibilities most effectively. Such practices will help you also to prepare for what might be called life’s intermediary exams.”
—Swami Kriyananda

Retreat Schedule

Friday:
4:00-7:00 pm  Registration
7:00 pm Welcome & Orientation
8:00 pm Dinner

Saturday:
7:00-8:30 am  Morning meditation
8:45-9:30 am  Breakfast
10:30-12:30  Class: Developing Inner Freedom & Non-Attachment:
                                Attitudes to Help Prepare for Death
1:00-2:00 pm  Lunch
3:00-5:00 pm  Class: Karma, Reincarnation & the Astral World
5:00-5:30 pm  Tea
5:30-6:30 pm  Evening Meditation
7:00-8:00 pm  Dinner
8:00-9:00 pm  Video: “Life After Life” – 6 Interviews on the Near-Death Experience

Sunday:
7:00-8:30 am  Morning meditation
8:45-9:30 am  Breakfast
10:30-12:30   Class: Dealing With the Death of Loved Ones;
                                Doing A Life Review
1:00-2:00 pm  Lunch & Farewell
 

Those who look at the surface of the sea must behold the birth and death of the waves, but those who seek the depths of the ocean behold one indivisible mass of water. Similarly, those who acknowledge “life” and “death” are tossed by sorrow, while those who live in the illimitable superconsciousness behold and feel the One Ineffable Bliss.
– Paramhansa Yogananda from God Talks With Arjuna

About Nayaswami Devarshi:
Nayaswami Devarshi is a long-time Ananda minister and Kriyacharya (authorized Kriya Yoga teacher), and the director of Ananda’s Kriya Yoga Sangha. Devarshi ji’s duties include preparing devotees to receive Kriya Yoga, conducting Kriya Initiations at Ananda Village and other parts of U.S., India and South America. An important part of his ministry is to provide ongoing guidance and support for Kriyabans (kriya yogis) all over the world.

Rates of Accommodations

You can also attend the retreat as a day guest @ Rs 500/person per day

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT:

retreat@anandaindia.org or call 9011069792

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