Tila Homa & Navagraha Homa at MACC
Oct 4, 2014 10:00am-12:00pm (ended)
Tila Homa & Navagraha Homa
Br. Shantamrita will perform two significant homas at MA Center Chicago on Saturday, October 4, 2014. The homas will start at 10:00 am
Practice of, and participation in, Homam (fire ritual) is believed to bring peace, prosperity, and well-being.
- TILA Homa: This homa is performed in the name of one's dear departed. It is believed that this powerful homa (ritualistic offering in the fire) will ensure eternal rest for the departed souls and promote peace of mind and stability to the living.
- NAVAGRAHA Homa: This homa is performed to mitigate the negativity and accentuate the positivity of the nine (nava) planets (graha) that influence our lives.
(Homa can also be sponsored for any individual planet or multiple planets from the nine planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, and Ketu.)
Cost: Tila Homa - $190; Navagraha Homa - $250; Individual Planetary Homa - $35.
Please note that these costs are for individual sponsorship. However, members of the family can be present at the homa.
If interested in sponsoring, please write to macc.puja@macenters.org indicating the name and birth star (if known) of the sponsoring member(s).
Pay by PayPal or write a check to MA Center Chicago with the name of the homa in the Memo section.
Sponsorship Details & Payment Options:
If interested in sponsoring, please write to macc.puja@macenters.org indicating the name and birth star (if known) of the sponsoring member(s).
- Pay by PayPal (Click the homa below to pay for homa):
- Tila homa - Click here ($190)
- Navagraha homa - Click here ($250)
- Planetary homa - Click here ($35/each planet)
- Write a check to MA Center Chicago with the name of the homa in the Memo section.
Saturday
May
18
10:30am - 8:30pm
Join us Saturday for a day of community, seva (selfless service), and satsang, starting with seva at 10:30 am. Group archana will be held at 5 pm, followed by bhajans, arati, meditation, and dinner. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
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Saturday
May
18
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: South Lodge Community Room at MA Center Chicago
Join us Saturday mornings for an open yoga class with simple, gentle Amrita Yoga postures/asanas. No prior experience or training in Amrita Yoga is necessary.
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May
18
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Saturday
May
18
2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Saturday
May
18
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday
May
19
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Tuesday
May
21
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Saturday
May
25
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: South Lodge Community Room at MA Center Chicago
Join us Saturday mornings for an open yoga class with simple, gentle Amrita Yoga postures/asanas. No prior experience or training in Amrita Yoga is necessary.
"The purpose of Yoga is for our inner well-being. It does not belong to any... more ›
Saturday
May
25
10:30am - 8:30pm
Join us Saturday for a day of community, seva (selfless service), and satsang, starting with seva at 10:30 am. Group archana will be held at 5 pm, followed by bhajans, arati, meditation, and dinner. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
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Saturday
May
25
2:30pm - 4:00pm
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WHITE FLOWER MEDITATION
Daily* at 6:00 pm
Amma requests everyone to regularly practice this meditation once or twice a day for the benefit of the entire world. Join us every evening (except Satsang days, which are generally every Saturday) for Amma's White Flower Meditation via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85858112151?pwd=SVllVHVZS1BIU050Uy8xRHpqcUZpQT09
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The White Flower meditation at 6 pm CT is preceded by a 10-minute silent Ma Om meditation, so please feel free to join the Zoom early (at 5:50 pm CT) to participate.
EVENING BHAJANS
Daily* at 6:30 pm (in-person only)
- Guru Stotram Chanting
- Bhajans (devotional singing)
- Closing prayers and Arati