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MA Center Chicago (MACC)

Public Program & Retreat with Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri

Nov 29, 2024 5:00pm to Dec 1, 2024 5:30pm

Carrying Amma's message of universal love, compassion, and peace, Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri will visit North America from November 8 to December 8, 2024. Swamiji is Amma's most senior disciple and has travelled the world with her since 1987. For more information about Swamiji's North America tour, click here.

Swamiji will conduct a public program at MA Center Chicago on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 and a retreat Saturday - Sunday, Nov. 30 - Dec 1, 2024.

Public Program: Friday evening , Nov. 29

5:00 pm - 7:45 pm: Meditation, Satsang talk, and Bhajans, followed by dinner
Retreat check-in before and after the program

There is no fee to attend the Friday program.

Retreat: Saturday - Sunday, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1

For details about the retreat with Swamiji, please click here.

Venue:

MA Center Chicago
41W501 Keslinger Road
Elburn, IL 60119
amma.org/chicago
macenterchicago@ammagroups.org

Interested in staying onsite? To request onsite ashram accommodations at MA Center Chicago for a separate nominal fee, please email the following information to: macclodging@macenters.org:

Name, gender and age of each person
Date of arrival and number of nights
Please note: space is limited. Area hotel information can be found below and on our Local Guides page here.

Hotel accommodations with discounted group rate:

Quality Inn & Suites St Charles - West Chicago
1600 E. Main St., Saint Charles, IL, 60174, US
Discount code: LAMMA (15% Off)

Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago
St. Charles 2096 Bricher Rd St. Charles, IL 60174
Use this link to receive our discounted rate: https://bit.ly/3AQ8uVN

If you have any questions, please contact us at macenterchicago@ammagroups.org

Tuesday

Dec

A Multi-Day Event

New Year's Eve Puja & Satsang with Swamini

Ring in 2024 with a special New Year's Eve Bpuja and satsang at MA Center Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 31st with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana. The New Year's Eve satsang will including chanting, a talk by Swamini, bhajans, arati, and meditation. Here's the schedule (subject to change): 4:30PM – 5:00PM -... more ›

Wednesday

Jan

10:00am - 11:00am

New Year's Day program with Swamini

Amma says we should welcome the new year with joy and alertness, living its every moment completely. Save the date for a New Year's Day program with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana (timing and program details to be confirmed). If you have any questions, please email... more ›

Saturday

Jan

4:00pm - 8:30pm

Ayyappa Satsang & Puja

Join us for a special Ayyappa satsang program, which will include a talk on the significance of Swami Ayyappa and the Sabarimala temple (a place of pilgrimage for people of many faiths), an Ayyappa puja, stirring Ayyappa bhajans, traditional deepam lighting (symbolic of the 18 steps to the main... more ›

Our daily spiritual practices include:

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:

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82878329402?pwd=tDpinAfeUeMub08YNkISeSitPZbfhF...

Meeting ID: 828 7832 9402
Passcode: 092753

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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.

A photo of the MA Center Chicago altar, including Amma's picture