Maha Shivaratri
Mar 8, 2024 8:00pm to Mar 9, 2024 8:30am (ended)
During Amma's 2016 Shivaratri message, she said, "Shivaratri is a celebration of sacrifice, dispassion and renunciation. Shivaratri teaches us to abandon all other thoughts in contemplation of God, and to realize the ultimate purpose of human life."
Join us for an all-night Shivaratri program on Friday, March 8, 2024 at MA Center Chicago (for those who attend our weekly satsang on Saturdays, please note: because this program is on a Friday, there will be NO satsang on Saturday March 9th).
Our Shivaratri program will include a virtual Shivaratri talk by Swamini Ambikamrita Prana, puja, chanting, bhajans, meditation and more. Here's the schedule:
7:00 - 8:30 pm: a light dinner will be served
8:30 - 9:45 pm: Archana and Mahisasuramardini Stotram
9:45 - 10:00 pm: Chai and snack break
10:00 - 11:00 pm: Virtual Shivaratri satsang talk by Swamini Ambikamrita Prana
11:00 - 1:00 am: Puja, chanting, and bhajans
1:00 - 1:30 am: Break/cleanup
1:30 - 3:00 am: Cultural program
3:00 - 3:45 am: Bhajans
3:45 - 4:00 am: Break
4:00 - 5:00 am: Archana
5:00 am - Amma's daily livestream program
For information about on-site accommodations, please email macclodging@macenters.org.
Masking is now optional in group gatherings and spaces at MA Center Chicago. Keeping the health and safety of all who wish to attend uppermost in our minds, please abide by the following Covid guidelines:
IIf you have any COVID symptoms, test immediately. If you test positive, isolate for 5 days after symptom onset. You can end isolation after 5 days but should wear a high-quality mask for 5 additional days around others. If you have severe symptoms for 5 days, please isolate for an additional 5 days. MA Center Chicago residents should notify a member of the COVID Preparedness Team to request help obtaining food/other supplies.
No testing is required after international travel, unless you present symptoms.
If you have any questions, please email macenterchicago@ammagroups.org.
Saturday
Nov
09
A Multi-Day Event
Amma says that we have a responsibility towards the needy and that it's our duty to provide them with food, care, and the light of knowledge. In that spirit, we ask for your support of this year's AYUDH Chicago Donation Drive. Please leave your donated items (packaged and non-perishable and new/... more ›
Sunday
Dec
22
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a group viewing of a Rama television series in the MA Center Chicago satsang hall on Sunday at 2 pm CT (except the first Sunday of every month, which is dedicated to... more ›
Saturday
Dec
28
4:00pm - 7:30pm
Amma says, "Satsang has the power to turn our minds towards good thoughts. Children, don't waste any opportunity to participate in satsang."
Join us for satsang with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana, starting with group archana at 4PM CT. Swamini typically leads a gentle stretching session or a meditation... more ›
Sunday
Dec
29
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a group viewing of a Rama television series in the MA Center Chicago satsang hall on Sunday at 2 pm CT (except the first Sunday of every month, which is dedicated to... more ›
Tuesday
Dec
31
A Multi-Day Event
Ring in 2024 with a special New Year's Eve program at MA Center Chicago, including a Saraswati puja and satsang with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, starting at 6 pm.
At 6 pm, Swamini will perform an auspicious traditional Kerala-style Vedic puja ceremony dedicated to... more ›
Wednesday
Jan
01
8:30am - 11:00am
Amma says we should welcome the new year with joy and alertness, living its every moment completely. Join us for a New Year's Day program with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana, “Walking in Spirit: A Prayerful Start to the Year" which will include archana, light morning stretches, chai, a short walking... more ›
Saturday
Jan
04
4:00pm - 7:30pm
Amma says, "Satsang has the power to turn our minds towards good thoughts. Children, don't waste any opportunity to participate in satsang."
Join us Saturday for a community satsang, starting with group archana at 4PM CT, followed by bhajans, arati, and meditation from 5PM onward. A wholesome... more ›
Sunday
Jan
05
8:00am - 2:00pm
Inspired by Amma's teachings, Mother’s Kitchen groups in North America prepare, cook and serve 150,000 meals for the homeless and hungry each year. At MA Center Chicago, on the first Sunday of every month, we prepare food in the MACC kitchen starting at 8AM and then serve it at a local shelter. If... more ›
Saturday
Jan
11
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Amma says, "Bhajans are prayers in the form of songs, rich in meaning and full of devotional content." The MACC Bhajan Class meets virtually on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 2:30 to 3:45 pm. This class is offered for those who wish to learn bhajans and study devotional songs and... more ›
Saturday
Jan
11
4:00pm - 8:30pm
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 ›
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EVENING BHAJANS
Daily* at 6:30 pm (in-person only)
- Guru Stotram Chanting
- Bhajans (devotional singing)
- Closing prayers and Arati
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