One-Day Silent Retreat w/Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya

Amma says the beauty of our words, the charm in our actions, and the allure of our movements all depend on the amount of silence we create within. The deeper we go into that silence, the closer we come to the infinite. Additionally, the silence we acquire through prayer and meditation helps us find peace and true happiness in this noisy world.  Join us at beautiful MA Center Chicago for a one-day Silent Meditation retreat with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya Saturday, Oct. 12th from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The fee for the retreat is $35 per person (includes morning tea, lunch, eve snack and dinner). Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. 

There will also be a Bhagavad Gita class with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya the night before the retreat, and our regularly scheduled satsang will occur afterward, starting with archana at 4:00 pm. Additionally, Swamiji will be performing a Bhagavati Seva puja on Sunday, October 13th (for more information about the Gita class click here; for more information about the Bhagavati Seva puja, click here).

On-site accommodations are available at a reduced rate for retreat registrants. For more information, contact macclodging@macenters.org.

Here's the schedule for the Silent Meditation Retreat:

7:30 am: Retreat registration and check-in
8:00 am Retreat begins, light lamp, prayer, orientation, short talk, questions
8:50 am Commence silence, seated meditation
9:30 am Walking meditation -- indoors/outdoors (weather dependent)
10:00 am Break, snack
10:15 am Seated meditation
10:55 am Walking meditation -- indoors/outdoors (weather dependent)
11:25 am Break
11:40 am Seated meditation
12:30 pm Lunch/Rest
1:30 pm Karma Yoga / Silent Seva
2:15 pm Walking meditation -- indoors/outdoors (weather dependent)
2:45 pm Seated meditation
3:30 pm Consciously coming out of silence, concluding remarks
4:00 pm End of retreat

After the official end of the retreat, retreatants are welcome to join us for satsang with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya.

Here's the schedule:

4:00 - 5:00 pm – Archana
5:00 - 5:45 pm – Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya's Q&A Satsang
5:45 - 6:30 pm - Bhajans
6:30 - 7:00 pm - Arati, Meditation and Prasad

As always, after satsang, a delicious vegetarian dinner will be available for a modest donation.