Sunday, May 27th
6:45pm-8:15pm
£ by Donation
3 Sessions Exploring the Bhagavad Gita:
Sunday 27th May: The Soul in the World
Sunday 24th June: Life of Freedom
Sunday 29th July: The Hidden God
Session 1, Sunday 27th May “The Soul in the World” will cover the following:
-The descent of Yoga – origins of divine teaching of the Gita: The background to the Gita in a time of crisis and why it is relevant today. The beginnings of yoga and how it has been passed down from ancient times
-The eternal soul – reincarnation and the cosmos: An immortal being of inconceivable power lives inside each body. This spirit can travel throughout the cosmos
-Search for pleasure – freedom through self-control: How the senses bind us to the cycle of rebirth. Taking control of the senses through yoga practice
Ranchor Prime is author of the contemporary translation and explanation, ‘Bhagavad Gita – Talks Between the Soul and God’ (Fitzrovia Press 2010). He is a singer, author and publisher of spiritual books. He teaches Bhakti Yoga and leads chanting at yoga centres in London, and is author of a dozen books on spirituality, ecology and Hinduism. http://www.ranchor.co.uk