Self-Realization through Yoga Meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra

Home Site Map  

 

 

 


Online Meetings
SwamiJ.com

Join Upcoming meetings: Click here or scroll down

We are now having online meetings through GoToWebinar.com. There is no fee for you to participate in any of the meetings; I have contracted the service and already paid the fees for the service. (See also Calendar of activities)

The purpose of the meetings is to serve people who enjoy the articles and practices on the SwamiJ.com website. I compassionately know that there is so much on the site that it can be difficult to understand, and am often told by people that while they quite like the site, they feel "overwhelmed" by the large number of articles. These online meetings are to help people find the underlying simplicity and practicality of the articles. Our conversations are in a very friendly, open and interactive atmosphere.

Please join in and play together. If you have topic ideas or requests, please let me know and we'll schedule them at a time convenient for you (contact).

Swami J
(bio)


Useful pages from gotomeeting.com:

Recommended headset: Logitech ClearChat Pro USB Headset
OR
Recommended webcam: Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 (Blue)

Time conversion from TimeAndDate.com. The local time here is in the Central time zone of US, as we are in West Florida, not East Florida. Ours is the same time as Chicago, Minneapolis, and New Orleans (Times in US are daylight saving time. I'll update this table as times change.).

Current date and time in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
(Swami J's location):

Time conversion table: A few time conversions (you might want to double check these in case I've made any mistake such as when adjusting for daylight saving times):

 

 

W Florida
(Swami J)
California New York U.K. India Singapore Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
CST -2 +1 +5 +11½ +14 +15 +17/-7
2:00AM Midnight 3:00AM 7:00AM 1:30PM 4:00PM 5:00PM 7:00PM
7:00AM 5:00AM 8:00AM 12:00PM 6:30PM 9:00PM 10:00PM Midnight
8:30AM 6:30AM 9:30AM 1:30PM 8:00PM 10:30PM 11:30PM 1:30AM
9:00AM 7:00AM 10:00AM 2:00PM 8:30PM 12:00PM Midnight 2:00AM
1:00PM 11:00AM 2:00PM 6:00PM 12:30AM 3:00AM 4:00AM 6:00AM
2:00PM Noon 3:00PM 7:00PM 1:30AM 4:00AM 5:00AM 7:00AM
4:00PM 2:00PM 5:00PM 9:00PM 3:30AM 6:00AM 7:00AM 9:00AM
9:00PM 7:00PM 10:00PM 2:00AM* 8:30AM* 11:00AM* 10:00AM* 2:00PM*
10:00PM 8:00PM 11:00PM 3:00AM 9:30AM 12:00AM 1:00PM 3:00PM
11:00PM 9:00PM Midnight 4:00AM 10:30AM 1:00PM 2:00PM 4:00PM
Midnight 10:00PM 1:00AM 5:00AM 11:30AM 2:00PM 3:00PM 5:00PM
    * Following day    

Joining upcoming meetings:

To remain current on the upcoming meetings, please develop the habit of visiting this page by clicking on the meeting link that is on the home page of the site, or bookmark the page you are now reading.

Click this link to join any of the meetings listed below (meeting ID 417556059):
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/417556059

Exceptions to the following regular schedules will be noted below the specific dates and times.

Wednesdays, 9:00pm CST (US), Satsang and Discussion
Fridays, 9:00pm CST (US), Satsang and Discussion
Saturdays, 8:30am CST (US), Satsang and Discussion
Saturdays, 9:00pm CST (US), Satsang and Discussion
Sundays, 9:00pm CST (US), Bhagavad Gita Discussion
   Online copy of Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita is here.

Meetings while I am traveling

Dear Friends,

While I am traveling, I am unable to modify this page of the website, as the original is on my home computer. However, I have created a simple 1-page site on Google that I can modify from anywhere in the world. At the link below are meeting days and times when I am traveling.

(Click here for schedule of online meetings while I am traveling).

I will be in Rishikesh, India March 3 - April 7, 2009. I've not yet found a way to be online with the laptop, but I will continue exploring options. If I am able to have online gatherings, I'll post them on the page linked above.

Shanti, peace,

Swami J

UPCOMING: Dates to be announced. These topical discussions are repeated from time to time.

Day to be announced (repeated regularly), Date, 2009 Time CDT (US)
What is Yoga?
Throughout the website the word "Yoga" is used in its traditional meaning of spiritual realization, rather than the revisionist meaning of Yoga as a physical fitness program. Traditionally, Yoga (Sanskrit: union) has referred to the realization through direct experience of the preexisting union between Atman and Brahman, Jivatman and Paramatman, and Shiva and Shakti, or the realization of Purusha standing alone as separate from Prakriti. Yoga is the realization of union between the microcosm of individuality with the macrocosm of universality.
Registration Web Link: xxxx

Day to be announced (repeated from time to time)
Introduction to the Yoga Sutras

Sundays. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita (Ongoing discussion)
Online copy is here.
Registration Web Link:

Typical meeting times:

Typical meeting times (Central Time, US):
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
9:00pm(1)     9:00pm   9:00pm 8:30am
9:00pm

(1) Bhagavad Gita

 

 

    

 

-------

This site is devoted to presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of the Tradition of the Himalayan masters in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is one and the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which complement one another like fingers on a hand. We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute.