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JULY 4^th RETREAT

OLEMA RETREAT

Honoring

Swami Vivekananda

4th of July

Behold, the dark clouds melt away,
That gathered thick at night, and hung
So like a gloomy pall above the earth!

Before thy magic touch, the worldAwakes.
The birds in chorus sing.
The flowers raise their star-like crowns-
Dew-set, and wave thee welcome fair.

The lakes are opening wide in love
Their hundred thousand lotus-eyes
To welcome thee, with all their depth.

All hail to thee, thou Lord of Light!
A welcome new to thee, today,
O sun! today thou sheddest LIBERTY!
Bethink thee how the world did wait,
And search for thee, through time and clime.

Some gave up home and love of friends,
And went in quest of thee, self banished,
Through dreary oceans, through primeval forests,
Each step a struggle for their life or death;

Then came the day when work bore fruit,
And worship, love, and sacrifice,
Fulfilled, accepted, and complete.
Then thou, propitious, rose to shed
The light of FREEDOM on mankind.
Move on, O Lord, on thy resistless path!
Till thy high noon oТerspreads the world.
Till every land reflects thy light,
Till men and women, with uplifted head,
Behold their shackles broken, and
Know, in springing joy, their life renewed

Swami Vivekananda

Fourth of July Pilgrimage - Olema Vedanta Retreat

Monday, July Fourth, 2011

Program

Morning: 10:30 a.m. Temple Site

Opening ChantЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕSwami Aparananda

Welcoming RemarksЕЕЕЕЕЕ..Swami Aparananda

ChantЕЕЕЕЕЕ..ЕЕЕЕ.San Francisco Convent

Meditation

SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUES OF VEDANTA

According to Vedantic Literature

Swami Prabuddhananda, Swami-in-charge, Vedanta Society of Northern California

According to Swami Vivekananda

Swami Prapannananda, Swami-in-charge, Vedanta Society of Sacramento

BuddhaТs View on Social and Religious Values

Swami Prasannatmananda, Assistant Swami, Vedanta Society of Berkeley

According to Sri Ramakrishna

Swami Aparananda, Swami-in-charge, Vedanta Society Berkeley

Song ЕЕЕЕЕ. San Francisco Monastery

Light Lunch will be served in the Garage at the WomenТs Retreat House at 12:30 p.m.

Afternoon: 2:00 p.m. at the Oak Tree

Songs, Recitations and Readings

1. Opening Chant Е..ЕЕЕЕЕ.Е..ЕЕЕЕЕ.. Swami Aparananda

2. Song Е.Е.ЕЕ.ЕЕЕЕ..ЕЕЕЕЕЕ.Е San Francisco Convent

3. Reading ЕЕ.Е..Е.... УHoly MotherФ ЕЕЕЕ......Е Maia Lohuaru

4. Stotram Е.Е.......ЕЕЕ.ЕЕЕЕЕ.ЕЕЕЕЕ.....Е Bidyut Bose

5. Reading ЕЕЕЕ.....УSri RamakrishnaФЕЕ.ЕЕЕ...... Judy Dunlap

6. Recitation ....................... "4^th of July" ........................................ Mohan

7. Story From Religious Literature ЕЕ.Е.....ЕЕЕЕЕЕNik Warren

8. Song ЕЕЕ..Е...ЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕ.. San Francisco Monastery

9. Reading Е......ЕЕУAbout VivekanandaФ ............... Rodrigo Valencia

10. Recitation ............... "Song of Sanyasin".ЕЕЕЕЕЕЕ...Е.Vishishta

11. Reading Е.....Е... УSwami VivekanandaФ ЕЕ.................... Ilsa Bartlett

12. Song ЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕ.Е.Е......Sumita Chakrabarty

13. Khandana Bhava Bandana ЕЕ............Е.Е San Francisco Monastery

14. Closing Chant ЕЕЕЕЕЕ.ЕЕ...Е.ЕЕЕЕ. Swami Aparananda

Refreshments: 4:00 p.m. at the Garage

The Vedanta Society of Berkeley

2455 Bowditch Street

Berkeley, California 94704-2429

510-848-8862