In youth, my earliest spiritual urges came in the form of Roman Catholic community. I was in awe of the church structures, the architecture, the liturgy, the mystery. I served as an altar boy and had imaginings of becoming a priest. I was pious and sincere. Yet,...
The Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) was founded by Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga founder) and is dedicated to the Light of all faiths and to world peace. It is the first interfaith shrine to include altars for all faiths known and yet unknown. People...
It’s late December 2018 and Sigora Solar (the same company that installed the solar panels on Sivananda Hall) finished the installation of the new LOTUS solar system. It sure looks beautiful and best of all it’s helping Yogaville go green! (report and...
Yogaville’s Lotus Center for All Faiths (LCAF) team returned this week from Toronto where they took part in the Parliament of the World’s Religions. For its 2018 theme, the Parliament drew from movements of goodwill and cross-cultural respect that are...
By Reverend Sam Rudra Swartz “Yit’gadal v’yit’kadash sh’mei raba . . .” As I realized that these words of the Mourner’s Kaddish were coming out of my mouth, my head dropped, my eyes closed and I heard wails of grief come from both me and my...
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