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  • Swami Veda Visits Ecuador by Gustavo Plaza (Arjuna)
  • Yama and Niyama Kriya by Pandit Tejomaya
  • Cosmos within Cosmos within Cosmos by Denise Martin-Harker
  • Burkina Faso 2012 by Stephen Parker (Stoma)
  • Destiny Crossroads – Why Meditate by Wolfgang Bischoff
  • Yoga Alchemy byJoanna Siauw
  • Celebrate Silence
  • Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is… by Swami Ritavan Bharati
  • Yoga Nidra, A State of Consciousness by Tina Gatterman
  • Without Fear by Randal Persad
  • Celebrating Vimala Chaitanya
  • With Gratitude by Daniel Hertz
  • Transitions in Self-Transformation by Swami Ritavan Bharati
  • 2012 Events and Beyond
  • Full Moon Meditation Dates
  • Location of our SRSG ashram
• AHYMSIN Newsletter Archive

Celebrating Vimala Chaitanya

“We all share in the remembrance of this wonderful soul.” – Swami Ritavan Bharati

Below is the message of Vimala Chaitanya’s passing away as she wanted it written. She requested a flower placed on the altar at The Meditation Center for her (but not her picture).

Vimala Chaitanya (Arnell Sandstrom) passed away peacefully at the age of fifty eight at approximately 1:20 AM on Friday, October 12, from metastatic breast cancer. She was a long-time initiate and friend of The Meditation Center. His Holiness Swami Rama was the Guiding Light of her life and she carries much gratitude for everything that has been given and taught through The Himalayan Tradition.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to:
The Meditation Center, 631 University Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA.

Donations in memory of Vimala to The Meditation Center can be made at this link:  http://www.themeditationcenter.org/jnana/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=3

A Letter from Swami Veda Bharati and Swami Ritavan Bharati

Dear Family Members,

As we say in Sanskrit : divangataa, gone to celestials.

May we all share in this commemoration of a beloved family member. It is so difficult to use past tense for her...

Vimala was much loved, especially by me, and she knew it, especially in her last days. She discovered some True Realities in the last few years of her life, and that was her major achievement that few rare ones only ever attain.

May my heart-felt sentiments become a bouquet of lilies that will assure all of us these highlights in her life achievement.

With love and deepest caring to Vimala's spiritual and physical family,

Swami Veda Bharati

Her awakening, in these final days of earthly life, is a beautiful tribute to a seeker on the path of Truth. 

Beyond the trappings of mind-pain & worries, she allowed her spirit to soar. 

Her belief in this transition was evident in the glimpse she gave us, not in words, but in the illumination of her face.

Her longing was fulfilled, her achievement noted; this realm of freedom no longer a dream.

May she enjoy her awakening for the dream has vanished.

With inspiration and aspiration for all of us who walk in these same footsteps of life.

OM

Swami Ritavan Bharati

From The Meditation Center:

Please email us remembrances of Vimala, so we can share them on our website for family and friends. Email address: info@themeditationcenter.org