Renowned spiritual leader, social activist and author Radhanath Swami will make a special appearance on Wednesday, July 27th from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at The Hall Center in Santa Monica, California. Radhanath will give a talk and sign copies of his much-anticipated new book, The Journey Within, a follow-up to his international bestseller The Journey Home.
The Hall Center (www.thehallcenter.com) on July 27th from 7 – 9:30 p.m. to meet renowned spiritual leader, social activist and author Radhanath Swami. Radhanath will be speaking about and signing copies of his much-anticipated new book, The Journey Within, a follow-up to his international bestseller The Journey Home.
The event is free, and books will be available for purchase on site. Attendees will also have the opportunity to make donations at various levels to key social action projects spearheaded by Radhanath in India where he makes his home. These include “Midday Meals,” which provides sanctified vegetarian meals to children in Mumbai’s most impoverished neighborhoods, medical treatment and disaster relief for underserved areas, and urgent eye care services. (More than a third of the world’s blind population lives in India.) Tickets are available at three different donation levels ranging from $100 – $500, and can be purchased here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-journey-within-author-radhanath-swami-speaking-at-the-hall-center-tickets-26650579601) or by calling The Hall Center at 310.566.6688.
The Hall Center is located at 406 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California, 90401.
Radanath Swami has 40 years of experience as a teacher and is able to connect with his audiences on a profound personal level,” says Prudence Hall, M.D., founder and medical director of The Hall Center. “As a world leader of the Bhatki devotional path, he is an exceptionally loving person. He is also a master story teller who can fill a room with laughter and joy, promising a memorable evening for all who attend.”
About Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassin (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence, which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths.
Born Richard Slavin, on December 7, 1950, in his teens he came to confront a deep sense of alienation from suburban Chicago life and the civil injustices of mid-century America. At the age of nineteen, while on a summer trip to Europe, his internal struggles culminated in a commitment to search for God wherever it might lead him. Meditating on the Isle of Crete, he felt a supernatural calling and the next morning set off alone to find spiritual India. The Journey Home documents his odyssey as a penniless hitch-hiker through Greece, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and finally India. There he lived as a wandering ascetic, first amongst the forest dwelling Himalayan yogis and later amongst a wide variety of gurus and spiritual practitioners throughout India and Nepal. Ultimately, he was led to the holy town of Vrindavan, where he found his path amongst the Bhakti-yogis.
In Vrindavan he found the teacher he was searching for in A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and representative of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (the Krishna-bhakti tradition stemming from the 16th century mystic avatar Sri Chaitanya). In choosing Bhaktivedanta Swami, as his guru, Radhanath Swami felt compelled to shear his matted locks and reenter Western society with a mission to share the sacred wisdom he had received. This return exemplifies the form of devotional yoga, which is at the heart of Radhanath Swami’s teachings, a spiritual practice expressed as tangible action meant to bring about personal fulfillment and benefit the world.
At the age of 31 he took the monastic vows of a Vaishnava sanyassin and became known as Radhanath Swami.
Today Radhanath Swami travels regularly throughout India, Europe and North America, sharing the teachings of Bhakti-yoga. He resides much of the year at the Radha Gopinath Ashram in Chowpatty, Mumbai. For the past twenty-five years he has guided the community’s development and has directed a number of acclaimed social action projects including Midday Meals, which daily serves more than 260,000 plates of sanctified vegetarian food to the children of the slums of Mumbai. He has also worked to establish missionary hospitals and eye camps, eco-friendly farms, schools and ashrams, an orphanage, and a number of emergency relief programs throughout India.
About The Hall Center:
The Hall Center is a mindful medical practice that is redefining health care by offering a unique 360-degree approach to treatment. This medical model looks at each client as a whole to uncover and successfully treat the root causes of symptoms and conditions. Unlike traditional medical practices, a mindful medical practice integrates and addresses all aspects of wellbeing. These include the physical and the emotional, as well as each individual’s energetic connection to their own life purpose. The treatment goal for every client is optimal and vibrant health at any age.