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Vedanta Society of Portland
1157 SE 55th Avenue, Portland, OR 97215

Centenary of Services 1925-2025
Year-long Centenary Celebration
(October 6, 2025-October 6, 2026)

N.B. Please register for the concluding Devotees’ Convention: October 2-4, 2026
All our programs are free of Charge, but your donations are welcome for support.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the program starts.

Dear devotees and friends,
The Vedanta Society of Portland was established on October 6, 1925. We are delighted to announce that we are in its centenary year of services from October 6, 2025.
Such a rare milestone gives us a sacred opportunity to remind ourselves of our ideals, to reinvoke the spirit that inspired us, to remember the glorious days of the past, and to draw fresh inspiration for the growth that lies ahead.
To celebrate this blessed occasion, we are hosting a year‑long series of programs, culminating in a grand devotees’ convention from October 2–4 and 5-6, 2026.
Program Highlights
Opening Special Worship: October 6, 2025
18 Inspiring Sessions: Talks by various speakers, inaugurated by Swami Sarvapriyananda
One Two‑Day Spiritual Retreat: Vedanta, Yoga, and Ayurveda
Three One‑Day Spiritual Retreats
One Interfaith Session
Concluding Convention: 15 speakers and approximately 500 participants
Final Special Worship: October 6, 2026
We cordially invite you to join us and support us in celebrating this great occasion. May we all gain renewed spiritual impetus and fervor, and move together toward the greater goal of life.
With best wishes and regards,
Swami Chandrashekharananda

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Inaugural Programs
Guest of Honor: Swami Sarvapriyananda, Monk I/C, the Vedanta Society of New York.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
9:00 am Puja, Chanting and Bhajan At the Vedanta Temple
11:30 am Interaction with students Auditorium, at the Portland State University
6:00 pm Public Meeting and a speech on the topic "The Light of Lights”
At Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland
Registration and contribution: please click: https://sarvapriyanandainpdx2025.eventbrite.com
Sunday, October 5, 2025 At the Vedanta Temple, Limited seats, registration mandatory
9:30 am - 4:00 pm Day Retreat on the topic "The I of The I”
Monday, October 6, 2025 At the Vedanta Temple
8:30 am - 11:15 am: Elaborate Puja, chanting, and Bhajan at the Vedanta Temple
11:30 am– 12:30 pm Commemorial Meeting “Glorious Past and Promising Future”
6:30 pm Lecture on the topic “Ideal Guru-Disciple Relationship”
At the Hindu Temple 11515 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR
* Please take help of our volunteers for parking if necessary. ** Cleanliness is godliness.

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Motto:
Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha,
“For one’s own liberation and for the welfare of the world.”

Motto:
Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha,
“For one’s own liberation and for the welfare of the world.”

Vedanta Society of Portland, OR

Newsletter of Vedanta Centres of Australia

Celebrating
A Centennial
of Services

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Celebrating
A Centennial
of Services