33rd Annual Mahashivaratri Celebration

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Once a year, prior to the New Moon before the Spring Equinox — perhaps the darkest time of the year — we celebrate the auspicious night of Shivaratri, “The Night of Compassion.” Shiva means “the consciousness of infinite compassion.”  A person who has no compassion is shava, a corpse. The choice is ours: we aspire to Shiva or we expire as shava. On this night we make a bold statement to become more compassionate. We spend the entire night in prayer and celebration, seeking to find the divine compassion within our hearts, that we might enjoy peace and be vehicles of this compassion in our families and communities.

We will begin the evening with a Shiva Puja (ceremony) and then continue with kirtan (chanting) through the remainder of the night. There will be snacks and hot chai available all night.  As dawn breaks, we will hold a small ceremony at the spring-fed stream flowing behind the ashram. It is not as hard as it might seem to stay up all night as the energy is so high and positive. Please contact us for more details if you have any questions.