Mantra Yoga Bruins

Our Organization introduces students to the spiritual practices of the Eastern world namely the Vedic tradition (roots of Hinduism). Specifically our club focuses on Bhakti Yoga (devotional yoga). It is designed to help students with the problems faced by students in school and at home by the practice and principles of ancient spiritual knowledge of the Eastern world. This includes the application of mantra meditation (mind control), yoga, kirtan (congregational musical meditation). It helps promote the study of the ancient Vedic texts to help us understand how to fulfil our individual purposes and missions in this world from a spiritual perspective. The Mantra Yoga club does not discriminate between majors. One does not have to be or become a monk, or know advanced yoga postures or be a philosophical scholar. We had this program run successfully in other universities where a wide variety of people ranging from engineering and arts attended felt happy, relieved stress, and found it applicable within their own lives. This organization will consist of regular concerts by professional yogis that excel in musical meditation and talks by monks whose knowledge will enrich our lives.

raju1@ucla.edu

Signatories: Ramesh Babu Laghumavarapu, Srinivas Prasad Mysore Nagaraja, and Nikhita Kathuria

Advisor: Cornelius Jake Gildea