WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION -- Friday, Dec. 21, 7-9 pm.

APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day: December 22, 2007

Is there a moment quite as keen

Or memory as bright

As light and fire and music sweet

To warm the winter night?

- Author unknown

You are invited to a light Supper, Solar puja, and Kirtan to celebrate this Solstice Day! 

RSVP appreciated to Shiva Mandir, 303-722-3658, shivamandir@gmail.com.

… This shortest day, 

As promise awakens in the sleeping land:

They carol, fest, give thanks.

And dearly love their friends, and hope for peace.

And so do we, here, now, 

This year and every year.

Welcome Yule!

--From The Shortest Day 

by Susan Cooper

UNIVERSAL WORSHIP SERVICE -- Thursday, Dec. 20, 7-9 pm.

The Universal Worship Service was given in a Divine transmission to the spiritual luminary Hazrat Inayat Khan as a glorious way to bring together all the streams of religious devotion; to honor and amplify the power of each. 

Chai, sweets and savories will be served.

You, the Ultimate Reality, are All in All.Atheism confesses the ineffability of Your Essence.Polytheism personifies Your manifold Attributes.Monotheism witnesses the unity of Your Being.In every God-Ideal an emanation of You shines forth.The heart receives of You as much as it can contain.When the heart is supple it is capable of every form.Then Your manifestations surpass the limitations of belief.
— Pir Zia Inayat-Khan

The 33 Million Gods

We just found a very good explanation for the western mind about the pantheon of Hindu deities via Huffington Post and wanted to pass it on:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gadadhara-pandit-dasa/the-33-million-demigods-o_b_1737207.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false