Guru Purnima Community Celebration (Los Angeles)

Join me and my teacher Thom Knoles to celebrate Guru Purnima, an auspicious full moon day and a pinnacle of the Vedic calendar

“Guru” means someone who teaches you something or something that teaches you.

“Purnima” means full moon.

“A guru is whatever it is that removes darkness from you, whatever it is that illuminates you. That’s going to include all of the difficult experiences you’ve had in your life from which you’ve learned, and all of the great experiences that you have in your life from which you learn. ⁣
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All of this is “guru.” Anyone or anything that teaches you is guru. So guru means that which sheds light or brings light to darkness, that which gives you knowledge and experience.” – Thom Knoles
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This evening, we’ll begin with a ceremony of gratitude, followed by sweets and a moonlit stroll.