Experience the Divine Mother’s Blessings

         Sri Karunamayi
           New York One Day Silent Meditation Retreat

           Saturday, June 7, 2008

            "It is meditation that will liberate us from the sensory world

              and give us the experience of the pure Divine Consciousness."

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This retreat is limited; please reserve a place by completing the registration form.

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Registration Fees - New York One Day Silent Meditation Retreat

Until May 20: $95       After May 20: $125

  ~ Includes lunch.

  ~ Accommodations are not included for one day retreats.

  ~ Senior Citizens (65 and older) and students (with student I.D.) will get a $25 discount on the above prices.

  ~ Refunds through May 23 only (with $15 cancellation fee). No refunds after this date.

We will acknowledge all completed registration forms once we receive them, and send a confirmation letter with more information, including guidelines on what to wear and bring to the retreat.

Hindu Temple Community Center - Ganesh Temple (Saraswati Hall)

45-52 Bowne Street

(across the street from main entrance to the temple)

Flushing, NY 11355

From Manhattan: Take QUEENS-MIDTOWN TUNNEL to LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (I-495 EAST). Exit at Kissena Blvd. (EXIT 24), and turn left onto Kissena Blvd. Travel approximately 1 mile, then turn right onto Holly Ave. Travel four blocks to Community Center entrance at the corner of Smart and Holly.

From Long Island: Take LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (I-495 WEST). Exit at Kissena Blvd. (EXIT 24). At second traffic light turn right on Kissena Blvd. Once on Kissena Blvd. travel approximately 1 mile, then turn right onto Holly Ave. Proceed four blocks (see Manhattan).

From New Jersey: Take the LINCOLN TUNNEL (I-495 EAST) to Manhattan. Take 34th St. across to the Eastside. Follow signs for the QUEENS-MIDTOWN TUNNEL (495 EAST). Follow directions above from Manhattan.

From Upstate: Take NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY (I-87 SOUTH). After you cross Tappan Zee Bridge take EXIT 4 toward CROSS COUNTY PKWY / MILE SQUARE RD. Go 0.2 miles. Turn slight right onto Central Park Ave. Go 0.3 miles. Take the CROSS COUNTY PKWY EAST left ramp toward Bronx River Parkway. Take the HUTCHINSON PKWY SOUTH  (EXIT 9  toward WHITESTONE BR). The Hutch becomes  I-678 S. VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY after crossing the Whitestone Bridge. Take EXIT 14 toward LINDEN PL. Stay straight and turn left onto Linden Pl. Turn left onto 35th Avenue 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Union Street 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Sanford Avenue 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Bowne Street 0.4 miles. Pass Temple on your left. Take left onto Holly.  Go one block to the Community Center entrance at the corner of Smart and Holly Sts.

From other areas: Take any one of the highways most convenient to you - The Belt Parkway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Grand Central Parkway - and then get on Long Island Expressway. From there, follow directions given above.

Parking

Limited street and temple parking is available.  There is a paid parking lot at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. It is two blocks from the temple on 45th St. and Smart St. or Parsons Blvd. and the temple has an arrangement with them for reasonable rates with a stamped ticket.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

From Manhattan: take the IRT Flushing Line (No.7) from Times Square. Get off at last stop - Main Street, Flushing. Take Q27 bus from Main Street, which goes up Kissena Blvd., and turns left onto Holly Ave. Get off at the stop just before Bowne Street and you will see the Rajagopuram of the temple to your left. The bus ride is approximately five to ten minutes.

New York City Transit Schedule  

Mapquest Directions: Hindu Temple Community Center

Contact:

        (212) 502-7983  (914) 923-8327

        NewYork@Karunamayi.org