{"id":48,"date":"2018-09-29T17:49:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T17:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-11-15T05:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:00:07","slug":"devotional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/devotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&#8220;Devotional\nsinging (Bhajan) is one of the processes by which you can train the mind to\nexpand into eternal values. Teach the mind to revel in the glory and majesty of\nGod; wean it away from petty horizons of pleasure. Devotional singing induces\nin you a desire for experiencing the truth, to glimpse the beauty that is God,\nto taste the bliss that is the Self. It encourages man to dive into himself and\nbe genuinely his real Self.&#8221; &#8211; SSS, VII, 497-498<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading Bhajans at the Center:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhajans will start at 11 AM on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Lookout for the a whatsapp message in the center group regarding Devotional Singing session from the Devotional Coordinator <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> To sign up for leading bhajans, please send an <a href=\"mailto:metrobhajans@sathyasaicenters.org\">email to\u00a0the\u00a0Devotional\u00a0Coordinator<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign up by Noon on Saturday to lead Bhajans on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please practice the Bhajan you have sent and plan to be at the Venue no later than 10:15 AM on Sunday, to find out whether you would be singing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We encourage Bhajans in all languages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r05m.saimedia.org\/media\/Vedam_Learning\/Shivopasana_mantra_Learning_Module.mp3\">Shivopasana<\/a> Mantra learning module audio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r05m.saimedia.org\/media\/Vedam_Learning\/Shiva_Pachakshari_Stotram_learning_Module.mp3\">Shiva Panchakshara Stotram<\/a> learing module audio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shiva Panchakshara Stotram <a href=\"http:\/\/r05m.saimedia.org\/media\/Vedam_Learning\/Shiva_Panchakshara_Stotram_Learning_Module.pdf\">PDF file<\/a> that is in sync with the audio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/study-circle\/\">Study Circle<\/a> material for the week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Devotional singing (Bhajan) is one of the processes by which you can train the mind to expand into eternal values. Teach the mind to revel in the glory and majesty of God; wean it away from petty horizons of pleasure. Devotional singing induces in you a desire for experiencing the truth, to glimpse the beauty &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/devotional\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Devotional&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1683,"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/1683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centers.saimedia.org\/chicagometro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}