Divine Life Church of Baltimore
Divine Life Church of Baltimore is a community that honors all paths to God and the universality of the world's major scriptures and spiritual traditions. These traditions include the mystical teachings of Jesus, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Judaism, and others. Our philosophy emphasizes our connection and oneness with all life, selfless service, meditation, Self-realization, and unconditional love. We are dedicated to applying these ideals in our everyday life and to promoting the mutual welfare and progress of all beings – our global family. We are a diverse, supportive community from a variety of backgrounds including Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Taoist, and others.
We invite you to gather with us for: See below for details of these events or click on links
- Sunday morning and Friday night services
- Sunday School, age infancy to twelve
- Spiritual discussion groups
- Opportunities for joyful service
- Individual meditation instruction
- Meditation and Kirtan chanting groups
- Individual and couples spiritual counseling
- Spiritual hypnotherapy
Special Announcements
On Friday, May 25th, several Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India will be joining us at our 7:30pm healing service. They'll offer their profound and healing chants as well as their loving kindness as part of our service. Please join us in welcoming them. For the next ten days, they'll be in residence at Baltimore Yoga
Village offering their rich cultural traditions and art forms, including a sand mandala.
KRIYA YOGA CDs are here. The entire series of 10 CDs is packaged together for $69.95. These talks have been recorded from the series Swami gave on Friday nights and focuses on the qualities of each chakra, its role in the ascension of consciousness, and patterns to overcome with each chakra. There is also guidance on universal principles for spiritual living and a guided meditation. The set can be purchased at any church service or through Amazon.com The chakra illustrations which are referred to in the talks are here.
FLASH DRIVES.....We are now offering another way to purchase our services in addition to CDs. If you own a flash drive you can bring it to the taping room after service and we will copy the service as an mp3 to your drive. It only takes one minute. The cost will is $7. CDs will remain $10. If you want to purchase an 8gb flash drive, we have them available for $9. Each drive holds approximately 13-14 services but you can always transfer the services from the drive to your computer to make room for new services. If you are unfamiliar with flash drives, you place them into the USB port in your computer and play the service on whatever player is on your computer. Many new cars have USB ports so you can play it in your car. Once you copy the service to your computer, you can burn your own CD or copy it to an ipod, mp3 player, or cell phone.
LEARN about our beautiful meditation garden and see the latest photos.
Ever wanted to FIND the date of a service and or the main topics that Swami discussed?
READ Swami's Revelations (Blog) and Spiritual Intentions for this month.
Our Ongoing Schedule of Services, Classes, and Events
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE
Every Sunday at 11am. Doors open at 10:30. The Service is open to all and consists of a short silent group meditation, universal prayers, and a hymn. Swami Shankarananda expounds on personal application of universal spiritual themes and principles. The emphasis is on living a blissful, intuitive life, and nurturing world brotherhood.
SUNDAY SCHOOL click for details
Children from infancy to twelve are welcome to explore the philosophy our church through lessons that include play, experiments, art, drama, music, and gardening, allowing the divinity of each child to unfold in an atmosphere of unconditional love.
FRIDAY NIGHT HEALING SERVICE
Every Friday at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:15. The service consists of a brief silent meditation, a guided healing meditation for others and for the planet, and touch of healing for anyone who wants to participate. Swami Shankarananda then presents an in-depth revelation of world scriptures—the mystical and universal perspective for self-transformation.
MONTHLY SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUP
First Sunday of the Month at 3pm. Doors open at 2:45. Swami Shankarananda faciltiates a lively and enlightening discussion based on questions attendees have written anonymously. All are welcome. Participants may drop in to any group.
REVELATIONS DISCUSSION GROUP
Third Sunday of the Month at 4pm. Doors open at 3:45. Swami Shankarananda facilitates an enlightening discussion on the Revelations Chapter of the New Testament. All are welcome. Participants may drop in to any group.
MEDITATION GROUP
First and Third Wednesday of the month at 8pm. Doors open at 7:50. This is an opportunity to raise our consciousness together in service and to generate the consciousness of world peace. Please come in silently and take your seat. Also, please bring a notebook and pen. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
KIRTAN
Second Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:15. This is an opportunity to particpate in spiritual singing and chanting. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
KARMA
YOGA
The work of beautifying the church and the grounds with love occurs every Saturday between 11-4. You can also offer
service during the week. Call 410-435-6121.
