On January 26th, the Online Meditation from Beginners, hosted by Krsnatma celebrated its one year anniversary with a 24 Hour Kiirtan-a-thon (Kiirtan Marathon) via Facebook live. The 24 hour kirtan-a-thon was like a stay at home retreat and inspired Margiis and non-Margiis alike. There were over 40 participants, who played kiirtan in 20 different countries over the 24 hours. More kiirtan-a-thons will be taking place this year, starting with an eight hour kiirtan-a-thon from Hong Kong Sector on March 15.
New Vistara Circle Chapters
On February 15th, Rs’i in Denver Colorado, inaugurated a new Vistara Circle Chapter there. Prior to launching, he raised $500 in order to help with start up costs to launch the community. Vistara Circles are introductory Dharma Cakras meant to gradually and effectively integrate new people into Ananda Marga. On March 1st, Radha from Oakland will also launch a new Vistara Circle chapter in her local area to help introduce more people to Ananda Marga. For more information on Vistara Circle’s method of introducing beginners to meditation, please see their Facebook Page or visit: www.tantrathoughts.com/vistara-circle