Leaving a Legacy
Workshop Session 6
with Chandra / Jo Sgammato
Zoom Recording
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Legacy Giving
Most people leave behind some possessions when they die, which might include money, property, and personal belongings, and together these things are called their 'estate.' These are usually passed on to family, friends, and people or organizations such as charities that your friend or relative has specified.
By making a planned gift to the Integral Yoga Institute or to Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville, you can enable these not-for-profit organizations to continue to offer classes virtually and in person, along with workshops, retreats, Teacher Trainings, and to maintain the LOTUS and spread the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda for generations to come.
People of all ages can give to the Integral Yoga Institute while still providing for their families and preserving their retirement assets.
How to Leave Legacy Gifts to IYI
Here are links for leaving legacy gifts to two IYIs and Yogaville. Every Integral Yoga teaching center will also welcome such gifts. Please reach out to the management wherever you like, using the directory.
Integral Yoga Institute of New York
https://iyiny.org/get-involved/donate/
If someone would like to contact us, reach out to the treasurer (gopala@iyiny.org) and Radha (radha@iyiny.org), the executive director
Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco
https://integralyogasf.org/about/generosity
If someone would like to contact us, reach out to to Swami Ramananda, ramananda@integralyogasf.org
Yogaville
https://www.yogaville.org/donate/yogavilles-legacy-society/#estateplanning
If someone would like to contact us, reach out to Jeeva Abbate, 703-626-6385; or Mitra Somerville, Fundraising Team Member
Ashram Reservations Manager, Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville
808-594-9051
Laughing at Death:
Dick Johnson is Dead
As her father nears the end of his life, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages his death in inventive and comical ways to help them both face the inevitable.
What is consciousness without memory?
I’ve been thinking about this from two perspectives, as in when one dies, consciousness continues but without memory of who you were or any representation of ego. And then there is the consciousness in everyday life, but without memory as in Alzheimer’s setting in.
I’ve often thought what it would be like as one loses one’s memory, to me memory is reference point, so to be aware without a reference point, hmm, sounds inviting, sounds like possible awakeness…however, when it gets bad, forgetting relatives, names, faces, memories, what then, mind may be active, eeg registering, but the person isn’t fully there.
So, what part does memory play in the realm of consciousness? If I have no memory of ‘self,’ but have awareness, perhaps that is some form of ‘nirvana’? I think memory is bounced from as a reference point. There is memory for how to write, how to speak, how to walk, all of which can be lost due to a stroke, but that’s not the same as the reference point of self, of your youness.
So, obviously I do not have any answers here, which feels good to me, to not know what I’m talking about, hahaha. I mean is memory an intrinsic part of consciousness? And when one dies, what happens to one’s entire life of memories? You cannot hold onto them, heck you can’t even hold onto your body, it has expired, so the entire process is involved in ‘letting go’. Gate Gate, gone gone, gone beyond. Perhaps this question is a moot point? As in who cares, if one’s life is over, does it matter where memories go? I think memories are thoughts that turned into experiences.
© stephen.futral / 10.august.2022
—Ishwara Stephen Futral of firsthoughtstudios.com met Swami Satchidananda in 1966 and later opened the Dallas IYI.
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