Living Universal Values

Who We Are

The Institute of Living Universal Values (LUV), the Northern Colorado Vedanta Society, is a nonprofit institute dedicated to the development of universal moral and spiritual values and to promoting interfaith education and cooperation.

Helga Bluemel (Pr. Akhanda-prana) and Swami Sarvagatananda, both monastics and experienced ministers of the Vedanta Society, are the spiritual leaders. Pr. Akhanda-prana is the creator of the classes and most of the materials presented in the newsletters. Sivea Key and Melissa Shay are the organizers and moderators for most of the classes.

Reflections. For LUV, 2006 was a busy year of "Learning to make the whole world our own," nurturing our own little spot on this earth and finding more peace within and without. To further this goal, LUV has had the joyful role of midwifing the birth of the Multi Faith Coalition, responsible for creating and maintaining three annual spiritual community events: the Autumn Spiritual Gathering, which is in it’s third year, the Hour for Peace, which will celebrated its 22nd year, and High Summer Arts and Music Festival, which was held for the first time this June. The Multi Faith Coalition is the umbrella organization for the interfaith efforts, new and old, of our community along the three lines of celebrations, service in action, and dialogue, including the birth of a new radio show, “Interfaith Dialogue”. Check us out at www.fortnet.org/sojourn

Dreams. Our dream of a sustainable village in the Fort Collins/Loveland area is beginning to take shape through donors in the LUV 1000 fund (a starter fund for Ma’s House) and a small interest group which meets every Wednesday at 7:00 pm, in the Earth Star Creations upstairs meeting room. We are in the middle phase of developing a concrete mission statement and community values and covenants list as well as beginning the process of forming the necessary legal entities to purchase and develop land.

Anyone seriously interested in living in this new neighborhood when it is ready (sometime in the next two years) whether in an individual home, independent living “efficiency” with shared common space, or in a shared house should contact Sivea Key this July. The green Village group is laying the ground work for the LLC which will purchase the land. Now is the time to come on board if you wish to live in the first available buildings.

Goals. LUV will continue to sponsor the annual community multi-faith celebrations in Fort Collins as well as the Sojourn website, www.fortnet.org/sojourn, to broaden and strengthen the city’s 30 year old interfaith movement. We are also looking at ways to collaborate with the Geller Center of Spiritual Development at CSU in furthering our mutual objectives such as promoting personal spiritual growth as a necessary component of education. To that end, the Geller Center will be hosting our summer seasonal celebration (details below).

Furthermore, we plan to focus our outreach efforts on practitioners of Vedic-based spiritual paths who would like to share meditation and, possibly, Sunday services. To help these folks find our group, we are adding the phrase “the Northern Colorado Vedanta Society” wherever our name appears in print: We are also seeking to inform the broader community of the roots of our group via media exposure.

Those who would like to help implement these dreams and goals are welcome. Contact us by email, phone or mail and let us know in what way you would like to participate. For more information, call Sivea Key at 970-219-8916 or InstituteOfLUV@comcast.net , or contact Pr. Akhanda-prana in Hollywood, Ca. at akhandaprana@yahoo.com.


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Who We Are The Institute of Living Universal Values (LUV), the Northern Colorado Vedanta Society, is a nonprofit institute dedicated to the development of universal moral and spiritual values and to promoting interfaith education and cooperation. Helga Bluemel (Pr. Akhanda-prana) and Swami Sarvagatananda, both monastics and experienced ministers of the Vedanta Society, are the spiritual leaders. Pr. Akhanda-prana is the creator of the classes and most of the materials presented in the newsletters. Sivea Key and Melissa Shay are the organizers and moderators for most of the classes. Reflections. For LUV, 2006 was a busy year of "Learning to make the whole world our own," nurturing our own little spot on this earth and finding more peace within and without. To further this goal, LUV has had the joyful role of midwifing the birth of the Multi Faith Coalition, responsible for creating and maintaining three annual spiritual community events: the Autumn Spiritual Gathering, which is in it’s third year, the Hour for Peace, which will celebrated its 22nd year, and High Summer Arts and Music Festival, which was held for the first time this June. The Multi Faith Coalition is the umbrella organization for the interfaith efforts, new and old, of our community along the three lines of celebrations, service in action, and dialogue, including the birth of a new radio show, “Interfaith Dialogue”. Check us out at www.fortnet.org/sojourn Dreams. Our dream of a sustainable village in the Fort Collins/Loveland area is beginning to take shape through donors in the LUV 1000 fund (a starter fund for Ma’s House) and a small interest group which meets every Wednesday at 7:00 pm, in the Earth Star Creations upstairs meeting room. We are in the middle phase of developing a concrete mission statement and community values and covenants list as well as beginning the process of forming the necessary legal entities to purchase and develop land. Anyone seriously interested in living in this new neighborhood when it is ready (sometime in the next two years) whether in an individual home, independent living “efficiency” with shared common space, or in a shared house should contact Sivea Key this July. The green Village group is laying the ground work for the LLC which will purchase the land. Now is the time to come on board if you wish to live in the first available buildings. Goals. LUV will continue to sponsor the annual community multi-faith celebrations in Fort Collins as well as the Sojourn website, www.fortnet.org/sojourn, to broaden and strengthen the city’s 30 year old interfaith movement. We are also looking at ways to collaborate with the Geller Center of Spiritual Development at CSU in furthering our mutual objectives such as promoting personal spiritual growth as a necessary component of education. To that end, the Geller Center will be hosting our summer seasonal celebration (details below). Furthermore, we plan to focus our outreach efforts on practitioners of Vedic-based spiritual paths who would like to share meditation and, possibly, Sunday services. To help these folks find our group, we are adding the phrase “the Northern Colorado Vedanta Society” wherever our name appears in print: We are also seeking to inform the broader community of the roots of our group via media exposure. Those who would like to help implement these dreams and goals are welcome. Contact us by email, phone or mail and let us know in what way you would like to participate. For more information, call Sivea Key at 970-219-8916 or InstituteOfLUV@comcast.net , or contact Pr. Akhanda-prana in Hollywood, Ca. at akhandaprana@yahoo.com.