{"product_id":"a-weekend-of-gratitude-with-jeffrey-armstrong","title":"Aug 1-3, 2026  2.5 Day | A Weekend of Gratitude with Jeffrey Armstrong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eA Weekend of Gratitude\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Guru Lineage Illuminated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAugust 1–3, 2026 | White Rock, BC\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin master teacher \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Armstrong Kavindra Rishi\u003c\/strong\u003e for a deeply meaningful 2.5-day summer workshop in an intimate coastal setting just outside Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special weekend is dedicated to gratitude, lineage, mantra meditation, satsang, kirtan, community, and the living transmission of Vedic wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sanskrit word \u003cstrong\u003eGuru\u003c\/strong\u003e is often understood as “the remover of darkness” — one who dispels ignorance and illuminates the path toward direct knowledge of the Self and the source of creation within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuru Purnima\u003c\/strong\u003e is traditionally a sacred time when students and seekers offer gratitude to the Guru and to the lineage of teachers who preserve and transmit Vedic knowledge. 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