| Chetana Catherine Florida July 4, 1941 - April 2, 2003 |
| Catherine Florida was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She became a mantra meditator in 1972 after the death of her first husband. She taught metaphysics classes for "Do Something Different" in area high schools and colleges and in 1978 founded The Lighthouse Center for Spiritual Development in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. She met Jain Master, Gurudev Chitrabhunuji in the 1980's and in 1991 was initiated as his first apostle atop the holy Jain Mountain Shastrunjaya in Palitana, India. It was here that she was given the spiritual name Chetana, which means pure awareness, pure consciousness. She completed her fifth pilgrimage to India with Gurudev in September, 2002 and received the International Vegetarian Award from the Bombay Vegetarian Society. She was the beloved Spiritual Mother to hundreds of meditation students at The Lighthouse Center and around the world. |
Photo: Terry Abrams
Photo: Terry Abrams
The Lighthouse Center, Inc.
Founded by Chetana Catherine Florida - In the Greater Ann Arbor, MI area
Founded by Chetana Catherine Florida - In the Greater Ann Arbor, MI area
updatred: March 30, 2010
The Lighthouse Center, Inc.
Founded by Chetana Catherine Florida - In the Greater Ann Arbor, MI area
Founded by Chetana Catherine Florida - In the Greater Ann Arbor, MI area
| Spiritual Development . Meditation . Ahimsa |
| The Lighthouse Center Inc., 740 East Shore Drive, P.O. Box 645, Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-0645, USA. A 501(c) non-profit with over 300 members. Approximately 10 miles north of Ann Arbor, MI, Southeast Michigan. Additional information: 734.663.2218. Fax: 734-449-5004. Information: 734.449.0611 or email Lighthouse |
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