Activity – 3-Month Course

Quote – Being a sadhu means…

Being a sadhu really means being a person whose mind is resolved about his life.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Growth is to become a full-time devotee

Growth is progress from being a part-time devotee of Isvara to being a full-time devotee.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – To grow spiritually

To grow spiritually is to recognize and appreciate Isvara as the creation and the laws that govern it.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – The basis for prayer

The basis for any form of prayer is the acknowledgement of our helplessness and then seeking help.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Wise man is happy by himself

A wise man is the one who is happy by himself and because of himself.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Goal of Life

The goal of life is to know that the goal has already been accomplished.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Nothing more Sacred than Knowledge

In this world, there is nothing more sacred, more purifying than knowledge.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – You are the whole

That you are the whole is the view of the Vedas.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – The Self is full and complete

The Self, being full and complete, is not isolated from anything. This teaching is Vedanta.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Vedanta is a means of knowledge

Vedanta is neither a theory nor a practice. It is a means of knowledge to know the truth about you.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Everything is given

No one has authored anything in the creation, for everything is given.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – About original sin

  ‘I am the role’ is the original sin, ...if there is something like an original sin.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Wisdom is fresh

Wisdom is fresh, coming as it does from a teacher to a student like even the Ganges.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

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That you are the whole is the view of the Vedas.​

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Listen to Pujya Swamiji talking about how the study of Vedanta helps a person in his/her life  …

Announcement:
Three Months Course in Vedanta and Sanskrit at Swami Dayananda Ashram, Jan 14th-April 22nd, 2025

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Arsha Vidya Pitham, Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh, is happy to announce the commencement of a three-month residential course in Vedanta & Samskrtam on 14th January, 2025. The course will be conducted by Chief Acharya Sri Swami Sakshatkrtananda Saraswati along with Sri Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati.

The course syllabus includes meditation, classes on Vedanta (Mundakopanishad), Samskrtam (Basics), entire Bhagavad-Gita, Chanting of Vedic mantras, stotras, and satsang.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in gaining insight into Vedanta and also a basic knowledge of Samskrtam. The upper age limit of students is 65 years. This will be a full-time residential course, without any break in between. Married couples can also participate. The accommodation will be strictly on a double-sharing basis. Participants are expected to contribute a sum of Rs 5000 per head per month to partially meet the room and board expenses. In exceptional cases (of brahmacharis/brahmacharinis who have no source of income) the same will be waived at the Acharya’s discretion. Participants will have to abide by the rules and regulations of the ashram all the time. The Ashram reserves the right to ask any student to leave the course at any time without giving a reason, if— in the perception of the ashram— the continuation of the student is not conducive for smooth conduct of the course.

Those who are interested may apply from October 7th onwards by visiting the link: https://forms.gle/qhZfNsuwNQWGtaSD8.

The last date for the submission of the application form is 7th November, 2024, after which applications will not be considered. The selected candidates will be informed by 1st December, 2024.

Important Note: Applicants are required to fill the form using a google account. If you do not have a gmail account, please create one and then fill out the form.