Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Swami Dayananda Saraswati Cinmudra

Swami Dayananda Saraswati Teaching

 

 

 

1971 Swami Dayananda Saraswati Rishikesh, India

1971 Swami Dayananda Saraswati Rishikesh, India

 

 

Swami Dayananda Saraswati is a distinguished traditional teacher of Vedanta in the tradition of Śakara. His depth of understanding and nuanced appreciation of both Eastern and Western cultures makes him that rare teacher who can communicate the vision of non-duality to modern listeners. He is able to make one see with immediacy the truth of oneself as the whole.

An eminent teacher of Vedanta and an erudite scholar in Sanskrit, Swamiji is well known for his excellent communication skills.  Swami Dayananda has been teaching Vedanta in India for more than four decades, and around the world since 1976. In his public talks abroad, Swamiji has spoken at many of the most prestigious American universities, and has addressed international conventions, UNESCO and the United Nations, where he participated in the Millennium Peace Summit.

A teacher of teachers, Swami Dayananda designed and taught seven resident in-depth Vedanta courses, each spanning 30 to 36 months.  Five were conducted in India, and two in the United States. Each course graduated about 60 qualified acharyas, teachers, who are now teaching around the world. More than two hundred are now swamis who are highly respected as scholars and teachers throughout India and abroad.

Under Swami Dayananda’s guidance, numerous centers for Vedic teaching have been founded around the world.  In the U.S., the main center is the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.  The two main centers in India are the Arsha Vidya Ashram in Rishikesh and the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Coimbatore.  At present there are more than 100 additional centers in India and abroad that carry on the same tradition of Vedantic teaching.  Two were conducted in the United States and five in India.

In addition to teaching, Swami Dayananda has initiated and supported various philanthropic efforts. The All India Movement (AIM) for Seva, inaugurated in November, 2000, brings medical, educational, nutritional and infrastructure assistance to villagers in the remote areas of India. This movement enjoys the blessing of all traditional Hindu spiritual leaders who have united as a single body, the Acarya Sabha, through the coordinating efforts of Swami Dayananda.

Visit ArshaSampradaya.org to see all of Pujya Swamiji’s teachers worldwide as well as associated organizations and ongoing initiatives

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