शरीमच्छङ्करभगवत्पूज्यपादविरचितछान्दोग्योपनिषद्भाष्यम्  Śaṅkarācārya’s Chāndogya Upaniṣad Bhāṣyam New Session Starts Wednesday, October 21th, 2026 10:30 AM Pacific Time Description: Reading and grammatical analysis of Śaṅkarācārya’s छान्दोग्योपानिषद्भाष्यम्  Chāndogya Upaniṣad Bhāṣyam. We will be studying Chapter 6. Prerequisite: Moderate proficiency in Sanskrit, Sanskrit grammar, and comfort with Devanāgarī. When:  Wednesdays 10:30 AM Pacific Time … Continue reading →

AI Tools for Vedanta and Sanskrit With the advent of AI, more and more tools are becoming available – including those which can be useful in the study of Vedanta and Sanskrit. We have a created a new drop-down menu (pictured below) for two pages dedicated to some of these … Continue reading →

In October 2025, Swamiji visited Swami Tadatmananda ji and his students at the Arsha Bodha Center in Somerset, New Jersey. In addressing the students, Swamiji gave a talk which was both profound as well as personal – highlighting important aspects of the vision of Vedanta while also touching on fond … Continue reading →

Hastamalakīyam is a work of twelve meditative verses written by one of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya’s four primary disciples. These profound verses are said to be a young boy’s response to Śaṅkarācārya’s question “Who are you?” upon their first meeting. The reply revealed that the nature of the self as unfolded in … Continue reading →

Photo by Marni Grossman In September 2025, Swamiji gave a two-day lecture series at the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston. In this series, Swamiji unfolded the topic of Ayatna-muktiḥ – Effortless Liberation. Through profound passages of Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya’s commentaries on the Upaniṣads, Brahmasūtras and Bhagavad Gita, Swamiji explained how … Continue reading →

Topic for upcoming classes: Removing Obstacles to Self-knowledge  Saturday Mornings Meditation at 8:00 AM Class at 8:30 followed by discussion Download Class TextDownload supplementary materials Pañcadaśī is a profound and comprehensive work written by Śrī Vidyāraṇya, a luminary in the Advaita Vedānta tradition.  We will be exploring the 7th chapter of … Continue reading →

Śrī-Dakṣiṇāmūrti-Stotram is beautiful poem and prayer addressed to Īśvara, the source of all that is, who is presented in the form of teacher.  The author Ādi Śaṅkarācārya succinctly unfolds the vision of non-duality in ten verses, exploring the erroneous assumptions we make about ourselves and the world which lead to … Continue reading →

Arsha Drishti is happy to announce a new weekly online Bhagavad Gītā chanting class, which started on October 29th 2023, led by Seetha Sathyanarayana. Seetha ji, who is a student of Swamiji Advayatmananda Saraswati, has over a decade of experience teaching Bhagavad Gītā chanting.   The classes will begin by providing … Continue reading →

श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवत्पूज्यपादविरचितश्रीमद्भगवद्गीताभाष्यम् Śaṅkarācārya’s Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣyam New Session Starts Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 10:30 AM Pacific Time Description: Reading and grammatical analysis of Śaṅkarācārya’s भगवद्गीताभाष्यम् Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣyam. We will be starting with Chapter 2. Prerequisite: Moderate proficiency in Sanskrit, Sanskrit grammar, and comfort with Devanāgarī. When:  Wednesdays 10:30 AM Pacific … Continue reading →