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 →

Swamiji’s Podcast Interview Swamiji was recently invited to be a guest on the “A Little Bit of Happiness” Podcast hosted by Deepak Atri. To watch or listen to Swamiji’s recent appearance, please find the relevant links below: YouTubeSpotifyApple Podcasts On his podcast, Deepak has spoken with other teachers in the Arsha Vidya … Continue reading →

Harmony in Svaras Experience the Seven Notes of Music October 6th, 2023San Diego, California AIM for Seva San Diego cordially invites you to celebrate with us at our 2023 Donor Appreciation Event and we humbly ask for your support to continue educating the children and the construction of the new … 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 →

Recently Completed Retreats Yoga and Wisdom – Awakening to RealitySeptember 15th – 17th, 2023Yoga Vidya Center, Germany Advaita Vedanta is a timeless living teaching tradition that explores the realities of oneself, the world, and the Sacred. In the hands of a proper teacher, ancient Sanskrit scripture becomes a powerful guided inquiry … Continue reading →

Classes begin Jan 21st, 2023 Saturday Mornings Meditation at 8:00 AM Class at 8:30 followed by discussion Advaita Makaranda is a profound work written by Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi which clearly and poetically unfolds the vision of Advaita Vedanta. These beautiful twenty-eight verses are a journey of discovery into the truth … 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 →

Classes begin Oct 15th, 2020 Saturday Mornings Meditation at 8:00 AM Class at 8:30 followed by discussion The Māyāpañcakam is a short text attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya that unfolds the fundamental cause of our sense of limitation, separateness, and subsequent suffering, as well as its resolution. Through this text we … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Weekend Retreat at AVGWatch Retreat Video Download Text   AdvaitaPañcaRatnam (also known as ĀtmaPañcakam) is a short text attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya that unfolds vision of Vedanta through the succinct presentation of several key teachings: Ātma-anātma-viveka – the discriminative discernment between the self and non-self Adhyāsa – the nature … Continue reading →

A new Arsha Drishti online beginning Sanskrit course will be starting April 10th, 2022. The structure and pace of the course will provide a gentle introduction to the Sanskrit language covering the alphabet, proper pronunciation, Devanāgarī script, grammar, and vocabulary. It will lay the groundwork for the student to properly … Continue reading →