New Beginning Sanskrit Course Starting April 10th

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

Śaṅkarācārya’s AdhyāsaBhāṣyam – Advanced Sanskrit Reading & Grammar Class

श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवत्पूज्यपादविरचितब्रह्मसूत्राध्यासभाष्याद्वयात्मानन्दकृतव्याकरणटिप्पण्यः Śaṅkarācārya’s AdhyāsaBhāṣyam New Session Starts Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 10:30 AM Pacific Time Description: Reading and grammatical analysis of the अध्यासभाष्यम् AdhyāsaBhāṣyam – Śaṅkarācārya’s introduction to his commentary on the BrahmaSūtram with . This is primarily a grammar class, not a BrahmaSūtra class per se. Prerequisite: Moderate proficiency in … Continue reading

The Limitless Glories of Lord Śiva

By Swami Advayatmananda Download PDF (Excerpts originally published in the 2021 Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Souvenir) असितगिरिसमं स्यात्कज्जलं सिन्धुपात्रे सुरतरुवरशाखा लेखनी पत्रमुर्वी ।लिखति यदि गृहीत्वा शारदा सर्वकालं तदपि तव गुणानामीश पारं न याति ॥ ३२ ॥ asitagirisamaṁ syātkajjalaṁ sindhupātre surataruvaraśākhā lekhanī patramurvī ।likhati yadi gṛhītvā śāradā sarvakālaṁ tadapi tava guṇānāmīśa pāraṁ … Continue reading

Seeking Resolution: The Resolution of Seeking – An Introduction to Advaita Vedanta, A Chennai Temple Talk – Updated Edition

Download Updated Booklet A talk by Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati (Presented as Brahmacārī Daksha Chaitanya prior to his Saṃnyāsa-Dīkṣā) Marundeeshvara Temple, Chennai, India November 19, 2014 Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati, while still a brahmacārī (Daksha Chaitanya), was invited to speak at the beautiful and sacred Marundeeshvara Temple in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, India, on November … Continue reading

Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Thanksgiving Retreat – Brahmavidāśīrvādapaddhati – Contemplative Prayers for Self-knowledge

Thanksgiving Weekend Retreat Live Online November 25 – 28 Register to Attend Download Text   Brahmavidāśīrvādaḥ is a work attributed to the famous 14th century teacher Śrī Vidyāraṇya that presents the essence of Advaita Vedanta in the form of meditative prayers seeking blessings for gaining an assimilated and abiding vision … Continue reading

Kaṭhopaniṣad Classes

Saturday Mornings Meditation at 8:00 AM Class at 8:30 followed by discussion The Kaṭha Upaniṣad (Kaṭhopaniṣad) is a profound ancient Sanskrit text in which the vision of one’s inherent wholeness, freedom, and oneness with the sacred (jīva-īśvara-aikyam) is unfolded through a dialog between a young boy, Naciketas, and Lord Yama, … Continue reading

AVG – Next Generation Talks – Cultivating Inner Peace

AVG Next Generation is an Arsha Vidya Gurukulam program dedicated to engaging the Next Generation of seekers – college students, young adults, working professionals, and those with families – who are interested in self-growth and self-knowledge. Programming includes ongoing classes, discussions, and retreats involving like-minded individuals to learn more about … Continue reading

Pujya Swami Dayananda’s Mahasamadhi Commemoration

A message from AIM for Seva We invite you to join us for a 5-day online event to pay homage to Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, one of the greatest teachers of Vedanta, to commemorate the 5th year of his attaining mahasamadhi (on September 23, 2015). This virtual event will be held from … Continue reading

Śaṅkarācārya’s AdhyāsaBhāṣyam – Advanced Sanskrit Reading & Grammar Class

श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवत्पूज्यपादविरचितब्रह्मसूत्राध्यासभाष्याद्वयात्मानन्दकृतव्याकरणटिप्पण्यः Śaṅkarācārya’s AdhyāsaBhāṣyam New Session Starts Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 10:30 AM Pacific Time Description: Reading and grammatical analysis of the अध्यासभाष्यम् AdhyāsaBhāṣyam – Śaṅkarācārya’s introduction to his commentary on the BrahmaSūtram with . This is primarily a grammar class, not a BrahmaSūtra class per se. Prerequisite: Moderate proficiency in … Continue reading

Vijñāna-Naukā: The Boat of Wisdom Class Video Available

Watch video of the classes presented at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam September 2019 Download the text Vijñāna-Naukā – The Boat of Wisdom, also known as  Svarūpa-anusandhāna-aṣṭakam – The Eight Verses of Inquiry into the Truth of the Self, is a profound contemplative work of eight verses attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.  This text … Continue reading