2017 Anniversary Celebrations
2017 Anniversary Celebrations Arsha Vidya Gurukulam celebrated its 31st Anniversary on 13-AUG-2017. Swami Viditatmananda talked about the significance of Saranagati. Swami Pratyagbodhananda and Swami Tadatmananda also talked during the occasion. […]
Gurupurinma
Gurupurinma by Swami Dayananda Saraswati [ Published in the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 15th Anniversary Souvenir, 2001 ] As we have Father’s Day and Mothers Day, Gurus also have their own […]
PRATAḤ SMARAṆAM 6 (text)
Pratah Smaranam (Part-6) Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati(Continued from previous issue) The first verse describes the Self as sat cit ānanda, while the second verse describes It as self-effulgent. In […]
What is the meaning of Life
What is the meaning of Life by Swami Dayananda Saraswati[Published in Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 3rd anniversary souvenir, 1989.] If we take the word “meaning” to be “goal”, the meaning of […]
PRATAḤ SMARAṆAM 1 (text)
Pratah Smaranam (Part-1) Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiIntroduction The meditator and the object of meditation are different from each other in one type of meditation. Prātaḥ is dawn and smaraṇam […]
PRATAH SMARANAM 5 (text)
Pratah Smaranam (Part-5) Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati(Continued from previous issue) The non-Self is able to reveal objects only due to the presence of the Self Vāco vibhānti nikhilā yadanugraheṇa. […]
Availability of the Mind, Śama
Availability of the Mind – Sama by Swami Dayananda Saraswati What is this Śama? The author of the Tattvabodha says, mano nigrahaḥ. What does mano nigrahaḥ mean? They will generally […]
Īśvaropāsanam (text)
Isvaropasanam by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati[From the book, Aditya Hridayam with the commentary Tattvaprakasika by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati] In the Vedic culture, worshiping of Īśvara – Īśvaropāsana – is very characteristic […]