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SUMMARY:2026 Two-Week Bhāṣyam Course
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online \nCOURSE BOOKLET PDF \nTOPICS AND TEACHERS:\n \nMuṇḍaka Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam  ~ Swami Sakshatkrtananda\nThese classes will be virtual only until Swamiji arrives at the Gurukulam (expected by 7/15). \nKena Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam ~  Swami Muktatmananda \nREGISTRATION (for in-person participation):\nTo register online for in-person participation\, click HERE\nAny questions? Contact the office (admin@arshavidyagurukulam.org) \nCLICK HERE TO VIEW ONLINE (for a fee) \nDESCRIPTION: \nMuṇḍaka Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam :\nThis upaniṣad occupies an important place in the teaching tradition because it covers all the important topics\, besides the main topic which every upaniṣad reveals. At the beginning\, Sage Aṅgiras is asked by Śaunaka\, “What is that one thing\, knowing which everything gets known?” The sage replies that there are two types of knowledge to be gained: parā-vidyā and aparā-vidyā – knowledge of the absolute truth\, i.e.\, Brahman\, and knowledge of the world. Both the finite and apparent nature of the world must be known to develop dispassion for the world and pursue the absolute truth. Swamiji will unfold the glories of the upaniṣad with the masterful bhāṣyam of Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. \nKena Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam:\nLike all upaniṣads\, Kena Upaniṣad is in the form of a dialog between teacher and student\, and begins with a question: “kena iṣitaṃ patati preṣitaṃ manaḥ?” “Willed by whom or in whose presence does the mind land upon its objects?” There follows an exploration of the witnessing consciousness behind the mind\, as the “eye of the eye” and the “ear of the ear.” Swamiji will continue his unfolding of this upaniṣad\, which began last year. \nSCHEDULE (subject to change):\nAll Times Are Eastern Time (ET\, UTC-4) \nTuesday\, July 7 \n8:00-9:00 pm ET- Orientation and Introductory Satsang by Swami Sakshatkrutananda\nSaraswatiji (Virtual) \nWednesday\, July 8 to Monday\, July 20*\n7:15 – 7:45am: Guided Meditation by Swami Jnanananda Saraswatiji\n9:00 – 10:00am Mundaka Upanishad by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji\n11:00 – 12:00pm Kenopanishad by Swami Muktatmananda Saraswatiji\n5:00 – 6:00pm Mundaka Upanishad by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji\n8:00 – 9:00 pm: Satsang (Q&A) by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji & Swami\nMuktatmananda Saraswatiji (Alternating each day) \n*Special Schedule on Sunday\, July 19\n7:15 -7:45 am: Guided Meditation by Swami Jnanananda Saraswatiji\n8:30 – 9:30 am: Kenopanishad by Swami Muktatmananda Saraswatiji\n10:00 – 11:00 am: Bhagavad Gita 12.2 Class 1 by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji\n11:30 – 12:30 pm: Bhagavad Gita 12.2 Class 2 by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji\n1:30 – 2:30 pm: Satsang Q&A in Main Hall\n5:00 – 6:00 pm Mundaka Upanishad by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji \nTuesday\, July 21 – Retreat Concluding Day \n7:15 – 7:45am: Guided Meditation by Swami Jnanananda Saraswatiji\n9:00 – 10:00am: Kenopanishad by Swami Muktatmananda Saraswatiji\n10:30-11:30am Mundaka Upanishad by Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswatiji\nfollowed by Guru Daksina \nLOCATION: \nArsha Vidya Gurukulam\n651 Route 115\nSaylorsburg\, Pennsylvania
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LOCATION:Arsha Vidya Gurukulam\, 651 Route 115\, Saylorsburg\, PA\, 18353\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Family Vedanta Course 1
DESCRIPTION:TOPICS and TEACHERS: \nJourney of Jīva (Jīva-Yātrā) with Swami Sakshatkrtananda \nThe śāstra compares the life of the individual to a yātrā\, pilgrimage. In a worldly yātrā\, one travels from one’s home to reach the goal of a holy site for purposes of worship. In the vision of the Vedānta\, this pilgrimage starts from the jīva\, one’s self-perception as a limited wanting person\, and ends in Brahman\, the reality of oneself as the unlimited source of being. The text Jīva-Yātrā is a set of nine verses composed by a saint of Sringeri Math\, Swami Jnanananda Bharati. He has composed it based on the chariot imagery found in Kaṭha Upaniṣad. \n\n\nVedānta-Sāra\, topics 15 – 30 with Swami Muktatmananda \nThe text known as Vedānta-sāra\, authored by Śrī Sadānanda Yogīndra Sarasvatī\, is a very popular prakaraṇagrantha\, introductory text\, of Vedanta. In its six chapters\, it covers all the main aspects of the teaching\, including the qualifications of a student\, the nature of superimposition and its removal\, the views of competing schools of thought\, the steps to self-realization\, and the characteristics of jīvan-mukti\, liberation while living. This is a continuation of previous courses on this text. \nVedanta Sara Text \n\nREGISTRATION:\nFor in-person participation\, register online HERE.\nor write to admin@arshavidyagurukulam.org \nSCHEDULE: (to be announced)
URL:https://arshavidya.org/event/2026-family-vedanta-course-1/
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SUMMARY:2026 Family Vedanta Course 2
DESCRIPTION:TOPICS and TEACHERS: \n\nPañcadaśī Chapter 1 – Tattva Viveka with Swami Sakshatkrtananda \nPañcadaśī is a great text written by Swami Vidyaranya\, one of the greatest ācāryas of the Vedānta tradition and one of the Pontiffs of Sringeri Math (1377-1386 AD). It has 15 chapters\, and the first chapter is an enquiry into tattva\, the truth of life. This masterful text provides an unparalleled analysis of the nature of the self as pure consciousness\, the nature of ignorance and its effects\, the underlying logic of the śruti\, and the stages in assimilating self-knowledge. \n\n\nVedānta-Sāra\, topics 31 – 45 with Swami Muktatmananda \nThe text known as Vedānta-sāra\, authored by Śrī Sadānanda Yogīndra Sarasvatī\, is a very popular prakaraṇa-grantha\, introductory text\, of Vedanta. In its six chapters\, it covers all the main aspects of the teaching\, including the qualifications of a student\, the nature of superimposition and its removal\, the views of competing schools of thought\, the steps to self-realization\, and the characteristics of jīvan-mukti\, liberation while living. This is a continuation of the previous course on this text. \nVedanta Sara Text \n\nREGISTRATION:\nFor in-person participation\, register online HERE.\nor write to admin@arshavidyagurukulam.org \nSCHEDULE: (to be announced)
URL:https://arshavidya.org/event/2026-family-vedanta-course-2/
LOCATION:Arsha Vidya Gurukulam\, 651 Route 115\, Saylorsburg\, PA\, 18353\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Family Vedanta Course 3
DESCRIPTION:TOPICS and TEACHERS: \n\nIs Veda/Vedānta Scientific? with Swami Sakshatkrtananda \nScience relies solely on perception and inference to reach its conclusions. Vedānta\, however\, constitutes a pramāṇa\, an independent means for knowledge\, that allows us to know that which is not accessible by perception and inference. Vedānta does not contradict science; rather it has a different scope. As such\, Vedānta is ultimately beyond reason\, but does not contradict it. In this course\, Swamiji will unfold the glory of Vedānta as a pramāṇa for direct and immediate knowledge. \n\n\nVedānta-Sāra\, topics 46 – 60 with Swami Muktatmananda \nThe text known as Vedānta-sāra\, authored by Śrī Sadānanda Yogīndra Sarasvatī\, is a very popular prakaraṇagrantha\, introductory text\, of Vedanta. In its six chapters\, it covers all the main aspects of the teaching\, including the qualifications of a student\, the nature of superimposition and its removal\, the views of competing schools of thought\, the steps to self-realization\, and the characteristics of jīvan-mukti\, liberation while living. This is a continuation of previous courses on this text. \nVedanta Sara Text \n\nREGISTRATION:\nFor in-person participation\, register online HERE.\nor write to admin@arshavidyagurukulam.org \nSCHEDULE: (to be announced)
URL:https://arshavidya.org/event/2026-family-vedanta-course-3/
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