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“Though the name Hindu was given by somebody from Persia, as we saw in the beginning, we accept it. We are stuck with a name that is a product of the language limitations of somebody. But then, the Sanskrit language is such a thing that even in this we can find a meaning. The word […]

Pujya Swamiji Dayananda Saraswati giving the Anniversary Address via video for Arsha Vidya Gurukulam (Saylorsburg) on the topic of the Greatness of Satsanga. Harih OM!

This is the first of an ongoing series written by Bede Clifford. Bede is a student of Swamini Atmaprakasananda. He comes to Vedanta from a background of Theology, Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology. Click here to view Bede Clifford’s YouTube channel This is a series. To start at the beginning, click here. Being a Student of Vedanta […]

This is the first of an ongoing series written by Bede Clifford. Bede is a student of Swamini Atmaprakasananda. He comes to Vedanta from a background of Theology, Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology. Click here to view Bede Clifford’s YouTube channel This is a series. To start at the beginning, click here. Being a Student of Vedanta […]

This is the first of an ongoing series written by Bede Clifford. Bede is a student of Swamini Atmaprakasananda. He comes to Vedanta from a background of Theology, Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology. Click here to view Bede Clifford’s YouTube channel To start at the beginning of this series, click here. Being a Student of Vedanta Part […]

This is the first of an ongoing series written by Bede Clifford. Bede is a student of Swamini Atmaprakasananda. He comes to Vedanta from a background of Theology, Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology. Click here to view Bede Clifford’s YouTube channel To start at the beginning of this series, click here. Being a Student of Vedanta Part […]

This is the first of an ongoing series written by Bede Clifford. Bede is a student of Swamini Atmaprakasananda. He comes to Vedanta from a background of Theology, Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology. Click here to view Bede Clifford’s YouTube channel Being a Student of Vedanta Part 1 Everything that happens in our lives has a meaning […]

By Bede Clifford, as posted on Facebook: I wrote this article for a secular audience but it is all about the living of a life of dharma. My teacher makes the point again and again that given the discovery of the value of values and hence the desire to live a life of values we […]

Pujya Swamiji’s talks on bringing up a child Bringing Up a Child (Part 1 of 3): Bringing Up a Child (Part 2 of 3): Bringing Up a Child (Part 3 of 3):

Dialogues with Swami Dayananda Ji (Arsha Vidya Gurukulam) Question : Swamiji, What is the role of idol worship in Self-realization? Swamiji : What is an idol ? We say that the whole creation is Bhagavan, the Lord. Every form is Lord’s form: therefore in any one form I can invoke the Lord. Traditionally, some forms […]