Om
Sri Gurubhyo Namaha
Sri Swami Chidbhavananda Ashramam
Vedapuri, Theni
6 Months Course in
Vedanta and Sanskrit
A rare opportunity for the youth who want to progress in spiritual path and dedicate their lives for the well being of the world.
Vedanta Sasthra Prachara Trust was founded by Pujyasri Swami Omkarananda with the mission of rejuvenating the spiritual values and cultural traditions of India.
Since the year 1995 the Ashramam at Vedapuri, Theni has conducted many spiritual camps and special camps for youth, children and parents. It is well known that the Pujyasri Swamiji has held many Jnana Yajnas not only in the Ashramam and India, but throughout the world.
Now we are pleased to announce a new spiritual course for youth beginning from 1st December, 2014.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
6 month course in Vedanta and Sanskrit, from 1st December, 2014
Vedanta Sasthra Prachara Trust, Vedapuri Theni is pleased to announce a six month course in Vedanta and Sanskrit. Under the guidance of Pujya Sri Swami Omkarananda, the course will be conducted by Br. Sivatma Chaitanya along with Sri Ramanujam and Swami Adhyatmananda. The medium of instruction will be English.
Br. Sivatma Chaitanya is a disciple of Pujyasri Swami Dayananda Saraswati and has been studying and teaching with him in his Ashrams (Nagpur & Coimbatore) for over ten years. He is a dual degree graduate from BITS, Pilani. Prior to devoting himself to the spiritual pursuit he was working in the IT industry in India and abroad for many years.
Sri Ramanujam had been studying with Pujyasri Swami Paramarthananda for more than twenty years. He has been teaching, writing articles and conducting workshops for the youth. He has had an illustrious career in the corporate world, having been in the top management of HCL Technologies in India and Japan. He is also a linguist being fluent in Japanese and Russian.
Swami Adhyatmananda has been in the spiritual pursuit for about 15 years now. He took Sanyasa from Sri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thirupparaithurai, Trichy. He has also studied with Pujyasri Swami Dayananda Saraswati at Anaikatti. He presently lives at Swami Chidbhavananda Ashram, Theni.
Aim of the course:
- To bring about inner transformation among youth by studying Vedanta and living a life based on Vedic heritage. The young team selected for the course can continue study for self-progress and also to serve humanity. This is a continuous and consistent programme to be achieved together.
Timeline
October 1, 2014 – Due date for receipt of applications
November 1, 2014 – Admission decisions
December 1, 2014 – Course commencement
Syllabus and Activities
Vedanta – Will include a study of some basic texts of Advaita Vedanta, the Bhagavad Gita and one Upanishad. An overview to Mahabharata will also be given with focus on the value structure and attitude to life.
Sanskrit – The goal would be to get a good grasp of the language. The course will include an introduction to Paninian Grammar.
Workshops/interactive sessions – A unique feature of the couse will be workshop kind of interactive sessions to be conducted by Sri Ramanujam, to bring out tangibly the role of Vedanta in one's inner transformation.
Indian Heritage – An overview and detailed introduction will be given, by Br. Sivatma Chaitanya, to the Ancient Indian education system, it's advantages and relevance to the contemporary world, history of how India has influenced global thought over thousands of years, knowledge available in subjects other than Vedanta like Phonetics, arts, governance, politics, administration, ethics, laws etc.
Other activities – Temple puja, chanting classes, Guided meditations, Yoga, Satsang and Ashram Seva.
Outcome of the course – At the end of the course in addition to getting a basic understanding of Vedanta and Sanskrit one will also be able to conduct some basic workshops in personal growth to students and young professionals. In short it will be geared towards one's personal growth along with service to the society.
The six month course will lead to a long term course. Selected students from this course will stay back for the long term. Students of the long term course will be required to register for the undergraduate distance learning course of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. This will be only for Sanskrit grammar and will lead to an under graduate degree after 3 years.
Eligibility:
· Male College Graduates with a minimum of 10+2+3 years of formal education (Relaxation of educational qualification can be considered in exceptional cases)
· Conversant in English
· Age between 22 and 35 years. (Relaxation of age limit can be considered on exceptional cases)
· Have physical & mental stamina, interest and commitment for personal growth and evolution
Teaching is provided free of charge at the Ashram. Donations are welcome from those who can contribute.
Course Application Form can be downloaded from the website Vedaneri.org or can be obtained from the office.
Once you complete filling in the application, please save the files with the file names and type as follows – Application would be saved as : [FirstName]-app.doc or .pdf. i.e. If the applicant name is “Sundar Viswanathan” the file names will begin with “sundar-” like sundar-app.doc
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Last date for receiving completed applications: October 1, 2014
Selection Process
The selection will be done by the committee formed by the above mentioned teachers at the Ashramam. The applications will be scrutinized and short-listed applicants will be called for personal interviews. Once admission decisions are made the applicants will be informed via email or by post about the same. Admission decisions are expected to be completed by November 1, 2014.
All selected applicants will be issued provisional admission offer letters to the course. The admitted applicants would need to confirm their acceptance of the provisional admission offers.
Queries? please email
A typical day in the course may look like(subject to changes as per requirements)