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Arsha Vidya Center has been formed to introduce, promote and establish study of Vedanta for students and seekers in the San Francisco Bay Area in a traditional way through an unbroken sampradaya, that began with Lord Dakshinamurti, uplifted and maintained by Veda Vyasa and Adi Sankara, now handed directly to us by Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
Activities:
- Hold regular classes taught by direct disciples of Pujya Swami Dayanada Saraswati on Self Knowledge by following the traditional teaching methodology handed to us by Pujya Swamiji.
- Arrange for visiting Swamis from the Arsha Vidya Pitham to give discourses on Upaniņads and other scriptural texts.
- Engage as many groups as possible to participate in the Gita Home Study course designed by Pujya Swami Dayananda.
- Encourage and promote the study of the Sanskrit language for a deeper understanding of Vedanta.
- Conduct Purna-Vidya classes for children (6-15 years old). Purna-Vidya is the first attempt of its kind in imparting a value based cultural education to children. It helps to understand the rich cultural heritage of our country in keeping with the Vedic vision.
- Hold retreats in the local area where students can learn from acaryas while living in an ashram-like setting.
- Facilitate visits by students from the Bay Area to the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg as well as Pujya Swami Dayanandas other ashrams in India.
- Facilitate the availability of books, class tapes and satsang recordings to local students.
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Teachers at AVC
Swami Viditatmananda
Swami Tattvavidananda
Sri Vijay Kapoor
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