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arsha vidya gurukulam vedanta yoga ayurveda vedic heritage classes skip to content arsha vidya pitham saylorsburg pa home about temple activities 36th anniversary souvenir book events calendar program booklet weekend classes home study course yoga meditation workshop children s camp outreach tributes to pujya swami newsletter satsang bhagavad gita past events contact us upcoming events teachers resident acharyas swami viditatmananda saraswati swami tattvavidananda saraswati swami muktatmananda saraswati swami sachidananda saraswati resident teachers swami jnanananda saraswati swamini agamananda saraswati visiting teachers swamini svatmavidyananda saraswati swami advayatmananda saraswati brahmacari suryanarayana brahmaleen acharyas swami pratyagbodhananda live streaming bala gurukulam avg nextgen avg courses bookstore visit gurukulam home about temple activities 36th anniversary souvenir book events calendar program booklet weekend classes home study course yoga meditation workshop children s camp outreach tributes to pujya swami newsletter satsang bhagavad gita past events contact us upcoming events teachers resident acharyas swami viditatmananda saraswati swami tattvavidananda saraswati swami muktatmananda saraswati swami sachidananda saraswati resident teachers swami jnanananda saraswati swamini agamananda saraswati visiting teachers swamini svatmavidyananda saraswati swami advayatmananda saraswati brahmacari suryanarayana brahmaleen acharyas swami pratyagbodhananda live streaming bala gurukulam avg nextgen avg courses bookstore visit gurukulam swami viditatmananda saraswati president arsha vidya gurukulam sri swami viditatmanandaji a disciple of sri swami dayananda saraswati expounds vedanta with a simplicity and directness that make it easy to assimilate having lived and worked in the united states prior to becoming a renunciate swami viditatmanandaji is familiar with the lifestyles in india and the west with his insight into both cultures he reaches out to everyone with equal ease pujya swami dayananda saraswati visionary arsha vidya gurukulam in this world there is nothing more sacred more purifying than knowledge swami dayananda saraswati that you are the whole is the view of the vedas swami dayananda saraswati the self being full and complete is not isolated from anything this teaching is vedanta swami dayananda saraswati sri swami dayananda saraswati was a distinguished traditional teacher of vedanta his in depth understanding and nuanced appreciation of western culture made him that rare teacher who communicated the vision of non duality to modern listeners he was able to make one see with immediacy the truth of oneself as the whole swami dayananda taught vedanta in india for more than four decades and around the world since 1976 in his public talks abroad swamiji had spoken at many of the most prestigious american universities and had addressed international conventions unesco and the united nations where he participated in the millennium peace summit abhavaprakriya answered by pujya swamiji 2026 avg vedanta courses registration register now 2026 calendar schedule 2026 program booklet upcoming events meditation course events calendar ongoing classes 1st and 3rd sunday classes in person and online 1st and 3rd saturday meditations online mandukya upanishad study online shri bhagavatam study online announcement temple visitors required to register prior to their visit please email admin arshavidyagurukulam org resident acharyas swami viditatmananda saraswati president swami tattvavidananda saraswati vice president swami muktatmananda saraswati swami sachidananda saraswati gurukulam notice temple updates the temple is open to the public daily from 5 30am 12 30pm and 4 30 7 00pm this summer we at arsha vidya are gearing up to receive a large number of campers and visitors in order to accommodate everyone visitors are required to register prior to arrival by an email admin arshavidyagurukulam org or sevak1 arshavidyagurukulam org upon your arrival please get your visitors badge from office and return back to office after your temple visit annakshetra maha prasad hours for temple visitors 1 00 to 2 00 pm and 7 00 to 7 45 pm to prevent food waste serve yourself the amount which can be consumed we discourages taking maha prasad out of annakshetra as usual vedanta course students have priority in dining hall during weekend we serve maha prasad to devotees in temple annakshetra note the dining hall is closed from 2 00 to 4 00 pm for sanitization abhisheka and arati will continue to be streamed on youtube at 5 40 am and 6 15 pm et respectively click here to follow temple updates please note gurukulam is now open to all visitors for vedanta courses weekend classes temple pujas and temple services upcoming public events please join us with your family and friends aug 24 5 15 am 5 30 am ganapati homa daily aug 24 5 40 am 7 00 am abhisheka to lord dakshinamurti daily aug 24 10 30 am 11 30 am mandukya upanishad with swami muktatmananda online study aug 24 6 00 pm 6 30 pm evening arati daily view calendar please see the 2026 programs for information on all the upcoming camps and program registration details send an email to admin arshavidyagurukulam org or sevak2 arshavidyagurukulam org patrons of the gurukulam who pledge 2000 for the year and renewable are entitled to select four gifts for a day and attend one patrons retreat without any charges they will also receive a one time gift of special collections of pujya swamiji s books online classes bhagavad gita study with pujya swami dayananda recording 1st and 3rd sunday classes live and much more live classes participate make a difference in your life the knowledge imparted at arsha vidya gurukulam being the knowledge of the rishis is sacred and vedanta being the knowledge that solves the human problem it frees an individual from samsara a life of becoming accordingly one cannot put a price on it and this is the reason that there are no fees for vedanta classes at the gurukulam there are also no other conditions for access to the knowledge it is available for anyone who is interested for the asking those who have a value for this knowledge and those who have benefitted from it are naturally inclined to ensure that it continues to flow which includes preserving the gurukulam the infrastructure that supports it thus the gurukulam has been developed and is being supported almost entirely by the donations of these people who have imbibed the spirit of loka anugraha furthering the welfare of the people most of the expenses of running the gurukulam are paid for by generous contributions and gurudakshina offerings to the teachers at the conclusion of courses and the entire campus with all its facilities including the new lecture hall complex was developed because of the contributions of people who benefited from teaching there are nominal fees as required by irs regulations for course registrations and lodging which help offset the operating expenses of the gurukulam note if you are a part of phoneix satsang group please click here for the donation form subscribe to our newsletter email subscribe learn bhagavad gita read more visit our book store explore ashram gallery view more contact us location 651 route 115 saylorsburg pa 18353 united states contact details phone 1 570 992 2339 email avpoffice gmail com our hours mon fri 09 00 19 00 sat sun 10 00 14 00 contact us location 651 route 115 saylorsburg pa 18353 united states phone 1 570 992 2339 e mail avpoffice gmail com our hours mon fri 09 00 19 00 sat sun 10 00 14 00 follow us facebook f twitter google plus g youtube instagram home donate live streaming bookstore home donate live streaming bookstore subscribe to ashram newsletter email subscribe copyright 2021 arsha vidya gurukulam lord daksinamurti in the vision of the veda this creation is a manifestation of the lord being the cause he is all knowledge especially spiritual knowledge we have a name for that lord daksinamurti the lord presented in this form as dakṣiṇāmūrti is the one who has eight aspects the first five aspects are thefive elements in the veda the world is presented in the form of five elements ākāśa space which includes time vāyu air agni fire āpa water and pṛthivī earth in this vedic model of the universe the five elements are non separate from the lord in fact these five elements constitute the lord s form which is this universe the next two aspects are represented by the sun and the moon when as an individual i look at this world what stands out in the sky are the sun and moon the moon represents all planets other than earth and the sun represents allluminous bodies the eighth aspect is me the jīva the one who is looking at the world these eight aspects are to be understood as one whole this is the lord when we look at the form of dakṣiṇāmūrti we can see representations of the five elements space ākāśa is represented by a ḍamaru a drum in his right hand in order to show space in a sculpture it needs to be enclosed empty space is enclosed in the ḍamaru enabling it to issue sound or śabda next vāyu air is represented by dakṣiṇāmūrti s hair with the bandana the band holding his hair in place against the wind bandana is a sanskrit word which comes from the root band to bind in his left hand you will see a torch which represents agni fire āpa water is shown by the gaṅga in the form of a goddess which you can see on dakṣiṇāmūrti s head pṛthivī the earth is represented by the whole idol then there are people the jīvas sanaka sanandana sanātana and sanatsujāta who are the disciples of dakṣiṇāmūrti sitting at the base of sculpture the sun and moon are also shown in this form of the lord on the left side of dakṣiṇāmūrti you will find a crescent moon and on his right side there is a circle representing the sun a whole circle so we see five elements two planets and the jīva constituting the aṣṭa mūrti bhṛt the lord of these eight factors that are the whole you can worship dakṣiṇāmūrti as the lord the one who is aṣṭa mūrti bhṛt or you can invoke him as a teacher because he also is in the form of a teacher his very sitting posture āsana is the teacher s āsana what does he teach look at his hand gesture that shows wha the teaches his index finger the one we use to point at others represents the ahaṅkāra the ego the other three fingers represent your body deha mind antaḥkaraņa and sense organs prāņa they also may be seen as the three bodies śarīras the gross subtle and causal this is what the jīva mistakes himself to be the aṅguṣṭha the thumb represents the lord the puruṣa it is away from the rest of the fingers of the hand yet at the same time the fingers have no strength without it in this gesture mūdra in dakṣiṇāmūrti s right hand the thumb joins the other fingers to form a circle teaching that the jīva who takes himself to be the body mind and senses is the whole the circular hand gesture visually states the entire upadeśa teaching tat tvam asi you are that just as a circle has no beginning or end you are the whole that is the final word about you nobody can improve upon that vision no culture can improve upon it even in heaven it cannot be improved upon for the whole includes heaven therefore you have the final word here because you are everything it is better that you know it that teaching is contained in the veda represented by the palm leaves in the left hand of dakṣiṇāmūrti and to understand this you require a mind that has assimilated certain values and attitudes and has developed a capacity to think in a proper and sustained way this can be acquired by various spiritual disciplines represented here by a japa māla the fact that the lord himself is a teacher a guru means that any teacher is looked upon as a source of knowledge and the teacher himself should look upon īśvara the lord as the source of knowledge since the lord himself is a teacher the first guru there is a tradition of teaching so there is no individual ego involved in teaching dakṣiṇāmūrti is seated upon a bull which stands for tamas the quality of māyā that accounts for ignorance this is the entire creative power of the world and dakṣiṇāmūrti controls this māyā then there are bound to be obstacles in your pursuit of this knowledge dakṣiṇāmūrti controls all possible obstacles underneath his foot under his control is a fellow called apasmara the one who throws obstacles in your life this tells us that although there will be obstacles with the grace of the lord you can keep them under check and not allow them to overpower you there is no obstacle free life but obstacles need not really throw you off course you keep them under control thus the whole form of dakṣiṇāmūrti invokes the lord who is the source of all knowledge the source of everything the one who is the whole and who teaches you that you are the whole he is dakṣiṇāmūrti the one who is in the form of a teacher guru mūrti we invoke his blessing so that all of you discover that source in yourself if this self discovery is your pursuit your whole life becomes worthwhile this project of self discovery should be the project of everyone that is the vedic vision of human destiny arsha vidya gurukulam was founded in 1986 by pujya sri swami dayananda saraswati in swamiji s own words when i accepted the request of many people i know to start a gurukulam i had a vision of how it should be i visualized the gurukulam as a place where spiritual seekers can reside and learn through vedanta courses and i wanted the gurukulam to offer educational programs for children in values attitudes and forms of prayer and worship when i look back now i see all these aspects of my vision taking shape or already accomplished with the facility now fully functional i envision its further unfoldment to serve more and more people ārṣa arsha means belonging to the ṛṣis or seers vidyā means knowledge guru means teacher and kulam is a family in traditional indian studies even today a student resides in the home of this teacher for the period of study thus gurukulam has come to mean a place of learning arsha vidya gurukulam is a place of learning the knowledge of the ṛṣis the traditional study of vedanta and auxiliary disciplines are offered at the gurukulam vedanta mean end anta of the veda the sourcebook for spiritual knowledge though preserved in the veda this wisdom is relevant to people in all cultures at all times the vision that vedanta unfolds is that the reality of the self the world and god is one non dual consciousness that both transcends and is the essence of everything knowing this one is free from all struggle based on a sense of inadequacy the vision and method of its unfoldment has been carefully preserved through the ages so that what is taught today at the gurukulam is identical to what was revealed by the ṛṣis in the vedas