Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Sarasvatī-vandanā

(Praise of Goddess Sarasvatī) Swami Dayananda Saraswati yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtāyā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanāyā brahmācyutaśaṅkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā vanditāsā māṁ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā - (Sarasvatī-stotram, vs.1) She who wears a garland of white lilies and is adorned with white clothing; whose hands are adorned by a vīṇā...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Essence of the Entire Bhagavad Gita

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Bhagavad Gita
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Lord Gaṇeśa

Swami DayanandaI find that Lord Gaṇeśa is very popular in all our remote villages. Even people from non-Indian traditions like the form of Lord...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Advaita Makaranda

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Invoking the Grace of Īśvara

Swami Dayananda Saraswati Whether true or not, the following story in the Mahābhārata about events preceding the impending war of Kurukṣetra tells us that the...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Bhakti

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiEdited excerpt from the Vākya Vicāra series on the Kaivalyopaniṣad-vākya, śraddhā bhakti dhyāna yogādavehi by Swamini Srividyananda In gaining knowledge of Brahman, once...
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Discovering Love

Trust and the Loving PersonSwami Dayananda Saraswati We need to discover that we are loving and compassionate.Intrinsically every individual is a loving person whether one...
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Dispassion, Vairāgya

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from the forthcoming Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is vairāgya?This is a very important thing. We have to see...
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Appropriate Responses, Dama

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from the forthcoming Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is Dama? cakṣurādi-bāhyendriya-nigrahaḥ. This is very important. We can all benefit by...
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Getting Back to Oneself, Uparama

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from the forthcoming Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is uparati, or as the author of the Tattvabodha calls it,...
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Focus, Samādhāna

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from the forthcoming Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is samādhāna?Cittaikāgratā Right in front of you, agre, there is only one...
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Discerning Realities, Viveka

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from the forthcoming Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is this discrimination of nitya-anitya, what is not subject to time,...
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Availability of the Mind, Śama

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Tattvabodha, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2009 What is this Śama? The author of the Tattvabodha says, mano nigrahaḥ. What does mano...
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Courage to face problems

Satsang with Swami Dayananda SaraswatiPublished in Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 3rd anniversary souvenir, 1989. Question:Swamiji, you have said that people require courage to face their problems...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Anubhava

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Insights, Arsha Vidya Centre Research and Publication, Chennai, 2007 The word ‘anubhava’ is translated into English as ‘experience’ by a number...
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Helplessness And Seeking Help

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Insights, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2007. You cannot manage a situation unless you know exactly what is happening. The inner...
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DO ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO THE SAME GOAL?

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Insights, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2007 All religions lead to the same goal is a concept widely subscribed to by...
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IS THE VEDA SCIENTIFIC?

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Insights, Arsha Vidya Research and Publications, 2007 We often hear that Veda is scientific. Is this true? The Veda as a...
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Accommodating Others

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Vedanta 24x7, Arsha Vidya Centre Research and Publication, Chennai, 2007 Vedanta is the teaching of the reality of oneself. It is...
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Freedom From Helplessness

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiEdited excerpt from Freedom from Helplessness, Arsha Vidya Research and Publication Centre, Chennai, 2006. There is a definite line that separates modern society...
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Compassion and the Human End, Puruṣārtha

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpts from the book, Living versus Getting On by Pujya Swami Dayananda Sarasawati edited by Jayshree Ramakrishnan, Chaya Rajaram, and Krishnakumar (KK)...
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Aparokṣa-anubhūti – Introduction

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from classes on Aparokṣānubhūti in Saylorsburg, 2006, transcribed and edited by Swamini Srividyananda. What 'is', is Īśvara. In the Vedānta-śāstra this is...
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Anugraha Bhāṣyam

Swami Dayananda SaraswatiDelivered at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburg, January 1, 2005. Tsunami is a devastating experience for all of us. Not only the people who...
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The Vision of the Rishis

  The Sanskrit word “ārṣa” means that which comes from the ṛṣi. Ṛṣi is one who knows, or sees, so a ṛṣi is a Seer....
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How Learning Takes Place

How Learning Takes PlaceSwami Dayananda SaraswatiExcerpt from Pujya Swami Dayanandaji’s Discourse to Young Adults, Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, August, 2004. Transcribed and edited by Swamini...
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