Fwd: Retreat by Swamini Svatmavidyananda

[V Subrahmanian]

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From: Nithin Sridhar <sridhar...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Subject: Retreat by Swamini Svatmavidyananda
To: V Subrahmanian <v.subra...@gmail.com>

A Unique Dialogue from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka-Upaniṣad

The word “Upaniṣad” means that which eliminates all that is most undesirable in one’s life —namely fear and sorrow— and leads the spiritual aspirant to the knowledge of oneself as pūrṇa, whole and free of strife and limitations. The teaching in the Upaniṣad is always presented in the form of a special dialogue between the guru and the śiṣya known as saṃvāda, where the student listens to the teacher with utmost reverence. In this retreat, we shall be studying in depth a special dialogue between the sages Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi, which expounds the truth of the self as limitlessly whole and joyous. Presented within the larger backdrop of  āśrama-dharma (duties at various stages in one’s life), this timeless dialogue highlights the purpose of marriage and married life (gṛhasthāśrama) in the Hindu dharma as a salient preparation for self-knowledge (ātmajñāna) and renunciation (sannyāsa).

Dr. Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati has taught at several universities nationally, including UC Berkeley. She is widely recognized as a scholar of Advaita Vedanta, and is a disciple of Pujya Sri Swami Dayanandaji Saraswati, an internationally known Acharya of the Advaita Vedanta tradition, interfaith leader, and scholastic author of Vedanta, responsible for the inception of the All India Movement for Seva (AIM for Seva), a non-profit enabling rural Indian children to receive a proper education. She is widely in demand for lectures and seminars, in the USA and internationally, for her expertise in interreligious engagement, and in-depth training and scholarship on Advaita Vedanta.  

Date :  July 31 to August 4, 2019  

Venue :  Cauvery Kanya Gurukulam,  Bommuru Agrahara village, Near Pashchima Vahini Circle, Palahalli Post, Belagola Hobli, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya district , Karnataka -571606, INDIA  

Fees :  Rs. 7500/-  (includes food and accomodation)

Contact details: Nithin Sridhar- sridhar...@gmail.com, +91-7760079475;