Live Courses, Classes and Camps
Shivanandalahari – Waves of Ananda that is Shiva
A 25-Session Journey into Adi Shankaracharya ‘s Devotional Masterpiece of 100 verses.
Starting 5th January, Monday 2026
and all Mondays till 29th June 2026
7 – 8 pm IST (Zoom)
Join me in this sadhana where wisdom and devotion flow in Shivananda—the Ananda that is Shiva, your own true nature.
Discover the heart of Advaita Vedānta through one of Adi Shankaracharya ‘s most beautiful devotional compositions.
Shivanandalaharī (Waves of Fullness that is Shiva) allows non-dual wisdom flow naturally into waves of bhakti.
This exquisite stotra of 100 verses is a spiritual sadhana to be lived.
Each verse is a doorway—inviting us to recognise Bhagavan Shiva not as distant but as our own innermost Self, the infinite ānanda that we seek in every experience.
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The Bhagavad Gita Course with Swamini Brahmaprajnananda
Saturdays, 4:00 pm IST
Journey Through Life’s Battlefield:
Although a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna in the middle of the Mahabharata war, the Bhagavad Gita is really a profound flow of meaning between jiva, the individual and Bhagavan about the battlefield of life.
We battle with ourselves and the world desperately seeking answers to these questions – How can I have work-life balance? How can I manage my mind?
For centuries, seekers have found solace and wisdom in the Gita’s teachings. Now, amidst the complexities of modern life, its wisdom is more relevant than ever.
The Bhagavad Gita (The Lord’s song) can truly bless those who seek.
Vedānta Sāra (The Essence of Vedānta)
Saturdays, 7:00 pm IST
Vedānta Sāra is a complete text with 227 verses that unfolds:
• The nature of the human problem,
• The qualifications for the study and sādhanā of Vedānta,
• The problem of Adhyāsa, projection on the Ātmā and its negation,
• Steps and Sādhanā for gaining the truth,
• Characteristics of a Jivanmukta.
Eligible people are those who have exposure to the Bhagavad Gita (at least 2-4 chapters).
Interested people may write to info@arshavidyananda.in
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra (with Mānasollāsa)
Thursdays, 7 – 8 pm IST
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra is a deeply revered stotra and a great poem in world literature by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. In just ten verses it reveals the complete vision of Advaita while offering Namaḥ to Ādi Guru – Shiva, the guru of all gurus – Dakṣiṇāmūrti.
Sureśvarācārya, his disciple has written a vārttika of almost 350 verses on this stotra called Mānasollāsa, ‘that which exhilarates the mind’.
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra uniquely combines a deep, abiding love for Bhagavān and a sharp refutation of alternative views to Advaita. All Arsha Vidya ashrams have an altar of Sri Dakṣiṇāmūrti whose grace we seek for timeless wisdom. This class began on 10th July 2025.
For this new class, eligible people are those who have exposure to the Bhagavad Gītā (at least 2 chapters) or to atleast one Prakaraṇa Grantha or Upanishad.
Those keen to learn may write to info@arshavidyananda.in
Chāndogya Upanishad
Sundays, 4 pm IST
The mahāvākya ‘Tat tvam asi‘ occurs in this illuminating dialogue between the teacher Uddalaka and his young son Svetaketu. This class began on 10th August 2025.
This is an ongoing Upanishad class. Eligible students are those who have completed atleast a few chapters of the Gita or some Prakaraṇa Grantha or some Upanishad.
To join please write to info@arshavidyananda.in
Stotram Chanting
To be able to pray is a huge privilege. And all of us (irrespective of our gender, class, nationality differences) have been blessed with this privilege to pray.
A prayer is centred on a self conscious and self-judging person relating to an altar. The mode employed by the person praying is never the same – it differs from person to person. Even for a given person it differs from time to time. A prayer can be a simple mental or oral chant or a strict elaborate vedic ritual.
There are three different forms of karma, action, in prayer: kāyikam, physical, vācika, oral and mānasam, mental. Performing a ritual is a physical form of prayer. Singing praises of Bhagavān is an oral form of a prayer while chanting a mantra silently is a mental prayer.
Puja
