LIVING WISDOM
Swami A. Parthasarathy
"Living is an art, a skill, a technique. You need to learn and practise it as you would a game or musical instrument."
Our Teacher
The word “guru” literally means “dispeller of darkness” and Swamiji has made it his life goal to help seekers learn and absorb the timeless wisdom of Vedanta.
In 1988, he founded the Vedanta Academy which runs three-year residential courses, corporate and youth retreats and an e-Learning program that are carefully designed to elevate all aspects of the personality. Trained directly by Swamiji, the senior alumni are now taking his mission forward by conducting study classes, lectures and retreats around the world.
Impact
Rehabilitation of Intellect
For more than six decades, Swamiji dedicated the hours between 4 and 6 am to researching the scriptures with the goal of making this subtle philosophy accessible to today’s seekers.
Swamiji has written twelve books, including three best sellers that provide the material to systematically develop the human intellect, and bring about mental solace and material prosperity.
Purification of Mind
In a world that faces strife, wars and terrorism, Swamiji has emphasised the need for humanity to purify our emotions to accommodate the welfare of the community at large.
Vedanta encourages us to inculcate social consciousness - to empathise, serve, share and harmonise. To gradually expand our circle of identification to all living beings.
Global Service
Into his nineties, Swamiji maintained a rigorous daily schedule that included study and writing in the early hours of the morning, yoga, conducting lectures and group discussions for students and supervising the administration of the Vedanta Academy without any break for weekend, holiday or vacation for 65 years.
Every month, Swamiji dedicated 15 days to travel – tirelessly introducing the higher values of Vedanta to diverse international organisations such as the Young Presidents’ Organisation, World Economic Forum and distinguished universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Oxford and the IITs.
Quotes to live by
