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Study with Swami Bodhananda: Vedanta Acharya, a three-year Sambodh residential learning programme in Vedanta and Living Values

An Invitation

Sambodh Foundation India and The Sambodh Society, Inc., USA, invite applications for a three-year residential Vedanta Acharya Course, conducted under the guidance of Swami Bodhananda Sarasvati and assisted by renowned scholars in various disciplines.

The course is meant for spiritually inclined, adventurous and service-minded young men and women between 18 and 28 years of age who want to make a deep, transforming study of India's spiritual heritage the foundation of their lives.

The Course of Study

At the heart of the programme is an in-depth, experiential study of the canonical texts of Vedanta and Indian Philosophy:

The Bhagavad Gita
The Upanishads
The Brahma Sutras
The Yoga Sutras
Darsana texts
The works of Adi Sankaracharya

These texts will be studied as living wisdom to be understood, practised and lived, as well as for their scholarship.

Practice and Daily Life

Daily training includes yoga exercises, mantra chanting, meditation and physical work. Trainees will also take part in modules on organic farming, goshala care, and indigenous and ethnomedicinal knowledge. These modules are meant to build a close, caring and holistic relationship with the natural and transactional world.

YogaMantra chantingMeditationOrganic farmingGoshala careEthnomedicine

Preparing for the Contemporary World

Trainees will be introduced to Indian and other systems of philosophy, logic, critical and creative thinking, along with the basics of leadership, decision making and artificial intelligence. The aim is to prepare them to bring timeless wisdom into today's world with clarity and confidence.

PhilosophyLogicCritical thinkingLeadershipDecision makingArtificial intelligence

After the Course

Successful trainees will have the option to serve at Sambodh centres in India and abroad.

At a Glance

Location
Sambodh Centre for Living Values, Rural Bengaluru
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Dates
To be announced
Duration
Three years, residential
Age group
18 to 28 years
Qualification
Plus Two (Class 12) or a degree in any subject
Selection
Interview by a panel of experts
Organisers
Sambodh Foundation India & The Sambodh Society, Inc., USA

How to Apply

Send an email with these three things:

1 · Your interest2 · A self-introduction3 · Your CV