Maya Panchakam Retreat Summary Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji May 2020 by Zarina Kaji Pranaams Swamiji for your brilliant exposition of Maya in these 5 verses of the Maya Panchakam, by Adi Guru Sri Shanksracharya. The purpose of every human life is to know the Truth about the Self. This Self knowledge is as-though shrouded by the veil […]

Kathopanishad Retreat 2019 HariH Om Swamiji, HariH Om dear friends. My salutations to all our gurus from Lord Dakshinamutyhi, to AdiGuru Shanksracharya to Pujya Swamiji and you our dearest Swamiji. Our hearts are filled with gratitude and love for your tireless teaching, your clarity and your compassion.You, as our guru, light the lamp of Self […]

Namaste Swamiji and guru bandhus, We began this series on the Chapter 17 with the analysis of the disposition of the mind with the gunas of satva rajas and tamas. This mind can be our friend or our enemy, an obstacle to our natural state of happiness. May we understand that I am the cause of […]

Pranaams Swami Paramatmanandaji, our guru shri Vijay Kapoorji and fellow mumukshu, I speak on behalf of everyone here , how grateful we are to be learning at your lotus  feet  Swamjji  and become immersed in the nectar of atma gyanam with the continuing unfoldment of the drk drshya Viveka Prakarna Grantha at this retreat over the weekend. Your skill […]

Respected Swamiji, shri Vijayji and fellow students, Swami Parmatmanandaji does not need any special introduction , after wonderful week we have spent. I hear all the time that we may have collected lots of punya to be here together to come to vedanta. After listening to your week long upadesha and Atmavicara I do believe, […]

Closing remarks at Adhyasa Bashya Retreat, Jan 2019, by Zarina Kaji HariH om Swaminiji Harih om everyone. Our short yet very enjoyable time with you Swamini is coming to an end and I speak on behalf of everyone here ,that it has indeed been a weekend of gaining many insights into the teachings of Vedanta. Swamini […]

Closing remarks at Vedanta Dindimah Talks, Jan 2019, by Chaula Joshi Respected Swaminiji, Shri Vijayji and all fellow students, my name is Chaula Joshi and I have been a student of Vedanta from a Arsh Vidya gurukulam parmpara, learning Vedanta for a number of years, participating in the regular classes with Shri Vijay Kapoorji. Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji […]

Respected Swamiji, shri Vijayji and all fellow students, Namaste, my name is Chaula Joshi and I have been a student of Vedanta for a number of years, participating in the regular classes with Shri Vijay Kapoor. I am extremely blessed to be sitting in front of You Swamiji and to listen to the week long […]

HariH OM , It is with a heart filled with love and gratitude that I speak these words on behalf of all of us. Thank you for your visits to California which I pray with be regular every year. Our sincere salutations to Sri Vijay Kapoorji, our Bay Area resident guru who tireless teaches us […]

Thank you Swamiji for this retreat where we can immerse ourselves at your feet and listen to the precious words that you speak. Our only wish is that it was longer. I know I speak on behalf of every shishya in this room. With your kindness, clarity and humor, you have expounded on the Kathopanishad with […]

HariH Om.Thank you Swamiji for 4 days of exposition on the Daivi and asuri tendencies that reside in each of our minds ,  as though in the battlefield of Kurukshetra., between Dharma and Adharma. As human beings, we have to gain the emotional maturity to claim the Daivi virtues which are our  intrinsic nature and […]

Thank you Swamij for your profound exposition talks on Purushotama Yoga, the 15 th chapter of the BG, in 2017.  It is hard to believe we are already at the end of our series this year.  You have patiently explained to us the true nature of ourselves as Sat- Chit- Ananda , With your clear […]

Thank you Swamiji for this retreat in June 2017, where we can immerse ourselves at your feet and listen to the precious words that you speak. Our only wish is that it was longer.  I know I speak on behalf of every shishya in this room. With your kindness, clarity and humor, you have expounded […]