Presented by Self Enquiry Life Fellowship
Join us online for our 13th Annual Sattwadharman Benefit Livestream with Himalayan monk, His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda. This annual benefit weaves together the timeless beauty of exquisite art and culture, and the heart-opening blessings of receiving wisdom directly from His Holiness.
Broadcast from our Monastery in Penn Valley, the livestream will highlight the power of whole-person learning and value-based education and share updates on the Monastery’s development as a sanctuary for cultural transmission.
His Holiness will speak on how this integrated vision of our Nonprofit can safeguard indigenous knowledge and transfer precious self-empowerment techniques across the world from the root of Sanskrit wisdom.
With your support, we can protect ancient traditions, nurture the next generation of students in traditional Vedic Sanskrit schools, foster authentic Himalayan yoga and meditation teachings, and further develop our Monastery in California as a centre for cultural transmission and contemplative practice.
Your participation in this benefit and online art auction directly contributes to sustaining this living heritage and sharing the light of wisdom with seekers and devotees worldwide.
The livestream will take place on Sunday, 27th September from 11am – 2pm US Pacific Time.
On the day of our livestream, return to this webpage and click on “Watch Livestream” on the top menu bar (will only be visible prior to the livestream).
Enter the password from your “Registration Confirmation” email which is sent automatically upon registration in the livestream viewport.
Your donation during Sattwadharman will support the expansion of Hansadhaman as a centre for publishing, sacred arts, and education. With your generosity, we will establish a dedicated 1200 sq. ft. Art Studio for the preservation and restoration of sacred artwork and manuscripts, alongside a new office for Quantum Imprints LLC, our Nonprofit publishing company dedicated to well-researched publications related to Conciosuness Studies thus sharing timeless wisdom through books, digital media, and educational resources.
See the Fund a Need tab on this website to learn about how you can sponsor a student at our schools in India, fund solar panels for Hansadhaman and participate in building our Abhimukteshwara Temple.
Proceeds from our art auction support our sister-institutions in India, providing traditional Vedic education to children.
Our Online Auction will close on Friday, 2nd October at 1pm US Pacific Time. Proceeds from our art auction directly support traditional Vedic schools at our sister institutions in India. There are three methods for participation in the online auction and/or fund a need:
Our international sangha is deeply engaged through this annual Sattwadharman Benefit in preserving and transmitting the legacy of ancient Sanskrit-based indigenous heritage. This work bridges our Indic monastic institutions (Maṭha) with our operations in the USA, ensuring this wisdom is safeguarded and shared globally.
This global cultural transmission is jointly facilitated primarily by two charitable institutions, Hansavedas (Self Enquiry Life fellowship) in the USA and Vedanidhi (Vedic Heritage Research Foundation) in India, both led by His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda.
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His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda is a realized Himalayan siddha monk, who hails from unbroken lineages of the combined heritage of rishi sages and nath meditation adepts. He reveals to us a Himalayan tradition of Vedic wisdom based on the oral history passed down through his monastic lineages.
He is among the very few adepts available in the West who was awarded the degree of DLitt et Phil (Mahāmahopādhyāya) by the erstwhile President of the Association of Indian Universities and by the Sanskrit scholars of Calcutta, India. The degree was conferred in recognition of his meditative interpretation, scholarly analysis, and ability to articulate the philosophical nuances of Sanskrit literature.
His sublime recitation of Sanskrit peace chants opened the 54th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1999. He has lectured around the world as an emissary of peace, bridging spiritual traditions and sharing the universal teachings of Vedic wisdom.
As the head of the Hansavedas Mission and the founding monk of the United States Nonprofit, Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, he is a guiding light to aspirants and devotees alike. Seekers from diverse religious backgrounds as well as intellectuals throng to be in his divine presence and listen to his presentation of Sanskrit knowledge from a universal perspective. Such a unique combination of a mystic, yogi, and scholar is rarely seen in a saintly teacher.
Leadership roles of HH Swami Vidyadhishananda Giri
President, Self Enquiry Life Fellowship (Hansavedas), Penn Valley, California, USA
President, Vedic Heritage Research Foundation (Vedanidhi), Varanasi, India
President, Sri Paramananda Ashram Trust (a consortium of institutions), Prayagraj, India
Vice President, Tripura Yogashram, Haridwar, India