Livestream Benefit on Sunday, 27th September with His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda
Join us online for our 13th Annual Sattwadharman Benefit Livestream with Himalayan monk, His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, featuring a special classical music performance by award-winning Bangladeshi vocalist Dr. Priyanka Gope.
His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda will present unique content on synchronized chanting, children’s wholistic education, heritage preservation, and the completion of legacy building initiatives at our Penn Valley monastery, all of which you will have the opportunity to experience firsthand during a visit to our campus.
Dr. Priyanka Gope looks to His Holiness as her satguru and is visiting our Penn Valley campus during the Sattwadharman program as part of the Monastery’s continuing development as a sanctuary for cultural transmission.
A distinguished performer, scholar, and educator, Dr. Gope brings the rich musical heritage of Bengal and North Indian classical music to this year’s Sattwadharman Benefit. Her performance will be a special highlight of a program celebrating the preservation and living transmission of sacred art, music, wisdom, and indigenous traditions.
Broadcast from our Monastery in Penn Valley, California, our annual benefit weaves together the timeless beauty of exquisite art and culture with the heart-opening blessings of receiving wisdom directly from His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda.
As part of the Sattwadharman broadcast, His Holiness will share insights on value-based education, and how the integrated vision of our Nonprofit can safeguard indigenous knowledge and transmit precious self-empowerment techniques rooted in 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.
How to Watch the Livestream
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.
What You Support
Your sponsorships and donations will support the construction of an Art Studio attached to the Vedic Chanting Cottage and seed grant for publication projects by Quantum Imprints, LLC.
Besides functioning as the headquarters of Quantum Imprints LLC, this Art Studio will allow our rare arts, esoteric manuscripts, and precious relics to be safeguarded and allow a space to remaster these vintage artworks for community sharing.
The Chanting Cottage construction is now complete thanks to last year’s benefit event, and we are in the process of furnishing before move-in. The Chanting Cottage is designed to host devotee families on a time-share basis and other visiting Sanskrit chanters and scholars who will enhance our community service programs alongside His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda.
Proceeds from our art auction directly support children's traditional Vedic schools at our sister-institutions in India which use ancient Sanskrit-based accelerated learning techniques for memorization.
We welcome every participant to bless us by sharing in our vision of cultural transmission.
Online Auction & Fund a Need
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:
Use the Mobile App - Givi by Qgiv: Download Givi here on the App store or here on Google Play. Login using the email you registered with. You will receive a 6-digit code in your email from “Bloomerang” to complete your secure login. Add payment method to bid - if you would like to switch to cash or check payment please text us at 909-543-6003 and we can change your payment method.
Use a Web Browser: Click the “Log In” icon on the top right side of this webpage. Log in using the email you used during registration. You will receive a 6-digit code in your email from “Bloomerang” to complete your secure login. Add payment method in order to bid - if you would like to switch to cash or check payment please text us at 909-543-6003 and we can change your payment method.
Text or call us: Text 909-543-6003 with the Item # you would like to bid and/or the fund a need item you would like to sponsor. For auction items, specify your maximum bid and we will set up automated bidding for you! Bids will be placed automatically for you if you are outbid, but only up to your max bid. If you are not outbid, you will only pay the starting bid price.
Indigenous Curriculum
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 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.
Self Enquiry Life Fellowship is a top-rated Nonprofit that has maintained the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency since 2019. You can view our Nonprofit profile here.
About His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda
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.
Deep meditation on the Sanskrit verses of cardinal philosophies and monastic inquiry methods led to his profound realization. His Holiness teaches Vedic philosophies with exquisite clarity and initiates seekers into Himalayan meditation techniques.
He is among the very few adepts in the West to hold the degree of DLitt et Phil awarded by the university system in India due to his scholarly and meditative interpretation 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 seekers and devotees.
The global cultural transmission of the ancient Sanskrit-based indigenous heritage is primarily facilitated 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.
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 (Consortium of Institutions), Prayagraj, India
Vice President, Tripura Yogashram, Haridwar, India
About Sri Swami Asimananda Giri
Swami Asimananda Giri is a yogin and Himalayan breathwork adept. Her monastic name means bliss of unbounded expansiveness and her yoga practice embodies that spirit of that transcendence. Sri Swami Asimananda studies under the direct guidance of her monastic master, His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, founder of Nonprofit, Self Enquiry Life Fellowship. Known for her clarity, compassion, and depth of practice, Sri Swami Asimananda shares esoteric techniques of yoga and breathwork in a way that is accessible for yoga practitioners.
About Dr. Priyanka Gope
Dr. Priyanka Gope is an award-winning Bangladeshi classical vocalist, scholar, and educator whose distinguished career bridges performance, teaching, and academic research. A recipient of the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer, she has represented Bangladeshi music and culture on stages throughout Bangladesh and internationally.
Dr. Gope completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Classical Music with First Class honours at Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, India. She later earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Music at the University of Dhaka, where her doctoral research, The Aesthetics and Diversity of North Indian Classical Music, explored the rich aesthetic and stylistic traditions of Hindustani classical music.
As a recording artist, Dr. Gope has released solo recordings as well as numerous collaborative and mixed albums spanning classical music, Nazrul Sangeet, Rabindra Sangeet, and other musical traditions. Through her work as a performer, scholar, and teacher, she continues to contribute to the preservation, study, and living practice of the musical heritage of Bengal and the wider tradition of North Indian classical music.
Alongside her performing career, Dr. Gope has devoted herself to music education. She serves as Chairperson of the Department of Music at the University of Dhaka and has published numerous scholarly articles and presented her research at national and international seminars and conferences.
