Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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Swami Shri Paramatmananda Saraswatiji

To help achieve inner strength
By Lokesh Kumar

He is the founder Acharya of Arsha Vidya Mandir, Rajkot. Arsha Vidya Mandir is a centre for learning the ancient wisdom revealed in Upanishads, Bhagwad Geeta and other spiritual text.

We human beings are blessed with an intellect. Living intelligently means to be mature. One becomes physically matured in course of time. But for intellectual maturity, one needs to understand certain facts about oneself, the world outside and the Creator of these two. We cannot postpone nor can afford to mature later; one has to work for it. The most significant mark of maturity is the degree of objectivity one has towards oneself, towards one’s ambitions and goals and towards the world outside. This is the secret of success.

To help people to achieve this inner growth Swami Shri Paramatmanandaji has been reaching out to the society for the last 30 years. Swami Paramatmanandaji is the desciple of H.H.Swami Dayanandaji.

Swami Paramatmanandaji is Secretary General of Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha. This apex Hindu body comprises the heads of various Sampradayas (traditions), which are more than 200 years old.

Shri Swamiji has designed various teaching modules for different segments of the society.These programmes are conducted at the Ashram centre as well as outside.

He is the founder Acharya of Arsha Vidya Mandir Rajkot. Arsha Vidya Mandir is a centre for learning the ancient wisdom revealed in Upanishads, Bhagwad Gita and other spiritual text. The activities are classified in five areas : Teaching of traditional text; Teaching Programmes for students; Teaching Programmes for teachers; Seminars, workshops for executives/Government officers-staff; and; Religious and social activities; Organisational-International

Pujya Swamiji has fervor and commitment to Indian traditional values and has a deep sense of concern towards the society which gets reflected in his work. His talks reveal clarity and a deep understanding of human life. Swamiji has a unique ability to expound the profound truths of scriptures in very simple language. Pu. Swamiji’s talks, with appropriate examples and methodical presentation in logical and lucid manner are very lively. Pu. Swamiji’s personal life reflects simplicity and love for one and all. Swamiji has been conducting courses in Geeta, Upanishad, Sanskrit and other texts.

Teaching traditional text
1984-2008 Five courses each of 2-year duration in Bhagwad Geeta and Upanishad at Rajkot;

1986-1994 Two courses each of 2-year duration in Bhagwad Geeta and Upanishad at Ahmedabad;

1984-2008 Forty two programmes/jnana yajnas each of 7-10 days duration in Bhagwad Geeta and Upanishad at various places in Gujarat & India ;

1984-2008 Seventeen residential programmes / spiritual camps each of 10-12 days duration in Bhagwad Geeta & Upanishad at Rishikesh/Coimbatore;

1984-2008 Basic Sanskrit learning courses, of one and half-year duration.

Teaching programme for students
1987-1994 Ten “Value and Heritage Learning” residential camps each of 5-7 days for school children;

1995-1998 Sixty “Value and Heritage Learning” residential camps each of 4 days for school children;

1998-2001 Sixty “Value and Heritage Learning” residential week-end camps for school children;

2003-2008 Sixty two “Value and Heritage Learning” residential week-end camps for school children;

1988-2008 Thirty one-day camps for school/college students.

Teaching programmes for teachers
2003-2005 A special project - 5-day residential “Culture and Value Education Taining Programme” for Teachers / B.Ed students sponsored by HRD Ministry. More than 400 participants were trained.

2005-2008 More than 1000 Teachers / B.Ed students imparted the above mentioned training.

2001-2008 Resource person / visiting faculty to Academic College, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.

Seminar/Workshops for executives/Government officers/Staff
2000-2001 Four 7-day training programmes for class-II / class-III employees of Rajkot District Collectorate and jilla Panchayat

2000-2001 5-day training programmes for class-II/class-III employees of Post-office, Rajkot Circle

2001-2008 Lectures at various Management Associations

2001-2008 One-day / Half-day seminar for various companies like Bank of India, IPCL, Videocon Industries Ltd., Reliance Industries, Bombay Stock Exchange, etc.

2004-2008 One-day “Attitudinal Change” training programme for employees of PGVCL. Employees of eight districts of Saurashtra. About 8,500 employees trained so far.

Religious and social activities :

Ashram has a huge and beautiful temple, where traditional pooja and yagnas are performed regularly. All festivals are celebrated with devotional fervor in traditional manner. Vedas are also chanted regularly at the Ashram.

Various Vedic Samskaras such as Upanayanam, Namakaranam etc. are also performed in traditional way.

On behalf of Indian Red Cross Society—Tamil Nadu branch, Pujya Swamiji co-ordinated the relief and rehabilitation work for the earth-quake affected people of Saurashtra. The total cost of relief material and rehabilitation work was around four and a half crores.

Various seva work (service to humanity) like seva to Adivasis, poor children, poor families, etc are also undertaken.

Organisation International :
Pujya Swami Shri Parmatmanandaji is Secretary General of Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha.

Pujya Swamiji is actively involved in Dharma Samstha Pramukh Sabha.

Pujya Swamiji is Chairing /Board Member of various Institutions/trusts.

International
Pujya Swamiji was organizsing committee member and actively participated in “Hindu Jewish Leadership Summit held at Delhi in February, 2007.

Swamiji represented Hinduism at the “Board Meeting of World Council of Religious Leaders” at Singapore- July, 2007.

Pujya Swamiji represented Hinduism at “Asia-Africa Spiritual Summit - Awakening of Global Compassionate Leadership” organised by Dharma Druma Mountain Foundation - Taiwan. Swamiji visited Israel alongwith the delegation of Hindu religious leaders for a dialogue with the Rabbinet (Jewish religious leaders) in February, 2008 and an important agreement was inked between these two old traditions. Swamiji represented Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha at Israeli Presidential Conference at Jerusalem in May, 2008. As Secretary General of Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha was the<b> first to raise voice against SSCP. </b> Pujya Swamiji was National Co-ordinator for Shri Rama Sethu Protection Movement.

(Swami Paramananda Saraswati, Arsha Vidya Mandir, Munjaka, Near Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat.)
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