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Objectives of Vedanta Mission
Vedanta Mission is an organization dedicated to the cause of propagation of the
vision of Vedanta the world over. The organization was established in 1992 in
Bombay by H.H. Swami Atmananda Saraswati after his Gita Gyana Yagna at
the Patwardhan Gardens in Bandra at that time. Since then the
organizations has grown in a big way and its network has spread to different
parts of he country and the world.
What is Vedanta ?
Vedanta is the philosophy of life as given by the Vedas. It is the philosophy
of Sanatan Dharma or that which is commonly known as the Hindu religion.
Vedanta is a compendium of the knowledge regarding all those truths &
tenets of life which are relevant at all times & places. The word Vedanta
literally means that which is revealed in the end of Vedas, it is a synonym for
Upanishads. It also implies that which is the culmination of all knowledge.
Upanishads are the valid means of knowledge to know the truth of one's Self
& realise one’s oneness with God - which is indeed the culmination of all
knowledge & possibilities.
Vedanta
has been the divine elixir drunk by the innumerable Rishi's, saints & sages
of India, and in the modern times by some of the greatest thinkers and
philosophers of the world. Vedanta was lived & taught by Lord Sri Ram and
Sri Krishna. The glory of Sanatan Dharma was re-established in the soil
of India by one of the greatest philosopher, teacher of the world -
Sri Adi Sankaracharya by his works & commentries on Vedanta. The message of
Vedanta alone was thundered by Swami Vivekananda to the world a century back.
Vedanta alone was dynamically propogated all over the world by Swami
Chinmayananda - the founder of Viswa Hindu Parishad & Chinmaya Mission.
Continuing the great tradition now Poojya Guruji Swami Atmananda
Saraswatiji brings the divine message of Vedanta to the world through his
dynamic organization appropriately called the Vedanta Mission. Vedanta
is in fact the best & ultimate which India can give to the world, not only
to facilitate opening of the floodgates of joy in man but also to make the
world a better place to live in as per the spirit of the famous quote Vasudhaeva
Kutumbakam i.e. the entire world is our family.
What
does Vedanta Mission do ?
All
religions reveal the right way of life based on truths of life. Any way of life
whether it is religious or so called secular has to have some philosophy behind
its precepts. Any way of life without a philosophy is an ideal recipe for
superstition and any philosophy without a religion to facilitate living its
tenets is more of an idealism. Existence of some logic, reason or lets say
philosophy is an integral part of everyone's life. Everyone, knowingly or
unknowingly, has some philosophy of life, in as much as that everyone has some
conviction as to what is the truth of life, what is this life all about, and
things of that kind which all the philosophers the world over strive to
address. However, very few people care to see whether their basis of life holds
any water or not. If the very basis of life is erroneous then however much we
strive we alone will be the real losers at the end of the game. Therefore it is
extremely necessary to have ones philosophical basis right, based on facts
& truths of life. The thoughtless one's alone say that 'I am doing this
because everyone is doing'. A life based on thoughtlessness, delusions and
erroneous conclusions is bound to lead to sorrow, misery and futility. Thus it
is extremely necessary to see that the philosophical basis of everyone's life
is based on facts and not imaginations. It will indeed be one of the greatest
service to the mankind if someone sees to it that the philosophical basis of
everyone's life is based on facts. That alone is the humble goal of Vedanta
Mission.
