Initiatives

Adhyatmik Foundation’s activities focus on the dissemination of the Teachings to help people achieve a balanced and healthy approach to life, with an emphasis on appropriate lifestyle changes. The objective is to open the doors of Knowledge to enable people of all traditions, cultures and beliefs – age, origin or gender – to enhance their health, happiness and understanding and meaning in life. In line with its mission, the Foundation has embarked on the following initiatives mentioned below.

Sanctuary for Peace

The Sanctuary for Peace is a universal meeting place for people from all over the world to gather and commune in an atmosphere of harmony, refuge and inspiration, celebrating the greatness of the eternal spirit. Its inspiration, vision and guiding mission are to provide a unique sanctuary in America for personal transformation and global reconciliation among groups beyond all the possible boundaries and distinctions that divide the human family.

The Sanctuary for Peace is intended ultimately to inspire and celebrate what is most noble in the human spirit for the flowering of human potential in all and the highest contribution to world culture.
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Purna Health Management System

This ambitious and important project focuses on the development and launching of a broad-based health management system for the different stages of life, emphasizing the philosophical and spiritual pursuits throughout the life according to the Vedic tradition. There are four key stages based on age: Brahmacharya (0-25 covering 0-5 infancy, 6-15 childhood and young teenager, 16-25 late teenager and young adult), Grihstha (25-50 covering the entry into the world of work, responsibility and challenge),

Vanprastha (50-75 covering the period of mild reflection, retirement from hard work to light work and relaxation) and Sanyasa (75 onwards, covering the stage of renunciation of more worldly pursuits to focus on spiritual and philosophical pursuits). One of the key points Dr Svami Purna emphasizes is that anyone can live to be 100 years old- provided a person follows an approach to life that is consistent with the Vedic and Yogic teachings that embody the Purna Health Management System.

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Save Ganga Save Himalaya Initiative

The Ganges River is not only the most important but also the most sacred river in India. “Mother Ganga” is a beloved site and important symbol of India’s age-long culture and spiritual heritage. High Beings have sat on her banks emitting their Divine Energy and her purifying waters are used for innumerable sacred rituals each day. Millions of people come from all over the world just to bathe in her water every year, offer their prayers and seek the blessings of Mother Ganga.

Unfortunately, with the development of modern India the Ganges river has now become a destination for tourist activities and attractions such as water sports. It is now commonplace to see people engaging in quiet prayer along the banks of the Ganga while rafting boats rush by with shouting tourists. The Foundation is now in support of efforts to stop these activities in pilgrimage site areas so that Mother Ganga can remain protected and honored as the sacred site it is.

If you’d like to contribute to this important project please donate on the Save Ganga Save Himalaya website: www.SaveGangaSaveHimalaya.org (clickable link)

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ParaNadam

Paranadam is a musical initiative guided by the Highest Teachings of Truth and by the intention to express the beauty and essence of such perennial Teachings. Through open collaboration, musical talent comes together to create beautiful musical works to be shared for the ages to come. In the spirit of devotion, these offerings are made for the benefit of others. This sound or vibration is a reflection of the same love, wisdom and beauty that has been passed down through the ages and which has such immense power to inspire us from within in unimaginably positive ways.

This universal initiative is also carried by the intention to serve humanity, and as such, supports many humanitarian causes through the work of various non-profit projects, such as Adhyatmik Foundation and www.SaveGangaSaveHimalaya.org.

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Humanitarian Relief

While the work of the Foundation is focused on the overall objective of the dissemination of the Highest Teachings under Svamiji’s guidance, practical support is also given where and when appropriate in an ongoing manner globally. Adhyatmik Foundation supports, when the need arises, various relief operations established to address the humanitarian concerns caused by man made and natural disasters around the world. In some cases, Adhyatmik Foundation will partner with organizations to work jointly on projects.

In other cases, the Foundation collects and distributes funds to reputable organizations that have established links with the areas in need of relief supplies and resources.

Current Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Women's Initiative

Being born as a woman is a blessing, bringing with it a great mission. Women are “life givers” – the great supporter of life throughout the ages – as mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, and companions. Qualities to acknowledge, empower and be grateful for include women’s intuitive nature, capacity for the unconditional love of the mother, patience, compassion and nurturance. Indeed, the energy – “Shakti” – has been acknowledged as essential for all.

Svamiji teaches that from the spiritual point of view, the female represents the Goddess. “In Sanskrit, the male is the outer manifesting Being. The female is an internal manifestation, because the female is the holder of energy. She is oriented to family and creating and nourishing life.”

“Women did not need to become teachers, because they were teachers by giving birth to their children. The mother is the first Guru. She fulfilled the role of Guru by being the mother, so she did not feel that she needed to expand. But if she decides to expand, nothing can prevent her from becoming the full Devi, Goddess.”

The women's initiative focuses on developing Retreats and conferences enabling women to connect and nurture the divine qualities given as "life givers" and great supporters of life.

International Women’s Day Initiative 2019

In India we are raising awareness of key challenges which still persist and that are often gender related through collaboration with many not for profit organizations. This year on International Women’s Day (whose theme is commented upon further by Dr Linda Spedding in www.womeninlawinternational.com) we would like to highlight this through our connection with Samaj Unnayan Kendra (SUK) (Society for Harvesting Future) whose activities largely focus on the Sunderban region in West Bengal, India. SUK has been working on the challenges of Disability & Development and SUK believes that women having disability have to face more challenges as they are more vulnerable. In recognition of this issue every year on 8th March, SUK observes this day where the participants are invited to raise greater awareness of their plight. They are mainly women with disability, women having disabled children, acid affected (victim) women, women who lost their husband or son(s) due to tiger attacks, trafficked and rescued girls/women living in hard to reach, backward area.

Samaj Unayan Kendra's vision is to achieve the following Goals:
- To offer opportunities for personal growth and development, skill enhancement by providing technical and vocational skills.
- To motivate and recognize and person’s efforts and achievement so that one can recognize one’s own worth.
- To empower the poor and marginalized communities through economic and social development.
- To provide ongoing support system and services to the target group beneficiaries through efficient and readily available management information system.

This year we are also going to consider the theme and issues of concern as we observe and celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday, 8th March 2019 while on retreat in Rishikesh in the Himalayas under Svamiji’s Guidance.