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Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual MannerDay 5I will accept myself and everyone as they are.
10/15/2026

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner

Day 5
I will accept myself and everyone as they are.

Vedic Sanskriti School (VSS) – Sunday School HighlightsVSS students participated in a variety of creative, educational, ...
10/14/2026

Vedic Sanskriti School (VSS) – Sunday School Highlights

VSS students participated in a variety of creative, educational, and cultural activities this Sunday. In preparation for the upcoming Dussehra celebrations, children painted diyas for fundraising and prepared a Chhota Ravan. AYMS students studied the *Law of Karma* chapter from VDAT-2 and attended a talk at the temple about the first Sanskar.

In Hindi class, students revised matras, practiced the ऋ की मात्रा through words such as कृपा and मर्यादा, and learned the अं की मात्रा through words such as पंख. The Rik group practiced writing Hindi swar along with their sounds. In VDAT class, students learned through a story how to be happy and content with whatever they have.

During the Vedic Values class, the Yajur group discussed Satvik food. The Samm group learned about Devatas and their different types, while the Atharv group explored Manusha Rakshaa, Devatas, and the three different kinds of human beings. These concepts were explained through engaging stories to make learning meaningful and accessible.

In Mantra class, students practiced the Bhojan Mantra, while the Music and Bhajan class focused on the basics of Indian classical music, including Aaroh and Avaroh.

Through these activities, students strengthened their Hindi language skills, Vedic understanding, cultural awareness, and musical foundations while developing creativity, moral values, and a deeper appreciation of Vedic teachings.

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner Day 4I will forgive others and never seek revenge.
10/14/2026

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner

Day 4
I will forgive others and never seek revenge.

10/14/2026

VEDIC WISDOM
Sacred tenets of Hinduism
RISHI DAYANANDA ANSWERS SOME CRITICAL QUESTIONS
1. The four castes [classes] came to exist by reason of the diversity of people’s occupations and professions. Example: People are called brahmins because they teach knowledge, kshatriyas because they rule the state, vaishyas because they generate wealth, and shudras because they are civil servants. Thus, the caste system ideally is based on vocational callings and occupations, and not on birth in a family. The present birth-based caste system started much after the Mahabharata War, about 1200 years ago. The statement that brahmins are born from God’s mouth is too literal, and so, absurd. The meaning is that brahmins do for society what the head [and mouth] does for the body. Brahmins articulate knowledge, and the head [and mouth] also articulates knowledge. Because knowledge is fundamental to the functioning of both society and body, brahmins are considered head-like and the head [brain] is brahmin-like. In the same way, other castes, in their own way, are also fundamental to the survival of society.
2. The sacred thread is a symbol of proficiency in knowledge. Brahmins wear the sacred thread because they strive for proficiency in learning. Without striving for knowledge, wearing the sacred thread reflects no purpose.
3. Living a good life involves speaking the truth and doing good to others.
4. Doing good to others aims at promoting the welfare of mankind.
5. Speaking the truth requires a person to say exactly what is in his mind.
6. We should engage in Sandhya-meditation morning and evening; we should act according to truth and we should be benevolent to others. These and other such actions are the most praiseworthy ones.
7. Reciting Mantras countless times without understanding their meanings hardly does any good to the aspirant. In repeatedly chanting God’s Name, we should strive to know Him and emulate Him in our actions. Mechanical repetitions of Mantras and tedious ceremonials bring no substantial benefit to the worshipper.
8. This manifest creation projects the creative genius and nurturing grandeur of the Creator. The creation informs us of the Creator.
9. God is One and He designs everything and everyone.
10. We do not see the Soul in a living being, but we infer the presence of the soul through the pain and pleasure the living being feels. We do not see God with our physical eyes, but we infer His presence through His creation. God is present in all living beings. The more aware we become, the more intensely we experience Him.
11. Devatas are beings who are learned. They shine with wisdom. An example of devatas is genuine pandits who are knowledgeable.
12. Sanskrit language exists since the beginning of creation. It is pure and correct and has no parallel in the family of languages.
13. Individual souls are countless in number, but they are similar in their nature.
(Vedic Scriptures - Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati -FROM A NEW BOOK - briefly explained by Dr. Satish Prakash,Ph.D., Vyakaran Acharya, International Arya Samaj Missionary, New York,USA)
Presented by Avinash Mehta.

10/13/2026

WISDOM OF SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI
महर्षि दयानन्द का अत्यन्त महत्त्वपूर्ण एवं मार्मिक वक्तव्य
Very important and vital speech of Maharshi Dayanand on proposal to set up a new organization (Arya Samaj) in 1875 at Mumbai.
१८७५ में मुम्बई में जब कई उत्साही सज्जनों ने स्वामी दयानन्द सरस्वती जी के समक्ष नया ‘समाज’ स्थापित करने का प्रस्ताव रखा, तब उस दीर्घद्रष्टा ऋषि ने अपनी स्थिति को स्पष्ट करते हुए और उन लोगों को सावधान करते हुए कहा –
“भाई, हमारा कोई स्वतन्त्र मत नहीं है । मैं तो वेद के अधीन हूं और हमारे भारत में पच्चीस कोटि (उस समय की भारत की जनसंख्या) आर्य हैं । कई-कई बात में किसी-किसी में कुछ-कुछ भेद है, सो विचार करने से आप ही आप छूट जाएगा । मैं संन्यासी हूं और मेरा कर्तव्य यही है कि जो आप लोगों का अन्न खाता हूं, इसके बदले जो सत्य समझता हूं, उसका निर्भयता से उपदेश करता हूं । मैं कुछ कीर्ति का रागी नही हूं । `चाहे कोई मेरी स्तुति करे या निन्दा करे, मैं अपना कर्तव्य समझ के धर्म-बोध कराता हूं । कोई चाहे माने वा न माने, इसमें मेरी कोई हानि लाभ नहीं है ।...आप यदि समाज से पुरुषार्थ कर परोपकार कर सकते हो, तो समाज स्थापित कर लो । इसमें मेरी कोई मनाई नहीं है । परन्तु इसमें यथोचित व्यवस्था न रखोगे तो आगे गड़बड़ाध्याय हो जाएगा ।
When some enthusiastic gentlemen put a proposal before Swami Dayanand Saraswati to set a new organization in 1975 in Mumbai, then that fore sighted seer made them cautious after making his position clear on the subject:
“Brothers, we have no independent faith. I am under the guidance of Vedas and there are twenty five crores (population of India at that time) noble persons in our India. There may be some difference of opinion, it will vanish itself after discussions. I am an ascetic and it is my duty to preach without fear whatever is true in return for the food I take from you. I am not hungry for fame. Some may like to praise or speak ill of me, I consider it my duty to apprise you of religion. Anybody may agree or not, I have no gain or loss in it. You may set up an organization if you can work to do welfare with the efforts of the society. I have no inhibition in it. If you do not keep proper management, it will jeopardize. (Continued)
{Refence book – History of Arya Samaj, Mumbai (Gujrati) by Damodar Das Sunder Das, page 8-9, Edition 1933 AD, 1989 Vikrami} by Bhavesh Mareja
English Translation – Avinash Mehta
Arya Samaj should look to the advice of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati expressed 150 years earlier and we should try to introspect and retrospect where we have reached in following the principles of Arya Samaj. Let good sense prevail for the unity among different groups to march forward to the path shown by RISHI MISSION - KRINVANTO VISHWAM ARYA Let us make the world noble for the welfare of humanity worldwide.

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner Day 3I will relinquish fault-finding and gossipping.
10/13/2026

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner

Day 3
I will relinquish fault-finding and gossipping.

Upanishad GangaSeries of Sessions on main UpanishadsEvery Monday 8 PM ESTZoom Meeting Id: 202 218 7401Passcode: 770678By...
10/12/2026

Upanishad Ganga
Series of Sessions on main Upanishads

Every Monday 8 PM EST
Zoom Meeting Id: 202 218 7401
Passcode: 770678

By Acharya Amol Kumar Ji

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual MannerDay 2I will stop judging people, especially when I am not aware of the facts....
10/12/2026

Celebrating Navraatri in a Spiritual Manner

Day 2
I will stop judging people, especially when I am not aware of the facts.

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