About the Gurukul
Over the years true meaning of Vedas and other philosophies have been lost in rituals and blind faith. We aim to revive the true Gurukul (vedic school) culture. A guidance that is custom fit, to take you from where you are, to the ultimate never ending bliss.
This Gurukul will
- Provide a ripe environment for seekers to become aware of Vedas and other philosophies
- Guide how Vedas and other philosophies can be incorporated in your day to day living to live a better and meaningful life
- Encourage seekers to pursue the path of Spirituality with an active participation, questioning and reasoning
This Gurukul will also serve as a place to bring together other Senior Saints and Sages to help them continue their quest to reach even higher levels of Spirituality while collaboratively researching and exploring further.
Mission
Life is a beautiful gift when wisdom lifts it to a higher plane, otherwise it can become a burden and pain. A beautiful life is liberated from misery, liberated from dependence on others for happiness, liberated from the fear of death, liberated from depression and stress, liberated from all those issues that are hindrance to elevate our life to eternal happiness and peace. In absence of such liberation, we deprive ourselves of living our life with all its dimensions. What mistake is bounding us, not to live our life in totality, but in a very small portion? What action should we take, so that we could enjoy our liberated life in its entirety? What is spirituality and how by not being aware of it, we could be harming ourselves?
Answers to all these questions and more forms the base and leads you to a quest to realize your better, higher and blissful self. At our Gurukul a dynamic interactive environment will help you to realize a state of effortless, never ending, causeless bliss. Maharshi Ji aims to spread awareness about Vedanta.
Our philosophy
At our Gurukul your (seeker’s) quest would be interactive with the Master. Our philosophy is to:
- Help you (seeker) understand that you are an important part of the equation of your spiritual journey. To help you recognize that you are unique and so is your path. Each seeker is an individual and what works for one may not work for another
- Help you (seeker) understand how you can ensure that your goal aligns with the path you are following
- How you (seeker) can validate at every stage of the path that the proceedings being done by you will indeed lead you to your spiritual goal
- Help you (seeker) understand why a certain proceeding is not giving you the expected results and what may be done about it
What we don’t do
We are not and don’t aim to create a sect, a religious organization or an organization geared to initiate you under a Guru. Only true seekers, who are in the search of Ultimate Bliss/Truth, will be taken under the tutelage of Maharshi Sahaj.
Life at the Gurukul
A true Gurukul is one where just by being there, its energy brings you to a higher spiritual state. Where everything in the Gurukul helps to elevate you in your meditation. The Gurukul walls, floor, room structure, placement with respect to Sun, shape of the roof, and proximity to natural formations all contribute to its total energy. We have a land with positive energy, and aim to design the Gurukul such that everything in it contributes positive energy which helps uplift the meditator, to a higher state.
- Shravan Spiritual discourse, question & answer session with Maharshi Ji
- Manan Individual repeated contemplation on the teachings
- Meditation Pranayama, meditation
- Satsang Satsang involves discourses on Vedic scriptures, followed by Question and Answer sessions.
- Classes Offline classes are held in person at the Gurukul, where seekers study the texts together and ask their questions face to face.
- Discussion Discussion sessions with fellow seekers
- Seva Seva, yoga and other physical activity
Daily schedule
- First wake-up bell
- Final wake-up bell
- Shravan: Spiritual discourse, question & answer session with Maharshi Ji
- Manan: Individual repeated contemplation on the teachings
- Pranayama, meditation
- Breakfast: Nourishing, sattvic meal सात्विक
- Personal time (Take a walk, or do personal activities with the facilities available at the sanctuary)
- Lunch: Nourishing, sattvic meal सात्विक
- Personal time: Take a walk, have discussion sessions with fellow seekers, seva, or do personal activities with the facilities available at the sanctuary
- Shravan: Spiritual discourse, question & answer session with Maharshi Ji
- Manan: Individual repeated contemplation on the teachings
- Health programme: Yoga, other physical activity (badminton, seva etc.)
- Dinner
- Lights out
The health programme is compulsory for everyone staying at the Gurukul.
Stay at the Gurukul
The Gurukul is only for serious seekers, those whose main goal in life is seeking the truth. Live and study alongside Maharshi Ji in a simple and disciplined setting.
- Classes and Satsang with Maharshi Ji
- Simple accommodation
- Compulsory health programme: seva, badminton and other physical activity
- A life dedicated to truth