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Why
the Upanishads?
The Upanishads are the
flowering of the Indian
Spiritual tradition. One
of the fascinating
features of the Upanishads
is their love and fearless
quest of Truth. The spirit
of enquiry which possessed
the Upanishadic Rishis led
them to fearlessly
question even their gods
and tenets of their
traditional faiths in the
light of reasoning. They
discovered very early in
history the difference
between opinion and Truth.
Paying encomium to the
Upanishads, the great
thinker Schopenhauer says,
“In the whole world
there is no study so
beneficial and so
elevating as that of the
Upanishads. It has been
the solace of my life; it
will be the solace of my
death.” Texts and Course
Duration The course will
be for a duration of 31
days – Feb 1st to March
2nd , 2008 (both days
inclusive). During this
period you will be
studying three Upanishads:
Isa, Kena and Mundaka
Upanishads.
Who
can participate?
Anyone who is exposed
to the basics of Vedanta,
few chapters of Gita and
some Prakarana Granthas
are eligible to join this
course. The participant
should not be more than 70
years as on Jan 2008 and
should not have any
serious health problem.
Pujya Gurudev Swami
Chinmayanada exhorts the
Upanishadic students, “I
must request you all not
to enter the Upanishad
class in an innocent faith
that dulls the intellect
but to reach here in a
burning spirit of research
and scholarship, in a
gushing desire for seeking
and discovery, to know, to
question, andto
understand.”
Course
Acharya
Swamini Niranjanananda is
a senior monk of the
Chinmaya Mission. She
served as Principal of the
Chinmaya Vidyalayas at
Chennai and Bangalore
before she joined the
Sandeepany Sadhanalaya.
Editor of the Tapovan
Prasad for almost a decade
and with many yajnas and
sadhana camps to her
credit, she is a very
experienced teacher of
Vedanta. Presently she
serves as Acharya of
Chinmaya International
Foundation, the academic
front of the Chinamaya
Mission worldwide.
Course
Venue
The sacred Adi Sankara
Nilayam, the maternal home
and birth place of Adi
Sankaracharya is the
course venue. Set in
Kerala’s lush green and
sylvan surroundings amidst
shrines and water ponds,
the venue has a spiritual
ambience which is most
ideal for study,
reflection and
meditation.
Course Scheme
The course will be for a
duration of 31 days – Feb 1st to March 2nd , 2008 (both
days inclusive). During this period
you will be studying
three Upanishads:
Isa, Kena and
Mundaka Upanishads.
Please
Note
- This residential course will be conducted
in the Gurukula style.
- There will not be any
holidays.
- Students must be prepared to put their
full effort in study, reflection and meditation.
- The
medium of instruction will be English.
- Sattvic
vegetarian food and comfortable accommodation will be
provided.
- Bring your
personal effects and medicines (if required).
Download
the brochure
Course Fee (non-refundable):
Residents of
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangaldesh, Maldives
and Afghanistan IRs.4,000; Other Residents
US$175
Registration
1.Online Registration
2. Offline Registration
To register, download the registration
form  , fill
the requested details and post it with your draft,
check, or money order, payable to 'Chinmaya
International Foundation', payable at State Bank of
Travancore at Piravom, or Ernakulam
.
Note:
Do not use Courier
to send your registration form or course
fee. Use only normal post or Speed Post.
Mail your form along with your course fee to:
Camp Coordinator
Chinmaya
International Foundation,
Adi Sankara
Nilayam,
Veliyanad, Ernakulam District,
Pin - 682
319,
Kerala, India.
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