JAYATU SAMSKRITAM ! JAYATU MANUKULAM !! AVB WINTER BREAK starts on December 1st 2025.
Background & Means to accomplish
The following means will be adopted to accomplish the mission:
1. Vedic Heritage: Teaching the Sanaatana Dharma traditions and philosophies exalted by the wise for generations;
2. Sanskrit: Teaching the language that provides access to the vast Vedic literature and scriptures;
3. Seva: Service to the domestic and larger community with deep heartfelt care. Seva is a means for self-growth.
Programs & Activities (Refer to our Classes and Chanting Services)
1. Bhagavad Gita – Addressing every day stress and inadequacies - Following a program of study developed by His Holiness Poojya Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
2. VedicHeritage Classes for Children, Vedic Mathematics
3. Vedic Chanting for all ages
4. Special prayer / chanting sessions and festivals to imbibe the Vedic Culture
5. Yoga and Ayurveda study sessions for all ages, including Sun Salutations - Soorya NamaskAr; Implementing "Measured Yoga Therapy" in partnership with the "Life in Yoga Institute"
6. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Level Sanskrit classes, Family Samskritam Camps
7. Long-weekend retreats focused on learning specific scriptural texts
8. Coaching for boy and girl scouts in accomplishing their NAHA Dharma / Karma Awards
9. Study and Chanting sessions exclusively for women
10. Guided Group Meditation sessions
11. Seva in various forms, some of which are listed below...
SHANTI-A Journey of Peace, NAYANI - a Dance Expression, PRABHAVATI - The Love Story of an Asura Princess, MEGHADOOTAM - The Cloud Messenger, SUNDARA KAANDAM - a Signet of Hope
All India Movement (AIM) For Seva, Seva in rural India by young adults, Global Youth Leadership Program (GYLP)
HAF NextGen Essay Contest 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (1), 2012 (2), 2013, 2014, Hindu Mahasabha of America,
Samskrita Bharati, ISKCON Gita Jayanti, Inter-faith Talks, Hindu University of America (HUA)
Samskritam for Independent Study / Foreign Language Credit for high-schoolers in the USA,
Helping kids whose parents suffer from Cancer @ Camp Kesem,
Protecting Cows from being slaughtered once they stop giving milk, especially the Indian breed of cows and calves;
Funding free eye surgeries for the poor and downtrodden people in rural India; and
Organizing visits and socially awakening talks by eminent intellectual and spiritual leaders for reducing stress levels and maintaining mental tranquility.