अष्ट साधनानि — eight practices
समुच्चारणम्
- Developing clarity in speech through chanting
- Strengthening of vak-shakti
- Instilling confidence to speak comprehensibly and clearly
मननम्
Repetition & Recall
- Improving focus, concentration through setting mind on continuous chanting
- Strengthening of buddhi-shakti
- Maintain consistency and discipline in routine
प्रोत्साहनम्
- Seeking lessons from the world around us
- Viewing others as a source of knowledge by understanding real world struggles and successes
- Encouraging humility and passion to work for oneself and others
प्रबोधनम्
- Learning to apply logic to analyse situations rationally and remove distorted perceptions
- Distinguishing between reality and assumptions
- Formulating appropriate responses to diverse circumstances
पर्यालोचनम्
- Cultivating Viveka – the power to decide which aspects are conducive to growth and well-being and which are not
- Encouraging accepting all parts of oneself yet recognising need for growth and change
प्रवर्तनम्
Transformation
- Inculcating the practice of setting one’s own standards and evaluating progress against ourselves and not external benchmarks
- Encouragement of independent decision making and finding satisfaction within oneself
अन्वेषणम्
- Search for those principles in the shastras that guide our life and help us know our true selves
- Shodhana and adhyayana: Research into shaastric principles through reading, contemplation and application
अनुशासनम्
- Adopting dharmic and vedantic principles and centring one’s thoughts, feelings and actions around those
- Staying firm and resolute to the values that are important to growth, no matter the challenge
Our Programmes
Swa-Avalokanam
Swa-Avalokanam is a set of modules designed to encourage self awareness and self control based on the principles of Bhagavad Geeta. It involves learning the shlokas; practicing the practicing the shlokas everyday with simple solutions to conflicting situations along with researching the principles and meaning behind Bhagavad Geeta shlokas. To know more about the modules and register, click here.
Shaastram Adheemahe
Shaastram Adheemahe is a certificate course in subjects of the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and Sanskrit. The programme spans across five years. Different subjects of the IKS are covered each year, and five levels of Sanskrit offered by Surasaraswati Sabha, Sringeri is offered across the five years. The courses are offered in two parts, the first half of the year is devoted to IKS and the second half to Sanskrit. To know more about the programme and register, click here.
Swaasthyam
Swaasthyam is an initiative for mental health – enompassing emotional, social, intellectual and behavioural development. Through this, we use principles of Western Psychology and Indian Mind Sciences to organise intervention programmes for children, workshops for parents and training programmes for instructors and educators. To know more about the programme and upcoming sessions, click here.
Shodhana Sangati
Shodhana Sangati is a research fellowship programme offered to undergraduate students interested in novel research regarding the Indic Knowledge System such as vedas, vedangas, darshanas, puranas, itihasas and specialised shastras along with their applications in modern fields. Interested students will be guided by postgraduate student mentors and industry experts. To register for the fellowship, click here.
Varshika Karyakrama
Chirantana conducts annual competitions, summer camps, educational sessions and community engagement trips. They are aimed towards active involvement of participants and encouragement of interaction to improve communication, develop empathy, develop solutions to problems, increased self reflection and engage in productive activity. To know more about the variety of programmes offered, click here.
Vichara-Manthanam (विचार -मन्थनम्)
Chirantana organises workshops and sessions with gurus, acharyas and industry professionals to offer exposure to specialised information and connect its participants with knowledgeable experts. To sign up for the upcoming workshops, click here.