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Morning Puja at Swami Tadatmananda’s Ashram

Morning puja performed by Swami Tadatmananda before meditation.
English translations of all mantras available here

New Year Day 2023 Celebration at Arsha Bodha Center

New Year Day 2023 Celebration at Arsha Bodha Center

Behind the Scenes — Video Production at Swami Tadatmananda’s Ashram

As promised, here is a brief look at the production of YouTube videos at Arsha Bodha Center. Swami Tadatmananda shows the crowded little studio in his ashram and describes the various steps required to produce and publish a video.

Guru Purnima Celebration 2022

Guru puja, chanting and discourse by Swami Tadatmananda, conducted at Arsha Bodha Center on July 16, 2022.

21st Anniversary Celebration of Arsha Bodha Center

A special program for our 21st anniversary with Swami Tadatmananda.

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20th Anniversary Celebration of Arsha Bodha Center

A special program for our 20th anniversary with Swami Tadatmananda./p>

Origin and Growth of Arsha Bodha Center 

This presentation describes the origin and development of our beautiful little ashram in Somerset, New Jersey where Swami Tadatmananda teaches Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita, meditation, chanting, and Sanskrit, following traditional methods learned from his guru, Pujya Swami Dayananda.

Satyagraha: Opera in Sanskrit about Mahatma Gandhi by Philip Glass 

This presentation is about the unique opera composed by Philip Glass based on Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle for social justice in South Africa. Its libretto consists entirely of Sanskrit verses from the Bhagavad Gita which are shown in subtitles. The opera explores Gandhi’s role in fighting injustice and compares him to Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita who had been reincarnated for the sake of restoring dharma — justice or righteousness