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About Purna Vidya

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Mission and Purpose

Welcome to Purna Vidya. Embrace yourself with Vedic way of living.

Purna Vidya Foundation was conceived, envisioned and actualized by Swamini Pramananda (affectionately known as Ammaji), inspired by her Guru, Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati, in 2014 with its centers in Coimbatore and Uttarkashi and an ashram at Palakkad, India.

It's MISSION and PURPOSE is to connect with every individual at every stage of life from childhood onwards to facilitate inner growth, achieve inner peace and universal oneness, based on the ṛiṣi tradition of vedānta and teachings of cultural heritage.

Donations are welcome to sustain the efforts to propagate the knowledge of ṛiṣi paramparā.

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  • The programs offered by the four pillars of Purna Vidya guide a person with the principles of universal dharma in every stage of one’s life, leading them towards the destination of harmony and oneness.
  • The self-awakening programs are courses on the tenets of Advaita Vedānta, which teaches the philosophy of oneness and helps seekers actualize the same in their personal lives. Courses include study of Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā, Prakaraṇa Granthas, and so on.
  • The Saṃskṛtam programs guide students of the literary tradition to access the ancient classical scriptures through the study of Paniniyan Saṃskṛtam.
  • The Heritage programs begin with parent-child bonding retreats, learning of the culture based value education, awareness workshops as well as teacher training programs. The courses include study of Rāmāyaṇa, Bhāgavatam, Mahābhārata, Values, Religious Disciplines, Culture, Sanātana Dharma, Vedic Literature.
  • The Yoga program offers unique courses in the study of phonetics of the Saṃskṛtam language along with the recitation and meaning of each word of the yoga-sūtras. It also offers programs for learning the Bhagavad Gītā and Tattvabodha, as the philosophy segment to the course.

Programs of the above four pillars are delivered through different modes as online, residential and outreach programs. Join the program of your choice. Immerse in the spiritual fabric of India and Celebrate Life.

Purna Vidya Centers

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Purna Vidya centers are designed for your repose and the retreats enable the contemplation process in finding inner peace and bliss. Retreats help you to connect in depth with Vedic wisdom and unearth the energetic yoga processes to awaken your spiritual self and explore beyond the materialistic acquisition and fleeting experiences of day to day life.

Whether you find yourself at Tapasyalayam high up in the Himalayas or in the plains of Coimbatore at Purna Vidya Foundation surrounded by magical mountain ranges or in the tropical lands of Kerala at Sri Venugopalaswamy Ashram, each center offers the perfect combination of peaceful surroundings and teachings that your spirit seeks.

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Global Peace via Education, Environment and Diversity.

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- Ammaji

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Education

Sponsoring complete education for under privileged kids, free tuitions to children and imparting Purna Vidya study programs through value based cultural education to schools, colleges, institutions, villages, communities and families are few of the educational projects run by Purna Vidya.

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Annadaan (Donation of Food)

Atithyam, hospitality, is integral to the Indian consciousness and is considered to be able to serve another. It is one of the Pañchamahāyajñas, one of the five great offerings.

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Environment

Lakhs of people visit the Ganga belt each year, to pay thier tributes to the only ancient living civilisation and experience the Deva Bhumi. Purna Vidya focuses on educating the importance of ecological, mythological and cultural significance of the places on Ganga belt. Ganga-se-ghar-tak is one of the projects that creates awareness on Gangetic belt for protection of the purity and maintenance of hygiene along Ganga banks up to the village.

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Diversity

Promoting skill development in rural women and make them more self-dependent. Women empowerment projects that generate income for women by knitting caps, mufflers and making paper bags & other items are driven to achieve self-sustainability. Purna Vidya Gram programs teach vocational skills, waste management, hygiene and offers medical care.

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Volunteer for Seva

Doing Seva, service is a blessing in one's life for discovering the joy of giving to others one's knowledge, skills, time, etc. without any expectations. Purna Vidya provides us a sacred space for learning and sharing the age-old wisdom of the ṛiṣis with our human family. Join us and discover your inner spiritual potential of being a contributor to the world and not a consumer.

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Testimonials

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What an awakening this morning! I was able to open the link last night and listened again to the first sequence with Ammaji to "fall asleep". I am very grateful to have experienced this weekend. I feel I have found the "Red Thread"... today I just want to say with the simple words: "Happy, perfectly happy" I am! Also, I am already in the Gita Group Switzerland with, tonight 6 pm! Everything else will be seen. Read More

- Shanti Fuhr

The teacher training with Ammaji's philosophy-course was amazing! She has such a profound knowledge and her art to teach is so full of experience, humor and good examples that we could understand even difficult themes. She explains them in such a gripping, exciting way that I could listen to her for hours. Read More

- Caroline

What an amazing course, ashram and teachers. I have been studying yoga for the last 13 years and this was the first course I feel I have gone into the heart of the true teachings of philosophy of yoga. Ammaji is an wonderful, engaging and inspiring teacher. Not only is the format of the course very well constructed but the delivery holds your attention. Everything about this place : the rooms, the food, the schedule, is excellent, but the best thing about it, is this is the real deal. If you are looking for authentic teaching of Vedanta in India, this is the place. Look no further. Read More

- Lucilla Hammond

I am very humbled and grateful for the teachings received at Purna Vidya Foundation during the one month Advaita Vedanta Course. Swamini Pramananda, “Ammaji”, is an inspiring and knowledgeable teacher that gave us a comprehensive understanding of this Vedantic text. She has the wonderful capacity to bring the teaching alive, full of anecdotes and being extremely funny at times. So although the concepts are hard to grasp by them elves, through her guidance it seems much easier. This was a treasure in itself and Ammaji’s comments were spot on. Furthermore Swamiji’s Samskritam classes were pure joy and gave us an opportunity to dip into this ancient and sacred language. Chanting, pūjā’s and meditation rounded up each day in our spiritual journey. Finally, the love and compassion demonstrated by them to all of us was priceless and indeed, in a true Vedanta ..... amazingly , they don’t charge for their teaching and are only supported through donations. Another opportunity to open your heart and give and receive love. In summary, this has been an invaluable, uplifting and enrichening experience which I highly who is looking for deep and lovingly spiritual knowledge. The ashram in Coimbatore is the perfect place to dive deep into this knowledge, offering a contemplative environment surrendered by beautiful forests and hills. Read More

- Om Anandi Uruguai

Ammaji's words express such brilliant clarity that they carry me into deeper insights with each listen. Her Vedanta teachings are not only pain reliever for the mind, but also for the heart. This is how hearing becomes an understanding and from that seeing and living with different eyes!.

- Nina Tiltmann

My journey with Ammaji started 5 years ago. She is a wonderful teacher who explains the Vedantic wisdom in a way everyone can understand. Through her teachings the way I relate to myself and the world has changed dramatically.

- Gela Fee Fischer

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