Announcing Vedics Membership: An opportunity to learn and serve

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srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha

 

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Introducting Vedics Membership: A Concrete Basis to

Join and serve the cause of Ramanuja SampradAyam

 

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Dear Bhagavatha Bandhus:

 

It is with great pleasure we announce creation of a

membership framework to support the needs of the

growing Vedics community in the US. The hoary

tradition of Ramanuja sampradayam, which is the thread

that binds all sri vaishNavas together as a global

family, is a great store house of divine knowledge and

wisdom, a spiritual basis for life that at once

connects every sentient being in an inalienable,

binding relationship with the ultimate divine reality,

srImannArAyaNa.

 

The Vedics Foundation (www.vedics.net,

www.radioramanuja.com ), established primarily to

address the needs of Sri Vaishnavas in North America,

has built a substantive and comprehensive base of

resources related to Ramanuja darshanam. Designed to

provide the interested seeker books, publications and

learning assistance in multiple media and formats

(from conventional books to web-based courses and

tools to live tele-classes), the Vedics Library now

boasts of an unparalleled collection of books and CDs

on both the fundamentals and abstruse aspects of the

Sri Vaishnava sampradayam. In addition, a fundamental

objective of the Vedics organization has been to

provide every interested person access to the true

spirit of sri Ramanuja's vision, a vision of universal

compassion and inclusion, a spirit of service towards

God and Man. To this end, Vedics is involved in

supporting multiple causes in India and in the US,

from maintenance / support of divya deshams to

organizing and conducting discourses by authentic

scholars of the tradition, to providing learning

resources and information on the true essence of the

vEdic philosophy of sri vaishNavam.

 

In an effort to make these resources easily available

to everyone and to facilitate the opportunity for a

diverse audience to benefit from the timeless message

of Vedic truths enshrined in Azhvar / Acharya

outpourings, the Vedics Foundation now provides a

simple membership framework for all desirous devotees,

a mechanism to access a wealth of authentic

information related to the Sri Vaishnava philosophy

and way of life.

 

These resources include authentic books on the true

vision of the Ramanuja sampradayam from India, CDs of

discourses from leading vidwans and an ongoing series

of live discourses from the best upanyasakas in the

sampradayam, an informative web site and an online

course on the fundamentals of the philosophy.

 

Benefits of Vedics Membership

 

Ø Free copies of a number of authentic

publications in English, related to the fundamentals

of Sri Vaishnava philosophy and way of life.

 

Ø Access to a comprehensive list of books

imported from India that can be procured at

members-only, discounted prices

 

Ø Access to free CDs of upanyasams (discourses)

on a number of fundamental topics

 

Ø Access to audio cassettes on divya prabandham

chanting and other relevant material

 

Ø Access to a comprehensive set of CDs (over 100

titles) available as part of the Vedics archives made

available at discounted, members-only prices

 

Ø Free access to live, weekly discourses from the

most authoritative and knowledgeable Acharyas and

upanyasakas from India. These currently include

eminent scholars such as Sri MA Venkata Krishnan

Swamy, Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swamy, Sri Vanamamalai

Jeeyar Swamy, and Sri ES Bhoovarahachar Swamy

 

Ø Access to free, live learning resources (weekly

/ monthly classes to learn divya prabandham, daily

prayers, methods of worship etc), including a Vedics

online course on Sri Vaishnavam

 

Ø Access to a comprehensive web site designed to

support needs of devotees in terms of

 

§ Details about Azhvars and Acharyas

 

§ Sri Vaishnava festivals and Acharya

thirunakshatrams

 

§ Divya deshams and their history

 

§ Pictures and images of Perumal, Azhwars and

Acharyas

 

§ Information about visiting divya deshams

 

§ Online support to address specific needs of

members

 

 

Members are provided with an initial welcome package

of membership consisting of important books,

cassettes, CDs and an identity card. Each member is

provided with a unique ID that would facilitate free

access to all Vedics resources, including the web

site, learning tools, classes and tele-discourses.

 

More information on how to become a member can be

obtained from:

 

http://www.vedics.net/membership/index.html

 

If you have any questions or need assistance, please

feel free to contact any of the the Vedics

cooridnators listed at www.vedics.net

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

 

Sridhar Srinivasan

Vedics Membership Cooridnator

 

 

 

 

 

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