SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP
PO BOX 30627, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130 hansavedas.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF PRECIOUS STREAMS OF KNOWLEDGE, SPECIFICALLY A.THE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF THE ANCIENT VEDIC ORDER WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ESOTERIC SCIENCES OF PRAYER, MEDITATION AND MONASTICISM.B.THE RESEARCH OF THE SACRED SANSKRIT SCRIPTURES, TEXTS AND MANUSCRIPTS.C.THE NONSECTARIAN TEACHINGS OF THE AUTHENTIC VEDIC TRADITION, INCLUDING THAT OF THE MYSTICAL HIMALAYAN YOGA LINEAGES.

DISSEMINATING THE AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND HOLISTIC LEARNING FROM THE VEDIC WISDOM TEACHINGS THAT LEAD TO SALVATION THROUGH MEDITATION.

THE NONPROFIT, SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP (SELF) EARNED THE GUIDESTAR PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY IN 2019. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW SELF WAS AWARDED THE HONOR OF BEING A "TOP-RATED" NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BY GREAT NONPROFITS, THE RATINGS AND REVIEWS WEBSITE FOR US NONPROFITS. THIS AWARD WAS GRANTED DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL REVIEWS OF SELF'S PROGRAM SERVICES BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THROUGH ITS PUBLIC FELLOWSHIPS, SELF DIRECTLY SERVES THE PUBLIC; AND OVER 8900 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CURRENTLY COMPRISE THE NONPROFIT'S DATABASE. MANY OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ROUTINELY RECEIVE SERVICES AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS DELIVERED BY SELF, SUCH AS PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, SPIRITUAL DISCOURSES, SACERDOTAL BLESSINGS, GUIDED MEDITATIONS AND WISDOM TEACHINGS THROUGH REGULAR CONGREGATIONS AND REGULAR LIVESTREAM BROADCASTS. A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF SEEKERS PARTICIPATE IN SELF'S PUBLIC FELLOWSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDE INVITED LECTURES, THEMATIC DISCOURSES, WORKSHOPS ON WELLNESS AND BREATHING (PRANAYAMA), MEDITATION RETREATS, HEALING PRAYER SERVICES OR PEACE MASSES, INITIATIONS INTO HIMALAYAN MEDITATION, AND AUTHENTIC VEDIC FIRE CEREMONIES (HOMA). THESE EVENTS CONSTITUTE "SPECIAL" FELLOWSHIPS. TO THIS EFFECT, SELF HAS HOSTED 352 PUBLIC "SPECIAL" EVENTS OR FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH 2019 IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND WORLDWIDE. THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE "REGULAR" FELLOWSHIP SERVICES WHICH ARE ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE NONPROFIT HAS ITS HEADQUARTERS, "REGULAR" FELLOWSHIPS AND MEDITATION SERVICES ARE LED BY HIS HOLINESS SWAMI VIDYADHISHANANDA. OVER 80% OF THESE EVENTS WERE FREE, THUS ALLOWING LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE. IN ADDITION, THE ATTENDANCE IS GROWING AT SELF'S REGULAR FREE FULL MOON EVENTS, MONTHLY LIVESTREAM BROADCASTS AND GROUP MEDITATIONS. THE MONTHLY LIVESTREAM BROADCASTS OFFER A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE MEANING OF ANCIENT SANSKRIT VERSES AND APHORISMS OF SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY, HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE TEACHINGS IN DAILY LIFE AND LIVE BY THE VALUES OF THE SCRIPTURAL TENETS. IN 2019, THESE LIVESTREAMS WERE WATCHED WORLDWIDE BY SEEKERS AND FAMILIES FROM THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS AT CENTRES OF CONGREGATION ACROSS 19 COUNTRIES. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LIVESTREAM BROADCASTS IN 2019 INCLUDED THE SUBLIME TEACHING OF A HEALING MANTRA ON SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI AND AN EXTRAORDINARY TWO-PART DISCOURSE ON HOW TO FEEL GOD ON THE OCCASION OF GURU PURNIMA RETREAT. BOTH THESE EVENTS WERE HELD IN PERSON IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND ADDITIONALLY THE DISCOURSE PORTIONS WERE LIVESTREAMED TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE.A NUMBER OF EVENTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR BEGINNERS TO LEARN ABOUT BREATHWORK, MINDFULNESS AND WELLNESS, LEADING TO CAREFULLY STRUCTURED PROGRAMS ON MEDITATION AND MINDFUL LIVING. OUR ANNUAL MEDITATION RETREATS ATTRACT ARDENT MEDITATORS WHO IMMENSELY VALUE A STRUCTURED DAILY PRACTICE. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER AT LEAST ONE FAMILY-FRIENDLY RETREAT PER YEAR WHERE CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO ACCOMPANY PARENTS IN A SPIRITUAL RETREAT ENVIRONMENT TO EXPERIENCE HOLISTIC TRAINING AND VALUE-BASED LEARNING.PROGRAMS IN 2019 INCLUDED A COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP WITH OVER 250 ASSEMBLED DEVOTEES IN HOUSTON, WHERE ATTENDEES LEARNT AN EIGHTEEN SYLLABLE HEALING MANTRA; TWO WORKSHOPS ON HIMALAYAN SIDDHA PRANAYAMA TECHNIQUES; AND A 10-DAY CHANTING WORKSHOP ON THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF SHARADIYA NAVARATRI WHERE ATTENDEES LEARNT PRECISE SANSKRIT SOUND ARTICULATION OF RIGVEDIC SRISUKTAM CHANTING. SUCH PROFOUND TEACHINGS LEARNT DIRECTLY FROM A REALIZED HIMALAYAN MEDITATION MASTER ARE RARE AND IMMENSELY UPLIFTING.SELF'S CONGREGATION HAS CONTINUED TO GROW IN SEVERAL CENTRES NATIONWIDE (PLUS CENTRES IN EUROPE). IN ADDITION TO GATHERING FOR THE ABOVE-MENTIONED 352 SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE PUBLIC, THESE CONGREGATIONS TYPICALLY GATHER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS AND FOR THE MONTHLY LIVESTREAM FELLOWSHIPS. IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS HAVE BEEN HELD CONSISTENTLY SINCE 2009, MOSTLY ON MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS. DURING 2019, THE SELF HEADQUARTERS IN SANTA BARBARA, CA, HOSTED 60 REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS (SERVICES) AND 13 SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS (ADVERTISED EVENTS) THAT DELIVERED PROGRAMS TO A TOTAL OF 2064 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ACROSS 73 FELLOWSHIPS. ALL OTHER NATIONWIDE REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE HEAD MONK OF SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP, HIS HOLINESS SWAMI VIDYADHISHANANDA, IS ROUTINELY INVITED BY ESTEEMED INSTITUTIONS FOR HIS PRESENCE AS AN EMISSARY OF PEACE AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF SELF THROUGH 2019, 97 INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY HIS HOLINESS AT INVITING INSTITUTIONS. HIS HOLINESS SWAMI VIDYADHISHANANDA IS TYPICALLY INVITED BY INSTITUTIONS TO DELIVER A DISCOURSE OR FOR A CEREMONIAL SERVICE AS A MESSENGER OF PEACE. THE TOTAL OF THESE TWO CATEGORIES OF SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH 2019 IS 449, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN TWO SPECIAL EVENTS OR FELLOWSHIPS PER MONTH OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCORPORATION. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS AND LIVESTREAM FELLOWSHIPS HELD ON A MONTHLY OR WEEKLY BASIS. IN 2019, SELF CONTINUED TO ADD NEW CONTENT TO ITS TWO MAIN WEBSITES, EACH WITH EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES OF AUTHENTIC WISDOM. THE WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP, HANSAVEDAS.ACADEMY, HAS ENABLED SELF TO SHARE GUIDED MEDITATIONS, MINDFULNESS CLASSES, AND DISCOURSES BASED ON ANCIENT VEDIC WISDOM FROM THE SANSKRIT HERITAGE. BY THE CLOSE OF 2019, 152 UNIQUE RECORDINGS TOTALING 70 HOURS WERE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS CRITICAL MASS OF CURRICULUM SERVES AS THE SEED FROM WHICH TO GROW OUR LONG-TERM VISION FOR AN ONLINE UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT HERITAGE. OUR GUIDED MEDITATION AND OM CHANTING RECORDINGS HAVE COLLECTIVELY BEEN PLAYED OVER 70,000 TIMES, ATTESTING TO THE EXTRAORDINARY VALUE OUR ONLINE CONTENT REPRESENTS TO SEEKERS WORLDWIDE. SELF'S MAIN WEBSITE, HANSAVEDAS.ORG, CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR ARTICLES, VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF ABOUT 100 HOURS OF ARCHIVAL DISCOURSES IN HINDI (SEE HANSAVEDAS.ORG/HINDI-DISCOURSES).IN SUMMARY, SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (A) GROWING THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE MEDITATORS; (B) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS BY TRAINED SERVERS; (C) GROWING THE MAILING DATABASE; (D) INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF CONTENT AND NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS ON OUR ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM (HANSAVEDAS ACADEMY); (E) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF LIVESTREAM VIEWERS; (F) GROWING THE NUMBER OF VEDIC CLASSICAL MUSICIANS WHO COLLABORATE WITH US (HANSAVEDAS.ORG/MUSIC); (G) CONTINUING THE SUCCESS OF VEDIC FIRE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED FOR WORLD PEACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMPATHY; (H) STRENGTHENING OUR NETWORKING WITH ALIGNED INSTITUTIONS WHO SUPPORT OUR BOOK PROJECTS; AND (I) IMPLEMENTING OUR NICHE HOLISTIC CURRICULUM FOR MEDITATION. OUR SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS BEAR THE CAPACITY TO BE LIFE-CHANGING-CULTIVATING MINDFUL INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO MODERN SOCIETY.

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