Seeing things as they are is freedom
Vedanta, meditation and living values — for the individual, the organisation and the world.
Vedanta Acharya Residential Programme
A three-year residential programme in Vedanta and Living Values at the Sambodh Centre for Living Values, rural Bengaluru. The classical study of the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and the works of Adi Sankaracharya, joined with daily practice, service and work on the land.
About Sambodh
Sambodh Foundation India
A not-for-profit spiritual, cultural and social service organisation inspired by the vision of Swami Bodhananda Sarasvati.
More about Sambodh- Spiritual & social upliftThe study of Vedanta, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and Indian philosophy, alongside modern leadership and management.
- Ecological & holistic livingTree planting, organic farming, goshala care, ethnomedicine and sustainable living.
- Community serviceRural drinking water, education, scholarships for underprivileged children, and vocational support for women.
Our Guru
Swami Bodhananda Sarasvati
Born in Mattatur, near Kalady — the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya — Swami Bodhananda is a teacher of Vedanta, meditation and values, and a well-known voice on Indian management and leadership.
His analysis of any issue, whether geopolitical, philosophical or psychological, brings nuanced clarity and a connected, unified view, all marked by unconditional compassion for everyone who comes to him. He believes in the fundamental unity of life, and in the freedom of the individual as the uncompromisable value.
Recited at every Sambodh centre
The Sambodh Prayer
O God, give me the strength and wisdom
to appreciate and understand Vedanta.
Let me not despise my
Teacher or neighbours.
Let my family, and friends,
and people be happy.
O God, give me the metaphysical insight
and existential wisdom.
Take away jealousy, hatred, vanity, and
passions of the flesh from me.
Make me a fit instrument of Thy love,
Thy will, and Thy works.
Bless me to see Thee everywhere,
and serve Thee in everybody.
Hari Aum Tat Sat
— written by Swami Bodhananda · The prayer on its own page →
Sambodh centres
Sambodh Foundation India
A not-for-profit spiritual, cultural and social service organisation inspired by Swami Bodhananda Sarasvati — the study of Vedanta, the Upanishads and the Gita alongside leadership and management; ecological, holistic living; and service through drinking-water projects and scholarships for children.
Visit →Sambodh Bangalore
The Centre for Living Values in rural Bengaluru and the Centre for Human Values in the city — eco-spiritual living, a goshala and a Siddhi Vinayaka temple.
Visit →Bodhananda Seva Society
The oldest Sambodh Ashram, silver jubilee was celebrated in 2016, and situated on the banks of the Karamana river, with a guest house, community hall, and a temple.
Visit →BRF-ML
Bodhananda Research Foundation for Management & Leadership Studies — leadership development by continuous dialogue.
Visit →Sambodh Sadhanalayam
The Palakkad ashram of Sambodh, with its Siddhi Vinayaka temple.
Visit →Bodhananda Sruti Seva Trust
Charity, community and spiritual programmes, and the Sreevidya Peetham at Chottanikkara.
Visit →Sambodh Chennai
Annual Vedanta and management lectures, seminars and charity events.
Visit →BIFIRD
Bodhananda International Foundation for Inter-Religious Dialogue, in a green-concept ashram at Vyttila.
Visit →Bodhananda Seva Society
The Sambodh ashram at Paroppadi since 1994, with a Siddhi Vinayaka temple, Navaratri celebrations and annual Vedanta Satsangs.
Visit →Sambodh Kerala
The centre of Sambodh Foundation Kerala, coordinating spiritual, charity and cultural programmes across Kerala, with an Ashram overseeing the backwaters.
Visit →Watch
Lectures & satsangs
The official archive of Swami Bodhananda's lectures and satsangs in India and the USA, on YouTube.
Read
Messages from Gurudev
Messages, articles and travelogues by Swami Bodhananda, written on occasions through the years.
Reflect
Daily meditation
Mantra-like words from Swami Bodhananda for clear thinking, followed by meditative silence.
Saintliness cannot be acquired. It has to be discovered as one's own essential nature.
The ability to awaken your spirit in your work is Samadhi.
Books by Swami Bodhananda
Indian Management and Leadership
The Gita & Management
The Seven Hindu Spiritual Laws of Success
Happiness Unlimited
Meditation
Advaita Darsanam
Five Spiritual Questions of Arjuna
From Crisis to Confidence
Dialogues: Philosopher meets Seer
Inclusive Leadership
Hindu Dharma for the 21st Century
Leadership Excellence and the Power of Soft Skills
Foundations of Leadership ExcellenceSwami BodhanandaMahabharata & ManagementMahabharata & Management
From the ashram at SCLV
A guava, shared with the birds
The Sambodh Centre for Living Values sits on eight quiet acres in rural Bengaluru. More than 500 trees grow here — fruit trees such as guava and jackfruit, and medicinal plants and shrubs — alongside an organic vegetable garden and a goshala. The many birds who visit often get to the fruit first, and they are welcome to it.
Sambodh archives
Gurudev's programmes year by year since 2001, past messages, flyers and brochures.
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