Monastic order of ascetics in India are pre-historic and well established. The oldest,
the biggest and the most effective of these monastic order, called Dashnam Sampraday
has played a significant role in the spiritual history of India. Dashnam, meaning
‘ten names,’ is the tradition of sannyasins who, renouncing worldly
desires, dedicate their life to the service of Īśvara(god). There are
ten orders – Giri, Parvat, Sagar, Puri, Bharati, Saraswati, Van , Aranya,
Tirth and Ashram. A seeker undergoes intense rigour to become a sannyasi or a renunciate.
Upon initiation, the sannyasi receive from his Guru one of these ten names, which
is the same as the order to which the Guru himself belongs.
This Dashnam sannyas Sampraday was re-organized by Shrimat Bhagvatpad Adi Guru Shankaracharya
at a time when the ancient wisdom was in danger of being lost due to the many worldly
forces at play. This wisdom has always been known as the Sanatan Dharma, The universal
law. It reveals the truth of this universe and describes how people can realize
it. Ancient sages, enlightened beings known as the Rishis, first wrote it down many
thousands of years ago in the firm of the Vedas, the basis of the philosophy of
Vedanta.
When the philosophy and traditions of this Vedic wisdom were in danger of being
lost, it is believed that Lord Shiv, out of compassion, took the incarnation of
Adi Shankaracharya and manifested on earth to save it.
All those who have taken sannyas in the Dashnam tradition belong to this lineage.
We consider ourselves to be the disciples and followers of Adi Shankaracharya and
continue to uphold and teach the Sanatan Dharma today.
Everyone who is a Sannyasin in this tradition will have studied what is known as
the Prasthan Traya – the Upanishadas, Brahma Sutras an Bhagvat Gita. A Swami
will always speak and teach from at least these three scriptures in order to share
his knowledge.
Swami Akhilananda Sarswati is also Sannyasi in this tradition and has studied Prasthan
Traya from Swami Tadrupananda Sarswati who is a disciple of Swami Dyananda Sarswati
who is a well known tradition teacher of Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit.
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This picture is just to shift the vision of our day to day life. We believe that
because of sun, we see this world and our body. But the truth is with consciousness
alone we see this world and body. The source of consciousness is nothing but you
and in the vision of vedanta, you are nothing else but parabrahma or shakti or chaitanyam
or Sat, Chit, Ananda.
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This picture is just to shift the vision of our day to day life. In darkness you
do not see anything. Darkness is illuminated by the light,The light is consciousness.So
consciousness is illuminator of darkness. The source of consciousness is nothing
but you and in the vision of vedanta you are nothing else but parabrahma or shakti
or chaitanyam or Sat, Chit, Ananda.
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