Arya Pratinidhi Sabha America - E*News -March 2008

On behalf of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha America, we are delighted to invite you to the 18th Annual Arya Maha Sammelan to be held on July 31st, August 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2008. The venue is Royal Albert Palace and the attached Hotel Best Western in Fords (near Edison), New Jersey, USA. [Read More]

2008

Arya

Maha

Sammelan

July 31st,

August 1^st – 3^rd, 2008

Royal Albert’s Palace

Fords, New Jersey

Theme:

“Vedic Heritage

and Youth”.

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Happy Birthday Pandit Ram Lall Ji

Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Pt. Ram Lal ji on his 80th Birthday. He has dedicated his life to the Arya Samaj movement and guided the APSA from its inception. He is a true follower and promoter of the principles of Arya Samaj. His strong beliefs in the Vedic values are exemplary and inspiring for many Arya Samajis around the globe. May God grant him good health and happiness for many more years to come!

Shri Girish Khosla

Takes Vanprastha Diksha

Dear Arya Bandhus, I am very happy to share with you the following pictures from Jeevan Prabhat Gandhidam where Girish Khosla ji took Vanprastha on his 60th Birthday. The ceremony was attended by his wife, son, daughter in law and his grandson along with various dignitaries.

Girish Khosla ji needs no introduction. He has been the back bone of Arya Pratindhi Sabha since its inception. Single handedly he has carried on the torch of APSA. He & his family have dedicated their life to the cause of Arya Samaj.

On behalf of all the members of APSA & its Executive Committee, I want to convey my hearty congratulations on this happy occasion. [Read More]

DAV Sanskriti School

holds a Read-A-Thon

By Amol Patil

Readathon is a fundraiser organized in DAV Sanskriti School that helps the children of Jeevan Prabhat in Pondicherry, India. Jeevan Prabhat helps orphaned children of the 2004 tsunami disaster by giving them immense parental love, a proper nutritious diet, good discipline and a safe environment.

In Readathon, participants read books and collect pledges. All the money collected goes to Jeevan Prabhat. Arya Samaj Greater Houston has participated in Readathon for 5 years. This event runs for about 5 weeks, starting in the winter break and completes at the end of January.[Read More]

Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati

By Kewal Ahluwalia

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was one of the great gifts of to India. He was the greatest reformer of the nineteenth century as well as the savior of the Hindu India. He was born and brought up in Kathiawar, Gujarat. His father was a devout Shaivite and he was eager to groom his son to follow his footsteps and demanded that besides other rituals, he should begin practicing Parthiva Puja, the worship of the clay-linga- representing Shiva. At the age of 14, the child observed fast which resulted in his urge to discover the real Shiva - a turning point in his life. [Read More]

Ten Principles of Dharma

by Acharya Dr. Prem Chand Shridhar

In fact, man is the universe in a microcosmic form. Yajuveda (31.2) clearly says, “Man is everything and all things exist in him”. Our great epic, the Mahabharata says, “Nothing exceeds the excellence of man.” Man is the combination of body, mind, intellect and soul. Man has superiority over the living beings in having intellect and understanding. Dharma is not a material thing to be shared, nor is it any deity to be feared for any penalty or to elate to for reward. It is a way of life based on certain principles arrived at by deep concentration and conceptions of the phenomena of nature. [Read More]