This category includes courses on Vedic tenets.

In this Diploma on Vedic Studies, students will pursue four separate university-level courses as follows:

  1. Vedic Philosophy (PH 101)
  2. Vedic Psychology (PH 101)
  3. Applied Sanskrit (AS 101)
  4. Applied Hindi (HN 101)
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Master-Vedic Tenets

Bhagavad Gita M G100

Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula - Institute of Vedic Studies and Research Center.
Bhagavad Gita Course
Course Summary

  1. The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient scriptural text of Hinduism.  It contains 700 verses written in Sanskrit. It is basically a conversation that took place 5,000 years ago between the powerful Prince Arjuna and Shri Krishna, a supreme knower of the Vedas and a Yogi of the highest caliber.  Students seeking to participate in this course will get a clear understanding of
    God and what He does for the world of living beings
  2. The Soul and its relationship with God and other souls, and
  3. The World of Matter and its inherent dynamism and realism.

While delving in these three principal themes, participants will discover their own answers to questions relating to life, duty, morality, and spirituality and at the same time gain an understanding of Dharma (duty), Karma (action), and Moksha (liberation).

Also, students will find that the study of the Gita inspires self-reflection and fosters emotional resilience.  They will come into contact with practical tools for navigating challenges in daily life, and at the same time experience clarity and calmness.


Finally, students will understand that there are three principal interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita based on Monism (Adwaita), Qualified Monism (Vishisht Adwaita) and Triadism (Traita).

Is this a journey you would like to embark on?

Commencement Date: Tuesday April 8, and each week thereafter for 10 sessions/weeks.

Time: 9 pm - 10 pm NY time - this time is selected to involve student participation from US Pacific time and also to accommodate our Indian time zone registrants.
Presenter: Dr Satish Prakash
Zoom # 762 985 0144
Password: veda (No Capital Letters)

Vedic Philosophy-F24

Vedic Philosophy: PH 101
Course Objectives:
  • Know about Western Philosophy – Important names of Western philosophers and their principal philosophical theses.
  • Know that much before Philosophy as a science was born in the West, there was Philosophy in India.
  • Know that the seed of Philosophy in India was first found in the Vedas and that that seed grew and sprouted in later books, principally the Upanishads.
  • Know that the seed of Philosophy not only sprouted but fructified in the form of six principal texts – Yoga-Sankhya, Nyaya-Vaisheshika, Mimansa-Vedanta – known as the six schools of Vedic Philosophy.
  • Know that these six schools of Vedic Philosophy were codified as a response to cold criticisms that were put forward by the non-Vedic schools known as Charvak, Buddhist, and Jain.
  • Study the principal ideas found in these six Vedic schools and establish their inherent unanimity as far as the final goal of humanity is concerned.

Grading Policy:
  • 25% = Lesson Assessments
    students must complete their lesson assessments and submit to their Instructor by their due dates as indicated
  • 25% = Oral/Verbal
    students will sign up for a 10-minute slot during our normal class times for their oral exam
  • 50% = Written
    students will be given a 48-hour turnaround to complete their written multiple-choice exam

Vedic Psychology-F24

Vedic Psychology: PY 101
Course Objectives:
  • Know that Psychology, both Vedic and Western, is the study of the mind and human behavior.
  • Know that, in addition to the mind, Psychology includes the study of feelings, thoughts, and emotions.
  • Know that Vedic Psychology, as taught in the Yoga Darshana, recognizes that pain exists, that pain has a cause, that pain has a remedy, and that the remedy for pain has a definitive means.
  • Know the five different states of the mind as explained in the Yoga Darshana.
  • Know the importance of eight limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga Yoga) in helping a human being to overcome his pain and agony.
  • That there is a simpler method to overcome pain, and it is called Kriya Yoga.
  • That, on overcoming the cause of pain, a Yoga practitioner becomes absorbed in the Bliss of God.
Grading Policy:
  • 25% = Lesson Assessments
    students must complete their lesson assessments and submit to their Instructor by their due dates as indicated
  • 25% = Oral/Verbal
    students will sign up for a 10-minute slot during our normal class times for their oral exam
  • 50% = Written
    students will be given a 48-hour turnaround to complete their written multiple-choice exam

Applied Sanskrit-F24

Applied Sanskrit: AS 101
Course Objectives:
  • Read and write the Devanagari Script.
  • Know and practice the proper pronunciation of Sanskrit.
  • Understand and apply the Sandhi rules with vowels and Visarga.
  • Work with Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter nouns.
  • Conjugate in the present tense.
  • Translate simple to complex sentences from Sanskrit to English and English to Sanskrit.

Grading Policy:
  • 25% = Lesson Assessments
    students must complete their lesson assessments and submit to their Instructor by their due dates as indicated
  • 25% = Oral/Verbal
    students will sign up for a 10-minute slot during our normal class times for their oral exam
  • 50% = Written
    students will be given a 48-hour turnaround to complete their written multiple-choice exam

Applied Hindi-F24

Applied Hindi: HN 101
Course Objectives:
  • Read and write the Devanagari Script.
  • Identify Vowels, Consonants, and Conjunct Consonants.
  • Know and practice the proper pronunciation of Hindi.
  • Work with Masculine and Feminine nouns.
  • Conjugate verbs in the present tense.
  • Translate simple to complex sentences from Hindi to English and English to Hindi.

Grading Policy:
  • 25% = Lesson Assessments
    students must complete their lesson assessments and submit to their Instructor by their due dates as indicated
  • 25% = Oral/Verbal
    students will sign up for a 10-minute slot during our normal class times for their oral exam
  • 50% = Written
    students will be given a 48-hour turnaround to complete their written multiple-choice exam