Self Enquiry Life Fellowship
Self Enquiry Life Fellowship
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Mission
Hansavedas sangha and the US Nonprofit, Self Enquiry Life Fellowship was founded to safeguard and disseminate the indigenous knowledge from the Sanskrit heritage, including: extant literature on spiritual philosophy that is meaningful to modern inquiry; spiritual practices of Vedic antiquity that bring about peace in our communities through compassion; Himalayan yoga-vinyāsa and Ayurveda that promote wellness and mindfulness in daily living; and Himalayan meditation techniques of unbroken lineages for self-empowerment and liberation. The Nonprofit makes accessible through its holistic curriculum of educational publications: wisdom teachings by Vedic monks, Himalayan meditation and yogic mindfulness practices, sublime chanting of Sanskrit hymns, Vedic fine arts and classical music.
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IN 2018, FOR THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW, SELF WAS AWARDED THE HONOR OF BEING A "TOP-RATED" NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BY THE GREAT NONPROFITS WEBSITE, WHICH WORKS ALONGSIDE GUIDESTAR. THIS AWARD WAS GRANTED DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL REVIEWS OF SELF'S PROGRAM SERVICES BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, SELF EARNED THE GUIDESTAR GOLD SEAL IN 2018 (ELEVATED TO GUIDESTAR PLATINUM SEAL AS OF JULY 2019). THROUGH ITS PUBLIC FELLOWSHIPS, SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP (SELF) HAS DIRECTLY SERVED AND REACHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC; AND OVER 8900 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE IN THE DATABASE. MANY OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ROUTINELY RECEIVE SERVICES AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS DELIVERED BY SELF, SUCH AS PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS, SACERDOTAL BLESSINGS, GUIDED MEDITATIONS AND WISDOM TEACHINGS VIA REGULAR CONGREGATIONS AND REGULAR LIVESTREAM BROADCASTS. A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF SEEKERS PARTICIPATE IN SELF'S PUBLIC FELLOWSHIPS, SUCH AS INVITED LECTURES, 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) ARE ALL WELL ATTENDED BY THE PUBLIC. THESE EVENTS CONSTITUTE "SPECIAL" FELLOWSHIPS. TO THIS EFFECT, SELF HAS HOSTED 307 PUBLIC "SPECIAL" EVENTS OR FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH 2018 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. THESE LIVESTREAMS ARE WATCHED WORLDWIDE BY SEEKERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FROM THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS AT CENTRES OF CONGREGATION. SELF ALSO HOSTED ITS FIRST LIVESTREAM CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAM IN 2018, FEATURING THE RENOWNED MAESTRO VIOLINIST, KUMARESH RAJAGOPALAN. HE OFFERED A CREATIVE COMPOSITION ON THE SPIRITUAL SUBJECT OF NADA-BRAHMA-YOGA, THUS EXPANDING ON THE MEDITATIVE SOUNDS OF THE COSMOS.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.SELF'S CONGREGATION HAS CONTINUED TO GROW IN SEVERAL CENTERS NATIONWIDE (PLUS CENTRES IN EUROPE). IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED 307 SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE PUBLIC, THESE CENTERS TYPICALLY GATHER ONCE A MONTH FOR REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONGREGATING FOR THE MONTHLY LIVESTREAM FELLOWSHIPS. IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS HAVE BEEN HELD SINCE 2009, MOSTLY ON MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS. DURING 2018, THE SELF HEADQUARTERS IN SANTA BARBARA, CA, HOSTED 35 REGULAR FELLOWSHIPS (SERVICES) AND 8 SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS (ADVERTISED EVENTS) THAT DELIVERED PROGRAMS TO A TOTAL OF 2300 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ACROSS 43 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 2018, 97 INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY HIS HOLINESS AT THE INVITING INSTITUTIONS. THESE INSTITUTIONS INVITED HIS HOLINESS SWAMI VIDYADHISHANANDA EITHER TO DELIVER A DISCOURSE OR FOR A CEREMONIAL SERVICE AS A MESSENGER OF PEACE. THE TOTAL OF THESE TWO CATEGORIES OF SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH 2018 IS 404, AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN TWO SPECIAL EVENTS OR FELLOWSHIPS PER MONTH THAT ARE 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 2018, SELF CONTINUED TO ADD NEW CONTENT TO ITS TWO MAIN WEBSITES, EACH WITH EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES OF AUTHENTIC WISDOM. THE WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP, MULTIMEDIA.HANSAVEDAS.ORG, HAS ENABLED SELF TO SHARE GUIDED MEDITATIONS, MINDFULNESS CLASSES, AND DISCOURSES BASED ON ANCIENT VEDIC WISDOM FROM THE SANSKRIT HERITAGE. THROUGH 2018 THERE WERE OVER 65 HOURS OF AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT AVAILABLE AND OVER 50,000 CUMULATIVE PLAYS OF GUIDED MEDITATIONS BY THE VISITORS TO THIS SITE. SELF'S MAIN WEBSITE, HANSAVEDAS.ORG, CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR ARTICLES, VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO WORLDWIDE COMMUNITIES.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 MULTIMEDIA ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM; (E) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF LIVESTREAM VIEWERS; (F) GROWING THE NUMBER OF NETWORKED VEDIC CLASSICAL MUSICIANS WHO COLLABORATE WITH US AS SHOWN AT 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, LEADING TO MINDFUL INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO MODERN SOCIETY.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “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.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Disseminating the authentic spiritual practices and holistic learning from the vedic wisdom teachings that lead to salvation through meditation.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as CA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is PO BOX 30627, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93130.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 6 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $113,481.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $244,627 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $5,988 in fundraising expenses.
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