A free, entirely online seminar in spirituality, self-discipline, and common-discipline, offered in the lineage of Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda Giri — for young men of Haryana ready to begin the work of uplifting themselves, by themselves.
UDDHARET ATMANA ATMANAM · LIFT YOURSELF, BY YOURSELFThis first iteration of the seminar is offered, free of cost, to a limited number of participants selected through a strict screening and application process. Seats are few; sincerity and readiness matter more than qualifications.
The Google Forms link is above, on this page and also will be shared through the Institute's channels from Guru Purnima day onward. Applying does not guarantee selection.
To carry forward, in the lineage of Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda Giri, a discipline of self-upliftment in which each young man learns to be his own truest friend — steady, sincere, and unafraid of the inner work.
The key message of this seminar is self-discipline — of the self, by the self, for the self — in keeping with the teaching Sri Krishna gave on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in what is today Haryana, the very state this first iteration of the seminar is offered to:
In plain words: uplift yourself by your own self; do not let yourself sink. The self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is its enemy. This seminar exists to help each participant discover that friend within, through spirituality, self-discipline, and the common-discipline that binds a life of practice together.
Six days, entirely online, built around three threads that reinforce one another — spirituality, self-discipline, and common-discipline.
This first iteration is deliberately narrow in scope, so the Institute can screen closely and support each participant well. All of the following must be true.
Applicant must be an unmarried male.
Between 18 and 45 years of age at the time of application.
Must currently reside in Haryana. (Future iterations may widen this.)
Genuinely desirous of learning and practising spirituality, self-discipline, and common-discipline.
Of sound physical and mental health, able to participate fully in a six-day online seminar.
Willing and available to go through the Institute's application and screening process in full.