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srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha

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Introducting Vedics Membership: A Concrete Basis to Join and serve the cause of 
Ramanuja SampradAyam

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Dear Bhagavatha Bandhus:

It is with great pleasure we announce creation of a membership framework 
tosupport the needs of the growing Vedics community in the US. The hoary 
tradition of Ramanuja sampradayam, which is the thread that binds all sri 
vaishNavas together as a global family, is a great store house of divine 
knowledge and wisdom, a spiritual basis for life that at once connects every 
sentient being in an inalienable, binding relationship with the ultimate divine 
reality, srImannArAyaNa.

The Vedics Foundation (www.vedics.net, www.radioramanuja.com ), 
establishedprimarily to address the needs of Sri Vaishnavas in North America, 
has built a substantive and comprehensive base of resources related to Ramanuja 
darshanam. Designed to provide the interested seeker books, publications 
andlearning assistance in multiple media and formats (from conventional booksto 
web-based courses and tools to live tele-classes), the Vedics Library now 
boasts of an unparalleled collection of books and CDs on both the fundamentals 
and abstruse aspects of the Sri Vaishnava sampradayam. In addition,a 
fundamental objective of the Vedics organization has been to provide every 
interested person access to the true spirit of sri Ramanuja's vision, a vision 
of universal compassion and inclusion, a spirit of service towards God and Man. 
To this end, Vedics is involved in supporting multiple causes in India and in 
the US, from maintenance / support of divya deshams to organizing and 
conducting discourses by authentic scholars of the tradition, toproviding 
learning resources and information on the true essence of the vEdic philosophy 
of sri vaishNavam.

 

In an effort to make these resources easily available to everyone and to 
facilitate the opportunity for a diverse audience to benefit from the timeless 
message of Vedic truths enshrined in Azhvar / Acharya outpourings, the Vedics 
Foundation now provides a simple membership framework for all desirousdevotees, 
a mechanism to access a wealth of authentic information related to the Sri 
Vaishnava philosophy and way of life.  

 

These resources include authentic books on the true vision of the Ramanuja 
sampradayam from India, CDs of discourses from leading vidwans and an ongoing 
series of live discourses from the best upanyasakas in the sampradayam, an 
informative web site and an online course on the fundamentals of the philosophy.

 

Benefits of Vedics Membership

 

Ø Free copies of a number of authentic publications in English, related to the 
fundamentals of Sri Vaishnava philosophy and way of life.  

Ø Access to a comprehensive list of books imported from India that can be 
procured at members-only, discounted prices

Ø Access to free CDs of upanyasams (discourses) on a number of fundamental 
topics

Ø Access to audio cassettes on divya prabandham chanting and other relevant 
material

Ø Access to a comprehensive set of CDs (over 100 titles) available as part of 
the Vedics archives made available at discounted, members-only prices

Ø Free access to live, weekly discourses from the most authoritativeand 
knowledgeable Acharyas and upanyasakas from India. These currently include 
eminent scholars such as Sri MA Venkata Krishnan Swamy, Sri VelukkudiKrishnan 
Swamy, Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar Swamy, and Sri ES Bhoovarahachar Swamy

Ø Access to free, live learning resources (weekly / monthly classes to learn 
divya prabandham, daily prayers, methods of worship etc), including a Vedics 
online course on Sri Vaishnavam

Ø Access to a comprehensive web site designed to support needs of devotees in 
terms of 

 

§ Details about Azhvars and Acharyas 

§ Sri Vaishnava festivals and Acharya thirunakshatrams

§ Divya deshams and their history

§ Pictures and images of Perumal, Azhwars and Acharyas

§ Information about visiting divya deshams

§ Online support to address specific needs of members


Members are provided with an initial welcome package of membership consisting 
of important books, cassettes, CDs and an identity card. Each member isprovided 
with a unique ID that would facilitate free access to all Vedics resources, 
including the web site, learning tools, classes and tele-discourses.

More information on how to become a member can be obtained from:

http://www.vedics.net/membership/index.html

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact any 
of the the Vedics cooridnators listed at 
www.vedics.net

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

Sridhar Srinivasan
Vedics Membership Cooridnator



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