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Brahmachari Training (IBT) · A monastic calling
Become a
Brahmachari.
Not running from the world — taking responsibility for it.
A full-time monastic training at Vaidic Dharma Sansthan, in the living tradition of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji — for those ready to give their life to sadhana, dharma and seva.
Bliss ✦Purpose ✦Fulfillment
Who it's for
Single seekers, 21–45, ready to serve
What it is
A full-time monastic training at the ashram
You become
An initiated brahmachari in Gurudev's tradition
Before you decide
Have you ever wondered…
What is the purpose of my life?
Does Brahmacharya mean abstinence?
Can I follow Brahmacharya after marriage?
Does Sanyaas mean leaving everything?
Brahmacharya is not a set of denials. It is a way of living so fully in the Self that the whole world becomes your family and your responsibility. These are the questions the training opens up — and answers.
Sanyas is getting established in the Self. One who is centred and unshaken by any person or situation is a sanyasi. Sanyas is absolute dispassion and sheer bliss.
— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji
Glimpses
A life you can feel
Moments from the ashram — sadhana, seva and the quiet joy of a life given to something larger.
Introduction to Brahmachari Training
What you are initiated into
Gayatri Mantra
Initiation into the Gayatri — the mother of the Vedas, chanted for clarity and inner light.
Trikāl Sandhyā, daily
The three-fold daily prayer at dawn, noon and dusk — the steady rhythm of a disciplined inner life.
Why walk this path
A life of commitment and purpose
Align with a higher purpose
Let your actions serve something larger than yourself.
Discipline & clarity
Step into a life that is simple, ordered and clear.
Mind, body & spirit
Strengthen all three through sadhana, study and seva.
Values & vision
Live guided by the values and vision of the Vedic tradition.
The path, day to day
Life as a brahmachari
Sadhana & study
Daily meditation, chanting and Vedic study within the discipline of ashram life.
Seva
Serving pujas, homas, the gaushala and gurukul — service as the path itself, not a duty beside it.
Guidance
Trained and mentored by senior sanyasis in the living tradition of Gurudev.
A life of purpose
Carry and preserve the Vedic tradition for every home and every generation to come.
Who can apply
Eligibility
- Age 21 to 45 years
- Single, with no dependents or financial liabilities
- Physically, mentally and emotionally fit
- Free from family responsibilities
- No serious medical or psychological illness
- Committed to serving society and to lifelong spiritual growth
Feel the call to serve?
Interest forms are open. Register online, or speak with the Office of Swami ji’s Support — they will guide you through everything, step by step.
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