Jeevan Vidya has brought a deep shift in how I see and live life. It helped me move from confusion and assumptions to clarity and understanding - impacting my work, relationships, and inner state.
In work, I now experience a stronger sense of purpose and alignment. In relationships, there is more trust, respect, and ease. Most importantly, I feel a growing sense of stability and harmony within.
Jeevan Vidya is not something to believe in, but to explore - and this exploration has been truly transformative for me.
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Rajiv Bang
Young Entrepreneur Exploring Alternatives, Hyderabad | Participant 2024
When I attended my first Jeevan Vidya Shivir in 2021, I had no idea what to expect, but I can honestly say it was the most coherent and captivating philosophical proposal I have ever come across. I have done at least one JV shivir every year since then, and it always helps further refine my understanding each time. Jeevan Vidya answered all my deepest questions about existence, about the purpose of life, the essence of human beings, about happiness, about the role education, about truth and harmony, about what is fundamental, universal and eternal; and what it means to prosper and flourish. It provided articulate and elegant explanations for all that I had a hunch about but had no idea why it might be so.
It showed me the work I still need to do, but the direction is so clear, so wise and humane that it makes the journey feel utterly compelling.
I feel so fortunate and grateful to have come across JV, the kind of explorations and connections it enables, and the sane rudder that it provides me.
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Pashwa Jhala
Conscious Parenting Mentor | Participant 2021-2025
I’ve always struggled with questions around my purpose—both as a living being and as a human. I did explore a few schools of thought over time, but nothing really clicked. Some ideas felt too abstract and idealistic, while others seemed too superficial or materialistic.
Attending the JV workshop was a bit of a turning point for me. What I found most resonating was how grounded the whole approach felt. It tries to address some of the most fundamental questions of life, but at the same time gives a very practical way of living that actually makes sense day to day, without asking us to have "blind faith", but rather validate everything with logic and evidence.
The sessions itself are very well-structured and touches on every aspects of the life, society and the world, with a strong focus on human relationships — which I now feel are central to our happiness both at a personal and societal level.
Since the workshop, I feel like I’ve found an anchor in my daily life. I’m still further away of fully internalizing the teachings, but I now have a basic understanding of some first principles about life and society. That itself has helped me navigate tougher phases with a more clarity and emotional stability.
I’m really grateful to have come across JV, and not just for the teachings but also because through these workshops I have been fortunate enough to have met some genuinely kind and inspiring people in my life.
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Arpan Jain
Software Engineer, Pune | Participant 2025
What Jeevan Vidya really did for me was tying up everything together. It helped me understand life in a very logical manner. It’s as if building a fort stone by stone. It connected all the pieces of life — our needs, our connections with each other, with society, and with nature, most importantly with ourselves. I felt as if I am learning mathematics, where once you understand the working principle, you can apply it everywhere else. It felt like I was handed over the fundamental principles of life.
And what makes it so wonderful was that it wasn’t some doctrine preached. It was more like proposals given which each participant was supposed to analyse in their mind using the scale of their understanding and lived experience.
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Prachi Mittal
Learning & Product Design Architect, Pune | Participant 2025
Jeevan Vidya, is one of the most wonderful programs I have attended in my life. This program has answered almost all my queries of life. This program has not only grounded me but also showed me a direction to lead a life of contentment and peace.
When the whole world is trying to convince you that you need more to be happy, this program brought clarity in my life about what I want and what I need to stay peaceful and happy.
Where the world is busy in exhibiting what is beautiful this program taught me what beauty is and how to look inside for it.
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Himanshu Gupta
Social Innovator, Bhatinda | Participant 2021
