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In Hinduism, Svadhyaya is the incorporation of the message of the Bhagavad Gita in one's life. Literally speaking, it means study of the self. It is commonly used to refer to Swadhyay Parivar (Family) founded by Rev. Pandurang Shastri Athavale. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (1920-2003, affectionately known as dadaji, meaning elder brother) is an Indian guru and social reformer who created the Swadhyay movement in India. ...


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Pandurang Shastri Athavale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1354 words)
Swadhyay is the incorporation of the message of the Bhagavad Gita in one's life.
Swadhyay literally means the study, knowledge, and discovery of the self.
Swadhyay emphasizes "graceful giving" where 'the help to the needy family's house is taken in the middle of the night so that others may not know that the family concerned has received help from the community'.
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