“In religion, India is the only millionaire……the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.”  Mark Twain (American writer)
Global Hindu Heritage Foundation and Dharma Jagruti Foundation proudly launched the Sanatana Summer Camp on May 25 and concluded on August 3, 2025. The purpose of these classes is to bring youth and adults together to explore the depth and richness of Sanatana Dharma. 
We discussed the following topics over the last twelve sessions.    
•    What is Hinduism? 
•    Unique characteristics of Hinduism
•    Hindu Temple Customs and Traditions such Tilak on forehead, Prasadam, Teertham, pradakshina, super brain yoga, chanting of Mantas, etc.
•    Temple is likened to Human being – various parts of the body and chakras
•    Why so many Gods, One God vs Multiple Gods
•    Monotheism, Polytheism, Henotheism
•    Miracles of Hindu Temples – Amazing structures and practices
•    Hindu Temple architecture
•    Difference between “one God, one Bood and One Way” and Multiple Gods, Multiple books and different ways.” Dangers and advantages.
•    Discussion on “All Religions are not Same.”
•    Raising Hindu Children in USA 
The sessions were attended by both youth and parents. In his opening remarks, Dr. Prakasarao Velagapudi emphasized the importance of passing on our heritage:
Why did we conduct these classes? 
These classes are essential because there is no established system for transmitting knowledge to the next generation within our Sanatana Dharma.  We will learn about the richness of our culture and the timeless history of our culture. We will learn about our great Maharishis who composed all the Vedas, Upanishads, Vedas, Vedangas, Tantras, Samhitas, and they survive even today. We withstood time, aggressions, occupations, distortions for centuries with divine power. 
Bharat is a Dharma Bhumi, Karma Bhumi, Daiva Bhumi, Yoga Bhumi, Matru Bhumi, Punya Bumi, Moksha Bhumi that withstood external forces. This is the land where the greatest minds, leaders, saints, kings, and the dharmic upholders walked on this land. Their sons and daughters are walking across the globe currently like you and me. Maha Rishis sanctified the Bharat. Pancha Pandavas exemplified the dharma. Maha Bharta was waged to protect Dharma. Lord Krishna’s words of wisdom penetrated our minds and bodies either consciously or unconsciously. 
In the richest country of literature, we are like paupers. We have everything conceivable to see with a naked eye, but we are failing in acquiring the knowledge, absorbed, appreciating, sharing and transmitting to our knowledge. It is time for all our parents and grandparents to spend some time soaking in this abundance of knowledge. 
We want to make our children appreciate the depth of this knowledge and become proud of their culture. To be proud we should know the value of our scriptures. Ony when we know the value of these scriptures you want to hold on to them. We want them to know that Hinduism is highly scientific, All the customs and traditions we follow can be scientifically explained. We do not believe in blind acceptance of anything. This is what attracted the scholars, scientists, famous writers, executive officers, US presidents, sports people, movie actors and others.
Once we know how many Westerners appreciated our timeless knowledge, how many Nobel laureates acknowledge the depth of our knowledge in Hindu scriptures, how many westerners visited Ashrams and adopted the Hindu way of life, how many CEOs practicing yoga and meditation and how many major organizations are adopting the leadership qualities found in our scriptures and historical figures, it will inspire all of to learn more, digest more and practice it make the humanity live in peace.
Last Day
After completing the 12th class, we had given certificates of participation to our children. Then we ordered pizza for all those who attended the class. We had a long discussion about how rich our Sanatana Dharma. Everybody expressed their experience of attending the class. They want to continue one every two weeks or so. Once the students get settled in their classes in the Fall semester, few more classes may be started.  
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