About us
Seva Dharma Mission Ltd is an Australian public company and a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. People meet at two centres: Cranbourne North in Victoria, and Kingston in Queensland.
The preceptor
Seva Dharma Mission follows the path he gave: Self-realization and service to all.
He was born on Baisakhi Purnima in 1921. Reverend Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji is the preceptor of Ananda Marga. In 1955 he founded Ananda Marga, the Path of Bliss, so that people could learn meditation and yoga and carry them into daily life.
His mission holds the person and the society on one path. Self-realization is the inner work. Service is how that work meets the world: kiirtan, study, food sharing, relief, and a life in which people, animals, and the earth are not left aside.
He wanted each person to move toward the Supreme, and not to spend life only collecting wealth and position. That movement is Self-realization: personal meditation, together with the conduct he set out as Yama and Niyama, so that action, speech, and the mind stay with the practice. Body, mind, and spirit are to develop together. Neohumanism asks that same person to leave prejudice against other peoples, and against animals and plants, so love is not kept for one group.
He taught that the wealth of the universe belongs with all living beings. His social philosophy is Prout, the Progressive Utilization Theory: use the physical, mental, and spiritual wealth of the world fully, and share it rationally, so that no class lives by exploiting the rest. Every person should be assured the minimum necessities of food, clothing, housing, education, and medical care. Beyond that minimum, skill and effort should serve the whole. Local customs may differ. The larger aim is one human society, with the same care for animals and the natural world.
Cranbourne North and Kingston carry his mission in Australia. A qualified Acharya teaches your own meditation and mantra to you, in person. These pages introduce the path. They do not replace the teacher.
These are the published books in the mission library. Many are discourses he gave. Where a work was given in more than one volume, and the library has the full count, that number is shown. Books on meditation and yoga carry the name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti. Books on society, language, and stories were also published in his civil name, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Each title opens a page about that book.
History
The charity was established so that spiritual practice and social service could be carried in an accountable way. The public record begins with registration, not with a legend.
Classes, devotional gatherings, food sharing, and relief are arranged locally. The emphasis is on the people who live near each centre.
Seva Dharma Mission Ltd is registered in Australia and listed with the ACNC. The ABN is 95 607 520 874.
The published meeting places are 44 Marylyn Place, Cranbourne North, and 9 Greyash Street, Kingston.
Meditation, yoga, kiirtan, Narayana Seva, and emergency help continue under local coordination.
Vision
A community where spiritual practice and service grow side by side, and a neighbour in difficulty is not left to manage alone.
Mission
Offer meditation and yoga. Gather people for devotional singing and study. Serve through food sharing, education, and emergency help in Victoria, Queensland, and wherever a local team can reach.
Guiding line
That line is the standard we use when choosing what to teach and whom to help. The practice is not separate from the service.
Philosophy
Neo-humanism asks for affection and responsibility beyond one’s own family, faith, or nation, and for care toward animals and the natural world.
Yoga here includes how one eats, rests, speaks, and sits for meditation. Postures prepare the body so the mind can become quiet.
Programs are open to people of any background. You can attend a class or a gathering without a prior connection to the mission.
How the mission is carried
Programs are arranged by local coordinators and taught by experienced yoga and meditation instructors. This page does not publish a list of office-bearers. Call the centre, or use the enquiry form, and ask for the coordinator in your city.
Each centre welcomes visitors, sets class times, and answers questions about service projects.
Instructors lead postures, breathing, relaxation, and a short meditation. Beginners are expected, not exceptional.
Volunteers cook, greet guests, and help when a community needs relief supplies or a meal.
Where to find us
Alternate email: sevadharmamission2015@gmail.com
