Aastha TV
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Aastha TV is India’s No. 1 socio-spiritual-cultural channel. Its programs feature spiritual discourses, socio-cultural ceremonies and religious events, accompanied by meditation techniques and devotional music. The core of its programming relies on discovery of holy places of pilgrimage, education on traditional festivals and vedic science, such as yoga, ayurveda, astorology, crystal therapy and aromatherapy.
Popular Spiritual Leaders on Aastha
Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj
Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj's speeches began airing every day in 2001 and quickly became the most watched series on the network. The speeches of Shree Kripaluji Maharaj dispel spiritual confusions, show the direct and practical path to God, and transform the lives of the listeners.
Swami Ramdev
Swami Ramdev, an Indian, Hindu swami teaches several aspects of traditional Indian scriptures such as Ashtadhyayee, Mahabhashya and Upanishads along with six systems of Indian Philosophy.
Swami Ramdev is considered to be one of the greatest Yoga teacher, who focuses on spirituality and promotes holistic medicine, Ayurveda. He has been conducting Yog Science Camps regularly within, as well as, outside the country. Last year, Swami Ramdev spent almost a month in London teaching Pranayam and Yoga.
A well-respected teaching and research institute for Science and Technology awarded Swami Ramdev with an Honorart Doctorate degree for his efforts in the field of Vedic science of Yoga. The ceremony took place in January 2007 and was presided over by Richard Ernst, the respected Nobel laureate.
Swami Sukhabodhananda
Swami Sukhabodhananda, a person who is known by his followers as a chairman of Prasanna Trust, Bangalore, India, who runs a popular Life Program on Aastha that teaches people to be more positive about themselves and their surrounding.
Swami Sukhabodhananda quotes not only Lord Krishna or Shankaracharya but also J. Krishnamurthi, Osho and Ouspensky. His nonsectarian diversified approach attracts many nontraditional participants of personal growth workshops.
His teachings mostly concentrate on five elements, that comprise different forms of energy: Air, Earth, Sky and Water. He preaches that The Mind is the most powerful of all energies and the least understood resource of the universe. He believes that it is only when we truly understand this energy and master it can we really take control of our life and be content.
Smt. Jaya Row
The founder of Vedanta Vision, Smt. Jaya Row is dedicated to the promotion of Vedanta, the Indian philosophy and the oldest management school in the world.
Smt. Jaya Row has spent nearly 30 years researching and studying Vedanta. She has gotten a first class academic record in Microbiology and has had an outstanding career in management which she decided to quite in favour of devoting herself full-time to interpretation of Vedanta.
Vedanta is a science of living that empowers each individual to achieve success, happiness, growth and fulfillment. Smt. Row has worked on changing people's perception regarding Indian scriptures which had a reputation of being obsolete texts. She has revived it only to become a vibrant prescription for success, happiness and personal growth.
Pujya Deepakbhai Desai
Pujya Deepakbhai is one of the prominent Indian Spiritual Leaders who has a satsang program on Aastha TV, which is becoming increasingly popular.
Born on May 9, 1953 in Morbi, Deepakbhai’s calm and simple disposition was already evident from a very early age. He is the youngest of 5 brothers and sisters. When still a child, his older brother took him to Dadashri and on March 6, 1971 Deepakibhai received the knowledge of the Self-Atmagnan from Dadashri. For someone who was already exhibiting somewhat ascetic tendencies, Deepakbhai now gained a tremendous impetus to self-learn and attain the true goal of liberation.
He pursued his studies and attained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After launching his own business as a Consulting Engineer, he decided to join a spiritual path, the idea which his father severely opposed to. It took his father nearly 8 years to realize that his son has chosen the right path for himself. His family is now very supportive of his way of life and helps him to stay aloof from the worldly and family related matters with ease.