VEDIC PRAYER Translation By Dr. Sudhir Anand Om agnim eeday purohitam yajnasya devam ritivijam. Hotäram ratna dhätamam. (Rig Veda 1: 1: 1) The Vedas start with the word agni (pronounced ugni) and it is one of the most prominent and frequently used names for God in the Vedas. In the Vedas at the spiritual level, the word agni refers to God, the Supreme Light or the Ultimate Source of all Enlightenment (path-prdarshak) that enlightens our soul and leads it away from darkness and sin to light and virtue. God as Supreme Light (agni), however, is not a reference physical light we see with our eyes but to Spiritual Light that enlightens the soul. [Read More]
19^th ARYA MAHA SAMMELAN The 19^th annual Arya Maha Sammelan was successfully held in Vancouver, Canada on July 31^st to August 3^rd. Over 150 delegates representing Arya Samajs all from United States and Canada were present. The four day conference was themed, “Back to Vedas – Why and How?” Several learned scholars, Yog Gurus, and an enlightened youth group made the conference a grand success. This special edition of the APSA E-News is dedicated to the youth proceedings of the Sammelan. We are bringing you some of the wonderful writings and papers presented by our future leaders during the conference. We are hopeful this will enlighten more youth to participate in future Sammelans. We encourage you to share these articles with your friends and family.
A Serious Discussion	Our Very Young Delegate Finds a Friend		Fun After Serious Discussion
Arya Samaj for Younger Generation By Nand Kumar Norman - Markham, Ontario, Canada. The worlds Youth Population at present is about = 1.5 billion and 89% of them live in underdeveloped countries. North America as we know are highly developed and provided a high quality of living standard for its citizens. The youths in North America are highly educated and are doing extremely well in technology, science, businesses, academia, commerce, government, medicine, research, entertainment and banking industry, etc. They are also the leaders and visionaries in their career fields and acquiring wealth and materialism at a fast rate. [Read More]
Arya Youth Mandal (Houston Attend Arya Maha Sammelan By Sonya Chanchlani, Houston, Texas Not only do we get a wealth of knowledge about our culture and heritage at these Sammelans but we have fun and make friends for life, says Sonya Chanchlani of AYM Houston. This year the representatives of Arya Youth Mandal , Houston, Texas attended the 19^th Arya Maha Sammelan held in Vancouver, Canada from 31^st July to 3^rd August 09. The topic of the Maha Sammelan was Back to the Vedas “Why and How”. It was a rare opportunity to understand the relevance of Vedas and their knowledge in the modern world. The idea of youth representations was put forth by Dinesh Agarwal in February and since then all the kids were excited about going for the Maha Sammelan. The youth members consisted of Swati Verma, Atul Gupta, Sonya Chanchlani and Sohum Chanchlani. The adults who accompanied us were Ritu Chanchlani and Kiran Verma. [Read More]
Lessons learned from the Life of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. By Puneet Gupta. From the teachings of all great people it is clear that the best way to inculcate values in the minds of young is by the example of the practice of the parents and the elders, not by reading books alone. Therefore, if we are to learn from the life of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, we need to examine some of the events in his life. Swami Ji was born in 1824 to wealthy Brahmin parents in Tankara, Gujrat. His parents were extremely religious and committed. Swami Ji’s education was initiated at the age of five, and had his upnayan sanskaar at the age of eight. [Read More]
YOUTH PROGRAM SUMMARY By Kamini Pahuja Arya Youth Mandal met during the Youth sessions and adopted the following Resolution for 2009-2010. Organizational Responsibilities, Objectives were outlined. Many volunteers helped out to make the youth program a successful. [Read More]
19th Arya Maha Sammelan- Youths’ Participation By. Arnav Gupta The Arya Maha Samellan Youth Group participated in many exciting and spiritual activites during the 19^th Annual Arya Mahasamellan in Vancouver, BC. During the culture program, Anu, Puneet, and Priya Gupta put on a great performance of a traditional Hindi song. [Read More]
Youth Singing Bhajans		Youth Performing Havan
Youth Group on a Tour of Vancouver City