What is Vedanta?
Vedanta Retreat in India
with Andre Vas
from 8 to 18 january 2026
Andre Vas is a Vedanta teacher from Australia who is coming to India this winter. Andre teaches Vedanta in the tradition of Swami Dayananda and Swami Paramarthananda.
His first introduction to Vedanta was through James Swartz.
The seminar will be held at an Ayurvedic hotel on the west coast of India.
The 4 goals in life
- Artha, living in safety and security
- Kama, living with pleasure and joy
- Dharma, living with social involvement
- Moksha, living in freedom and enlightenment
Vedanta Study Group
In a study group, a book about Vedanta is read and discussed per chapter. “The Essence of Enlightenment” by James Swartz is very suitable for that. There is a Vedanta study group in Arnhem, among other places. If you live somewhere else, you can get in touch with other interested parties through this site.
James Swartz
James Swartz is a Vedanta teacher who lived in India for a large part of his life and gained a lot of knowledge about Vedanta and the Vedas.
He has written an inspiring book that is very suitable to read and discuss in a Vedanta study group.
