THE CENTER FOR DHARMA STUDIES (CDS)
Your Spiritual Home in Omaha
Join us at the new Center for Dharma Studies!
All Dharma classes with Sri Acharyaji take place at the new Center for Dharma Studies. The unique Center for Dharma Studies ashram is a dynamic spiritual place of worship designed to serve as a state-of-the-art, global resource center for sustaining and teaching every aspect of Dharma spirituality and culture.
A preferred destination for Dharma students from throughout the world, all of Sri Acharyji's classes, satsangs, Hindu Youth Celebration events, and seminars take place at this new ashram in Omaha. The center also hosts seminars, talks, and workshops by many of the world’s leading Dharma teachers; houses one of the nation’s best Sanatana Dharma libraries; as well as operates a natural health facility and school offering such traditional Hindu healing modalities as Ayurveda and Yoga.
Be a Friend of Dharma Today!
Dear Friend of Dharma,
We know you are someone who cherishes your personal spiritual heritage of Sanatana Dharma. You have tasted the sweet fruits of spiritual sustenance, encouragement and guidance in your own life, and you understand just how much our troubled world needs to hear the peaceful, life-affirming teachings of the Vedic tradition - now more than ever.
As our youth, especially, desperately search for meaning in their lives, you know that Dharma spirituality provides the essential tools, the ethical foundation and the guiding wisdom necessary to equip our young people with the ability to achieve every good thing that they desire in this world - both materially and spiritually.
We would like to invite you to help share Sanatana Dharma with our youth, and with so many in our world today, who so sincerely yearn to experience the hope, fulfillment and compassion that only God's loving grace can provide.
God has blessed your life in so many ways, now giving you the ability to in turn help so many others by directly supporting Dharma.
The International Sanatana Dharma Society (ISDS) is an extraordinary organization incorporated in the United States as a tax-exempt, non-profit under section 501(c)(3) that is currently in the process of purchasing a building in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A., as the beginning phase of an international ashram project. The unique Center for Dharma Studies ashram is a dynamic Hindu project designed to serve as a state-of-the-art, global resource center for sustaining and teaching every aspect of Dharma spirituality and culture.
The center will host Satsangs, Hindu Youth Celebration events, seminars, Vedic scripture classes, and workshops by many of the world’s leading Hindu Dharma teachers; house one of the nation’s best Sanatana Dharma libraries; host a massive Hindu multimedia center; as well as operate a natural health facility and school offering such traditional Hindu healing modalities as Ayurveda and Yoga.
The center is directed by Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya (Dr. Frank Morales, Ph.D.), who is recognized globally as one of the Hindu world's most qualified and authentic spiritual teachers. Sri Acharyaji leads a professional teaching staff trained to offer some of the best classes on Hindu Dharma available in the world today.
In the few months that we have been fundraising, we have raised over $100,000. Currently, we only need another $90,000 to make this crucially important ashram project a reality.
This new Dharma center and ashram can only become a reality with your commitment to providing the donations necessary for the initial purchase of the ashram. It is stated in the sacred Mahabharata: dharmo rakshati rakshitaha, “Those who preserve Dharma are likewise protected by Dharma.”
By investing generously in the new Center for Dharma Studies ashram, you are directly ensuring the future preservation of Dharma, and directly invoking for your life and for your family the many blessings of the divine Devas and Devis of the heavenly realm, and the divine benevolence of Bhagavan.
The initial first-phase goal is to purchase a building in Omaha. We are currently seeking, at the minimum, a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom building, with a large gathering space on the ground floor. Our capital budget for the purchase and remodeling of the building is $214,000. Our immediate goal was to raise $50,000 by December 25th, 2009, but we've already raised over $100,000 by November 1st, 2009! We still very much need your help to rasie the rest of the funds as soon as possible to make this ashram a reality.
We are now only $90,000 away from making this vision of a global Center for Dharma Studies a concrete reality. Thus time is critical. If you would like to help support this important project for Dharma during this exciting time, please make your end of the year contribution today. Your donations will be directed 100% toward ashram development.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Thank you in advance for your courageous support of our spiritual tradition.
How You Can Help with the Omaha Ashram
Our new Dharma center/ashram can only become a reality with your practical commitment to providing the donations necessary for the initial purchase and monthly upkeep of the ashram. It is stated in the sacred Mahabharata: dharmo rakshati rakshitaha, “Those who preserve Dharma are likewise protected by Dharma.” By investing generously in the new Center for Dharma Studies ashram, you are directly ensuring the future preservation of Dharma. If you would like to help support this important project for Dharma during this exciting time, please donate today. Automatic monthly direct deposit is available.
The International Sanatana Dharma Society is an IRS recognized, tax-exempt, religious non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible. Please make your contribution today!
You may write checks or money orders to the "International Sanatana Dharma Society" and send them to:
“International Sanatana Dharma Society”
P.O. Box 390502
Omaha, NE 68139-0502
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Thank you for your continued support.
Example of Future Omaha Ashram
Endorsements of Sri Acharyaji's Work
"Dr. Frank Morales represents the Sankalpa [the will] of the Hindu people and the cause of Sanatana Dharma. I urge all Hindus everywhere to give him your full support, assistance, and encouragement in his crucial work. He needs and deserves our help."
- Dr. David Frawley (Oct. 14, 2007)
"I recommend Dr. Frank Morales. He is a noteworthy academic scholar of Hinduism, a formal convert/practitioner as Acharya in Hindu temples, and a great public champion of Hinduism with courage to stick his neck out."
- Rajiv Malhotra (Infinity Foundation)
“You’ve done truly phenomenal work teaching the pure essence of Yoga.”
- Dr. Deepak Chopra
"Few have the background and fewer still the courage to speak boldly about Hinduism in modern times. Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya has both, and wields them to trenchant purpose.”
- Paramacharya Palaniswami ( Editor-in-Chief: Hinduism Today Magazine)
"Hindus need a person of your caliber to enlighten them. Hindu people, at this juncture, are looking for someone to guide them and encourage them to stand up for Dharma. You are the best suited person in America to guide Hindus in the right direction. Best regards."
- Narain Kataria (President: Indian-American Intellectuals Forum)
"Dr. Morales comes across to me as a very sincere and honest practitioner and teacher of Hindu Dharma. Dr. Morales is a very devoted, practicing Hindu and at the same time, he is very well versed in the academic jargon that is so necessary to communicate with his peers in US Universities. He preaches a spiritually oriented, non-sectarian brand of Hindu Dharma, bringing out the deepest truths of our traditions in a very lucid language."
- Vishal Agarwal (Director: Voice of Dharma)
"Your ideas and actions have the potential to be revolutionary."
- Niraj Mohanka (New Dharma Foundation)
“Dr. Morales, I am astounded at your knowledge and realization of our Dharma. That an American would grasp the Divine teachings as deeply as you have is wondrous. You are truly a Maha Jagad Guru, the Great World Teacher.”
- Sri Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
"You are a pioneer in many ways and you have our congratulations and support. If any of us can be of any assistance to you in your work, please do not hesitate to ask."
- Dr. Jeffery Long (Professor of Religious Studies, Elizabethtown College)
"I feel that the addition of Shri Acharya ji to the Hindu community of Omaha has been very valuable, especially for the children. He is a wonderful teacher and spiritual leader. Acharyaji brings Hindu religion to us, American born Indian kids, in a way that relates to us. Despite my knowing our language and culture very well, I feel that "Pujas" and ceremonies in a traditional way don't teach us the meaning of our religion in the thoughtful manner that it ought to be understood. Sometimes such deep and beautiful meanings have to be explained to children so that we can grasp them and follow them. My father routinely teaches us the meaning of Geeta verses and that helps us gain deeper understanding of the philosophy behind the teachings. Similarly, Acharyaji is able to bring the Hindu religious teachings to the youth more clearly and understandably. "
- Vandana Agarwala (Nine year old student of Sri Acharyaji)