Jeevanvidya Mission is a movement started in Maharashtra, India by Satguru Shri Wamanrao Pai for the material and spiritual upliftment of mankind. It is one of the many spiritual movements in India. The word Jeevanvidya is a Sanskrit word that can be broken down into Jeevan (meaning life) and vidya (meaning knowledge). The aim of this mission is to teach the common people the art of living a happy and prosporous life.
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The mission has a strong presence (in terms of followers) all over Maharashtra and in various parts of India .
Mission Philosophy
Jeevanvidya is a philosophy of life and an art of successful living. It aims at achieving material prosperity and attaining spiritual progress through relentless efforts, on the basis of circumstances as they stand. Jeevanvidya philosophy defines GOD as intrinsically automatic, self-regulatory, natural, systematic order, endowed with the universal laws of nature.
Organisation
Formerly known as Nam Sampraday Mandal, Jeevanvidya Mission was established in the year 1955. Since its inception in 1955, Jeevanvidya Mission operates on a non-profit basis with hundred percent non paid volunteers. Jeevanvidya Mission is registered with the Charity Commissioner in 1980, Reg. No. : E 7733, Mumbai. The activities of Jeevanvidya Mission include:
Death
Shri. WamanRao Pai,Founder of Jeevan Vidya Mission,died of old age on 29 May,2012.