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'THE TRUTH was originally declared through the Sanskrit language and it still holds the Truth in its original form.
All the laws and relationships between the individual and the universal, the manifest and the unmanifest, are still very fresh and in their proper form.’
‘To know the Truth is to experience It and become Truth.’
Śrī Śāntānanda Sarasvatī Mahārāja
Further Information
Schedule
| Sat 9 Aug 2025 | 11:00am- 12:00pm (BST) | Mr Jessup hosts Introductory Meeting |
| Sun 10 Aug - Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 6am - 6:45pm (BST) | Daily sessions beginning with meditation |
| Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 6am - 12:15pm (BST) | Final Day Programme |
- Programme might differ for other time zones
- More detailed programme to follow.
Costs
- There is no fee for the online week.
- There will be an opportunity for donations at the end of the week.
Meet your Hosts
Warwick Jessup
Warwick Jessup read Sanskrit at Balliol College, Oxford in the early 1980s, specialising in Vedānta. He spent time in Pune studying Sanskrit with pandits and also took a Master of Arts degree in Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, followed by a Master of Philosophy degree in Advaita Vedānta, for which he translated Śaṅkara’s commentary on the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad.
For almost forty years now Warwick Jessup has been teaching Sanskrit at St James Schools in London. In the late 1980s he began, along with a team of teachers, to develop text books and Sanskrit resources, both physical and later online, for children aged 4 to 18 years of age.
Elena Jessup
A native New Yorker, Elena Jessup has been teaching Sanskrit to children and adults for twenty-eight years and is one of the main Sanskrit teachers at St James School in London. She received a Masters’ degree in Sanskrit Literature from London University (School of Oriental and African Studies) in 2008 and is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Elena has co-authored the St James series of Sanskrit textbooks and other translations of small treatises by Adi Shankara. She loves Vedic chanting and hopes her enthusiasm for all aspects of Sanskrit is shared by her students.
Feedback from 2024
Filled with good company, sattva, knowledge and heart. A deep and stilling experience.
Thoroughly prepared, lovingly presented, a genuine and generous sharing of knowledge.
A shared spiritual experience in the company of a worldwide family. Wonderful sense of unity.
Gave time for all the aspects of Sanskrit study and room for questions.
Most uplifting, enjoyable, worthwhile and meaningful.