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Description of Program: Stories from Ancient India

We have 13 DVDs containing 38 discussions of "Stories from Ancient India" which comprise an anthology of the wisdom of the Sanatana Dharma - the eternal Ideal of Perfection, a repository of the folklore of ancient India, and a modern day application of the classical teachings of wisdom. This collection represents a small bucket drawn from the immense ocean of wisdom.

The stories originated from the Vedas and Upanishads, were amplified in the Puranas, enhanced through the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata, and explained in both the Shrimad Bhagavat and Devi Bhagavatam. They have been arranged into a chronology from the Satya Yuga to the beginning of the Kali Yuga, and are tied together by a lineage of events from the disappearance of Sati, the wife of Shiva, and the destruction of the God of Love, to the birth of King Janamejaya and the commencement of the Age of Darkness.

The stories are filled with so many levels of meanings, and they are fun. They have been collected in a book called the Swami Purana by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, and you will enjoy reading them aloud, acting out the parts, and sharing this heritage with your children and friends. These programs show Swamiji reading and explaining the stories, and commenting on how we can apply this knowledge to our daily lives.

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Current Broadcasts

• Boulder, Colorado

  CCTV 54

  Louisville, Lafayette, Erie and Superior, Colorado

  Tuesdays at 1 PM and Wednesdays at 9 AM

  Stories from Ancient India

• Middletown/Newburgh (NY)

  Channel 23, Time/Warner

  Cities served: Middletown and Newburgh

• Central Florida

  Channel 21, Bright House Cable

  Orange, Lake, Oceeola, Polk, and Seminole Counties

  Every Sunday, 8:30 AM

  Starting from Sunday, June 8, 2008: Stories from Ancient India

• Santa Cruz, CA

  Channel 27 and Charter Channel 73

  Every Wednesday, 5:30 PM

  Starting Wednesday, December 26, 2007: Stories from Ancient India

  See Santa Cruz TV schedule at: Schedule

• Berkeley, CA

  Channel 28

  Every Thursday, 10 AM

  Every Friday, 3 PM

  Every Sunday, 8:30 PM

  Starting Wednesday, December 6, 2007: Stories from Ancient India

  See Berkeley TV schedule at: Schedule

  The shows can also be seen in Albany, El Cerrito, Kensington and San Pablo on Channel 24.

  Please click here for live streaming of the show: Berkeley TV Live

• Madison, WI

  Channel 4

  Every Sunday, 8:00 PM

  Starting Sunday, November 18, 2007: Stories from Ancient India (titled Hindu Perspectives)

  See Madison TV schedule at: Schedule

• Alameda, CA

  Channel 31

  Every Sunday, 6:30 PM

  Starting Sunday, October 28, 2007: Stories from Ancient India

  See Alameda TV schedule at: Schedule

• Princeton, NJ

  Channel 30

  Every Wednesday, 2 AM

  Every Saturday, 8 AM

  Every Sunday, 9:30 AM

  Starting Wednesday, October 10, 2007: Stories from Ancient India

  See Princeton TV schedule at: Schedule

More information on the Princeton Broadcast is available at Highlights

• Palo Alto, CA

  Channel 30

  Starting Sunday, September 30, 2007: Stories from Ancient India, 10:30 - 11:00 PM

  Starting Tuesday, October 2, 2007: Stories from Ancient India, 7:00 - 7:30 PM

  Watch Palo Alto TV Live on the web: simultaneous webcast on Channel 30

• West County Bay Area, CA

  Channel 28

  Starting Sunday, September 23, 2007: Stories from Ancient India, 8:30 - 9:00 AM

  Watch Pinole TV Live on the web: simultaneous webcast on Channel 28

• Davis, CA

  Channel 15

  Every Tuesday evening 6:00 - 6:30 AM

  Starting Tuesday, September 11, 2007: Devi Gita

  Starting Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Stories from Ancient India

  See the Davis TV schedule at: Schedule