Founded by individuals in the Georgetown University community, Friends of Dharmic Life is a youth-led initiative that seeks to establish sustained funding for Dharmic organizations, chaplaincies and student activities at higher education institutions in the United States. This organization understands “Dharma” to encapsulate a multitude of spiritual traditions including but not limited to theist (Śaiva, Śākta, Vaiṣṇava, Smārta, Sikh, Sanātana/Hindu) and non-theist (Buddha, Jain, Yoga) traditions.
We aim to:
Dharmic Life at Georgetown seeks to equip every seeker with relevant, logical, and well-explained teachings and practices from the diverse depths of the Dharmas.
We aspire to be a pluralistic space that welcomes everyone inclusive of all varieties of religious/spiritual, gender, sexuality, physical ability, race, ethnicity, color, class, or caste identities.
I cannot express the support and comfort Dharmic Life has provided me. I didn’t come to campus looking for or expecting any cultural or religious community. I didn’t expect to feel like crying when I went to my first Arati freshman year and to meet a group of people who’d make that place home.
Dharmic life is what made Georgetown my home away from home, from the second I sat on the blue prayer mats for the first time this semester. I couldn’t be thankful enough for everyone before me that made this possible, and I would do anything to be able to see this community thrive for all those that come after.
Dharmic Life has been such an amazing program and has helped me find both family and community at Georgetown, and spiritual and philosophical clarity. Here, we are building something great: the ability for youth to engage with our traditions at a depth that I have never seen before. I hope this can set an example for how other universities can best support their Dharmic students.
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Friends of Dharmic Life Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our EIN is 92-2199536.