As we gather spiritual knowledge it is important also to practice the tenets of Sanātana Dharma. One of the primary tenets of Sanātana Dharma is that all dharmis should practice the all important Pañca Mahā Yajña. With this in mind the society has sought to put this into practice in various ways.

1. On the 23rd of February 2014 the students from Arsha Vidya Sthalam,Taiping organized a program at a children and old folks home in Taiping. The students from the Ipoh ashram joined their guru bhais in this Seva endeavour. At the Taiping Children’s Home (Rumah Kebajikan Kanak Kanak Taiping) a motivational talk “Aim and Achievement” was given by Mr Chandra Mohan. The talk included a series of workshops for the children too. The Shri Dayanandaa Society donated RM 500 to the children’s home. This project was our humble effort to practice Manuṣya Yajña, one of the 5 pillars of Sanātana Dharma’s Pañca Mahā Yajña.
   
   In the second half of the day the members of the society spent time at the Old Folks Home (Rumah Seri Kenangan Taiping). The home has 100 residents. The society provided the residents with a variety of food and drinks. It was an opportunity for the members of the society to spend time with people in their golden years who look forward to conversation and interaction. It was an awareness program for the members of the society to appreciate the elderly and the importance of showing them love and care always. It is the 5th important pillar in Sanātana Dharma’s Pañca Mahā Yajña – Pitṛ Yajña. Pitṛ Yajña is not only śraddha prayers for the deceased but importantly covers the care of the elderly in their lifetimes.
   
   
2. In conjunction with the 4th Anniversary of the ashram on the 16th March 2014, the children under the instruction of Swamini Vinayananda presented a performance at the Thandayuthabany Temple in Ipoh dressed in glorious costumes of various deities. The performance was followed by a carnatic song recital by Mr Jayabalan and his group.
   
   
3. On the 4th of August 2014, the Ashram welcomed Swami Sri Tatpurushanathan who gave us a talk on “Arivin Maanbu” for the adults. On the 5th August a children’s program was conducted by Swami Sri Tatpurushanathan. Needless to say the program benefited all attendees.
   
   
4. The society also lent a hand to another organization which had organized a food fair on the 24th of August 2014 to raise funds. The Society set up a stall serving tomato rice and kurma gravy. All proceeds raised were given to Mr.Rajasegaran of The Shri Matam for whose benefit the food fair was organized.
   
   
5. In line with the importance of Pañca Mahā Yajña, an expert in gardening, Mr.Lee was invited to give a talk to both children and adults on the importance of plant life. Mr Lee showed the adults how to successfully grow plants from seedlings and cuttings. The children and adults then had a hands on opportunity to dig and to plant a special variety of banana plant in the ashram’s garden. Mr Lee also brought sufficient plants and cuttings for the adults and children to try to cultivate and plant the same in their home gardens. The children had great fun learning this skill from the engaging expert. From this activity we hoped to instill the importance and a value of yet another important tenet of Pañca Mahā Yajña – Bhūta Yajña.
   
   
6. The ashram also arranged for a well known art teacher in Ipoh Mrs Dolly Boey to teach the children some art and craft. The session was enjoyable and the children took back not only new emerging skills but also their creations to show their proud parents. Art not only allows us to be creative but the beauty in art creates a space and time for us to be with ourselves and in so doing being in harmony with the world and ourselves.
   
   
7. The Sekolah Menengah Sri Ipoh has some children who have fallen into the cracks of the education system and were severely behind in their educational progress, lacking basic skills in reading and writing, even though they were already in secondary school. A project initiated by Ms.Grace,a dedicated and compassionate teacher, was greatly helping to improve the status of these children. She started a program on her own initiative,every morning before the regular school began, she privately taught these children on a one to one basis, basic reading and writing. The program was successful and soon the children were able to read out passages at the school assembly. It was a milestone step for them. Those who were now able to read, in turn started teaching other disadvantaged students to read. To support her noble endeavour the ashram contributed RM 700 worth of books to the school for this worthwhile program. The books were presented to the headmaster and Ms Grace by Swamini Vinayananda Saraswati. The headmaster and the teachers at SM Sri Ipoh were grateful for the society’s contribution. This is another pillar of Sanātana Dharma’s Pañca Mahā Yajña – Manuṣya Yajña, reaching out to others who are in need of assistance to progress.
   
   
8. To reach out to the disadvantaged in our community the ashram has from the month of December 2014 started providing much needed provisions to needy families. Provisions like rice, sugar, milk, noodles, margarine and flour are being supplied to 5 families every month. Another program initiated in service of Manuṣya.