Last updated: 30 October 2026

Who we are

This website and the course are offered by the Advaita Deepananda Foundation, a not-for-profit company registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (CIN U94910UP2025NPL221859), 2/262, Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010. “We” and “us” mean the foundation. By using the website or enrolling, you agree to these terms.

The course

• Days 1 and 2 are open to everyone, with no sign-in.
• From Day 3, the full course is for enrolled students. Enrolment gives you the full course on this website, with access for life.
• We may correct or improve the course material from time to time.

Your account

• You sign in with your email address and a 6-digit code that we email to you. There is no password.
• One enrolment is for one person. Please do not share your account or your sign-in codes.
• You must be at least 18 to enrol.

Price and payment

• The price is shown on the Pricing page, in Indian rupees. You pay once; nothing renews.
• Payments are made through Razorpay and received by Maj Gen Anand Saxena (Retd), the course’s author and the foundation’s founder. A share of each fee goes to the foundation.
• Your access opens as soon as the payment is confirmed. See Shipping and delivery.
• Cancellations and refunds follow our Cancellation and refunds policy.

Not medical or psychological treatment

The Life Manual is an educational course. It is not medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment, diagnosis or therapy, and it does not replace care from a doctor or a qualified therapist.

The course includes breathing practices and meditation. Follow the cautions given in the course. If you have a health condition, are pregnant, or are unsure whether a practice suits you, ask your doctor first, and stop any practice that makes you feel unwell.

If you are in crisis or thinking of harming yourself, please get help now: call 112 for emergencies in India, or Tele-MANAS on 14416, the Government of India’s free mental health helpline.

Using the course material

The course text, figures, recordings and other material are protected by copyright. They are for your own personal use. Please do not copy, record, share, sell or publish them.

The website

We work to keep the website available and correct, but we cannot promise that it will always be available or free of errors.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page shows when they last changed.

Law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. The courts at Lucknow have jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these terms: see Contact us.