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On
March 27, 1948, the moon rose with an unusual brightness
and light, with the 'Svati' star twinkling faster in the
northern sky. A
quiet village called Mattatur, 36 miles north east of Kalady
the birth place of Adi Sankaracharya, on that evening, witnessed
a divine birth, the birth of the to be SWAMI BODHANANDA!
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From
the early childhood He showed great interest in discussing
about spiritual
themes and spending
His
time
in solitude. A
brilliant student, who pursued His study with government
scholarship at Christ college, Kerala, later chose economics
for post graduation.
Having lived in the home-land of Adi Sankaracharya, enjoying
the company of learned spiritual savants of different sects
and beliefs it was only a matter of time before the young
brilliant student designed His own course to shape and reach
his destination.
Off and on He would accompany religious groups in and around
His home-town. During one such sojourns into luscious forests
He happened to serve a Mahatma for forty days. Mahatma's
austerity sprouted the spiritual seed lying deep in the
mind of Swamiji.
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Leaving
His post-graduation studies He set His own syllabus and thus started
His enquiry into Self, studying various systems of philosophy
and religion, both western and oriental. Travelling
from place to place in serach of the goal of His life He naturally
reached the Himalaya, the eternal abode and inspiration of many
a spiritual master. The greatness, yet the silence, of the mighty
Himalayas left a profound imprint on His psyche. It brought in
Him the transformation that He was longing for but was yet to
experience. He realised that ultimately it was our own ancient
texts and scriptures, sans any rituals, that alone contained the
ultimate reality.
Swamiji is the spiritual inspiration behind Sambodh and its sister
institutions in India, North America and Europe. The various programs
and projects for the study and propagation of Vedantic Scriptures,
research on management ideas embedded in our ancient scriptures,
in the contemporary context, ashrams to set our minds high and
meditate in unison with the harmony of mother nature, social service
activities for the minorities and underprivileged: all these are
blooms of His divine vision flowing through His devotees in different
parts of the world.
Swamiji has devised various meditation techniques blending Kundalini
Yoga and understanding of human psyche in the background of Vedantic
insights. He has great insights into the cause of human maladies.
His contribution in the field of human potential development and
leadership studies is widely appreciated. Swamiji propogates His
vision of integral oneness through lectures, seminars, discourses,
retreats and personal counselling. The divine and spiritual presence
of Swamiji, and counselling is a compelling motivation for us
to come out of ruts and stereotypes, conflicts and neuroses, and
to experience the full flowering of the spirit.
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