Global Head of Chinmaya Mission Swami Swaroopananda is visiting the UK from 12-17 September. Swami Swaroopananda will be visiting the UK from 1 September - 19 September. During this period Chinmaya Mission UK will be holding a number of events.
Born and bred in the bustling commercial capital of India, Swami Swaroopananda first encountered Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda at a relatively young age through a copy of Gurudev's commentary on the Bhagavad Geeta, which he picked up from his father’s bookshelf. He later became an active member of the Yuva Kendra (Youth Wing) of Chinmaya Mission Hong Kong.
As an adult, enchanted with Pujya Gurudev and the sheer breadth and depth of Vedanta, Swamiji gave up his family’s thriving business and joined the Vedanta Course under Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai, in 1984.
Upon completion of his studies he was posted back to Hong Kong, from where he worked to grow new Mission centres across the Far East. Pujya Gurudev initiated him into the monastic order on the auspicious Shivratri of 1992.
Soon, Swamiji’s remit was expanded to include the Australia and New Zealand region. In 2005 he was appointed Director-in-charge of the Chinmaya International Residential School in Coimbatore.
Besides presiding at ‘gyaan yagnas’, Swamiji has authored original commentaries on Ik Onkaar, Sankat Mochan, and Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, as well as a number of books on diverse spiritual and lifestyle topics for the modern man and woman. He also created the proprietary self-development course Make It HappenTM, currently used as a human resources training model at various corporate organisations.
Presently Chairman of the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions, and formerly Head of Chinmaya Mission UK, Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific, Africa and Far East, Swamiji has now been bestowed by Swami Tejomayananda the privilege to serve as the Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide.
- The Bhagavad Gita: The science of life: 12 September - 17 September 2017
Tues-Fri: 7.30pm - 9.00pm | Sat-Sun: 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Royal National Hotel, London 38-51 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0DG. This series of six talks will be free, in English and open to all www.chinmayauk.org | [email protected] | 020 8203 6288
For more details see advert on page 21.
