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!

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.

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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