Swami Veda Bharati
Swami Veda Bharati | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | Usharbudh Arya 1933 |
| Died | 14 July 2015 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Swami Rama |
| Honors | Mahamandaleshwar |
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Swami Veda Bharati (1933- 14 July 2015) was born into a Sanskrit speaking family and raised in the centuries-old Sanskrit tradition.[1] From the age of four he was schooled in traditional learning by his father, beginning with the Sanskrit grammar of Panini. From the age of nine, he was a popular child preacher in Northern India and captivated audiences with the depth of his knowledge and intuitive insight into the Vedas and other texts of the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Having never attended any school, he received his B.A. degree from the University of London, an M.A. from the University of London and a D.Litt. from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in consecutive years during the 1960s.
Among the greatest living Sanskritists, he was also fluent in Pali, and spoke most Northern Indian languages, many European languages and read many others. He authored many books and articles in both scholarly and popular publications.
Academic life[edit]
Between 1966 and 1973, he was Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN in the United States where he founded the Meditation Center[2] in collaboration with his guru, Swami Rama. In 1973, he retired from academic teaching to pursue his guru's mission of speaking, teaching and guiding students on every continent. His publications during this period appeared under his secular name, Usharbudha Arya.
Spiritual leadership in India[edit]
He was initiated into one of the highest paths of meditation and yoga by his master, Swami Rama of the Himalayas, in 1970. In 1992, Swami Rama initiated him into sannyasa, or Hindu monastic life, giving him the name Swami Veda. In 1999, he was honored by the Swamis of India who conferred upon him the title of Mahamandaleshwar of the Niranjani Akhada, placing him among the top thirty or so swamis of India. The only title taking precedence over that of Mahamandaleshwara is that of Shankaracharya.[3]
He was the spiritual director of the Sadhana Mandir[4] (Swami Rama's Ashram) and of Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama,[5] both in Rishikesh, and was spiritual guide of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust in Dehradun,[6] Uttarakhand. Swami Veda lectured on a wide variety of topics and could conduct lectures in ten languages and meditation in seventeen languages.
He was the founder and spiritual guide of the Association of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International (AHYMSIN) [1].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Swami Veda (Mahamandaleshwara) Bharati". Star Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)?
- ↑ Arya, Usharbudh (1979). Meditation and the Art of Dying. Himalayan Institute Press; Honesdale PA.
- ↑ Sadhana Mandir
- ↑ http://sadhakagrama.org/swami-veda-bharati Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
- ↑ http://hihtindia.org/
Selected bibliography[edit]
Books by Swami Veda Bharati
- (1998) "The Light of Ten Thousand Suns", Yes International Publishers, ISBN 978-0-936663-20-3 Search this book on .
- (2000) "Nightbirds: A Collection of Short Writings," AHYMSIN Publishers.
- (2002) "Subtler Than the Subtle: The Upanishad of the White Horse," YES Publishers, ISBN 978-0-936663-33-3 Search this book on .
- (2002) "Introducing Mahabharata Bhishma," AHYMSIN Publishers.
- (2004) "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: With the Exposition of Vyasa,Volume Two: Sadhana-pada", Motilal Banarsidass.
- (2008) "Meditation: The Art and Science", Wisdom Tree Publishers, ISBN 978-8183281157 Search this book on .
- (2008) "Mantras: The Sacred Chants", Wisdom Tree Publishers, ISBN 978-8183280945 Search this book on .
- (2009) "Wanam, Africa and India: A Spiritual Dialogue," AHYMSIN Publishers.
- (2013) "Kundalini Stilled or Stirred?", D.K. Printworld, ISBN 978-8124606674 Search this book on .
- (2015)"Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: With the Exposition of Vyasa, Volume One: Samadhi-pada (2nd Revised Edition)," Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120820692 Search this book on .
As Pandit Usharbudh Arya:
- (1968) Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam, Brill, Leiden.
- (1976) Meditation and the Art of Dying, Himalayan Institute, ISBN 978-0893890568 Search this book on .
- (1978) Superconscious Meditation, Himalayan Institute, ISBN 978-0893890353 Search this book on .
- (1981) Mantra and Meditation, Himalayan Institute, ISBN 978-0893890742 Search this book on .
- (1985) The Philosophy of Hatha Yoga, Himalayan Institute, ISBN 978-0893890889 Search this book on .
External links[edit]
- Swami Veda Bharati
- Association of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International
- Meditation Center in Minneapolis, MN
- Bindu
- Residential program in Rishikesh
- Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teacher Training Program
- Himalayan Yoga Tradition in Australia
- Yoga for Wellness in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition
- Literature from the Himalayan Tradition (Swami Rama's) -- An Annotated Bibliography
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