Swami Chinmayananda was born in Ernakulam in Kerala, South India, in
May, 1916. He began his study of Vedanta as a skeptical journalist,
bringing with him the secular knowledge gained through degrees in
science, literature and law. After spending many years in the Himalayas
under the tutelage of Swami Sivananda and Swami Tapovanam, he started
spreading the joyous vision of Vedanta, which was shrouded in rituals,
secrecy and Sanskrit, to the inquiring men and women around the world.
Swamiji
established Centers for Learning called Sandeepanys in several
locations in India. Young aspirants who received the call to devote
their lives to the study of Vedanta, received intensive education in the
scriptural studies while living a highly disciplined life. The students
who graduated from these institutions as Brahmachari-s and
Brahmacharini-s went into the world to spread the knowledge to all
seekers. Some students received sannyasa (order of monks) from Gurudev.
Thus over 200 teachers were trained to teach Vedanta in India and
abroad.
Source: http://www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/new/swamichinmayanandahome.shtml
Source: http://www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/new/swamichinmayanandahome.shtml
Discourses in English
- Bhagavad Gita - SC
- Bhaja Govindam - SC
- Kaivalya Upanishad - SC
- Mandukya Upanishad - SC
- Narada Bhakthi Sutra - SC
- Sadhana Panchakam - SC
- Science of Spirituality - SC
- Vakya Vrithi - SC