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Swami
Tapovanji Maharaj
Revered Guru of Swami
Chinmayanandaji
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Swami
Tapovan Maharaj of Uttarkashi was
the "Source" wherefrom Swami Chinmayananda (The Founder of the
Chinmaya Movement) acquired the Knowledge of Vedanta (Science of Religion).
Swami Tapovan was himself the ideal who had personally understood (through deep
study, dispassion and contemplation) the relationship between the biological
processes of the body and the human psyche.
In a spirit of deep renunciation, the infinitely gentle poet in him, saw
Humanity and Nature as one vast "plant", needing only "Love"
for its highest fulfillment.
Intimate communion with Nature
(while he walked peaks and valleys of the Himalayas for countless years), gave
Swami Tapovan the boundless spiritual reverence. He revealed Nature's secrets in
his "travelogue" in two Sanskrit masterpieces, "Himagiri Viharam"
and "Kailasa Yatra".
The masterpiece, without a doubt,
is "Ishwara Darshan", which is his autobiographical "sketch"
- it is an absorbing account of a search for the Truth .. Its scientific clarity
is subtle, because the treatise gives insight into how the saints of the East
attain self mastery.
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Gurudev
Swami Chinmayanandaji
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Inspired by Swami Tapovan Maharaj of Uttarkashi, our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji decided to dedicate his life spreading the ‘life giving’ message of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Upanishads to house holders everywhere.
For forty-two years, Gurudev traveled throughout the world, tirelessly “converting Hindus to Hinduism”. In the words of one great master, Gurudev put “Vedanta on horseback”. During this time, he slowly built a team of teachers who in turn are holding up the torch of Vedanta in India and abroad.
On August 3, 1993, He became one with the Infinite Truth
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Swami Tejomayanandaji
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His Holiness Swami Tejomayanandaji
became the worldwide head of Chinmaya Mission following Gurudev's Mahasamadhi on August 3,
1993. Swamiji has carried
forward the work of Pujya Gurudev with the same tireless commitment and
dedication.
He speaks
effectively in Hindi, Marathi and English. His style is humorous, yet zeroing in unerringly on the mystic message of
Vedanta. Swamiji sings
melodiously and listening to the Bhagavatam or Ramayana from Swamiji is always an emotional and spiritual treat to the
seeker.
His book "An
Introduction to Hindu Culture" has been used by American Schools as a reference book on
Hinduism. His "Vision of the
Bhagavad-Gita" brilliantly
summarizes the esoteric philosophy of the Geeta in a way that any layman can
understand..
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