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• • • Chinmayananda Saraswati (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and teacher who inspired the formation of, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of, the non-dual system of thought found in the, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the. Chinmayananda is known for teaching, the Upanishads, and other ancient.

From 1951 onward, he spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural renaissance that popularised the religion's esoteric scriptural texts, teaching them in English all across India and abroad. Chinmayananda inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953.

Founded by his disciples and led by him, it is a spiritual, educational, and charitable nonprofit organization that encompasses more than 300 centres in India and internationally. He authored 95 publications, including commentaries on the major Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. He was a visiting professor of Indian philosophy at several American and Asian universities and he conducted university lecture tours in many countries. Through his Vedantic teachings, publications, centres, ashrams, temples, and social service projects around the globe, his work continues to provide cultural and spiritual instruction to members of the Hindu diaspora. He died on 3 August 1993.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Early life and education [ ] Balakrishna Menon, who later became known as Swami Chinmayananda, was born in the city of in present-day, India, on 8 May 1916, as the eldest son of a prominent judge, Vadakke Kuruppathu Kutta Menon, who was the nephew of the.: 5 [ – ] His mother, Parukutti Amma died while giving birth to her third child.: 12 [ – ] He completed his formal schooling in Sree Rama Varma High School, Kochi (1921–1928) and Vivekodayam School, Thrissur (1928–1932). He completed his FA (Fellow of Arts) at the, Ernakulam (1932–1934), and his BA (Bachelor of Arts) at the, (1935–1937). He went on to (1940–1943) to earn postgraduate degrees in literature and law,: 6: 18 [ – ] while completing courses in journalism.: 28 [ – ] Although he would go on to become a celebrated spiritual teacher, in his student years, Balan had yet to formally accept religion. In the summer of 1936, he visited the eminent sage, Sri. By Chinmayananda's later personal accounts, when Ramana Maharshi looked at him, he experienced a thrill of spiritual enlightenment which, at the time, he promptly rationalised away as being mere 'hypnotism.'

: 33 Indian independence movement and imprisonment [ ] Approaching August 1942, in the midst of a wide-scale attempt by Indian activists to make the British ',' Balan was one of the students to join in writing and distributing leaflets to stir up national pride. When word of a warrant for his arrest issued because of these activities reached him, he went undercover.

He spent the next year moving around in the state of, out of range of British officials, and then moved toward.: 25–26 Almost two years after the British had issued his arrest warrant, believing his case was long forgotten, Balan arrived in and associated himself with several freedom groups. He advised students on distributing leaflets and organising public strikes but was arrested and imprisoned.

He spent several months in unhygienic conditions in prison and caught. This caused him to be among those who were carried out into the night and tossed beside a road on the outskirts of the city, where he was found by a passing Indian Christian. Reminded of her son serving in the army, she took him to her home and called for a doctor, who insisted that he was taken to a hospital.: 26–27 Career in journalism [ ] Balan slowly recovered his health.

Gave Balan his first job, at.: 26 He wrote a series of articles on the imperative of socialism in a society where the vast majority of people were poor.: 30 He covered subjects ranging from history and culture to social and political issues. Articles such as 'In Praise of the Postman,' and 'The Mochi—Symbol of Craftsmanship,' gained him a reputation as a controversial character. In 1947, he began a new series of articles for The Commonweal.: 31 It was while working as a journalist that he wrote an article 'exposing' sadhus. He travelled to 's ashram in for this purpose.

He later said, 'I went not to gain knowledge, but to find out how the swamis were keeping up the bluff among the masses.' Study of Vedanta [ ] In the summer of 1947, Balan arrived in Rishikesh, by the banks of the and made the one-mile hike to the, the ashram of. There he went from sceptic to enthusiast, finally becoming a renunciate monk. He began reading more about Hindu scriptures and reviewing spiritual books.: 35 Sivananda recognised Balan's latent talents and entrusted him to organise a Gita Committee. Having returned to the Divine Life Society ashram, on 25 February 1949, the holy day of, Balan was initiated into (Hindu vow of renunciation) by Sivananda, who gave him the name Swami Chinmayananda, or 'bliss of pure Consciousness.'

Swami Tapovan Maharaj and Swami Chinmayananda at Uttarkashi, 1956 With Sivananda's blessing, Chinmayananda sought out one of the greatest Vedantic masters of his time, of, and devoted the next few years of his life to an intensive study of Vedanta under his tutelage.: 11 As his disciple, from 1949, Chinmayananda led an extremely austere lifestyle and underwent a rigorous study of the scriptures. His day began at 3 a.m. With an icy bath in the Ganges and sometimes ended late in the night after hours of meditation by the river.: 48 Launch of spiritual movement [ ]. • ^ Emir, Rudite (1998). Swami Chinmayananda: A Life of Inspiration and Service. Central Chinmaya Mission Trust.. • ^ Singh, Nanki (2011).

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