Swami Chidanandaji has been a speaker, writer and a teacher of Vedanta Texts for nearly twenty years. After receiving an M.Tech. from the IIT Madras in Electrical Engineering in 1982, he served Hindustan Computers Ltd.(HCL) in hardware R&D for two years. He also taught at an Engineering College in Bangalore for three years. His spiritual quest drew him to Swami Chinmayanandaji and the study of the Vedanta. He served Chinmaya Mission for sixteen years during which he taught philosophy at Mumbai, Bangalore, and in California. He spoke at many academic, social and business centers in India and North America. His thought evolved through coming in contact with the works of several great thinkers, the most important among them being Ramana Maharshi and Jiddu Krishnamurti.
His speeches, which are like sharing of thoughts, stir our own thinking. Treating the audience as his co-travelers on the inward journey, he never seems to be interested in influencing their thinking or to prove his own point. “Let each flower blossom in its own way,” says he. His talks do not burden our mind. We rather feel lighter if not totally unburdened. Listening with an open mind yields maximum benefit and ensures that we do not miss his observations. True inner growth is our concern, and not unthinking, outward acquisitions-be they material or so-called spiritual.
He carries on his pursuit of truth while sharing his observations with interested audiences lovingly and enthusiastically through talks and writings. Living in Varanasi since the year 2003, he recently took charge as Director, Rajghat Education Centre, which is the chapter of Krishnamurti Foundation of India (KFI) in Varanasi. (See www.j-krishnamurti.org for details.)
Hailing from Karnataka, he is fluent in English, Kannada and Hindi. He is well versed in Sanskrit too, which he loves to teach also. He gives talks and conducts seminar sessions on a number of spiritual and Management topics.
Several of his talks are published as audio – video CDs by Mumbai based FOWAI PUBLICATIONS, a division of FOWAI FORUM. For details, log on to www.fowai.org email: fowaiforum@yahoo.com
Contact address:
Swami Chidananda
The Krishnamurti Foundation India, Rajghat Fort, Varanasi- 221001
Telephone: 0542-2440722
email:chidananda9@yahoo.com
Website: www.fowai.org