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Swami Santanand Saraswathi

Swami Shantanand Saraswati ( 1913 - 1997 ) was Shankaracharya of the teaching seat and ashrams Jothir Math 1953-1980, he was a student and follower of Swami Saraswati Brahm and was his successor as Shankaracharya.

Life

In 1953, five months before his death, Brahmananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jothir Math, wrote a handwritten testament in which he designated his disciple Swami Shantanand as his successor.

Shantanand accepted the appointment as Shankaracharya; his authority has been questioned by several disciples and followers of Brahmananda; they were of the opinion that Shantanand did not meet the requirements as described in the Mahanusasana texts.

Shantananda Saraswati became a willing follower of Brahmanda Saraswati at a young age. He wanted to become a celibate recluse sadhu, but Brahmananda Saraswati advised him to marry. As a result, Shantanand lived the life of a family man, worked as a bookbinder and looked after his wife and child for 14 years. After the death of his wife, he again approached Brahmananda Saraswati with his former wish, and the latter allowed him to become a celibate sadhu to become a "monk". Shantanand was the first Shankaracharya to have lived part of his life as a family man. This breach of tradition became a matter of dispute and even the need for judicial clarifications and was not approved by other supporters of Brahmananda. Some claimed in court that Brahmananda was no longer in her right mind, but this was denied as witnesses by 3 doctors who examined him during that period.

Shantanand Saraswati received visitors from some organizations in the West, making his teachings available all over the world. In the 1960s, Dr. Francis Roles from the Study Society and Leon MacLaren from the School of Economic Science went to India and became followers of Swami Shantanand Saraswati, which led to the fact that from then on the teachings of these two organizations were mainly based on Advanta Vedanta. He was also the guru of the School of Meditation at Holland Park in London. For more than 30 years he also spread his teachings in the West. Before he died he wrote a letter to students in the West saying, "You have all it takes to move on; you just have to put into practice what you have been given."

In the meantime, relevant organizations have agreed to suggest Swami Krishnabodha Asrama - instead of Jothir Math's claim to Shankaracharya and the implementation of the same by Shantanand. However, Asrama died in 1973 and he named his devoted disciple Swaroopananda Saraswati, a former disciple of Brahmananda, as his successor. However, because Shantanand was still using the Jothir Math Ashram, which Brahmananda had rebuilt, Swaroopananda settled in a nearby building or ashram instead.

The teachings of Sri Shantanand Saraswati are carefully and widely studied in the West, taken seriously because of the guidance he has given the Study Society and the School of Economic Science; these two offer courses, lectures, lectures and publications on the philosophy of non-duality. They are also responsible for promoting and promoting a special type of meditation, which is sometimes known as "Transcendental Meditation".

During his tenure, Shantanand was "helpful" and "performed publicly with Him" ​​to another devoted disciple of Brahmananda, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1961 he attended one of the Maharishi TM teacher training courses in Rishikesh and spoke to the trainees; he described the meditation method as the "central key to knowledge of Vedanta": "There are other keys, but one universal key is sufficient to be able to open all bolts". In 1963 Sri Shantanand gave his support for Maharishi's "All Indian Campaign".

Finally, in 1980 Shantanand renounced the office of Shankaracharya in favor of Dandi Swami Vishnudevand, who held the office until his death in 1989. Shantanand then assigned Swami Vishnudevananda Saraswati to do the job. Shantananda died in 1997.

to teach

Shantanand Saraswati taught that people should develop their spiritual life amid all of worldly responsibilities; he encouraged them to act in ways that promote their families, professions, communities, and demonstrate the harmony, beauty and effectiveness of their spiritual practices in everyday life.

Sri Shantanand Saraswati referred to love as "the naturally in-between", a state of being that is always attainable because it is present in all of us.

Published speeches, papers, conversations

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b c d Dominik Wujastyk: The Jyotirmaṭha Śaṅkarācārya Lineage in the 20th Century. In: indology. February 7, 2020, accessed August 4, 2012 .
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  7. ^ Johanna JM Petsche: Gurdjieffian Overtones in Leon MacLaren's School of Economic Science . In: International Journal for the Study of New Religions . tape 6 , no. 2 , 2015, p. 197-219 , doi : 10.1558 / ijsnr.v6i2.28443 (English).
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  10. ↑ “ On Tuesday, 30 May 1961, eight years to the day after his master's death, the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Swami Shantanand Saraswati graced the teacher training course with his presence and was received with all due ceremony. Arriving at the site where the new Academy was being built, he addressed the Maharishi and the gathered meditators. . . . He commended the practice of the Maharishi's meditation, describing it as a 'master key to the knowledge of Vedanta' and added, 'There are other keys, but a master key is enough to open all the locks.' ”(Paul Mason: The Maharishi: the biography of the man who gave transcendental meditation to the world . Shaftesbury, Dorset 1994, ISBN 1-85230-571-1 , p. 57 (English). , German: “On Tuesday, May 30th, 1961, 8 years after the death of his master, Swami Shantanand Saraswati went to a (taking place TM teacher) training course and was received with all due ceremony. When he arrived at the place where the new academy was being built, he greeted Maharishi and the meditators who were present and gave an official speech, an address. He specifically praised the Maharishi meditation practice and described it as a 'master key to knowledge of Vedanta'; he added: 'There are other keys too, but one master key is enough to open all doors'. ")
  11. ↑ Lola Williamson: Transcendent In America . New York University Press, New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-8147-9449-4 , pp. 87 (English).
  12. ↑ a b c Paul Mason: The Maharishi: the biography of the man who gave transcendental meditation to the world . Shaftesbury, Dorset 1994, ISBN 1-85230-571-1 (English). German translation: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: the biography . Aquamarin Verlag, Grafing 1995, ISBN 3-89427-071-3 .
  13. ^ Paul Mason: Profile of Shankaracharya Swami Shantanand Saraswati. In: www.paulmason.info. April 11, 2019, archived from the original on April 30, 2013 . ;
personal data
SURNAME Shantanand, Shankaracharya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saraswati, Swami Shantanand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Shankaracharya of the seat of teaching and ashram Jothir Math
DATE OF BIRTH 1913
DATE OF DEATH 1997