who is Chinmayanand ji
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Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non-dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.Chinmayananda is known for teaching Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Hindu scriptures. 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.
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.
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Swami Chinmayanand (born 3 March 1947) is a former union minister state of India. He was minister of state for internal affairs in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 1999. He was member of 10th Lok Sabha from Badaun in 1991 and from Machhlishahr in 1998.
He was born in Gonda district in 1947 in a royal family of Avadh, but renounced royalty as a young man inspired by the teachings of Buddha and Mahavir. He completed MA from Lucknow University. He is unmarried. His interests include tantra, philosophy, yoga and Hindu mythology. He also completed doctorate. He is the Editor of two monthly magazines, Pramarath and Vivek Rashmi. In 2011, a girl who had spent several years at his ashram filed a complaint of abduction and rape against him. In April 2018, the U.P. Government withdrew the case.
He was born in Gonda district in 1947 in a royal family of Avadh, but renounced royalty as a young man inspired by the teachings of Buddha and Mahavir. He completed MA from Lucknow University. He is unmarried. His interests include tantra, philosophy, yoga and Hindu mythology. He also completed doctorate. He is the Editor of two monthly magazines, Pramarath and Vivek Rashmi. In 2011, a girl who had spent several years at his ashram filed a complaint of abduction and rape against him. In April 2018, the U.P. Government withdrew the case.
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