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Swami Adiswarananda was born in West Bengal,
India. He received his undergraduate degree and Master's degree from the University of
Calcutta. During his student days he was inspired by Swami Vivekananda and his call to the
"service of God in man." In 1954 he joined the monastic Order of Sri Ramakrishna
and was ordained a monk in 1963. As a monk, he has served the Order in various capacities
in its educational and cultural centers. He taught religious subjects for several years at
one of the premier colleges of the Order, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira at Belur,
West Bengal, India. In 1966 he was sent to the Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati in the
Himalayas, where he was Joint Editor of Prabuddha Bharata: Awakened India, the
English-language monthly journal on religion and philosophy published by the Order. He
served in that capacity until 1968, when he was sent by the Order to the
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York to assist Swami Nikhilananda.
Literary Work
The writings of Swami Adiswarananda appear regularly in
the published bulletins of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, and he has
contributed many articles to Prabuddha
Bharata (India) and Vedanta
Kesari (India), the two
English-language monthly journals of the Order, and Vedanta for East and West (England).
The Swami has written the following books:
The Swami has also contributed chapters to a number of
books, among which are the following :
- The preface to "Tagore - The Mystic Poets" translated from Bengali
to English by the author.
- "Philosophy of History: Hindu View" in the book
Contemporary Indian Philosophers of History, edited by T.M.P. Mahadevan and Grace E. Carins (published by the
World Press, Calcutta, India).
- "Hindu View of Death and Life After Death" in
the book Encounter with
Eternity: Religious Views of Death and Life After Death, edited by Christopher Jay
Johnson and Marsha G. McGee (published by the Philosophical Library, New York).
- "Living the Mature Way" in the book Meditation:
Monks of the Ramakrishna Order (published by the Ramakrishna Vedanta Center, Bourne
End, Great Britain).
- "Sri Ramakrishna and His God Consciousness" in
the book Sri Ramakrishna
The Power and Glory (published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Madras, India).
- "Facing the Restless Mind" in the book Living
Wisdom: Vedanta in the West (published by the Vedanta Press, Hollywood, California).
- "Swami Vivekananda: His Message of Vedanta and the
Western Way" in the book Vivekananda: The Great Spiritual Teacher (published
by Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, India).
Interfaith Activities
Swami Adiswarananda regularly participates
in the programs and activities of major interfaith organizations. The Swami is a member of
the Advisory Board of The Temple of Understanding (located at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine, New York City), and has spoken at a number of its Spiritual Summit
Conferences. He is a founding member of the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary
Leaders for Human Survival (New York City), and also serves on the International Board of
Advisors of the International Peace University of Potsdam and Berlin, Germany. In the
summer of 1993, Swami Adiswarananda took part in the Parliament of World's Religions,
which was held in Chicago to commemorate the Centenary of the first Parliament of 1893.
The Swami was selected to be one of the 250 representatives in the Parliament's Assembly
of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. The Assembly held sessions during the days of the
Parliament, and continues as a consultative body, to discuss issues and challenges facing
the global community and to find common grounds for mutual understanding and cooperation
among all faiths.
Swami Adiswarananda is a frequent lecturer at colleges
and universities and other religious, educational, and cultural centers throughout the
United States and abroad.
A senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order, Swami
Adiswarananda is the Spiritual Leader of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York,
where he conducts three services a week. The Swami's
writings are regularly published in the Monthly Announcements of the Center. Selected
writings can be found under
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