SRI SARADA BRAHMAVIDYA KENDRA
SRI SARADA BRAHMAVIDYA KENDRA
Welcome to Sri Sarada Brahmavidya Kendra, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
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Sri Sarada Brahmavidya Kendra was founded by Pujya Swami Yogeshwaranananda (1899-1990) for the traditional study of Advaita Vendanta, Sanskrit, Yoga and other classical Indian disciplines.
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It is a place where knowledge of Brahman, i.e., knowledge about oneself, is taught and learnt along with study of Sanskrit, Yoga, and Vedic chanting. The kendra is situated at the Blue hills called Nilgiris. Coonoor is a hill station in the Nilgiris and lies at 1900m above mean sea level. The study of Vedanta which involves attaining peace and inner growth is therefore best facilitated by the calm and quiet the place offers.
Pujya Swami Yogeshwaranananda - FOUNDER (1899-1990)
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A traditional teacher of Advaita – Vedanta
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A Sanskrit Scholar
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Editor (1945 - 47) of “Prabuddha Bharat” – a monthly magazine started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896
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President (1948-1953) of Advaita Ashram, Mayavathi, Almora
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Took diksha from Swami Sivanandaji Maha Purush Maharaj, a direct disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
Pujya Swami Yogeshwaranandaji blessed Coonoor by his presence at Spring field, Bandishola in 1962. He took informal classes of Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit at the place then known as “Vinona Kutir”. By Swamiji’s presence the “Vinona Kutir” started to be known as “ Swamiyar Bungalow” – the residence of a Swami. Mataji Gurupriyananda and some devotees formalized the place by registering a society and naming it as “Sri Sarada rahmavidya Kendra” in 1980.
