Biography:Sankara Bhagavadpada (GuruJi)
Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada | |
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| Born | Shanker Ramachandran Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Honors | Jyotish Ratan |
Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada [1] is an Indian Advaitic spiritual teacher, author & Vedic astrologer[2] from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[3]
Early Life and Education
Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada was born Shankar Ramachandran, on May 1, 1948 in Madras, India. In his boyhood years, he came under the benevolent spiritual & philosophical influence of his mother and his philosopher-friend Sri Bhagavan.[4]
In 1971, he secured his Masters degree (physics) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai. In 1980 he honored with the doctorate degree from TIFR, in the field of Theoretical Physics. His research work during the period (1972 to 1982), was published in the form of ten papers in the best international research journals in that field.[5]
After completing the doctoral work, he worked at the Goethe University Frankfurt in W Germany as an Alexander Von Humboldt post-doctoral research fellow (1980-1982) - till late 1982, collaborating here with his erudite mentors and well-wishers Prof C S Warke and Prof Walter Greiner.[6][5]
Spiritual Work
Academic, research years and withdrawal
During his academic years he underwent a radical change of heart, whereby his spiritual life and the aspirations of his deeper-self, took precedence over all other survival concerns.[7]
At this turning point, he sought the guidance of his philosopher-friend who had earlier spiritually initiated him in his boyhood. Taking to heart the teachings of Master J. Krishnamurti, an inevitable consequence of which he found himself slipping into the state of Stitha Prajna. It was the result of this that he spontaneously withdrew from the life of a researcher at the age of 34.[8]
J. Krishnamurti School
Dr. Sankara was deeply influenced by the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti (also known as J. Krishnamurti). In an attempt to express his deeply-felt devotion & gratitude to his master J. Krishnamurti, because of the profound impact of his teachings in his life after he returned to India in 1982. He offered his services to the Krishnamurti Foundation, which resulted in his being appointed as the principal of one of their schools. He was relieved of his responsibilities within a matter of 6 months.[9]
Jeevashram and Master Sri Bhagavan’s Mission
With his philosopher-friend, he established an Ashram school called Jeevashram[10] (in Chittoor Dist of Andhra Pradesh), which was to serve as a ‘seed’ for their envisioned spiritual mission (1984). He served this Master Sri Bhagavan, as a completely self-less Karma Yogi for seventeen long years. Between 1989 & 1998, when he was in the forefront of that spiritual mission (as the paramacharya), he came to be known for his highly inspiring Satsangs, yajnas and talks on the spiritual life. In Oct 1991, his Master Sri Bhagavan, touched by his beloved friend’s devotion and utter sincerity, had blessed him with the name, Sankara Bhagavadpada.[9]
Thereafter, watching his Master’s growing spiritual mission steadying itself firmly on its own feet; in 1999, he withdrew fully from an involvement in that mission work and has been, since then responding to a new inner calling – Atmajnana (self-knowledge) and Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), for which he has also had his Master’s blessings in full measure. It may be noted that this is the second time in his life, when he has gracefully yielded to that inner call for ‘withdrawal from the world’.[3][11]
Bibliography
He has come to be better known for his interdisciplinary work: Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Moksha- A Hindu Astrological Pilgrimage into the Life and Moksha of Sri Ramana Maharshi.[12] His another book Self-Realization Through Self-Knowing: A New Hindu Enquiry Into Dharma and Moksha is published in 2016.[13]
He has also written the chapter 3 of the book Bringers of the Golden Ball authored by Robert Chamberlain March. He written about "Glimpses of the Life and Work of the Sampoorna Avatar - Shri Mukteshwar Bhagvan".[14]
References
- ↑ "Narayanan, "A `White Paper' on Kalki Bhagavan"". https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~adarkara/d-kalki.html.
- ↑ "_ HINDU WORLD ASTROLOGY - Brief History of Vedic Astrology & Fundamental Principles (en) __ Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada (2012) REF. ESPECIAL | Vedas | Astrology". https://www.scribd.com/document/201205286/HINDU-WORLD-ASTROLOGY-Brief-History-of-Vedic-Astrology-Fundamental-Principles-en-Dr-Sankara-Bhagavadpada-2012-REF-ESPECIAL.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sankara Bhagavadpada | parliamentofreligions.org". https://www.parliamentofreligions.org/users/sankara-bhagavadpada.
- ↑ "lifepositive". https://www.lifepositive.com/bhagwan-kalki/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bhagavadpada's Approach to Vedic Astrology | astrology". https://hinduworldastrology.net/bhagavadpadas-approach-to-vedic-astology/.
- ↑ AKHTAR, SHAMEEM (7 May 1997). "The Kalki Craze with Shankara Bhagvadpada". Outlook (magazine): 18.
- ↑ "Biography of Kalki". http://skyboom1.tripod.com/index12.html.
- ↑ "Sankara Bhagavadpada". https://yogiimpressions.com/index.php?_route_=sankara-bhagavadpada.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 AVADHANI, RAMESH (13 July 2008). "India: a visit to the Oneness Temple of Amma-Bhagwan". https://english.religion.info/2008/07/13/india-a-visit-to-the-oneness-temple-of-amma-bhagwan/.
- ↑ "Glimpes of the Life and Work of Sri Bhagavan". http://skyboom1.tripod.com/index12.html.
- ↑ "Vedic Astrology Gathering". https://www.healingacademy.org/vedic-astrology-gathering.html.
- ↑ Bhagavadpada, Sankara (2008). Sri Ramana Maharshi's Moksha. Yogi Impressions Books Pvt. Limited. ISBN 9788188479405. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YhdxQgAACAAJ&dq=Sri+Ramana+Maharshi%27s+Moksha:+A+Hindu+Astrological+Pilgrimage+into+the+Life+and+Moksha+of+Sri+Ramana+Maharshi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJyYnBq_LdAhVEqI8KHZKaAfAQ6AEIKDAA.
- ↑ Bhagavadpada, Sankara (2016). Self-Realization Through self-knowing: A New Hindu Enquiry Into Dharma and Moksha. YOGI IMPR IONS BOOKS PVT Limited (. ISBN 9789382742531. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=sWJNvgAACAAJ&dq=Sri+Ramana+Maharshi%27s+Moksha:+A+Hindu+Astrological+Pilgrimage+into+the+Life+and+Moksha+of+Sri+Ramana+Maharshi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJyYnBq_LdAhVEqI8KHZKaAfAQ6AEITjAI.
- ↑ Bringers of the Golden Ball. Robert March. ISBN 9788187694168. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=np-_cP4D3y0C&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=kalki+bhagavan+sankara&source=bl&ots=ptpLtH4C1N&sig=X6ajlscqaRGnQLEPm9kKGjctwPo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjavfWPyrTcAhUjTI8KHazDByw4ChDoAQhMMAY#v=onepage&q=kalki%20bhagavan%20sankara&f=false.
External links
- An Interview by Ms. Aleka Vial in 2014, Santiago
- A Debate with Dan Barker, Topic:Science and God, 2014
- TV Interview by Marcos Whoortman, Brasilia, 2013
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