Indian spiritual head to tour South Africa
The spiritual head and managing trustee of Anandashram in Kanhangad, Kerala, India, Param Pujya Swami Muktanandaji Maharaj will tour South Africa from September 11 to 15.
The event has been possible by the Adi Shankara Ashram of Johannesburg, the Sarva Dharma Ashram and the Sannyasa Spiritual Council of South Africa.
Swami Muktanandaji was born in 1944 in Wayanad, Kerala. He was deeply inclined to spirituality from a young age. The universal vision and values that became the bedrock of his life were inspired by his parents. Even while pursuing his professional life, he led an austere life and continued his spiritual practises.
He later became inspired by the teachings of Papa Swami Ramdas (1884 to 1963), a renowned Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and founder of Anandashram. He took initiation into monkhood and dedicated his life to the ashram.
Anandashram was founded by Papa Swami Ramdas and his disciple and successor, Mother Krishnabai, in 1931. The foundation of Anandashram, as declared by Swami Ramdas on its opening day, is “Universal love and service based upon the vision of divinity in everyone”.
For more than eight decades, the ashram has been sharing this message with thousands of devotees worldwide. With a view to spread this ideal into different segments of the society, especially the education sector, Swami Muktanandaji promoted two innovative initiatives - VITAL (Value Integrated Teaching And Learning) and VSET (Vishwa Seva Education Trust).
Inspired by Swami Ramdas’ clarion call - “universalise your vision”, these ongoing projects are aimed at transforming the education system as an avenue for expansion “from me to we”.
Swami Muktanandaji will grace our Durban shores from the 11th to 15th September 2024. Pujya Swamiji’s official public programmes include:
Wednesday, 11 September: Welcome Satsang at the Sarva Dharma Ashram, 46 Graceland Drive, Chatsworth, Welbedacht at 6.30pm. Supper will be provided
The programme:
Thursday, September 12: There will be a discourse at the Kendra, 5 John Zikali Road, Sydenham, Berea, Durban, at 6.30pm. Swami Muktanandaji will speak on the “Importance of Chanting Ram Naam for World Peace”. Supper will be provided.
Saturday, September 14: Satsang with Swami Muktanandaji will be held at the Integral Yoga Centre, 30 Swallow Road, Pietermaritzburg, from 4pm to 6pm. Supper will be provided.
Sunday, September 15: A farewell satsang will be held at the Sarva Dharma Ashram, 46 Graceland Drive, Chatsworth, Welbedacht, at 10am. Lunch will be provided.
Swami Muktanandaji is also scheduled to have programmes in Johannesburg and Cape Town. South Africa will be his final world tour before he goes into seclusion and sadhana. For more information, call 064 906 8384.