MASTERS & TEACHERS

Rupert Spira is deeply interested in the nature of reality and the source of lasting peace and happiness, and has been from an early age. After spending more than twenty years immersed in the teachings of classical Advaita Vedanta, he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, who introduced him to the Direct Path approach whereby one may recognise the source of peace and happiness in oneself. Rupert has written several books and holds regular meetings and retreats online, as well as in Europe and the United States. He is also a noted potter, trained in the British Studio Pottery school, with work in public and private collections

Dr Tony Nader, is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in neuroscience) and is a globally recognised expert in the science of consciousness and human development. His training includes internal medicine, psychiatry, and neurology. He’s the successor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the head of the Transcendental Meditation organisations globally. He was assistant director of clinical research at MIT, and a clinical and research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nader has discussed his expertise at academic and governmental institutions such as Stanford University, where he taught a course entitled “Hacking Consciousness”, at Harvard Business School on The Neuroscience of Transcendence, and as the keynote speaker for a conference at the House of Commons.

Consciousness: A New Paradigm. Can a shift in consciousness change the world? This solution is based on one simple underlying paradigm that unifies mind, body, and the environment in one ocean of pure Being, pure consciousness. Dr Tony Nader presents new scientific understandings of consciousness and the critical role of meditation, a modality of consciousness, in developing human creative potential and providing solutions to our world’s problems.

Swamini Chidekarasananda Saraswati is a sannyasini, having been initiated into the Paramahamsa sannyasa ashrama (a traditional renunciate lifestyle) by her Acharya, Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswati, Chief Acharya and Chairperson of Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh. Swaminiji is now based in England and continues to share her knowledge of the shastra –Vedanta and The Bhagavad Gita, Sanskrit, Vedic and traditional Sanskrit chanting, kirtan etc - with all interested to learn. Her life is dedicated to bringing the Wisdom and Light of the Rishis, and traditions of Sanatana Dharma culture.

Namasankirtan with Vedantic meanings

What and why are we really seeking in life?

Selected verses from Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Patanajali’s Yoga Sutra