The Journey of a Master Swami Chinmayananda

For over forty years Swami Chinmayananda has been one of the leading interpreters and teachers of the Hindu system of Advaita Vedanta, proclaiming the identity of the self (atman) with the infinite (brahman). Through a variety of institutions and methods, particularly the creative and original jnana yajnas, he is dedicated to rejuvenating Hinduism by making avallable hltherto inaccessible inslghts of the Upanishads and to ensuring that the wisdom of the Hindu Heritage is avallable for all people. This, the first biography of Swami Chinmayananda, retraces his journey from his boyhood in Kerala, his carefree college days and rebellion against British Imperialism, his tutelage under Swami Shivananda and Swami Tapovan and the growth of a worldwide movement under his guidance. He is undoubtedly one of the outstanding and influential flgures in the modern history of Hinduism and this account of his life should, therefore, be welcome.