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WORLD RENOWNED AND DIVINE HIMALAYAN MONK
SWAMI VIDYADHISHANANDA
TO OFFER FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
IN WEST VIRGINIA & KENTUCKY JUNE 25 - JULY 2, 2008

Swami Vidyadhishananda was awarded, in January 2006, the prestigious degree of "Great Ordained Teacher", a rare honor given to a few outstanding individuals, most of whom receive it in their later years after a lifetime of service to Sanskritic and philosophical heritage. This degree is one of the highest accolades conferred in India through the University System. Receiving "Great Ordained Teacher" degree at this juncture in Swami Vidyadhishananda's life makes him one of the youngest achievers to receive the award.

Swami Vidyadhishananda is a Himalayan monk of the Vedanta tradition who belongs to the spiritual lineage of the KriyaYoga Masters including Paramahamsa Swami Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Swami Yogananda, the author of Autobiography of a Yogi.

At the present time, Swami Vidyadhishananda is working to devise and establish Sanskrit curricula at universities. He has also given lectures on topics from across the spiritual spectrum including philosophy, spiritual growth, medical education and Sanskritic linguistic connections in locations such as Rice University, University of Houston, Calcutta University, Carlton Univeristy in Ottawa, Canada, Lunds Universitet in Sweden, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, West Virginia University, Marshall University, Cornell University, Annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to name a few. He was also invited to offer an opening prayer at the United Nations.

Accompanying Swami Vidyadhishananda during his visit will be two of his students Yonas Ben-Hamadou, the lead solo double-bass player of the Royal Danish Orchestra, and his wife Ida Ben-Hamadou, cellist from the Royal Academy of Music of Denmark. Yonas and Ida will provide music before most of Swami Vidyadhishananda's discourses.

Whether you are a lover of language, a seeker of knowledge, a protector of the Earth, a searcher for relief from stress, or a student of other cultures and customs, you will find satisfaction in the words and divine presence of Swami Vidyadhishananda. Everyone is welcome!

For more information about the lectures in West Virginia and Kentucky

To view Chicago Tribune Newspaper article about Swami Vidyadhishananda

To view Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail Article June 22, 2008

Pictures of India, Nepal and the Himalayas

For more information please visit www.swamahiman.org