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'''Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari''' born May 10, 1949, is from [[Kolkata]], India and is a motivational speaker specializing in [[Stress (psychological)|stress]] reduction, [[mindfulness]] and [[meditation]]. He presents globally on issues of [[stress management]] and [[mindfulness]] to corporations and universities.<ref name="ref1"/><ref name="ref2"/><ref name="ref3"/><ref name="ref4"/><ref name="ref5"/><ref name="ref6"/><ref name="ref7"/><ref name="ref8"/>
'''Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari''' born 10 May 1949, (often referred to as simply Bodhi) is an author, motivational speaker, spiritual teacher and humanitarian. He lives in [[Kolkata]], India, where he founded and is the current mentor of Lokenath Divine Life Mission. He has authored several books and travels internationally, speaking on [[Stress (psychological)|stress]] reduction, [[mindfulness]] and [[meditation]] and [[microcredit]].<ref name="ref1"/><ref name="ref2"/><ref name="ref3"/><ref name="ref4"/><ref name="ref5"/><ref name="ref6"/><ref name="ref7"/><ref name="ref8"/>


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Shuddhaanandaa received his Master of Commerce degree from [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and taught [[Commerce]] at [[Andhra Vidyalaya College]] (affiliated to Osmania University) as a lecturer before leaving academia to become a monk.<ref name="ref19"/>
He received a Master of Commerce degree in 1972 at [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and taught [[Commerce]] at [[Andhra Vidyalaya College]] (affiliated to Osmania University). From 1972–1976 he was a lecturer of Commerce at Andhra Vidyalaya College, (affiliated to Osmania University) in Hyderabad, India.<ref name="ref9"/>


== Social advocate ==
== Humanitarian work ==
He founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission in 1985 in [[Kolkata]] and [[West Bengal]], India and currently serves as its mentor. The Mission serves the poor and impoverished with street schools in [[Kolkata]], free medical service on mobile medical vans, and women’s self-help [[microcredit]] groups in the Sunderbans.<ref name="ref9"/><ref name="ref10"/><ref name="ref11"/><ref name="ref12"/><ref name="ref13"/><ref name="ref14"/> "We work to awaken the commitment and potential within the poor to become self-sufficient," says Shuddhaanandaa, "The Mission forms a partnership with them. We offer them the training and foundational supports they need to work together, building a new and better future for their communities."<ref name="ref12"/>
He founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission (LDLM) in 1985 in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. Lokenath Divine Life Mission works in the field of education, health care and women's empowerment, utililizing [[microcredit]] self-help programs.<ref name="ref9"/><ref name="ref10"/><ref name="ref11"/><ref name="ref12"/><ref name="ref13"/><ref name="ref14"/>


A former professor of economics, Brahmachari’s model aims at direct credit linkage between banks and SHGs, completely eliminating agencies that play the middleman, such as NGOs. LDLM’s role is to create SHGs through awareness, training and organisation and then enable their credit linkage with the banks.<ref name="ref11"/>
== Core teachings ==
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One of Shuddhaanandaa’s Core Teachings is that you should try to make friends with your chaotic mind in meditation, not try to control it. “If you are seeking and searching for a true friend who would be by your side when you are in danger, a friend who will understand your true need, then know your [[mind]] which listens to you. Know your [[mind]] which is disciplined through [[yoga]], [[meditation]], [[prayer]], and spiritual practice. Know that which allows your [[mind]] to be in Divine contemplation, to be anchored in the Divine. That kind of [[mind]] is your true friend. That kind of [[mind]] sustains you through the turbulence and vagaries of life. It doesn’t allow you to drop downward because you are suddenly faced with a dire situation.” Your Mind Your Best Friend<ref name="ref16"/>


LDLM also performs resource linkage{{clarify|date=October 2018}} as well as addressing targeted areas of need and collaborating with other organizations on additional programs.<ref name="ref10"/><ref name="ref13"/><ref name="ref14"/><ref name="ref15"/>
In The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi<ref name="ref15"/>, Shuddhaanandaa discusses the 18th-century saint from Bengal, [[Lokenath Brahmachari]], who worked towards interfaith cooperation. “Baba points us toward the peace and harmony which is what all religion is about. Baba asks us to look to the higher realms, to the direct experience of the Divine, where all barriers and all divisions between religions disappear. He calls us to forget the differences at the lower levels of belief, form and ritual. It is only through ignorance of deeper truths and identification with external forms of ritual, that fanatics and fundamentalists fight to prove their religion over others...God is One, Oneness itself, inclusiveness itself, seeking the genuinely opened heart.”<ref name="ref15"/>


==Motivational and spiritual teacher==
In his book, Cleaning the Mirror of Mind<ref name="ref17"/>, he recommends you clean the clutter from your home before you start to practice [[mindfulness]] and [[meditation]]. “All over the world, [[mindfulness]] and [[meditation]] have found due respect and adoration not only from those who are seekers of spiritual or religious panacea. They have also come to stay in the mainstream of life in all its facets. [[Meditation]] is essentially a cleansing process of our [[mind]]. It cleanses the mirror that reflects the world that we live in...I believe one of the important preludes to a successful meditative state of peace and tranquility is to take care of our external environment, particularly our home where we spend our personal time. It is a scientifically proven fact that a cluttered home has a low energy, most often leading to negative vibrations of family disruption and an agitated state of mind.”<ref name="ref17"/>


In 2005, he founded the Stress Management Academy, and began conducting global seminars on breathing, relaxation, meditation, mindfulness and positive thinking for schools, corporations, hospitals, prisons and other venues under his Course of Mindfulness program.<ref name="ref1"/><ref name="ref2"/><ref name="ref3"/><ref name="ref4"/><ref name="ref5"/><ref name="ref6"/><ref name="ref7"/><ref name="ref8"/>
Shuddhaanandaa teaches the need for a better work-life balance in organizations which can be attained through not just better [[stress management]] but also mindfulness-based practices. He says that –
“The greatest challenge is to strike a work-life balance. So much is talked about it, so much is written, creating heaps of information, but the imbalance continues. The heart longs for the simplest life where it could be itself and enjoy the small delights of life like playing the piano or singing or just watching the golden ball of the morning sun rising, listening to the twittering birds, or just being without the mask!”<ref name="ref20"/>


==Awards and major speaking engagements==
Shuddhaanandaa teaches that [[mindfulness]] can lead to [[holistic]] development of management education that will create better leaders for future. He says –“Management Schools are the training ground for the future leaders in every field of human endeavor. A true leader needs a [[holistic]] orientation of life. [[Mindfulness]] prepares the ground for the growth of [[consciousness]] that sharpens attention and expands awareness to be more inclusive and integrated in life. Each of the business schools should have regular [[mindfulness]] training sessions, where students can participate in the discussion and practice of mindful breathing and [[meditate]] together to anchor themselves to their inner, inexhaustible reservoir of energy and intelligence…The regular practice of [[mindfulness]] will calm them down and help them attain a better focus and clarity of [[mind]]. It will help them to be emotionally non-reactive, and develop the intuitive capacities of connecting to the higher forces in nature. Then they will become innovative leaders without suffering from the vanity and egocentric imbalance.”<ref name="ref21"/>

He addressed the Parliament of World Religion in Chicago, (1993) and Barcelona (2004),<ref name="ref15"/> was a keynote speaker at the Global Youth Conference held at the Capital Center, Washington, DC (1993),<ref name="ref12"/> and was a special invitee to the United Nations World Millennium Summit of spiritual leaders in New York, (2000).<ref name="ref8"/> He was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Spiritual Paradigm for Surmounting Global Management Crisis in Varanasi, India in 2012, 2013.<ref name="ref3"/> He was keynote speaker at the Origin Group, Bahrain Annual Conference on The Power Within, 2014,<ref>https://youtube/61sT8uTp_0k</ref> and the Women’s Economic Forum (WEF), New Delhi, 2016,
where he was awarded the Iconic Leaders in Peace and Change Award.<ref>https://www.wef.org.in/shuddhaanandaa-brahmachari-2/</ref>
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He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the S.T.A.R foundation at the House of Lords in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2015 for his "invaluable and outstanding contribution to society". He was presented the Award by The Rt Hon, Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE <ref name="ref19"/>


== Books ==
== Books ==
* The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi: The Times, Teachings and Life of Living Shiva Baba [[Lokenath]], 2014<ref name="ref15"/>
* The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi: The Times, Teachings and Life of Living Shiva Baba [[Lokenath]], 2014<ref name="ref15"/>
* Your Mind, Your Best Friend in 2003 <ref name="ref16"/> ;
* Your Mind, Your Best Friend, 2003<ref name="ref16"/>
* Cleaning the Mirror of Mind: Clutter Free Home, Clutter Free Mind, 2013<ref name="ref17"/>
* Cleaning the Mirror of Mind: Clutter Free Home, Clutter Free Mind, 2013<ref name="ref17"/>
* Living with My Himalayan Master Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari-A Biography, 2020<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Living-Himalayan-Master-Brahmachari-Biography-ebook/dp/B08CCXLX4H | title=Living with My Himalayan Master: Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari - A Biography | date=4 July 2020 | publisher=July 4, 2020) }}</ref>
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* He is a spotlight writer for Om Times e-zine.<ref name="ref18"/>
* Quintessence of Sai Satcharitra: A Biography of the Incredible Sai Baba of Shirdi, 2023<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Quintessence-Sai-Satcharitra-Biography-Incredible/dp/818720706X</ref>

* La vita con il mio Maestro dell’Himalaya : Biografia di Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari (Italian Edition), 2023<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/vita-mio-Maestro-dellHimalaya-Brahmachari-ebook/dp/B0BV62NHDY | title=La vita con il mio Maestro dell'Himalaya : Biografia di Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari }}</ref>
== Awards ==
* Tu Mente, Tu Mejor Amistad: 30 Días para tu consciente mente amistosa (Spanish Edition), 2014<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/TU-MENTE-MEJOR-AMISTAD-consciente-ebook/dp/B00N5CLJEQ | title=TU MENTE, TU MEJOR AMISTAD: 30 Días para tu consciente mente amistosa | date=29 August 2014 | publisher=Lokenath Divine Life Publisher }}</ref>
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Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari (Baba) received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the S.T.A.R foundation at the House of Lords in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2015. He was presented the Award by The Rt Hon, Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE <ref name="ref19"/>
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Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari is also a spotlight writer for ''OM Times e-zine''.<ref name="ref18"/>


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<ref name="ref15">Brahmachari, S., & Shannon, A. , 2014, Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi : The Times, Teachings and Life of Living Shiva : Baba Lokenath Brahmachari, LDLM Publishers, Kolkata.</ref>
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==External links==
* http://www.courseinmindfulness.com/
* http://www.ldlm.info/
* http://www.feelinghearts.org/

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Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
Born (1949-05-10) 10 May 1949 (age 75)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Author, Motivational speaker, Humanitarian

Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari born 10 May 1949, (often referred to as simply Bodhi) is an author, motivational speaker, spiritual teacher and humanitarian. He lives in Kolkata, India, where he founded and is the current mentor of Lokenath Divine Life Mission. He has authored several books and travels internationally, speaking on stress reduction, mindfulness and meditation and microcredit.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life and career

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He received a Master of Commerce degree in 1972 at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and taught Commerce at Andhra Vidyalaya College (affiliated to Osmania University). From 1972–1976 he was a lecturer of Commerce at Andhra Vidyalaya College, (affiliated to Osmania University) in Hyderabad, India.[9]

Humanitarian work

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He founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission (LDLM) in 1985 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Lokenath Divine Life Mission works in the field of education, health care and women's empowerment, utililizing microcredit self-help programs.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

A former professor of economics, Brahmachari’s model aims at direct credit linkage between banks and SHGs, completely eliminating agencies that play the middleman, such as NGOs. LDLM’s role is to create SHGs through awareness, training and organisation and then enable their credit linkage with the banks.[11]

LDLM also performs resource linkage[clarification needed] as well as addressing targeted areas of need and collaborating with other organizations on additional programs.[10][13][14][15]

Motivational and spiritual teacher

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In 2005, he founded the Stress Management Academy, and began conducting global seminars on breathing, relaxation, meditation, mindfulness and positive thinking for schools, corporations, hospitals, prisons and other venues under his Course of Mindfulness program.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Awards and major speaking engagements

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He addressed the Parliament of World Religion in Chicago, (1993) and Barcelona (2004),[15] was a keynote speaker at the Global Youth Conference held at the Capital Center, Washington, DC (1993),[12] and was a special invitee to the United Nations World Millennium Summit of spiritual leaders in New York, (2000).[8] He was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Spiritual Paradigm for Surmounting Global Management Crisis in Varanasi, India in 2012, 2013.[3] He was keynote speaker at the Origin Group, Bahrain Annual Conference on The Power Within, 2014,[16] and the Women’s Economic Forum (WEF), New Delhi, 2016, where he was awarded the Iconic Leaders in Peace and Change Award.[17] He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the S.T.A.R foundation at the House of Lords in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2015 for his "invaluable and outstanding contribution to society". He was presented the Award by The Rt Hon, Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE [18]

Books

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  • The Incredible Life of a Himalayan Yogi: The Times, Teachings and Life of Living Shiva Baba Lokenath, 2014[15]
  • Your Mind, Your Best Friend, 2003[19]
  • Cleaning the Mirror of Mind: Clutter Free Home, Clutter Free Mind, 2013[20]
  • Living with My Himalayan Master Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari-A Biography, 2020[21]
  • Quintessence of Sai Satcharitra: A Biography of the Incredible Sai Baba of Shirdi, 2023[22]
  • La vita con il mio Maestro dell’Himalaya : Biografia di Sri Sri Bhajan Brahmachari (Italian Edition), 2023[23]
  • Tu Mente, Tu Mejor Amistad: 30 Días para tu consciente mente amistosa (Spanish Edition), 2014[24]

Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari is also a spotlight writer for OM Times e-zine.[25]

Sources

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