08-25-2006, 05:07 AM
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History of the Muktabodha Institute
The Muktabodha Institute was founded in 1997 by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, the spiritual head of the path of Siddha Yoga meditation.
The Instituteâs origins are found in the educational vision contained in the teachings of Gurumayiâs guru, Swami Muktananda (1908-1982), who introduced the path of Siddha Yoga to the West.
This vision began to develop into well-defined academic projects in the late â80s. Later, as the scope of the work expanded, the Muktabodha Institute was created as an independent educational trust in India and as a non-profit educational organization in the United States
Given its origins and focus, it is appropriate that the Muktabodha Institute is engaged in exploring the relationship between analytic scholarship and the experiential knowledge of the religious practitioner.
The premise that there is a powerful synergy between them is the basis for the development of a new paradigm for the study and preservation of Indian religious thought.
The Institute supports this premise through its various project areas and also reflects this support through its chosen name: the Sanskrit term Muktabodha means âthe wisdom of the liberated oneâ and refers to an experiential state of supreme freedom which is delineated in detail in the Indian scriptures.
Muktabodha's Project Areas
The Institute supports its chosen focus through the following project areas:
Promoting the training of young scholars through educational programs such as seminars and grants of financial assistance
Translating and publishing important Sanskrit texts, particularly in the Shaiva and Shakta tantric traditions
Preserving and making accessible rare manuscripts and texts, in particular through an on-line digital library
Creating and supporting vedashalas, or traditional schools of Vedic studies, in India
History of the Muktabodha Institute
The Muktabodha Institute was founded in 1997 by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, the spiritual head of the path of Siddha Yoga meditation.
The Instituteâs origins are found in the educational vision contained in the teachings of Gurumayiâs guru, Swami Muktananda (1908-1982), who introduced the path of Siddha Yoga to the West.
This vision began to develop into well-defined academic projects in the late â80s. Later, as the scope of the work expanded, the Muktabodha Institute was created as an independent educational trust in India and as a non-profit educational organization in the United States
Given its origins and focus, it is appropriate that the Muktabodha Institute is engaged in exploring the relationship between analytic scholarship and the experiential knowledge of the religious practitioner.
The premise that there is a powerful synergy between them is the basis for the development of a new paradigm for the study and preservation of Indian religious thought.
The Institute supports this premise through its various project areas and also reflects this support through its chosen name: the Sanskrit term Muktabodha means âthe wisdom of the liberated oneâ and refers to an experiential state of supreme freedom which is delineated in detail in the Indian scriptures.
Muktabodha's Project Areas
The Institute supports its chosen focus through the following project areas:
Promoting the training of young scholars through educational programs such as seminars and grants of financial assistance
Translating and publishing important Sanskrit texts, particularly in the Shaiva and Shakta tantric traditions
Preserving and making accessible rare manuscripts and texts, in particular through an on-line digital library
Creating and supporting vedashalas, or traditional schools of Vedic studies, in India