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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<br />

His Holiness Pujya Swami<br />

Chidanand Saraswatiji<br />

Spiritual and Academic Education: Touched by the<br />

hand of God at eight years old, Pujya Swamiji’s youth was<br />

spent in silence, meditation and austerities high in the<br />

Himalayas. At the age of seventeen, after nine years of unbroken,<br />

intense sadhana, he returned from the forest — under<br />

the orders of his guru — and he obtained an academic<br />

education to parallel his spiritual one. Pujya Swamiji has<br />

master’s degrees in Sanskrit and Philosophy as well as fluency<br />

in many languages.<br />

The Teaching of Unity: Unity, harmony, and the belief<br />

in infinite paths to God are the foundation of Pujya Swamiji’s<br />

“religion.” His goal is to bring everyone closer to God, regardless<br />

of what name one uses. “If you are a Hindu, be a better<br />

Hindu. If you are a Christian, be a better Christian. If you<br />

are a Muslim, be a better Muslim. If you are a Jew, be a better<br />

Jew,” he says.<br />

In this line, he has been a leader in numerous international,<br />

inter-faith conferences and parliaments, including the Parliament<br />

of World Religions in Chicago in 1993, the Parliament<br />

of World Religions in Capetown, South Africa in<br />

1999, and the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious<br />

and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in<br />

2000, the World Economic Forum in New York in 2002<br />

and the World Council of Religious Leaders at the<br />

United Nations in Bangkok in 2002.He is also a leader of<br />

frequent Dharma Yatras across America, Canada and Europe.<br />

Spiritual Leader and inspiration: Pujya Swamiji is the<br />

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