Swami Tripurari
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Tripurari Swami, also known as Swami B.V. Tripurari and Swami Tripurari, is "an author, poet and guru. As a prominent master in the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage, he is one of the leading practitioners of Bhakti
-yoga
in the West."
in Teaneck, New Jersey
. He devoted his youth to the pursuit of transcendental knowledge and mystic experience. His lifetime of spiritual practice and teaching has brought him notice in spiritual circles around the world and earned the appreciation of scholars and practitioners alike. Swami Tripurari's has been described as helping "scholars... apprehend more clearly the dynamic nature of the Krsna consciousness movement."
Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
, in the spring of 1972. Swami Tripurari relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance. Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered Swami Tripurari with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for Swami Tripurari's selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed Swami Tripurari in a widely circulated letter, "So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the needful." Accordingly, Swami Tripurari has set an example of one who is independently thoughtful and capable of making an insightful literary contribution to the world.
Before accepting sannyasa
in 1975, Tripurari Swami was known as Tripurari dasa.
Shortly before Srila Prabhupada's departure from the world, he suggested that, should the need arise, his students could receive further instruction from his Godbrother Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami. Swami Tripurari was present when Srila Prabhupada gave this instruction, implanting it in Swami's heart. However, it was not until several years later, in the midst of the confusion that followed Srila Prabhupada's death, that they blossomed into the directive that would so deeply affect the course of Swami Tripurari's spiritual pursuit.
Swami Tripurari expresses his experience of hearing from and serving Srila Sridhara Maharaja thus: "With the setting of the sun of the manifest pastimes of our beloved preceptor, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
, the world became dark. Then suddenly in the shadows of the night the reflected light of the moonlike discourse of Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami flooded the path with new light and dynamic insight that illumined the inner landscape, leading me to the soul of Srila Prabhupada and Gaudiya Vaisnavism." The association and instructions of Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami profoundly affected Swami Tripurari, and under his inspired guidance, Swami Tripurari began initiating his own students in 1985.
The name Tripurari in Sanskrit translates to "lord of all three worlds".
reviewed Aesthetic Vedanta. http://books.google.com/books?id=HeoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA113&dq=%22Aesthetic+Vedanta%22&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22Aesthetic%20Vedanta%22 In 2002, Bhagavad Gita: Its Feeling and Philosophy, was reviewed by Yoga Journal,http://books.google.com/books?id=NuoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=Tripurari+yoga+journal&source=bl&ots=uzvknqrWWg&sig=3XCNCPMaISdloUU29aqX2ZayUZY&hl=en&ei=oCZbS6HUMseI4QaS4qn7BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false and then in 2005 for the Journal of Vaishnava Studies (by Arvind Sharma
). http://www.deepakheritage.com/Contents/JVS%20Contents%2013-2.htm
Bhakti
In Hinduism Bhakti is religious devotion in the form of active involvement of a devotee in worship of the divine.Within monotheistic Hinduism, it is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God, a concept expressed in Hindu theology as Svayam Bhagavan.Bhakti can be used of either...
-yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
in the West."
Biography
B.V. Tripurari Swami was born in 1949 at Holy Name HospitalHoly Name Hospital
Holy Name Medical Center is a fully accredited, not-for-profit community hospital located in Teaneck, New Jersey. Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1925, the hospital has grown to become a comprehensive 361-bed medical center...
in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
. He devoted his youth to the pursuit of transcendental knowledge and mystic experience. His lifetime of spiritual practice and teaching has brought him notice in spiritual circles around the world and earned the appreciation of scholars and practitioners alike. Swami Tripurari's has been described as helping "scholars... apprehend more clearly the dynamic nature of the Krsna consciousness movement."
Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement"...
, in the spring of 1972. Swami Tripurari relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance. Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered Swami Tripurari with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for Swami Tripurari's selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed Swami Tripurari in a widely circulated letter, "So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the needful." Accordingly, Swami Tripurari has set an example of one who is independently thoughtful and capable of making an insightful literary contribution to the world.
Before accepting sannyasa
Sannyasa
Sannyasa is the order of life of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of āśramas, or life stages. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men or women at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young monks who wish to renounce worldly...
in 1975, Tripurari Swami was known as Tripurari dasa.
Shortly before Srila Prabhupada's departure from the world, he suggested that, should the need arise, his students could receive further instruction from his Godbrother Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami. Swami Tripurari was present when Srila Prabhupada gave this instruction, implanting it in Swami's heart. However, it was not until several years later, in the midst of the confusion that followed Srila Prabhupada's death, that they blossomed into the directive that would so deeply affect the course of Swami Tripurari's spiritual pursuit.
Swami Tripurari expresses his experience of hearing from and serving Srila Sridhara Maharaja thus: "With the setting of the sun of the manifest pastimes of our beloved preceptor, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement"...
, the world became dark. Then suddenly in the shadows of the night the reflected light of the moonlike discourse of Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami flooded the path with new light and dynamic insight that illumined the inner landscape, leading me to the soul of Srila Prabhupada and Gaudiya Vaisnavism." The association and instructions of Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami profoundly affected Swami Tripurari, and under his inspired guidance, Swami Tripurari began initiating his own students in 1985.
The name Tripurari in Sanskrit translates to "lord of all three worlds".
Publications
Tripurari Swami has published numerous books. In 1998, Yoga JournalYoga Journal
Yoga Journal is an American based media company that publishes a magazine, a website, DVDs, and puts on conferences all devoted to yoga, food and nutrition, fitness, wellness, and fashion and beauty.-Beginnings and Growth:...
reviewed Aesthetic Vedanta. http://books.google.com/books?id=HeoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA113&dq=%22Aesthetic+Vedanta%22&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22Aesthetic%20Vedanta%22 In 2002, Bhagavad Gita: Its Feeling and Philosophy, was reviewed by Yoga Journal,http://books.google.com/books?id=NuoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=Tripurari+yoga+journal&source=bl&ots=uzvknqrWWg&sig=3XCNCPMaISdloUU29aqX2ZayUZY&hl=en&ei=oCZbS6HUMseI4QaS4qn7BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false and then in 2005 for the Journal of Vaishnava Studies (by Arvind Sharma
Arvind Sharma
Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. Sharma's works focus on comparative religion, Hinduism, and the role of women in religion. Some of his more famous works include Our Religions and Women in World Religions...
). http://www.deepakheritage.com/Contents/JVS%20Contents%2013-2.htm
External links
- Sri Caitanya Sanga, also known as Audarya, is a monastery established by Tripurari Swami.
- The Harmonist publishes articles relevant to Gaudiya VaishnavismGaudiya VaishnavismGaudiya Vaishnavism is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in India in the 16th century. "Gaudiya" refers to the Gauḍa region with Vaishnavism meaning "the worship of Vishnu"...
under the editorial supervision of Tripurari Swami. - Yoga Journal: Review Of Swami Tripurari's Bhagavad-Gita
- Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj - a biographical account of B.R. Sridhar-Dev Goswami from the organization he founded, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.