Yoga as a Way of Life: Class 1

Delivered by Swami Tattwamayananda at Vedanta Retreat in Olema, on November 3, 2012.

Swami Tattwamayananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and a former instructor (acharya) at the Order’s monastic Probationers’ Training Center at Belur Math, Kolkata, India. He received traditional training as a scholar in Sanskrit, Vedic studies, and in Indian philosophy, with a special focus on Advaita Vedanta and an additional emphasis on the study of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature. He was assigned to various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher. In addition to Sanskrit and Indian philosophy, he also taught Hindu, Vedantic, and Buddhist scriptures. He is often invited to attend international conferences dealing with traditional Vedic scriptures. In January 2012 he was asked by the Order to come to the United States. Currently, he is the minister in charge of the Vedanta Society of Northern California in San Francisco.