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H.H. Swami Rama, the founder of Himalayan Institute, was born in 1925 in Village Toli, Mallabadalpur, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand (erstwhile part of Uttar Pradesh). He was initiated into many yogic practices by his reverend master. He was installed as the Shankaracharya of Karvirpitham in Central India at the young age of twenty-four. Swamiji relinquished this position to pursue intense sadhana (meditation) in the caves of the Himalayas. On successfully completing his sadhana, he was directed by his master to venture to Japan and the West to illustrate & prove the scientific basis of the ancient yogic practices.

With an invitation from Dr. Elmer Green of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, Swamiji convincingly demonstrated the capacity of the mind to control the so-called involuntary physiological parameters such as heart rate, temperature and brain waves. Reports of his work have been documented in the World Book Science Annual 1974, the 1973 Encyclopedia Britannica Yearbook of Science, the Time-Life Journal 1973, Nature Science Annual and numerous other publications.

Swamiji's work in the United States continued for twenty-three years. During this period, he established the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the USA. Swamiji became well known in the US as a yogi, teacher, philosopher, poet, humanist and philanthropist. His models of preventive medicine, holistic health and stress management had permeated the mainstream of Western medicine.

Swamiji left this physical plane in November, 1996, but the seeds he has sown continue to sprout, bloom and bear fruit. His teachings, embodied in the words "Love, Serve, Remember", continue to be a source of inspiration for humanity at large. The Swami Rama Centre (SRC), at Jolly Grant, was established to ensure that his words and works are forever accessible to countless spiritual seekers as a guiding light & source of inspiration.

 

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