Father Lancelot Pereira
How does one describe the writings of a Spiritualist who calls material things "co-ordinated
waves," and for whom everything around is music - "frozen, or thawed?"
Father Lancelot Pereira, S. J., PhD, in his refreshing and thought-provoking style,
brings a new dimension to discussing life and its finer nuances.
A Jesuit Priest by training and a Doctorate in Microbiology from the prestigious
Cornell University, Fr. Pereira has also been the Principal of one of the most prestigious
institutions (St. Xavier's College, Mumbai) in the country.
For him, Science, Music and Mysticism are all valid ways of knowing and sharing
truth, beauty and joy. This is reflected in his books, specially in 'Our Enchanted
Universe' and 'The Enchanted Darkness'.
He believes, "To me, it is obvious that each of us is sustained, inside and without,
by a universe filled with a beautiful and magically mysterious enchantment… There
are two keys to unlock the richness of truth, beauty and joy - a sense of wonder
and transparency of spirit."
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Kaity Cama
Theurgistkay is the working name of Kaity Cama, one of the most versatile persons
in the psychic field of work.
As the word 'theurgist' suggests, Kay works with very fine, very high energies to
change the material energies on the planet of material life. A theurgist is basically
a magician who can effect miraculous changes in oneself and in others, and that
is precisely what Kay does. But she goes several steps further and shares her knowledge
with those who are willing to learn. Some of the most popular workshops she holds,
both in India and in Australia, are : 'Manifesting Your Own Miracle', 'Chakra Workout',
'Handling Fear', 'Discovering and Enhancing Your Psychic Abilities', 'Self-Empowerment
in Easy Techniques', 'Past-Life Recall'. In addition, Kay can create or custom-design
any course or workshop for self-development or for getting people out of addictive
habits.
Kay was born with inner knowledge and an ability to will things to happen. From
a very early age, she could demonstrate this with ease. From birth, Kay also carried
her gift of healing. A professional healer, Kay is very much in demand constantly
for the spiritual and psychic healings that she does for physical ailments. Kay
uses a variety of methods as her psychic input tells her to. The only condition
is that the healee take responsibility for her/his own life and wholeness of spirit.
Kay is a graduate of the Silva Mind Control Method, has studied hypnosis with a
professional hypnotist in India, and is a certified Reiki Master in the Usui Method
of Natural Healing, and is qualified to initiate Reiki channels for all degrees.
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Rohit Arya
Rohit Arya, (pen name of Rohit Pillai) is indiayogi's resident polymath - well read,
articulate, knowledgeable and reluctant to suffer fools gladly. Naturally, he has
experienced the old Chinese wish of living in interesting times all his life.
As a polymath, he keeps in touch with whatever is interesting in the world. Those
interests encompass:
1. History and Sociology, at both of which he is a bit of a self-taught expert,
Psychology and Philosophy, which he uses to sustain his self and maintain a sense
of humour.
2. Cross cultural studies, especially in comparative religion, a quest that led
him to accumulate and study the scriptures of every known religion on earth by the
age of twenty-five.
3. The Fine Arts, which he put to good use as an Arts critic.
Mythology is his greatest passion, and he has educated
himself into becoming a mythologist. He has many workshops designed around the myths
we all live by. He was first class first in Mumbai University's postgraduate course
in Comparative Mythology, which is a bit rich, as he literally had to be dragged
to the exam hall by a friend of his. He conducts many other workshops in the areas
of Awareness Building and Personal Growth.
Rohit wrote the first book on Vaastu Shastra to be published in the West, by Inner
Traditions, the world's largest new age publisher. He is a professional Tarot reader as well as teacher and is a Tarot consultant
for indiayogi. He is also the author of The Money Tarot Book, another pioneering effort in
subject matter and the first serious Tarot book to be written and published in India.
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Meena Kapur
Meena is a Consultant Psychotherapist, who has worked with the Indian Council for
Mental Health for fifteen years. Her Psychoanalytical orientation was under the
guidance of Mr. Sarosh Forbes (Psychoanalyst, Mumbai) and Dr. Alan Roland (Clinical
Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Faculty and Board of Directors - National Psychological
Association for Psychoanalysis, New York).
Meena has fourteen years continuous and varied experience in the field of Psychotherapy,
specialized experience with adolescents, young adults and marital problems. She
has participated in TV programs and radio talks on parent-child relationship and
marital problems.
In addition, she has conducted a number of psychological films for schools and colleges,
multinational corporations and social service organizations. Meena has also conducted
an analysis program for a multi-media advertising campaign, and actively participated
in many seminars and workshops related to the area of 'Mental Health'.
She formed an important part of the team which conceived, created and researched
the spiritual albums 'Maha Mrityunjay' - a tribute to Lord Shiva and
'Surya' - the one and only manifest God, the omniscient
and omnipotent Lord of light and energy, both released by Times Music.
She is also an avid writer, and some of her articles published include: Path of
Love - Bhakti Marg, Make Your Marriage Work, Know Your Child, and Dreams.
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Santosh Sachdeva
Santosh is a woman of today drawn into the world of spirituality and reconciliation.
The year 1995 marked a significant period in her life when she started attending
the course on 'Brahma Vidya (Mental Physics)', conducted by Justice
M. L. Dudhat of the Bombay High Court. The course has completely changed her life,
bringing on a profound obsession with meditation and a surrender to the Higher Forces.
She now continues to live with equanimity; a full life even in semi-retirement.
She is very well read on the subject of spirituality and the forces that guide it.
She has also written three books 'Conscious
Flight Into The Empyrean' , 'Kundalini Diary' and 'Kundalini Awakening ', wherein she invites
readers to an unmapped journey of self-discovery. The books are a rare depiction
of the visible unfolding of the Kundalini energy with the author's own illustrations
of the visions seen in her daily meditations. The highlight of the books are the
simple illustrations and drawings which fill the uninitiated aspirant with awe and
wonder and drive the reader toward the spiritual path.
She has had a personal experience of an extraordinary voyage into the subtle realms,
where she encounters the phenomenon called Kundalini. She represents thousands of people out there
who are in search of this edifying experience. As our panelist, she shares this
personal enlightening experience in the hope that her story will validate similar
experiences of others in meditation, and especially inspire young students to fearlessly
undertake the spiritual journey.
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Shankar Nikam
Shankar Nikam has revived the ancient Indian Martial Art in its modern form and
renamed it as OMKAR DWANDKALA. He has been propagating the same throughout the state
of Maharashtra for the last two decades, inspiring thousands of youths to train
in the said Martial Art. Now, the movement is poised to spread all over India.
He has brought forth the new concept, namely 'Dhanwantari Sankalpana'. Being a student
of Sankhya Shastra, he has been making successful efforts to relieve thousands of
patients of their incurable diseases through the chanting of Mantras. He has been
a student in the field of Adhyatma and has been practising the same since his childhood.
He has been delivering lectures throughout the state and also creating awareness
by conducting various sports tournaments, health-camps, addiction irradication camps
and programmes for afforestation and for mentally retarded and handicapped children.
His many books on the subjects of History, Philosophy, Martial Art and Physical
Training are on the verge of publication. He is a practising advocate by profession
and is honorary advisor to various organisations. He has published a book on Sankhya
Shastra - 'Dhanwantari Sankalpana' , some relevant parts of which,
are being reproduced here.
In the words of Shankar, "With the blessings of my Guru Shri Bhau Masurkar and His
kind permission from the Spiritual World, I on hehalf of My country - India, wish
to contribute in my own small way in bringing to the entire world, some hidden facts
of the ancient Indian Science.
My only intention is that the entire mankind, which is one big family, living under
one roof, should experience Love, Peace, Health, Happiness and Satisfaction. By
following these techniques perfected over the ages, one can reach the inner-dimension
of every human being and dissolve all that obstructs the experience of Divinity.
This will not only help individuals to experience love and peace but also elevate
the society as a Whole.
Let us all come together to move from Falsehood towards the Truth, from Darkness
unto the Light and from Death towards Salvation. For which I pray to the Almighty
to guide us and show us the right path – let everybody be Healthy, Happy and Peaceful..."
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Shri Anil Pandya
Shri Anil Pandya belongs to a distinguished Brahamin lineage that specializes in
the methodologies and processes of the Rites and Rituals dimension of the Hindu
Religion, known as the Karma Kanda. This implies knowledge of the classical Sanskrit
texts beginning with the Vedas, ability to perform the complex rituals of worship
known as puja, presiding over the Fire Sacrifices known as Yagnas, a through grounding
in the Hindu system of astrology as well as the knowledge of the intricacies of
Yantras and Mantras.
Shri Pandya has been assisting in and performing these pujas since childhood in
accordance with the traditional method of apprenticeship followed for millennia
in India. He is regarded as one of the leading authorities in the field of Karma
Kanda today as well as being a successful astrologer.
Shri Pandya is also well known for his Pravachanas, which are public expositions
on various sacred texts of Hindusim. He has brought out two audio-tapes of sacred
chants and his consulting practice sees him travel extensively, both abroad and
within India.
He holds a Masters in Sanskrit from Bombay University.
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Peter Douglas
Peter Douglas teaches philosophy and yoga in Brisbane (Australia). His interest
in philosophy includes both Western and Indian traditions, and his research is currently
focussed on the philosophy of nature, as well as the relationship between philosophy
and spirituality.
Peter has also been a student of yoga in various forms for over a decade, maintaining
and developing his practice of hatha- and raja-yoga, and continuing to deepen his
understanding of jnana-yoga. His yoga studies have brought him to India several
times, and he is always looking for an opportunity to return again.
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Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada
Dr. Sankara Bhagavadpada completed his doctoral research [PhD] in Theoretical Nuclear
Physics, from The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai in 1979. Thereafter
for two and a half years he was in what was then West-Germany, at The Institute
for Theoretical Physics, at the University of Frankfurt as an Alexander Von Humboldt
post-doctoral research-fellow till late 1982. His research work was published in
the form of ten papers in the best International journals in the field of Theoretical
Nuclear Physics. There was for him, at this stage in his philosophical development
an unmistakable inner call to enter into the spiritual sphere of Dharma, moving
away in this process from his decade long academic pursuits.
Among the Jyotish Acharyas who had inspired him in his pursuit of astrological knowledge
and wisdom are foremost Prof. V.K. Choudhry followed by ancient & contemporary Vedic
astrologers, including Pandit Vamadeva Shastri. In the last eight years, his labours
of learning have been in the spheres of Vedic astrology & the Systems Approach in
the spheres of Dharma & Moksha. In terms of samskaras inherited, his maternal grandfather’s
family was engaged in making Panchangas [almanacs] in the Andhra country. They were
Vedic Purohits, who had dedicated their lives to Vedic-learning.
Using a judicious combination of Vedic astrology and the Systems Approach to Hindu
astrology, he has thrown a flood of astrological light on the Self-Realization and
life of Sri Ramana Maharshi, in his first work which is now awaiting publication.
Apart from his Master Sri Sri Bhagavan, the three advaitic Masters Sri J. Krishnamurti,
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Sri Ramana Maharshi have also given him insights and
peace and shaped his philosophical and spiritual development.
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Radhakrishnan Pillai
Radhakrishnan Pillai is a Management Consultant to many companies and organisations.
He conducts lectures, workshops & training sessions and is a visiting faculty to
some of the top Management institutes in India. His articles and interviews are
regularly published in leading Indian Publications including Mumbai Mirror (The
Times of India) where he writes as a weekly columnist on principles and strategies
from Kautilya's Arthashastra. He has also authored a couple of books on the
subject and presented papers in national and international conferences.
Radhakrishnan has done Management in Industrial Development. He has also done an
extensive management research course on Katutilya's Arthashastra, the first
book on Management written nearly 2400 years ago by Chankaya, from Chinmaya International
Foundation (CIF), under the guidance of Dr. Gangadharan Nair, the dean of Shree
Shankaracharya Samskrit University, Kerala. He is currently working on a PhD in
this subject.
Some of the companies where he has conducted training and consultancy work include
Airtel, Air India, Mahindra and Mahindra, Aditya Birla Group, Phillips, Tata Consultancy
Services, Pfizer, Wockhardt, Philips, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Indian
Railways, Siemens, Bombay Management Association (BMA), Hotel ITC, among others.
He is also the Founder Director of Atma Darshan, and has over 14 years experience
in the fields of marketing and logistics. Atma Darshan has the unique credit of
having organized tours to over 50 destinations across India for about 2500 travellers
from India and abroad. The places include Kailash Mansarovar, Chardham, Ashtavinayak
and various other temples and ashrams. Atma Darshan has got various International
honors in the field of Spiritual Tourism.
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Ravindra Junagade
Ravindra Junagade is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with Post Graduation in
Marketing Management. He served in the senior management cadre of a large Public
Sector Enterprise. After retirement from service, he worked towards creating an
awareness in people about various social issues by expressing his views in leading
dailies. Among social issues, his main concern is for restoring Child Rights and
he is actively volunteering for this cause by associating with CRY - a leading NGO
working in this field.
He was drawn towards Graphology when he got his handwriting analysed from a graphologist.
He was astonished by the accurate findings about his personality based on his handwriting.
However, he observed that this technique was not very popular in India. In fact,
there were many misconceptions about it, mainly due to people practicing it with
half knowledge. Since most of those who are learning Graphology are taking it up
as a hobby or start practicing (or mostly teaching others) by attending some quick
course, their knowledge is limited and this is reflected in the quality of their
work.
He took it as a challenge to excel in this field and increase its popularity in
the country. He studied extensively from various books and the internet to get an
in-depth knowledge of the subject. He compiled his own notes so that maximum numbers
of indicators in the handwriting, revealing various aspects of personality are duly
noted. He also studied psychology to correctly draw conclusions from various traits
observed in the writing and combine their results to arrive at the total personality
of the writer. He analysed a large number of samples of known and unknown persons
to sharpen his skills and improve his judgment in order to attain a high degree
of accuracy. He has developed a comprehensive system on the computer for correlating
various findings in the writing, editing and preparing of an analysis report. He
has been offering consultations in Graphology, covering its applications in various
fields.
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Dr. M. Mirchandani
Dr. M. Mirchandani, at the peak of a successful engineering career, had a massive
heart attack but declined to undergo the recommended bypass surgery. He directed
his enquiry to the health and study of the body's systems. Through chance meetings
with practitioners in Germany and America, he became aware of alternate and complementary
therapies and underwent Chelation therapy. After a full recovery and further study
with specialists in Europe and America, he founded the Alternative Medical Center
in India in 1994. He has received honorary MD degrees from Germany and Switzerland,
and an MD/AM degree from India for his work. Various therapies such as Chelation,
Plaquex, DMSO, etc. are being practiced at his Centre.
He has been researching on Bio-Energy and Vibrational Medicine in the USA and Europe,
and has successfully introduced Vibrational Healing techniques for curing the so-called
incurable diseases in his Centre. The technique of Frequency-infusion led to the
discovery of the Energiser . At present, he is researching on Anti-aging Medicines
and Stem Cell Therapy.
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