Swami Nardanand Ji

Swamiji was born in 1958 in a small farming village of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. He was the eldest son of a Hindu family and a specially gifted boy who had profound mystical experiences already at a young age.

As an 8-year-old boy, Swamiji met his eventual sanyas master Swami Laxananda Ji Maharaj, and began to spend time with him in an Ashram. At the age of 14, he left his home to commit to his spiritual path. He vowed to be a swami and began studying at Gurukul Kangri, which was one of the finest traditional Vedic schools in India. Swamiji studied various spiritual matters such as Sanskrit, psychology, traditional Vedic metaphysics, and the scriptures, and completed a Master's degree in philosophy. In his early twenties, he graduated as the leading student of his class and received a special award for his accomplishments and expertise in the presence of the President of India.

Whenever Swamiji had free time from his studies, he went deep into the Indian Himalayas. He lived an aesthetic life in nature, living in the caves and the jungle. After graduating he kept living in the Himalayas and traveling around India and its sacred places. He was seeking answers and information to understand the powerful spiritual experiences he had had over his lifetime. Despite years of searching, he didn’t find anyone who could explain them. Yet, he stayed devoted to his own spiritual practice.