He has a special ability to combine clarity and humor with a deep understanding of spiritual texts and keen observation of human quirks. In it, a man or woman breaks all ties with family and home to take up a life of religious study, discipline and teaching.
Followers pursue three aims.
The Swami's efforts in this regard have been focused on founding an orphanage and school for children of slum dwellers in New Delhi. Besides his appearance at WMU, Swami Bodhananda will speak in Grand Rapids and elsewhere in Kalamazoo as well as in Fennville, where he will conduct a retreat series of 14 talks between Sept. 21 and Oct. 2.