A Satyanarayana Shastri

A Satyanarayana Shastri
A Satyanarayana Shastri
Born	June 2, 1925
Died	January 14, 2004 (aged 78); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Main interests	Upanishads, Sadhana

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A Satyanarayana Shastri (June 2, 1925 – January 14, 2004) was an Indian philosopher. After his BSc in 1943 from Central College and MSc from Dharwar, he worked in Vijaya College as a lecturer and later as a Professor for 18 years in the Department of Chemistry.

He worked with Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana and became the Chief Adviser of the Deemed University Vivekananda Yoga Mahavidyapeetham of VYTASA. He was also the president of Advaita Samsodhana Pratisthana chaired by Sri Arun Kumar.

His focused on Upanishads and Sadhana. He was considered a sadhak par excellence.^[1] It was believed that he turned to spirituality initially to solve his own tensions and anxieties. His exposition of Yoga Vasistha had made him very popular among his students.^[2]

Shastriji, as he was nicknamed by his students, focused on the message of the Upanishads and Sadhana and the concept of Dharma centred on Sukha Duhkha Pariksa. His talks were related to with practical examples from modern life.

His understanding of sadhana is condensed in the proclamations repeated in all his talks:

Sukha is silence and deeper the prasamana, greater the happiness. Slowing of thoughts and expansion of mind are the key components of all yoga sadhana.

Satyanarayana Shastri died on January 14, 2004 in Bangalore. He is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters.^[3]^[4]

Speeches[edit]

Some of Shastriji's speeches have been uploaded on YouTube. You can access them by searching for the following topics.

A General Survey of Spiritual Study
Vasana Ksaya - Manonasa and Atma Bodha

References[edit]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Satyanarayana Shastry dead". The Hindu. Jan 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 25, 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
↑ Excerpt modified from original publication: Yooga Sudha Vol XX No.3 March 2004 Archived August 3, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Satyanarayana Shastry dead". The Hindu. Jan 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 25, 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

[4] Excerpt modified from original publication: Yooga Sudha Vol XX No.3 March 2004 Archived August 3, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

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