About Swami Chetanananda
An American meditation master and abbot of Nityananda Institute and Rudrananda Ashram, Swami Chetanananda serves as spiritual teacher, mentor, and beloved guide to students throughout the world. Born and educated in the Midwest, he trained under Swami Rudrananda until Rudi passed away in 1973. He was initiated into the Saraswati Order in 1978 in Ganeshpuri, India, with Swami Muktananda presiding. In addition, he is a lineage holder in the Shi-je tradition of Padampa Sangye and the practices of the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Books
- The Breath of God
- Choose to Be Happy
- Dynamic Stillness, Part One
- Dynamic Stillness, Part Two
- Open Heart, Open Mind
- The Open Moment
- Songs from the Center of the Well
- There Is No Other
- Will I Be the Hero of My Own Life?